"How about we go eat something?" I let Sebastian take me to a café. It was small but it looked homely and it was really cute. I eyed the little cakes in display outside the window. Ciel…Everything reminded me of him. Sebastian held the door for me and there was a bell on top of the door that gave the idea that a customer was coming in. The waiter and the guy at the register looked at me with a smile as Sebastian sat me down at a table; I held my hands.
"What would you like to eat?" He lifted my chin to him. I didn't really care about the teasing right now; I was more concerned that Trancy was here.
"It doesn't really matter. Surprise me." I replied back and he nodded then went to the guy behind the counter. I looked around me; it was quiet and there were people laughing and having a good time. It made me smile faintly.
"You seem pretty deep in thought." I met the eyes of a dark eyed boy. He looked only a few years older than me. He had tan skin, with dark brown hair; it was kind of as long as Sebastian's.
"Oh I'm sorry." I sat up straight and gave a nervous smile. He was a waiter here and he was talking plates into a tub on the closets table to me.
"Don't worry about it. I was just a little worried if something was wrong." He said.
"Oh no, nothing's wrong." That was such a lie. He smiled and started moving to the table in front of me, cleaning.
"Well, it's clear that you're new to Paris right?" He asked and I nodded shyly.
"I just got here a couple days ago." I said.
"How long did you plan on staying?" He came over to my table and I smelled cleaning chemicals on his hands and in the tub.
"Well I was planning on staying for the whole week but I might actually stay longer." I shrugged and his cheeks were tinted a bright pink.
"That'd be cool if you stayed a little longer." It dawned on me and I giggled. Awww how cute, he likes me. I smiled and his blushed cheeks brightened more. He smiled like a shy boy and nodded.
"How long have you been working here?" I asked.
"About a year or so. My father is the manager so he gave me a job here."
"That's so cool." I said.
"Are you here with your parents or family?" He asked and I shook my head. It'd be nice to be with my family here, I smiled thinking about it.
"So you're here by yourself?" He asked with a hopeful smile.
"I'm here with someone. My brother's butler." I said and nudged over to him; He was paying.
"Ah." He thought for a moment. "By the way I'm Ephraim." We shook each other's hand.
"I'm Aurora." I smiled sweetly and saw his cheeks blush again.
"Excuse me." Ephraim's eyes widened into two balls when he saw Sebastian, who was glaring back at him; I felt the awkward tension between them and the fear in Ephraim.
"Sorry Ephraim. This is Sebastian." I said and smiled at him.
"Oh." I giggled when he looked at him again.
"Yes, is there a reason why you're talking to her?" I looked at Sebastian.
"No, it's fine Sebastian." I glared. "Sorry, he's very overprotective of me." Ephraim smiled nervously and waved it off.
"I can tell. That's ok though." He said. Sebastian laid a fancy looking sandwich in front of me.
"Today for lunch is a Poulet – Crudités, or a chicken salad sandwich." He bowed slightly.
"Thank you so much Sebastian." I smiled and took a quick bite. It was heavenly.
"My pleasure." He smiled back.
"Ephraim, I need you!" A tall, lean man called out; he had a long mustache where the ends curved up. I giggled.
"Well, guess that's my cue." Ephraim went to grab the big tub.
"Who was that?" I asked with my head tilted to the side.
"My pa." he said.
"Oh, tell him I said hello and that I love this café. I'd love to recommend it to my people back home." I said and his cheeks tinted again.
"That's great! We'd love that!" He laughed and turned around but then turned back to me again. "Wait, did you plan on going to the festival?" I nodded.
"Yeah, definitely." I said.
"Awesome, maybe we can meet up." His smile was soft and he sounded hopeful.
"Sure, I'd love to." I laughed and waved goodbye when he walked towards his father. He was so lucky. Sebastian sat across from me, glaring at Ephraim.
"I don't like him." He finally said with a hint of disgust in his voice.
"You don't like any man that gets near me." I said before taking a sip of my tea. Black Tea…
"True." He leaned back into his chair with a smile.
We talked for about an hour while I ate and eventually gave Sebastian the other half of my sandwich, which I technically had to force him to take him and we actually had to argue about it for about 10 minutes. Turns out I couldn't eat all of it; my brother always did say that I had a small stomach. Ephraim would pass our table every now and again and try to spark a conversation with me. It was so easy to talk with him and I felt comfortable because he wouldn't ask such awkward questions; he would ask about England and what's it's like at home. I would answer and then we would talk about the different sites there. He told me one day he would come to visit.
When we left, I told Ephraim where I lived if he ever wanted to hang out. He gladly accepted it and said he'd be stopping over sometime soon. I gladly welcomed him to come anytime and with that we left back to the estate. The entire ride back home made me feel drowsy so I leaned my head on Sebastian's shoulder. He took me into his arms sat me sideways on his lap; I fell asleep till we got home.