Hello everyone! Here is an update, very overdue (sorry about that.) Hope you enjoy the continued adventure of this lot. Thank you for reading and reviewing…
Ember was walking outside in the extensive gardens of the Phantomhive manor. She had been outside ever sense Sebastian had informed her of Ciel's busy day. She was observing Finny as he began moving trees with astonishing strength. He had not yet noticed the lady behind him. 'Good unobservant, very much like Mey-Rin' thought the girl stepping back to the path next to the bushes she had been observing the gardener from. Ciel's house guest had been taking notes on everyone since she arrived. Mey-Rin had been first to go under scrutiny. She was a nice girl, but absolutely and astonishingly terrible at her job, the burn Ember's back was a testament to this fact. The pink haired women also seemed infatuated with the household's butler, making her the most likely to get things by without noticing.
Finny was the same as the maid, easily distracted by the fauna in the area, it was his strength that set him apart from the others. Also she envied his amazement at everything around him, innocent almost. Something Ember had given up believing ages ago. Pulled out of her revive the girl looked around once, double checking that nobody was watching before she started climbing a large tree on the south side of the manner, ducking under a branch Ember went and sat down on a sturdy branch that she could view the second story of the house on the north side. Specifically the window that showed a blue haired boy, apparently practicing the violin at the moment, the girl pulled a novel out of her bag and began reading, every now and then looking up to the boy.
Time and gotten away from the girl when she realized lunch would be served in a few minutes, quickly scampering down the tree and rushing inside and sitting in the library just in time as Sebastian walked in, informing her that lunch was ready. "Thank you Sebastian" She said quietly standing, keeping a good control over her breathing, she wanted to drink in the oxygen around her but had to settle with short breaths as she gracefully walked down the hallway. Sebastian pulled out her chair for her with a forced smile. She looked up at him and her eyes caused him to move back slightly, his mask slipping for a second, her eyes seemed as if they passed straight though his disguise and she had no plans in playing his game. Fortunately for both of them Ciel entered and the Butler began serving the light meal, sparing a glance every now and then at their guest. After lunch was done Ciel returned to his studies, Literature, actually, but Sebastian stayed behind.
Waiting for Ember to finished her soup, however the trembling of her hand made her put down her spoon giving up on eating the delicious food at all. She began getting up but Sebastian poured her another cup of tea, making it a point that she should stay seated. 'Humans will fall for anything' the Butler thought, assuming that his charm would make her lower her walls. "Did you have a pleasant journey here?" he inquired. "It was fine, slightly boring, two hundred miles of open road…" her voice just stopped when she looked down at her tea, giving it a try. A slight smile graced her face, the tea really was delicious. She thought about asking him a question but ruled against it. So she did something a bit more reasonable saying "Could you possibly show me the house, Mey-Rin tried but I'm afraid she got lost" smiling slightly at the memory. Sebastian rolled his crimson eyes at the antics of the households one maid but replied with yet another smile and a bow pulling her chair out for her indicating that she follow him. 'Finally going to get some answers' they both thought as they walked down the large halls… (To Be Continued)