Ciel sat at his desk tea cup in hand. This morning's tea had been Black Dragon's Pearl, and the aroma was so strong that it had lingered a while after the cup had been emptied. Ciel raised an eyebrow. His tea cup had been empty for a moment now. He sat the cup on his desk and rested his chin on his knuckles. It was quiet in the house. Sebastian had come in the morning to aid him in getting up and ready for the day, but after delivering his breakfast and morning tea to the study he had yet to return. Come to think of it, the usual morning howls of his servant's whining hadn't once disturbed his thoughts. His eyes narrowed.

He grabbed the walking cane that was leaning on the desk and made his way to the door of the study. As he reached it he paused, expecting Sebastian to knock on the door, or to hear a crash of dishes, or a boom from the kitchen but when there was nothing Ciel swung the door open. Even the hallway was quiet, with no apparent sounds of anyone walking or running. He sighed, partially out of confusion and partially out of relief. It was not usual of his staff to be this quiet or this absent but if no one was really around Ciel could do whatever he wanted with this free time. He smirked. No dance classes, no studying, no papers to approve. His grin widened as he began to make his way to his bedroom, allowing his thoughts to linger on the possibilities of what he could do with a free day. Nothing could ruin this except unexpected intrusions. Suddenly visions of his fiancée, Elizabeth, bursting through the door unexpectedly, screaming his name ran through his mind. He could see Prince Soma and Agni coming to beg him to go out on the town with them, and Lau and Ran-Mao coming in and chatting his ears off. It made him shutter. Those lot were almost as bad as his semi-incapable servants.

"How do I stop them from ruining my free day? Ciel pondered. After all it wasn't like anyone ever lets them in. They just burst through the front door at their own leisure – that's it! I'll just lock the front door."

He let out a sly chuckle as he turned and made his way down the hallway towards the entrance of his manor.

He stopped as he reached the top of the grand staircase in the front hall. There at the door were his servants, all five of them, and they were quietly gazing down at something that Mey-Rin had in her arms. Ciel cleared his throat to announce his presence.

"Oy!"

The servants looked up, giving each other a quick glance before turning towards their master. It was apparent that they had not noticed Ciel coming down the stairs and out of nervousness Mey-Rin scooted behind Sebastian so she could hide what was in her arms. Sebastian gave Ciel a smile, the devilishly charming one he usually wore. Ciel raised an eyebrow.

"Ah, bocchan, I see you've finished your breakfast."

"I finished about thirty minutes ago." Ciel said cynically as he made his way down the stairs.

He knew his servants were hiding something from him. Finny and Mey-Rin had become fidgety as he approached, Baldo had diverted his gaze to the side and was picking his ears with his pinky finger, and Tanaka, who had been the 'Real Tanaka' when he first approached, had shrunk down into his meditative mini-self, and was now sipping a cup of tea. Sebastian's stance however stayed perfect, as always. Ciel stopped a few feet in front of his raven black butler who had not stopped smiling since he had initially addressed him.

"Sebastian."

"Bocchan, I apologize for neglecting you this morning. If you will allow it, I can-"

"What are you all hiding?"

Sebastian's eyes flashed open but his smile never faded. He did not answer.

"Are you hesitating, Sebastian? I asked you a question. What. Are. You. All. Hiding?"

"Bocchan-"

"Bocchan!" cried Finny "We found her outside the manner! We didn't know what to do with her!"

"Yes, and we couldn't leave her, she'd get cold!" chimed Mey-Rin.

"Her?" Ciel raised a confused eyebrow and looked up at Sebastian again, the smirk still on his face. "Sebastian, you look happy."

Ciel's eyes narrowed as he looked up at his butler.

"I swear to God if this is a cat, Sebastian."

"No, but I hope this eases your mind, bocchan."

He turned to take the mysterious item from Mey-Rin and exhibited it in front of his master. It was a bundle of fabric. Ciel reached up and flung the fabric back. He gasped hard.

"A baby!?"