Crazy trouble with love part 4
Female Grell and Ciel
Series: Black Butler
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We see a pristine mansion in the countryside seemingly perfect picture, like nothing could go wrong. That is until a small explosion from inside made the place shake a little.
"Noooo! I did it again!" A voice cried out.
Inside we see the kitchen looking messy with a gruff man sighing and a younger looking boy looking close to tears. "Honestly, how did you set fire to water?"
"I-I-I-I don't know!" cried out the boy rubbing his eyes while a tall man in black with black hair entered and took in the mess.
"Honestly, I can't leave any of you alone for a second."sighed the man before he quickly ran to the fire while grabbing a tablecloth and moved around the fire so fast, using the cloth around the flames before stopping as they were all put out. "It would do no good to start a fire, especially since the lord's aunt is on her way here as we speak. We must prepare an adequate meal for her."
"Right Sebastian, I'll go grab me dynamite."
"I'll go get some flowers!" beamed the boy.
"I'll go clean up the house!" Said the maid with glasses.
"Just try to keep any mess to a minimum while I prepare the main dishes." 'And make sure none of you make it paint the walls.'
(Later)
A horsedrawn carriage pulled up next to the mansion and stopped. Out stepped a red haired woman in an elegant matching dress with the brown haired woman with glasses and in a maid's uniform getting down from the reins and helping her down the steps.
"Ah, it's always nice to visit Ciel." She said with a smile as her maid led her to the front door. "I hope he doesn't get called away on business this time."
"I don't think so madam, this has been planned for a week." Her maid said as she opened the door.
"Still, with his position anything can come up." she replied walking in followed by her maid before the same butler walked down the stairs.
"Greetings Madam Red, it's good to see you today for this meeting with my master."
"Ah Sebastian, it's so nice to see you, where's Ciel?" She asked curiously.
"He's just getting himself together, may I show you to the dining hall? Several delicacies have been prepared in advance."
"Ah, excellent, I'll go have my maid check up on him." She said as he took Sebastian's arm. "In the meantime, why don't you keep me company?"
"If that is what the lady wants, who am I to say no?" He said as he led her into the dining room.
The maid herself looked around nervously as they left before gaining a serious expression and sighed. 'Once again I have to stick around and play the bad maid who can't even prepare tea right. Why we can't simply go out to a little ball and meet some handsome men I don't get. Then again, Sebas-chan is always a good sight for me.'
'I guess I might as well go see this Ciel person they were talking about.' She thought as she began to climb up the stairs. 'The last few times I've never seen him, but maybe he's just some annoying brat Sebas-chan has to look after. The Phantomhive family might be important, but this nephew of hers doesn't sound like that big of a deal.'
She reached the top of the stairs and began to look around at the doors as she tried to figure out which door was Ciel's. 'Sometimes I wish these big mansions had simple signs around.' She thought as she began open doors at random. 'One of these doors has to be it.'
As she opened them to see bathrooms, bedrooms for the servants, and even one closet, she finally opened a door and spotted a short child with blue hair adjusting his suit in the mirror. 'So that's Ciel, he doesn't look that specia-' she started before seeing his face in the mirror. She saw a smooth face that was well shown the way the hair was styled and the look in his one eye showed a cold and serious feel to it that was surprising to see from a mere child.
'So cold, so hard, so young and beautiful, he's perfect!' She thought with hearts in her eyes.
Said child was finishing his tie before noticing the reflection and turned to her, making her jump and quickly look nervous. "What are you doing?"
"Oh uh...I was just uh….looking for you to tell you your aunt is here!" She said with a small blush.
"Ah, I expected her she'd be here later." he remarked in a calm tone while walking over as she let him passed. "I appreciate the notice, but remember it's rude to go around someone else's home or others will think you're up to something."
"R-right master Ciel, I'll try to remember that." She said. 'He's so cold! Even better!'
"I take it she's in the dining hall?" he asked while walking as she quickly began to follow.
"Y-yes master Ciel." She said with a blush. 'He's holding himself with pride and respect, like someone grounded how to be a gentleman into him.'
'Who is she, did she come with my aunt?' he wondered. 'Perhaps she's a new maid she hired.'
When they reached the dining hall they saw Angelina flirting with Sebastian who stood beside her with a kettle in case she wanted a refill of tea.
"Ahem, aunt?" He said as he coughed into his hand, getting their attention.
"Oh, it's good to see you Ciel." she smiled. "For a second I was worried you wouldn't be able to talk with your own aunt."
"No, I made some time for you auntie." He said with a smile while sitting down across from her as Sebastian moved around and poured him some tea.
"I must say, your butler Sebastian is amazing, not like my maid." She said as she stared at Sebastian with a smile.
"You flatter me." Sebastian smiled. "But I'm sure your maid is more than enough to satisfy your needs as a maid."
