Hi guys I'm sorry for not really updating like I know I should be updating more frequently because I love you all and to be honest I am very mad at myself right now because I've been very busy lately. I spent most of my summer in Sacramento, and I also have to move into a new house where I live most of the time and well to say the least its been a huge mess so I hope that you all can forgive me. On to the newest chapter.
"What do you mean we're having a ball?" I asked my brother amazed eyes wide. He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Lizzie heard that the two of us were to have dinner and apparently invited her family, and everyone else she knows telling me it was about time I had a ball for you. Believe me I don't want to do it either." I didn't know what to do or say, my mouth just hung open in shock. Damn you Lizzie damn you. Why did you have to ruin a perfectly good quiet dinner with my brother?
"Darling close your mouth you'll catch flies." Sebastian said walking past me. I obeyed silently as the dark haired man came up with a plan. "I suppose we'll just have to grin and bear it. I can prepare an emergency meal…so much for an easy day." He grumbled in a way that was out of character for the tall man.
"If anyone can plan a ball in one hour, it's you Sebastian." I said smiling at him. He bowed.
"You flatter me young mistress." He smiled at me and winked while my brother groaned. "I can very easily be the entertainment by playing the violin for you, and décor would be simple. Don't worry my lord, I have everything under control." He said now addressing Ciel. Ciel nodded.
"I trust you, now please leave, I have more paperwork to do." He seemed very tired and now he had to go to a ball that was invading his own home, with a bunch of people he probably didn't care about very much. I could relate, I wasn't too friendly to the rich people. Grrr…..
"As for you." Sebastian turned to me. "we need to get you ready." Suddenly there was a sound of a crash in the room it came from the chimney that came out of nowhere.
"Getting ready is my specialty!" exclaimed a certain flamboyant red man. "OH Bassy! How could you not invite me to your party?!" Sebastian groaned and I laughed.
"Perhaps it's because I didn't want you to be there?" he asked keeping his cool. I don't know if he was capable of losing his cool. He was Sebastian after all.
"WHY WON"T YOU LET ME LOVE YOUUUU!" Grell wailed.
"SHUT UP!" Ciel exclaimed. "I'm sorry you had to hear that Cat, If you are going to continue to bicker I will kick you out." Sebastian nodded and we exited.
"Grell," he started calmly as we entered the hall. "Please, I have much to prepare, get out." He turned to me. "Now, you need a bath."
"Oh don't be silly Sebastian, I'll help of course!" the raven haired butler cleared his throat.
"I think not. The last time I allowed you in the mansion as a butler you did nothing but make trouble, not that you do anything different otherwise." He grumbled the last part under his breath.
"Not THAT kind of labor! Bassy, I'm too delicate for that! Look at my nails! Wouldn't it be a shame if one of them broke? I meant with this cutie here!" he placed his arms on my shoulders and I knot my eyebrows together.
"I am perfectly capable of taking care of her." Sebastian said defensively, a fire blazing in his eyes.
"Obviously, you've been taking care of that other brat for years." He gestured to the mahogany door to my brothers office, "you lack a woman's touch! If she's going to a ball, she has to look magnificent! You want to catch some eyes don't you?" Grell winked at me. I blushed bright red.
"She will not be catching any eyes!" Sebastian exclaimed like an over protective father. I looked up to the tall parental figure. "No." he said.
"But you have things to do." I widened my big blue eyes. How can he say no to that?!
"Catherine." He said seriously. I just widened them bigger. "Fine, I'll draw your bath." He spun on his heel and went toward my room.
"Why does he say no to me and yes to you?" Grell asked amazed. I just smiled.
"Did you have another reason to be here and get me ready?"
"You're a sharp one, are you sure you're not half-" Sebastian came up behind Grell, and covered his mouth. He bowed.
"You're bath my lady?" he asked. I looked at him.
"Am I half what?" I looked into his red eyes.
"Come now," he said. "Your bath will grow cold if you don't get in soon." He avoided the question, and walked with me to my room.
"Yes, Sebastian." I said the question still on my mind. He roughly instructed Grell to stay sitting on my bed and wait until we were done. I got in the bath that was perfect temperature as usual. Sebastian was scrubbing my ebony black hair when I asked him again. "What did Grell mean? Half what?"
"That halfwit." He shook his head. "He didn't mean anything. Don't pay attention to what that idiot says." I giggled.
"I HEARD THAT BASSY!" Grell yelled supposedly from my bed.
"Back away from the door." He said calmly with a voice like ice. I heard steps and then the sound of someone sitting on something cushy. After a couple more minutes I got out and he toweled me off. I had a towel wrapped around my middle and he was drying my hair. It draped over my face and he pushed it back giving me a kiss on my nose and then my forehead. "Be good kitten." He told me. Then he dressed me in my chemise and left, not without glaring at a certain redhead who was kicking his legs on the side of my bed. After he left Grell smiled.
"Finally some girl time!" he said hopping off my bed. "Let me look at you." I just there awkwardly.
"Why'd you want to help me get ready?" I asked.
"I couldn't let Lizzie get to you first! You would have been dressed in all pink!" He moved toward my wardrobe and flung the doors open. After pawing through for a couple seconds he turned to me. "Don't you have anything that shows skin?!"
"I'm nine." I said dead faced.
"But still! Sebastian has too tight a hold on you." He grumbled. "though that will be helpful tonight…"
"What was that?" I asked. He looked around and then motioned for me to come closer so he could whisper something in my ear.
