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Author's Note: Hello everyone and thanks for the kind reviews, I'm so glad all of whom are reading this story like it. Also, remember, I did put this story up as Supernatural so time-travel isn't the only thing happening around here. Again, thanks for reading!
Chapter Two
Sebastian sighed as he made his way into a small port town, the young master had spoken to him that morning when Sebastian had served everyone breakfast after Baldroy's horribly charred attempt. Ciel had sent a certain object to a repair shop and it had finally been fixed and was ready to be picked up.
The young Earl was somewhat hesitant to ask him and had admitted that Tanaka-San was supposed to be the one to go and pick the item up but had not been feeling well lately. Sebastian couldn't help but smile as he remembered Ciel's nervousness; the poor boy was usually the epitome of confidence and it made him wonder what he was picking up if it could make the young Earl act in such a way.
"Oh, if it isn't little Ciel's new butler," a voice interrupted his musing and he turned towards two familiar figures. Hm, Lau and Undertaker, what might they be doing here of all places? Sebastian was surprised when they came near him, he had thought that the two would perhaps say a quick greeting and leave him by his lonesome.
"Keke, what might you be doing here Butler?" Undertaker asked with a slight grin on his face, Sebastian had found it hard to speak with the man the first time the undertaker had spoken with him. He was so used to being able to see everything on someone's face that it was almost unnerving seeing as Undertaker always had his bangs covering his eyes so only his shark-like smile and nose were seen instead.
"The young master asked me to retrieve an item that he had sent for repair." Lau and Undertaker frowned at his answer and he couldn't help but wonder why. "Is there something wrong?"
"Hm, well, maybe not?" Lau answered, yet Sebastian could hear the question; quite peculiar if he did say so himself.
"Maybe it would be better if we all stayed together; the Young Earl, Lau and I are supposed to be meeting later anyway." Undertaker took it upon himself to invite both of them to join Sebastian on his errand.
The butler merely turned and made his way to the shop that the young master had described to him. It was small and made entirely of some type of black stone and the shape of the shop was almost oval-like with a flat, similarly shaped roof. Sebastian knew without question that this was the shop as he stopped in front of the entrance. Undertaker and Lau stood behind him silently; he could see the two conversing with tilts of the head and slight gestures. Hm, the two were strange; there was no doubt about that and Sebastian could only wonder what was making them act in such a way today.
Sighing, he opened the door and stepped inside the shop. It was dark, incredibly dark even though it was such a bright day. Looking around, he noticed a large counter and made his way over as his two unexpected companions followed after him.
Sebastian waited at the counter for all but five seconds before an extremely tall and fit man appeared from a door slightly to the left of the counter. He had not seen it because of the darkness of the shop and scolded himself internally as he jolted unnoticeably as the unknown man leaned against the doorway.
The man grinned slyly at Sebastian and made a show of looking him up and down. The raven merely lifted an eyebrow and took note of the man in front of him. He was certainly over six feet tall and had broad shoulders, a masculine face with deep cobalt eyes and golden hair that was gathered into a long braid which hung over his shoulder.
"Might I ask what you're doing here? Not many people come to see me, although, I think I'd enjoy this visit a bit more if your two friends weren't glaring daggers into my soul." He smirked in amusement as Sebastian glanced back at Lau and Undertaker. The two were indeed glaring at the man heatedly and the raven could only wonder why.
He took a moment to frown at the two before turning back to the blonde, "Yes, though I'd be much more willing to tell you about my business being here if you were to tell me who exactly I might be speaking with." Pleasantly said, Sebastian almost smirked at the taller man as he stared at the raven with slight shock, almost awe. Well then, it seemed as though not many people spoke to 'Mister-Pop-Out-of-Nowhere' like that very often, if at all.
The blonde took another second to stare down his body after the shock had dissolved, he smirked once more and something that Sebastian had seen enter many a high school student's eyes suddenly appeared in the man's cobalt eyes. Oh dear, that never bode well in Sebastian's case; after all determination could be a very evil thing sometimes.
"Hn, I don't really have a name; just call me Toymaker, like you do with your Undertaker. Okay?" Sebastian answered by placing a hand over his heart and bowing slightly before looking up from behind his bangs.
"Thank you, I am Sebastian Michaelis and I've recently come to work for Earl Ciel Phantomhive. I've come to pick up something considered important by the young lord." He explained before shooting a glare at Undertaker who looked like he was contemplating what kind of death would suit Toymaker the best; Sebastian was still unaware of the reason why both Undertaker and Lau seemed to dislike the man.
Toymaker's eyes lit up suddenly and rushed back into the room that he had originally come out of only to appear after a few seconds carrying a small package wrapped in a small yet thick type of fabric. He set the object down on the desk and pulled at a few of the fabric's folds to unwrap it neatly only to reveal what looked like a music box.
For a brief second, Sebastian was reminded of the sole object that had actually been left to him as an infant. All he really had was a first name and a tiny, egg-shaped music box that had a small stand attached to the bottom. His eyes grew soft as he stared at the beautiful box in front of him. It was cared for with much love and reverence.
"This belonged to the Earl's-" "Late Mother, Lady Rachel." The three men looked at him in surprise for a moment, "Hm, it would do well for you all to remember that no matter how adult-like the young master is, he is still a child. And what little is left of his innocence, I shall endeavor to protect it and eliminate those who seek to crush it." Sebastian spoke calmly as he rewrapped the music box with care and ease; it wouldn't do for him to accidentally harm such a precious memory now would it?
"Yes, quite correct Sebastian. Oh, don't worry about paying; the young lord always pays in advance when he brings it here. Also, if you're going to be staying with Ciel, know that he brings it in three times a year; at the beginning, the middle, and the end. Although, you may come whenever you like." Toymaker said, making Lau and Undertaker glare at him once again and causing Sebastian to sigh in annoyance.
