Title: Deal of a Life Time
Pairing(s): SebastianxOC
Rated: M
Disclaimer: Any and all characters belonging to the original Kuroshitsuji series belong to Yana Toboso
A/N: WARNING. WARNING. NEXT CHAPTER CONTAINS SMUT. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. Other than that, please read my little message below and follow the instructions there thank you u w u~
Sebastian sent me a steely glare as I laughed harder than I had in years, even so much as falling onto the ground and holding my stomach, "H-he called you his DOG!" I stammered out, my eyes starting to water, "the first of the death birds, dropped down to the measly pet of a mortal boy! Ooooh, the people who would love to hear thi—!" I started howling before Sebastian clamped a hand over my mouth, his eyes narrowed dangerously. Ciel merely stared, raising a brow in suspicion at me.
"Sebastian. Explain yourself, now," he ordered, keeping his eyes on me, "who is this woman...?" he questioned further, his expression turning into one of irritation.
"This is my mate. We made our own deal so she would be such, to which she willingly obliged," he answered, smirking lightly as he hauled me back onto my feet, my body still shaking with laughter.
"Does she have a name?" the boy asked, still keeping his eyes on me.
"She does, though demons do not give out their name at the drop of a hat," Sebastian explained, wincing slightly as I bit his hand to get it off my face, "you will have to find a name for her as well."
"…Does she have an opinion of her own? She is not immediately bound to my word as you are. I will allow her to voice her opinion freely," the boy huffed. We both blinked at him before I smirked, biting the other demon's hand again and making him let out a hiss as he pulled away, showing his now bleeding palm.
"I like this kid," I purred, grinning wickedly as I licked a drop of blood off my lip, "alright, then I will choose Cassandra, deal?" I asked, holding my hand out to the boy. He merely looked at it before letting out a puff of air.
"Change your clothes. What you're wearing is too risqué," he grumbled, narrowing his eyes on me. I blinked at him before my brow twitched in annoyance. Okay, he could be a brat.
Letting out an annoyed sigh, I snapped my fingers, Sebastian quickly covering the boy's eyes as my clothes melted away and were replaced with a maid's uniform. The dress was black and puckered around the shoulders to flare out into ruffles at the top, keeping my shoulders exposed. A white apron went around my neck and looped back as well as tying around my waist, and black Victorian shoes rested on my feet, heels of course. The dress reached to my knees, and it felt odd, different even, at how loose the skirt felt around my legs, even with the stocking barrier. I crossed my arms and cocked my hip, biting my cheek in a pout.
"Better?" I huffed. The child pushed his servant's hand away from his face, looking me up and down before nodding in agreement, turning on his heel after to start walking. We continued to travel until our little troupe made it to the hospital in question, the boy going up to the front desk and beginning to ask if his aunt was in when a loud crash sounded, catching all of our attentions. On the ground a few feet from us was a man who had fallen out of his wheel chair, a look of disbelief on his face as he reached out for the boy. Apparently they knew each other, since Ciel dashed over to the elder.
"Old man Tanaka!" he called, wrapping his arms around the old man's neck tightly when he reached him.
"Young master…Young master!" the man called back, tears of joy brimming in his eyes as he embraced the boy back, "I am glad…I am so very glad to see you alive…!" I had to hold back from making a snide remark about the oh-so-tearful reunion, crossing my arms over my chest and keeping dead silent. We were brought to Tanaka's room moments later, but I completely ignored the conversation as I looked outside the window, watching the people wander by on the busy streets. I was soon going into a daze as I remembered the taste of all those souls I had devoured during that massacre, and a sharp breath left me when Sebastian shook my shoulder to get my attention. Thankfully he caught my hand before I slashed his eyes out.
"Cassandra, we are leaving for another room to let the man rest," he explained. A shaky sigh left me, and I nodded in understanding, bowing to the old man on the bed as I proceeded to exit the room. We left the hospital and started making our way to a different building, all of us keeping a heavy silence in the carriage. The vehicle stopped in front of a manor, and we were led inside to wait for this boy's aunt, residing in the lounge. A woman with hair as red as my own, though not nearly as long, dashed into the room a few minutes later, a look of disbelief on her own face as she held Ciel's small head in her hands, tears filling her eyes as she took in his appearance. She soon hugged him tightly, muttering similar things as Tanaka had said, tears of joy falling down her own face. The bule-gray haired child kept his face blank, hesitantly hugging her back while Sebastian and I stood back and merely watched by the window. We didn't remain with the doctor long, and Ciel was given a coat to keep him warm, though he wore little more than rags.
