Disclaimer: I do NOT own Kuroshitsuji, although I would really like to I don't. However I do own Cane and Akui.

Cane's name is pronounced like this. Ca....-like ha-....ne....-like hey-... and the 'c' is sharp like a 'k'

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For once it was sunny in London, the sun shined happily through the silver tinted clouds. Ciel Phantomhive walked proudly with Sebastian Michaelis following closely behind him, while carrying the boxes of goods they just bought. "The new maid will be starting today." Sebastian informed.

"Yes, she showed good potential, hopefully she wont prove to be an imbecile like those three." Ciel said, looking up at the sun. "Why is it so bright suddenly." He rhetorically asked.

Sebastian smiled. "Maybe London is finally out of its gloom."

Ciel glared at Sebastian. "I'm ready to go back to the mansion."

"Yes, my Lord."

They shortly arrived at the Phantomhive manor, once they were inside and Sebastian had put their new belongings where they belonged, the two gathered in Ciel's office to greet the new maid, Akui. Akui is a young girl with chocolate brown hair just above her shoulders, and soft red eyes. "Good evening sir." Akui said sweetly, bowing shortly.

"Good evening, Sebastian will show you your quarters and give you your list of chores." Ciel said, barely looking at the girl in front of him.

"Yes sir." "Yes, my Lord." Sebastian and Akui said in unison, their voices unifying. Sebastian gave Akui a cautious look, then smiled. "Follow me, Lady Akui."

"Hai." Akui said following Sebastian out of the office and down the corridor.

"You and Meirin will be sharing a room, if you have any problems with that please speak with me and we will make the situation work." He explained.

"Actually, since we're on the topic, I would prefer to have a room to myself, I don't get along with other maids usually. Plus I have some embarrassing scars and such things." Akui stated.

Sebastian's eyes widened slightly. "Oh. Well then, there are is a spare room that we could accommodate into a room for you."

"Thank you."

After Sebastian showed Akui her chore list, which was small because Sebastian didn't want to take any chances of her being 'idiots' like the other three, he then showed her the room she will be staying in and helped her make it into an actual room, finally he helped her carrying her luggage to her room. "My this one is quite heavy." Sebastian stated, picking the luggage up.

"Oh please be gentle with that one, there is something fragile in there. A family heirloom."

Sebastian nodded and carefully carried the large bag, he set the bag onto the bed once he reached her room. "Here at the Phantomhive manor we rise bright and early. So please try to follow our regular schedule."

"Hai." Breathed Akui as she began unpacking her clothes.

"Good, I would like your help with dinner in fifteen minutes."

Akui nodded causing her hair to bob. "What will we be making?"

Sebastian raised his index finger toward his lips, smiled, then winked. "It's a surprise." Then he left, gently closing the door behind him.

Akui stared at the place he had been standing. "My he's cute." She quietly squealed. Then she quickly went over to the bag Sebastian had set on her bed, unzipping the bag she revealed her 'fragile' luggage, a fourteen year old girl, curled into a ball. "My Lady, you may come out now." Akui said helping her master uncurl from the bag.

The master stretched then ran her hands through her short copper hair. "Family heirloom?" The master yawned.

Smirking Akui responded. "Would you rather I had told him that there was a human in the bag, I don't believe he would be so gentle then, Lady Cane."

Cane looked up with hazel eyes. "Do you remember the plan if I'm caught?"

"Of course."

"Good." Cane spread out on the bed. "Ah this is nice!" She moan with a big grin on her lips.

"Stay here and I'll bring you food when I'm able to, try not to make any loud noises. I have a feeling that butler has some good senses."

"Hai hai."

Akui smiled, then left the room. Akui carefully walked the corridors, trying to remember where they led. 'Ok the kitchen should be somewhere over here. She thought continuing her wandering.

"HI!" A hyper voice said and suddenly a child's face appeared in front of Akui, causing the new maid to jump in surprise. "You're the new maid aren't you!?"

"Yes."

"I'm Finny!" The young boy grinned and stood in front of her, his straw hat bouncing with each movement.

Akui smiled. "Hello there Finny, from your outfit I'm guessing you're the gardener."

"Great guess!"

"Why thank you." She smiled.

"Are you lost?"

"Um...somewhat, could you help me though?"

"Yeah!"
"Where's the kitchen?"

"Oh you're going to help Sebastian with dinner?"

"I believe so."

"Alright follow me!" Finnian cheered and grabbed her hand, he pulled her to the kitchen where Sebastian, Tanaka, Bard and Meirin were gathered. All four looked up from what they were doing and directed their attention to Akui and Finny.

"Hello there." Akui said waving.

Meirin gaped. "Ahhh. So pretty!" The dish in Meirin's hand slipped through her fingers to crash on the floor. Sebastian instantly noticed it and went to catch it, but before he could reach it, Akui had it in her hands, it was only centimeters from the floor.

Akui straightened her posture. "Here." She smiled handing Meirin the plate.

Sebastian blinked in surprise, his facial features changed to a cautious and curious gleam. "Thank you Lady Akui."

"You're welcome." Akui smiled, although her eyes showed a different emotion as she noticed the cautious glare in his eyes, for several seconds they stared at each other.

"Ho, ho, ho." Tanaka grunted before he took a sip of his Japanese tea.

Akui blinked then looked at Tanaka. "Huh?"

"That is Tanaka, he was the Phantomhive's previous butler, but because of the fire he was injured. Therefore I do not assign him any jobs." Sebastian explained. "Next to him is Bardroy, the chef, although most of his meals are charcoal."
"HEY!" Bard yelled, the cigarette in his mouth moving and knocking the ash from its tip.

Ignoring Bard's complaint about being insulted, Sebastian continued introductions. "In front of you is Meirin, she is very far sighted and her cracked classes do not improve her near sightness at all. I assume you already know the gardener, Finnian."

Meirin frowned at Sebastian's comment on her eye sight.

Akui smiled. "I see, thank you for the introductions."

Bard grumbled at Sebastian then smiled at Akui. "Welcome to the troop."

She nodded in response. "Now that the introductions are done, I'll give everyone their assignments." Sebastian began. "Finnian carefully pull the weeds out of the garden, we have a guest coming soon and we want everything to be perfect. Meirin set the table using our fine Italian dishes. Bardroy...pick fresh ingredients for tonight's dessert. Akui you will be helping me with dinner, and Tanaka...the young master still has some studies to do so please take care of those." Everyone nodded, well Bard pouted, and went off to do their assignments. He looked at Akui. "We will be making Panissa di Vercelli" an Italian cuisine from Piemonte. A dish placed on brown rice with borlotti beans, salame sotto grasso, with a beverage of red wine from 1825."

Akui smirked. "That sounds like a simple, yet special dish, who's our guest?"

"Earl Herald Laouch and his family are interested in doing some business with the young master."

Reconizing the name Akui's eye slanted to a slight glare. "I see." Going over to the counter and taking some of the ingredients out of their box, she began to prepare the dish, quickly Sebastian joined her.

They were in silence for half of the cooking period. "You're not human are you." Sebastian said rhetorically.

"Oh? You noticed." Akui smirked. "That means you aren't either."

"I'm just one hell of a butler."

"And I'm one hell of a maid."

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