A/N:

"Blah blah blah"= speaking

'Blah blah blah'= thinking

Blah = emphasis on word(s)

~*~ = end of scene

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"And you are…" Sebastian asked the person he just let in as he walked back towards Ciel, who was drinking tea at his desk.

"Emilie, Emilie Wright," the young woman said with a large smile. She bowed her head and curtsied. Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "It is a pleasure to finally see you again, Master Phantomhive."

Ciel nodded his head as he took another sip of his tea. His eyes moved to a pair of red ones staring at him expectantly.

The child sighed and explained, "While I was meeting with Sir Alaric the other day at the Edwards estate, I met Emilie. She was our server. Recently, the head of the family, Jonathan Edwards, who was Alaric's uncle, passed away in an accident. Mrs. Edwards decided to sell the estate so she could move in some place smaller and less difficult to manage. With her husband dead, she has become much more careful with her money. With that, Mrs. Edwards had to let go of much of her staff, including Emilie here."

He waved his hand towards Emilie and added, "So I hired her. Sir Alaric highly praised her and told me she was the best servant there."

Emilie blushed and said in a soft voice, "I wouldn't say the best…"

"Nonsense," Ciel stated. He took another sip of tea. "I saw how hard you worked that day. You did practically everyone else's job while still serving us quite adequately. I haven't seen anyone work that efficiently other than my butler, Sebastian."

"Oh, why thank you, Master Phantomhive," she exclaimed, the large smile on her face growing bigger.

Her eyes were closed and her head was tilted slightly to the side. The grin on her face shined. It almost seemed as if the sun's light itself was radiating from her body, she was so happy.

Sebastian closed his eyes and smirked. "Well, you seem awfully cheerful for just having your master die and being let go from the staff. Please, do not take offense miss--"

"Oh, please! None taken at all," Emilie cried, waving her hand up and down. She opened her eyes, revealing large green orbs. A small, sad smile appeared on her lips.

"It's not that I am happy Master Edwards has passed away. Actually, it is quite saddening. He was a kind man. Never once did he beat or lay a finger on me or any of the other servants. My old master was understanding and even gave us days off if we asked without any questions. Nice payments, nice treatment, nice..." Emilie paused. The smile disappeared and the glimmer in her eyes dimmed. Although it was for only a split second, Sebastian knew she had difficulty letting out her next word. "… e-everything."

Emilie was silent for a moment. Her eyes were glazed over. She seemed to be reminiscing about something-- her bottom lip trembled— something she did not want to remember.

Ciel placed his cup of tea on the small plate. At the sound of the small clink, the fog in Emilie's eyes vanished and she bit her shaking lip. She blinked slowly and, when her eyes opened again, a large smile was planted on her face.

"B-but I am happy now," she exclaimed. "I may have lost a good master, but I have gained a new one." Emilie laughed softly. "I consider myself lucky that Master Phantomhive was kind enough to hire a new servant, me for that matter! How could I not be pleased about that?"

Sebastian's eyes narrowed. 'What a strange girl,' he thought. 'Very strange.'

"Sebastian," Ciel called.

His red eyes turned to the young master. "Yes?"

"Show Emilie around the house," Ciel ordered. "I want her to be familiar with the Phantomhive manor grounds as soon as possible so she can start working by tomorrow without getting lost. Put off all of your other work until this is done, understood?"

Sebastian's lips curved into that trademark smirk of his and said, "Yes, my lord."

He sharply turned and walked towards Emilie, who was staring at him with big eyes. When Sebastian reached her side, he whispered, "Let us go, Miss Wright."

A light blush colored her cheeks as she followed Sebastian out the door. Once they were outside of the room, Emilie exclaimed, "Oh please, sir! I do not want to waste your time. I know the job of a butler is very tedious. You have a lot to do without having to lug me around. Sir, I can make my way through the house and find everything on my own without bothering you. Making your job more difficult is the last thing I want to do!"

Sebastian's eyes widened slightly at her words. She was kind and considerate of her coworkers. She was willing to get lost in this great manor just so she would not have to trouble him. He closed his eyes and smiled.

"Please, Miss Wright," he replied calmly, "It is my pleasure to show you the manor. Anyway, if you got lost and had to ask me where certain things are all of the time, wouldn't that waste more of my time added up than showing you around once?"

The blush on Emilie cheeks turned into a more fevered red color and her eyes dropped down to the floor. "I-I suppose you're right, s-sir."

Sebastian turned his back to her and added, "Oh, and please call me Sebastian, Miss Wright. There is no need for formalities." He began to walk forward.

"Then call me Emilie," she said with a smile. Sebastian stopped and turned his head to face her. "One coworker acting familiar with another who doesn't is just plain silly, is it not, Sebastian?"

Sebastian smiled and nodded his head in agreement. "I suppose you're right, Emilie," he said with a soft chuckle. "Let us go then now that we have that established."

Emilie shifted her head to the side and beamed. She exclaimed while following after him, "All right!"

~*~


A/N:

So instead of studying for finals this weekend and being a good little student, I started writing this instead. I just began to watch Kuroshitsuji (a.k.a. Black Butler) and I simply adore it. I am towards the end of the anime and love it so much that I am going to download the show and buy the manga next time I am at the bookstore. I started watching it only a few days ago (again… why aren't I studying for finals .) and have already come up with a fan-fiction idea. I usually come up with one or two ideas for each anime I watch and may write a few random scenes, but I never actually write a first chapter and post it online.

I really want to continue to write this and develop a good story. The only way for me to not stray from it and drop the idea is to have pressure from other people to continue it. That is why I need you to please review this and to tell me to continue it (that is, if you even like it). My wish is to become an author someday and the only way I can grow and improve as a writer is if people tell me how I can improve my story and writing style. Pointing out the flaws I make and what I am good and bad at doing is the only way I can get better. So please, please review! No flaming accepted though. I will only accept constructive criticism.

I desperately need to study for finals so I will not be able to write any more until after Tuesday, which is my last testing day. After that, I will try my absolute hardest to write more of this fan-fiction. I am going to get surgery soon, so if I am not too out of it then I will try to write a lot while I am stuck on the couch for at least three days (*sniffles*). If I made any spelling mistakes or if something was unclear or did not make any sense, I profusely apologize. I have not sent this to my friend who normally critiques my work since I wanted to post it up as swiftly as possible. From now on, I will be sending this to her so she can look it over and okay it for me.

Oh, and I know the title sucks. I am absolutely horrible at naming things. If anyone has any better suggestions, please tell me. I will change it eventually, but for now please bear the crappiness.

Well, until next time…

~ Slykittymeowmeow

P.S. Is it just me, or is Sebastian super sexy?!? Whenever I see him, I really wish I could be the one who has the contract with him instead of Ciel. If he told me he had to do anything I said, I would exclaim with a devilish grin, "Anything, you say?" Sorry! Just had to let that one out lol! xD

Disclaimer:

All characters other than Miss Emilie Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, Sir Alaric, and anybody else I made up belong to Yana Toboso. I used the Kuroshitsuji storyline and characters for entertainment purposes only. I am not making any sort of profit from this (other than improving my writing, of course ;D).