LovelyWickedDesert: Sorry about the repeated sentences, it didn't show up when I uploaded the document yesterday... I've since corrected it =) I must have overlook the rule about linkings to other websites, and no, I am not the one who misspelled Grell's name. I've never seen Yen's Press's manga but I do notice that official translated mangas often have changes in dialouges or even plots.
NX-Loveless-XN: A kiss? Hmm...
And thank you to all those who read and/or reviewed!
Chapter 9: : その執事, 蜘蛛
Sebastian followed the butler in front of him. The other butler's steps were light and silent almost as if he was levitating despite his size. Sebastian took a quick look at his master who retained his normal indifference aura. However, his master's fleeting glances around the surroundings betrayed his wary feelings. Sebastian could not help but smirked, that is just like his master, never to trust anyone or anything. Not even his own demon, that was really too sad.
Gradually, they slowed down into a halt. Claude pushed open the door and gestured for their entry. Ciel went in first, taking in the grand dining room. He had to admit, it was indeed magnificent, even for a noble. The plates were meticulously arranged and even flowers are placed on the white, satin cloth of the tables. Like the rest of the house, the interior was of red and gold.
"Do you like it?" The blonde noble asked, approaching them from the behind.
Ciel shrugged, "Not bad. Though the Phantomhive household hosts a more superior aura."
Light blue eyes meet dark blue eyes. Alois smirked, "Ah, then we would need to pay you a visit sometime then, right Claude?"
The bespectacled butler merely nodded his head before he leave for the kitchen. Ciel gave a "tch" before he sat himself in the dining chair. Sebastian helped him with it, before standing guard over him. Alois looked at the scene with interest. Master and butler, like a body and a soul. Or should he say…a predator and a prey?
He tried to resist his laughter. Imagine Ciel Phantomhive being on a dinner plate! His body trembled with the suppressed laughter. He couldn't, he cannot suppress it anymore. He gave into his laughter and burst out laughing.
""What's so funny?" Ciel asked, irritated. What pleasant table manners.
Alois slammed his hand on the table. "Ciel, I didn't know you were on such friendly terms with your butler!"
"What?"
Sebastian looked on the conversation with a smirk. Clearly his master's patience was going to snap. Ciel crossed his hands and gave Sebastian a glare, fully aware that the demon was having much fun out of this. Sebastian gave a sympathetic smile, which further agitated the young Earl who hated being shown any pity. Ciel was spared from further agony when Claude came in with the silver wares.
"Your Highness." Claude reeled in the tray, setting the dishes on the table.
"Ah~ Claude, you're efficient!" Alois complimented, playing with the fork that was laid on the table.
Claude took no notice of the compliment and continued with his duty. Ciel observed Alois who was now trailing the fork on the tablecloth. There's a reason why a fork is a fork, not a toy, Ciel thought disgruntedly, appalled at the poor table manners of the Trancy Earl.
"Roasted meat! Delicious!" Alois exclaimed elatedly, tucking in.
Ciel frown, that was not very polite, eating before your guest.
Alois gave a sly smile, knowing how dissatisfied Ciel was. Well, he had done it on purpose so it was only to be expected that he had ruffled Ciel's feathers. He must admit, it was quite a sight to see Ciel eat, the way he carefully slice the meat before he consumes them in small bites. By contrast, Alois was stabbing the meat, killing the already dead animal. It kept him entertained, the way the flesh is shredded.
"Claude, take this away, I'm sick of it."
Claude nodded and took the plate away. Ciel looked up in surprise. Alois's plate was barely touched. To be precise, by "barely touched" he meant that Alois has yet to eat any of the meat, though Alois toying has resulted in the meat to be very much disfigured. Claude looked at Ciel and gestured to his plate. Ciel nodded, signaling for Claude to remove it too.
"Next is dessert!" Alois purred, "Ciel loves sweet food, don't you?"
"Is that a problem?" Ciel asked.
"How unexpected. She should be bringing them in now." Alois said thoughtfully. "Hannah!"
A dark-skinned lady entered with a tray of pudding. She was an exotic beauty with melancholic eyes, perfect except for the bandaged left eye of hers. She had her head down, her hair hidden her face. She bowed at the presence of the guest and laid the desert in front of the diners.
"Hannah."
Hannah turned to her master, her head still lowered. "Yes, master."
"What is this?" Alois pointed at the serving plate.
"I don't see-." Hannah stopped when she saw her master glaring at her.
"I'm sorry, it was my mistake." Hannah's lips wavered as she swiftly took the pudding away. "I'll prepare another pudding for you."
Sebastian noticed a tremble in the maid's voice, too masked for humans to notice. Ciel was aware of this too.
Alois Trancy.
Ciel took the spoon and proceed to eat a small portion of it. However, Sebastian stopped him, much to his annoyance.
"Young master, don't eat it." Sebastian warned.
Ciel looked at his butler in surprise and dropped the spoon on the plate. "Is there a matter?"
"You can't eat until the host has his dessert too, isn't that so?" Sebastian smiled.
Ciel was not satisfied with it but he obeyed nevertheless.
Alois tapped on the table impatient. "This is taking too long, why don't we go somewhere else?"
Ciel shrugged, there was nothing much to do anyway. As he got up to follow Alois, he realized he couldn't move the lower half of his body. He tried again only to find himself immobilized.
"What's happened to me?" Ciel's thoughts were in a panic. "Why can't I move?"
He looked frantically at Sebastian whose face was of great alarm now. His movements too were restricted, only that he could not move his arms. "Young Master!"
"Welcome, Ciel Phantomhive, to the spider's den, the mansion of Trancy."
Alois smiled, as his butler stood beside him serving the boy his pudding.
Finally I've done the 9th chapter. Sorry if it took so long! Translation took up most of my time now! Alois finally meets Ciel, properly this time.
After watching the few episodes, I found that several elements of my fanfiction are inside, haha. Like the ball, the garden maze, too bad I didn't thought of a staff for Claude, but that would be too creepy!f
The fifth episode is going to be exciting, I am looking forward to it.