'How dare she talk bad about me, I act this way because she wants me to!' thought said maid with her hands gripped behind herself.
"Not really, she's a klutz for all sorts of things. Such as gardening, tea preparation, and sometimes even making my bath too hot to enjoy."
"Surely you jest, she can't be that bad, right?" He asked in disbelief.
"S-Sometimes." admitted said maid looking away while inwardly feeling her eye twitch. 'Don't push it so far.'
"Then why do you keep her? If she's that bad why don't you just fire her?" He asked her curiously.
"Let's just say even with all the downsides she has a certain charm to herself." She said with a smile as Ciel looked at her in confusion.
"If you say so dear aunt." he remarked before taking a sip from his tea while she looked at Sebastian.
"You know Sebastian, I wouldn't mind having you around my home. With how much you seem to be able to get done, I bet you could make even the grungiest slums in England sparkle like Buckingham Palace."
"Well, I do have my moments ma'am, but I'm just one hell of a butler." He said with a grin.
Ciel rolled his eyes before looking at the maid. "Care to introduce yourself? I never had the liberty of getting your name."
"Oh, right, of course, my name is Grell Sutcliff." She said with a smile as she curtsied to him.
"Well while you're here if you need any assitance, Sebastian will be there to lend a hand." he remarked.
"I'm happy to hear that master Ciel." She said with a smile as she looked at Sebastian. 'I wouldn't mind getting some alone time with him, then again, him and Ciel in the same room and them getting nice and close to me, woo!'
"Ciel, would you like to play a game of chess?" His aunt asked with a grin.
"We have plenty of time, so I see no reason not to." he replied standing up as they moved to the parlor where the chess board was set up.
"Excellent, and what if we make this game a little bit more interesting?"
"A wager? Awfully quick to urge a child into a bet he might not win." smirked Ciel as they sat down.
"Oh it's a mild wager, nothing too serious dear nephew." She said with a grin.
"Well that's an opinion which can differ, but I'll hear you out."
"Here's the bet, if I win I get Sebastian as my butler for a month and in exchange you get my maid Grell."
That surprised all three with Grell inwardly smiling at the idea.
'An entire month with Ciel, I like where this is going.'
Ciel smirked and grabbed one of the pawns. "Are you sure? That seems like a strong challenge for someone who hasn't won a game against me yet."
"I have a good feeling about this game, and I'll even let you decide what you want if you win, ok?" She said with a grin as she loved her pawn forward two paces.
"Alright, you have yourself a wager." He said with a smile as he moved another pawn forward.
(One game later)
"I….I don't believe it." Ciel said in disbelief as he stared at the board. His king was pinned down on the side thanks to Anne's queen and three pawns.
"Checkmate dear nephew, it seems like I have won." She said with a grin. "It took a while, but my luck has turned this time."
"I-I lost Sebastian?" He said in disbelief.
"Oh my, are you alright sir?" asked Sebastian who was just as surprised, but also amused to see Ciel look this stunned.
"Ah ah ah Ciel, he's not yours anymore, for the next month he's mine." smiled Anne standing up.
"Hold up." spoke Ciel with a calm tone. "Can I talk with my butler one last time before you leave? I merely want to wish him luck and make sure any prior chores he left behind won't be forgotten."
"Of course, and I shall talk to my maid quick as well." She said with a nod of her head.
The pairs walked out of the room and split up with Ciel and Sebastian going to the kitchen.
"Are you quite sure about this? I'll be quite away and won't come to your aid as fast even if you call me."
"I gave my word Sebastian, I can't back out of this, just don't give away the fact that you're a demon, ok?" he looked him in the eye. "Do what you've been doing for me and make it at least look natural, and don't try to give my aunt any trouble."
"Of course sir, and I'll do my best not to be your new uncle." joked Sebastian with a smile.
"Don't joke about that Sebastion." He deadpanned.
"Alright, so you know what to do, right?" Anne asked the maid.
"Yes, I do, and I think I'm going to have some fun." She said with a toothy grin.
"Just keep up your image and do what my nephew says, but if you get called away for business, make sure he believes it."
"I will, and tell me about all the fun you had with Sebastian when I get back, ok?" She giggles with a grin.
"Maybe." she sweatdropped.
Ciel and Sebastian walked back over with Sebastian holding a suitcase. "Sebastian is ready."
"Great, I'll ship over Grell's things when we get home." She said as she wrapped her arms around Sebastian's free arm. "Have fun, but don't have TOO much fun." She said with a wink as Ciel blushed a little bit.
"J-Just what are you hinting at?" he spoke up while trying to sound mature as Sebastian began helping Anne back into her carriage.
"Oh nothing Ciel, see you in a month." She said as she waves them goodbye as the carriage began to move away.
'Why do I feel like I got cheated?' He thought with a frown as Grell stared at him.
