"Wake up."

"Nooooooo!"

"I said wake up!" Impatiently, you tugged the pillow from beneath the man's head and slammed it forcefully into the back of his skull. This time, the fluffy white haired mass rolled over to face you, a pair of silver grey eyes glittering threateningly at their offender.

"I better be awake this late at night for something important…" He finally grumbled. You giggled and tugged him fully out of bed.

"Actually, more like this early in the morning." You corrected, shooting your friend a sideways grin. He narrowed his eyes agitatedly but you couldn't help laughing further. "If you're really that tired I don't mind if you go back to bed." You shrugged in a reasoning manner. Grey's nose scrunched in distaste as he gave you a sour expression.

"You really expect me to go back to bed after I've woken up? I won't be able to rest until you tell me what was worth the trouble of getting up in the first place!" You smiled. Of course his curiosity would get the better of him.

"... Do you know where the tea is?" He deadpanned.

"Is that seriously what you got up for?" You nodded guiltily, smiling nervously at the anger beginning to make itself known on his face.

"I woke up with the sudden urge for tea and I am not the cook so I don't know where the tea is kept and the head cook- what's her name? Hilga! Oh yeah it's Hilga- is super scary- I think she must hate me- so I didn't want to wake her so the next person that came to mind was you because I thought you got yourself food all the time and plus you're my friend so yeah." You gasped for breath after spitting such a long consecutive sentence. By this time, he was giving you a concerned look.

"You really couldn't have asked someone else about tea?"

"Nope. You were the only person I could think of to ask." You cheekily replied. He heaved a sigh and shuffled to the door, grumbling about the uselessness of a servant who didn't even know where the tea was.

He brought you down a single flight of stairs when he stopped suddenly and ushered you through a door to your right.

"Here we are. This is where we keep the tea!" He said in a far cheerier mood than just two minutes ago. You blinked at the sudden change of attitude but disregarded it soon after with a small shrug. Grey could be very two sides at times. You felt lucky to be one of the few who got to see his good side. Grey turned to you, an expectant look painting his features. "So, do you know what you want?" He asked, gesturing to the vast selection of teas in front of you. You nodded and pointed to your choice. He deadpanned at you. "You can get it yourself. You're nearly as tall as I am!" You frowned.

"Fine!" You sulkily hoisted yourself onto a small stool nearby in order to reach your favorite variety of tea. When you were settled onto your perch and felt stable enough to reach above you, you stretched out your arm, grasping at the box, however, suddenly the stool gave a loud crack and sent you tumbling onto the ground, knocking dozens of rows of tea flavors onto the ground with you. All you could do was sit in a daze amongst the growing pile of tea boxes as your accomplice yelped in surprise. He soon leapt into action, ushering you off the floor and gathering as many boxes of tea as he could. A pain shot through your leg but you ignored it; You had other troubles at the moment. A light flickered on outside of the little tea pantry you and Grey were in.

"Who's there!" Barked Hilga's angry German accented voice. Grey jumped and you began hurrying through the back doorway, pulling Grey close behind you. Once out of the confined space, the two of you ran, trying to soften your footsteps so as not to awaken anymore terrifying royal servants. You made several twists and turns until finally, you had to stop, turning into an unused drawing room to catch your breath. By the time you recovered, Grey had his hands placed nonchalantly behind his head.

"That was a close one." You panted. He frowned.

"We didn't get you any tea though. I thought you'd be upset about that." You found yourself blushing unexplainably at your friend's concern. You were probably just flushed from that run, right?

"I guess I'll just have to wait until morning." You sighed dejectedly, looking down at the ground in acceptance. The room grew silent for several moments.

"...What kind of tea did you want?"

"My favorite is Earl Grey. I just love you so much!" You froze as you realized what you had just said.

He looked at you.

You looked at him.

He looked at you.

You had to make this right.

"I mean, I just- that's not what I meant to say! I -err- mean the tea! I love the tea Earl Grey! I mean, you're good too but I meant-"

"You need to stop talking." The real Earl Grey interrupted you, taking a step towards you. "If you wanted some Earl Grey, I actually have some right here." Your heart fluttered in relief.

"You do? Oh goo- mph!" You were interrupted once again by the Earl, except this time by a smooth pair of lips pressed feverishly against your own. Your eyes widened as you tried to grasp what was happening. Charles Grey-your best friend in the whole world- was kissing you! And strangely, you didn't resent it at all. You weren't mad or upset or disgusted! In fact, the pit of your stomach was sending positive butterflies all throughout your body. You felt really really happy. Your eyes fluttered closed, your shoulders relaxed and you kissed him back, causing him to falter in surprise. He pulled back and looked at you. Your eyes opened wide, surprised at your own actions. Your fingers brushed over your lips.

"I'm sorry." You whispered, trying to inch toward the door, appetite gone. Grey's hands landed on either side of you, cutting off your escape.

"No. Don't be sorry. This is entirely my fault. I shouldn't have done that. I'm the one who should be sorry. It's just… I like you a lot (y/n). I couldn't stop myself, I just-" This time, you were the one cutting him off with a kiss. You had finally realized that your need to be around the Earl almost constantly was not just your unbreakable friendship with him. You pulled away.

"I think I like you too." You smiled with him in relief as he looked at you in awe. In a burst of happiness he twirled you into the air, bringing your lips to his own. The two of you stayed like that for several minutes until the both of you ran out of breath. You leaned your foreheads against each other's and sighed, simply staring at each other. After a minute of silence you smiled.

"You know what?"

"What?"

"That was better than any tea I've ever had."

A/N:

Hullo guys!

So I've decided to start a book of oneshots for Black Butler! I noticed the severe lack of Charles Grey x Reader oneshots (i mean come on! He's wonderful) so I took it upon myself to write my own. If there is a character from this fabulous anime/manga that you feel is under-appreciated or you just want to see me write something about them please tell me in the reviews! I will listen I promise!

Other than that, there isn't much to report. Oh! If you guys are Fairy Tail fans, please go and check out my multi-chapter fanfic: The Hottest Ice! It's not finished but I am still working on it!

So... pretty sure that's all for now folks!

Yours truly,

Roonil