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Sebastian decided it was best to lay low for awhile, and that's just what he did.

The new Trancy butler seamlessly assumed his duties and much to Claude's dismay, asserted himself as the head of the household staff.

Sebastian did not rush his daughters into getting acquainted with him.

Instead, Sebastian slyly sought to befriend them, offering them insightful lessons as their new tutor in the afternoon and giving them warm glasses of milk and honey just before bed.

Charlotte seemed to drop her suspicions quickly and she didn't really appear to be opinionated towards Sebastian one way or another.

But Isabel on the other hand….

There was no amount of warm milk and honey or pleasant chats that could turn the smallest twin's sense of danger off.

Mr. Sebastian frightened Isabel.

There was something about the tall man in black that the littlest bluenette found…...odd.

No matter how many smiles Sebastian gave his younger child, Isabel always returned them with a frown.

Isabel's reluctance irritated Sebastian, but he never showed it.

Sebastian was patient, just as anyone who dealt closely with Ciel on a daily basis had to be.

Sebastian would wait Isabel out.

Sebastian would earn her trust.

No matter how long it took…..

—-

Of course, Alois remained constantly on his guard.

Sebastian was crafty and dangerous, Alois knew that.

The blonde was no fool.

Alois would not allow his wife's new butler to harm the family.

Although, Alois wasn't the least bit concerned that Sebastian may seduce Ciel again.

Ciel always wore a scowl or a pout, but whenever Sebastian was around, Ciel's expression was more of a grimace.

Sebastian tried his best to worm his way back into Ciel's heart, but to no avail.

Sebastian was careful to perform the same little extra things for his master during Just like he always did years ago…..

Sebastian tempted Ciel with sweets and chocolate.

Sebastian put in the effort to insure that his service was above and beyond that of a normal butler, making Claude look pathetic.

Sebastian even went so far as to offer Alois a helping hand with bathing and dressing Ciel.

Grooming her…

Touching her…..

To Sebastian's vexation, Alois quickly put him in his place.

The blonde let Sebastian know in no uncertain terms that he was more than capable of seeing to Ciel's more intimate needs…..

….All of Ciel's intimate needs, in fact~.

No.

As the days passed and Alois discovered that Sebastian's plan was not to launch a violent, sudden attack, the blonde began to enjoy rubbing the fact that Ciel was his in Sebastian's face.

Alois stole kisses from Ciel while he knew Sebastian was looking.

Alois was careful to address Ciel with a superfluous amount of pet names and whisper sweet nothings to her while Sebastian scowled in envy.

And Alois was especially sure to make Ciel scream and moan so loudly that her cries echoed down the hallway while they made love.

Alois used to smile afterwards, but now, he always smirked.

Being intimate with Ciel, the love of his life, was a beautiful and fulfilling experience all on its own.

When Alois and Ciel made love, Alois felt like they were the only two people in the world and in the moment, he didn't care that they weren't.

However…..

Now, once they finished and Ciel lay panting and sweating in his arms, Alois chuckled to himself.

The blonde grinned as he thought of Sebastian growling in the hallway with pure, unbridled jealously~.

For a while the Trancy household remained at a stalemate.

Claude was his usual uninterested self, although he did show quite a level of irritation when Sebastian got in his way.

Ciel and Alois clung to each other and tried to shut out their servants as much as possible.

The Trancys were careful to keep their children in their sight everywhere they went.

Sebastian and Hannah were just biding their time.

Hannah was waiting on Sebastian to make a move.

She certainly couldn't just go to Alois and get him to suddenly see things through her eyes.

No, Sebastian had to get Ciel out of the way first.

And Sebastian didn't really know how to go about that.

Sebastian could just drag Ciel and the girls off into the night, but Ciel would never be his that way.

Sebastian knew that the stubborn, cold bluenette would die cursing his name, fighting him tooth and nail to the very last.

Ciel still despised him and there were no amounts of chocolates or tender loving care that seemed to be able to change that.

Sebastian was not daunted, he knew his master better than anyone else, and his master could be quite icy.

