Chapter Four
Sebastian came up into my study, while I sat there in my chair behind my desk, he began pouring the tea and I didn't say a single word to him.
"Are you going to tell me what happened?" Sebastian had asked casually while pouring the tea out for me and I looked away. There was no way in hell I was going to let him know what happened, he would only make fun of me for the rest of the days of my life, which were looking rather slim as how close Sebastian and I were to getting our revenge on Alois. Alois was letting his guard slip way too much, whether that was part of their plan or not, Sebastian seemed to be pleased about getting rid of them, he says because he's rather starved for waiting around for my soul for over five years, I never questioned about what he ate during those five years but I'm sure he must have had eaten a few souls along the way without mentioning it. Sebastian had been my butler ever since I was twelve years old; he's been there for me to get rid of the people who had been involved in killing my parents. Now I'm was seventeen turning eighteen in December, with that being said, because Alois' contract is that he wants to have me, his butler Claude also can't eat him until Alois' wish has been paid out. How unfortunate for our butlers that our wishes were so difficult, yet so simple at the same time. All we wanted was for one of us to die; I picked up my tea cup delicately and sipped the Earl Grey tea.
"Nothing unusual happened" I responded finally to Sebastian's question and his eyebrows perked up.
"Nothing unusual? So something usual happened?" Sebastian chuckled, probably laughing at his own private joke in his demon head.
"Nothing for you to be concerned about, its my secret" I snapped and closed my eyes hoping Sebastian would drop the subject.
"I only wanted to know what has happened so that it could help us eliminate the two of them" Sebastian sighed, picked up the tea pot and put it on his trolley cart, when I didn't say anything, he slipped out of the room. I opened my eyes at the click of the door, put one finger to my eye-patch and remembered the contract. It was more than revenge now, it was competition, and Sebastian and my bond as Master to Butler has changed over the years. I use to think of him as a father figure, except now that I know Sebastian's keeping a secret I had begun to rethink our relationship.
A Couple Hours Later…
"Elizabeth Middleford has come to see you my young Master" Sebastian said while walking in the gardens where I stood in the middle of several rose bushes.
"Send her over" I said nonchalantly.
"You know you two are to be Wed on your eighteenth birthday my lord, perhaps it's time to think of buying a ring, announcing the engagement, preparing a wedding date?" Sebastian offered and I shook it all off with a wave. I was never thinking of marriage, even though I knew Elizabeth was my betrothed, I still never gave marriage any of my thoughts because I really thought I'd be dead by now. It seems as though I might have to marry, and maybe even possibly have my own family with Elizabeth, if we don't deal with matters soon with Alois and Claude. Sebastian nodded understanding my body language, leaving immediately and then returning escorting Elizabeth who was in a blue corset dress, and long curly blonde hair that went all the way down her back to her waist line. Oh how Elizabeth has grown over the years, even though she was only sixteen, she still had the posture of a fully mature woman.
"CIEL!" Elizabeth shrieked and kicked off her blue heels and ran to hug me, of course, her lady manners and gracefulness were certainly not mature.
"Elizabeth how many times have I told you not to…" I broke off as I seen Elizabeth's eye's beginning to water.
"I missed you Ciel, I just wanted to hug you because we were apart for so long… I am sorry" she lets go and bows respectfully and I bow back to her.
"It is alright Elizabeth, I overreacted" I said and she jumps with excitement and the glossy sparkle in her eyes comes back and she jumps on me again.
"It's Lizzie by the way, how many times have I told you to call me Lizzie?" Lizzie said kissing my cheek.
"Too many times to count now…" I replied.
"Then I don't know why you keep calling me Elizabeth" Lizzie simply said, then plopped down on the grass and looked up to the sky. "Come sit with me Ciel". I was hesitant, but I finally sat beside her.
"Our clothes need to go in the wash now" I complained.
"That's what maids and butlers are for, besides a little grass won't damage our clothes" Lizzie exclaimed extending her arms and lying fully on her back in the grass. How carefree she had become, I thought she would become one of the formal mature woman in England. I was certainly wrong, the older she got it appeared the younger her mind was becoming. "Come closer Ciel" Lizzie placed her hand on mine and smiled brightly.
