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Ciel turns at the sound of someone knocking on his door, he instructs the person to enter and blushed immediately seeing it was Amu, his maid. Slightly embarrassed over his lack of dress, he moved to quickly make himself comfortable in his bed, pulling the covers over his lower torso to hide his sleepwear. Sebastian smirks, watching all this before turning to look at Amu who was unperturbed and curtsied respectfully before speaking.

"I apologize for the intrusion but I haven't been able to have a moment with you since teatime earlier today."

"Is something the matter?"

Amu smiles bashfully, hoping she didn't sound sensitive, "Grell acted a little queer earlier at tea. When I asked him what was wrong, he didn't tell me what was it about but he told me to be a good girl and keep out of trouble."

Ciel's eyebrow furrowed, "Why would he say that?"

"I don't know, do you have an idea? You were speaking with him before that."

"Yes, about work." the teen replies curtly.

Amu bit her lip, nervous, "I apologize if I am stepping out of my boundaries my lord. I do not mean to imply anything. I am just worried about my friend. Grell has been really good to me."

The one-eyed heir earl scowls, clenching his fist and a steely gaze fixed onto the pinkette for her words. Sebastian cuts in, noting that Amu looked even more anxious seeing Ciel's reaction.

"My dear, Grell as you know is an ally of the young master. Our young master does have the tendency to get himself into bad situations hence Grell is merely just worried that you would be caught in the crossfire. It is nothing for you to worry your pretty little head about."

"R-really?"

Sebastian nods and without another word, he physically but gently ushers the girl out of the room, not giving her a chance to wish the earl goodnight properly. He turns after closing the door promptly only to receive an immediate order.

"Sebastian, find Grell I want to know what made him say such things to Amu."

"My lord-"

"Find him. Bring him to in the morning."

Sebastian resists the urge to sigh and complies, knowing that there was no point in trying to reason with the irate younger male.

Elsewhere

Amu sat frozen in her room, frightened and confused by what she holding in her hands. She had been looking for her bathrobe and when she checked under her bed, she saw a shugo chara egg!

Thinking that she was seeing things, she had reached underneath and to her shock, the egg was real and warm in her hand. She pulled it out and had studied it carefully. The egg is purplish pink and black plaid with a black stripe in the middle of the egg, similar trend with her past charas. However, inside the stripe there were multiple light purple crosses...

"Amelia!"

Amu turns at the call of her alternate name to see Finnian coming toward her from her room door. It had become obvious over the weeks that Finny had a crush on her and it made her uncomfortable but when she realized that he was klutz that just can't seem to garden the right way, it gave her an excuse to think of him as less of a fellow servant and more as careless child who can't seem to understand how to follow orders.

"What's that you're holding in your hands? But I can't see anything? Oh no, were you praying? I'm so sorry! I can come back-"

"-are the shrubs on fire again?" she asks tiredly, cutting him and causing the blonde to flush with embarrassment.

"No no! It's not that! The shrubs are fine! The young Master wants to see you! He called me from his bedroom window to go and search for you to let you know."

The pinkette blinks, confused as to why would Ciel want to talk to her when she sensed that he was upset moments before. She becomes even more confused and blushes a deep red when Finnian tells her that Ciel wants her to wear 'Ribbons' when she attends to him...

Back In His Room

The young Phantomhive was staring down at his bed, deep in thought, wondering what had gotten over him. Why did he even want Amu to attend to him in that revealing outfit?

Ciel took in a shaky breath and rubbed his hands together, his nerves getting the better of him. Was he attracted to her? Answer was yes, she was definitely a sight to behold but was that really all there was to it?

Sometimes Ciel wondered if Amu was even aware of how beautiful she really is; she didn't wear make-up like Lizzy did, not like she needed it anyway, Amu's peaches and cream skin was completely and effortlessly flawless. She dressed properly in her uniform but he never once failed to notice everyday that she changed her hairstyle; sometimes down or braided or a ponytail or even a simple bun. Amu's hair was an unnatural colour but it suited her somehow; her hair was so smooth and silky that it made Ciel's fingers itch to reach out and touch it.

