This chapter was really hard to write .
Hope you like it? Third chapter...that's totally not bad luck for a certain somebody *cough* Ciel *cough* or anything... ;)
Black. The screen on Ciel's phone reverted to totally black for around thirty seconds, but then a voice spoke, "Hello, young master."
The voice was clearly male, and Ciel noticed that it sounded nothing like Siri's male voice option. It was strangely… non robotic. It almost seemed to hold emotion.
"Young master?" Ciel spoke to the system. "Are you referring to me?"
"Yes, my lord." The voice said, words appearing in white text on the black screen.
"My lord? This sure is a strange system," Ciel mused. Although, he couldn't say that he hated being called that.
"Where is Siri?" Ciel questioned Sebby.
"Siri is currently unavailable on this device. I would be more than happy to take over in her place," Sebby stated. The voice almost seemed to hold a smile.
"Please return Siri at once," the boy ordered, just to see how Sebby would reply. He really was curious about the new system on his phone. Besides, if he wanted Siri back, he could just ask his parents for a new device when he returned from camp.
"I'm sorry, my lord. That is impossible," Sebby stated. Ciel had guessed as much. He'd have to make do with this 'Sebby' now.
"Sebby, tell me about yourself," Ciel questioned the system, knowing that the answer would probably be something like, 'I don't like talking about myself, why don't you tell me about you?'
"Watashi wa akuma de shitsuji desu kara," Sebby replied, much to Ciel's surprise.
"I don't speak Japanese," the boy thought.
"Ok," Ciel agreed with the robot, although he didn't understand what Sebby had said.
"Young master, how was your day?" The voice asked.
"The system is asking me a question?" Ciel thought. "That's new."
"My day was just great. First, I got sent off to a sports camp, then I publicly humiliated myself, and then I made a new enemy. Mission accomplished."
"Is that sarcasm?" Sebby inquired, voice acting innocent.
"Yes. What, do I need a sarcasm flag or something? The blue-haired boy joked.
"Although, you wouldn't be able to see it- you are a robot, after all."
"Looking up: sarcasm flag. Four sellers available, starting at $20." Sebby pointed out.
"B-bwa ha ha ha ha!" Ciel couldn't hold in his laughter. He realized that he had never truly laughed in a very, very long time. Or even smiled for that matter. Not even Siri had been able to make him feel that emotion.
"What is so funny?" Sebby asked the boy.
"N-nothing," Ciel replied, holding in another fit of giggles.
"If anyone sees me like this…"
Hours passed, and the boy and robot chatted through them all. Ciel noticed that the sky had darkened, and realized that he should probably get some sleep to prepare himself for the day to come.
"Ok, Sebby, I'm shutting you down now," Ciel told the system.
"As you wish, young master," the voice assented. Ciel shut down his phone, pocketing it.
Heading back around the lake and to the cabin, Ciel stopped at its entrance, nervous. He opened the door silently, finding that Alois, Jumbo, and Doll were all sound asleep on their respective beds. Climbing into his own, Ciel wished himself good luck.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
"Wake up campers! Time to start your day!" a familiar voice announced.
Ciel opened his sapphire blue eyes, rubbing them to clear his vision. The first thing he saw was Grell standing between Doll and Jumbo's beds, clanging four spoons against a metal pot full of an unknown substance.
Grell set the pot on the floor, and said, "here's breakfast! First come, first served."
Alois, who had shot out of bed at the mention of a meal, raced to his destination. He grabbed a spoon from Grell's hands and began shoveling what looked like oatmeal into his mouth.
Doll and Jumbo were close behind, following Alois' example.
Ciel arrived last, and took his spoon from the redhead. There was barely any oatmeal left for him. Scooping out the remains, Ciel ate his skimpy breakfast.
"Alright. Now that you darlings are done eating, let's make our way to the lake out back. We'll meet up with Ronald and William's groups, and then the activity will begin." Grell made his way out the door.
The campers followed him, making their way to the lake. They walked around it about halfway, Grell pointing out his fellow counselors near a clearing beside the water.
The group followed Grell to the clearing, while the redhead greeted William and Ronald.
Ciel could make out rocks that divided narrow strips of land. The terrain was totally flat, but muddy. He guessed that the activity involved some kind of running.
"Today you will all be participating in a relay race," William began.
"Right again," Ciel thought.
"Please pair up in teams of two. You may only pair with campers from your chosen groups. We begin in one minute, so make it quick." Ronald added.
Kids whispered to each other, among them Doll and Jumbo. They were both fighting over Alois- again.
"Alois, please be my partner?" Doll pleaded with the blonde, batting her eyelashes innocently.
Alois seemed uninterested and turned away as Jumbo strategically placed himself right where the boy ended up.
"Pair with me?" Jumbo inquired.
Again, Alois ignored the request.
"Smart," Ciel thought. "He's playing them perfectly."
"Time's up!" Grell told the campers. "Stand with your partner near one of the tracks," Grell gestured to the rocks.
All except for Ciel, Alois, Doll and Jumbo stood in their places.
"What's the matter?" Grell tittered to his group. "Can't seem to partner off, huh? Doll, Jumbo," Grell pointed to the persons in question, "stand over there."
Doll and Jumbo looked at each other in horror. Unable to get out of their predicament, they walked off to the narrow strip of land Grell had doomed them to.
"Phantomhive! You and Trancy over there head to your track," William ordered.
Alois gave Ciel a look of pure hatred as the two boys walked over to their station.
"I can't believe I got paired with the cheater," Alois muttered under his breath.
"It was your fault," Ciel thought- he wasn't brave enough to say it out loud.
"On go, one of you will run to the end of your track, head back, and then high-five your partner, who will do the same thing. The first group that makes it back wins a reward," William instructed.
Alois looked at his partner and mouthed, 'I'm running first.' Ciel nodded vigorously, hoping that he could redeem himself in this new test of strength.
"On your mark, get set…," Grell teased with a dramatic pause. "GO!"
Poor Ciel and Alois :(
Alois: Why did I have to get paired up with him?
Ciel: hmph.
Next chapter features more Ciel and Sebby and Ciel and Alois 'working together.'
Please review? They make me want to continue writing the story more lol XD
-Thanks! :3