alright i know i shouldnt be starting a new story but i just love sebastian so i couldnt help it. Plus i was wondering if any one would be interested in reading this. ok this is a little short and slow but it will pick up. To clearify Celest is the OC and she has no memory of who she is (or what ....O.o) she is surrounded in mystey which will begin to unfold as the story continues. for now she will be a part of the Phantomhive houshold...... Ok enjoy....
I do not own Kuroshitsuji.... only my own characters....
Today was as exhausting as ever, with such incompetent servants and this young master it truly was a test of my abilities. I pull the curtains close together over the windows. The manor's hectic events of the day were finally over with and now a new task awaits for me.
Today's lessons will provide proper etiquette. Molding a simple stone into a marvelous jewel will only be a matter of time with my tutelage. Walking toward one of the many guest rooms I knocked on the door and waited silently outside the door for an answer. After a moment the door slowly creaked opened to reveal our most resent guest.
"Good evening Celest"
She didn't respond to my greeting as she always dose, the fact that she never responds to any of my greetings doesn't bother me. It's rather refreshing turn compared to the usually greeting I receive from the other servants and the young master. She will eventually learn the properly greeting necessary but for now her head nods of understanding are enough.
The young master has placed me in charge of her reeducation, when we first encountered her she had no memory of who she was or of anything else. The young master saw that as an opportunity to impose more work on me. At first I was like always, irritated however after spending time with the young lady it didn't seem too terrible difficult.
Unlike the other servants in this house hold she is much more mature or at least less incompetent. Having to start from scratch I started with the basics, general instruction on how to be/act like a human. Her ability to comprehend what I was explaining was impressive. Not only did she comprehend everything but the speed at which she is learning is astounding, almost at am unhuman level.
Her only flaw was her ability to speak has not fully developed yet, she completely comprehends what I'm explaining to her but she cannot form words herself. I believe that learning to speak will only be a matter of time for her or she will never be able to speak. It is still too early to tell that however.
We began our lesson like always, as we sat at the table all she ever dose is star at me with those curious eyes. The other servants are aware of her presence in the manor. However I have forbade them from going anywhere near her. If she started learning what these servants had to offer, it would completely throw back everything she's learned so far.
As the night lessons went on we started to discuss history, some of the young masters books are of a higher level. However that didn't seem to affect her in the slightest. Before I knew it our time was up, I left a large amount of books on the table for her to read. She had already finished the stack of book I had left for her yesterday. I got up from my chair and made my way toward the door. Before exiting the room I took a glance toward her and bid her good night.
"Good Night, Celest."
Like always she didn't responded she only nodded her head in compliance. I bowed to show some human modesty she would need to learn and exited the room.
Days went by and her progress only increased, her abilities were astounding. I made my way toward the young master's office to bring him his afternoon tea.
"Here is the tea young master."
"Hun, Claude will be arriving tomorrow afternoon. I'm sure you know what that means."
"We will provide him with the proper hospitality."
"How is she doing?"
"I believe Celest is now fully capable of becoming another member of the Phantomhive house hold, along with being a fully functioning member of society."
"What about her little set back?"
"Speaking is the only minor setback, given time I believe it will remedy its self."
"Very well, you can start showing her around the house and what her new duties will be."
"Very well young master."
After serving the tea I returned to the kitchen setting things up to show Celest a few things she could do. I traveled to one of the guest rooms to find our newest house hold member. I knocked on the door like usual not receiving any answer. I waited the proper amount of time before entering. Like always Celest was standing near the window waiting for my entrance.
"The young master has given his approval for you to being serving the household. Follow me."
She nodded her head in understanding and followed me out the door. We walked down the hall and towards the main entrance. I decided that showing her around the house would be an acceptable way to start. We started by walking around the garden were we had the 'pleasure' of meeting up with the gardener.
"Sebastian Sebastian … oh who is this?"
"Finnin this is our newest house hold member Celest."
"oh yay I remember now… I'm Finnin the gardener."
Celest only nodded her head and curtsied in the prober lady like manner, just like I had shown her. Finnin looked a little confused by her gesture however that wouldn't be surprising he isn't the most knowledgeable human.
"What will she be doing?"
"For now she will be at my side assisting me with my work until the young master chooses a suitable position of her, right now I'm showing her around the house to get her acquainted."
"Yay that sounds like fun."
"We must continue our tour, please get back to work."
"Yes sir."
We left the gardener to continue his work, hopefully there won't be any mishaps today. We traveled through the hallways, while I pointed out which rooms would be best to remember. I was sure she wouldn't have a problem with remembering which rooms were which so I mentioned every single one.
As we turned a corner we came face to face with the maid. She was so taken back by our sudden appearance she almost lost her balance.
"Sebastian."
"Maylene did you finish changing the sheets."
"Yes, hmm… Sebastian who is she?"
"This is Celest she is our newest addition to the household."
"Oh welcome im Maylene the maid."
"Please continue your work."
"Yes sir"
Leaving the maid to her work we traveled to the kitchen where I had prepared a few things. I should her how to properly make tea for the young master and how to make a simple desert. Which she would need to learn 'that's about the only thing he eats' in between meals.
After the desert was made and tea was ready, I demonstrated how to properly serve it. I motioned for her to try it and without a doubt she was able to do it flawlessly. I had no doubt that her skills would be sufficient enough for the young master.
Deciding that she was ready I allowed her to follow me toward the young master's study. After knocking on the door and entering I motioned for her to enter as well. The young master was surprised to see her so soon. I walked closer to the young master and she followed right after pushing the cart with the tea and desert.
"Your tea is ready young master along with a simple desert Celest made herself."
"Herself"
"With a small amount of help."
The young master ate the desert and drank the tea without any complaints. It appeared that the young master approves of Celest's work so far.
While the young master eat his desert I glanced over toward Celest and for the first time I saw her smile. With all the time we spent together I had never seen her smile before. She appeared to be more than pleased with the young master's approval, it honestly appeared that she was happy. Humans are such strange creatures.
After picking up the dishes Celest and I made our way back to the kitchen to prepare for dinner. Once again I glanced over towards Celest and found that her smile had vanished as if it was never there. As we entered the kitchen we finally meet up with the chef. Like usually the chef was over cooking what was left of the meal.
"Sebastian didn't see you come in."
"I'm sure, is that tonight's meal?"
"Well I just over cooked it a little. Who's she?"
"This is Celest the newest member of the household."
"Hey I'm Bardroy the chef."
"I will be showing Celest how to prepare a proper meal."
"What …"
"I'll leave you to clean this up."
"Yes sir."
I showed Celest how to prepare everything perfectly and she was able to reproduce it without a fault. Dinner was splendid everything went exactly as planned.
It was now time for her night lessons, there would only be a few more lessons left. I believe she was fully prepared but a few more lessons couldn't hurt. We began as usual going over the basics and finally I prepared her for tomorrow. If the young master believed she was ready tomorrow would be her first day as part of the Phantomhive household.
We finished our lesson and I made my way toward the door. Like always she stood and saw me off, I reached the door and turned around.
"Good Night Celest."
She nodded her head in acknowledgement I bowed to show the proper etiquette and she followed suite curtsying. I turned the door handle and left the room to prepare for tomorrow's guest. We would surely show him the proper Phantomhive hospitality.