Entry Two
A new day dawning at the manor, Sebastian just finished with breakfast. He glanced at himself in the mirror, with a smile he strolled off. Soon enough, he had breakfast all set with the sun shining. He checked his watch and blinked then walked to the master's room to wake him.
Sebastian gently knocked at the master's door. A small voice replied to the demon butler so the butler let himself inside. Ciel was sitting on his bed with a small notebook and pen in hand. He didn't look up from his writing when Sebastian started making tea.
"Young master?" Sebastian addressed.
"Yes?" No eye contact was made.
"Would you like to get dressed and have your tea?" the butler asked. He poured some into a cup for Ciel.
Ciel nodded and kept writing.
"What are you writing if I may ask?" Sebastian finally asked. Ciel looked up with raised eyebrows and a dashing smile.
"Oh nothing of your concern, Sebastian," the master said.
Sebastian nodded, understanding. "Here's your tea sir." He handed his master the cup as Ciel placed the book and pen down. The demon saw perfect penmanship on the pages in the notebook. Both master and butler took one second of eye contact then looked away. "Master?"
One sip. "Yes Sebastian?" Two sips.
Sebastian started to think how to approach the next sentence. He went for it anyway. "For your birthday next week," he started off.
"No birthday. Ever. You know that perfectly well," Ciel snapped.
Sebastian bowed his head. "I know perfect well but sir-"
Ciel butted, "No buts Sebastian. None."
Sebastian's red eyes glistened from underneath his black hair. He nodded then looked up. "Of course Master."
"Get me dressed," Ciel ordered. The butler nodded, took the cup, then undressed his master. Ciel's eyes were calm as Sebastian followed orders. "Why are you feeling my skin so much this morning?"
A gentle smirk appeared across Sebastian's face. "No reason." He noticed his young master's skin getting slight shivers with bumps on his arms.
"What are you hiding?" the master demanded when his pants went on. He was then finished getting dressed. Sebastian stood and started walking out. "Don't you dare walk out!" the butler stopped.
"Sorry Master," was all that was said.
"Does it matter?" Ciel's voice had deepened over the years with maturing along the way. Sebastian got shivers as well.
"I would assume so. Especially from my master." Sebastian once again gave off a smirk with dazzling eyes.
"Sebastian, what did you do?"
The butler turned. "Are you suspecting me of a crime?" shock hinted in his voice.
Ciel shrugged. "Depends. What did you do?"
"Nothing my master," Sebastian replied, bowed his respects, and then left the room. He cleaned out the cup Ciel was drinking from and went back to the master with his breakfast in bed. Sebastian noticed Ciel was gone with the notebook on his bed, opened. Young master, how you do tempt me. He smirked and set aside the tray with food and went to the notebook. His eyes searching around a corner and saw no one. "Where is he?" he asked himself. Sebastian sat on Ciel's bed and grinned.
"Sebastian!" was called from the dining hall when the notebook was picked up. Sebastian sighed and put it into a drawer with the pen. He took the tray and hurried off to the dining hall. Then he set the tray in front of his master with pleasure, bowing his head in respects to Ciel. Ciel gave a slight nod of thanks. "Did you touch it?"
Sebastian titled his head. "Touch what?"
The master took one bite of his breakfast and finished eating that bite before speaking. "The notebook on my bed."
"No, of course not. I just put it into the drawer of your nightstand."
"The pen?"
"With the notebook."
Ciel's eyes moved to the corner of his eyes and watched the butler with suspension, not amused. "Did you read anything?"
"No sir."
"Good." He kept eating the meal that Sebastian had prepared for him then finished. Sebastian took the dishes to the kitchen and cleaned them as Ciel was getting ready for lessons all day. Sebastian sighed.
He was talking to himself as he cleaned. "Wonder what he dreamt about. He rarely tells me anymore. He used to tell me every nightmare and now he's grown, he doesn't seem to want to. Have I been a loss of interest?" Sebastian shrugged and dried the dishes off and rolled his sleeves back down, his gloves back on, and put his jacket back on. He walked to the master's work room where he was doing some work for lessons. Sebastian put on his glasses when he entered the room on time.
"Hello Sebastian," Ciel greeted as he worked.
"May I help you with anything or should I do my afternoon chores?" Sebastian asked.
Ciel looked up. "Go do some chores. I'll be fine, it's only math right now." Sebastian nodded and excused himself from the room. He grinned when he exited.
Sebastian whispered, "I'll go see what I really can do for my young master…" He smiled softly and kept walking…
