Author Note: Hello people! I'm Rookie Writer S.H.O and I'm back with this new story starring Alex Kane in the world of Black Butler. I hope you like the story so review and enjoy!
"Sir Alexander, it is time to wake up." I heard a voice say from the doorway.
"Sebastian…What time is it?" I groaned without lifting my head from the pillow.
"Six in the morning, Sir. May I remind you of your morning watch around the manor every day?" He asked in an amused tone.
"Just get out and do your chores. I'll be ready in five minutes."
"Yes, Sir."
I heard the door close, and I resigned to get up. I stretched my arms and sat at the edge of the bed. I passed a hand through my short, black, messy hair as I yawned. I pulled open the curtains of the window and the light left me blinded for a moment. I opened the windows and looked around the gardens of the manor. Nothing strange.
"I hate waking up so early." I sighed as I closed the windows.
Once I washed myself, I pulled on my uniform. The uniform was basically a pair of brown pants over the knees, boots, a red shirt, a coat of mail under it just in case, a leather belt with my sharpened sword tied to it, a blue jacket and a blue cape with the Phantomhive Shield in gold. Of course I combed my short hair into a small ponytail tied with a blue lace and I put my cocked hat. Once I looked myself in the mirror I couldn't help to smile a bit.
"I do really look like an English Knight. Well, it's time to work."
I took a walk around the whole manor. That meant looking behind every tree, inside every room and place to search for any danger. I took my job seriously, even if it was babysit a spoiled, pirate midget, brat…
"You're late, Alexander."
Speaking of the brat, there he is; sitting at the table eating his English breakfast like a good noble. If he wasn't my boss I would have kicked him for being such a jackass. He was only twelve but he said sarcastic comments like a pro, the little rich bastard.
"My apologies, young master." I said through gritted teeth as I bowed.
As I straightened, I saw how he looked at me as if in deep thought. I raised an eyebrow confused. (What's this evil master mind thinking?) In the blink of an eye he had thrown a dart at me. Gladly, the coat of mail I wore stopped it from making me any damage. I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Is this my punishment for being late, young master?" I asked.
He simply ignored me and continued on with his business.
"Good morning, young master." I heard three voices and I looked from my spot next to the chair of the boss.
Finny, Mey-Rin, Bard and Tanaka were the only four servants besides Sebastian and I working in the manor. Finny, the gardener; that silly blonde was easy to distract and too innocent for his own good. Mey-Rin is a shy maid with glasses who is as clumsy as I am. Bard, the cook who believes the theory of 'if you use a flamethrower it will cook faster'. And Tanaka…well…I didn't know why that short old man was here but he did his job better than the other three.
Ciel Phantomhive was a boy of few words with his servants, so what does he do to greet them? He threw another dart at them, to be more precise to Finny. Perhaps making him bleed on the back of the head meant extra points in the game, who knows. But I found it cruel. That's when Super-Butler appeared.
"There you are! Have you finished with the courtyard, Finny?"
No answer.
"Mey-Rin, have you washed all the crockery?"
No answer again.
"Bard, have you prepared tonight's dinner?"
No answer once more.
"Tanaka…" He looked at the small man as he sipped on his tea and sighed. "Well, I suppose you're fine just the way you are. Now, all of you, we don't have time this morning. So get to work!" He ordered with an angry face.
"Yes sir!" The three said as they hurried to do their chores.
I shook my head with an amused smile. They always forget to do something and Sebastian has to give them an order.
"Sir Alexander. I trust you to keep our guest safe just as you do with our young master." He told me and I saluted him.
"Don't you ever doubt about it." I said with a smirk. "Would you want me to do another watch, my lord? Or do you prefer me to follow you?" I asked.
"Do another of your watches, Alexander." He said coldly and I nodded.
I went outside the dining room and pulled out my sword. I looked at the words craved on it: Loyalty, Courage and Elegancy. The three qualities of a perfect knight…
"Sir Alexander." I heard a voice and I almost dropped my sword in surprise.
"S-Sebastian! Don't appear from nowhere, you startled me!" I growled as I put the weapon back in its sheath.
"My apologies, but I thought a skilled knight like you would be able to sense me. I was wrong after all." He smirked.
"What do you want?" I asked with my eyebrow twitching.
"I'll be in the kitchen preparing dinner. If anything happens with those three, warn me immediately." He ordered.
"Oh, I thought a skilled butler like you would be able to know if any of his work partners did anything wrong." I said while crossing my arms.
He only smiled at me and walked away. I glared at his back and spun on my heels to go outside. (That idiot…he thinks he's better than anyone…) I took my second watch around the manor. When I was in the library I looked outside for a moment. My mouth dropped at the sight. I didn't believe it the first time I saw it so I went outside.
"What happened with the grass and the trees?!" I almost shouted.
Everything was dead. It was like the Grim reaper had passed by and killed everything in sight. Before I could look for Finny to ask for explanations I heard a startling noise. Like when an expensive plate breaks. But it wasn't only a plate…Mey-Rin broke the whole set!
"Oh, come on! What's next!" I almost screamed but then I sniffed something. "It smells like the depths of hell…"
Only Bard was enough stupid to burn the meat with the flamethrower! And I took the worst part…I knocked on the study of Ciel until I heard a come in. I entered and Sebastian felt something was wrong in that instant.
"I'll begin to dig three holes for three corpses." I sighed as Sebastian walked outside without saying a word.
"Alexander." Ciel called. "Stay here for now."
