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Ciel sighed deeply, the wheels in his mind turning as he went through the events that happened this morning in his head.

It has been a week after the Grell fiasco and Lau came to the Phantomhive mansion just after Ciel had finished his breakfast to inform him of a peculiar mystery about a hospital reviving the dead. After hearing more from Lau, the one-eyed teen sent Sebastian out to investigate but it has been long since then and it will be lunchtime soon enough hence Ciel was expecting-

"Cielll! Edward and I are here!"

The one-eyed teen groans immediately, on one hand he was grateful that Elizabeth had informed him beforehand of her visit because he could make sure Amu wore her 'proper' uniform but at the same time, he hated that she was constantly pulling him away for her stupid dinner parties. He reluctantly leaves his comfortable chair to properly greet his guests.

In the Garden

Amu was drinking tea with her 'grandfather', Tanaka until she hears Mei Rin calling for her. She excuses herself politely and hurries to the kitchen where Mei Rin was cutting the slices off of bread.

"Yes?"

"Sebastian wants you to serve the Midfords Amy dear."

The pinkette's eyebrow furrowed curiously, the last time Sebastian asked her to directly serve a guest; Amu had to undergo a severely irritated teenager's intimidating gaze as she moved and his loud protests if anyone dared to touch her like this morning's guest Lau for example. Not that she didn't appreciate that Ciel was looking out for her, in fact it made her smile a little knowing that Ciel showed an interest in her well-being but it made her feel a little uncomfortable whenever they met eyes because his gaze could get so intense.

"Amy?"

Mei Rin frowns, concerned at the younger girl's expression until the pinkette shakes her head and smile brightly, putting the former assassin at ease.

"Are you up to it?"

Amu merely smiles wider at the question, "Not a problem. What are we making?"

Tearoom

Ciel enters the room to find that Sebastian had already returned and was serving the Midfords. The earl smiles politely as he greets them, "Hello Lizzy and Edward. How are you two?"

Ciel was nearly knocked off his feet by Lizzy who rushes to him to encase him in a tight hug.

"I have missed you so much! Where have you been?!"

"Busy with the company as per usual is all Lizzy..."

"You work too much! You must take a break!" whines the blonde.

"Pardon me please..."

Lizzy turns and gasps softly at the maid who stood awkwardly by her side with two trays of food in her hands.

"Oh my you're so pretty! How old are you?"

"Erm I will turn 14 this year Miss Midford" Amu answers timidly.

"Oh wow! You're close to Ciel's age!"

Edward, being a curious fellow turns his head toward where his sister was only to see the prettiest girl he had ever seen in his life. Usually, he could never see anything else when his sister was in his vision but Ciel's new maid was an exception.

She had shoulder-length bubblegum pink hair, big dew pond golden honey-colored eyes, a cute little button nose, slightly elfin ears and the softest looking lips he never thought could be possible.

Edward's hands itched at the sight of her blushing cheeks and shy, nervous smile. He could not help but also notice her remarkably flawless, unblemished sun-kissed skin which was rare to see in England not to mention a girl in the present day and age to have such a healthy looking, petite yet sightly curvy figure.

Good grief, even Edward had to admit that the maid in red was much prettier than his sister.

"H-hello...w-what's your name?"

The pinkette blushes harder until Sebastian takes the tray she has yet to use to set the food in the table from her and gestures to her to answer. Once he walks away, Amu gives a deep curtsy and introduces herself shyly before politely yet rather quickly making a hasty exit.

"Who is she Ciel? Where did she come from?"

The young earl adjusts his clothes, answering her monotonously, "She is Tanaka's grandaughter but her family has tragically passed just recently thus Tanaka asked if he could take her in. I saw no problem with it since she speaks English fluently and is rather competent in her work."

"Poor thing!"

Ciel says nothing and gestures his fiance to sit, completely oblivious to the fact that Edward had left the room.

"Excuse me! Amelia!"

