Chapter 6: His Maid: Dance Instructor
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AHHHHHHHHHHH! OH DEAR OH DEAR OH DEAR!"
Violet and the others look towards the dining room door. If she's not mistaken that was Grell screaming just then. She looks over at Sebastian and Ciel, but they both don't appear to care. Just then the door bursts open and Grell comes barreling in. Riding a serving cart? It's obvious he can't stop, and he's heading right for them! Or more so poor Finni.
"FINNI MOVE!" shouts Violet getting ready to tackle him but she's to late, Grell and his cart hit him head on. Grell and the cart go flying, and the full teapot somehow lands on Finni and pours out all over the poor guys chest.
"AHHH HOT HOT HOT EEEE HOT!" Finni screeches in pain jumping to his feet and flailing around. Violet quickly rushes to his side and yanks him down to sit on the floor. She isn't a doctor by any means, but she should be able to help soothe the burn.
"Are you okay Finni? Here lemme see." Violet says reaching out to lift Finni's shirt to assess the damage.
"I'm so so sorry. Here let me wipe it up." Grell says nervously falling to his knees beside them, he blindy grabs the table cloth. He must have thought it was a napkin or something because he pulls it off the table. The breakfast Sebastian and Violet spent all morning preparing falls to the floor in a heap. Violet just stares in disbelief, this man is like all of the disaster trio rolled into one!
"Master why did you agree to take on such a useless idgit?" whispers Bard to Ciel while looking down at Grell as the man wails. Violet's eye twitches, has Bard forgotten all the trouble he's caused?
"You're one to talk Bard," Ciel says glaring at the cook before sighing his gaze fixated on the now empty table. " It didn't seem like a bad idea at the time. I thought Sebastian would be the only one inconvenienced. I never expected that I would be effected by it as well."
"I'm so sorry to cause all this trouble. I simply don't know how I can apologize enough." says Grell dejectedly before his eyes grow bright as he leans forward. "Wait that's it the only thing I can do now is die. I shall atone with my death." Grell leaps to his feet, pulling a knife from somewhere on his person, and places it at his throat.
"Woah woah calm down a second!" exclaims Bard reaching out to suicidal butler.
"Ahh look breakfast and a show, how nice..."Violet says in a deadpan voice. Ciel sends her a scathing look to which Violet just shrugs her shoulders at.
"There is no need of that. Just think of the horrible mess you would make. It'd take hours to clean up all of the blood." Sebastian says hand resting on Grell's shoulder.
"You're all heart Sebastian." teases Violet laughing under her breath at Grell's face. The man looks as if Sebastian just made all his hopes and dreams come true.
"Thanks you Sebastian, you're so very kind!" Grell proclaims hands clasped in front of him, misty eyes looking up at the head butler with reverence.
"Now what I'd like to know is how you could ever think it was acceptable to serve the master such weak tea," Sebastian says picking up the tea pot and placing it on the table. "Watch me. A spoonful for each person and one more for the pot. Finally add half a pint of boiling water and let it steep until done." Sebastian continues as he makes the tea, looking smug as hell as he does it.
"Ciel, sorry to interrupt Sebastian's improtu tea lesson, but your carriage is waiting out front." Violet says standing up after she deems Finni's burn as minor and in no need of any treatment.
"Fine." Ciel says taking a sip of his tea.
Sebastian turns to face the other three and give them all a glare. "As for the rest of you, I want this place absolutely spotless. Understand? Grell perhaps you should just sit there and relax so you don't cause anymore trouble. Oh and if you do decide to seek your eternal rest, please see to it outside would you? And try not to make to big a mess."
"What generosity. What great kindness." Grell says hands still clasped under his chin. Violet shoots him a look, clearly wondering if he's been hit on the head one to many times.
"Get your paper here! All the latest news! Prostitute mysteriously murdered!"
Violet glances at the the child handing out newspapers. A murderer? Who has been killing prostitutes? Sounds like something the Queen would have Ciel investigate. She quickens her pace to catch up with Ciel and Sebastian as they enter a shop. Violet forgot Ciel had sent his cane out to be repaired after Finni broke it somehow. She still doesn't understand why Ciel even needs it. He can walk just fine without it. But hey what does she know, maybe it's in style now or something.
"Hmm? Oh hello boy, did your father send you for something?" asks the shopkeeper.
"Actually he's here on his own business," says Sebastian stepping forward and handing the man a piece of paper. "We need to pick this up."
"Oh your here for that walking stick. I was wondering who would have a use for one as short as this naturally I didn't think a chil..."
