"think twice- you may miss something."
Lately, he had been noticing things missing from the manor. Tiny things, nothing of great importance- sugar cubes, pins, crackers. Now, normally Ciel Phantomhive wasn't so observant that he would notice such a tiny difference, but it had certainly come to his attention, and it had certainly begun to get under his skin.
Things… didn't just disappear, no matter how small they were. He knew for a fact that his servants weren't taking the things, and if it was anybody else, Sebastian would have surely caught them. So who? The Earl needed to know, however, his stubborn pride kept him from, for once in his life, asking his butler for help.
His eye brows knit together in frustration as he digs a hand into his dark hair, tousling the strands around. To his right, his butler quirks a brow himself at his master's odd behavior. He retracts the tea set from its tilted position, effectively stopping the flow of tea into a china cup.
"Something wrong, young master?" he inquires.
Ciel's brow furrows futher. It would be so much easier to ask his butler for help- things would be done so much faster. But he can't, this is something he noticed and he needed to be the one to solve the problem. He couldn't rightly explain it… it just needed to be done. He wondered if Sebastian had even noticed the things missing.
Then again, of course he must have, he was Sebastian-
"No- It's nothing."
"I see."
He takes the tea cup into his hand and takes a small sip; tea always helped to calm his mind, help him think. He certainly needed it for the certain task now at hand.
He glances over his desk and past all the paper work littered upon it to the edge, where just a few days ago, a pin had been taken. Now, what did he know about his thief? They were crafty, he'd obviously give them that if they could steal consecutively without Sebastian's recognition. They only stole the tiniest of things, sugar cubes and other tiny foods, mostly.
What kind of thief even stole those anyway-
He places the cup down.
"Sebastian," he calls to the man in black. In an instance the butler is back to his side- when had he even left it- and lowering himself in a half-bow.
"Yes, my lord?"
"I wish to be left alone."
He nods.
"Of course."
He then exits the room with his tail coat sashaying behind him.
Now Ciel is left to grit his teeth without any interruption, and he delves his hand into his hair once again after setting down the tea cup. Why was this so hard? For his age, he was incredibly smart and talented- why could he not figure this out? Someone was stealing from his home and they dared continue?
He would get to the bottom of this, on his honor as Phantomhive head.
Slowly, he reopens his eyes, beautiful blue peering out into the sunset bathed office. The hues are slightly cloudy and full with many emotions concerning his thief.
Then, he hears a voice.
"You have beautiful eyes."
Notes: This is a new series of mine; I hope you'll enjoy? It's based off of the Ghibli film: The Secret World of Arrietty, so, all credit goes to Miyuzaki-san for the idea. The story and writing, however, are obviously mine. It's short because that's just my style: short chapters, long story- like drabbles.
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