Something New 35
By Female Heero Yuy
Disclaimer: If I owned Kuroshitsuji this would be in the manga. XD
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Sebastian looked at the two before him in utter horror. "Why?" he asked. "Why?" he asked again. "Why do you do this to me? Do I not cook good enough food for you? Is the manor not clean enough? Am I not doing a good job?"
"We think you're doing a very good job Sebastian." Bard smiled sheepishly.
"Then explain to me how is it you both broke your legs!" he growled as he looked between Maylene and Bard, who were in hospital beds.
"Well Maylene needed some help reaching the dishes off the top shelf. So I offered to help and well...she fell off the step ladder and I went to catch her and...ahahaha." he smiled sheepishly.
"We're sorry Sebastian." Maylene cried.
"And during our busiest time." he sighed.
"You still have one of us left." Bard pointed out.
"You left me Finny." Sebastian deadpaned.
"Okay, so maybe the one you have left isn't the most skilled of us." Bard averted his gaze. "But he's helpful!"
"And full of smiles!" Maylene added.
"Please stop talking." Sebastian felt like a vein would burst at any given moment from his skull. How was he to prepare everything in time for the party to be held at the mansion. Granted even if all three had been well, it would of fallen to him to take care of nearly all the preparations. But in the least Bard could of done the shopping for the ingredients he needed. And Maylene could of picked up a few things as well. Finny would of been best suited to aiding Bard. But now everything would fall to him. Where was a sledge hammer when one needed one? He could use it to knock himself out to avoid this horrible nightmare that was occuring.
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"Alright Finny, i'm going to say this only once. You hear me. Only ONCE." he held up a finger to emphasize his point. Receiving a cheerful nod. "Okay. I want you to pick up this tray. And CAREFULLY, take it to the ballroom" he indicated the tray that held several dishes he'd prepared. "Can you do that?"
"Rodger!" Finny saluted and picked up the tray. Nearly dropping it's contents to the floor and giving the demon a heart attack in the process. When the resounding crash sounded. He sighed and laid his head on the counter and whimpered. He was back at square one in the preparations of the food.
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The mess cleaned up. Finny dressed appropriately. Sebastian double checked everything. And wished he could simply tie Finny to a pillar to keep him in check. It'd keep him out of the way in the very least. All was well until he heard the distinct sound of several fragile items hitting the floor.
"Ooops. I accidentally collided with the glasses you had stacked up." Finny sheepishly rubbed at the back of his head. "Why are you in the fetal position on the floor Mr. Sebastian?"
Sebastian just let out a small cry as he hugged himself. Wishing for a miracle to come knocking on the door.
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The new mess cleaned up. Everything was now ready by a hair's breath. His master wondering what had him so distraught looking. Yet taking great amusement in Sebastian's plight as he could figure it out with ease.
"Everything looks so wonderful Sebastian." Granny commented as she looked around. Sampling the delictables he had on display that were ready for when the other guests arrived. "You did a wonderful job. And Finny, you were so kind to help Sebastian with the preparations."
"I was happy to help!" he replied enthusastically. Sebastian just withheld the urge to smack himself.
"Mew!" Fluffy rubbed himself against Sebastian's legs. Making the demon feel as though nothing bad had happened prior to that point in time.
He picked him up and pressed his nose against Fluffy's. "You know just how to make me feel better don't you?"
"Mew." Fluffy pulled away and placed his paw on Sebastian's nose. This made him smile, and laugh lightly. Atleast until Finny dropped another plate.
Sebastian sighed. "Just eat him Fluffy. Just go ahead. And find your lion instincts. And eat him."
"Mew." came the reply. Needless to say. Sebastian was disappointed that Fluffy did not eat Finny. He merely sniffed him.
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He paced back and forth. Trying to think of how he could get Finny to not be so...Finny. Yelling didn't work. Patience wasn't working. And not his strong suit. He just simply wished he could get the human to work the same way Agni had been able to. Without destruction. He had asked Agni once. How he did it. How he managed to get the other to work so calmly. But the human had merely replied that it took kindness and patience. As well as having them work with their best skills. Kindness and patience? Those weren't exactly his strong suit when it came to humans that were essentially useless. His methods were more, disciplining, types. He kept pondering what it was he could do to fix Finny's destructive behavior. Even if it was accidental.
He thought back on his father. When he was a young demon, and his father disciplined him. He tilted his head, thinking on his father's methods. But now that he thought on it. He didn't suppose his father's nipping at him with his beak would work very well on a human. Nor would having sharp razor claws being dug into ones person. Or being sat on.
