~Serena's POV~
I am sitting on a couch in Ciel's study while Sebastian is of course making Ciel and I our tea and getting ready to serve us our afternoon cake. Ciel sat in his chair and sighed resting his head on his desk. "I believe the wisest course of action would be to go along with her plan. I don't think she's going to listen to reason." Sebastian said as he poured out tea into the cups. "Can't you just give her some tea or something and get her out of here? I don't have time for a stupid ball" Ciel complained. I looked at him and shook my head slowly.
"Do you really think giving her tea is going to make her leave? You know how she is once she decides on something she is going to make sure that it happens" I said to Ciel and he just nodded. "I know I know" he responded back. "My lord, Lady Elizabeth would like a dance you cannot refuse her." Sebastian said standing in front of Ciel's desk. Ciel was about to take a sip of his tea but sighed instead and looking away from Sebastian.
"Master?" Sebastian said questionably and Ciel looked back at him. "What now?" Ciel responded with a hint of annoyance in his tone. I looked at Sebastian and wondered what he was going to ask Ciel. 'Please ask something that will entertain me. Im so bored' I thought as I waited for Sebastian to say something. "I know i've never seen you dance before but I assume you can" Sebastian finally said and I sat up a little straighter than I was and looked at Ciel.
"Now that you mention it Sebastian I have never seen him dance before either" I said looking at Ciel. Ciel didn't look at me or Sebastian but he lifted up a few pieces of paper and used those to cover his face. I smirked and looked at Sebastian who sighed and picked up the slice of cake and a knife. "Oh I see, well that explains why you're always such a wallflower at social engagements." Sebastian said cutting the slice of cake for Ciel.
"I have too much work to do, I don't have time to waste on dancing" Ciel said and Sebastian grabbed the papers out of Ciel's hand and leaned forward with the slice of cake for Ciel in his left hand. "With all do respect, dancing is a necessary skill for a person of your position to possess in your line of work master, social contracts are important to maintain." Sebastian said in a serious tone and Ciel tried to not look at Sebastian's face. "The world expects any noble gentlemen to possess at least rudimentary dance skills. If you turn down to many inventions simply because you cannot dance your reputation in high society will suffer greatly" Sebastian said with a devious look on his face.
The smirk I had on my face widened slightly as my interest in this matter grew. "Fine i'll do it now stop the lecture. Call me in a private tutor or something, Mrs, Briette or Mrs. Rodkins should work well enough." Ciel said getting annoyed with Sebastian's lecture. Sebastian took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. "We don't have sufficient time to call in a tutor for you, my lord. There's only one option." Sebastian closed his pocket watch and smirked holding his right hand to his chest. "With your permission I will be your dance instructor" he said in a happy and amused tone.
I laughed while Ciel complained about how he wasn't going to take dancing lessons from a man. "Besides do you even know how to dance!" Ciel yelled at Sebastian. "The Viennese Waltz is my specialty. I was a guest at the Shumbrom Palace from time to time." Sebastian said in his a-matter-of-fact tone. "Now if you would do me the honor, my lady. May I have this dance?" Sebastian asked holding out his hand and all I could do was laugh.
"Why can't Serena teach me how to dance?!" Ciel asked and looked at me along with Sebastian. I looked at both of them and smirked "I think I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the show" I said smirking at Sebastian and Ciel. Ciel looked at me with his mouth hanging open in disbelief while Sebastian only smirked at me. "W-why won't you teach me!" Ciel asked.
"Because I have been bored and I think I'll find this to be amusing and entertaining" I said still smirking. Ciel sighed and stood up walking over to Sebastian. "Fine i'll do it" Ciel said. "Lets begin. To lead you start the first step on your heal. Be sure to keep your hand firmly upon the lady's back." Sebastian started and he grabbed Ciel's right hand and placed it on his waist. I snickered and tried my best to hold back a laugh.
"When the music starts lead with your left foot, Now." Sebastian said and he and Ciel took 3 steps before Ciel stepped on Sebastian's foot. I laughed and continued to watch while Sebastian continued to try and teach Ciel how to dance ignoring that Ciel was having trouble keeping up. "Next we'll try a natural turn. Slide your foot forward like this" Sebastian said turning both him and Ciel and Ciel tripped and fell forward onto Sebastian's chest. I snickered again as Sebastian looked down at Ciel with a disappointed look on his face and Ciel had the look of embarrassment on his face.