Sebastian whips the cane towards the shopkeepers head narrowly missing him. Violet tries to stifle her laughter by biting her lower lip. A few giggles must have came through though by the look Ciel is giving her. That shit eatting grin Violet's become accostimed to spreads across the demon's face. "Straight as an arrow. A magnificent stick indeed good sir." The clerk quivers in fear and shakes like a leaf. Fear glossing over his eyes. Sebastian sets a pouch full of money on the counter. Ciel is already walking out the door and by how fast he's moving Violet knows he's pissed.
"Thanks a lot." Violet says smiling at the old man before running to catch up with Ciel.
"That ridiculous strength of Finni's is a menace. How can someone accidentally break a walking stick? It's a pain to special order one." huffs Ciel angerly.
"Certainly what a pity to go through all that trouble when you haven't had a growth spurt in years." Sebastian smuggly says.
"I don't see what your laughing at Violet. Your only two inches taller than I am." grumbles the Earl.
"Ah, but unlike you I have embraced my shortness." Violet says still giggling. She reaches out and ruffles the young Earl's hair. He really is quite adorable when he's mad.
"We should get back soon I don't know how Grell is going to work out. We shouldn't stay away for to long." Sebastian says interrupting what looked like to Violet to be one of Ciel's tantrums.
"What you mean Sebastian is that you're afraid he'll kill himself and then you'll be tasked with cleaning up his mess." Violet retorts rolling her eyes.
"Yes, yes let's go back to the manor." grumbles the young Earl. It seems like Violet's teasing really annoyed him. She can't help the smile of satisfaction that spreads across her face. He needs a good ribbing now and then.
-ARRIVING AT THE MANOR-
"I'm sure you're tired Ciel, I'll go prepare your tea." Violet tells him offering a small truce. The ride back was nothing but snide comments back and forth between them. It's still so strange to her that a child could be an Earl, and the fact that it seems he has no friends his age. She hopes her teasing hasn't worn out her welcome. The brat is sort of like a brother she never asked for nor wanted really.
"Yes and I shall see what trouble the other four have caused." Sebastian says opening the manor door. Violet almost plows into the back of Ciel, who stops dead in his tracks a dumbfounded look on his face.
'What's wrong Ciel? Why did you stop?" Violet peers around him and Sebastian takes a look inside as well.
'What on earth?" Violet, for a moment, feels as if she has somehow entered someone else's manor by mistake. There are love hearts, stars, streamers and other girly decorations littering the main hall.
"My-my mansion!" Ciel stammers in shock. His eyes are wide and his mouth his hanging open. He walks farther into the room and looks around.
"What happened to this place? Why it's a disaster." Sebastian steps beside the young Earl and sneers at a stuffed bear. Just then the chaos trio run in out of breath wearing the most ridiculous outfits Violet has ever seen. Finni in rabbit ears and rabbit paw gloves and Bard wearing a hair band and baby bib. Mey-Rin surprisingly is just dressed in her normal attire.
"SEBASTIAN!" they all yell swarming him clutching at his coat.
"Hey what's going on guys, why are you wearing such weird costumes?" Violet asks flicking Bard's bib with her fingers.
Bard points to the right and glares at her and Sebastian. "She's crazy!"
"Who is crazy?" asks Ciel seeming to have gotten over his shock. Then in another room off of the main hall they hear a gagging sound. Both Ciel and Violet turn towards the noise and make their way over to the door.
What they see should be of no surprise to anyone. Grell has managed to hang himself from the ceiling. He's wearing two very large dandelion yellow bows, one around his neck and one on his head. The guy looks like some kind of demented pinata. Grell truly is the gift that keeps on giving.
"What are you doing now?!" demands Ciel as he enters the room hands on his hips glaring up at he butler turned pinata.
Grell swinging to and fro looking extremely pale, manages to gasp out, "At the moment I believe I'm in the process of dying Master Ciel."
"Maybe we should get him down? I mean he's turning blue." Violet nudges Sebastian forward. Him being the tallest out of the two humans he'd have an easier time getting Grell down. Sadly enough though she was slightly taller than Ciel, Grell was just out of her reach. Sebastian seeming for once to have some mercy, or was it just in fear of cleaning up a mess? Goes to Grell's aid. As he begins to release the poor man a girl that Violet has never seen before rushes past, her eyes locked on Ciel. She dodges around Violet who instinctually steps in front of Ciel and jumps on him wrapping her arms around him and squeal in delight.
