The Deathperation of one Hell of a Butler
Chapter 3: Lost Dog
Sebastian, Grell, and the Undertaker arrived at the hotel at 4:00 PM that day to check in. Sebastian was carrying the Undertaker's bag that held his several rings, as well as their box weapons. As they started to head over to their room, however, a silver-haired man quickly headed over to them, and gave Sebastian a cute smile. "May I carry your bag for you, sir?" he asked. Sebastian returned the smile.
"I'm all right, thank you."
It was faint, but a trace of disappointment crossed the other's face, and he nodded, before stepping back again. "Hey, Sebas-chan," murmured Grell into the former demon's ear. "I think I recognize that guy a bit."
"It's said that those who die in our realm are reincarnated here," Undertaker said. "Those who die here move on to the next realm. It's an unusual cycle that we go through. Ehehehe..."
"Who says so?" Sebastian asked.
"Hehee... actually... that's just a hunch," the Undertaker laughed.
"So how did you get to our realm if you were born here?" Grell asked.
"Ehehehe... I've always been more suited to being a death reaper," the silverette sighed, just a hint of sadness in his tone.
"We're at our room," Sebastian sighed, putting in the room key and stepping inside. "Two beds. Grell, Undertaker, you take one, I'll take the other."
"My, Sebas-chan, just what do you take me for?" Grell squealed. "To sleep with one man one night and another the next... that just isn't me! I'm not that kind of woman!"
There was a pause, and the Undertaker chuckled happily. "Well, I wouldn't mind my own bed, nor would I mind sharing. You two figure things out and let me know, okay?"
The three moved into the room, and Grell looked up at Sebastian with big, emerald eyes. "Please, Sebby? Let me feel the warmth of your human body again. Let me get close to you, enough to feel your breath. Let us share a bed, and remember this for-"
SLAP!
"... That's what Ciel would do to me whenever I stepped out of line," Sebastian said, an evil smirk playing on his lips as he observed the former reaper's pout. Grell turned around, reaching up, and rubbing his sore cheek, before walking over to the Undertaker and sitting down on the bed beside him. Sebastian gave a decisive nod, and walked over to his own bed, placing the bag in his lap. He took out the box weapon he'd received, and he let out the cat inside of it. "Would you like to spend the night in my arms, little kitten?" he cooed. The cat immediately began to rub up against the former demon, who chuckled in reply.
"Cruel...," Grell muttered, flopping down on the bed. "That's what he is. A wonderful, beautiful, cruel little demon."
"Heehee, absolutely heartless," the Undertaker cooed, placing a hand on the former reaper's stomach and rubbing in a soothing manner.
Sebastian lied down on the bed beside his cat, and began to stroke through it's fur, thinking to himself. 'What should I name this little one?' he wondered. 'To be completely honest... I want to name him... Ciel.'
"But for now, I'll call you Luna," he sighed. "Agreed?"
"Nya~."
Grell sighed, closing his eyes as he felt the Undertaker's overly long, black nails through his shirt. The sensation was pleasing, if a little much to withstand. It kind of tickled, after all. But at least it distracted him from the sting in his cheek. The painful reminder of what Sebastian just did. Now, Grell wasn't easily put down. Mind, the former reaper had been punched and kicked repeatedly by Sebastian. The slap shouldn't have meant much. But somehow, this small gesture, after the ravenette's leniency towards him... stung more than any of the blows the red-haired male had been dealt by Sebastian before.
It didn't seem like much. After all, Grell got hot over almost every guy he saw. It shouldn't have been hard to move on from Sebastian. And yet... "I'm so tired," the red-haired male sighed as he rolled on to his side. "I'm going to go ahead and sleep for a bit."
"Sleep well, ehehehehe...," the Undertaker breathed against his ear in reply.
Two hours later, in the lounge...
"All right, Pluto, you can go home now."
"Thanks, boss~," said the silver-haired male, picking up his coat and leaving the hotel. "Another good day~," he hummed when he was out, before his expression fell slightly. "But what was with that guy from earlier? Why's he so familiar? I've never met him before..."
"Pluto!" came another voice. The silverette smiled when he saw his close friend, Joshima Ken.
"Hey, Ken," he said. "What's up?"
"You wouldn't believe it! Fran's dopey plan worked! Mukuro's out of Vindice!" Ken announced. Pluto gave a little, excited bounce.
"Really? Let's go right away!"
Ken grinned, and the two began to run off in the direction of Kokuyo land.
Both of them running on all four limbs and panting in a dog-like manner.
Morning...
Grell sighed, then shuddered at the coldness of the air, trying to move himself deeper into the blankets, as well as the embrace of the person behind him. 'Embrace?' he mentally repeated. It was then that he felt a sigh of hot air against his ear, and he flushed red. 'Sebastian? No... that couldn't possibly... this is...' He looked down at the arms that circled around his body, and blushed as he saw the long fingernails. 'This... is the Undertaker.'
