Hey guys!
Here I present a prologue for Rina's time during the two years. It is basic background info and mostly a recap of what happened. It is super short, I would have posted it with chapter 18 but that's a lot of reading when smushed all together.
So here is this for y'all and chapter 18 should be up after this automatically.
Anyways, thank you guys for all the support! I can't wait to go on this journey of struggle and fun within the manga. Cuz I know to try to fit Rina into Sebastian and Ciel's click is going to be a pain at times. So, maybe more character development for our dear Rina?
I wonder if we'll be able to get to 150 followers! That'd be awesome if so.
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The future is a funny thing to think about, yes? I never thought I'd feel at home ever again while back at the manor. But it would seem my mind has changed the way I feel about it. Of course, it still brings back painful memories; though I have calmed the past experiences over the course of two years. People don't lie when they say time flies before you know it.
During the two years, the Phantomhive manor has brought in more servants. The day that happened, I was most ecstatic. Not to mention, Tanaka was fully recovered from his injuries. I cried when he came back to serve the manor. Although, his injuries did do a number on him, so he must take things easily. I've only seen him become serious when the timing matters. Sometimes, I think it was by complete random, honestly.
The new servants we accumulated over the years were an odd bunch. I wasn't expecting Ciel to pick such, um, what's a nice word to put it? Special? Yes, that sounds about right without hurting feelings. Frankly, they cause more trouble than anything. Ciel is the head of the family and now the Queen's guard dog brought a lot of danger along with the position. I remember Vincent telling me often that much of the staff before the manor burned were trained to fight. We had nightly guests at least once every two weeks but Sebastian takes care of them.
We only have three servants; there are two males and one female. While they may cause mayhem around here, I enjoy their company very much. I adore Finnian, the gardener, the most though, but that's because he reminds me of the twins when they were younger. My brother named him based off his own first name which surprised me greatly. It was super confusing at first.
The next male servant that was hired as a chef named Baldroy, Bard for short. He was about eighteen years older than me. I don't know why Ciel doesn't have him do something else in the manor for a job. I wouldn't eat anything Baldroy makes, I learned that on the first day; my cooking is way better than his as he literally uses explosives to prepare food! I saw him like an older brother I never had and got along well with him.
The next servant Ciel hired holds the job of the maid and her name is Mey-Rin. She is super goofy, and I think she has a crush on Sebastian. I find it more humorous than anything. She is also clumsy with anything she does which only causes more problems for Sebastian. I talk to her a lot about woman-like subjects and books. She liked to read as well, mainly romance and I couldn't deny I was a sucker for such novels either.
And I can't forget about the last servant Ciel hired. Good ol' Sebastian was the same as the first day I met him. A complete monotonous asshole who looks down on others. His attitude still pisses me off to this very day. Although, over the two years, I begin to know him a little bit more. He doesn't mind my presence much anymore if anything I would say he is tolerant of me. We get along more than we did in the past, that is for sure. He still teases me for no reason, and I become irritated quickly. Nothing has changed there.
There is one odd thing though, as these two years have passed; my strength has grown to concerning levels. I think Finnian was a little stronger than me. His abnormal strength was amazing but the story behind how he got it was so sad; it reminds me of a comic hero story. Mine was natural though and it was beginning to frighten me. Even Sebastian was surprised by my strength! That man can lift more than me! There is no way, it wasn't humanly impossible for either of us.
Whenever I ask about such things, he steers the conversation to lead away from my questions. Ciel hasn't told me anything about what happened during his disappearance either. It would seem the subject was much too delicate. Like I said before, I am patient enough to wait out the explanation. Other than the recent staff, Ciel's schedule has been morphed to fit the title of the Queen's guard dog. Not to mention his earl duties. He started a business over the two years, it mainly focused on toys and sweets; just like he planned as a child. He was often busy in the study doing paperwork or parading down in London doing dirty work.
I never got to come along on these adventures. I argue about the topic every single time he brings up he was going into town. He denies my requests with a blank stare while saying, 'No. This business doesn't concern you.' I don't know how many times I have given him the silent treatment in response. He always comes back with a gift to make it up to me though which I don't deny because who doesn't like presents? I was a suck-up, I know.
I was happy to receive gifts from him though. It only shows he cares about me in the smallest of ways. During these two years, I have been continuing my training at the Midford's estate. I travel there a couple of times a week to resume lessons. I didn't want to forget all my hard work. Plus, I wanted to be at least slightly useful to Ciel. I still don't do much around the manor besides what I have set out on my own personal agenda and help watch over the servants. Sometimes Madam Red offers me to come to a ball with her. I take her up on it most of the time as I love dancing as much as singing.
In the end, life has been busy and steady.
