'Thoughts'
Ciel stared at the letter in his hand from the queen. When he first read the letter he had to read it twice more before understanding what the queen had requested of him. She wanted him to meet an acquaintance of her's known as the Queen's Fairy. A person that was claimed to be a monster with their abilities that were never spoken of by the ones who had seen them for fear of being a target. 'What could the queen want from this meeting?' Ciel thought curiously as his butler, Sebastian, came in with another letter.
Ciel looked at the seal and immediately tore it open to read the letter's contents. The seal had been of a heart made of stars with a capital H in the center. A seal that was rarely seen but well known throughout the world as the Heartfilia family seal. The words Earl Phantomhive, would be glad to finally meet you, cafe in London, Saturday-it was Tuesday-for lunch, I hope you can come, and sincerely Lucy Heartfilia were what stood out from the letter.
"Lady Lucy Heartfilia wishes to meet me. She's wondering if Saturday afternoon at a cafe in London is alright. I don't have anything planned, do I?" Ciel explained to Sebastian and gave him a curious and almost excited look. "Hmm." Sebastian rubbed his chin slightly in thought. "You don't have anything else planned for Saturday, so why not? Besides, I'm also rather curious as to the reason behind the meeting. Her majesty sends you a letter about meeting an acquaintance, then you receive a letter from Lady Heartfilia." He listed off as Ciel stared at the letters in question.
"That is rather strange." He commented quietly. "However, it would be rude to refuse such an invitation. Especially if it is from the Heartfilia family. To be honest I know very little about them, other than the fact that they produce such interesting children's stories. No one has ever met Lady Heartfilia either, and those who have refuse to speak her name." Sebastian added thoughtfully, curiosity overcoming both him and his young master. Making up his mind, Ciel proceeded to get as much of his work done as possible in order to meet the elusive Heartfilia woman on Saturday, Sebastian laughing quietly at the sudden motivation to work harder, and left to finish his own duties.
When Sebastian entered the kitchen, he found Bard, Finny, Mey-Rin, and Tenaka already there and-thankfully-not causing any trouble. "Alright everyone, the young master will be going to an important this Saturday. I expect you to get as much done before then so that no troubles happens. This meeting is incredibly important because he will be meeting a new acquaintance." 'It must be incredibly important if Mr./Sebastian said it twice.' Everyone thought as they curiously thought about who the young master was meeting. "Now then, let's prepare for tonight's dinner, shall we?" Sebastian stated as he set off to work.
~Saturday~
Sebastian and Ciel made their way to London to meet Lady Heartfilia at a cafe they had agreed on. On the way the two discussed another letter from the queen the day before about mysterious disappearances of students from a famous school. "What I don't understand is how they could have disappeared. Were they taken on their way to class?" Ciel asked as he looked over the reports Sebastian had handed him. "It appears so. The students who were taken also attended a party held by Viscount Druit, though that would only be the female students of course. The male students were taken on their way home."
Sebastian explained as they neared the cafe. Handing it back, Ciel viably shuddered at the mere mention of the man's name. "I hope I never have to see that man again!" Ciel growled through clenched teeth as the carriage stopped and the two exited. Looking around, Ciel and Sebastian saw a girl of about seventeen with long golden blonde hair and chocolate brown eyes and boy around the same age with orange hair that spiked many angles and resembled a lion's mane with eyes hidden behind blue tinted sunglasses.
The girl had a light pink ribbon in her hair and was wearing a white dress shirt with a thin light pink ribbon around her collar, black leggings, a dark pink knee length skirt, black mid-calf boots, and had a gold ring with an intricate design and a pink sapphire heart on her right index finger and a gold seal like ring on her left index finger of a heart with a capital H. She also wore white gloves and had a dark pink coat on the back of her chair.
The boy was dressed similarly to Sebastian but appeared to have his own style, wearing a crisp black suit with his coat unbuttoned, a white dress shirt, red tie, black pants with a dark brown belt with a silver buckle, his sunglasses, three piercings in his right ear, black dress shoes. He also wore three rings-two on his left ing and index fingers and one on his right index finger. Walking towards an empty table, Ciel and Sebastian stopped when they overheard the two peoples conversation.