"CIEL YOU'RE BACK I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!" the girl squeals rubbing her cheek against Ciel's grinning like her every prayer has been answered. Violet can't help the grin that spreads across her face, the kid has stiffened up and looks very uncomfortable. I mean she would to if someone plastered themselves on her.
"Elizabeth, what a surprise." Ciel chokes out. He seems to know the girl at least and so does Sebastian for that matter. Neither one seems the least bit worried that a strange child is in the manor without a chaperone or parent of any kind.
"Oh how many times do I have to tell you, call me Lizzy." Elizabeth grins happily at the Earl and grips him tighter in a hug. "Oh you really are just the cutest thing ever aren't you darling boy?! I could just eat you up."
Sebastian steps in carrying Grell by the scruff. "Lady Elizabeth." He says in greeting. The girl seeming to realize she's not alone releases her death grip on Ciel.
"Oh hello Sebastian," she replies giving a little curtsy, " and I don't recall ever seeing you here miss." shes says to Violet giving her a curtsy also. Now that she's not glued onto Ciel Violet can get a good look at her. She's almost as tall as her and wears her hair in pigtails each one curled in dramatic spirals. Her orange and cream color dress seem to go rather nicely with her boisterous attitude, and it also compliments her green eyes.
"I'm a new maid, I've only started working here recently Miss Elizabeth. My name is Violet." Violet smiles giving her own little curtsy.
Lizzy locks her gaze onto Grell, just noticing that Sebastian has brought him down, and says almost sad in a way, "Aww you took him down?"
"Yes he distracted from the beauty of the room."
"Oh but I made such a lovely decoration out of him."
"A decoration?" Violet questions looking about the room. So Lizzy is the one who did this to the manor?
"Yes, just look at it all! Isn't the salon so cute now!" she squeals hands clasped under her chin.
Ciel not looking the least bit enthused moans out, "Ugh my mansion," while looking depressedly around. "It's so pink."
"From now on only the cutest things belong in the Phantomhive Manor! Don't you agree Antoinette?" questions Lizzy looking past Ciel. Violet looks as well and sees Tanaka there in a curly blonde wig wearing what looks like a cream colored shoulder cape adorned with a pink bow. It seems that the girl has a penchant for dressing others in ridiculous outfits.
"Poor Tanaka..." mutters Violet feeling sympathy to the old butler.
"Oh Sebastian I got something for you too!" squeals Lizzy. As soon as said butler turns towards her in question, Lizzy pulls out a rather large pink bonnet with flowers and sticks it on his head. Violet nearly keels over. She's laughing so hard she's gasping for breath and clutching her stomach. Bard, finni and Mey-rin aren't fairing much better they try to hold in their laughter but can't. "Oh and Violet I have something for you as well! I always have a back ups just in case!" This sobers Violet, her back going ramrod straight as Lizzy pulls out not one but three items. A pair of bright pink, so bright it hurts her eyes, bunny ears. A pink choker with an equally bright pink bow and a small bell attached. To complete the heinous look there is also a poofy bright pink bunny tail.
"The fuck!" Violet tries to back up and run before the girl can reach her but she's not fast enough. She too falls victim to Lizzy's overbearing need to make things 'cute'. If Sebastian's grin is anything to go by this won't be the end of her torment either.
"We are deeply honored that you would go to so much trouble for a humble servant. Your generosity over wells me." Sebastian tells Lizzy hand over his heart. Behind him Violet sees the three goons in a pile goose eggs on the backs of their heads.
"He's finally fuckin lost it." snides Violet glaring at the demon butler. Honored her ass, she feels like an idiot.
"In any event Lizzy, what are you doing here? Aunty didn't let you come alone?"
"I sneaked away because I wanted to see you silly!" Lizzy once again wraps her arms in a bone crushing grip around Ciel and rubs her cheek on his.
"You sneaked away? Don't you think you'll get into trouble?"
Grell finally recovering from nearly dying asks, "Sebastian who is this girl?"
"She is the daughter of the Marquess of Scottney. Her full Christian name is Lady Elizabeth Ethel Cordelia Midford of Scottney."
"Scottney Ethel Elizabeth Cordel..." Grell blows a raspberry and Violet can't blame him. Do all of the aristocrats have so many names for a single person? If so how many names does Ciel have? Violet is grateful her mother only named her Violet Estelle, no where near as long. She wonders how anyone can keep track of a name so large.
"She is actually my Master's betrothed of several years."
"Ah his fiancee yes of course." Grell smiles nodding his head in understanding.
