A.N. Another Anime Story! Yay! I do not own Black Butler or anything familiar, just my characters.
Their Butler, Able
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A young boy was floating in the air over a sea of white feathers with red fabric covering him; laying next to him was a young woman with short hair, similar to the boy's, face down with red fabric also covering her but her exposed back was covered in bloody gashes. A deep voice was speaking to them, coming from a black raven perched on a branch.
"Think carefully, should you reject the faith even this once the gates of Paradise will be forever be out of your reach." The boy chuckled as the woman looked at him.
"Do you think, one who was among the faithful, would ever go so far as to summon someone like you?" The woman turned to the raven as it chuckled.
"I'll ask once more, do you wish to form a contract with me?" The woman's eyes closed as the boy spoke.
"I do. Now stop asking these tedious questions and let me know if we have a deal!" The white feathers rose up all around them, turning black and encircling the raven. All of a sudden, there stood a tall man with magenta eyes dressed in a black butler's uniform. He approached the two, looking at the boy. He held his left hand over the boy's right eye, and then a purple design appeared on the man's hand as he pulled it away to reveal the same design in the boy's right eye.
"I will need a new name, master." The boy looked up at him.
"Sebastian…" Before he could finish Sebastian looked over at the young woman, who was looking up at him with determined eyes.
"I have made a contract with your dear brother, what shall you give me?" She blinked, and then smirked.
"A surname, as well as myself." Sebastian smirked at her, as the boy stared at her.
"What would that be, My Lady?"
"Michaelis. Sebastian Michaelis has a nice ring to it."
"And you so freely offer yourself as my mate?" She reached over and took her brother's hand.
"I would do anything for my brother." Sebastian smiled, and then knelt in front of her.
"Then allow me." He tilted her chin up, and kissed her right eye. When she opened her eyes, faint flecks of magenta were glowing in her iris, sealing their agreement and the beginning of their bond.
Now
It had been two and a half years since that day, and Ciel Phantomhive was the new Earl and Head of the Phantomhives. At only twelve years old, he was as empowering as a noble thrice his age, and the same could be said of the Lady of the house. Ciel's older sister, Sophia Phantomhive, was the Countess of the Phantomhives and Ciel's guardian. At seventeen, she controlled much of the Funtom business with her brother and the day-to-day runnings of the Phantomhive manor with Sebastian. And in those two years, Sebastian had been secretly courting Sophia. One of the stipulations that Ciel and Sophia insisted on; if Sebastian was to be with Sophia one day, then he would have to woo her as any suitor would do.
That morning, Sebastian woke Sophia up first. He always woke her up first, knowing that Ciel would be a bit harder to wake up without her in the morning. He opened her curtains, then walked around to the side of the bed she was facing. He smiled at how peaceful she looked in sleep and pushed a lock of her hair away from her face, and then kissed her forehead.
"Sophia, it is time to wake up." She squeezed her eyes shut, and then smiled as she looked up at Sebastian. Her left eye was a bright sapphire blue, while her right eye was blue with deep red flecks in it like Sebastian's eye color. Of course, she covered her right eye with her short charcoal blunette hair, which was similar to Ciel's
"Good morning, Sebastian." He stood up and held a hand out to her, which she took and stood up. Sebastian was the one who usually helped her dress, not quite proper, but Sophia trusted him enough to know that he would never try anything inappropriate while he was still courting her. Sophia turned to look at her scarred back in the mirror; instead of branding her like they did to Ciel, the cult members carved wings into her back. Once she was dressed, they made their way down the hall to Ciel's room. Sebastian opened the door for her, and as she made her way to the bed Sebastian opened the curtains and spoke in a louder voice than when he woke Sophia up.
"Master, it is time for you to wake up." Sophia ran a hand through Ciel's hair to rouse him from sleep.
"Wake up, Ciel." He opened his eyes, then looked over at Sebastian who had picked up a teacup and was pouring tea. He then began to speak about what was being served for breakfast.
"Today we have a lightly poached salmon with a delicate mint salad." Sophia smiled at him as he handed her a cup.
