~Lillith's point of view~
Dull. Tedious. Everything was just helplessly boring. It was just years passing by at a quicker than average rate. By "quicker than average" I meant quicker than humans, of course. Humans were all small-minded, focused on personal gain. I found it ugly and yet I was drawn to the human world. In order to find a spark of interest in the dark world they lived in, I sought out an old colleague. Friend, possibly.
Tracking him down was by no means easy. It required a bit of effort, thanks to the humans evolving over the century I'd been away, but I managed to find him. It was no surprise he was in a contract, but he'd been serving the human brat for quite some time. I didn't like the thought.
I knocked on the door of the manor and waited patiently. Of course, I didn't need to wait long. The look of surprise on his face was satisfying; as was the way he bowed and allowed me entrance to the estate without a second thought. The entrance was grand, misleading the fact that the head of the house was still just a child.
"Sebastian, who is this and why have you invited her into my estate?" Said brat demanded of his butler. I felt my blood simmering, my eyes flashing a dangerous red.
"I apologize, my lord. May I introduce-"
"Lilith. It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Ciel Phantomhive." I bowed, the boy walking down the stairs with disdain written across his features. Little twat.
"Why are you here?" Ciel asked, and a small smile wormed onto my face.
"Hm? I simply wanted to visit an old friend of mine. Is it a bad time?" I asked, head cocked to the side. Ciel was silent, pondering the girl's visit. A "friend" of Sebastian's was quite rare after all, the small Earl thought.
"No. Sebastian, give Miss Lilith a guest bedroom. So long as you don't interfere with his work, you're welcome to stay as long as you wish." The young boy smirked, and Sebastian's eyes widened a fraction- not nearly enough for his little lord to notice.
"Thank you!" I called after the runt, throwing my arms around Sebastian. "So you're currently Sebastian? It's been years since I've seen you! Why didn't you try to contact me, I was quite offended!" I prattled on, a snake slithering up my calf, the tickling causing a small eruption of giggles. "Who is this little guy? He's precious!"
"I'm sorry about Oscar, says Bronte." Snake said, walking into the foyer.
"Oh, you're name is Bronte?" I asked, head cocked to the side.
"No, I'm Bronte, this guy here is Snake, says Bronte." Snake said, voice going from slightly agitated to passive at his last words. I found myself intrigued, deciding I'd make the man my first human friend- well, living human friend. "And that one there is Oscar," Snake pointed at the serpent slithering up Lilith's thigh. "And that one's Emily, next to her is Wordsworth, over there is Wilde, this here's Webster and with him's Keats." My grin grew wider, springing from Sebastian to hug Snake.
"It's nice to meet you! Here, you might want Oscar back." I peeled the snake from myself, handing it to Snake.
"Thanks, says Emily." Snake nodded, his face flushed from the sudden contact.
"Uh huh! Sebastian, can I have a tour?" I spun around to face the man, who already looked like he wanted to strangle me. I felt rather proud.
"I'm quite busy right now, perhaps Finnian could show you around?" At this, the young boy ran in, crying about how the weed killer had killed all of the irises.
"That's Finnian right? You're Finnian?" I turned from Sebastian to the blond boy, supposedly named Finnian, and decided the young boy was cute.
"Yep! You can just call me Finny!" The boy grinned. I looped my arm through his, tugging him along and keeping my strength in check. Wouldn't want to hurt the lil guy, would we? Finnian showed me around the gardens, and I helped clean up the irises while we made what humans call "small-talk" or "shit-chat". I didn't bother fixing the irises completely, knowing Sebastian would take care of it. I found the name deceptive. Such a boring name for such an outstanding butler.
"Wow, this estate is huge! I'm glad the Earl has let me stay for a while." I giggled, and Finny brought me to the kitchen- apparently the last stop on the tour.
"That's great news! Hey, Bard, the Young Master is letting Lilith stay here!" Finny squealed in delight, and a man- presumably the chef- walked in from the pantry.
"Really? That's nice." Bard nodded, popping a cigarette in his mouth. I didn't like him as much as Snake and Finny, Bard smelled too strongly of smoke and his clothes all looking singed. Why a chef that works in the same house as Sebastian would smell and look this way was a mystery to me. Why anyone was employed in the same house as Sebastian was a mystery in itself. But the Young Earl must've had his own reasons.
"Are there any other employees here?" I asked, turning to Finny.
"There's Mey-Rin and Tanaka!" Finny grinned, and we both took our leave from the kitchen.
"Miss Lilith, the Young Master must go into town, will you accompany us?" Sebastian smiled formally, and I nodded in reply.
"Sure. It's been a while since I've been in England so I won't wander too far." I huffed, following him and his master out of the house. Before the door closed I gave a grin and wave at Finny, who returned them happily.
"Is there any specific reason you've invited me to come along, Earl?" I asked curiously, settling next to Sebastian in the carriage. Ciel looked baffled for a split-second before his calm mask was back in place.
"What makes you think I've asked you to come along?" He demanded, arms crossed. I smiled, thinking that he looked even more childish when close to pouting. Arms-crossed and a frown on his face was as close to pouting was as the Young Earl ever got, apparently.
"I apologize for jumping to conclusions, Earl." I said, receiving no answer from the boy. Brat. "So, if I may asked, what is our destination?"
"We're going to visit a crime scene, unless your stomach can't handle it?" There was a certain mocking cruelty in the boy's tone, and my smile grew bittersweet.
"I would be more worried about someone so young seeing death." I baited him, daring him to tell me about what lies in that little head of his. Unfortunately, the carriage came to a halt before he could reply and Sebastian was helping him out.
"I would appreciate it if you wouldn't tease the little lord, Miss Lilith." Sebastian told me, helping me down as a formality.
"Of course, I apologize. I merely wanted to test the brat." I smiled, and Sebastian gave a small chuckle as he turned back to his master. "Earl, on second thought I think that it will be rather horrid of me to see the scene, so I'll busy myself." I told him, giving the boy a curtsy before turning and heading down the street.
"Shall we be on our way, Young Master?" Sebastian asked, and I smiled to myself as the child huffed in arrogance and walked away from my direction. Glancing up at the street signs, I saw that I wasn't too far off from another old friend. It was convenient how close they were to each other.
This is my first chapter on this website, so I hope it isn't too terrible! Thank you for reading this, and I hope you like the next chapter! Um, before I forget: I do not own Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji! I made this rated T because there will be some foul language in chappies to come, plus the dark plot of the anime/manga would obviously imply that most fanfics of BB not be for kids! Bye bye~ hope ya like the next chappie~