"Master...marrying...HER!?" the trio of distruction exclaim.
"Lady Elizabeth is of the nobility after all. She is the daughter of a Marquess. Nobles marry other nobles that is how it works." explains Sebastian still wearing the ridiculous bonnet.
"Oh I know! Now that the manor is decorated so prettily why don't we have a ball tonight?! You can be my escort and we'll dance around all night long isn't that a wonderfull idea!" Lizzy once again squeals taking Ciel's hands and twirling around.
"A ball? NO!"
"You'll wear the clothes I picked out for you, won't you? Pretty please it'll be so cute on you!"
"Listen I don't want to..."
" And of course I'll be dressed to the nines as well! You'll come with me I want to make you even cuter than you already are!" Lizzy latches onto to Grell and drags him out of the room.
"WAIT I SAID NO BALL!"
"You sure told her Ciel." Violet teases.
-LATER-
"I believe the wisest choice of action is to go along with her plan. I don't think she's going to listen to reason." Sebastian says next to Violet by a serving cart full of afternoon tea and a sweet treat. They both got rid of the costumes Lizzy put them in earlier but not before Sebastian cornered poor Violet and harassed her. The way he pulled her to his chest and nearly crushed her there all while petting and calling her his 'little pink bunny" really pissed Violet off. But it could have been worse she supposes.
"Can't we just give her some tea and get her out of here? I don't have time for a stupid ball." groans Ciel sitting behind his desk, head clutched in his head as if he has a headache.
"My Lord, Lady Elizabeth would like a dance you can not refuse her."
"Hey Ciel?"
" What now Violet."
"I know I at least have never seen you dance, but you do know how right?" questions Violet. The young Earls only response is to hide his face behind some documents.
"Oh I see. Well that explains why your such a wallflower at socail engagements." Sebastian says plating a slice of cake for the boy.
"I have too much work to do. I don't have time to waste on dancing." Ciel explains still hiding behind his papers. That is until Sebastian pulls them away.
"With all due respect. Dancing is a necessary skill for a person of your position to possess in your line of work Master. Socail contracts are important to maintain. The world expects any noble gentleman to possess rudimentary dance skills. If you turn down to many invitations simply because you can not dance, your reputation in high society will suffer greatly." explains Sebastian holding out the cake to Ciel.
'Fine I'll do it now stop the lecture! Call me in a private tutor or something. Mrs. Wright or Mrs. Rodkin work well enough."
"Didn't Elizabeth say she wanted the ball to be tonight? Would we even have enough time to call a dance tutor here?" Violet asks. They are a fair distance from the hustle and bustle of the city. It would take anyone quite sometime to reach the manor, let alone prepare.
"You are quite right Violet. It would seem I will be the Young Master's dance instructor."
"DON'T BE RIDICULOUS I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE DANCING INSTRUCTIONS FROM A MAN!" shouts Ciel griping his dessert fork tightly in one hand and wildly gesturing with the other. "Besides do you even know how to dance, why can't Violet teach me at least we're almost the same height and she's a girl!"
"I have a phobia about dancing, it's very sad. I can't even bear to talk about it."Violet quickly lies through her teeth. There's no way anyone is going to get her to dance. Not in this life time.
"That's quite alright I do indeed know how to dance, the Viennese Waltz is my specialty. I was a guest at the Chambord Palace in Vienna from time to time. Now if you will do me the honor my Lady may I have this dance?" Sebastian says extending his hand to Ciel. Violet almost applauds at the straight face the man has on.
"Let's begin,"Sebastian leads Ciel around the desk before the child can protest about being called a Lady. "To lead you start the first step on your heel. Be sure to keep your hand firmly on the Lady's back. When the music starts lead with your left foot." They begin to slowly go through the steps. Ciel stepping on Sebastian's shoes a few times.
"Your natural ability for dancing isn't so much lacking as it is nonexistent my Lord. You can not simply cling for dear life onto your dance partner."
"You're too tall it's not working! Violet, you and I will dance instead and Sebastian will instruct us."
"I already told you Ciel, dancing gives me hives, it's not pretty. Besides your doing just fine, you've only stepped on his feet twice now."
"Most importantly you need to wipe that gloomy look off of your face. The Lady will take it as an insult. Now let's have a smile pretend that it's fun!" Sebastian says grinning down at the boy pinching his cheek and pulling.
"LET ME GO!" Ciel shouts slapping Sebastian's hand away.
"Master?"
