His Butler, His Master
Disclaimer : Too bad Kuroshitsuji is not mine
Pairing : Sebastian x Ciel
Summary : The insight about Sebastian and Ciel thought about each other and the relationship they have.
This story is BETA by saphirablossom.
His Master, Disturbed.
Another case has happened in London, this one was a strange one. A British citizen who had recently returned from India had been continuously attacked, stripped of everything and hung upside down from the eaves of the Hindustani coffee house in Portman Square. Since then, nobleman or soldiers who had returned from India were meeting the same fate. Those victims all had the same papers stuck to them.
"Watch this, you wild, pathetic chosen children of sloth and depravity. England is the motherland of the devil. It steals everything from you then forces its worthless, rotten and decadent culture upon you. To all the bitch-dominated idiots of this land, you are the ones who deserve the vengeance of Heaven! Now, the day has come!" That's what the paper said with the mark of a tongue at the bottom.
Actually, it was a kind of funny and ridiculous case for Ciel, but since it was Her Majesty's order, he had to make the case his concern. Phantomhive was the royal dog of the Queen after all. It was his job since the old pathetic hunting dogs, a.k.a Scotland Yard, had done nothing but make the mess even greater.
"The criminals are described as 'the chosen children of sloth and depravity', which is quite accurate. I agree that England would be better off without India's wealthy upstarts." Ciel said as he read the report. The British empire's dominion of India. At the present time, a lot of British settlers are living in Britain's Indian colonies. The 3rd or the 4th child from the upper class families who couldn't afford luxurious lives in England could live like aristocrats in India. Those who returned from India were called Anglo Indian. Those who couldn't leave the latter lifestyle due to the luxury they found in India were called Indian upstarts.
Even though in truth Ciel had no problems with how the Indian upstarts ended up, an order was still an order, so he decided to pay Lau a visit.
"So you finally found this place, Earl. I always knew the day would come." The awful smell of opium and Lau's voice greeted him.
"And what kind of day is this?" The day when he found Lau surrounded with his girls while smoking his opium? But he ignored it so they could move on to business between the Earl of Phantomhive and the Shanghai mafia's Qingbang executive. Many people looked already half asleep in the room but Ciel paid no mind and just continued talking. However the tense atmosphere was gone when Lau asked him what incident he was talking about. Really, at time a like this, Ciel wondered why he bothered talking with Lau in the first place. But Ciel Phantomhive was not stupid, he knew, he shouldn't underestimate Lau. Often times Ciel wondered if Lau's stupid questions were genuine, or if he knowingly asked them just to purposely aggravate him. After all, someone like Lau could not be fully trusted.
Lau took them to walk as they were talking, and again, Lau made him angry by rendering them lost somewhere. Once again, Ciel found himself wondering whether Lau was that stupid or if he was testing him? When he was about to go back, he bumped into someone. Ciel was surprised when the Indian he bumped into screamed that his ribs had cracked and called out to his friends. Couldn't he have thought up a better lie? It was very damn oblivious that he was faking it.
"It seems we are caught amongst some irritating punks yet again, Young Master." Sebastian said, as unfortunately, such things had happened far too many times before. "Shall I …?"
"Dispose of them right away." Ciel blurted out, feeling annoyed. But before Sebastian could make his move, someone appeared and joined with the Indian punks. The fight between Sebastian and the Indian called Agni was as unexpected, as he was quick. Ciel felt like he was in the midst of a tumbling frenzy with how fast the fight was going while Sebastian was holding him one handedly; if he hadn't already been used to Sebastian's speedy moves, he would have long succumbed to dizziness. When Agni stopped attacking, Ciel demanded his butler to put him down and protested about how they were getting attacked despite the fact that they'd done nothing, except get hopelessly lost thanks to Lau.
Ciel could only stare with surprise when the arrogant Indian very easily changed his side and beat the Indian punks instead. Even Sebastian was speechless for a moment. In the end they could do nothing but watched until the two strange Indian gone. After they had delivered those beaten up Indian punks to the Yard, Ciel felt really tired and headed back to the mansion. His other four servant greeted them; they were brought along this time since the last time he and Sebastian left them, his home was in a horrible condition that made him and Sebastian's mood worse until all of the mess cleaned up.
Unfortunately, it seemed that trouble just loved him so much, since the two strange Indians who he met back then were now following him back home and had decided to stay. Ciel found out later that he was the prince of Bengal, Prince Soma Asman Gandal. He felt the headache forming and his intuition told him that they would be troublesome. "Get Out!!"
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"Like I said, why do I have to take care of you?!" Ciel voiced his protest as he glared at the so-called prince. He was really pissed off now: not only had Soma suddenly come uninvited, but he also acted all almighty and the main problem was, he'd dared to called him a 'Midget'! Who did this person think he was?
