Any inner thoughts or workings of characters in this fan fiction are their own person, and have no relation to my personal views or perspective. These characters may share some of them, but that is solely for the sake of the story.
Disclaimer: I only own Sienna. All rights go to the rightful owner: Yana Toboso
The bell echoes loudly, nearly bursting her sensitive eardrums.
"Oooooow" She whines, shaking a finger in her ear to rid it of the unpleasant sensation.
"Stop griping. 'Tis immensely unlady-like"
She glances him through the corner of her eye "Who said I was a lady?"
The bustling street doesn't seem to deter her from walking across it. A young man shouts about a mysterious prostitute murder, waving around a heavy newspaper. Several pages are curl into each other, almost as if purposefully placed to stress the headline's importance.
The cold air bites at her bare hands when she opens the offered tabloid.
"Ooh, this seems like something Ciel would be interested in."
A finely dressed young man crosses the door's threshold, a mysterious man and woman trailing behind him.
The shopkeeper grunts in surprise at their entrance, uttering a greeting only a moment later "Ah, hello boy. Did your father send you here for something?"
The look he returns is enough to kill. The man behind the desk sweats invisibly,
"Actually, he's here on his own business" Sebastian steps forward with a folded white paper in hand. "We need to pick this up."
"Oh, your're here for that walking stick." he says all the while reading the paper he was handed. "I was wondering who would ever use one as short as this"
"Really? I was wondering why anyone uses them." Sienna ponders "Everyone who can actually afford one doesn't need one. I don't think they really want one either, maybe they just feel obligated to buy it like everyone else is. That means that if you and everyone else stops buying them, they would be labeled as unfashionable. But that would pose a threat to the success of your business, wouldn't it, Mr. Lilac?"
The man in question stutters incoherently "U-um...well I-I...-uh"
She sighs exasperatedly "What kind of name is Lilac, anyways? Tyson Lilac? Seriously? It sounds like the name of a trans-" Sebastian covers her mouth at his master's pointed look.
Soon after, he releases her.
"Not that there's anything wrong with that" Sienna mutters "Well, I suppose we must get going. Come, Ciel." she reaches a hand out to him, but he rudely brushes it off. "Goodbye, Mr. Lilac!"
The door slams shut, the bells jingling loudly a the sudden movement.
"Look, Mama! It's the brand new rabbit toy from Funtom, See?!" A small boy points out
"It looks like your business is a success. Now, please remind me, was it you who created it or was it your father?" Sienna says when she spots the scene
Ciel seethes silently, not offering an answer. How dare she bring up something she knew was a sensitive subject so casually.
The Seraph places a hand on his shoulder, stopping him in his tracks. "Calm down, Ciel. I never meant any harm to come from such an innocent question"
"It was not innocent in any way, and you know it" he resumes his walking
The carriage pulls up t the manor noisily.
"I'm sure you're tired, master. I'll prepare tea for you immediately."Sebastian opens the door politely, gesturing for the young man to enter "What's the matter?" he says to Ciel's horrified expression.
The mansion is decorated with colorful ribbons made of silk, draped on the windows and ceiling. Several buttons adorn the fabric, along with the faces of stuffed bunnies.
"Sebastian!" the serveants clamor through the door, tripping over themselves and each other.
"What is going on here? And why on Earth are you all dressed like lunatics?"
"She's crazy!" the chef grips Sebastian's collar "Crazy" he whispers hauntingly
"Who is crazy?"Ciel asks, though he already knows the answer. Choking sounds come form the room the servants just left "What are you doing?"
Grell hangs like a rag doll from the chandelier "I believe I'm in the process of dying, master Ciel
"Get him down, Sebastian"
"No-no. I think it'd be interesting to see what happens if we leave him up there," Sienna insists
"Ciel!" A blur of blonde hair glomps the young earl. "Ciel, you're back! I missed you so much!"
The nearby seraph pushes the girl away "Move, Elizabeth"
Tears well up in her eyes. Her wide eyes are innocent, and it looks like Sienna just kicked a puppy. No. Not just a puppy- a cute puppy. Ugly puppies just would not do in this situation. "Bu-but..." Lizzy turns to peer up at Ciel through her lashes.
"No, honey." Sienna says mockingly.
Elizabeth Midford. Ciel's fiance. She was just so annoying.
Sienna could not believe she was related to her, however distantly they may be.
The two girls bicker briefly before being interrupted by Sebastian.
"Young master. What would you have me do with him?"
"Aww" Elizabeth whines "Why'd you take him down. I made such a lovely decoration out of him"
The demon butler grimaces at her high pitched voice. Sienna nudges him with her elbow. "I think we can agree on that, Sebastian. She is quite irritating. What do you say we have some fun with this?"
"I'm sorry, but I'll have to decline your offer. Thank you for the proposal, but I could never do such a thing to my master's cousin, despite her...antics"
"Oh, look! I have something for you too, Sebastian!"The blonde smiles brightly "Since you're always wearing black, I thought a little color would be a nice change" she places a pink bonnet on his head, seemingly immune to his dark glare.
Sienna and the servants clutch their stomachs as their faces turn bright red, their snorting almost inaudible. Sebastian sends them a withering glare that causes them to sit up straight with a poker face.
"In any case, Auntie didn't let you come here alone" Ciel says
Lizzy hugs the boy tightly "I sneaked away to come see you, silly!"
"You what?"
"Yeah" Sienna pipes up "Sneaked? That's not a word. It's snuck."
"Can I go to a vernissage?"
"No"
"Do you even know what that is?" Sienna asks.
"No"
The woman peeks over his head "Are you even listening to me?"
"No"
"Ciel." She places a hand on his shoulder, pushing it down to ease the tension. "Listen to me" Sienna demands "It's pretty much an art show ceremony. The one I'd like to attend is in America. You'd be able to get rid of me for a while."
"And why exactly do you want to go to one?" Ciel peers up at her
"I'm friends with the artist. I just want to support him."
The young man raises an eyebrow "Him? Could this be a lover of yours?"
Sebastian tenses in the darkness of the study.
"Ha!" Sienna snorts "No, just a friend"
"Hmm, yes." Ciel turns to his paperwork. A smile appears on the woman's face"You may go, but Sebastian will be going with you" The smile is wiped off her face. The demon butler smiles cruelly in return. "I will provide transportation, and you will go there using human methods"
Sienna nods. She was expecting that.
"Who is this friend you mentioned earlier?"
"Why? Are you Jealous" Sienna teases
"Hardly" He scoffs " I was just wondering what poor human would be dumb enough to befriend you."
"Are you sure? Besides, you're one to talk. You're not exactly the friendliest person I know." she says "The captain says he expects it to take nine weeks to arrive, and between six and eight to return if the weather continues. We'll be cutting it close if we leave next week"
Sebastian hums in acknowledgement "Well then, why don't we leave tomorrow?" Sienna releases a surprised grunt.
Why did he want to get her there faster? What would he get out of it? Surely he wouldn't rush her to meet a guy friend.
She must have forgotten to veil her suspicion, as he reassured her that he had no ulterior motives. He merely wanted to reunite her with an old friend.
She didn't buy it.
Not much to say. This was a short chapter, so I'm sorry about that.
I have a fiction press account in which i'm writing a book about how to improve your writing. It only has two chapters right now, but I will continue to update it. I am currently focusing on grammatical and technical errors that should be fixed, but I will eventually get into the stuff about inspiration and the direction or plot of your story.
I might update again this week, because I didn't last week.
~ClaritaNox