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That Butler, Competitive
≤speech in Indian language≥
'thoughts'
"speech"
"Demonic speech"
{setting/stage directions?}
SOUND EFFECTS
An entire sentence like this, without quotes, is narration for dreams or stuff like written letters.
=†=†=†=†= scene shift/time shift
Previously:
"Agni! In the name of our goddess Kali, win this match!" Soma ordered confidently, already sure of his victory against Ciel.
"Sebastian. I command you to shut that brat up!" Ciel ordered coldly.
"≤Jo aagyaa.≥" Agni said calmly as he faced Sebastian.
"Yes, my Lord." Sebastian said, smirking slightly. It looked like he was going to get a little bit of exercise today...
Sebastian and Agni stared each other down for a moment, analyzing their opponents. Sebastian really looked like he was taking this seriously. After hearing Chêne say that he 'wouldn't be bored' Sebastian felt that perhaps he shouldn't underestimate the Indian butler. He had been a rather formidable opponent the other day, too.
"Well... pray, do go easy on me." Sebastian said, smirking slightly, as he raised his hand, and bent his knees ever so slightly, preparing himself to begin their little duel.
"Here I come!!" Agni warned as he gripped his sword and charged. "Hah!" He yelled as he thrust his sword forward at Sebastian. Sebastian furrowed his brow slightly as he quickly sidestepped Agni's swift attack, and countered with a thrust of his own. Chêne watched, on the edge of her seat, as the two butlers faced each other—the very tip of Sebastian's foil was just a breath away from touching its target. Agni's eyes widened in surprise, but in that split-second, Agni managed to duck. He dropped to the floor, balancing himself with his left hand, as he bent his right knee and kneeled on his left one. Chêne really wished she had some popcorn. This was intense. She watched them, unblinking, knowing that if she did, she would miss their lightning-quick moves. From his position on the floor, Agni thrust his sword forth, but Sebastian gracefully spun around, and Agni's sword passed right over the demon butler's shoulder, just past his chin. If the sword had been real, and sharpened, it would have cut one of Sebastian's bangs when it brushed against it. Agni was indeed a very skilled opponent. Sebastian narrowed his eyes slightly. The demon butler immediately spun around again, and thrust his sword right at Agni's forehead, almost as if he was targeting the Indian man's bindi.
CLANG
Agni's eyes widened slightly in shock, but he quickly recovered, and swung his sword sideways, knocking Sebastian's blow off course. Chêne noticed, that despite his calm demeanor, Sebastian's pupil constricted slightly, making them slitted. Sebastian was finally getting serious. The two butlers eyed their opponent for a brief second, and in that second, it almost felt as though time were standing still. They charged towards each other simultaneously, and thrust their swords forward. Agni and Sebastian's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and they furrowed their brows slightly in concentration as they both arched their backs, and they followed through with their attacks, extending their arms fully as they tilted their heads back, just barely dodging each other's attacks. Both butlers quickly recovered and instantly attacked again, going in for the kill with two powerful attacks.
CHK—!
The two blades met, touching each other, tip to tip. The two butler's furrowed their brows as they continued to push forward, determined not to back down. The others watched in amazement as the two foils began to bend, and both of them bowed in the middle. The two swords combined were starting to form an 'M', but the butlers continued to press on, until—
—CRRK—CLANG!
The two blades snapped in half, unable to handle the stress being exerted on them any longer. The top halves of the two blades flew up into the air, spinning from their momentum. Their small audience stood there, stunned by what they had just seen.
WHAP.
Sebastian reached up and effortlessly caught the airborne half of his now broken blade as Agni's fell to the ground with a clang.
"Oh dear. Sebastian said, smiling wryly, as he sighed. "The blade is broken."
"!!" Ciel, Soma, and Lau said, gasping in shock and surprise.
'Thank you, Captain Obvious...' Chêne thought, sweat dropping as she too smiled wryly. That much was something that anyone who had half a brain could tell, just from looking... but then again... Chêne glanced at Ciel and the others. Both Lau and Ciel at least knew how difficult it would be to break such flexible blades, so she could understand their shock.
"Since both of your blades are broken, they can no longer be used to duel." Chêne said, clapping her hands to snap everyone out of their trance.
"We can no longer continue, then. Too bad~!" Lau said, sounding quite disappointed. It had been an interesting and intense battle between the two butlers.
"Right, I declared this match a draw." Chêne said firmly. She was their referee, after all, so it was up to her to declare the outcome of the match. Ciel stood there, wide-eyed with shock as a bead of sweat rolled down his face.
'A draw!?' Ciel thought incredulously, stunned. How was that even possible...!?
"Hmm! Ciel's khansama fared pretty well!" Soma said, grinning. It looked like he had recovered from his shock of Agni actually being unable to completely crush his opponent for once. "Agni's the best fighter in my palace. You are the first to fight equally against Agni!" Soma praised Sebastian, smiling proudly as he stood beside Agni. Agni was looking a little embarrassed about the praise Soma was giving him by boasting about his skills like that, but he was clearly happy that Soma thought so well of him.
'He was fighting against Sebastian! That man... held his own against a devil!' Ciel thought suspiciously as he stayed back, observing the others as they conversed. He just couldn't believe there was a human that was able to match Sebastian in strength... He watched as Agni smiled modestly, not seeming to be bothered at all by the outcome of the match. If his prince was happy, then so was Agni.