"There are also scones, which I know you would much rather prefer." Ciel yawned and then smirked at her. She knew him better than he knew himself. Sebastian put the tea set on Ciel's side table and helped him to dress, while listing the day's events.
"Today you have a meeting with Mr. Hughes, on the History of the Roman Empire. And this evening, Mr. Domiano will be paying a visit." Sebastian was tying the ribbon around Ciel's neck, when he turned to look at his sister.
"Is he the one we have in charge of our stuffed animal factory in India?" Sophia nodded.
"Yes, he's Italian." Sebastian slipped on Ciel's shoes as he spoke.
"We will of course offer him the best hospitality the estate can offer." Ciel held his teacup up to his lips, recognizing the scent.
"Earl Grey?" Sophia smirked.
"From Jackson's in Piccadilly, very good Ciel." Sebastian stood up.
"I will escort the Lady to the dinning table, and we will await you there, Master." He turned toward the door, and then Ciel threw a dart at him. Sebastian caught it between two fingers, while Sophia sighed.
"Honestly?" Sebastian lowered his arm, and then turned around.
"Well thrown, My Lord. But we should save the games for later." Ciel closed his visible eye, and nodded.
Indeed, Sebastian." Sebastian opened the door and let Sophia out first, and one the door was closed he held his arm out to her to escort her down stairs.
"Our butler is an able man"
Once in the dinning room, Ciel threw another one of his darts at the unsuspecting Finny, who was standing with Bard and Meyrin. Finny then grabbed the back of his head in pain and ran over to Ciel, who was sipping tea with Sophia next to him nibbling on a scone.
"What was that for, Master? What did I do?" Ciel set his cup down.
"Nothing, I don't have to explain my actions." Sophia looked at her brother, and then turned to Finny with a smile.
"Ciel. It's all right, Finny, at least he wasn't trying to hurt you." Finny nodded at her.
"Yes, My Lady." Sophia liked the servants, yes they could be dim-witted and cause numerous amounts of accidents, but they were loyal to both family heads. She helped Sebastian hand pick them, and she felt responsible for them. Just then, Sebastian came through the door.
"There you are. Have you finished weeding the courtyard Finny? Meyrin, have you washed the bedding? Baldroy, shouldn't you be preparing for tonight's dinner? Tanaka?" The small valet was currently sipping tea from a Japanese style cup, not really doing anything. Sebastian sighed.
"I suppose you are alright where you are. Now all of you, we have no time for thumb-twiddling this morning. So get to work!" The three servants ran out of the room, yelling, "yes sir" as they went. Ciel smirked as he took a bite from his scone. When breakfast was done, Ciel and Sophia climbed the massive staircase on their way to Ciel's study. Sophia was looking through a few papers when Ciel suddenly stopped.
"Ciel?" She looked up to where he was looking, their parent's portrait. Ciel shook his head and continued up the stairs. Sophia watched him for a second, and then followed him while a thought went through her head.
"Still painful after all this time, eh brother?" They continued on to his study, where he was given his History lesson, and Sophia was going over some of Funtom's paperwork since she had already finished all of her studies. After the lesson had ended, Ciel had rung down to Sebastian for a treat. Sophia smirked at him.
"You know he won't let you have anything sweet before dinner, Ciel." Ciel glared at her.
"You sound like mother, besides I'm the head of the house and I can have what I want when I want it." Sophia chuckled as Ciel glared at her again.
"I am only thinking of you, dear brother. You are still a growing boy and the sweets will not help." Ciel was about to retort when Sebastian came through the door.
"You called, Young Master?" Ciel steepled his hands under his chin as Sophia smiled at the butler.
"I'm feeling a bit hungry, I'd like something sweet to eat." Sebastian put his hand to his chest.
"I'm afraid I cannot, sir. You would spoil your appetite for dinner, and Lady Sophia has forbidden me from giving you anything until then." Ciel glared at his sister, who was giving him an evil smile. The two of them having even greater battles of wills than between the boy and their butler, true Phantomhive blood ran through their veins. Ciel scoffed, and then stood up.