But…..

In time, that would change…..

The girls they weren't really interested in bonding with Sebastian, as he discovered.

Claude had never involved them in any such activities or attempted to be their friend, he was simply a servant and that was all.

That was all they saw Sebastian as too.

A servant.

With those developments, Sebastian thought the best way to go about things would simply to let time erode both at Ciel's heart strings and at the girls' affections.

Perhaps if the twins grew up with Sebastian by their side then they may be more willing to hear that he was indeed their father when the time was right….

Perhaps Alois would make a tremendous blunder or reveal himself and his true selfish ways….

Then Sebastian could step in heroically and comfort poor, heart-broken Ciel.

Yes, perhaps that would happen indeed.

Days turned into weeks, and weeks melted into months, and months trickled into years.

Baby Lucas, whom Alois and Ciel watched so closely, grew into a fine young boy.

Charlotte and Isabell transformed from small girls to young women.

On the eve of the twins' 16th birthday, Sebastian stood making their cake, which was a massive five layer tower of chocolate, and as he worked he smiled to himself.

Sebastian was thinking very hard about the next day…..

—-

And by morning, Sebastian had a lovely plan.

A plan he neglected to mention to Hannah.

Sebastian may have been content to wait but Hannah, on the other hand, was not.

The Trancy maid had grown tired of waiting for sixteen long years.

In fact, the more Hannah thought about it the angrier she became, and when the next morning dawned and the girls woke, Hannah stormed into their room with their breakfast trays.

"Get up!" Hannah snarled at Isabel and Charlotte.

The twins looked up from their beds in shock.

Normally, girls their age would have already moved into separate rooms, but Isabell still suffered from horrible nightmares.

To help her fragile sister, Charlotte chose to sleep in their childhood room so she could ease Isabel's fears at night.

Both of the twins blinked their eyes open groggily as Hannah slammed the cart into the room and began to hurriedly serve their breakfast.

"Good morning, Hannah." Charlotte yawned while she stretched her alarms.

Isabel just looked over at her sister as Hannah snarled at the young girl.

"Hurry up and eat!" Hannah commanded them both, annoyed by the fact that they were taking their time to get out of bed on their own birthday.

Charlotte was just about to speak when Isabel frowned at the Trancy maid and asked suddenly, "Why are you always so mean to us?"

It was then that a horrible idea entered Hannah's mind.

Maybe it was the special way that Sebastian requested she make the twins' scones that morning, or maybe it was the extra lengths that everyone in the manor had gone to so that the girls could have a very happy birthday, but after sixteen years of waiting, Hannah decided to wait not one moment more.

"Because I hate you." Hannah said with a genuine smile to Isabel. "And I hate your sister the same!"

The girls frowned.

They were surprised that Hannah had admitted it but they had always known that was true.

"Why?" Charlotte asked curiously.

Hannha had always taken great care of Lucas, so the girls never really understood why Hannah had such a bad taste in her mouth over them.

"Because you shouldn't be mine to have to care for," Hannah explained with another smile.

"What do you mean?" Isabel asked. "We're children of the Trancy household too, just like our brother! And you've always treated him far better than you've ever treated us!"

"I treat young master Lucas better because young master Lucas is actually my master's child. You two are nothing to me." Hannah sneered.

"How dare you! We are Alois Trancy's children just as much as our brother is!" Charlotte raged. "My father will hear of your foolishness!"

"That's where you're wrong! you are Alois Trancy is not your father and he never was!" Hannah snapped back.

"What are you talking about?!" Charlotte gasped. "You're…..you're not making any sense! You sound ridiculous!"

Hannah giggled and then she laughed. Once she composed herself, Hannah looked at the bewildered twins and said, "If you don't believe me, then why don't you two go and ask Mr. Sebastian?"

The twins exchanged a glance.

Both felt rage and fear pulsing through their veins.

The breakfast cart was still full when Hannah returned it to the kitchen.

Charlotte and Isabel didn't eat anything that morning.

They couldn't.

It was a lie, Hannah's claim.

It had to be.

Right?