Sebastian sighed, "Your natural ability for dancing isn't so much lacking as it is nonexistent my lord. You cannot simply cling for dear life onto your dance partner." Sebastian said and I once again laughed. "You're too tall it's not working!" Ciel yelled in frustration at Sebastian and Sebastian let go of Ciel's hands and lifted them to his cheeks and grabbing them like a grandmother would do to their grandchild. "Most importantly. You need to wipe that gloomy look of your face, the lady will take it as an insult" Sebastian said trying to force Ciel to smile.
"You know he is right Ciel" I said while laughing. "Now lets have a smile. Pretend that its fun" Sebastian continued before Ciel slapped his hands away. "Let Me Go!" Ciel yelled at Sebastian and both me and Sebastian looked at him in shock. "Master?" Sebastian asked and I stood up and looked at Ciel who just looked at the ground with a sad expression on his face. "I can't smile, I forgot how. I don't know how to pretend like i'm having fun. Not anymore" Ciel said sadly and I walked over and hugged him.
"Here Ciel, why don't me and Sebastian show you how its done" I offered and looked at Sebastian and as usual he smirked at me and I quickly looked back at Ciel who nodded, agreeing with the offer. "Alright Ciel watch our feet and watch closely to our hands as well" I said walking over to Sebastian. He looked at me still smirking and he held out his hand. "May I have this dance, my lady?" He said politely and I nodded taking his hand. Sebastian put one hand on my waist and took one of my hands in his free hand, I then put my free and on his shoulder and looked up and Sebastian with a blush spread across my cheeks.
Sebastian and I then started to dance and we didn't look away from each other's eyes. I looked into his crimson eyes and I had thought I saw want and and longing deep in his eyes. After about 20 minutes of me and Sebastian dancing I hadn't realized that I had been staring into his eyes and it wasn't until he moved some hair out of my face that I came back to my senses and saw that he had his normal smirk glued onto his face. I blushed and pulled away from him and turned to Ciel. "S-so Ciel did you learn anything?" I asked and he nodded. "Good you should get ready for Lizzie's ball soon" I said and I walked to the door of the study.
"Wait Serena" Ciel said and I looked back at him. "Sebastian help her get ready but don't try anything with her, am I understood" Ciel said to Sebastian and he bowed slightly. "Yes my young lord" Sebastian said and walked over to me, "Shall we get you ready my lady" he said smirking and opened the door for me. I nodded and walked out of the study and down to my bedroom with Sebastian following me.
We finally got to my room and he once again opened the door for me and I entered with him following me in and closing the door behind him. "My lady" Sebastian said getting my attention. "Y-yes?" I answered still blushing as he walked closer to me and he lifted my chin with his middle finger making me look up at him. "Did you find something interesting to you while you were staring into my eyes?" he asked with his smirk planted back onto his face which made me blush more. "N-no I didn't, just hurry and help me get ready for Lizzie's stupid ball" I responded back to him pushing his arm away and walks over to my bed.
Sebastian chuckled and he walked over to my closet and grabbed a teal and black dress and walked back over to me. "I rather enjoyed that small dance my lady" Sebastian said when he approached me and laid the dress on the bed and motioned for me to turn around so he could take off the dress I had on. I turned around and he started unbuttoning the dress and he pulls the dress off leaving me in my underdress and corset. "You did?" I asked him looking over my shoulder at him. He looked at me and smiled, Sebastian was smiling not the fake smiles and smirks he usually done but an actual real genuine smile.
"I never lie, my lady it has been two years now." Sebastian said pulling the new dress over me and begins buttoning the back. "Now do you wish to change your hair my lady or do you want to keep it the way it is right now?" Sebastian asked me as he finished up putting the dress on me. "Its fine the way it is now Sebastian,thank you" I answered him still blushing and he nodded and walked behind me as I walked out of my room and down the hallway.
