Cuteness Shall Fall
The next day Lizzy came downstairs. "Hey Ciel!" She walked around the mansion. Her eyebrows tilted down, she head cocked to the side and frowned. "Ciel!"
Sebastian walked by her and she tried to grab his attention, "Sebastian where's Ciel?"
Sebastian looked at her, calmly, "He's in his study. You do remember that he has a business to take care of, correct? Also, Funtom's profits have been a bit lacking this year..."
Elizabeth looked up at him, "Is it too late to talk to him?"
Sebastian sat down on the couch, "I have no idea. It depends what kind of mood he is in... But, I'm not saying you can't try..."
Lizzy looked around the living room, wondering if it was a good idea to talk to him while he was working.
She walked upstairs to his study, clearly uncertain, but she barged in anyway. "Ciel!"
He sat at his desk, making a tower from a stack of cards. He was nearing the top, but when the door opened, all the cards collapsed. His fingers went to his forehead, "Lizzy?" He gave her a warning glance, "How come every time I try to make a stack of cards you barge in and they topple over?" He looked her in the eye, "How?"
Her hands clasped together as she stood by the door. She spoke silently, "I don't know..."
Ciel's hand touched the side of his face, as his elbow touched his desk. He looked very annoyed, "What do you want?"
She walked over to his desk, her palms landing on the edge of it, "I'm bored!"
He looked up at her, "Well what do you expect me to do? I'm working..."
She looked down at his fancy rug, "I don't know... It's just- There's nothing to do!"
Her palms came off the desk and she crossed her arms. He just looked at her. He didn't know what to do, he had a company to run. "Well, I can't talk to you right now, I'm busy."
She looked at him with an evil glare, "Busy?" She lunged towards him, "You call making a tower from a stack of cards busy?"
He looked over to the wall, "Lizzy- I-" He groaned and his head hit the table, "I'm losing business..."
She looked at him, feeling sympathy. "Why? I thought your toys sold extremely well."
His eyes glared up at her as he moaned out his answer, "Times have changed... I don't know what to do."
"Hm..." Lizzy looked around his study, when a thought hit her, "Hey! You know what? What if I helped you expand your business by showing you new designs for toys! You have been using the same ones over and over again, and all you've been doing were changing the color!" She frowned at him, "I don't think children are too happy with that, Ciel."
His eyes closed calmly and his hands went to his face, as he muttered into hands... "You want to help me with my business..." He took his hands off his face, "Do you know anything about money? Stocks? How much it takes to build a new doll or toy?"
Lizzy looked towards the floor, feeling self-doubt. "No... But, I have a lot of cool ideas! I should show you."
He looked at his wooden desk, clearly annoyed or angry with her. "I don't have time for your ideas... Lizzy, why don't you just-" He looked at the fine wood, "I don't know..."
Lizzy looked at him with a smile, "I want to help you!" Her eyes scanned the room, then she looked back at him with a smile of cuteness. It was something she hasn't done since before Ciel died and she had no idea how easily she picked herself up from feeling so down, "Come on... It'll be fun!"
"Business isn't about fun, Lizzy. It's serious stuff."
Lizzy rose an eyebrow, "Doesn't mean I can't make it fun, right?"
"Lizzy get out of my study..." He stood up straighter, "I have work to do."
"Okay..."
Lizzy walked out of his study and followed the hallway down to the living room