The large oak doors to the study slammed open with a heavy thud. "Young Mah-stah! A le-ah arrived for you!" Came the shrill voice of the estate maid Mey-rin. She was running in the manor although she had been advised many times not to. Her left boot came untied and she tripped on the insecure laces. She seemed to fall toward the ground in slow motion. In the blink of an eye Sebastian had left his earl's side and scooped the tiny woman up so she would not break her spectacles again.

"Mey-rin, how many times must I remind you to not run indoors?" He asked her with a sigh and furrowed brows.

"I apologize Sebastian. This le-ah looked urgent so I needed to get it to the Mah-stah as quick as a rabbit, yes I did!" She insisted, giving the letter to the demon. He set her upright and delivered the urgent looking letter to the boy himself.

Ciel carefully broke the wax seal with his letter opener. He pulled out the parchment and looked over the ink on the page.

' My Dearest Ciel,

In case you were unaware, it was of the utmost importance that this letter reach you as soon as possible. You told me to write and tell you when I was planning on visiting you. So I decided to send you an urgent message to tell you that I will be visiting you on Saturday, the 23rd of April at noon.

Forever Love,

Lizzy.'

Lord Phantomhive looked at the tiny clock at the head of his desk. Eleven-thirty. "Sebastian, I need you to make preparations for Elizabeth's arrival immediately. Her carriage will be arriving in a half hour. Make sure there are plenty of snacks. I will keep her entertained in the music room until you can plan better activities." He instructed.

Sebastian gave his usual slight bow before turning his back and heading out. He reached the door before Ciel called for him. "No one is to find out about this mornings' happenings, do I make myself clear?" he asked, standing from his armchair.

"I heavily advise trying to walk on your own, young master. You see your hips will have been widened slightly and it most painful." He informed

"I have a walking stick for a reason Sebastian… I will manage. Thank you for your concern, but I can manage alone."

"Yes my lord. I'll see to the preparations." He turned and left without another word.

Bardroy and Finney were lounging about in the entrance hall, talking about this, that, and the other thing. Bardroy was smoking a cigarette and telling Finney about the time he made Donburi by complete accident. Although Finney was there, he let the taller male tell the story.

"I see that you two are lounging about as usual." Sebastian said with a dark aura of irritation and slight jealousy. "Since you two have nothing better to do, I have a couple of tasks that need to be taken care of." He began. "Mey-rin, that includes you." The woman joined their group and listened carefully to Sebastian.

"Lady Elizabeth will be arriving at our estate in a half hour. Finney, I want you to fetch some red roses from the garden, along with some white daisies and bring them to me in the library. Mey-rin, I want you to get down the pink china set that was gifted to us specifically for her visits. Finally, Bardroy I want you to help me prepare snacks in the kitchen."

"Right!" all three of them chimed in unison

"And make sure no mistakes are made. Quite frankly, I am not in the mood to deal with such issues. I can assure you that if any of you screw this up, the consequences will be severe." The demon growled at them and headed into the kitchen. He didn't understand why he had acted the way he did. Sebastian was usually cool-headed in all situations, but something about Lady Elizabeth's future visit was making him agitated. Perhaps it was the jealousy that was churning and bubbling deep within the pit of his stomach. The butler nodded to himself that was probably it.

He set out everything Bardroy would need to make white chocolate cupcakes, and left him alone, heading outside to see the stray cat that he fed and cared for. He went out to the unused tool shed and cracked it open just enough for his slender frame to slip through, closing it behind him.

"Lucian, here kitty." He called, sinking to the wooden floor. A white feline with black spots emerged from behind a bag of soil and approached Sebastian with a 'meow'. "You are such a beautiful creature." He smiled and lifted the cat into his lap. Lucian pawed at the silver chain dangling from his pocket, pulling it towards his mouth and from there, proceeding to chew on it.

Sebastian gingerly removed the chain from the animal's mouth. "Lucian, you mustn't chew on the uniform Ciel gave to me…" he explained. "He wants me to act as if nothing happened between us. I can do that, the problem is, I don't want to. However, it was an order, and I cannot go against orders. He glanced down to find his pet chewing on the chain once again, and once again he removed the object from his mouth. He laid the cat on his back along his legs and began to squish his paws. "How I wish I could be a cat and not have to worry about nonsensical things like jealousy or anger toward one person. I told him I loved him you know."

Lucian meowed at Sebastian either in irritation of the butler playing with the pads of his paws, or in understanding of the beings emotions.

"I really did. I said to him 'I love you too, Ciel Phantomhive.'" He stated, quoting himself. "And then I kissed him. I slept beside him and then once the son was up, he and I had intimate relations and he wants me to act as it never happened." He sighed.

"I better make sure that the others have carried out their tasks without error." Sebastian said as he set the black and white feline aside. He stood and dusted himself off. "I'll be back to feed you once Lady Elizabeth leaves." He said before shutting the door to the old tool shed and heading back to the manor.

All of the preparations had been made correctly. The china was down in one piece, cupcakes were in the oven and red roses and white daisies were awaiting his arrival in the library. He quickly cut the stems and arranged the flowers in a glass vase with the Phantomhive emblem engraved onto it. The demon headed down and placed the vase in the music room before heading out to greet Lady Elizabeth's carriage.

The blonde, curly haired girl climbed out of the wagon excited, quickly followed by her maid Paula. "Good afternoon Sebastian. It's very good to see you again"

"As it is always a pleasure to see you, Lady Elizabeth." He lied with a slight bow, leading her into the estate.

Sorry it took so long to get a long chapter written, I hope you all enjoy it very much. Any feedback you feel you need to give me, please do, I appreciate your reviews as much as you all reading it ^u^/