"Okay I cannot wait to get these girly decorations down they make me uncomfortable" I said looking at all of Lizzie's pink and girl decorations with a disgusted look on my face. Sebastian chuckled before grabbing my hand and making me stop walking and look back at him. "Sebastian? W-what are you..?" I asked him my blush returning to my face. "My lady I have a question to ask you" he said and I thought I saw a small tint of pink on his pale cheeks but that might have been my imagination. "Yes what is it?" I turned to face him.
"At some point during Lady Elizabeth's ball I was hoping that you would do me the honor of doing a small dance with me" he asked me and my blush darkened a bit and my eyes widened but then I smiled and nodded. "Of course I think that would enjoy that" I said smiling and he smiled back at me and let my hand go. "im honored my lady, now I must go help your brother get ready so if you will please excuse me." Sebastian said before turning to leave. I blushed and walked down the staircase and saw the servants dressed up like dolls and Elizabeth was just having a grand old time.
Grell was complaining about the white dress that Elizabeth had made him wear and all the other servants except for Mey-Rin had also been dressed up in embarrassing outfits. Mey-Rin was helping Lizzie put the finishing touches on her red girly dress and I sighed and walked over to her. "Lizzie" I said getting her attention and her eyes light up like she just say the most adorable thing in the world. "Serena! That Dress Is So Beautiful!" She said excitedly examining my dress from top to bottom.
"Thanks Lizzie, your dress is adorable on you" I said with a small smile. "Really!? THANK YOU SERENA!" she yelled happily before hugging me tightly. "L-Lizzie...y-you're hugging me t-to tight..." I managed to say and she released me from her death hug. "Sorry" she said before turning to Mey-Rin. "Now it's time to get you dressed up, I'll make you look so adorable" Lizzie said with a big smile on her face as she reached for Mey-Rin's glasses. Mey-Rin quickly held onto them and backed far away from Lizzie and she looked like she was freaking out.
"I'm really far-sighted I can't see anything without my glasses mi'lady!" she said in a panicked tone. Lizzie ran over to her "You don't have to see a ball to have fun now hand those over silly" she said once again trying to get Mey-Rin's glasses but Mey-Rin begged Lizzie not to take them. "Um Lizzie Mey-Rin needs those" I said but as usual Lizzie didn't listen. "Just leave her alone" said a voice at the top of the staircase. It was Ciel dressed in a dark blue suit-like outfit with a small blue tophat with a striped blue and white ribbon attached to it. "Ciel! You look adorable!" Lizzie squealed and ran over to Ciel as he walked down the stairs.
Lizzie started to spin Ciel around and continued to squeal happily. I groaned and walked over to Sebastian who was holding Ciel's new walking stick. Lizzie finally stopped spinning Ciel and looked down at his hand and noticed something. "Ciel why aren't you wearing the ring I brought you It matches your clothing perfectly now where did it go?" Lizzie said with a evil and mad look on her face. "The ring I already have on will work" Ciel said pulling his hand out of Lizzie's grip and she started to throw a fit.
"No! I went to so much trouble and that ring isn't cute at all!" she then walked away slight and fell to her knees still whining. "Why wouldn't you wear the ring that I picked out especially for you? You're so cruel I just want everything to be perfect for our lovely ball" she whined out and I rubbed my temples as her squealing and whining started to give me a headache. "That isn't it. Lizzie this ring is-" Ciel started to say but was cut off by Lizzie jumping up and grabbing the ring from his finger. "HA FOOLED YOU! It's Mine Now!" Lizzie said playfully.
'Oh no this is not going to be good' I thought as I stepped a bit closer to Ciel. "Lizzie" Ciel said in a annoyed voice. "This is far to big for you the one I bought will fit perfectly just put it on and-" Lizzie was cut off. "Give It Back" Ciel yelled angrily and it shocked everyone in the room. "Give me that ring now Elizabeth" he said coldly at her. "W-why are you so angry at me? I just...wanted...w-what's wrong? I just wanted to make everything look adorable thats all...so why..why are you so angry? I Hate This Ring Take It" Lizzie yelled throwing the ring to the floor shattering it.
