Ch. 4
What Sebastian found underneath the wrapping was something he wasn't expecting at all. It was… a large kitty hotel with several cat supplies stuffed everywhere. Their was a large litter box, a scooper and a bag of litter*, several bowls for food and water, two armfuls of towels, linens and pillows, cat food – of all sorts; bags, cans and specialty foods - , and a handful of bows and cat clothes – most likely came from Lady Elizabeth.
Sebastian was in shock, he had never received any tangible object as a gift before, well actually, he had never gotten a gift before in his extremely long demon life. He only received souls, but those were earned through service, they didn't count. "Do y'like it?" Questioned Baldroy. "Y-yes, of-of course I do…" Sebastian couldn't find words to explain how grateful he was.
"Once I found the kittens hiding in your closet, and the servants found out as well, we all thought it would be a nice gift if we could help you take care of them." Explained Ciel with a smile. "Thank you.." Sebastian couldn't say anything else, he was still in shock.
"Now Sebastian, you're still my butler, so put these things away and get lunch ready." Said Ciel, with a smirk. "Of course, young master." Sebastian bowed and picked up the fairly large kitty hotel and managed to carry it with the slightest of ease. He had prepared most of today's meals in advance so the guests wouldn't have to wait so long for the food. The servants were all following Sebastian down to the servants' quarters.
"Hey Mista' Sebastian, how'd'you like it if Mey-rin, Finny and I took care of todays lunch while you get your kittens all se'up?" Asked Baldroy. "Thank you very much, all you have to do is heat up the food on the counter and serve it. I'll be in my room if you need me." Sebastian went to his room and closed the door; he just couldn't believe this was all happening. He just got the first gift of his life and now the klutzy servants were offering to let him take a break while they prepared lunch. He was quite happy; something he wasn't exactly accustomed to. Demons don't really have emotions; they have something like emotions.
Sebastian laid the gift on the floor and opened his closet door. The kittens were all asleep, lying on top of each other in a bug, furry pile. When the door opened, the kitten on top lifted her head and opened her eyes sleepily and yawned, exposing her cute but dangerous teeth.
Sebastian started looking at what he had gotten more closely. There were pink, blue and white blankets, with a few very soft pillows. There were the ribbons and clothes from Lady Elizabeth, mostly pink. He smiled. He removed a large bag of litter and the litter box with the scooper, he placed it in the corner of his room, next to the closet. He placed the many bowls beside the kitty hotel and filled half of them with cool water and the other half with meat-flavoured cat food.
Once Sebastian had poured the food, most of the kittens had woken up due to the noise and the delicious smell. Sebastian gently picked each one up and pet them. He removed his gloves with his teeth and stroked the kittens' fur. Not before long, they were all purring contentedly. One kitten, who was lying on Sebastian's shoulder, mewed, so Sebastian placed her down next to the food. She nibbled away hungrily and soon after, all the kittens joined her.
Once Sebastian saw that they were happy and weren't capable of harming themselves, he left to wash his hands. He was in the midst of rinsing his hands when Mey-rin burst through the bathroom door. Sebastian quickly grabbed the hand-towel and hid his hand that had the Faustian contract on the back of his hand, and was drying his hands even though he still had a fair amount of soap on them.
"Oh, sorry Mister Sebastian…" Mey-rin blushed, she was sure Sebastian was hiding something on his hand, she saw how quickly he reached for the towel. Also, when she had entered abruptly, she saw some kind of dark tattoo-like symbol on his hand… Its his secret, not mine, she thought. "Yes? What is it Mey-rin?" Asked Sebastian, drying his hands quickly, whilst still covering his hands.
"Oh, Baldroy insists on heating the turkey with a flamethrower, saying that it'll cook faster, but Finny and I are telling him to use the oven." "I'll be right there." Sebastian said, nodding for Mey-rin to wait outside. She turned, definite that he was hiding something. When the door clicked shut, Sebastian grabbed his gloves and pulled them on quickly. After a minute of negotiations, Sebastian won,; the turkey was to be cooked in the oven. Everyone helped prepare the rest of the lunch, with few mistakes. Sebastian was…was…he couldn't be… proud? of them? No, they're just trying hard because its Christmas…