"I can't smile, I forgot how." Ciel says looking at the ground sadly, fiddling with his ring. "I don't know how to pretend like I'm having fun. Not any more."
-MUCH LATER-
"This is absolutely horrendous." Violet mutters glaring at her reflection. Elizabeth had caught her trying to hide away in the servant's quarters and pounced on her. Everything must be cute. Everything. Nothing or no one was safe. Violet's eye's sweep over her reflection in the mirror. The vibrant dandelion yellow and alternating cream colored silk fabric with bright pink roses all in ruffles going down past her waist. Paired with an equally yellow bodice and flouncy lacy sleeves glared back at her. It's so obnoxiously bright that it hurts her eyes. Who ever made this dress needs to have their hands broken so they can never make a dress ever again.
"I can't live with the shame as deep as this!" proclaims Grell in an equally frilly but muted white and light blue dress. "No, I'd rather die." He rushes over to a near by window and pulls it open acting like he's about to step through it. But when no one does anything he stops and glances back. "Uhh you aren't going to try and stop me this time."
"Stop you? Hell I might join you." Violet says a scowl on her face.
"Blue is definitely Ciel's color, it will look so good on him." Lizzy says looking into another mirror. Mey-Rin is behind her tying a hair band around her head. "You should see the clothes I got them in London and they're great! He'll look dashing!" She looks over her appearance once Mey-Rin is done and looks pleased with her dress and accessories all of which are a deep red with pink roses as accents. "Now time to get you dressed up! I'll make you look so adorable!" Lizzy says excitedly turning her attention to poor Mey-Rin. Lizzy reaches up to remove said maids glasses but Mey-Rin recoils back and clutches them to her face.
"Ack I'm really far sighted I can't see anything with out my glasses M'lady!" Mey-Rin shouts cowering behind Violet.
"Run Mey-rin, save yourself." Violet makes shooing motions with her hands. If only one person can make it through the day with out having their spirits crushed then maybe it'd make her feel a tad better. Violet catches her image in one of the many mirrors and shudders. No not even that would make her feel better.
"Just leave her alone." Violet glances up to the top of the landing of the stairs and sees Ciel. He's in a royal blue frilly frock coat with an equally frilly ascot. Also royal blue trousers and a tiny hat way to small to fit over his head, dangling of to one side.
"Ciel! You look adorable!" Squeals Lizzy running over to him as he makes his way down the stairs. Ciel barely steps off the last step when Lizzy pounces on him squeezing him in a tight hug and spinning him around. "That outfit is absolutely perfect!" She stops spinning him eyes trained on his thumb where his family ring sits. "Ciel why aren't you wearing the ring I brought you? It matches your clothes perfectly. Now where did it go?" she says glaring darkly the young Earl.
"The ring I already have on will work." Ciel states defiantly. Violet takes a few steps towards the children smelling a storm brewing between them.
"NO! I WENT TO SO MUCH TROUBLE AND THAT RING ISN'T CUTE AT ALL!" Lizzy shouts stomping her foot. "Oh why wouldn't you wear the ring I got you. I picked it out specially for you. You're so cruel! I just want everything to be perfect!" She collapses onto her knees and begins to cry. Violet ever the helpful one reaches down and pats her shoulder awkwardly trying to soothe the girl.
"Lizzy this ring is..."
"Ha fooled you!" She jumps up from Violets attempts at soothing and yanks Ciel's ring from his thumb. "It's mine now!" she says happily holding the ring above her head. "This is far to big for you. The one I bought will fit perfectly, just put it on."
"GIVE IT BACK!" Ciel shouts angrily. "Give me that ring. Now Elizabeth."
"Why are you so angry at me? I-I just wanted..." Fresh tears pool in the corners of Lizzy eyes. "What's wrong I just wanted to make everything look adorable that's all. So why, why are you so angry? I HATE THIS RING! TAKE IT!" she shouts crying throwing the ring to the ground where it shatters.
Violet looks at Ciel who is glaring furiously at Lizzy. She knows what that look entails. She rushes forward to pull Lizzy back just as Ciel raises his hand and takes a strike at the girl. The hit never comes, Sebastian has Ciel's wrist gripped in his hand.
"Master?" he says glancing down at the boy a blank expression on his face. "You forgot your walking stick, we went through so much trouble to get." He presses the walking stick into Ciels's hand. Ciel stands there for a moment clutching the stick and panting heavily. Lizzy continues to cry.
"Hey it'll be okay." Violet shushes her throwing her arm around her shoulder and using the other to stroke her hair in what Violet hopes to be comforting.
