The whole week was absolutely wonderful and we even got to keep the kitten! Or at least I convinced my brother to let Sebastian have him. I watched them play around with yarn and I would occasionally play with them too. I enjoyed every minute of it and it was almost sad for me to leave America but I also missed home. We shopped every single day but every now and then I would get the heavy feeling that someone was following me when we went out into the city. I ignored it as best as I could and continued on with my day. People that we passed on the streets stared at us and a lot of girls went to our bodyguards and flirted viciously with them. Dimitri and Sebastian were almost ignoring the girl except when they fake a fall and dropped their bags etc. I wanted to laugh when I saw the girls do that.
Multiple guys came up to me and pretended to bump into me to talk to me. Dimitri and Sebastian would glare and the guy would go running for the hills but that didn't stop other guys. Ciel would get back and pull me behind him and talk for me. I would stand there shyly and listen to him talk. Some guys tried picking a fight with my brother but he would only smile and say something cunning. They would scowl, ignore Ciel and would flirt with me.
The places that we shopped at where incredible! They were so many places and the centers were so huge too! Girls complimented on my dress from back home and try to fit me into something more slimming. A few dresses weren't that bad until I got to a dress that was strapless and it hugged my figure. Sebastian and Dimitri's eyes went so huge that they could've been the size of watermelons and I blushed and change quickly. By the time I got to the last dress, a large group of people were crowded around my changing area and I would come out to see their eyes just as big as the two dumbfounded butlers. The last dress was just as clingy but black and it had a slit on one side. Some of the guys howled and clap; that's when Ciel would come have the reddest face I could have ever imagined. I ran quickly into the changing room and go back into my regular clothes.
We went to a show every night and it would never be the same one either. The first night was a musical called 'Jekyll and Hyde'; the next was 'Cats' and so on and so forth; it was still amazing none the less. We ate out a lot and hung out at the parks there too, it was so much fun.
The entire time I kept bothering Ciel and asking him what he bought at the beginning of the week but he would avoid the question and ask his own or say something else that was completely off topic. I guess I would find out when we got home. The ride back seemed so much faster than getting there too. Things were relaxing; there was no fighting except the obvious glares and such between the butlers but I avoided the line of fire and stayed with my brother. We would just talk about what we would do for my birthday; the whole conversation seemed to be a huge bore to me.
When we finally got home, Ciel went straight into his office after kissing my forehead. Same old same old. Sebastian and Dimitri started unpacking and putting things away. Meyrin brung out tea for us and when I was just about to take a sip of tea when I heard a loud scream. The teacup fell and splattered the liquid everywhere. It seemed to be coming from my brother's off ice so I ran to my there and swung open the door. My brother was frozen in place with the weirdest expression plastered on his face. When I stepped in front of him I froze too. What the hell?
"Nice to see you Lord and Lady Phantomhive!" He waved at us happily and was sitting in my brother's chair with his little fan girl on his lap.
"Lau! What the hell are you doing here?" To be honest, I didn't know how I sounded but I hope he didn't take it offensively. Actually now that I think about it, I don't think he ever did take anything offensively. Where the hell did he keep popping up from? He got up and walked over to me; he took my hand in both of his and smiled.
"How radiant you are. It's being a while since I last saw you." He said and his fan girl, Ran Mao, was nodding and standing next to him. She came over and hugged me; I looked at Ciel and he still wasn't moving. I hugged back quickly and poked my brother.
"Big brother?" He fell straight down like a tower. Sebastian came in and helped him up. He was kind of turning back to normal; he just had a bit of a shock. I laughed nervously. "Will he be ok?"
"Yes, don't worry." Sebastian walked up to me, kissed my forehead and left while carrying my brother in his arms. I sighed and shook Lau's hand again but he had a huge smile on his face.
"So I see there's something going on between you two." He said with Ran Mao hanging on to his arm. She nodded without saying anything.
"No. there's nothing going on. Why would you say that?" I laughed nervously again. Dimitri walked in with a smile and brung in another tray of tea. He bowed his head and put the tray on the desk with a matt under it.
"My lady, I have prepared you another cup of tea." He stood there.
"I'm really sorry about the-" His hand was up to stop me.
"You don't have to worry." He walked up to me and kissed my cheek. My face turned pink and I froze up a bit. What the hell are they thinking? He held my cheek and walked out without another word. Lau's eyebrow went up with a mischievous smile.
"Seems like you've been busy." He said. I told him to sit and I sat in my brother's chair. It felt kind of weird and cool to actually sit in his place. I leaned against the edge of the desk.
"I've been a little busy, yes. I have a new butler. His name is Dimitri Alekez." He was fascinated by this new information. He took a cup of tea and so did Ran Mao but she wasn't drinking anything.
"No! You mean…" He was in a panic and I nodded and stared at him with my head on my hands as a stand. "So what exactly does that mean?" My face sunk and I went white. You really can be oblivious Lau.
"I contracted with Dimitri." I should've seen a light bulb go off on top of his head.
"Oooo." At least it dawned on him finally. I smacked my head against the desk.
"Yeah."
"Well, I would like your permission to stay here." He was actually serious. He pops up out of nowhere, right when we get back from a successful vacation and he's asking to stay over? What the…!
"It's really surprising that you're actually asking me this. You usually just stay." I said.