But with that calm and arrogant face, Soma refuse to go and instead said that he'd saved him and it was Ciel's responsibility to pay his so-called help by letting them stay in the mansion. With a tired body and a headache that was starting to appear, Ciel forced himself to leave Soma for the night and deal with him later.
In the morning, Ciel was very surprised when Soma's butler, Agni wasn't it... was the one to wake him up. Ciel tried to free himself from Agni's grasp, as he didn't like anyone to touch him besides Sebastian, especially in the morning when he only wore his night clothes and no eye patch covering the contracted eye. It was a vulnerable time for him.
At breakfast time, Ciel's mood hadn't improved, and since when had Lau come to join them anyway? Sure, Lau was useful sometimes, but most of the time he was just a handful of troubles that nagged at him continuously. Lau was one of his pieces in the chess game that was his life, and he was the bishop. The bishop was a sly, intelligent, and useful piece. However, if used wrongly, it could easily betray him, unlike the loyal knight that Sebastian was. He knew he should keep his interactions with Lau limited, since he never knew when Lau would decide to stop being his piece and turn against him instead. Yet for now, it was better to keep the potential enemy close, and Ciel still needed to learn more about him anyway.
Soma's voice cut his thoughts off and he returned his focus to the new problem in front of him now. When Soma handed over the picture of the lady – Meena – that he was searching for, Ciel thought that it was the most horrible drawing he'd ever seen in his life. Even though Sebastian said he would try his best, Ciel knew that it was an almost impossible task with a drawing that only can be compared with a small child's level. Well, it wasn't his concern anyway.
Ciel's day just wasn't getting any better. Not only did Soma not listen to him when he talked, he acted almighty in his mansion, but also bothered him again and again in his lesson and work time. Sebastian didn't show it on his face, but Ciel knew that deep down his butler didn't appreciate the disturbance any more than he did. Then Ciel finally reached the point where he challenged Soma to a fencing match. Things didn't go smoothly again and the fencing match between him and Soma somehow turned into a match between their butlers.
The outcome of the match between Sebastian and Agni was really unexpected, how could a human, no matter how good he was, fight on par with a demon? This was Sebastian he was talking about here, his strong, fast, talented butler! Ciel suspected that Agni might not be human, but Sebastian said that he was a human with extraordinary ability. He might not have said anything more, but deep down, Ciel was feeling disappointed with Sebastian, he expected the best from him and yet he was on par with a mere human.
Dinner-time came yet that disappointment did not subside no matter how much he fought it down. But it seemed that today was really a bad day for him, since Soma's talking made the headache from last night come back again. Soma complained too much, Meena this, Meena that, he sounded like a spoiled kid.
"You are making a big fuss over a female servant." Ciel mutter.
"This isn't a minor matter! The castle is like an empty box without Meena around!" Soma complained just show how much spoiled he really was. And it made Ciel feel even more annoyed. "Do you know the despair I felt when I was forced to separate from Meena?!" Despair? From being separated with someone that was still alive and who might be found soon?
"I don't." Ciel said it clearly. "The meager feelings that arise from that degree of matter, I cannot and do not wish to comprehend them." Despair, he said? Try losing your parents in the most horrible of ways then being humiliated like an animal and lose all your innocence, hopes and dreams. "There are some things that you can never get back no matter how much effort you put in." Try to see many deaths and experience too much torture and pain, to be used and dirtied again and again. Try to sell your soul and future to the devil in order to live with burning pain and anger and the will to take revenge. "And there are some feelings of despair that you can never ever shake off." Try living in the world where you were covered with blood and dirt you can never wash off. Try to almost get killed by your aunt. Try to see the said aunt get killed in front of your eyes.
Ciel freed himself from Soma's grasp "You're probably unable to comprehend that." Try to live in an endless nightmare, live in a reality that was more horrible than your worst nightmares. Try to spend your days with unforgettable pain and unshakeable feelings about how thick the darkness you were in was. Ciel walked out from the room, he'd lost all his appetite. Despair? Try to lose everything else and no matter how much you try, no matter what you sacrifice, those precious things will never return. 'Only if you have tried all of that, then you will have the right to talk about despair with me.' Ciel thought.
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I know after the Jack the Ripper case, in the manga it was Ciel's birthday, but I kind of didn't like how it was going in the manga, it was quite funny but what a waste of the birthday cake that Sebastian had already prepared, so I decided to skip it and go to Soma right away. Maybe I'll write about Ciel's birthday later, but it will be a different scenario from the manga, with no Elizabeth and her mother around. A fic about Ciel's birthday where he spends it together with Sebastian and his four other servant but still mainly with Sebastian. How does it sound?
Anyway, thank for reading and before you leave, please give me your opinion about this chapter.