"I like you, Ciel's ≤khansama≥! I shall excuse you today in deference to your skills." Soma said cheerfully.
"I am most honored." Sebastian replied, bowing politely to Soma as thanks for his praise. At least this spoiled prince wasn't a sore loser.
"Mister Sebastian, thank you for being my opponent." Agni said, smiling brightly.
"My pleasure. Mister Agni is a very quick study." Sebastian said, smiling slightly. Chêne was right, he hadn't been bored at all. Agni was indeed a skilled opponent to overcome the challenge of wielding a weapon that was so foreign to him. "I never would have guessed you were but a beginner." He said, smirking slightly.
"Yes, I've only just started practicing fencing myself, but you're already much better than me, despite not having any experience with a foil! I can't even last ten seconds against Sebastian in a duel." Chêne praised him, smiling wryly.
"Oh, no! Please!" Agni said, blushing slightly out of embarrassment. To hear such praise from two such capable people! Agni could tell that Chêne was a fairly capable fighter as well from the way she had moved when they were dealing with those thugs from before.
"..." Ciel said as he stared at Agni, watching him cautiously. He furrowed his brow and frowned slightly. Why were Sebastian and Chêne acting so relaxed around him after such suspicious (?) behavior...? Agni noticed Ciel was being awfully quiet. This concerned him, because children should be more energetic and cheerful, like his prince.
"Lord Ciel. I apologize for my earlier actions." Agni apologized earnestly as he approached Ciel. He was making a 'kicked puppy' face. "Does your arm still hurt?" He asked, genuinely concerned.
"N-No..." Ciel replied awkwardly as he took a step back, maintaining the distance between them. He wasn't sure what to make of this strange and dangerous, but kind man. Was this real, or just an act?
"I am glad!" Agni said happily, as he breathed a sigh of relief.
'Could he... be...' Ciel thought as a possible explanation for Agni's 'inhuman' strength formed in his head.
"Don't worry, Agni. I already mostly took care of it by giving Ciel's arm a massage with my 'magic fingers', but if you're still worried, then maybe you can help me make a special massage oil for him? I've heard from a dear friend of mine, Mrs. Karishma, told me that there are special massage oils used for different parts of the body in Ayurvedic massage. Do you know it?" Chêne asked, smiling brightly.
"Ah! Yes, I do!" Agni said, surprised. "Since you know of this... Do you practice Ayurveda?" Agni asked her curiously.
"Oh, not really. I do a little yoga, but that's it." Chêne said, smiling wryly.
"Really? Haha~! I didn't think an English woman would know of it!" Soma said, amused.
"Like I keep saying—I'm American." Chêne said, sweat dropping.
"Yoga?" Lau asked curiously. "What is that?"
"Sebastian." Ciel said, getting his butler's attention. He wanted to have a word with him while the others were busy conversing. "What... is that man?" Ciel asked him quietly. "Don't tell me he's..." Ciel said a little nervously, grimacing slightly, as an image of Grell making a rocker sign and saying 'I'm a Grim Reaper for death~!' popped into his head. Just remembering it irritated him. "... Another one of those..."
"Heh." Sebastian said, smirking slightly, as though amused by Ciel's discomfort. "No, he is human." He assured Ciel. In fact, that's what made Agni all the more interesting, in Sebastian opinion. Humans were normally so pathetically weak...
"I see..." Ciel said, sighing in relief. He looked much more relaxed now.
"Come, Ciel~! Let us have another round~!" Soma said energetically as he threw an arm around Ciel, surprising the younger boy. He had gotten tired of listening to Agni and Chêne explain yoga to Lau, and he wanted to play again now that he was bored.
"Ugh!?" Ciel said, turning slightly blue in shock and surprise at Soma's sudden 'sneak attack.'
"I won't lose this time~!" Soma declared confidently.
"So how many times do I have to tell you I am busy!?" Ciel asked, chagrined.
"Yes... he is only human... However... he has powers that we can never hold... you see." Sebastian said quietly to himself, smirking slightly. He was brought out of his thoughts when he over heard the tail-end of Chêne's conversation.
"—But even though Yoga is for spiritual meditation in Hinduism and Buddhism, I just use it as a form of light exercise to stay limber." Chêne said, finishing up the explanation that she had been giving Lau on what yoga was, and it's purpose.
"My, it sounds like the Earl and the Prince are up to something interesting again~!" Lau said as he and Agni turned to see what they were up to.
"Limber, you say?" Sebastian whispered seductively in Chêne's ear, leaning close to her, as he smirked slyly.
"!?" Chêne said, jumping slightly when the demon butler blew softly into her ear. She slapped a hand over her ear and stared at him incredulously, blushing cherry red. "W-What was that—!?" Chêne whisper yelled. Sebastian's teasing had started to escalate again lately, and it was now bordering on sexual harassment! Although... Chêne had to admit that she might not have been so upset about it, if Sebastian wasn't just using her feelings for him to mess with her... especially when they were in a room with other people. She was surprised that he would do something like that with possible witnesses around... Sebastian's only answer to her question was a devilish smirk, and a pat on the head as he passed her to assist Ciel in escaping from Soma's over-enthusiasm.
"Nothing... just a reminder to be careful what you say around other men." Sebastian said cryptically, leaving behind a very confused little Chêne.
