Finny was sitting on the front steps playing with a rose he picked up in the garden. It had been seven months since the young master and Mr. Sebastian left, and everybody remaining at the manor was still sad. It was so quiet without Sebastian yelling at them to do stuff, and Mey-Rin missed him most of all. Prince Soma and Agni were still tending to the other house, and they visited often. Finny sighed and stood up. It looked like clouds were gathering in the distance, so there was going to be a storm coming. Interesting turn of weather from the bright sunny day they were having now.
Inside the manor was quiet. Every time you entered it was dead silent. Finny gave a small shudder just as he always did. You think he would have gotten used to it by now. Then Mey-Rin appeared at the top of the stairs with her hand behind her back.
"Oh, it's just you Finny." She let her hand drop to her side, there was a revolver.
"Why do you have that?"
"I don't know." She looked at it. "Just in case someone unfriendly comes through the door." Then there was once again silence before she spoke again in a lighthearted tone. "So it seems that the weather is taking a turn for the worse."
Finny nodded. "Yeah." He twisted the rose in his hand. "Do you ever wonder if they'll be coming back?"
Mey-Rin looked like she was a million miles away. "Sometimes, but..."
Bardroy came up from the kitchen. "I'm gonna get started on dinner, any requests?"
Mey-Rin was all smiles again. "Could we have meatloaf?"
Finny raised his hand. "Ooo, ooo, with corn and baked potatoes! And don't forget the bread."
Bardroy moaned. "Meatloaf? Bread? C'mon guys that will take forever!"
Finny crossed his arms. "Do I need to remind you what was in that black box Mr. Sebastian left?"
Bardroy moved the cigarette in his mouth. "No, I remember. A cookbook and more than a thousand slips of paper saying 'Slow down.' 'Take your time' and other stuff."
Mey-Rin mumbled as she walked down the stairs. "Even with that you still haven't learned your lesson. Tanaka and I still have to make most of the meal, and clean up."
Bardroy shrugged. "Cooking is an art and everyone makes art in a different way. Now Finny, if you want potatoes you'll have to go into the garden and get them. I'll get started on the rest, Mey-Rin, you can help me."
Tanaka walked in through a different door. "Hm, looks like you have all found things to do, that just makes my job so much easier. Is there anything for me?"
Bardroy shook his head. "Not really. You can just relax and..." As soon as he said the word Tanaka was just a little old man with his cup. "Yeah, just do that."
Finny skipped off the garden to fufill his job. The feeling of soft dirt running through his fingers was a feeling that never got old. After a little digging he successfully pulled out five (you should always grab an extra) round potatoes. Wiping his hands he reached into his pocket for the rose. As he grabbed the stem he also grabbed the edge of a photo. Pulling both out he sat down on the grass. The picture was of everyone standing outside the manor. Cute little Ciel all dressed up, everyone else with a smile, and Mr. Sebastian standing so proud and sharp. Finny had almost forgotton about the folded up photo. As he sat remembering he heard thunder. Oh right the storm. Carefully putting his treasures back into his pocket he stood up and ran inside.
A few hours later they were setting the few places at the dining table, and rain pounded hard on the roof while thunder roared and lighting flashed. Finny looked outside. "Wow, it's a real nasty one out there, I hope no one gets caught up in it."
Mey-Rin picked up Tanaka and set him down in a chair, before taking her own seat. "Yeah, someone could get terribly lost."
Bardroy wheeled in a cart and put the dishes on the table. "Bon appetit, and I only used my flamethrower on the potatoes, because I love that thing and who eats the skins anyway?"
Finny sat down. "Well I think it will be great."
They all started to eat and drink as they did everynight when there was a loud bang on the door. At first it was dissmissed as thunder, but then it got louder and consistant. Everybody looked around to see who would get up first, yet nobody moved. Finally they all got up and headed towards the door. Mey-Rin had her pistol drawn, and glasses up. Bardroy slowly turned the knob, and the door creaked as it was slowly opened. A wild wind blew in, carrying some rain with it. Outside there were two people. One was a tall fellow wearing a black trench coat, and a top hat that covered his face. The second one was shorter, but dressed pretty much the same.
Bardroy didn't motion Mey-Rin to lower her gun. "Who are you?"
The taller one tipped his hat lower. "People looking to get out of this storm."
Bard just stood there a moment, sizing them up.
The shorter one tapped his foot. "Are you going to let us in or not?!"
Bard stepped off to one side. "You're a little impatient."
"I'm sorry, it's just that I don't like waiting around in a blasted storm, freezing to death." He took off his hat to reveal an eyepatch.
Everyone gasped. Finny could hardly speak. "M...mm...Master Ciel?"
Ciel handed his hat back to the other man, who everyone figured out to be Sebastian. "No, it's the president of the U.S.A, what do you think?"
Finny scratched his head. "I thought you were Ciel, which you are."
Sebastian smiled as he too removed his hat, and coat. Ciel just glared back at him. "Why are you smiling? Never mind I really don't care. Well I can see that you four haven't burned down the house while I was gone. Good thing to or else I would have had to keep going in this storm. So seeing as I have returned, I shall take control, just like before."
Finny was optimistic. "Are you going to be staying?"
Ciel shrugged. "For awhile anyway. Who knows? Maybe I will stay, there's really nothing else for me to do, and I would like to take some time to relax."
Bardroy scoffed. "Relax? What have you two been doing the past few years?"
Sebastian ruffled Ciel's hair, which earned him another look. "Learning I suppose you could call it, although with this kid he didn't really learn anything."
Ciel shoved away the hand. "Don't touch me. Besides, maybe I would have learned more if I had a better teacher."
Sebastian looked slightly offended. "Well then you're hopeless, I'm the best at what I do. There's no one better in the certain subject that we spent the past years working on. Now I have a question for the "Chef'" do I smell burnt potato skins?"
Bard shuffled his feet. "Well...some things don't change do they?"
Sebastian smiled again, then looked down. Tanaka was holding out a pin. "I believe this should be yours again." Sebastian took it with a bow.
Ciel rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, come on Sebastian, I need a bath." Sebastian followed him.
The rest of the servants exchanged glances, and Finny caught a look in Mey-Rin's eyes. "What is it?"
"Oh nothing really. I was just thinking about how hot Sebastian looks in black and then I was thinking how great it was that they were back and then I thought...Back in Black by ACDC."
Finny chuckled. "Good song."
Bardroy corrected him. "Great song."