"Forgive my Master Lady Elizabeth. But that ring was something very important to him." Sebastian says walking over to them. "It's a precious heirloom passed down to the head of the Phantomhive family. He's grown quite attached to it. It's truly one of a kind, please try to understand why this upsets him."
"It was that important and I destroyed it?" Elizabeth asks her voice shuddering past her lips. She turns to bury her face against Violet's shoulder fresh tears pouring out of her eyes, these ones of guilt. She composes herself and looks to Ciel. "Oh please Ciel." She begs in what Violet can only assume to be asking for forgiveness.
Ciel ever the dramatic one picks up the shattered ring and tosses it out the window Grell had opened earlier.
"Ciel no wait what are you doing!?" Lizzy breaks away from Violet and rushes towards the window.
"It doesn't matter, it was nothing but an old ring after all. Even with out it I'm still head of the Phantomhives and that won't change." he says standing confidently. Violet can smell the bullshit from a mile away. The kid almost had a nervous break down when Lizzy smashed it. But she supposes he might be putting on a front to soothe the girl. "How long are you going to cry?"
"I'm s-so sorry." Lizzy says crying softly.
"Your face is a mess. Completely unsuitable for a Lady." Ciel pulls out a handkerchief and gently wipes the tears off her face. "How could I ask a Lady with a runny nose and puffy eyes to dance." he says teasingly.
"To-to dance?" stutters Lizzy just as Sebastian starts to play the violin.
"Fuckin' show off." mutters Violet glancing up at him.
"Is there anything he can't do?" Finni asks in awe.
"Ah I'll join him!" Grell rushes forward and begins to sing quite well if Violet is honest with herself.
Ciel hold out his hand for Lizzy to take. "So we're agreed? We'll forget our cares and dance the night away? It's decided." Lizzy looks at him happily and takes his hand. Ciel gently pulls her to him and begins to dance with her. It seems Sebastian's lessons paid off. He doesn't step on her toes once.
-Later that night-
"Don't worry you can count on me to see her home safely." Grell says. Every one of the servants are standing outside putting Lizzy things in the carriage. "Indeed I'm more deadly efficient than I appear. Thank you so much Sebastian. I'm in your debt, you've taught me a lot about what it means to be a butler." Grell steps forward and clutches Sebastian's hands in his own. "They say that before a person dies his life flashes before him. And I know that when I die and I see the light of death this momentous evening will appear to me in my dying vision!"
"Well I hope it gets blocked from my memory personally."retorts Violet standing close or rather Sebastian is standing close to her. They all got redressed in their regular attire. But the ass just had to harass her once more. And now to add more salt into the wound he basically glued himself to her to irritate her further.
"Huh, interesting that you would say that." Sebastian replies in a bored tone.
"That's true, he hasn't been very good at dying has he?" Mey-Rin chuckles. Grell huffs and climbs aboard the carriage. He flicks the reins and the horses lurch forward pulling it slowly down the path. Violet turns and walks back into the Manor and makes her way to Ciel's bedroom. The manor itself is still heavily decorated and she is not looking forward to cleaning it up.
"It's finally over. What a horrible day its been." Ciel tells her sitting on his bed in his night shirt.
"That had to be the longest day of my life." Violet says in agreement.
"You seemed to be enjoying yourself for a while there my Lord."
'Fucking hell Sebastian! How many times do I have to tell you not to sneak up on people!" Violet growls angrily swatting him on his arm. The butler jsut grins at her and ignores her outburst.
"I know the importance of this ring," he says taking Ciel's hand. "and yet you put on that act for Lady Elizabeth." Sebastian pulls his hands away and reveals the ring sitting on Ciel's thumb once more. "If I couldn't do this much for my Master what kind of butler would I be? But you should take care, Violet did threaten my life if I didn't find all the pieces."
"Oh please like you really felt threatened you ass." grumbles Violet. "But good job I guess at fixing the ring.."
Sebastian smirks at her and stands. "Ah my lady, I may be one hell of a butler, but even I would not invoke your wrath."
-Author's Note-
Sorry it's out a little later than what I promised. I had to go back to my home town for two weeks to care for my grandmother who has cancer. She lost her battle on the 8th this month. Losing my grandmother has been rough on all of us. I don't know when I'll update, but I don't plan on it being more than a year again. I'm sure there are multiple mistakes through out the chapter since I sort of rushed through it. Hopefully nothing to horrible.
Thank you for sticking with this story, and thank you all for reading.
Until next time.