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Summary: Will Sebastian ever find Ciel again?

Warning: I believe that Viscount Druitt can be a warning. And Ciel is a bit Ooc.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji!

Chapter 6: The New Beginning

1 year later…

Ciel now lived a peaceful life with Maylene, Finnian and Bardroy. Bardroy was Maylene's new husband and he held a relatively small bakery shop at the outskirts of London and with Finnian, Ciel helped out at the bakery. No, he did EVERYTHING.

Maylene was always clumsy and she would always drop the pastries onto the floor. Bardroy would always state that the art of baking is using firepower; therefore many of the pastries would end up burnt. And Finnian, with his unpredictable strength will always end up breaking tools, doors, and so on. And the one to fix everything was Ciel.

Even though his life here was physically challenging, Ciel started to smile more often. He never thought that he will ever smile again after his mother's death but now he was smiling. At the Michaelis manor he was always shaking with fear but now he felt safe and secure. But Ciel was still a lot more mature and independent compared to other children his age. Even though he learned to love the three people he currently lived with, he never really relied on either of them. He taught himself to become more independent and to never rely on anyone anymore. He had learned it the hard way…

All his life Ciel lived only for Sebastian but now that he experienced freedom, he never wanted to go back. The idea of not being held down by slavery gave Ciel a new thrill. Sebastian never treated him as a slave but the "brand" will always be with him. He felt like the bonds had been broken, his mother's and his own pain lifted.

He loved being free again.

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"Welcome to Bard's Bakery!" Maylene welcomed the customer with a smile.

The customer who walked in looked like an earl, judging him by his clothing. He was a handsome young man with longish blonde locks. He wore a beautifully tailored white suit that made his face stand out brilliantly.

"My! What a wonderful smell!" the man said with exaggeration.

"Thank you sir… Would you want to buy some pastries?"

Then Ciel came out of the kitchen, his hands full with a tray of freshly baked pastries. At the sight of Ciel the man gave a loud startled cry.

Surprised from the sudden cry, Ciel accidently dropped the tray onto the floor. With a small sigh, he was about to lower himself to clean up when he heard a voice cry out, "My! My! What a beautiful boy! But the eye patch is such a shame…"

Ciel slightly flinched at the man's words and gave him a glare.

"Oh! Your beautiful blue eye illustrates such coldness, but there is so much beauty in them! Your eye is like a dazzling sapphire! What is your name, glittering jewel?"

"And why would you want to know, sir?" Ciel asked with a scowl.

"My, my, such temper. But your anger just adds to your beauty little jewel…"

Ciel's scowl turned deeper as he continued to glare at the man.

"Ciel… Why don't you introduce yourself?" Maylene suggested with a bit of agitation in her voice.

"My name is Ciel Moore…sir."

"Oh, Ciel! What a lovely name! I have a suggestion for you… Why don't you come to my party tomorrow to promote your pastries? I will send you a carriage at the afternoon. I am sure this will be a big chance for your business."

Ciel thought carefully before he asked, "Will you please announce your name sir?"

"Oh my! How rude of me… I am the Viscount Druitt. It is such a pleasure to meet you little jewel…"

After thinking through Ciel replied, "Thank you sir, I will happily accept your offer." Ciel even gave the Viscount Druitt a forced smile while Viscount Druitt swooned with delight.

"Perfect! So I shall see you tomorrow!" Then without buying anything he quickly left the bakery with a wide smile on his face.

Even though Ciel knew the risks of going to this party, he wanted to somehow repay the three people who took care of him over the course of the year. And he knew that promoting their pastries at this party will bring in more customers.

"Ciel…" Maylene approached Ciel with a worried expression. "Are you sure it's okay for you to go out in public? It's a party of a Viscount… what if young master finds you?"

Even though Sebastian was not her master anymore, she still couldn't find a heart to say his name.

"I am sure it's fine Maylene, Sebastian never liked these sorts of parties anyways."

Well he hopes he doesn't.

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"Grell… Do I really have to go to this party?" Sebastian asked as he tiredly fixed his necktie around his neck. They were on their way to the Viscount Druitt's party and Sebastian was not looking forward to it. After all he still couldn't find the only person he cared about in the world.

"Don't be silly Sebastian! We are already on our way and plus you have been so busy with the company and looking for that brat of yours, you never rest! Tonight just think of nothing and have a great time."

Sebastian sighed as he looked out the window. After the incident one year ago, Angelina was arrested for attempted homicide. However the incident led to a missing Ciel and the housemaid Maylene. Sebastian searched everywhere for Ciel but for some reason he was never found. But Sebastian was not a person to give up so easily so he still searches for Ciel. Not that he was having any progress.

Then the carriage suddenly stopped. The coachman opened the carriage door to let the couples come out. With another sigh Sebastian stood up to escort Grell down the carriage. And with Grell's arms wrapped around his own arm, they walked into the mansion.

Another Ciel-less day…

So it's a new beginning to this story and I hope everyone will continue reading this. I am terribly sorry if you find this chapter choppy, please bear with me. And plz RxR!