"Thank you for even seeing to a carriage for me, Auntie An," Ciel mumbled as we stood outside, the woman resting her hands on the boy's shoulders.
"Are you really going?" she asked, moving her hands to cup his face, "why not stay with me toni—"
"No. I'm going," the young male interrupted, "I want to see it with my own eyes." The woman sighed, making no further argument as she hugged him close again, pulling away soon after and lifting his hand to place something in it.
"Ciel, take this," she sighed, pulling her hand away to reveal a gold ring resting in the boy's palm, "everything else was destroyed in the fire. This is all that was left."
"…Thank you," Ciel mumbled, nodding once before I helped him inside the carriage. He crawled onto my lap when we were settled inside, and I raised a hand to softly stroke his hair. The gesture seemed to comfort him, since he moved his head to rest on my shoulder, going dead silent again. Another heavy silence settled over all of us until the carriage stopped in front of our destination faster than I had thought. I must have spaced out of reality without even realizing.
The carriage rolled away when we were all out, all three of us staring up at what remained of the burnt and charred mansion.
"This…is quite dreadful," I mumbled, frowning a bit at the crumbling structure. Ciel's eyes were wide with shock as he stared, soon turning on his heel and walking in a different direction. I blinked, Sebastian and I glancing at each other briefly before following the young Earl, arriving at a family graveyard. We both peered past the gate to see the child standing in front of two grave stones. He remained completely still for but a moment before collapsing onto his hands and knees and bowing his head.
"Father…Mother…" he mumbled. Sebastian and I glanced at each other before I sighed, waving him off to do what he needed to the building before approaching the child, crouching down next to him. He glanced over at me as he sat back, still on his knees as he stared at the markers.
"I suppose I could relate," I finally said, moving to sit down and hug my knees to my chest, "I lost my mother when I was about your age. Granted that was eons ago…" I chuckled lightly, letting out another sigh after, "I'm always afraid I'll forget what she looked like, and it sort of scares me…" I let out another sigh, resting my chin on my knees. Ciel remained quiet, keeping his eyes on me before he leaned over, resting his head on my shoulder. I blinked, raising my head and looking down at him. A small smile spread across my face as I moved an arm up, wrapping it around his shoulders and holding him close. We remained in silence, I letting the boy mourn, until Sebastian came to get us.
"Young master," he said softly, both of us looking over at him, "the sun will set soon. The night air will be harmful to your health," he explained. Ciel sighed, pulling away from me and pushing himself up off the ground.
"There's a place nearby which is both a pub and an inn, so let's go there for the night—"
"No," Sebastian interrupted, holding a finger in front of his lips as he grinned at us, "there is no need for that." We both stared at the demon butler in confusion, glancing at each other and following after him. We soon stood in front of the now completely repaired mansion, Ciel's eyes going wide once more in shock.
"This can't be…" he mumbled.
"I swore to you, did I not?" the black clad butler purred, "I will not lie to you," he concluded, beginning to make his up the stairs.
"H-how is this even..?" Ciel stammered, following after him, and I followed up after them. I had to admit, I was pretty impressed with how short a time it took.
"I am a butler to an Earl. It goes without saying that I can manage something of this level," Sebastian answered simply, bowing his head as he reached the door, "and an Earl must live in a grand castle. Come," he paused, pushing the doors open, "this is your castle from this day forth." Ciel stared in awe, standing completely still before taking a single step forward, though that could also be accounted for my pushing him to do such, my own grin plastered onto my face.
"Welcome home, young master~"
Two Years Later
I sighed, leaning against the wall after finishing cleaning one of the rooms in record time. I closed my eyes for a brief moment and thought back to everything that had happened over the past two years. Everything had seemed to pass by so quickly; Ciel had gone under training to be a proper Earl, even though he was so young, and Sebastian and I trained as well to fit the image as the butler and maid of someone with such a high standing in society. We had even gained three new helpers, who usually weren't of much help at all, and I spent more than half of my time cleaning up after their messes. Letting out another weary sigh at the memory of the first days of utter chaos, I soon opened my eyes again to find Sebastian standing in front of me, a smirk on his face. I flinched back, cursing at myself for not being more careful, and for forgetting that I really couldn't move anywhere since I only shrank further against the wall. His hands shot up and slammed against the wall on either side of my head and caging me further, his shoulders hunching as he moved his face close to my own.
