I DO NOT OWN BLACK BUTLER! RIGHTS GO TO YANA TOBOSO!

London, England. March 20th, 1887.

It was a cold gray day in London. Despite the dreariness, this day was supposed to be lovely. Instead, this day would forever harbor hate and betrayal as long as time would stand.

"You can't be serious!" Elizabeth Midford exclaimed with teary eyes. "No. You can't do this to me."

A sigh came from the middle of the room. "I am, Elizabeth," Ciel Phantomhive confirmed for what had to be the hundredth time that hour. "I'm calling off our engagement. I've already made up my mind."

Tears fell down Elizabeth's cheeks as she looked at her now former fiancé whose face still remained emotionless even with her tears. She could forgive him with time, however there was one person she'd never forgive no matter what.

"Lady Zoey." Elizabeth spit the name out like it was a bitter taste.

The said female looked at Elizabeth. Zoey was an average height noble girl three months shy of being thirteen years old. She forever wore black dresses and long black gloves and her hair was a light brown with some of it pulled back by a black ribbon. She used to be a valued friend to Elizabeth but now she was the lowest girl Elizabeth ever laid eyes upon.

"Ciel has already made his mind clear, Elizabeth," Zoey spoke, her tone free of any sort of regret.

Elizabeth gritted her teeth and balled her hands into fists, wishing to strike the other noble girl but reframed as that was not the way of a 'lady'. "Fine," she replied, tears still streaming. "Just do as you both please. I don't care." After those words left Elizabeth's lips, she stormed out the room and left the Phantomhive manor.

'I can forgive you, Ciel; if this is what you truly desire,' she thought as she climbed into the carriage that had brought her to this manor. Elizabeth gave one last look at the manor that was supposed to be her future home. 'However I hope Zoey remains miserable for the rest of her life. You were supposed to be my best friend but I can see with clear eyes that you are a demon in disguise. I hope you burn in Hell.'

The carriage started moving away from the manor and all Elizabeth did was look back with a shattered heart.

Ciel looked out the window from his office as Elizabeth's carriage pulled away. Was that the correct choice, to turn away his cousin as he had done? In truth, he still did not know. After all, he never actually loved Elizabeth as a wife - just as his cousin. But, he had little love for Zoey in the nature as a wife. He had been friends with Lady Zoey since childhood just as Elizabeth, but Zoey was his only choice in getting out of marrying Elizabeth without strain of getting to know her.

Just standing outside the office were both the Phantomhive and Rowell butlers. Both heard everything that had gone down inside the office and even saw Lady Elizabeth storm away with tears steaming like a river.

'So, it would seem young master had made his choice,' The Phantomhive butler, Sebastian Michaelis, thought to himself. Looking over at the other butler, it would appear he was thinking the same thing. "As it would appear, everything is sealed," Sebastian spoke to the other butler who nodded his head without saying a word at first.

"Yes. It would appear so," Noah remarked. Noah was a tall pale man no older than his early twenties. His eyes were a sharp ice blue. His hair was white and combed back, sporting a proper appearance. His butler clothing were also done in white as it was rare he wore black. He was known to be quiet, humbled, and also shy, but that only happened around the other butler.

"Even though it's not my place to say, does Lady Zoey plan on telling the young master before a wedding or children?" Sebastian asked Noah who remained quiet. "Your silence means no, doesn't it?"

A quiet sigh went past Noah's lips. "She has yet to speak of anything to the liking," he admitted.

"I see," Sebastian said. "Well, I do hope she will tell him before those events," was all Sebastian said on the matter.

Noah only nodded, understanding where Sebastian was coming from. "I understand," he mumbled.

Yes, this was a long line of complete excuses for both Ciel Phantomhive and Zoey Rowell - nothing more and nothing less.

As the events in Phantomhive manor were setting in place for the future, the young blonde gardener of the manor, Finny, had finished his day's work.

Finny scanned the colorful garden carefully for anything major he might have messed up. Only a handful of bushes and flower beds were damaged as it was a new one for him, but he knew Sebastian would surely scold for it. Finnian sighed, thinking of the punishment. Maybe next time he could do better.

As Finny was finishing putting away his gardening items, something had touched his shoulder very gently. He couldn't pinpoint what exactly it could have been. As he turned around, it became apparent.

A tall girl with long curly blonde hair, brown skin, green eyes, and wearing a purple dress was standing behind him, holding a small purse tightly in her hands.

"Oh, good day, Lady Rosaline," Finnian greeted her with a kind smile. "The young master is having a meeting with Lady Zoey right now but-"

"I wasn't here to see him today. I came to see you," Rosaline confirmed quickly with a small and timid smile.

Finny rubbed the back of his head in a bashful matter. "I see then." Finny looked around, noticing something was missing from the whole scene. "Say, did you come here by yourself?"

Rosaline nodded. "Yes, I snuck out while my brother and other servants were busy," she explained.

Finny frowned a little, knowing Rosaline could get in trouble if she got discovered after a certain amount of time. "Well, your timing couldn't have gotten better. My job is finished for today, so maybe we could take a stroll in the park for a short while," he offered.

"Sure." Rosaline looped her arm around Finny as the two walked side by side out the manor gates.

A noble and gardener arm and arm, what a rare sight indeed.

Therefore, here begins a story of excuses, lies, and love.
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Well here we are the first chapter! I like to thank a friend of mine for allowing me to use her OC and use the RP storyline we do.

I like to thank my two beta readers for helping me thus far!

I'm sorry for any sort of OCCness.

Anyways please enjoy!

Just to confirm Rosaline (Belongs to my friend) Zoey and Noah belong to me.

Before you ask there is no heavy plot to this.