Ciel was unsure of what to do after he heard Sebastian say those things to his sister. It was obvious that Sebastian loved her dearly, just as he loved Ciel, but the fact that he was constantly left alone to take care of the house, a newborn, and himself. Grell was always off to work, and Ciel understood that being a Grim Reaper was busy work, but that was why there were more than one of them, and it wasn't as if Grell reaped the souls he was supposed to. So, what was he doing really? What was it that he found better than helping Sebastian raise the baby that he also parented? Ciel knows that Grell had an issue with remaining faithful to his father before. He didn't want to resort to such a way of thinking but maybe…maybe Grell found somebody else to occupy his time while Sebastian practically slaved away. The very thought of the reaper doing that incensed him. What exactly was his father lacking when it came to his relationship with Grell? He gave him a second chance when he had absolutely no reason to, and he had just given birth two weeks ago. It was unfair for Grell to assume that Sebastian would be back to normal after such a short amount of time, even if he wasn't human.

Ciel heard Mey-Rin's soft burp and Sebastian's humming. She was quiet, but he knew that he was fooling himself by thinking that she would stay quiet for longer than an hour. Sebastian sighed loudly and sank to his bed. Ciel could only imagine how he felt right now. It was embarrassing to be the object of people's anger, especially when a stranger managed to handle your baby better than you can. Agni was his name. It struck Ciel that he bumped into another Indian man when he was getting the milk and eggs. Much younger than Agni was, and he had long purplish hair. He was kind of annoying, he poked fun at Ciel for being so short for his age, and then patronized him by grabbing the milk off the highest shelf when it was completely unnecessary.

"I hope to see you soon, kid!" His voice full of laughter as he walked away. What was his name? He said it when he grabbed the milk but Ciel was too frustrated to listen to what he was saying.

"What was it…Toma…Boma…Roma…"

Ah. He got it.

"Soma. That's right. Perhaps he and Agni know each other?"

He was lost in thought when he heard the classic two knocks at the door. It was Sebastian, he opened the door already and was staring down at his son with a tired smile. Ciel wished that he would take these moments of quiet to sleep or rest at least, but he would tell him that sleep was something that demons didn't need to worry about.

"Are you ready for lunch?"

He was tempted to say that he wasn't hungry, but Sebastian would fret over him and still make something.

"A simple sandwich will do."

"Alright, come downstairs and I'll make it for you."

As Ciel was making his way downstairs he saw Sebastian stop off at his sister's crib one more time before joining him downstairs. When he got to the kitchen he started taking out the ingredients for peanut butter and jelly.

"I apologize if I might have embarrassed you today at the shop. I warned Grell that she wasn't ready to be outside for so long and he didn't want to listen to me."

"It's alright, really. You had to go anyway and I doubt Grell would be here long enough for you to go alone."

Sebastian looked sad again and Ciel was sorry that he said that.

"Yes, I suppose you're right. I don't want you to be alone with her. She isn't your responsibility."

"She's not my responsibility, but I want…I want to help you." Ciel had voiced his thoughts aloud and his cheeks burned a bright red at that. He had hoped Sebastian would have just accepted his help, but his father was stubborn, and he wanted Ciel to feel comfortable and happy, especially when the boy had not been when they were first reunited.

Sebastian had just stared up at his son with wide eyes.

"My…it appears you have grown since you came back. I appreciate the thought, truly Ciel, but if I have to rely on the help of my son then what kind of father would I be?"

"A normal one…actually now that I think about it, quite beyond that. You carried her and it hasn't even been a month since she's been born. I also remember the doctor telling you that you needed at least a week of bedrest and you haven't even gotten so much as a night of rest since you left hospital."

Sebastian looked down, unhappy with the conversation he's having with his son of all people. He smiled sadly and said, "You know these are words I wanted to hear Grell say…believe me, I would enjoy nothing more than to get at least a few hours to myself, but I can't do that. I have to take care of you both, Ciel. You're my children and at the moment, I only serve to see that you two are happy. Besides, I don't necessarily require sleep-"

"You're a demon yes I know, but you told me that it is considered a luxury. Wouldn't this also be considered as such?"

Sebastian fell silent. Ciel could tell that this discussion was distressing him, and he didn't need anymore stress. He only sighed and picked up his sandwich.

"Maybe if we go back to the shops, we might meet Mr. Agni again."

Sebastian scowled at the name.

"I hope I never see him again. He made a fool out of me. How could he have handled Mey-Rin better than me? He had even tried to do the rest of my shopping for me, the absolute gall."

Ciel shrugged and took a bite.

"I've already said my piece. I think you should let Mr. Agni help, if you come across his path again. You could use the extra support."

"It troubles me to think that I would need to rely on a stranger to help me, it is not a pleasant thought."

"It'll be good."

Mey-Rin started fussing and Sebastian visibly deflated and muttered an apology as he went to tend to his baby, leaving Ciel alone downstairs.

Two years and this story is still relevant in my mind, lol. I had this written for a long time and never posted it. I've been reading a lot of BB fanfiction this summer and so I decided to revisit this story since I had a lot planned for it.

That being said, I'm mainly posting this for my own enjoyment and I would like to get my plot bunnies out of my system, Sebastian is going to be OOC, and Ciel might be too. If you like it, awesome! If you don't, hey man there are plenty of other BB fics out there for you to read and enjoy.