Hello again I did say I would update soon and exam season ia almost over so expect more please review and even chat to me for new Ideas for this and new storys I will gladly welcome them graciously...Shadow Brockwell
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Chapter 5Fussing
It is fairly early in the morning, approximately six o'clock, when Rose begins to gather herself to leave her baby for the first time. She frets endlessly, despite knowing her little one will be in good hands for the three hours she is gone and she begins to lecture Sebastian on how to care for Ciel without her as she fusses over him.
"Now, the bottles are on the dresser next to his crib, you know where his diapers are and of course where his favorite blanket is. He will wake up at seven and you will need to soothe him, seeing as how he will be upset by the disruption in his normal routine with me." Rose carys on with the lecture to Sebastian as he walks her down the grand staircase.
"After that, you need to feed him, burp him, and then play with him. At 11, he will be ready for his first nap. When he wakes up, you need to change him as I showed you. Then, you will need to feed him again, promptly burping him-lest you wish to have him screaming and crying and if so I will surely redact your existence- and then-"
"Darling, he will be fine and I know my duties. We will be fine." Sebastian assures, opening the carriage door for her and kissing her lovingly.
"Just relax and make sure that you're alright"Sebastian encouraging Rose "You're right, my dear. I love you and I shall be back as soon as I can." Rose agrees, smiling softly at him before he closes the carriage door.
Sebastian goes back in the manor and walks up the stairs, intending to go to the study to work for a little while. Suddenly, his plans are altered as he hears Ciel wailing from their bedroom. The Demon sighs in frustration, wondering why little Ciel had to wake up at an odd hour the one time his mother is gone but remembers that it is because he and his mother is gone that he cries, having gotten used to sleeping in either his or Roses arms and constantly hearing their steady heartbeat. Sebastian regroups and heads towards the master bedroom.
He stops outside the door, taking a deep breath and tries to mimic the way Rose would handle things- failing miserably since she is truly a unique being which is why he chose to keep her around. Sebastian goes over to the crib and takes the distressed infant into his arms. Ciel continues to cry as Sebastian begins to soothe him, wondering where the pretty lady and dark man who said to call her mama went, the one who always held him and knew exactly what to do and when.
"Shhh, baby. Mama will be back before you realize it. For now you are with me." Sebastian comforts, rubbing hearts on the infant's back the way Rose showed him.
Recognizing the familiar motion, Ciel starts to calm down. This man looks familiar…the dark man...What had Mama called him? Ciel pouts as he thinks, his little brow furrowing up in concentration while Sebastian hums and carries the baby boy over to a rocking chair with a bottle in one hand. As Sebastian cradles Ciel in his arms, the little one remembers what Mama had called this man, the one she said was still learning.
"Dah-dah!" Ciel says, looking at the man's face, which is surprised and… pleased, making the baby giggle and babble a bit before his little tummy rumbles and makes him whimper and his lip quiver. "Dah-dah…"
"There, there, Ciel, Daddy has your breakfast." Sebastian coos, putting the bottle in the infant's mouth. "See? All better."
The baby greedily gulps down the milk, trying to go faster than his tiny tummy can handle. Knowing Ciel is drinking much too fast, Sebastian gently pulls bottle out of the infant's mouth and burps him gently over his shoulder. Ciel fuss until a small burp is emitted from his small body. Sebastian lays Ciel in his arms again, giving him his bottle slower this time and baby Ciel happily complys.
"There, you see, you simply needed to slow down a bit." Sebastian points out, smiling softly like Rose usually would.
Really, Sebastian was beginning to like this, it was a nice change of pace from all the paperwork and Underworld operations for the Queen. His tasks were so simple, even the bumbling servants couldn't screw them up- or so he hoped should the need ever arise that the servants be needed for such activities because he actually enjoyed it feeling a strong bond and protective need for the baby. Though being a father would be quite inconvenient for his life's work as a supernatural predator from Hell, Sebastian figures it may work out just fine as long as his initial scheme actually works out when they try to cultivate a soul this next time around he would always be there for Ciel. Ciel watches his daddy smile at him as he continues to drink. After a few more minutes, Ciel finds there's no milk left and starts to fuss as his stomach feels funny.
"It's alright, Ciel." Sebastian assures the baby, burping the child over his shoulder once again. "You just need Daddy to burp you."
After crying for a couple minutes as his tummy starts to pain with his chest, Ciel burps and then sniffles as he starts to feel better then Sebastian transitions from patting the infant's back to simply rubbing it. Ciel whines a bit, but stops as he grabs a hold of Sebastian's soft black hair, taking a hand full and rubbing it against his face. Sebastian cringes a bit as Ciel pulls on the feathery strands to get them closer to his face and takes his hair out of the baby's hand.
"No. That is not nice, Ciel." Sebastian scolds a bit too harshly as his eyes start to glow unintentionally.
Ciel's lip quivers and he begins to wail with tears streaming down his round little cheeks. Sebastian frowns, actually feeling awful for making Ciel cry, and uses a light and cooing tone with the infant.
"Ciel, Da-da's sowwy. Don't cry, baby, you're okay." Sebastian comforts, gently holding Ciel to his chest and rubbing his back while slowly rocking back and forth.