"Who do you think the Earl Phantomhive is, Lucy?" The boy asked as he looked at the girl admiringly. "Hmm. I'm not sure Loke. From what I've heard he must be really nice. Why else would someone run a toy company?" The girl known as Lucy asked with a gentle smile. "He must be a kid with a big imagination in order to come up with such entertaining ideas." Loke added thoughtfully as he looked up and set a cheerful smile to Ciel and Sebastian, who promptly turned around and walked back to their table. "Pardon the interruption, but would you happen to be Lady Lucy Heartfilia?" Sebastian asked politely.
"Yes, I am. Would you happen to be Earl Phantomhive?" Lucy replied as she directed her question to Ciel, who seemed surprised by her question and kindness, not seeing any malice or hidden goal in her eyes. Just kindness, warmth, and light. "Yes. I am Ciel Phantomhive. It's nice to finally meet you in person, Lady Heartfilia." Ciel nodded in acknowledgment. "Please, call me Lucy. I'm not exactly one for formalities when it comes to friends." Lucy nodded in reply and motioned to the seats across from her and Loke.
Sebastian and Loke then disappeared into the cafe while the two nobles carried on their conversation waiting for them. "Very well, Lucy. Then you may call me Ciel." Ciel replied politely. "Is it true that you are known as the Queen's Fairy?" He asked curiously, putting his theory to the test as Lucy laughed quietly in amusement. "Word must travel fast, though I suppose you do have some questions after hearing that certain people refuse to say my name at all. Are you really the Queen's Guard dog?" Lucy asked in return as she discreetly looked to the side and noticed a certain group of four men run into a nearby alley. Ciel nodded in affirmation and started asking his questions, each one being answered and explained in a quiet voice so no one else could hear. When they finished Sebastian and Loke returned with food and drinks, slightly glaring at each other before a cheerful yet tense smile appeared on their faces and they sat down.
~In the Cafe~
Loke and Sebastian walked inside the semi-loud cafe and ordered their cakes and drinks before stepping to one side to talk. "Alright, who and what are you really, and what is your relationship with Lady Heartfilia?" Sebastian demanded quietly as Loke's cheerful smile vanished, only to be replaced with suspicion and wariness. "My name is Loke. I'm the personal attendant of Lucy Heartfilia. She saved my life many years ago, and for that, I have sworn to protect her. If you hurt her, you will be destroyed. Now, just what are you, Sebastian Michaelis." Loke answered quietly and sent a glare in the butler's direction as he sensed a dark and nearly suffocatingly evil presence from the butler.
Sebastian frowned and as he took that Loke seemed to know his name and wondered if he and Lucy had already been aware of their arrival a few minutes ago. "I am the butler of Earl Ciel Phantomhive. I can do many things others normally cannot, and am simply one hell of a butler. However, you didn't answer my question, Loke. What are you?" Sebastian replied with a dark glare of his own as he sensed an incredible amount of light and a kind of ethereal presence from the young attendant. 'He is absolutely not a demon. So he must be either a grim reaper or an angel, possibly something I have not encountered before.' Sebastian thought as Loke opened his mouth to reply with wide smirk.
"I am simply one stellar attendant. I say attendant because Lucy would probably kill me if I said something along the lines of being a simple servant. One of the many reasons why I love her." Loke declared casually, knowing that the Phantomhive butler would take him seriously, as he wouldn't know him enough to think it was a joke or serious declaration to the young lady. Sebastian stared in shock before schooling his features and making his way outside to the waiting nobles who chatted quietly, a group of men seeming to run away at the sight of Lucy who laughed slightly.
Loke followed the man out and quickly made his way to Lucy who beamed as he sat down with them once again and passed her a cake. As they ate, the four talked about business and games they liked to play. When they finished and parted ways, Loke and Sebastian reported what they had found out to their masters respectively.