"I heard that there are a couple of girls who…ahem…don't 'like' you…." I opened my eyes.
"But I never did anything! I rarely leave the estate!"he shrugged and then extracted a red, striped dress from my wardrobe.
"Change into this." It was a matter of minutes later and I was all dressed. it fell perfectly to my feat and had black lace over some parts of it. "There what do you think?!" he all but squealed.
"Wow."
"I know right?!I love this color on you! I mean, who wouldn't its red! And it fits you just so I love it, so jealous of you." Grell continued to ramble.
"Should I go find Sebastian?" I asked.
"NO! We aren't nearly done! I have to do your hair and accessories." I groaned damning Lizzie in my head for putting me through this. He sat me down at my vanity and noticed some of the roses I had in planters in my room and picked some, cutting them with some safety scissors he pulled out from nowhere. He took my long black hair and curled them and bobby pinned them to my head weaving in and out some of the roses. "Close your eyes." He teased quietly while he did the rest of my hair. When he told me I could open my eyes I was amazed at what I saw staring in my reflection back at me. I was…pretty. I never imagined I could like this. Paired with some soft black slippers, Grell told me I was ready. Lizzie bursted into my room.
"CAT! OH KITTY CAT! Where are youuuu!" Grell and I both groaned a little bit.
"Hello Lady Elizabeth." I said. She looked at me.
"I feel conflicted. You look pretty, but you aren't wearing pink." I rolled my eyes. "Come on! EVERYONE'S HERE!" Grabbing my hand she dragged me downstairs which looked like an entirely different place. She giggled and spun. "Do you like my outfit?"
"Sure Elizabeth." I was too bust looking for someone I knew other than the bubblegum (I know it wasn't invented yet, but deal with it please) pink girl. I saw Sebastian from across the way. "Excuse me." I said and moved to him. He smiled at me.
"You look lovely my lady." I curtsied.
"Thank you Sebastian!" He took my hand and led me to the refreshments.
"That imbecile didn't do anything or say anything weird did he?"
"Not really, or not any more than normal I suppose." I shrugged. He put a lemonade glass in my hand.
"Isn't that a good point." He smiled and I saw a couple of girls about Ciel's age glaring at me. My ears pricked up to hear their conversation.
"UGH. Look at her, she's talking to that servant like she's a saint or something."
"He IS cute though." The other girl said. I shook it off and ignored them. You can't please everyone. Not that I aspired to please them. Ciel came towards me.
"THERE you are Catherine! I thought I lost you!" he said looking at me sternly. The whole house was bustling.
"I'm fine Ciel." I blushed and he kissed me on the forehead mumbling 'good' to himself. "Sebastian had me." He grumbled and Sebastian just smiled.
"You look lovely." He told me looking me over, "the red-"
"Grell." I affirmed. He nodded. "ah. I see." I smiled. "Where is Grell now?"
"I don't know." I looked to stairwell, nope, not their either. There were a couple of other girls staring now. "Sebastian?"
"Oh, Ciel I think your guests want your attention." He nodded his head over to the ones who were staring and conversing with his fiancée. Ciel excused himself. The magical orchestra (I have NO clue where they came from, for all I knew Sebastian had made clones of himself and somehow was doing the whole thing. He smiled at me as they struck up a lovely song. "May I have this dance, Lady Catherine?" I smiled.
"Of course you may." I took his hand and he led me out onto the dance floor. We dance together, and the fact that Sebastian was my partner made me feel so ravishing. He spun me and even did a lift with me once. I felt so graceful, and he was smiling down at me the entire time, his eyes radiating a warm glow. The song finished, and I saw Finny standing there awkwardly, with his hands clasped behind his back. He stepped forward when the song was over.
"M-may I cut in?" he asked shaking a little bit. Sebastian nodded, with a little amused smirk on his face. He stepped away and dashed over to a woman in a black and red dress with a large hat that covered a bit of her face, I got the feeling I knew her. "May I have this dance Cat?" Finny asked me fidgeting. I blushed a crimson red and started nodding.
"Yes." I said shyly, and Finny took my hand. He put his hand on my hip and I got into a comfortable dancing stance. His hands were warm and soft, and strong from pulling weeds and from planting all those roses for me.
"You look lovely." He smiled and whispered at me a blush creeping on his face making me blush even harder. We danced together gentle and smooth.
"Thank you Finny, you look really handsome yourself." We were silent for a second. "I didn't know you knew how to dance." I said smiling at him. "You're really good!"
"O-oh! Thank you! Bard and Mey-Rin taught me."
"Oh wow, I didn't know Bard could dance either."
"I needed someone to teach me." He looked down. I looked at him curiously. The song would be coming to an end shortly.
"Why is that? I would have done it with you, not that I'm any good myself." I looked down.
"No no! You're perfect! But if you taught me then it would defeat the purpose." I cocked my head to the side. " I wanted to learn, so I could dance with you." Oh! He is the sweetest thing in the entire world. The song ended and he tilted my head up, and kissed me on the lips. It was sweet and pure. Unadulterated love. The old grandfather clock rang and as soon as the two of us looked up from our moment of pure bliss I knew something was wrong. The crowd gasped but they weren't looking at us. Sebastian came running towards me, (thank god he didn't see that kiss O.O) yelling my name.
"Catherine! CATHERINE?!"
"I'm right here what's wrong?" I gasped as he picked me up in his arms.
"Ciel's gone missing. Someone kidnapped him."