- For a picture of Sebastian's room search for chapter 44 page 10 (Depending which site you go to)

- Some information was taken from the manga or was it the anime… .;

- Hope it's not too OOC


Chapter 3: Sebastian: Thoughts

Sebastian's eyes opened. He was lying in bed in the room his young master had given him since the day he came. It was quite a spacious room; adjacent to the door on the left was a chest of drawers and a wardrobe place next to the wall. The two were made of the finest material yet the designs were simple. Opposite this, in the top right corner laid an ordinary table and a chair which were made of the same materials, a small fireplace was located just at the side of the table. In the bottom right corner, on the other side of the door was another small table with a mirror hanging just above it. The window was positioned in the middle of the back wall, with a single bed underneath; the frames of the bed were clear-cut and the bed sheets were plain white. Beside the bed was a small table which held an alarm clock and a table lamp. Nothing extravagant, actually, everything in the room was neat and tidy; it was almost as if no one had lived in it. There no was signs of any pictures or anything that showed anything personal.

He blinked for a moment; the room was still dark with little light shining through the window above him. Twisting around, an arm reached out from under the covers, slowly making its way to the table where the clock stood. 3:43 Am. It was still early. Too early.

'I doubt anyone will be awake at this kind of time.'

After all, the whole household would probably hear them if they were awake. Each of them was probably having their own dream right now waiting as the night passes and the sky turning bright.

The servants were divided into three room; three of the servants; Finny, Bard and Tanaka were in the other room, with Meirin's room separate from them. Though clumsy, she was still a girl and the only one in this household. Sebastian also had a room to himself, the 'senior' room, even though Bard complained that they were all seniors yet they had to share their room. The clock passed four am, as the night just about begin to clear its way for the sun to raise and take its turn.

There was still plenty of time before he had be up to prepare for the morning to come, so he decided to just lay there a while lost in thoughts. He stared at the ceiling and sighed.

'It's…been a while… since I last dreamt of them.'

It had been a while since the last time he'd actually slept. Since sleep to a demon wasn't a necessity, they could go for as long as they want without having to stop and rest. This come in useful when there was a need to run away from their enemies or if they were trying to tracked down their prey. However it is considered a luxury and being a 'butler' at the Phantomhive's, there was nothing really he could do during his nights.

Sure, occasionally, he would have to go on missions with his master whenever the Queen send her worries to her loyal watchdog, but on the whole, nighttimes at the manor are quiet, peaceful. Apart from soothing the young master every time he had a nightmare and began thrashing about in his bed, but that still didn't come about too often. Especially as the time passes, his vivid dreams were getting less frequent. Unknown to him that part of the reason was that he felt safe knowing that Sebastian would come to his every aid.

'21 years… Has it really been that long?'

He laid there still for another moment letting his mind wander back to the dream, his past, as he began to reminisce the times he had at the Seiran's family all those years ago. He then let his mind wander back to the girl with long dark hair back at the store. It had been three days since then, he had tried to find her again but he didn't have a clue to where she could be. This had made the demon restless and tired, for once, of having so many things occupying his mind, whilst still attending to his daily chores.

Thinking about the fact that he looked every where but still couldn't even find a clue to where she lived or why she had been here of all places, had made him irritated. He was a demon for crying out loud! How can there be no trace of her what-so-ever? He had asked the shop assistant where she was talking but it seems that it was their first time seeing her there, as she came to drop something off. He had gone around the whole area, asking people and shop owners but still with no luck. He didn't really have a clue where else he could search, should he head out to the nearest towns and start there? Would she even be around here after knowing that he was here? It was driving him insane.

The detail of what happen that day was still craved into head. He had almost caught up to her that day; she had run into the side street with him following closely behind. Just as he was in an arms length, close enough for him to grab her, his attention was divided as the sound of a car horn shot through the busy street of London. His eyes turn briefly to the commotion, and was about to keep on chasing until he saw his beloved earl sprawled on the floor in front of the car that was just metres away from crushing him.