After a few minutes, Ciel calms down and takes Sebastian's finger in his mouth before it can leave his reach after accomplishing its task of brushing the soft strands of bluish black hair out of the baby's big innocent eyes. Sebastian is taken aback by this gesture and wonders if this is something that means a lot to human parents since his human form is telling him to awe at the little one and praise him.
"Aren't you an affectionate little baby." Sebastian coos, nuzzling Ciel gently. "I love you too."
Just outside the room, Mey-rin is dusting the portraits. As she catches a glimpse of the scene, her head feels lighter as if the blood suddenly rushed out of it. She covers her mouth and hurries down to the kitchen to tell Bard and Finny what she saw. As she had predicted, Finny was inside getting a drink of water while Bard was making lunch preparations, without any sort of weapon in sight- their Mistress had certainly scared him witless once Ciel was born.
"Hey! Bard, Finny! You won't believe what I saw, you won't!" Mey-rin gushes, her face flushed with excitement.
"Oi, what're you gettin' on about, Mey-rin?" Bard questions, turning his focus on her with an eyebrow raised.
"Mey-rin, what is it? What did you see?" Finny asks, one-upping Bard by raising both eyebrows in surprise.
"Mr. Sebastian was coddlin' the young master and told him he loved him, he did!" Mey-rin blurts, giggling with a dreamy expression on her face. "I was dusting the portraits in the hall outside the main bedroom and I caught sight of it, I did."the servants all gossip about the proud sight of farther and sons strong and loving bond.
Back in the bedroom, Sebastian smirks, knowing the maid saw the display of affection. He chuckles a bit, making Ciel look up at him with a little drool dribbling from his mouth as he continues gumming Sebastian's slender finger. Sebastian smiles, wiping the drool from the baby's tiny chin, and rises out of the rocking chair. He then crosses over to the specially made plush rug on the floor by the crib, laying Ciel on it upon his back. Ciel protests in the form of starting to cry once again, kicking his feet in the air and waving his tiny fists. Sebastian allows the infant to take hold of his thumbs and he helps the four month old sit up, which makes Ciel calm down and look around, gurgling happily as he feels proud of himself for sitting up.
"See, there's nothing to be upset about." Sebastian smiles warmly, laying Ciel back down for a moment to put his hands firmly under Ciel's arms and help the little one stand up.
Ciel looks around at how everything looks a little different and begins to squeal and giggle happily, feeling like he's accomplished even more. Ciel bends and unbends his knees repeatedly, as if he were trying to jump. Seeing this, Sebastian times himself to lift the happy infant up from the floor a few inches and set him back down. Ciel looks at Sebastian smiling at him and giggles, opening and closing his hands towards the man he once thought to be scary and mean. Sebastian raises Ciel high up in the air and brings him down, resting the baby's forehead against his, rubbing the tips of their noses together. Ciel gurgles and puts his hands on either side of Sebastian's face, sucking on his daddy's nose.
"You must be the happiest infant I've ever come across and likely the easiest to take care of." Sebastian muses, chuckling warmly and holding Ciel up against his chest as he shifts positions to sit cross-legged on the little plush rug cuddling Ciel.
Sebastian continues to play with Ciel for the hours leading up to 11, the time that Rose would normally lay him down for his nap. Around ten, Ciel begins to fuss, rubbing at his eyes with his tiny fists. Noticing this, Sebastian realizes that it must be time for his first nap. Sebastian lays Ciel against his chest, rubbing the baby's fragile back, and begins to hum. Ciel quiets a bit and yawns, his eyelids growing very heavy with each passing second. Sebastian rises with ease and grace and continues to hum as he climbs onto the bed with Ciel. He leans back against the many pillows covering the headboard and kisses the baby's forehead, grabbing Ciel's favorite blanket and pacifier from the bedside table. Sebastian gently covers Ciel with the blanket, letting a corner go up on the little one's head to shade his eyes, and attempts to put the pacifier in the infant's mouth, failing to do so. He defaults to allowing Ciel to suck on his finger as he begins to sing to his baby, which lulls the tired Ciel to sleep. Sebastian allows himself to fall asleep with infant laying on his chest.
A while later Rose returns from the doctors with anticipation over missing her husband and baby even though it had been not only a day she'd been gone.
Rose makes her way into the mansion as she see's all three servents awwing over something in the room they stod outside of Rose makes her way over and is greeted by thr servents. Their hearts melted at the sight of Sebastian was on the bed with baby Ciel cuddled up on his chest laying on his stomach with one hand grabing Sebastian's shirt whilst the other clutching Sebastian's finger as it is still in his mouth with a apparent smile on both their faces still sleeping peacefully.
The four observe the beautiful sight for a few more moments as Rose then shoes them away then makes her way over to the bed to sleep cuddling with her husbend and baby. Not noticing the stange fugures outside as they observe the family without a trace...
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Hope you like story so far I apologise for any spelling, punctuation and grammar errors please correct me if you are appalled by this...sorry. I shall continue this story and if not but I doubt I will I shall post about it thank you again...Shadow Brockwell