Sebastian froze when he heard the patter of soft paws on the wood floors, his eyes widened as he watched several of his cats run into the dinning room. As he began toward the dinning room he heard Ciel sneaze and then yell. "SEBASTIAN!"
Before the butler entered the dinning room he glanced back to see Akui ushering the rest of the cats toward him and the dinning room, he glared. "Akui."
Said maid smirked at the now angry butler. "I thought they would like to stretch their little legs."
"Sebastian!" Ciel yelled again as he rushed out of the dinning room and ran into Sebastian's back, the boy took a step back but stepped on one of the cats' tail causing him to fall back on to Cane who was coming out of the room, both hit the floor hard.
"Ah!" Cane yelped as she reached for her head.
Akui frowned and ran over to Cane. "Are you alrighy Lady Cane?" She asked pulled Ciel off of her.
Sebastian was still staring at the hoard of cats. "Hey!" Ciel yelled from behind him. Growling the boy stomped around him and stood in front of Sebastian. "Sebastian!"
The butler blinked and looked down at his master. "Yes my lord?"
Ciel sneazed. "Where-" He sneazed again. "did all-" and again. "these dumb cats come-" and again. "from!"
"Forgive me sir, I...just couldn't resist keeping them."
Akui helped Cane sit up. "What else are you hiding from your master, ne? Sebastian." She smirked and set a small cat in the young girl's lap, Cane smiled happily and scratched behind the cats ears.
She jumped slightly when Ciel sneazed once again. "Are you allergic to cats Ciel?"
He nodded as he tried to regain his posture. "Yes, I also highly dislike them, now get rid of them Sebastian. That's an order!"
Sebastian smiled sadly and put his hand to chest. "Yes my lord." Quickly he rounded the cats into a box. "Lady Cane." He kneeled next to her. "May I please take the cat?"
Cane nodded slowly and held the cat up to him. "Why can't he at least keep one Ciel?"
"As I said I am allergic to them." Ciel scathed and head toward the stairs.
She pouted as Sebastian took the cat and set it in the box with the others. "Where are you going to take them?"
"To town." Sebastian answered.
"May I come with?"
Akui spoke before Sebastian. "It's almost time for bed Lady Cane."
The young girl pouted. "Please Akui, may I please go with Sebastian?"
The demon maid looked up at Sebastian, giving him a stern glare, "Let me remind you-"
"Excuse the interruption, but I already know your threat. Also I wouldn't harm your master while mine is in your care." Sebastian stated. "Now Lady Cane if you are to join me, you should get your jacket."
Glaring at Sebastian Akui grabbed Cane's long white coat and helped the young girl put it on. Cane smiled at Akui. "Thank you, we won't be out too late."
"You better not be."
"Young Master, Akui will be making your late night tea and helping you into bed, is that alright with you?"
"Mm." Ciel nodded slightly and walked away, avoiding the box of cats.
Akui sighed inwardly and watched Sebastian and her master walk out the door, her hand in the crook of his elbow. Really, what am I going to do with her...?
Several minutes later, Akui walked into Ciel's dark bedroom, carrying his nightly tea and some allergy ticture on a tray. Ciel glanced back at her as he slid on his nightshirt. Akui could see through the dim light that his nose was red and his eye was watery, probably still affected by cat hair. She guessed.
"Well?" Ciel climbed into bed and stared at her.
"Yes, sir." Akui knelt by the bedside table and poured a spoonfull of medicine into a teacup, then proceded to fill it with Earl Grey. She handed it to Ciel, who took it and drank without another word. While she waited for him to finish, she looked around at the dark and depressing decor.
Moonlight barely filtered through the curtains and the floor was covered in plush rugs of scarlet. Three crystal chandeliers hung from the crown ceiling, glittering slightly in the candle light. She smirked. Someone had a great decorator.
Ciel handed his teacup back over to Akui, who set it gingerly on the plate. He untied his eyepatch and removed his jewelery while the maid busyied herself gathering his clothes from the floor. She glanced at his ring when he slid it from his finger.
"That belonged to your parents?" She said, although it was more confermation than question. Ciel didn't answer but lay down. He closed his eyes and sighed slightly. "Would you like anything else before you drift asleep?" She asked as she folded his clothes.
"No." He briskly answered.
"Could you answer some of my questions, now."
He groaned. "I am trying to sleep, leave."
"Not until you answer a couple of my questions." She approached the bed and faced him, glaring.
His head was nuzzled into his pillow and he opened one eye. "I will only answer two questions, now make it quick."
Akui allowed a sadisfied smile to creep over her lips. "My first question, is why do you take an interest in helping Lady Cane?"
"I disapprove of people who mistreat their family or friends." He said simply. "Next."
She nodded slightly. "What are you going to do to help?"
"Trap and expose him, I am the Queen's Dog, I have connections to the Yard."
Approving, she nodded. "Well then, I will see you in the morning Earl Ciel." She picked up the tray and left the room, taking the candle with her leaving Ciel in the pitch dark room. "Now then, what am I going to do about those little pests crawling around the mansion." She stated as she walked into the kitchen. "They didn't recieve an invitation here." Akui pulled off her white gloves and picked up a broom, she paused when she heard the patter of hard shoes sneaking across the hall and the hushed whispers. She sneered then.
"Mister Sebastian can we keep this one please?" Cane asked sweetly, she hugged the small ball of grey and brown fur, the kitten mewed and rubbed against her cheek.
Sebastian glanced back at her from his seat at the front of the carraige. "That would be delightful to keep them, but you heard Young Master."
Cane grinned, "But he's not here right now, is he?"
Sebastian smirked and tucked a kitten under his jacket. He payed the man for the one he had and Cane's and they climbed back into the carrige.
Cane sat on the fluffy bench and leaned back, still stroking her little prize. It mewed softly and fell asleep in her lap. She glanced up at Sebastian who set the kitten on his shoulder and baby talked it. Cane giggled and moved softly next to him. His warmth might keep her company in the long months ahead. She sighed and closed her eyes. Sebastian looked down at her, a small smile crept onto his lips. He ushered the horses to continue at a steady pace as to not wake the sleeping girl.
Akui tiptoed through the main hall, careful to stay in the shadow of the over-hanging walkway. She heard several men's voices, echoing quietly. She smirked and ran to Ciel's wing of the house again. She thrust the key into the lock and swung the door open with a squeak.
Ciel sat straight up in bed and twisted to look at her.
"Lord, you need to climb under the bed, please."
Ciel gave her a strange look but stepped out of bed and slid under it quickly. Akui stood from helping him and ran out the door, closing it behind her.
The lock clicked again.
Now in the kitchen, Akui paced in front of the three servants still in the mansion. Bart, Finny and Maeline stood at attention, fearing what the new maid would say.. The tension in the room built to a climax, when Bart couldn't handle it anymore.
"Akui-"
Akui snapped her head up and glared. "That's 'miss' to you."
Bart gulped. "Uh..Miss Akui, what are we doing?"
Akui placed her hands behind her back and looked at the ceiling. "We are going to build..."
She paused for drama. Finny started tearing up from stress.
Then she smiled. "A trap."
I am sorry that there isn't that much, I've been procrastinating. But my lovely friend helped me with writing this, so please give her a big thanks.
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