Instantly, without a thought, he disappeared to Ciel's side and removed him from the path and onto the safe pavement just before the driver came to a screeching stop. Screams and shouting were heard from the people around the scene and confusion erupted as the driver stepped out of his car, obviously still shaken from the accident. He rushed over to where the two of them stood and asked frantically if they were alright, to which Sebastian had confirmed him of their safety. There was clearly confusion as the driver had unconsciously noted that Sebastian was had been no where near the scene yet, here he was, and with the boy in his arm, unscathed. Fortunately, he was still in a state of shock that he didn't think to ask any questions, but was just relieve that he hadn't killed anybody, saving any hassle this may have caused for the butler.

Sebastian took a glanced past the crowd of people that began to gather all talking and shouting over each other, to the side street but there was no one there. If she was trying to get away from him, then of course, she had no reason for staying and waiting around while he went to save to the young lord. Though he was still a little disappointed that he lost sight of her, after all, he had been searching for her for years now ever since she ran away, miraculously from right under his nose.

It had been over four years ago, just before he met Ciel, he was still Jezebel's 'butler', though she treated him more of a friend, a brother. Apart from taking care of her when she was sick and trying to get to not be so careless half the time, he was really just there because she had needed him to be there and he wouldn't have wanted it any other way than to stay and watch her grow older. Being her 'butler' was just an act as the rest of her family didn't trust him and it was the only way that they wouldn't suspect anything. Although, he had overheard many time of them trying to convince her to get rid of him, that they would find someone better, not like he cared about whatever they said. He could just kill her family anytime but he knew that she wouldn't like it even if she had told him otherwise.

His focus came back on to the situation, looking down at his now unconscious Ciel, he decided to leave and return to the manor working his way around the crowds still buzzing from the shock and fear. People passed worried look towards his direction and at his master, some offered to call the doctors but Sebastian refused, knowing that his young master didn't like them very much.

Just as they got home, the three servants were seen in the front garden, lounging about, no doubt, they turn their head and immediately saw Sebastian holding the fallen Earl.

"Oh my! Young Master!"

"Is he ok?"

"Sebastian! What happened?"

The cover up had been that the master fell and just been resting on the journey back, which they seem to believe. It was true anyway,minus the car incident. He then took Ciel into his bedroom, and carefully changing him into his night shirt, cleaning up and bandaging any wounds he may have gotten. He then tucked him into bed as he left letting the boy rest. Ciel hadn't woken up until a couple hours later.

His thoughts went to Ciel and the conversation they had. After he had told him that his previous "Mistress" was the girl they saw, he had went quiet. A few minutes later, he sent Sebastian away stating that he was tired and wanted rest. As always he obeyed, as he bowed down and left quietly, shutting the door behind him.

Since then, the daily routine had continued – He would wake his master up in the morning, serve him breakfast, tea and dinner while attending to his usual chores and cleaning up after the other three useless servants. However, he had noted that the Earl had seemed a lot less active, even more so than his usual self. He would have usually call him at least once during his busiest time and complain of having too much work and wanting something sweet but as of late, there were no signs from the young master. After his meals, he would go straight to work and he kept his conversation to the most absolute minimal, not even giving people a glance as he walks past them. It was so bad that even the other servants had noticed the change in behaviour of their beloved young master. He signed again. He should probably talk to his master again, though his question was most likely to be brushed off as insignificant.

Sighing for probably the hundredth time that night.

'What am I going to do?' Even if he was able to locate her, then…What? Would he return to her and continue to take care of her? This would mean leaving Ciel. After all, it was her parents' last wish before they…were gone. Immediately, the image of their faces covered in blood, tears falling down, the last words from his parents rang clear in his mind as he let himself engulf in sleep once again.

"Please take care of them, especially her. Please…"


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Currently writing the draft for the rest of the story, it almost done. I'm surprised I'm still writing this. Teehee. Do review and let me know if anything is wrong.