Observing her, he noticed that she was a great assistant to Sebastian; attentive and obedient yet unafraid to take the reigns to lead when the other servants were in panic. She was all about making things easy, helping those around her to relax and make them sincerely smile. Perhaps that is why her skin glowed so, it was her inner beauty that lit her eyes and softened her features. When she smiled and laughed he couldn't help but smile along too, even if it was just on the inside. To be in her company was to feel that he too were someone that could be warmed in summer rays regardless of the season.

There was a knock on the door suddenly interrupting his thoughts and he confirmed that it was alright to come in only for his cheeks to flare red at the sight of his maid entering the room wearing her most revealing maid outfit. Goodness, she was breathtaking. He cursed mentally, seeing her slightly curled pigtails, thinking how adorable she looked with her cheeks almost pink as her own hair.

"Good evening-g" mumbled the embarrassed maid as she curtsied.

"Evening. Come here and sit on the bed with me."

Amu blinked, wondering if she heard right, "P-pardon?"

"Sit on the bed with me." he repeated, tapping the space in front of him.

"Ermm why?"

"I'm your master Amu so just do it."

Unable to argue, the pinkettee slowly makes her way toward him, slips off her shoes and climbs into bed, sitting in front of Ciel. She wondered if her sitting position was appropriate, she was sitting on her knees and hoped she was being respectful in his presence.

"Amu, relax." sighs the earl, seeing how tense she was.

"Erm how do you mean?"

"Just make yourself comfortable. It's strange for me to see you looking so disturbed just by sitting on my bed. I am not going to eat you you know."

"Not yet"

Ciel blinked his eyes and turned his head side to side, hearing a voice he never heard before.

Where did that come from?

"Something wrong?"

Ciel then remembers Amu was presently with him so he shakes his head dismissively disregarding the whole debacle as sleepiness before meeting eyes with the timid pinkette, "What was your life like in the future?"

"Sebastian never told you anything?" the pinkette asks as she tilts her head to the side.

"You never told him much to begin with."

Amu resists the urge to smile, seeing the frustrated look on his face, "What do you want to know in particular?"

"Well...for starters I am curious about your encounter with grim reapers but Sebastian failed to bring me any information about that."

"Well you did order him to ask me. You didn't order him to bring back a correct answer. Loopholes are such fun aren't they?"

Ciel glares at her, annoyed, "Why won't you tell me? I am your master so if I ask then you answer."

Amu's lip quivered before turning away, "It wasn't a good memory."

The one eyed earl blinks seeing the playful demeanor gone so quickly, now she made him more curious. Normally he would spend more time to grill a person to get his answer but he saw the look on her eyes. Whatever she experienced was not something she wanted to talk about and for once,he decided not to press the issue.

"Good! Be a gentleman!" Ciel blinks, looking around when he hears another strange voice different from the one he heard before. Where did that come from?

Deciding that he just was out of sorts and nothing more, he turned his attention back to Amu.

"You went to school right? Were you popular there too?"

Amu blinks in surprise that Ciel didn't drill her for a direct answer before smiling softly when she realized he was being considerate.

"Yes I did and in a way I was popular. Natural pink hair was uncommon after all. The disciplinary committee were almost hounding me everyday to change my look. One teacher in particular could not believe that my pink hair was natural so since she was female, I actually took her to the school restroom and-"

Ciel listened intently as Amu leaned in and whispered the rest of her story. He had a blush so red that he thought his cheeks were burning.

"You really did that?" he asks, chuckling nervously.

Amu nods, relaxing her position to rest her knees and one elbow on the bed; tilting her body so that her head was closer to Ciel which did not go by unnoticed by the bluenette causing him to smile just a bit.

"Why don't you go to school?"

Ciel blinks surprised by the question but answers anyway, "I am an earl. It is too much of a security risk besides Sebastian is more than qualified to teach me everything I need to know."