"Fine. About the portrait in the hallway." Sophia looked up at him as Sebastian stepped closer.
"Yes, master?" Ciel walked to the window, touching the blue ring on his finger.
"Take it down. We are Ciel and Sophia Phantomhive, children of Vincent, and we are heads of the house now." Sophia and Sebastian smirked at him, and then Sebastian bowed.
"Consider it done, my lord." Just then, a faint tremor was felt. Sebastian stood and glanced at the door, before turning to Sophia.
"Would you assist me with this, My Lady?" Sophia nodded up at him.
"Indeed, Sebastian." Once they exited the study, Sophia spoke again.
"How bad to you think it will be?" Sebastian scoffed.
"With those three, it will be a mess of epic proportions." They made their way to the servant's wing of the manor, and both spoke with fake smiles on their face.
"Now, how exactly did this happen?" Finny thought the weeds would be gone faster if he used extra strength weed killer on the ENTIRE garden, Meyrin broke the china cabinet trying to get a tea set for the guest, and Bard set the kitchen on fire…again. Finny and Meyrin started crying.
"We're so sorry, we didn't mean to." Sophia sighed and turned to Sebastian, who was deep in thought. She spotted Tanaka sitting next to the wall as Sebastian started talking to the servants.
"Sebastian." He glanced at her, and then turned to Tanaka. And he instantly understood what she was saying.
"Everyone, listen closely, we may save this night yet." The servants then sprang into action, with direction from Sebastian. Sophia began walking away and was around the corner into the main hall, when Sebastian took her arm.
"Going somewhere, My Lady?" She turned and smiled up at him.
"Just back upstairs." Sebastian stepped a little closer to her, with her back pressed up against the wall.
"But you left without a goodbye, to the servants or…to myself." He lowered his head to just about where their lips would touch, when someone shouted for him. Sebastian let out a sigh as Sophia chuckled.
"Maybe next time, Sebastian." He smirked at her, and then touched his forehead to hers.
"Most certainly, Sophia." He walked back toward the kitchen as Sophia made her way upstairs. She walked into the room, to find Ciel angrily reading a letter he received. Sophia walked over and sat down in front of him as he threw the letter across the table.
"What is it?" He gestured to the paper in front of her.
"See for yourself." She picked it up and began to read; when she was done she looked up at her brother.
"He sold the factory?" Ciel nodded.
"And he's more than likely coming tonight to try and get more money." Sophia crumpled up the letter and threw it across the room, before reclining in her chair.
"I can have who ever is running the scheme with him terminated, and have the factory up and running again in the week," she looked up and saw a smirk on her brother's face, "you have an idea, don't you?" Ciel turned to her, the smirk growing larger.
"Why don't we play a little game with our guest, sister?" A similar smirk appeared on her face.
"I agree whole-heartedly, brother. And I have just the game we can play."
Two hours went by and the servants had created a stone garden out front as well as an outdoor dining area, and it was time for Mr. Domiano to arrive. He was led upstairs by Tanaka and to the drawing room, where Ciel and Sophia had set up one of their company's board games. Ciel and Domiano sat across from one another, being the main players, while Sophia sat between them and watched the game progress. Domiano was speaking while Ciel took his turn.
"The progress we have been making with the East India Factory is astounding." Ciel then spoke, interrupting Domiano.
"Bewitched by the Eyes of the Dead." Sophia looked at the game board.
"Sorry about your luck, dear brother. It appears you lose a turn." Ciel then looked up at Domiano, who had opened his mouth to talk.
"It is your turn." Domiano picked up the top and spun it, moving his piece the amount of spaces. He then looked up at Ciel, and occasionally glanced at Sophia.
"Now is the perfect time to expand the company, would you consider contributing another twelve thousand pounds to help with the expansion?" Ciel glanced at Sophia who was looking at him, and then she glanced at the board.
"Loose a leg in the Enchanted Forest." Domiano looked at the board as Ciel spoke.
"And it's your turn again, I lost a turn." Domiano spun the top.
"Okay, six." Sophia shook her head.