"Elizabeth…"
"Lizzie, It is Lizzie Ciel."
"Elizabeth Middleford, I think we should discuss our marriage" I watched her expression, but the smile stayed put, it didn't get wider, nor did it falter into a frown.
"What about our marriage Ciel?" she plucked a rose from the bush and brought it up to her nose.
"Well my eighteenth birthday is coming up rather quickly, and we haven't set a date for our wedding day." I turned my body towards hers and took both of her hands in mine, her cheeks got a sudden blush and she looked down at our entwined hands.
"Well… we've been engaged for six years now" Lizzie whispered.
"Indeed we have" I tightened my grip on Lizzie's hand, and felt her fingers where the wedding ring will be in place once Sebastian purchases one.
"I actually have been thinking awfully a lot about our marriage Ciel lately" Lizzie continued, barely whispering. I felt her hands tense, and I loosened my grip.
"What have you been thinking about?" I ask.
"Do you love me Ciel?" I was taken aback from that question, not once have Elizabeth and I ever said I love you to each other.
"Of course I do Elizabeth" I responded fairly quickly, Elizabeth nodded her head in agreement.
"We should arrange the wedding date after your eighteenth birthday"
"And you're sure about that?"
"Yes I am for sure, I want to spend the rest of my life by your side Ciel" Elizabeth leaned closer and pecked me on the cheek.
"As do I my sweet Elizabeth" I brushed her cheek and stared in the eyes when a flash of Alois took place instead of Elizabeth appeared into my mind, I shut my eyes immediately and tried to shake the image of Alois out of my mind.
"Is there something wrong Ciel?" Elizabeth carefully placed her hand on my cheek concerned.
"Yes, I'm fine. Minor headache" I lied and Elizabeth nodded again. Sebastian walked up to us on the path of the gardens and looked down upon Elizabeth and I.
"Master, tea and lunch will be served in the tea room today" Sebastian said and I stood up and began brushing the dirt and grass off my black dress pants.
"Shall we?" I lend my hand out to Elizabeth and Elizabeth takes my hand and doesn't bother picking up her shoes on the way into the tea room, Sebastian smiles just slightly and picks up Elizabeth's heels. I lead the way into the tea room, and the tea room to my surprise was completely destroyed. I stood there in the doorway holding Elizabeth's hand, my mouth dropped as I just stared at the blackened ash walls, and the caved in ceiling and the broken teacups and teapots scattered on the floor. "Sebastian is this some kind of joke" I say very aggravated and tightening my grip onto Elizabeth's hand. Sebastian quickly entered the room, and his jaw dropped too.
"BARDROY!" Sebastian shouted and it echoed through the whole mansion, and almost immediately Bardroy who was hanging in the corner of the ceiling waved at all of us.
"Hey there, Master, Sebastian, Lady Elizabeth" Bardroy calmly said finally adding a smile while staring at Sebastian. Sebastian smacked his forehead, then yanked Bardroy off the debris that was holding him up and dragged him out of the room.
"My sincerest apologies my Lord and Lady Elizabeth, but we will have to move lunch to the dinner room"
"It's fine" I muttered.
"I think the excitement that goes on in this Manor is quite relaxing" Elizabeth said smiling at the room.
"Relaxing? How is this in any way relaxing?" I let go of Elizabeth's hand and began marching off towards the dinner room, "Sebastian make sure the tea room is cleaned before dinner"
"Yes, My Lord" Sebastian quietly whispered while getting straight to work, preparing lunch in the dinner room, giving Bardroy proper disciplinary action, then cleaning the tea room to its original state. Upon entering the dinner room, a sudden buzz vibrated my whole leg and I jumped as it continued.
"What the bloody hell?" I cried out, but then realized it was my cell phone Sebastian had ordered about three weeks ago, I was still getting quite use to the technology. Elizabeth giggled at my reaction to the cell phone and pulled out hers and began "Texting" whatever that is suppose to mean. I pulled it out and the name that was splayed out on the screen read "Alois Trancy" my heart stopped, or at least it felt like it stopped. Alois and I haven't communicated since our last... encounter.
End Note: I kind of Wrote Chapter four before Chapter three, so it may seem that Ciel is not as Angry at Sebastian as he should be...