Hi again, sorry for the wait in getting this chapter up. I forgot a disclaimer in the earlier chapters, so here it is now: I own nothing. Anyway, please enjoy.

Chapter 3: A Visitor, England

Sebastian found himself being summoned to Nagi's room, where she was engrossed in one of her games. He knocked on the door and discretely entered the room. Without taking her eyes from the TV screen, she spoke: "Good, you're here. Now you can go and find Isumi." Already dismissing him.

"Are we expecting guests, Oujosama?"

"Yes, and she's late. Probably got lost again, so you need to go find her."

"And what does Isumi look like?"

"She always wears a kimono and will be lost looking. She's hard to miss."

"Well then, if you'll excuse me." Sebastian bowed, turned and left the room, quietly closing the door behind him, leaving his mistress to her gaming.

Sebastian unerringly found her in less than five minutes after he had left the mansion. He had found her about a block from the Sanzenin estate. She was the epitome of 'lost'. Before him stood - or perhaps fluttered - a girl in a lilac kimono with a purple shawl with straight, long black hair. She was shuffling backward and forwards over a small distance as if she could not decide which way she should go, her hands were clasped to her chest and head turning every which way as if suddenly a landmark she recognised would appear while she wasn't looking, she was looking very flustered. This was definitely the Isumi that he had been asked to find. Sebastian took another moment to observe her before taking a few steps forward into her line of sight, and waited.

It took Isumi a few moments to notice the black butler who was silently watching her. She stopped her pacing and looked at him, her eyes slightly narrowed. Her body stiffened and her stance became confrontational. She reached slowly into the sleeve of her kimono and pulled out some slips of paper covered in intricate writing. She chose one and held it up in front of her, pointing it at the butler. She started muttering, looking determinedly at the figure in front of her.

"Excuse me, oujosan, what are you doing?" His face showed slight concern and he smiled pleasantly at her. Whatever it was that the girl was doing, it bothered him. He felt an unpleasant needling in his soul, that only she could be the source of. He frowned inwardly, and his disguise was supposed to be perfect. How had this girl know that he was something outside the ordinary?

The girl ignored the query and instead selected another strip of paper and brandished it at Sebastian.

The sensation was painful now. It felt to Sebastian as if something was trying to pull his soul from his body. He liked pain, but not when his entire existence was at risk. He maintained his polite smile, took a step towards the girl, tilting his head to one side enquiringly. He addressed her again, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

The girl looked from him to the piece of paper in her hand with confusion. After a moment, she meekly slipped the seals back into her kimono sleeve. The agony in Sebastian's soul dissipated. He relaxed imperceivably.

"Are you Isumi?"

"Yes, I'm Isumi Saginomiya. Who are you? You're not a bad spirit, are you?"

"I am Sebastian Michaelis, and no, I'm just a hell of a butler. Nagi-oujosan sent me to escort you." Sebastian bowed as he introduced himself. "What was it that you were trying to do?"

Isumi mumbled a reply.

"Oh I see. So you thought I was a bad spirit and was trying to exorcise me? Well that was certaily a novel experience." And one I don't want to have again, he thought, I'll have to be careful around this one.

She gave a small nod, then asked: "Where is Hayate-sama?"

"He has gone on a trip to England, a kind of butler exchange. I am here in his place. Shall we go?"

They returned to the mansion without mishap. They found Nagi in one of the rooms used for entertaining seated at a table with Sakuya and Wataru in the middle of tea. Sebastian pulled out the chair in front of the empty place and motioned for Isumi to sit. After she had sat down he poured her a cup of tea and placed it in front of her and replaced the tea pot on the trolley. He was about to discretely disappear into the background when Sakuya stopped him.

"So this is your new butler?" It was directed at Nagi and was said more as a statement than a question, but Sebastian answered it anyway.

"That is correct. My name is Sebastian Michaelis." He bowed in her direction.

"Oh, well then you can entertain me. Make me laugh."

From the corner of his eye he saw Nagi sigh and shake her head. Sakuya was looking at him with such eagerness that he sighed inwardly and said "very well" as he approached her. He bent forward and whispered something into her ear, one hand concealing his mouth. After a moment he stepped away with a slight smile. Sakuya sat motionless for a long second in shock, her mouth forming a small 'o', when she burst into a rage of laughter.

She did not calm down for several minutes, in which the others looked at her in confusing, with glances at the butler who had maintained his smile. Sakuya was wiping the tears from her eyes and clutching at her stomach, still grinning widely. "Wow. I don't think I've ever laughed that hard. He's on a whole other level from Hayate. Can I have him?" to which Nagi just glared. Sakuya nodded to the butler, who bowed and retreated to back of the room in case he was needed again until tea was over and the guests had gone.

Sebastian got exorcised. I've had this story lined up since I thought of the idea for 'Butler Swap'. I added on the scene on the end cos I thought the chapter wasn't long enough .

The next Seb chapter will be about his initiation by Claus, which probably have come before this one...but I had to write this chapter!

I've been watching Hayate no Gotoku 2 and have just about finished it and am happy that KSII has started. Hopefully the next chapter won't take as long but I'm starting uni again soon and I get distracted very easily, so we'll see.

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