I nodded and stood behind him as he did some paperwork. In a way I pitied him. He became the headmaster of the house when his parents died and he was by himself. The queen sent me here to act as his body guard so it doesn't happen again. She trusted him, because he was her watch dog. That meant that, in a way, I was the guard dog of the watch dog…Two hours later of total boredom, the guest arrived.
"Should I greet him?" I asked.
"Yes. You're dismissed." He said and I nodded and walked downstairs.
When I opened the door of the manor I couldn't help but gape at the garden.
"S-since when do we have a Zen garden?!" I whispered to the others as we stood in a line.
"Sebastian is incredible! He transformed the garden in less than two hours!" Finny said, amazed.
"I sometimes think this guy isn't human at all…" I sweat-dropped.
Finally the guest came near us. We all took a traditional Japanese bow.
"Hello. Welcome Sir." We all said at the same time.
Sebastian informed our guest about the dinner celebrating outside.
"Tanaka, Sir Alexander, please escort our guest to where our master is waiting him." Sebastian ordered.
"Of course. If you may follow us." I said cordially as I signaled the door.
"What a fine gentlemen! So young but you seem really dependable." He complimented me with an Italian accent.
"Thank you, Sir." I smiled with a small blush in my cheeks. (It's the first time somebody has complimented me since I started working here!)
"I should have expected this from the Phantomhive! I can't wait to see what else's in store!" He laughed.
We accompanied him to Ciel's study. He was waiting him with a board game. I thought they would want me to wait outside since they were going to talk about business of the Phantomhive Company, but they actually let me stay. As the game advanced I couldn't help but to notice Ciel being more centered on the game than in what that Italian man was saying. Well, I wasn't one to judge, it was his company; he would do what he wanted after all!
After some time playing, Sebastian entered.
"Forgive my interruption but dinner is served." (Dinner for the rich bastards. I'll be lucky if I got the chance to taste the remains.)
Before going out, Ciel put the condition to continue playing the game after dinner.
"How childish…" I heard the Italian say bitterly, but when he saw Ciel's glare he quickly corrected himself. "I mean it as how you keep your innocence, which is something really important! Maybe that's what makes the Phatnomhives the best toy makers. Surely it impresses me."
I couldn't help but frown at this man. There was something I didn't like. Call it a sixth sense but he was hiding something. Once outside in the garden the dinner was served. It was a Japanese plate called Donburi…I only saw raw meat.
"A pile of raw meat…" The guest seemed to agree with me. "And this is dinner?"
"I'm sure you have heard of it. This, good sir, is a traditional Japanese dish served as a sign of gratitude for the one who accomplished something important in the work. That's the wonder of Donburi!" Sebastian proclaimed. (Wow, he's really motivated.)
"I still see raw meat…" I whispered to Ciel and he seemed to smirk.
After that amazing presentation of the main dish Sebastian asked Mei-Rin to serve the wine. As I stood besides Ciel I couldn't help but notice how she trembled. She ended up pouring almost all the wine in the tablecloth. I face palmed. Only her…But before a single drop of wine could get in the clothes of our guest, Sebastian, showing off as always, pulled the tablecloth without removing a single dish or cup. I narrowed my eyes at him as he gave me an arrogant smile. I could read his mind: Try to surpass that.
"Eh?! Where did the tablecloth go?!" The Italian asked, confused.
Of course, Ciel had to also show off saying that there was a small spot on the tablecloth and he wanted it to be removed. He said it like it always happened here.
"After all, I am only one hell of a butler."
More like a pain in the ass for me. I cleared my throat.
"Please, young master; is time for my nocturnal watch, shall I leave you alone or would you prefer me to stay?" I asked.
"Your servants are really amazing, earl. Your butler is really able and skilled, but that bodyguard of yours is also as devoted and polite." He laughed.
"Please, Sir, I do the best I can. After all Loyalty, Courage and Elegancy must be my specialty." I said before walking away.
Once I made sure they couldn't hear me I huffed.
"I really need to have a catchphrase. What would sound good?"
As I walked around the gardens I tried to think of a good catchphrase.
"I'm a mere bodyguard…No, it sounds too much like Sebastian's…That's what bodyguards do? Nope…"
Suddenly I heard a ripping scream.
"I shouldn't have left them alone!" I growled as I ran to the manor again.
I went to Ciel's study and slammed open the doors.
"Young Master! Eh? You're…you're fine…" I calmed down as I saw him sitting on a couch near the window with the game. "Wait, where's our guest?!"
Ciel let out a small laugh and I almost stepped back. I swear I have never heard that kid laugh, never!
"So you heard that scream? It sounded like a pig taken to the slaughter." He said too casually.
"Y-young master…don't tell me that you are responsible for this?!" I asked in a scared manner.
"He gets what he deserves, Alexander. That man sold one of my factories without my permission and now he comes here to ask me for money. I had to do something about it so I decided to punish him." He said while leaning on the couch.
I let out a relieved breath.
"Then next time warn me. I thought for a moment you were in real danger."
"Even if I was in real danger you wouldn't be in time. I would be dead by now." He pointed out.
"Then I won't do more watches except one in the morning and other at night! I'll stay besides you all the time!" I said firmly, moving to stand next to him.
"Just don't bother me."
Since he didn't need me anymore I went back to my room. Once inside I let out a frustrated growl.
"I can't believe I'm posing as a guy to keep safe that idiot. Damn brat…"