"No, it's three." He looked at her, startled, as Ciel explained.
"You lost a leg, remember? Now you can only move half the number of spaces." Domiano chuckled uncomfortably.
"What a gruesome board game, is there no way for me to regain my leg?" Ciel looked at him.
"I'm afraid not, once something is truly lost one can never get it back." Sophia snatched the game piece out of Domiano's hand, and placed it where he would have landed.
"Your body is burned by Raging Flames." Both siblings looked at him with dark expressions, as Domiano looked at the board. Just then, Sebastian came through the door to announce that dinner was ready. Ciel and Sophia rose as Domiano spoke.
"Now we can dine in that exquisite stone garden." Ciel spoke as he went behind Sophia's seat, with her following him.
"Yes, and we can continue our game later." Domiano spoke.
"Is it necessary? It's obvious I'm going to loose." Sophia turned to him.
"He doesn't like to leave things half finished, Mr. Domiano. You understand." She turned back to follow Ciel, but Domiano's voice stopped them.
"Childish," the siblings turned to look at him, as he tried to elaborate, "I mean, it takes a child's eyes to see what's really important. It's a gift you both share." They turned and walked outside to the dining area, and waited for the meal. Sebastian brought a surprising dish for them, which shocked all at the table.
"Tonight we have thinly sliced raw beef donburri, courtesy of our Chef Baldroy." Domiano and Ciel stared at their bowls, while Sophia looked at Sebastian with wide-eyes. He winked at her and walked over to Domiano who was speaking, while she and Ciel had picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
"A pile of raw beef. And this is dinner?" Sebastian nodded.
"Yes, this is a Japanese delicacy only given to those who have accomplished important work. That is the wonder of donburri!" Domiano shrunk into his chair as Sebastian continued.
"This is a token from our Master and Mistress, as a sign of all your hard work." Domiano laughed and began to dig in.
"Oh my, what an excellent idea! True Phantomhive hospitality." Meyrin walked over to Sebastian with a bottle of wine, which he introduced.
"Tonight's vintage was chosen to compliment the flavor of soy sauce." He spoke to Meyrin in a quiet voice, and she approached the table with shaking hands and a blush on her face. When she went to pour Domiano some wine, she missed the glassed and poured the wine all over the table. Ciel and Sophia watched in horror as the wine was nearing the edge of the table, but Sebastian quickly pulled the tablecloth off the table without disturbing anything on the table. Sophia glanced at Bard and Finny in the bushes and gestured for them to get Meyrin out of there. They grabbed her as Domiano noticed the tablecloth was gone. Sophia smiled and explained.
"A speck of dirt, most unsightly, I had it removed so it wouldn't distract us." Sebastian bowed.
"Please accept my apologies, do continue with your meal." Domiano laughed.
"What an able butler you have." Ciel smirked.
"Pay him no mind, he merely acted as benefits one of our servants." Sebastian bowed again.
"You are to kind sir, you see I am simply one hell of a butler." Ciel looked at him and scoffed, while Sophia smirked up at him. Once the meal was over, the siblings and Domiano made their way back to the drawing room. There, Domiano tried to steer the conversation back to getting more money.
"What an enjoyable meal, now about the contract." Ciel cut him off.
"Before that, let's finish our game." Domiano smiled weakly.
"Of course, but I do have an appointment after this." Sophia glanced at him.
"Children can be demanding with their games, surely you wouldn't want my brother and I to become upset would you?" Domiano frowned at them, and then smiled.
"No, of course not. Would you permit me to use your telephone?" The siblings nodded, and as he made his way to the door Sebastian came in with a cart of tea.
"I have brought tea for you and my Masters." Domiano walked past him.
"I'll be right back." Once he was gone, Sebastian served Ciel and Sophia tea which neither had a taste for.
"What is this? It smells terribly weak." Sebastian turned to Ciel.
"In consideration for our guest, I selected and Italian tea."
"Italian?" Sophia set her cup down and looked at her brother.
"Italians drink more coffee than tea, so I am assuming that Italian tea is rather difficult to obtain?" Sebastian nodded.
