"Elizabeth, I-"
The boy began walking downstairs, only to find himself shoved back with surprisingly brutal force. Elizabeth stood in front of him, a smile on her face and green eyes sparkling with something unknown.
"Ciel! What are you wearing?! That isn't your outfit! What are you doing?! This is supposed to be a surprise party!"
"Ah, sorry, Elizabeth. It's just…I needed to speak with you."
The girl looked surprised for a moment, before her face returned to her usual smile.
"Oh! Well, just wait until later, Ciel~ I can't talk when I'm planning~!"
Then, the blonde ran off quickly, leaving Ciel standing there.
"What…just happened?"
Ciel shook his head and sighed, before heading back to his office. Well, at least he could have one more glance at those papers. Maybe he could find a coroner's report.
But, then, he stopped, halfway there. He could hear bubbling laughter from down the stairs, but it wasn't Elizabeth's small giggles, the servants' boisterous laughs, or Sebastian's chuckle.
It was the laughter of someone Ciel didn't know. And they sounded insane.
Elizabeth was so strange. Inviting strangers to his estate, before her 'party' had even begun. Insisting he wear that horrible blue terror.
And what the hell was that outfit? Ruffles and flowers. Bluebells of all things. Not even an interesting flower. Ciel had found he much more preferred roses.
"Ciel. Do you like flowers?"
Sebastian had smiled, as the carriage drove past a garden.
"Flowers? I don't much care for them."
"Really? I kind of like them. Especially roses."
"Roses?"
"Yes." The man's eyes seemed to almost sparkle. "White roses are lovely. Symbolizing a new beginning and pure love."
Ciel had scoffed. "Sebastian, I never thought you for the type to have a knowledge of flowers."
"H-Hey, shut up. I just found it interesting."
Though Ciel had teased him then, by the time the butler's life had ended, the blunet had found a new appreciation for the roses. And they were the only flower he would leave at Sebastian's grave.
Ciel sighed once more. Just go to your office. Stop thinking so much. Don't remember such things that can never happen again.
Never.
This is what I'll post today, because putting everything up right now would be an extremely long chapter, but the next part (likely the beginning of the party) should be up tomorrow or Wednesday. Just wondering: Would you guys prefer one long update (1,000+ words) at least once a month, or one short update (300-700 words) every week/every two weeks.