I gasped 'This is definitely not good' I looked over at Ciel and his face went from very annoyed to completely pissed off in 4 seconds. Ciel growled and jogged over to Lizzie and lifted his hand to slap her. "CIEL STOP!" I shouted at him and just before he could slap Lizzie, Sebastian grabbed his wrist stopping Ciel's hand from making contact with Lizzie's face. I sighed in relief and quickly walked over to Lizzie who was crying and tried to comfort her.
"Master" Sebastian said still holding onto Ciel as he was panting and Sebastian put the walking stick in Ciel's hand. "You forgot the walking stick we went to so much trouble to get" he said calmly and then calmly walked in front of Lizzie. "Forgive my master Lady Elizabeth, but that ring was something very important to him. It's a precious heirloom passed down to the head of the Phantomhive family. He's grown quite attached to it it's truly one-of-a-kind" Sebastian said with his hand over his chest. "Please try to understand why this upset him" he finished.
"I-it was that important...and I destroyed it..." Lizzie said sadly as Ciel walked over to the shattered ring and picked it up and walked over to the window as Lizzie tried to apologize. Ciel then threw the ring out the window once again shocking everyone. "Ciel Wait! What are you doing!?" Lizzie said as she ran over to the window. "It doesn't matter, it was nothing but a old ring after all." Ciel replied and I looked at him with wide eyes. "Even without it, I'm still the head of the Phantomhives and that won't change" he said with his head lifted high and confident making Sebastian's eyes widen slightly.
Sebastian then put his normal smirk on his face as Ciel walked back over to Lizzie who was sobbing slightly. "How long are you going to cry?" Ciel asked as he put his hat, that fell off, and put it back on his head then took out a cloth and waited for Lizzie to look up at him. "I-I'm so sorry..." Lizzie sobbed and I looked up at Sebastian you just watched and waited to see what Ciel would do though the smirk on Sebastian's face made it look like he already knew what his young master was going to do.
"Your face is a mess. Completely unsuitable for a lady" Ciel said as he wiped Lizzie's tears away with the cloth and made her blow her nose. "How could I possibly ask a with a runny nose and puffy eyes to dance?" he said to Lizzie which made me widen my eyes in surprise. I turned to look up at Sebastian only to find that he was not there anymore 'Damn it where is he now?'
"T-to dance?" Lizzie asked softly just before music started to fill the room. I looked to the top of the staircase to find Sebastian playing a violin with a smile on his face and his eyes closed as he played a beautiful melody. The other servant stood there admiring Sebastian as he played and then Grell decided that he would join Sebastian and he ran over to the base of the stairs and began to sing along with the music. "What The Hell! He Can Actually Sing?" Bard yelled in shock.
"So then we are agreed? We'll forget our cares and dance the night away. It's decided" Ciel said holding his hand out to Lizzie and she had a huge smile on her face as she took his hand and they began dancing. I watched smiling as they danced and I saw the servants dancing on the side and Sebastian seemed to really be having a good time playing his violin and both Lizzie and Ciel had smiles on their faces. I looked up at Sebastian and sighed softly 'Well I guess we won't be dancing after all...oh well maybe next time' I thought as I looked back at Lizzie and Ciel.
After a few hours the ball ended and Ciel and I headed to our rooms as Sebastian and the other servants stood outside where a carriage was in front of the manor with Lizzie asleep inside it and Grell telling the servants that he would make sure Lizzie would get home safely. I yawned slightly and walked into my bedroom and sat in a chair that was sitting by my window and looked up to the stars.
'The stars are so beautiful...I hope that I can sit under the stairs with the one I love someday...' I thought as I fall asleep right there by the window.
~Sebastian's POV~
I walk down the hallway towards Lady Serena's bedroom after putting the young master to bed. "I hope she hasn't fallen asleep yet..." I whispered to myself as I opened the door to her room. I walked in to find her sleeping at the window in her ball dress. I sighed and walked over to her and looked at her sleeping form which made her look peaceful as she slept in the moonlight.
The moonlight made her hair look silver and made her face glow with beauty. I smiled slightly and picked her up and changed her into her nightgown, being careful not to wake her up, then laid her down in her bed. "Sebastian..." Serena mumbled in her sleep as I pulled the blanket over her, my eyes widen slightly. I then smile and lightly pecked the top of her head.
"Sleep well My Lady" I said before blowing out the candle and walking out of her room. "We shall have our dance soon