Her gut knotted as it did leaps and high dives into uncharted waters. Her hands tightly clenched the skirt of her dress as she forced her face to maintain its usual indifference and boredom. It was hard to repress the urge to run, fight, and simply fall apart. And all of this fuss because he was touching her in ways she was not familiar. No one never had a reason to embrace her this way, nor would she allow it under normal circumstances. But, nevertheless she found herself at the mercy of Sebastian.
This was in no way romantic, it was simply far too intimate. How he gently massaged her silky tail and soft ears nearly sent her over the edge. She wasn't sure how long she'd allow him to touch her this way, but she also found it rather difficult to keep track of how much time had gone by. But as the seconds ticked down, her heart beat faster and her face ran the risk of breaking down into a mad blush. Sebastian merely basked in her frustration and attempt to keep cool under the pressure of extreme discomfort.
"Would you like me to stop?" he teased her leaning in a hair, just enough to be uncomfortably close.
"It doesn't matter, this doesn't mean anything to me." she lied giving a side glance to the butler seated next to her. He inwardly chuckled at her rough exterior and attempt to remain calm. But, given she hadn't protested, he continued.
This went on for a minute, all the while the maid inwardly fuming as a blush slowly encroached upon her features. Sebastian simply leaned in closer, his larger build sort of engulfing hers. Kaoru's fingers drummed along her crossed arm as she recalled how Sebastian had completely bent the will of the great hound with a simplistic system of punishment and reward. As he gave the beast dog treats shortly followed by a kick to the side, she realized she had given too much credit to the supernatural being now known as Pluto.
Light footsteps quietly thumped against the carpet as the Phantomhive maid made her way to notify Sebastian they were to be leaving soon. She had recalled him mentioning how there was luggage to further attend to in Ciel's guestroom. As she walked closer, she could hear the familiar voices of Kaoru and Sebastian arguing, "It doesn't feel good." the maid hissed.
"Yet you don't mind it? You're even blushing." he gave a muffled chuckle from the other side of the door. All to easily attracted to gossip and drama, Meyrin perked at the conversation and quietly inched closer to the ajar door. Her round and bold glasses peeped through the crack only to see Sebastian awfully close to Kaoru with a very pleased smirk. Her cheeks ran read as she focused intently.
"No, I was just saying I don't care what you do. And I just feel warm is all because you're too damn close." she shouldered the man away only to have him press closer and resume his touching.
"Then I'm sure you won't mind me doing anything if this truly means nothing to you." with that he softly blew against her feline ears causing Kaoru to yelp.
"Y-You can't just do something like that! Get away from me you oaf." she growled before shoving Sebastian away. Meyrin knew the butler had an affinity for cats but to go as far to have his, supposed, lover dress in that garb? She knew she was seeing something never meant to be revealed to the light of day. But before she could turn away, the door loudly creaked. Panicked, she walked in.
"Mr. S-Sebastian, the carriage is ready, y-yes." she stuttered as she attempted to appear oblivious to their previous ministrations with one another.
The two turned to Meyrin, Kaoru gave an icy look to her fellow maid as Sebastian gave a small smile before standing.
"Very good, we shall be going then." while he may have looked pleasant and casual, his telltale close eyed smile and venomous words pierced straight through the redhead's soul.
Slowly but eventually Kaoru and Torio had taken off and headed back to the city. Given she had already packed her luggage rather early, they were ready to leave before the Phantomhive party. Torio rested in the carriage and watched the changing trees slowly turn from dead to green and growing. Kaoru bore the mundane task of steering and managing the horses, but her mind lied elsewhere. Instead she thought of how painful it was to be left to the hands of Sebastian. He was clearly enjoying himself during their ordeal, and clearly he loved making her uncomfortable. Why was that? Wasn't he supposed to hate her and wish he had killed her the other day? And wasn't he supposed to just hate her for the fact they were both demons coincidentally working close together?
With the swell of questions desperately needing answers, her head stung with uncertainty. Sebastian Michaelis was proving to be a larger problem than he was worth.
While Kaoru worried, Torio instead wondered why exactly the guard of the Queen had decided to come to the little village known as Houndsworth. It was no coincidence that the sentinel had been residing in a place with a supernatural beast. But, what exactly was so important about Pluto that required Angela? Perhaps it was a trap initially set to finish off Ciel as it seemed he had become of interest. No, the Queen must know of the demon currently dispatched to the boy so she had no reason to think some measly mutt could end his life.
"Do you suppose Ciel was meant to take Pluto with him?" Torio broke the silence. Kaoru thought for a moment as, she too, had been wondering what the purpose of the village had been.
"It could very well be so. I'd imagine there's no good place to hide a demonic hound in the city so passing the beast onto someone versed in the unnatural would prove to be simpler." she concluded.
"Perhaps, but now the question is why do they have need for Pluto in the city?" the nobleman inquired further.
"We best look into that once we're home." she turned with a smirk.