The pinkette frowns, surprised to see Edward standing there.

"How may I help you Mr Midford?"

"Ahh erm...I just-?"

The tall blonde wasn't sure what to say, he just wanted to talk to her but now that he was actually in front of her, he was at a loss of words.

"Are you looking for the loo perhaps?"

"No no! I just ermm...wanted to talk to you..."

God, he felt stupid. What could the two of them talk about? They had nothing in common!

"Talk to me about-?"

Think! Think!

"Ciel! Is he treating you well?"

Amy frowned tilting her head at the nervous noble, "Well yes...I have no complaints?"

"That is good! He should!"

The Japanese girl smiles, amused wondering why did the handsome teenager was being so awkward. He seemed nice though, a little weird but nice regardless.

"Mr Midford, your sister is looking for you."

Sebastian appears out of nowhere at Edward's shoulder, almost startling the noble, smiling politely.

"Won't you please allow me to escort you on your way back to the tearoom?"

"I am fine by myself thank you" Edward responds quickly as he passes Sebastian and when the thought Sebastian wasn't looking, the blonde waves awkwardly in goodbye to Amelia who just smiles at the gesture.

Once he was finally gone, Sebastian addresses his new charge, "You really attract a lot of male attention don't you?"

"Eh?! What do you mean?"

"Well this morning Mr Lau had great fun in the young master's expense by flirting with you and giving you those flowers you're using to embellish your hair bun."

The pinkette moves her arm, brushing her fingers against the soft strands of her hair where the tiny yellow flowers Lau gave her was set into the tight braid around the bun with bobby pins. It wasn't very noticeable since the flowers were tiny but Sebastian silently admitted to himself that it was a very sweet yet subtle look and it suited the modest maid well.

"He also took great fun in seeing you embarrassed when his companion Ran Mao hugged you"

Amy smiles bashfully, unable to help it. She thought the Chinese woman was going to crush her with her breasts.

"Many men are charmed by your pretty looks I have observed."

Amelia shudders as Snake comes up next to her; she wondered where the hell did he come from but kept quiet. Snake was an eerie fellow that she had only met just before her appointment with Miss Hopkins for her uniforms the week before but he hadn't bothered her inappropriately in their encounters so she assumed the recently appointed footman was alright.

"How do you know that Snake?" Sebastian asks, curious.

"For instance, Edward was looking at her in a way a male snake does when he spots an attractive possible mate."

The pinkette shakes her head, slightly embarrassed, "He is a noble and I am of lower class. He is not attracted to me Snake. He's just a little-"

"-intrigued by your pink hair?" Sebastian teases.

Amy pouts causing the butler to smirk even wider but unknown to her, Oscar AKA Snake's snake left the footman's shoulders to drape itself on Amy's instead. The footman notices immediately and wonders what to do and looks to Sebastian for help who merely seems to be ignoring it completely as he was completely immersed in his playful banter with the pretty maid.

"Oscar..." Snake warns.

The snake shakes its head, refusing to listen but surprises his master with his response.

"You like her?"

Confused, Amy turns to wonder what Snake was talking about but freezes immediately when she feels something slithering on her neck. Sebastain watches intently as Amy moves her arm allowing Oscar to take hold of her hand. Slowly, the pinkette lowers her hand and gestures Snake to remove Oscar. With much reluctance, the small reptile relents and Amy breathes a sigh of relief.

"I was sure you would scream" comments the demon butler, impressed.

"I would but we have guests and I do not want to give master a reason to scold me."

Snake pets Oscar affectionately on his arm, "Either way, thank you Amelia."

For the first time, since they met; the footman and the new maid met eyes and shared a smile as they turned to look at one another.

"That's impossible."

"It's a ticket for Campania's maiden voyage! They say it's one of the most luxurious ship in the world! Mother said it would be good if Ciel takes a rest every once in a while..."

"I appreciate the thought but I can't take much time off to go on a trip like that Lizzy."

