A contract and a broken heart
Sebastian goes through the day, morbid. "How will I ever see him again?" He thought, "The contract is too powerful. I must obey my master's orders." He pours his master some tea and strolls into to the kitchen. "I'll just make the master his cake." He slowly mixes the ingredients, Baldroy and Finny walk in. "Hello, sir!" Finny smiles. "Hello, Sebastian." Baldroy said. Sebastian just continues to work on the cake. Finny turns to Baldroy, "You know Sebastian looks really sad today. I wonder what happened. He is usually smiling and happy to work for the young master." Baldroy and Finny look at Sebastian, suspiciously. "Uh sir, is there something the matter?" Finny asks politely. "No, now go to work." Sebastian replies. "Y-yes sir" Finny returns to Baldroy, afraid that Sebastian's new attitude will hurt them. "Jeez, he is so mad now! I wonder what the young master did to him." Baldory crosses his arms. Finny and Baldroy walk out of the kitchen and into the main hall where Mey-rin was. "Hey, Mey-rin!" Finny smiles sweetly. "Oh hello Finny. How are you too doing today?" Mey-rin replies. "There's something wrong with Sebastian. He is really mad today." Baldroy said. The three of them think of a way to ask Sebastian what is going on. "Alright, so who is going to ask him?" They all point to each other and complain. "No I don't want to go up to Sebastian, what if I fall in front of him again? I can't get him angry." Mey-rin said. "I can't go up to him, he is already mad at me for burning the kitchen last week." Mey-rin and Baldroy turn to Finny and say, "You will ask Sebastian!" Finny jumps, "What?! Me?! I can't do that he scares me" "Oh but your smile can warm anyone's heart. Just go and ask him." Mey-rin said. "Oh alright then." Finny scared of what might happen.
At the Trancy manor, Claude works very slowly in the garden. He was watering the plants but the only emotions he can now show is anger and sadness. "What will I do now? How will I ever see him again? What does that bitch have against me?" Hannah walks up behind him, "Hello, Claude" Claude doesn't turn around. "I was wondering, what was it exactly he told you to do?" Claude doesn't answer. "Hmm. You still hate me. Fine then, all I did was tell the truth. You set this up for yourself." Hannah turns around and starts walking away. "But how could you!" Claude turns his head, "How could you just tell the young master about my affair." She stops, "Oh so now you said it. It's a shame losing the one you love the most. But I have nothing in this, I didn't do this to you, you did it all yourself. That's why demons don't fall in love." Hannah smirks. Claude turns his head away, and sheds a tear. "I lost him forever." Claude thought to himself, "What can I do now, I'm not allowed to leave this manor without that brat and I can't see my partner."
The Phantomhive manor was filled with discontent. "S-Sebastian? May I ask you a question?" Finny shutters. "Oh Finny, fine then, ask me" Sebastian tries to act more calmly. "Um, I saw you acting very peculiarly today, Mey-rin, Baldroy and I are very concerned about you. Is there something we can do." "I don't think there is." Sebastian looks down. "But sir, we are really worried about you. Did Ciel tell you something bad." Finny takes a step back. "Go back to work. There is nothing you need to know." Sebastian sheds a tear. "But sir, if you tell us what is the matter we will gladly help you. Please, just tell us." Finny takes another step back. "I've lost something near and dear to my heart. The young master ordered me to never see" Sebastian hesitates, "He said I'm never to see Claude ever again." Finny gasps, "Sebastian, I never knew you liked Claude. Oh my, is there any way we can help you?" Finny tries to build more confidence and takes a step forward. "Actually there is a way." Sebastian lifts his head up. "Y-yes this might work. Just take care of the young master for me." "Yes sir!" Finny smiles.
At the Trancy manor, Claude sulks as he prepares his master's tea. "I hate everything." Claude thought to himself, "There is nothing to live for anymore, I'll just collect my master's soul and try to find Sebastian but that will take a while." "Claude you look rather depressed today. I know you rarely show emotion but I hate to see you expressing this emotion." Alois looks at Claude. "Now we can spend time together, just you and me!" Alois grins. Claude frowns more and is at the brink of tears but he holds them back. Then suddenly he hears rustling in the garden. "Young master, I hear something in the garden do you want me to go there." "No, I want you to stay here with me, I'll get Hannah to do that. Hannah!" Hannah walks up to Alois, "Yes, sir" "Claude heard a noise in the garden, go and check for me." Hannah walks out of the room and grins, "I guess the young master is keeping you hostage, Claude." She thought to herself. Hannah walks outside to check on the garden. She hears the rustling too and goes to the back of the garden. She then finds a note on the ground with the Phantomhive symbol on the top. It said-
My Dearest Claude,
My master has ordered me to never see you ever again. Please convince Alois that there will be another ball here at the Phantomhive manor. There is in fact one next week, for Elizabeth's birthday. Please Claude, I need you. I miss you so much.
Sebastian
"Hmm letter from his lover. Pity." Hannah grins, "Should I give this to him since he treats me like shit?" She walks back to the manor and Claude is waiting there at the door. "What was it?" Claude said, "Oh nothing, I found a note from the Phantomhive butler. Claude grabs her arm, "Give me the note!" She grins and says, "Why should I? You treat me like this why should I give you the satisfaction of reading a note from your lover?" "You have already killed me by separating me from him. What else do you want?" Claude frowns. Hannah looks down and gives him the note, "Fine, here." Claude reads the note and cries, "My lovely Sebastian, I will convince my master to go to the ball!" Claude finishes Alois's dinner and serves him at the dining table. "An invitation came in today." Claude hands over a piece of paper that says the date and time of the Phantomhive ball. "Oh Ciel wants me back there already? Alright next week it is, best friend!"