He slowly blinked at these sudden memories. Sighing again, as he pressed his palm to his head. He did not need to remember his father right now. His overbearing, overly protective father. He had to get back to the task at hand. How to make a human such as Finnian do his work well enough where he wouldn't need constant supervison...or constant home repairs being required. "Hmmmm..." he hummed. After several moments of pondering. He got an idea.
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"Now put it down gently. GENTLY." he ordered as he watched Finny place the tray on the table. "Good boy." he smiled and tossed Finny a treat. Finny ate it happily without even so much as a moments hesitation.
"So let me get this straight." Ciel watched with a raised brow. "You're using...dog training methods on Finny?"
"That's right." Sebastian pet the blond human on his head. He could swear he was wagging his tail. If he had one.
"I'm not sure which is more shocking." Ciel felt embarassed. "The fact that you're using dog training methods. Or the fact that it's working." he took a bite of his snack.
"It just takes experience to train one properly." he tossed a treat outside. "Fetch." he ordered. Watching as Finny ran to go get it.
"There's something very wrong about this. Very, very wrong." Ciel muttered.
"Be grateful he's house trained young master." he grinned as he took a piece of Ciel's dessert and ate it. Ciel slanting his eyes slightly.
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"Finny. I want you to put the clean dishes on the shelf. And wash the dirty ones." Sebastian gave him his tasks, so he could start preparing lunch. It'd been a few days, and he'd seen a major improvement with Finny. Who know dog training techniques could work so well on humans. He felt accomplished. Not every demon could say they were able to train a human to do what he wanted it to do in such little time.
"Well I have to say Sebastian, I am impressed." Ciel was sitting at the counter. Avoiding his duties. Eating some cookies, as he watched in amusement how things were turning out. "It only took many treats to get Finny to be as obedient as any other dog." he held up his glass of milk. "Well done." he took a sip.
"Ah the ways of the simple mind." he started working on lunch. Deciding to make shepards pie. "I should of figured it out sooner." he mixed the ingredients. The sound of dishes crashing to the floor just as he finished his sentence. Ciel smirked at him over his glass. "It's a work in progress."
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I know what you guys are thinking. Where did this come from? Well...let me tell you. It stems from the fact that since July 15, 2013, I've been the supervisor to where I work. Because my supervisor had to get a surgery (which turned into 2 surgeries in a week time period.), so he had our manager put me in charge for what was supposed to be a minor surgery (for those who don't know. Minor surgeries you're just out of work for a few days and go back.). Of course since then I am still the supervisor of my worksite. And within the first two weeks of me being put in this position. Two people quit. One quit the day before he had to come into work. The other put in his two weeks notice, after working for the two weeks because he didn't like that his schedule didn't work with his sports. He played football on the weekend. Now let me tell you people. When you have a job, you're there to WORK. This SHOULD be common sense. Now the guy who did the sports on the weekend. I asked one of the guys who's worked there for a few years if he'd be willing to swap. And he was glad to do it because it meant he'd get off at 3 pm on saturday (he's very family orientated), instead of 11 pm. (BTW, our job has set schedules.) And even after I went through that, he quit anyway. Because apparently that wasn't enough for him.
So we ended up getting replacements, and more replacements, until we finally get one guy who has stayed to work my old schedule. And finally someone to work the Tuesday afternoon slot. The guy working the Tuesday slot, has been a nightmare. And now that he's no longer being a nightmare. He's being an idiot. His job has been explained to him multiple times, and he still does it wrong. Our job is NOT difficult! . So everytime I see this guy, I feel like I need to have some treats for him. So maybe he'll do his job correctly if I trained him like a dog. Though to be honest. My dogs are smarter. Thankfully this guy is only working about 6 more Tuesdays, then he's gone. And hopefully the next guy will be competant.
Oh yes, in news with the dogs. After my dog passed away May 3. My dad got me another dog (a blue heeler) for my birthday (which is May 12). But I didn't get him til I got home from Anime Boston (I think I mentioned this, but I don't remember tbh, sorry for repeating if I did.) And on September 26 (this past week basically), I finally got my doberman. My dad knew I wanted a doberman. But they didn't have one at the place we went, and the blue heeler just took my heart. But I still felt half empty because I really wanted a doberman, and someone was selling one because they were being transferred overseas. So I snagged him. I didn't just get him for that. I also got him because my blue heeler was lonely when I was at work. And he's been being a wonderful big brother to my doberman. xD Even letting him eat his food. My doberman didn't like my blue heeler at first. But within the week i've been training him. He now loves his blue heeler brother.
Anyway, I hope you guys got some form of amusement out of this chapter. I had it partially typed up for a while. But then I got so busy that I didn't get to get back to it right away. And then I had to think about what I was doing with it in the first place. Reviews and comments appreciated. I need to end note this before this becomes as long as the chapter. X.x Thank you for reading!