"Indeed, My Lady. Is it not to your liking, Master?" Ciel looked into his cup.
"No it isn't, not in the slightest." Sebastian bowed.
"I'll see to dessert preparations, My Lord." When he stood, his eyes glowed magenta. Before he could leave, Sophia stood up and smiled at him.
"Sebastian, extend every hospitality we can offer. The Phantomhives are known for our courtesy." He smiled at her, and then left. Sophia walked to the door and turned the lights off, and then went to sit across from Ciel. Because of the bond she and Sebastian shared, Sophia could hear everything that he could hear. She closed her eyes, and listened with Sebastian outside the telephone room to Domiano.
"I'm tired of babysitting this child Earl and bitch of a Countess, I'm trying to squeeze more money out of the brats right now. The employees? Who cares? You just take care of the factory. Please, he's just a child and she's not good for anything but lying back and thinking of England." Sebastian closed her off then, which allowed her to get up and walk over to the window. Ciel watched her.
"What did he say?" Sophia let out a breath.
"He called me a bitch, and said that I wasn't good for anything other than lying back and thinking of England." Ciel gripped the arm of his chair; no one talked about his sister like that. Just then, Ciel looked up and smirked.
"Bewitched by the Eyes of the Dead." Sophia smirked as well, and spoke a moment later.
"Bewitched by the Eyes of the Dead." They heard a startled scream, which caused them to smile. Then they spoke at the same time.
"You lose one turn." They heard a crash and a scream. Sophia turned to look at Ciel over her shoulder, who spoke.
"You now lose one leg in the Enchanted Forest." They waited a few moments before Ciel held his hand out to her, allowing her to speak which made her smile a devilish smile.
"You body is burned by Raging Flames." They heard another loud scream, and Sophia closed her eyes as Sebastian spoke.
"Mr. Domiano, we hope you enjoyed your visit to the Phantomhive estate, all the way down to your bones." She opened her eyes as both siblings heard Domiano cry out from the road.
"Mama Mia!" Ciel chuckled.
"What an unattractive scream." Sophia smirked as she saw Domiano limp down the drive.
"Like a pig taken off to slaughter?" Ciel nodded at her.
"First he sells the East India Factory without telling us, and then he dares to ask for more money. Did he think to retain our trust?" He moved his piece to the last space in the game as Sophia spoke and walked over to him.
"He underestimated us, as many foolishly do." Ciel knocked his piece over.
"Once something is truly lost, one can never get it back." Sophia place her hand on his shoulder, and as Ciel stood she pulled him into a hug. He quickly returned it and then walked out of her arms; he always did that, but Sophia was the only one he would allow to hug him or comfort him. She was his sister. They walked back to Ciel's chambers, where Sebastian prepared him for bed. After Ciel was in bed, Sebastian walked with Sophia to her room to help her dress for bed as well. Once she was in her nightgown, Sophia turned to Sebastian.
"Thank you, Sebastian. I have to wonder what you said to our guest when I couldn't hear." Sebastian tilted her chin up and got close to her face.
"I only said that one shouldn't say things about respectable women." Sophia smiled up at him.
"It looks like you have your next time, Sebastian." He laughed and hovered his lips over hers.
"It would seem so, dear Sophia." He then captured her lips with his in a mind-numbing kiss that made Sophia weak in the knees, and it was over just as quick as it had started. Sebastian chuckled at the blush on her cheeks.
"Sweet dreams, My Lady." Sophia watched him leave her room, and then quickly got into bed.
A.N. Yay, first chapter done! I hope you guys enjoyed it; I just want to elaborate on a few things. Sophia looks like Touka from Tokyo Ghoul, and the voice I imagined would be Caitlin Glass. For Sebastian and Sophia being very "friendly" with each other, they've had two and a half years of courting and all that so they would have to have some feelings for each other at this point. Also, Sophia's hair had been cut incredibly short by the night of the deal, and she just keeps it short so that her hair doesn't become a hindrance. Anyway, thanks for reading, and stick around for more:)