"Oww…" Red heard from Ciel when he fell from the tightrope to the net and then the ground.
Looking down from the silks, she saw his roommate walk over and shake her head.
"Hey! Hey! What happened to your sense of balance from the tryout!?" she asked. "These are the basics, the real basics!"
The two looked over to where Sebastian and William were practicing, while overdoing it, a crowd watching them.
"They're really somethin'! you gotta get back on track quick. Don't let 'em leave you behind!
"…Yes." The young boy muttered.
Red smiled, covering her mouth to prevent her chuckling. She saw them exit the tent and got to work on her own practice.
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Once done, she walked out of the tent and headed to change her outfit but noticed a trail of water. Following the trail, she ended up in front of a wagon where a figure sat, hunched over, shivering, and soaking wet. Noticing the bluish-blackish hair, she immediately recognized who it was.
"Ciel?"
The boy looked up at the girl and his eye widened.
"Red?"
"What the hell are you doing out here!? Soaking wet, no less! Do you want pneumonia?" she asked as she moved his hair out of his face.
He began to blush as he exclaimed, "I'm fine, you don't need to treat me as a child!"
"Well, whether you like it or not, Ciel, you are a child!"
The two just glared at one another for a moment until he sighed and looked down.
"I'm sorry."
Softening her gaze, she lifted his chin up and smiled.
"It's all right. I'm sorry as well, now come, you need to change in order to not catch a cold."
Helping him up, she led him to the wardrobe tent and looked for clothes that fit his size and gave them to him, then turned around.
Jokingly, she said, "Guess you can call this practice for doing things by yourself."
Suddenly, she felt something wet and cold hit her back, making her squeal. Covering her mouth, she glared at the now dressed earl behind her who was trying to not laugh.
"You will never speak of this. Ever."
"Whatever you say."
Guiding him to a seat, she sat him down and grabbed a comb and began to fix his hair. Comfortable silence in the air.
"…had enough." He muttered.
"Pardon?"
"I've had enough!" he shouted. "I'll go mad if I'm made to continue living like this!"
"Hey," she said as she kneeled in front of him. "You're not giving up that easily, are you? It's not like you."
He was silent for a minute before replying, "Not like me, hmm?"
"Indeed."
"I, the head of the Phantomhive family, living like this…No, it ought not to be like me at all."
"We'll get over this quickly." Red assured him, placing her hand on his.
"When Sebastian arrives, we'll discuss the plan altogether. Is that clear?"
"Yep."
"Good…I'd like to return to the manor quickly and eat sweets over a cup of hot tea."
Chuckling, she looked at the young earl and said, "You really are a child sometimes."