As he thought that, he heard the sound of running water, and he paused, his body tensing. 'But if this is the Undertaker... the only one who could possibly be showering is...' Giving a dark blush, Grell wriggled himself out from the silverette's embrace, and he moved over to the bathroom, then tested the doorknob. 'Oh, god, he didn't lock it...,' the red-haired male thought, turning the knob and pushing the door open. Then, to his suprise, he found Sebastian towel-drying his box weapon, fully dressed in the usual suit.
"Ah, Grell, the shower is warmed up for you and Undertaker," Sebastian said, glancing at the red-haired male with a false smile.
"But... but...," Grell stuttered.
"Hm? Oh, don't worry, I've already showered," Sebastian said. "I was just giving Luna here a little washing. For a cat, he's pretty good with water." Grell sighed.
"I see. Well, okay... I don't really need to show-wah!" the former reaper yelped in suprise as he was grabbed by the wrist and pulled right back down.
"Oh? You've got the Japanese accent going well," Sebastian chuckled. "Now listen, you're human now, and humans have to bathe. It's a fact of life. Now, then..." Sebastian slowly slid the former reaper's red jacket down his shoulders, smirking as he saw the reaper blush.
"Se... Sebas-chan?"
"There now, I've gotten things started for you," Sebastian said, standing and taking the red coat out of the bathroom. "You can have this back when you're done." Luna slipped out of the room after his master, and Grell stared in shock as Sebastian closed the door. The red-haired male's jaw dropped in suprise.
"But...," he said one last time.
The Undertaker sighed, sitting up. "Sebastian?" he murmured as he saw the former demon head over. "Where's Grell?"
"Showering," Sebastian answered simply. He walked over to his bed, and from the time that Undertaker looked from the bathroom door back to Sebastian, the other's bed had been made.
"Sebastian," Undertaker began, grinning. "Do you miss serving Earl Phantomhive?"
"Hardly," the ravenette replied, before glancing back as the Undertaker stood. "Shall I make your bed for you, too?" The silverette smiled, and Sebastian swiftly made the bed. He then noticed that Undertaker was headed for the bathroom, and he paused. "You know Grell is in there, right?"
"Ehehehehe...," the silverette laughed eerily. "I've already read his Cinematic Record start to now. I don't think he has anything to hide from me." With that, Undertaker entered the bathroom, and Sebastian grinned when he heard Grell's shriek of suprise.
"Is that how it is?" he chuckled, before putting on his shoes. "I'm going to head out for a bit," he called towards the bathroom. Recieving no reply, Sebastian grinned, and started out of the room, eventually leaving the hotel. He walked along the streets randomly, simply needing fresh air, and he coon came out upon a place called Kokuyo land. "Hmm...," he hummed, pushing the gates open. He walked inside, and silently observed, soon hearing voices.
"Throw it again, Kaki-pii! Quickly!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
"All right, you dumb dog people," came a bored voice, and Sebastian observed as a ball came hurdling out of no where. He easily caught it, and watched as a blonde man came racing through, as well as the silverette that had asked to help him with his bag earlier. The silverette froze, blushing, while the blonde growled deep in his throat.
"Give it back," the blonde snarled. "Throw it now! Right, Pluto?"
Sebastian's blood-red eyes widened, but he slowly smirked, tossing the ball away. The blonde raced away, but just as Pluto started after it, Sebastian grabbed the collar of Pluto's shirt, and lifted him up to his feet. "Pluto, huh?" he snickered.
"Please let me go...," the other mumbled, his cheeks darkening.
"Do you know me, Pluto?" Sebastian hissed, before leaning in, and murmuring, "You used to cling to me and beg for me to rub your stomach."
"I... I don't know what you're talking about...," the former Hellhound whimpered.
"And this is why I hate dogs," the ravenette muttered. Pluto whimpered.
"Please... I... I don't know...," he murmured. "Please..."
"Kufufufufufu...," came an eerie chuckle from behind the former demon. Sebastian turned around, to see a man with indigo hair in the shape of a pineapple. "What could you possibly want with Ken's friend?" he asked, before pausing. "You know each other?"
"H-huh?" Pluto murmured. "Master... what are you talking about?"
"Fufufu... You told me last night, didn't you?" the other chuckled. "You saw a man at the hotel who you felt that you knew. A man from another world. A man from another life. And his name was... fufufu... Sebastian?"
Sebastian frowned, now seeing the glint of an indigo ring on the other's finger.
And with that, he knew that this was going to be difficult.
Then again... it was only natural a butler of the Phantomhive household could take care of this, right?
-End Chapter
Lot of Grell's relationships in this chapter. Hehee~ Pluto~ I love his character. And, uh... not just for his fanservice-like transformations from human to dog and whatever in between. XD
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