Dejected, the blonde sniffles causing Ciel to feel guilty and he sighs in exasperation, "I can go if it is somewhere close. I can make time for a few days but only if it is somewhere close!"

Lizzy hugs him again, excited, "As long as we are together, I am content!"

Not long after, Ciel together with Sebastian and Amelia send the Midfords off together. Lizzy promises to bring back souvenirs which made Edward awfully jealous but knew better than to voice it out since he could see that Lizzy was really disappointed that Ciel couldn't come. He turns to see Amelia smiling politely at the couple until a thought occurred to him but he knew if he tried, it would be seen as inappropriate.

"Brother, is something the matter? You look like you're restraining yourself from something again."

Edward shakes his head hating how honest his face was but catches Amelia looking at him and flushes immediately. Lizzy sees this and gets an idea.

"You know Ciel, your new maid hasn't been on a cruise right? Perhaps-"

"The answer isn't a no. If there is a word beyond no then that would be it."

Elizabeth pouts, she for sure thought Ciel would cave since she knew the earl had a soft spot for his servants but rarely showed it. She sighs sadly and boards her carriage with a sullen-looking Edward behind her, confusing Ciel who watches them go, puzzled.

"Sebastian, why did Lizzy suggest that?"

The butler smirks, wondering how would the earl react to the truth but one look at Amelia he could see that she was completely oblivious and knew it would be most amusing to just tell him.

"Mr Midford is attracted to Amelia and he clearly wanted to ask her to join him on the cruise but because it would be inappropriate of a noble to ask for a servant, it more suited Miss Elizabeth to ask instead as she is known to have a big heart."

Ciel blinks once then twice, slowly registering the fact that yet another male was trying to woo his maid. Amu was very pretty but really? Ciel was better off locking her up somewhere so nobody could see her but him.

"I am not a charity case."

The earl turns his head to see the pinkette visibly irritated which was rare for her. Most of the time, she was patient and sweet in her demeanor as his maid but in the rarest of cases if she was alone with him or together with Sebastian, she had shown hints of her individuality. He was curious to know more.

"ANGEL DEAR!"

Ciel groans and looks up to see Grell lift the pinkette up by her hands to swing her around before carrying her with one arm, effortlessly.

Grell kept his promise and came everyday at teatime, absolutely thrilled of spending time with his new friend which Amu secretly loved. Grell was eccentric but lively and he made her feel like the time she was in was actually home. Most of the day, she was busy learning the ropes or assisting Sebastian or her tutoring lessons with Ciel under Sebastian's guidance but at least nobody disturbed her one hour break with Grell. The other servants were a little silly at times and often needed help in mending their problems so Sebastian usually made her go see to it so really, Amu hasn't had much time to herself since she arrived in Ciel's timeline.

"Amelia, perhaps you should go and get the table ready outside for your time with Grell now? I have something to speak about with him. I promise it will not take long."

Grell reluctantly sets Amelia down who kisses him affectionately on the cheek before curtsying to Ciel respectfully and hurrying off much to his chagrin.

"Why does she kiss you Grell?"

"Why? She thinks of me as an older sibling of sorts" smugly answers the brunette, frustrating the young master.

Sebastian studies Grell quietly, thinking to himself how more manly the man was when it came to the pinkette. He was much more subdued with the child but he still exuded enormous mounds of energy with no difficulty at all. He wondered what was it about the girl that made Grell change.

"Walk with me"

Sebastian follows behind the two, listening intently as the two conversed.

"What do you know about a hospital reviving the dead?"

Grell raises an eyebrow, surprised that the mystery had reached the earl's ears but then again as the Queen's watchdog, he shouldn't be too surprised.

"We don't know much. But what we do know is that the hospital has formed some sort cult-like organization called the Aurora Society. It is a private association of elite doctors from Karnstein Hospital, who frequently carry out illegal human tests in an attempt to revive the dead. Its declared objective is to save mankind by designing a medicine that can counteract the "worst" kind of health issue: death. The society's motto is "absolute salvation of mankind through medicine."