"I wonder what's taking you so long, Cassandra," he purred, his face dropping lower so he could brush his lips over my neck and make me shiver.
"W-what on earth are you talking about?" I bit out, keeping my gaze away from his. He simply took my chin and made me look at him.
"I think you know exactly what I'm talking about," he growled, moving his face close again and nipping my bottom lip. My face flushed, and I squeezed my eyes shut, swallowing thickly to hold back a moan.
"You agreed to be my mate if I took you here. I've done my end of the bargain, now it's your turn," he continued, his hand pushing up the hem of my dress till it was at my hip. He ran his other hand down my spine, making me shiver and arch towards him. He smirked more at me, ducking down to plant kisses over my neck and pressing his thumb into my hip. I bit my lip till it bled, my knees beginning to shake. I mustered up the strength I needed to push him back, skirting away from him after and fixing my clothes. He scowled at me, reaching for me, and I sent him a cold glare of my own. He drew his hand back, his face falling slightly, and I let out an annoyed sigh, lashing out my hand and grabbing his wrist to yank him towards me and kiss him roughly. His eyes were wide when I pulled back, his jaw going slack in shock. I grinned, raising my other hand and tapping his nose.
"Not in broad daylight with other people in the house. Besides, knowing you, we would just end up destroying the room, even though I just cleaned it," I snickered, turning to leave the room. He wrapped an arm around my waist and grabbed my wrist, pulling me back for another kiss and growling his answer against my lips;
"You have no idea." I grinned, nipping his lip before pulling away, but his hand still kept itself wrapped around my wrist. I turned back to him, trying to free my hand with a pout, and he smirked.
"I'll meet you in the woods tonight then," he purred, that devilish smirk playing about his lips, "if we happen to break anything, there will be a thunder storm to cover it up," he chuckled, kissing the palm of my hand before letting me go, smirking as I left the room. I walked down the hall when I heard the bell to Ciel's office ring. Checking the watch I had, I groaned when I saw it was time for his tea. I rushed down to the kitchen and grabbed a tray, placing it on the cart and waiting for the water to boil. Sebastian wasn't the only one who trained, but luckily I had learned faster than him, mainly from watching his mistakes. When the water was the perfect temperature, I placed the pot and a tea cup and saucer onto the tray, as well as a slice of blueberry tarte, bringing the tea to Ciel's office. I knocked on the door three times, waiting for permission to enter from my little Lord.
"Come in," Ciel called monotonously. I opened the door and walked into the room, letting out a small breath of triumph when I saw I had beaten Sebastian to the punch today. Ciel glanced up from his paperwork at me, sitting up a tad when I brought over his tea.
"Today's tea is a fine blend of citrus fruits and strawberries with a small dash of blueberry. It deemed appropriate for the season, yes?" I said as I poured him a cup. He took it from me when I handed it to him, sniffing the brew before taking a small sip. I saw his muscles relax when he swallowed, and he looked up at me after.
"It tastes delectable. Thank you Cassandra," he said quietly, looking back to his paperwork afterwards. I bowed my head in response.
"Is there anything else you would require, young master?" I asked. He glanced up again before setting down the papers in clear annoyance.
"Nothing more. You may go," he said, taking another sip of tea. I bowed again, leaving the room with the cart after. I couldn't help but think back to what Sebastian had said as I closed the door, and my face warmed when I thought of what we would actually do. I sighed, pulling my hair back and tying it with a ribbon before moving on down the hall, smirking when I saw Sebastian pass by. I knew he would smell the tea on me, and from the look on his face, he clearly did. I bit my lip to keep from laughing as he sighed and moved in a different direction from Ciel's office. Just as I was moving down the hall back to the kitchen, a large explosion sounded from my destination. I groaned, dreading what I knew I would find as I made my way down there. Sebastian was already there, shaking is head slowly, and I slapped my forehead when I saw the kitchen black from soot from the bomb creation Bard had just made. He grinned cheekily at the both of us, giving a thumb's up.