"You rarely leave the house. Fresh air could do you good."

"I have a meal outside every other day and I do leave the house just not often is all."

Amu frowns, narrowing her eyes at him, "Do you ever hang out with anybody your age? Besides the Midfords."

"I have you don't I?"

Amu blinks, her cheeks tinging pink at his answer. Ciel smirks at this, pleased with her reactions to him but it was short-lived until Amu changes the subject and talks more her life. The young lord listens to everything she said about her family, her sophisticated upbringing in her childhood and her former friends the Guardians.

"Do you miss them? The Guardians? You sound like you do."

"I do...but the thing is, if they couldn't be there for me when I was changing then so obviously they were not my friends."

Ciel notes the quiet bitterness in her tone but he was still curious, "What exactly changed about you? I don't understand. What changed about you that made them distant?"

Absentmindedly, Amu brushes her fingers against her neck where she wore the Humpty Lock as she answered, "I lost something precious, something we all had in common and because we didn't have a similar goal anymore, they...left me."

Ciel's cool expression falters, hearing the emotional crack in her voice and gently cups her cheek, "They are idiots then."

Amu smiles, a single tear falling down her face but the bluenette casually wipes it away with his thumb, smiling softly at each other completely oblivious to the fact that Ciel's heart egg was sparkling.

As time passed, they became more comfortable with each other, to the point that Amu had willingly rest his head on her lap to allow him to touch her hair with ease when she realized he was fascinated by the texture of it. They conversed pleasantly, Ciel even answering patiently to whatever questions she had. They shared a playful banter on and off or even some teasing of each other here and there as they told each other more stories from their lives. The more Amu smiled, the more relaxed she became and the more her master dared to touch more of her skin. The soft smooth feel of her cheeks, her face, her arms and her neck was enticing yet it felt natural at the same time. The last awake thought either of them remembered was their hands touching and the two of them telling themselves that they have become close friends.

The Next Day

Ciel wakes up with Amu against his chest and for some reason he could not explain, he thought nothing of it as he rests his cheek on top of her head, enjoying her body heat against him until he hears a loud angry scream startling him and jolting Amu out of her peaceful slumber.

"What in the hell is this?!"

Ciel protectively holds Amu close to him as she gripped his shirt tightly in fright until they both realized it was Grell who screamed. He stood by the window, looking rather cross with an amused Sebastian by his side.

"Amy get away from that boy! What the hell are you thinking?!"

Amu/Amy hesitates. She did not want Grell to see what she was wearing plus she was so embarrassed that she didn't want to look at anybody so she did the one thing that made Sebastian hold back Grell from rushing to pummel the earl, she hid her face in Ciel's shirt.

"Amy! Leave the bed now!"

Ciel raises his chin, annoyed, "Leave her be Sutcliffe. Sebastian make him wait in the dining room. Tell Mei Rin to bring Amy a clean set of her uniform to wear."

"You-!"

Sebastian wastes no time, hoisting Grell off his feet and over his shoulder, taking out a fuming Grell promptly out of the room. Amu watches him go out of the corner of her eye until Ciel gently lifts her face to meet his.

"Go, have a bath. It is the least I can do to thank you for the night I've had. I can't remember the last time I stayed up speaking to someone."

Amu smiles shyly and before Ciel could comprehend, she kisses his cheek before hurrying off the bed and into the bathroom.

The earl stares after her dumbfounded before smiling fondly and lying down again.

The sheets now carried her sweet fragrant scent so Ciel was going to make full use of the spare time he had to relish in the moment.

She needs to sleep in my bed more...

He closes his eyes, completely oblivious to the guardian character eggs in his bed at the side of his foot; one was a pastel blue with the Phantomhive insignia adorned on the front in gold whereas the other was a dark cobalt blue with Sebastian's contract symbol in silver on the front. The two of them twitches irritably, eager to be with their master and ready to play.

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