"Is there anything you would like prepared master Ciel?" She asked him curiously as he turned back to her.
"The first thing is to introduce you to the other servants so you're comfortable, then I'll give you the usual chores I give Sebastian."
"Yes master Ciel." She said as he began to lead her through the mansion.
The four servants were lined up in the living room while Ciel gestured to them.
"Everyone, this is Grell, she will be replacing Sebastian for the month."
"What happened to him?" asked the gruff man who was smoking a cigarette.
"I...lost him in a game of chess with my aunt." He said in mild annoyance. "Look, just introduce yourselves to Grell."
"Hello, I'm Baldroy, I'm the chef." The man with the cigarette said.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Mey-Rin." bowed the red haired women.
"And I'm Finnian!" Said the blonde happily.
"This is your chores for today." Ciel handed Grell the list.
"Ok master Ciel." She said with a smile as she looked at the list. Her eyes widened as he walked out of the room with the others returning to their jobs. 'What the….what kind of butler does ALL this in one day!?' She thought in disbelief as she looked at the giant list of chores she had to do. 'Is this real or does he have a sadistic side to him?' She thought as she considered using her powers to help her finish them all. 'Hmm, maybe this is a test? Yeah, if I can get these done he might be impressed, but at the same time he might be suspicious and this is just to mess with me.' She thought as she looked at the list hard before remembering that she would have to try to do all of this while pretending to be a klutzy maid.
"Well master Ciel entrusted this to me, so I'll do my best." she muttered before walking off to get it done.
Meanwhile Ciel was in his office going over some work. Some of it the usual forms needed for new stands being installed downtown to sell more candy and plush for kids, while some of them were simple tax forms he's had to deal with since becoming head of his family name. "I wonder what it's going to be like to spend a month without Sebastian."
That's when he heard a loud thud followed by a scream. "Nooo! I did it again!" He heard Grell scream as he began to smell smoke.
He quickly got up and ran out of his room before following the smell. "What on earth is burning?" He said to himself as he began to climb down the stairs. When he got to the kitchen he saw smoke coming out from the stove with Grell trying to fan it away using an apron. "Grell, what on earth is going on?" He said sternly as she turned her head towards him.
"M-Master Ciel! I can explain!" She said nervously as the apron began to catch fire.
"Then please, explain Grell." he narrowed his lone eye while she jumped and tossed the apron off and quickly try to stamp it out.
"I-I was trying t make you some tea, but then the tea bag caught fire and then it began to spread and then…" She stammered nervously as Ciel began to fill up a bucket with water. "I'm so sorry master Ciel!"
"It's fine, just don't let it happen again." He said before dumping the water onto the fire, putting it out.
She saw him walk out of the room and grinned. 'That look in his eyes, it was of cold disappoint and annoyance. If he's like this at this age, what will he be like when he's all grown up?'
'My god, my aunt was right, she really can't do anything right!' Ciel thought as he began to walk back to his study. 'And she wants me to go through with this for a month? The whole place might come down on my head before then.'
"Master Ciel! The list says to dust the entire house in an hour, it's a joke, right?" Grell called out to him.
"No!" he called back.
"What? You want me to dust this entire mansion in an hour?!"
He walked back to look in on her with a serious expression. "Is that a problem?"
"N-no master Ciel, just double checking." She said as she blushed at his rough and serious expression.
"Good." he left while Grell shuddered while giving off a fanged smile.
'Oh that stern glare, that serious and cold eye, it's simply perfect!' she looked back down at the list and frowned. 'Now if only I could say the same for the list.'
(Later)
Ciel was busy working in his study when suddenly there was a knocking on his door. "Who is it?"
"It's me master, I have to dust your study, may I come in?"
"Yes, go ahead." He called as Grell entered with a feather duster.
"Thank you master, I'll try not to bother you as I dust." she started moving the duster across a bookshelf while glancing at Ciel who went back to filling out some of the forms with a calm expression. 'He's so cute and serious, I wonder if I could keep him?'
'I hope she isn't as bad as Mey-Rin, otherwise I'll have to go to my aunt and ask for Sebastian back, and the last thing I need is coming to her like a lost puppy.'
"Hold still master Ciel, I have to dust you now."
'What did she just say?' He thought in confusion before he felt the feather duster beginning to clean him. "H-Hey!"
"What's wrong master? You said to dust the entire mansion and you're in the mansion, so I have to dust you too!"
"That's not the same!" he frowned while backing away while she kept trying to dust his hair. "Quit it!"
"Why? Would you rather I wash you instead master?" She asked as she kept trying to dust him. She got a sneaky idea and leaned in closer, 'accidentally' falling on Ciel and knocking the chair back. "It seems like I can dust you now master~." She said with a smile as she began to dust him. 'I can't wait to wash the "clothes" later.'