"Dinner is prepared!" he barked out, still grinning. I couldn't help but slap my forehead again. The bell to Ciel's office rang again, and I turned to go there when I saw Sebastian was already gone. I pouted, turning back to the mess in front of me.
"All right, you mangy git, get up off the floor and help start cleaning the place up," I barked. Bard jumped then went to set off to work, grabbing a bucket and brush and filling it with water. I grabbed one as well and told him to do half while I took care of the other, my half of course finishing long before his was done. A scream sounded from another area of the manor, followed by the sound of something breaking, and I let out an annoyed tick through my teeth, going on to investigate what had happened. Meyrin was on the ground, broken china littering the floor around her. I growled, grabbing a broom and handing it to her after she got up.
"Clean this up! Spit spot, hurry it up now!" I ordered, clapping my hands for emphasis. She jumped, nodded, then started sweeping up the mess. I ran out to see if anything was wrong with the garden, knowing when one thing went wrong, everything did, and I could see Finny spraying weed killer on the plants. The top of the container was shaking, so I ran over and slapped my hand down on it, fixing the problem of the shaking but making Finny jump.
"Blimey, Cassie, you scared the livin' daylights outta me!" he blurted out, shutting off the machine. I sighed. It was too hard to be mad at the boy, no matter how much destruction he caused.
"Just be more careful. The top of the container was shaking, so I would try and refrain from using it," I warned. He nodded eagerly, saluting to me before getting back to work. My ear twitched when I heard the washer finish, and I walked back inside to grab the garments and hang them out to dry. I checked my watch when I was done with that, walking back inside to go help Sebastian prepare dinner.
"Tonight's dish is chicken Marengo, and for dessert a peach melba," Sebastian said, not even looking up as I walked into the room. I nodded, tying the apron tighter around my waist and setting to work on preparing the dessert portion of the meal. We finished right on schedule, and Sebastian brought out the meal for Ciel while I kept busy trying to keep the dessert cool. He came back into the kitchen fifteen minutes later and took the treat, brushing past me, most likely on purpose, as he exited the room. I pouted at him, leaning back against the counter for a moment before going outside to check on the garments I had hung. They were completely dry, so I took them down and brought them inside after folding them. Sebastian had already cleaned up the kitchen, and Meyrin, Bard, and Finny were all sitting in stools, eating their own meal.
"Ah, Cassie! Come eat with us!" Finny called, waving me over. I smiled, but shook my head slowly.
"Unfortunately, I must decline. Still have much more work to do," I lied, shrugging my shoulders as a way of apology. Bard scoffed at me.
"You work too damn much," he said, slapping his hand against the counter. I chuckled at his childish reaction to my statement.
"You should take a break at least once in awhile, love," Meyrin said, patting the stool next to her. Tanaka remained as small as usual, sipping his tea and huffing out a small laugh. I giggled, bowing my head again in apology.
"Forgive me, but I must disagree. You see, I am merely one hell of a maid," I answered before leaving the room. Sebastian was busy giving Ciel a bath, so I cleaned up the child's room, picking up anything out of place and choosing what he would wear the next day. The bathroom door clicked open, and I quickly left the room, giving Ciel some privacy before making my way to my own private (meaning my shared room with Sebastian) quarters. I had only just taken the apron off when someone's arms snaked their way around my waist. I let out a low hiss when Sebastian nipped my ear.
"I could have taken that off for you, you know," he purred. I could hear the smirk in his voice, clear as day. I took a glance outside to see large black clouds rolling in the distance and steadily growing closer.
"Are you sure it's just a thunderstorm?" I asked hesitantly, earning a chuckle.
"What will it matter? We'll be busy with….other things," he purred again in response, nuzzling my neck affectionately. I rolled my eyes at him, pulling back with a yawn.
"You know, I'm feeling rather tired. Another time perhaps—" I was interrupted when Sebastian pulled me back again to him, crushing my body against his as he kissed me deeply. My eyes went wide, and my face flushed a dark red when he pulled away, smirking.
"You're not getting away that easily," he grinned, pointing down to my hands. I looked down to see them cuffed. My face paled, and the color went right back when he picked me up and put me over his shoulder. My mouth opened and closed as incoherent words left my mouth, but they stopped dead in my throat when we entered the woods.
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