"Yes it is and I very thankful for the basket you sent me a while back." I blushed. "Very beautiful. Everything in it was wonderful and I loved it!" He spread his arms out wide with a huge grin. I gave him my gratitude for the expansion in china. He always had a way with words and knew so many people who could pull strings for him. It was great to have someone like him around to help the company's reputation. I called Dimitri down to show Lau to the room next to mine just in case. I greeted me quickly and left with him. I sunk into the chair and turned around to look out the window. Today is so lovely. Pluto was outside running around and minding his own business but in about half a second, his head twitched up and started smiling at me. I waved and watched him running into the mansion. There was a knock at the door.
"How is he?" I asked. He bowed with a perfect posture.
"He is fine. He just had a bit of a shock." I nodded. He was very serious and now that we were alone in the room, I started thinking about everything that involved us. From the flirtatious behavior, to him actually kissing me, to Dimitri coming back, it was all up in the air. I remembered when Dimitri had actually returned to me…he was so upset but why would he be? He should've been shocked but he wasn't. Maybe it was some demon thing? I wouldn't have known. Unless…he actually knew. I bit my tongue.
"Sebastian?" I motioned to the seat but he gracefully refused it and just walked up closer.
"Yes, My lady?" He was content. Why is he so beautiful? This had to be done though, I shouldn't be distracted by him. I had to know the truth.
"Can I ask you something?" He smiled.
"Anything for you. What is it?" I bit my tongue again and actually tasted blood. I should really stop doing that. I took a deep breath.
"Dimitri, you weren't shocked that he was back were you?" He didn't respond. "Why were you upset?" No response. I took another minute and tried to force the words out. "Did you know that he was back?" Nothing out of him again and I was getting upset from the lack of answers. "You knew he never died did you?" He stood there emotionless with no response. All along you knew…didn't you? I got up and walked over to him; he didn't move an inch except to look down at me. "You knew that he was alive didn't you?" He said nothing at all and my anger level flew up; I tried not to scream at him. "Why didn't you tell me?" Sebastian finally talked.
"I knew if you had found out that Dimitri was alive, you would try and bring him back." My fists clenched and that's when I started screaming. Why was he treating me like this?
"So you thought that keeping me depressed and unhappy for several months and trying to settle me down when you knew what was wrong with me, would make things better for me?" I screamed at him. He looked away; his voice was filled with uncertainty.
"You should have never contracted in the first place." He said and my hand made the first contact with his face. The noise was clearly heard and his eyes were incredibly huge from shock. My eyes flooded with tears and I continued to yell at him.
"You have absolutely no right to tell me what I can or can't do! You didn't know how I felt when Dimitri died! I made the choice and I intend to take full responsibility for my actions! How dare you treat me like a child and not tell me something this important!" I stormed off towards the door and yelled back at him. "Dimitri wasn't the mistake! You were!" I slammed the door shut and ran. I didn't know where but I didn't need to know; I just wanted to be alone. My vision was completely gone when I ran into someone. He hugged me eagerly and shushed me.
"What's wrong?" He was careful with me.
"Sebastian knew you were never dead." He nodded and kissed my forehead. Dimitri was as serious when Sebastian went into the office, before all the questioning. He should've told me! Damn it, he was keeping everything from me! I sobbed into his chest as he picked me up and walked down the hallway to the library. He sat me down and laid my head in his lap while I cried. What I said was terrible but what he did just beyond that! He kept Dimitri from me and didn't even bother telling me. Did Dimitri know something that I didn't know?
"Are you hiding something from me too?" I asked through my sobs. Dimitri wouldn't do something like that, would he? He moved me to sit on his lap and rest on his chest; I gripped his suit.
"The only thing I'm hiding from you is the contract and my true feelings for you but I believe you already know don't you?" He leaned down to kiss me. I replied so quickly that it felt like second nature but there was something missing too. Sebastian. I sighed and pushed back. Dimitri chuckled. "I know it's bothering you. You should apologize." I looked at him. "He must really be hurting because of me." You've done nothing wrong. He smiled sadly and messed with my hair. "I didn't that you were that important to him. I was mistaken." You're not the mistake. "It'd be best to say sorry anyway." Sebastian isn't the mistake either. A tear fell down my cheek.
I am…
I got up and straightened out of dress then my face. He was right, I had to. I kissed his cheek and ran out, looking for him. Where could he have gone? The kitchen was filled with the servants but Sebastian wasn't there.
"Have you seen Sebastian?" I asked Bard and the others. They shook their heads. I grimaced and ran to another spot. I had checked every single inch of the mansion and I had no clue where he was! He was so much faster than me anyway. He's probably in an area that I've checked before. I was in a hallway that I barely ever visited because it was for guests; I knew he wasn't there, I had already checked down here too. I slid my whole body down to the floor and sat there. I've really hurt him. What were you thinking when I told you that? Oh Sebastian, I'm such a terrible person! If you never spoke to me again, it would be alright, I deserved it. A shadow casted over me and I looked up to see the cat-loving butler. He wasn't happy and I deserved it entirely for the way I acted.
"Yes? Bard and the others told me you were looking for me." He was entirely emotionless and so was his voice. It was so painful to see him like this. He helped me up, not changing faces and the tone in his voice. I wanted to cry but I had to be strong enough to apologize to him.
"I'm sorry. What I said was wrong and terrible. I was just so upset that you didn't tell me that I cou-" His lips pressed against mine and his body held me to the wall. My arms snaked around his neck and I kissed him back. It such a simple kiss but to me it meant so much. When he let go of my lips, but not my body, he chuckled.
"I accept your apology." He said.
"I know you still hate me." I said through sad eyes, with a voice of anguish. He kissed me again. He really was my everything and I could never get enough of him.
"I could never hate you Aurora." He kissed me again.
"Sebastian." I kissed him this time.
