The action will take place during the "Mouse Game" that Ciel "plays."
Two months passed and Alejandra's training continued.
At first, Sebastian thought it would have been very difficult to teach Alejandra the proper way to become a butler. But he thought wrong. She was the very opposite: she was a quick learner and nearly got everything on the first try.
The members of the Phantomhive household were very impressed with the young lady. Bard thought she was beautiful and had repeatedly told her so.
Finny thought she was the female version of Sebastian, only kinder.
Mey-rin thought she was smart, strong and beautiful.
Ciel thought she was a strange girl, suspecting she was more than she was letting on, but said nothing on the matter.
Sebastian thought she was a very interesting human being. He knew that she was human, unlike him, but found it strange that she was able to do so many things as well as him, only at a slower pace than him.
After two months, it was decided that Alejandra was ready to begin serving Madame Red as her second butler...
There was a loud disturbance as the three (useless) Phantomhive servants tried to capture the mice that infested the manor. Inside a lounge were Ciel Phantomhive and the young earl's guests, playing a game of billiard.
"It's quite noisy, isn't it? So, there are even mice here?" said a man who had glasses and long dark hair. He moved away from billiards table. Next came a man with a scar on his face and long blonde hair.
"How long will these little monsters that devour our food and spread disease everywhere be left to their own devices?" said a large man who was eating a sandwich from the plate next to him in his chair.
"Left to their own devices?" said the Chinese man who had a scantily clad chinese lady on his lap with her legs on either side of his waist and her arms around his neck. "They have deliberately unleashed, haven't they?"
"Indeed. He always aims to take things down in one strike." said a lady covered in red as she stared at one certain person. "Will you be passing again this time, Lord Phantomhive?"
Said earl sat in his chair. His head was resting on the back of his left hand as he watched the game progress.
"I'll pass." The young earl said. "It's not my habit to strike a ball that won't sink."
"Small talk aside, when will these mice be exterminated?" The man with the glasses asked.
"Any moment now, the mice will be sinking their teeth into the forbidden cheese. We have the key to the storeroom here." Ciel said. The blonde man missed his shot. "However, finding the nest and eliminating the mice might be somewhat tedious. I hope you are prepared to pay the fee for that."
"You vulture!" the older man told Ciel.
"Lord Randall, do you really have the authority to be smearing my family crest?"
"You really messed that one up, Faruda." Said the blonde man. "What will you do, Earl?"
"Let us bring an end to this ridiculous game." Ciel got up from his seat and made his way to the table. "How soon can you have the payment ready?" Ciel whispered to Lord Randall as he passed by him.
"By tonight." Lord Randall said reluctantly.
Ciel continued on his way and got on the table. "I will send a carriage for the delivery later. I shall await the token of your gratitude."
"You're aiming for all the balls in this set-up?" the large man cried as he saw what the young earl planned to do.
"Of course." Ciel replied.
"Greed sets the body on the path to destruction." Muttered Lord Randall.
Ciel hit all of the balls into the pockets. "Greed, huh?"
Ciel's guests had just left his manor in different carriages. However...
"Today, I have prepared some Fortnum and Mason's Darjeeling tea." Sebastian said.
"What a wonderful scent." Said the Chinese man as he drank the tea. "When it is properly prepared, there's no comparison."
As Sebastian poured the tea, Grell stood off to the side, watching with adoring eyes.
"Grell!" A female voice called.
He stood at attention. "Y-Yes?" He nervously responded.
"Watch and learn." Said the lady in red.
"Y-Yes." The butler quietly responded.
"In any case," she turned her attention back to the others. "you truly are a fine man!" she said as she rubbed Sebastian's butt. "Why don't you stop serving at a manor house and come to work for us?"
Someone coughed.
"Madame Red!" said a young lady, who stood at the Madame's side, at the same time the young earl said.
"Oh, my! Pardon me! I started kneading him without realizing it." She said as she rubbed the back of her head. "I wonder if it's just a doctor's habit?"
The young lady sighed.
Madame Red...my mistress...really? She thought as she stared at her mistress.
"Is is true that one of your previous guests was in the smuggling trade?" asked the Chinese man to the young earl.
"Yeah." Replied the young earl.
"You should have left the extermination to Lau." Said Madame Red. Lau stood up and went to stand behind the earl's chair. "No one knows where a mouse nests better than a mouse."
"I'm a domesticated marmot." Defended Lau. He placed his hand on the earl's head. "If it's the Earl's order, then I shall do the dirty work."
All of a sudden, Ciel's head was in the arms of Madame Red. "Don't you dare try to lay a finger on my precious nephew!" she yelled at Lau.
"Oh, my! There's no way I'd try to lay a finger on him out here." Lau said nonchalantly.
"Are you saying that you'd do it somewhere else?" she responded as she let Ciel go. Said earl fell to the ground. "That is quite the criminal proposal!" she accused as she pointed at him.
Ciel got up, dusting himself off. He headed towards the door as the two adults fought.
"Alejandra."
Said lady turned to Ciel.
"Yes, young lord?"
"Come with me, there is something I would like to discuss with you." He said as he left the room.
Sebastian tuned as Ciel and Alejandra left.
"Young master?"
Ciel paused.
"Here, too." Ciel walked towards his office, a hand on his forehead.
"It went that way, you guys!" yelled Bard.
"Here as well." He muttered.
Alejandra looked at the young earl worriedly. He paused again. Finny, Bard and Mey-rin ran by with a cat, a ladle, and mouse traps.
"Young master." Sebastian called as he approached Ciel and Alejandra. Ciel turned to his butler. "Today, I have prepared an apple and raisin deep pie. It has almost finished baking, so please stay with the other guests."
"Bring it to my room. I've had enough socializing." He turned and continued walking. Alejandra following behind him.
"As you wish." Sebastian said as he bowed at the waist.
Finny, Bard, Tanaka, and Mey-rin ran by, hurt by something or chasing the mice. Sebastian quickly caught the mice in one swoop and threw them into Tanaka's waiting net.
"All of you, please stop playing around and do your jobs." Sebastian addressed the servants.
"Yes, sir." They all said tiredly.
Ciel opened the door to his office and walked in to his desk. Alejandra followed behind him. Ciel sighed.
"It's finally calm." He said as Alejandra turned to close the door.
When she turned, she saw the young earl on the floor. Before she could do or say anything, she felt something hit her hard on the head. Then, darkness.
Okay. So this is what I have for today. I want to thank everyone who is reading this and reviewing this. Knowing that at least someone likes my story has made me very happy and confident in my writing.
I would very much appreciate it if is possible for any constructive criticism or anything. If you don't like this at all, then please don't read it or send me anything that says that you don't like this period.
In regards to my other stories: I will continue writing them. I only need a little more free time to upload the works onto my laptop and then to the site. Thank you everyone for being patient with me.
~Illusa