Sebastian who appeared at Ciel's side, nodded to confirm and Grell continued.

"I have yet to see these revived people once myself but what from what I understand, the body's time records have been altered somehow causing the body to continue moving despite the fact that the body's time records have already been taken. It is most queer really and that's all I have for you."

"Really? You are not trying to keep something from me are you Grell? You know what happens if I find something amiss."

The brunette scowls irritably, "This case is a grim reaper matter. Personally, I would prefer you to keep your nose out of it because it means more paperwork for me however knowing you, you won't give a damn and honestly that really is all I know. My suspension will be over soon but the case is assigned to me so once I can go back to the field, I will be able find out more but really that is all I really know at this point."

Ciel deadpans, frustrated until be hears Amu calling for Grell. He turns and sees her coming toward them, dressed out of uniform causing his face to warm at the sight.

She wore a knee-length, square-neck and short-sleeved red dress that showed a little bit of her neck and collarbone as the ribbon tied and criss-crossed over her upper chest area and tied around her neck. White lace overlapped the dress's bottom hem and the breast area but a small red bow this time was pinned on top of it giving the dress more of a sweet look despite it's deep red color tone.

Amu looked very cute but just something about seeing the pinkette's skin intrigued Ciel so much. He looked her over shamelessly, drinking in the sight until he noticed Amu was aware of his stare and was presently shyly brushing at her hair with her fingers that was now down and tied into a fishtail braid at the side, adorned with tiny red X clips.

"Enjoy yourselves. I'm off."

Ciel leaves abruptly and Sebastian watches him go, amused and turns to Amu who looked confused.

"You look pretty as always Amelia, have fun now so I will be seeing you later."

Th pinkette blinks out of her reverie and quickly falls to a deep curtsy to her superior causing Sebastian to nod and leave after bowing to the guest, Grell to give the two their time alone.

To say Ciel was frustrated was an understatement, the earl was vexed.

Why did she dress up so pretty for him and in his favourite color red of all things?!

Sebastian comes in to hear something like a growl and tries his best not to laugh at the terribly irritated young master.

"I have more information about the hospital if you would like to hear it young master."

Ciel sighs and gestures for the butler to speak.

"I learned about the Aurora Society at the hospital as well through a nurse however aside from that, I found no sign of slaves in the area and there wasn't anything there in regards to humans experiments or revival of the dead."

"It does not get any fishier than this huh?"

"Yes, the Aurora Society definitely holds a clue of sorts."

"When is the next meeting? We must infiltrate it it to find out more."

"It is is scheduled to take place on a passenger ship departing from South Hampton port on April 17th"

"April...17th?"

"We're departing on a luxurious passenger ship for our family trip in April for 3 weeks starting on the 17th. It would be wonderful if you could make it Ciel!"

Ciel shoots up in his chair, perplexed, "What is the name of that boat?!"

"The Blue Star Line's luxury ship, Campania."

Amu bit into her sandwich as she watched Grell sitting across from her.

"Something wrong?"

The brunette blinks in surprise, unaware that he had drifted off but smiles immediately seeing the girl's adorable concerned look and so he leans in to bring her braid to his lips causing Amu to blush hard as he kissed it.

"Do not worry Angel. I am fine. Just promise me one thing?"

"What is it?"

"Try to avoid as much trouble as you can will you?"

Amu laughs, unable to help it, "I'm sorry Grell but I end up getting into trouble wherever and apparently whenever I go!"

Grell snorts at that last part but failed to hide the worry in his face.

He hoped his new friend doesn't get involved with Aurora. She was far too sweet amd innocent to die so young.

"Just be a good girl for me okay?"

The pinkette tilts her head, confused but nonetheless agrees to try her best. She did not like seeing Grell so sad and worried. She made a mental note to talk about it with Ciel, wondering what did the earl say that got her friend so shook.

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