"K-K-Knock it off and get off!" he cried out with a bright blush since she was technically on his lap and he could see part of her leg under the skirt.
'Oh even his face is turning a beautiful red! I might end up blowing my facade at this rate.' "Don't worry master, I'm almost done dusting you, so be patient, ok?" She asked with a grin as she began to dust his head.
"Get off now!" he snapped looking her in the eye with a cold expression.
'I-it's so cold!' She thought with a massive blush as she got off of him. "S-S-Sorry master Ciel! I-I-I was just trying to finish the chore."
"You weren't suppose to dust me! Next time just dust the house!" He shouted in annoyance.
"Right away sir!" she rushed out and shut the door while sighing and shivering. 'Now I really wouldn't mind seeing him all grown up, but even now he has a natural cute charm that would probably make men go nuts. Hmmm, maybe it's time I lend him a hand in seeing what a woman's body is like~' she thought with a grin before seeing the next chore on the list, wash all the clothes in the house. 'Master Ciel is wearing clothes, and so am I, this could be fun~'
(Later)
Ciel sighed while rubbing his head and trying to relax out in the garden with some tea he had Tanaka whip up, something he needed to try and stay cool and composed. 'Keep it together Ciel, you will not beg Sebastian to come back, you can survive without him.'
"Master Ciel, will you need anything else?" asked the former head butler.
"No, that is all for now, thank you." He said as Tanaka bowed his head before walking away. He drank some of the tea while unaware of Grell getting a clothesline set up before carrying a basket of clothes.
"I better get the rest of the clothes before I start." She said with a grin as she set down a large bucket of water, large enough to fit two people on the ground along with an equally large washboard. She walked over to Ciel and tapped him on the shoulder. "Master Ciel, may I start washing the clothes?"
"Yes yes, whatever." He waved off without looking at her.
"Good, then I shall get started master." She said with a large grin before grabbing him.
"Huh?" he was yanked back and dragged before looking at her in anger. "What are you doing now?!"
"I'm washing the clothes sir, the list said to wash them all, and you're wearing clothes too master." She said as she dropped him into the basket of laundry.
'Is she a complete moron?!' He thought in disbelief as he tried to climb out of the basket.
"Don't worry master Ciel, I got this." She spoke before pulling him back in while stepping in herself. "After I'm done they'll be all squeaky clean."
"Grell, stop this, this is not washing clothes!" He demanded angrily to her, making her blush. "I mean clothes that are DIRTY! My clothes are NOT dirty!"
"But master, that's where you're wrong, you spilled a little bit of tea on your clothes so they are dirty, so they must be washed!" She said before dropping him into the bucket of water. "And my outfit got messy from all that dust, that's why I'll clean it at the same time." She said as she threw the other clothes into the bucket before getting in it herself.
His eye widened and blushed as he saw her grab her skirt and start lifting it up, showing her legs little by little.
"I have to clean everything master Ciel, and is something wrong, you're turning red?" 'A beautiful shade too.'
He jumped up and ran out of the bin as fast as he could while covering his lone eye. "So indecent!" He muttered to himself with a blush.
Grell pouted. 'Dang, I guess he's too much of a gentlemen to stare, how polite. Even if I wanted to see his blushing face get more and more red.' She thought as she began to wash the clothes in the bucket. 'I guess I'll have to get him next time, I wonder what the next chore is?'
(Later that night)
"Finally, the day is over and I can go to sleep." Ciel said to himself as he made his way to his room. 'And now I can have some peace and quiet.' He thought as he opened the door to his room only to find Grell in there. "What are you doing in here?"
"I don't have anywhere to sleep master so I thought I could sleep with you."
"Just use Sebastian's room while he's away." He said in annoyance as he pointed at the door.
"But where is it master Ciel?"
"Just down the hall and it's the last door on the left." He said as he waited for her to leave so he could get ready for bed.
"Thank you master Ciel." She walked out and rushed down to the door before yanking it open and looked around at the normal and bleak looking room. "Ugh, it's so bland, how boring." She said as she entered the room and closed the door behind her. She walked over and plopped onto the bed while intaking some of Sebastian's scent and shuddered with a grin. 'But Sebas-chan's smell is so gooood!'
Meanwhile Ciel was changing into his pajamas before climbing into bed. 'I pray this month gets over as soon as possible. I wonder how Sebastian is doing?'
(With said butler)
'Why did Ciel have to lose that chess game?' he thought while currently wearing no shirt, but did have a bowtie and cufflinks on while serving Madam Red some of her finest wine.
"Yes, this is perfect my dearest Sebastian, I do hope I can convince Ciel to make this arrangement permanent." She chuckled with a smile before sipping her wine.
'Knowing him he won't, but I do wonder how he's handling things without me.' He thought as he poured her some more wine.