"I'll be waiting for you two outside of the store, please do hurry." The crimson-eyed male said as he gathered the package carefully into his arms and quickly left.
U/S
Undertaker could only stare in silent rage at Toymaker, "As much fun as it might be to dress lovely Sebastian's body for his funeral, I won't have you toy with him as you've done to so many others. As I recall, that's why they stripped you of your former status." Lau was looking between the two men nervously now, he'd never heard Undertaker sound so serious about something before. Even with his former job before he'd retired, the silver-haired man was about as serious as Lau himself was most of the time.
"Well everything got so boring after so much time passed by doing the same thing over and over. I thought I'd have some fun and see them do whatever they wished as they pleaded for their lives to continue. And I remember you doing quite a bit of things you weren't supposed to do either Undertaker. Who are you to judge me?"
Undertaker smiled rather demonically and whispered, "Don't forget Toymaker, I am far older than you and know a great deal more as well." Lau could only smile helplessly and hope that Sebastian was alright waiting for them seeing as Undertaker and Toymaker were glaring harshly at one another and neither one seemed as though they were about to give.
U/S
Sebastian sighed as he leaned against the shop's wall before reaching into his pocket to pull out the pocket watch that was given to him by Tanaka. He glanced at the Phantomhive symbol before looking at the time; really, it had already been five minutes, what on earth could be taking them so long?
He looked up quickly and turned his head slightly, it sounded as though there was a scream. Oh dear, there was another one, down the alleyway.
The butler was reminded in that instant of how he had encountered Soren for the first time and quickly made his decision, following the noise he heads down the alley, hidden away from wandering eyes.
Crimson eyes widened and he rushed forward, snatching a small child from the grasp of a large, demonic looking creature with jagged teeth and fierce-looking claws that looked as though they could rip right through a building without even thinking about it.
The creature growled lowly and Sebastian was reminded once more of how he and Soren met, it was a situation just like this. The butler set the crying child down gently before taking off his jacket and wrapping it around the music box securely for the warmly dressed child to hold, "Please hold onto this and stay here. Don't move, do you understand?"
The child nodded slowly and Sebastian patted him on the head softly before turning back to the demon. Hm, it was one of the ones that were supposed to be of a lower nature than the higher ranked ones. Though it was said that these types were known for brute strength rather than strategy, if that was the case, this would be much easier than the one that he had faced when saving Soren and he had just been a child back then.
Oh, a slight smile graced his face when he saw a few rather sharp looking stones just to the left side of the demon. He could take out the demon's sight and seeing as it looked as though it was about to rain, its' sense of smell was about to fail as well.
Sebastian feigned moving to the right of the demon and when it moved in the same direction he darted to the left and grabbed the stones, two for each hand before moving once more to the right of the demon seeing as it had started to charge at him when it realized he had gone in a different direction. The raven twisted his left wrist slightly and watched one of the stones slam into the demon's right eye, with a satisfied smile Sebastian stepped to the left of the bewildered demon as it shook to and fro, trying to see once more.
Thunder was heard and seconds later a heavy rain came pouring down as the demon tried to charge at the butler once more only to fall to the ground after Sebastian had thrown the other rock still contained in his left hand.
The demon shakily got to its feet and looked around widely, trying to catch Sebastian's scent. Sebastian was having a bit of fun, it wasn't often that he was able to cut loose like this and he sure as hell wasn't about to waste it. It was such a waste that he didn't have his scalpels with him, he would've been able to finish this quickly and without too much of a mess. Alas, he worked with what was given to him.
"Sebastian, here," Oh, it seemed that Undertaker and Lau had finally left the toymaker's shop, it was Lau that threw the weapon; where he had hidden it, Sebastian would never know. But instead of focusing on such a thing he was quick to grab the sword's handle and vault over the demon's back; thrusting the sword downwards into the monster's head as he went.
He landed harshly and went down to one knee, hm, Sebastian couldn't believe that he'd make the mistake of twisting his ankle as he landed and gingerly stood back up and surveyed the sight.
The demon was on its stomach; dead with the sword protruding from the top of its head.
Sebastian swiftly pulled the sword out after nearing the creature and tossed it back to Lau who immediately smiled and went to the child who was still trembling. Undertaker was watching him in a stunned silence before he uttered the name, "Genesis."
"Genesis? Who might that be, Mister Undertaker?" The silver-haired man seemed to snap back into his usual mood after Sebastian's question and was quick to wave him off.
"Kekeke, it's nothing or you to be worried about Michaelis. Though it seems that we'll have to have a talk about this later; don't you agree Lau?" The Asian man looked up from where he was trying to comfort the child and sent a brief nod in their direction.
"Perhaps, but for now…" Sebastian trailed off and went to kneel in front of the crying child. "Now, now; you're alright. You're perfectly safe now, I'll have you know. Come now little one, you should never show your tears to someone unless you place exact trust in that person."
Sebastian spoke gently as he wiped the child's tears away and took back the young master's treasured item before he swiftly picked the child up and nodded towards the sky. It seemed as though the rainstorm was a quick one, just passing through. It even left a double rainbow in its wake.
"See that? You're perfectly fine, now run along home child." The little boy smiled at him brightly before running off after Sebastian had set him down.
"My, my, that was wonderfully done Sebastian; perhaps you've had experience in raising children?" Lau questioned after the child disappeared from their sight.
"Hm, I grew up in an orphanage. Oh dear, this won't do at all. I sincerely hope that one of you will deliver My Lord's treasure." The raven said before he fell to the ground unconscious, face flushed and clothes soaked entirely.
Lau was able to catch him before he collapsed entirely and the man gasped as he felt the butler's skin. He was most certainly running a fever.
