Of course Ciel had ulterior motives for going down stairs, which was mainly so he could find out more about his servants, get any dirt on them if he ever needed to blackmail or coax them into something. He and Lizzy tiptoed down the stairs to the servant's quarters being careful not to get too caught. Ciel wasn't sure why they were doing this, there shouldn't be any servants down there and if there was, it is the Phantomhive manor and they are his employees, he's not likely to get in trouble. Still they held their breath and sneaked down the corridors.
'Where to first' Lizzy asked her eyes sparkling with excitement.
'um… here I think' Ciel looked around trying to grasp the corridor system, he'd only been here a handful of times, and even then never paid enough attention to remember were things were. He paused at a door, and tried turning the handle. It opened slowly creaking a little. The couple walked inside, their footsteps echoing on the wooded floor. The room contained three beds, each with the owner belongings scattered around making obvious which bed belonged to with servant.
'Oh wow' Lizzy gasped as she ran towards the snakes curled up on the footman's bed. She fearlessly reached out to stroke them. Ciel gave the bed a quick glance but guessed there would be nothing of use, choosing instead to move on to the more long standing members of staff.
'This one doesn't have a lot belongings does he' she called out to Ciel, embarrassed she had forgotten the name of someone who had helped escape a sinking ship. When she heard no reply she looked up from the snakes, only to find the room now empty. 'Ciel?' she called.
'Yes' came his muffled voice, he was knelt down investigating under Bardroy's bed, he raised his hand so she could see where he was. 'What is it?'
'I was just saying, you're footman doesn't seem to have many belongings'
Ciel looked up at her, 'who? Oh the footman, well he's new so hasn't much time to acquire anything but I'm sure he will' Ciel voice got quieter as he returned to his searching.
'You're keeping him then' Lizzy said, but she wasn't really listening out for an answer she had become far to entranced by the slinky movements of the snakes. She wouldn't have got an answer anyway.
Ciel sat transfixed on what he had found, his mouth dry and his mind empty. Under the bed was an old shoe box, which anyone else would have pushed aside, Ciel however had opened it. In the box were books, but for whatever reason it Ciel knew these were not like other books, why else were they hidden, some of the books even had dust covers on them, but on closer inspection it looked like the covers did not fit the books, and so didn't belong, whatever was in this box, Bardroy did not want to be found.
There diary's he thought Ciel was feeling quite proud of himself he couldn't have hoped for anything more, diary's, nothing tells you more about a person than one of these. But when Ciel opened the book, what he saw was not Bards inner most secrets and messy handwriting but the perfect view of something that was ten time better than anything he had ever seen through Lizzy's petticoats.
He shut the book quickly, but seconds later opened it again, this time he found himself looking down a woman's dress… if you could call it that. Put it back, you should be looking at such lewd pictures he scolded himself, but still couldn't put the book down. He sat fighting with himself inside his head, after much deliberation he put everything back where it was. All except for one book, bard has lots of books I'msure he won't notice if I just borrow one.
Resisting the urge to open the book again Ciel stood up, Ciel wasn't perverted or lustful, he was in fact just deeply curious, the few pictures he had saw made him feel something he had only ever felt a few times, once when Doll put his hand to her breast, and again when he noticed Lizzy's petticoat becomes see through when it gets wet. They were feelings he didn't get then and still none the wiser.
'Lizzy I have to go' he said abruptly, hiding the book in his jacket as he stood up. 'I've just remembered I have some important paper work to get through'
'Ok' Lizzy said quietly, she gave a sad smile. As they walked back upstairs Ciel noted how she hadn't protested at all, but brushed it off, his one track mind focusing only on the book.