Hello~ This will be my second AU. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Summary: Ciel lives with his stepmother and stepbrother who treat him like dirt. But one prince makes a deal with him that allows him to claim what was rightfully his.
Warning: If you hate OC's then this will be a warning.
"You really are ugly Ciel. So ugly and useless" the older boy with dark brown hair with dull brown eyes exclaimed. However the boy who was afflicted by the abusive words remained emotionless.
The older boy, Daniel wore rich clothing made from elegant silk decorated with pearl buttons and ribbons. But the younger boy, Ciel wore a loose smock with long pants that cause him to trip occasionally. His hair was disarrayed, his hands cut and his body bruised. The hard house tasks and violent temper were the source of his abused body.
Ciel gave Daniel a stoic expression which triggered Daniel's anger, causing him to slap Ciel across his face. However, Ciel did not utter a sound as he was sprawled across the floor. "Just finish scrubbing the floors then tend to the fitting of my suits, the prince will be visiting us tomorrow…"
When Daniel left, Ciel slowly rose from the floor and started scrubbing the floor with the brush. Ciel did not care about a mere prince visiting or his pitiable life. He did not care about the stinging pain on his cheek or his infamous step-brother. He no longer cared about anything ever since his father had died. He cursed his life.
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"Ciel! Where is Daniel's ring?" Ciel's step-mother shouted from Daniel's bedroom.
"It is in the drawer, next to the bed" Ciel said indifferently as he walked into Daniel's room. He scrunched up his nose from the smell of the strong perfume radiating from the woman.
She went up to the drawer and took out a small velvet box. She opened it to reveal a beautiful blue diamond ring, the ring of the Phantomhive heir. She slowly approached her son who sat in front of the mirror. Daniel wore a red coat with matching red shorts. Around his neck was a black ribbon and the buttons were made out of black pearls. However, the young boy looked extremely ridiculous. The color red made his already dull looking brown hair duller while the shorts only reached his thighs. Ciel looked at his ridiculous looking stepbrother carefully and actually tried to find good points in his attire, sadly he found none.
Ciel's stepmother slowly placed the ring onto Daniel's fourth finger and Daniel examined it with a small glint in his dull brown eyes. The ring was supposed to belong to Ciel but his stepbrother took it right after his father's death. No, his stepfamily took everything from him. Ciel stared at the ring which was placed upon his Daniel's fourth finger longingly. The ring was something, the only thing he wanted back that was rightly his. Well almost the only thing he wanted…
"Let me remind you Ciel that you are not to show yourself in the presence of the prince. You are too dirty and inferior to even look at the prince."
"Yes Madame" Ciel whispered with a small respectable bow.
"You won't call me mother anymore Ciel?"
Ciel did not reply as he stared at his stepmother with blank eyes.
"Oh well it's no matter. Just stay outside when the Prince comes."
"Yes Madame" but before Ciel can leave Peter screamed.
"Mother! Mother! I swear I saw a bug on the mirror!"
"Hush Daniel! It is just a bug. You must not act so childish in front of the prince. If he takes a liking to you, you might get invited to his court."
Ciel tried to hold in his laughter from his stepmother's statement. Daniel's brain was a hollow rock, he knew nothing of the world. He was just too dumb to know anything.
"Yes mother" Daniel muttered as he glared at Ciel with the mirror. Silently Ciel left the room and the house to not be found by the man who will change his life.
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Daniel and his mother greeted the prince in front of their mansion. They have heard rumors that the prince is really handsome so both of them excitedly waited for the prince to arrive. Then the royal carriage stopped in front of them and they held their breaths as an old Asian butler got out of the carriage. But the prince was nowhere to be found.
"Where is the prince?" Daniel's mother exclaimed, peering inside the carriage.
"The Prince will arrive later on, I am sorry for the inconvenience" the butler replied, giving them a gentle smile. But the both of them did not notice a figure wrapped in black escape from the back of the carriage.
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Ciel was doing the laundry outside the backyard. Even though he hated his life, he never complained. He knew that complaining would never solve anything. He let out a small sigh, even though he was not interested in seeing the prince, he wanted to interact with a "sane" person. Ciel was never allowed to leave the mansion and never met anyone other than Daniel and his stepmother ever since his father's funeral.
Because Ciel was concentrating on the task given to him, he did not notice the presence behind him. "Young boy, do you know the way to the Phantomhive manor?"
Ciel turned towards the man behind him with a scowl. "Ironic is it not? You are on its backyard."
"Oh I see, I did not realize" the man said a bit sarcastically. "Did I do something to offend you boy? You are frowning" the man said with fake concern.
"I am just annoyed to be called a "young boy"" Ciel answered honestly. Ciel studied the older man before him. The man had ebony hair with startling blood red eyes. He had sharp cheek bones with a handsome structured face. The man was beautiful, in a dark way. The man wore a simple black coat that covered his whole body.
"I am sorry, my lord" the man said as he placed his hand over his heart and gave Ciel a small bow. Ciel smirked at the older man, he enjoyed the respect he was given, to him it felt nostalgic.
"So what is it you want?"
"Are you a servant?" the man suddenly asked, ignoring the boy's question. Ciel grimaced at the word thrown at him. To be honest, he really wasn't sure what he was. A servant? He really wasn't willing to be their servant. A slave?
I am born in noble blood! How can I be a slave? Ciel screamed in his mind.
Then after a hesitant pause, Ciel answered, "You can say that…" The man's eyebrows rose in curiosity but did not question him further on the topic.
"So is the master of the house present?" the man asked as he slowly approached Ciel.
"I do not have a master" Ciel replied, backing away from the man.
"Well I am sure there is a master since I came to meet a young boy of the name, Daniel Phantomhive…"
"Don't you dare call that empty shell the master of this house!" Ciel shouted.
"Oh? Are you jealous?" the man asked in a mocking tone.
"I am no-not jealous!" Ciel stuttered, heat flushing onto his cheeks. Then Ciel quickly slapped away the man's hand which tried to caress his face.
"And don't you dare touch me!"
"My, my, what a snappy servant" the man said with a smirk. "Will you take me to see him?"
"I cannot. The prince is coming today, you should come back tomorrow or see the door by yourself."
"Nonsense! You will take me to see this boy" then the man grabbed Ciel's hand and pulled him towards the mansion.
"Wah? You have no right to pull me around! I demand to know who you are!"
"Me?" the man asked, giving Ciel a mischievous smile, "I am Prince Sebastian."
A/N: It will be very helpful if you will review. And thanks for reading!