Hot panting full of exhaustion filled the small dark storage closet.
The closet was very hot also, Sebastian took his tailcoat off.
It was so small that the woman and Sebastian barely fit together.
Sebastian and the woman's waist were touching.
She could feel Sebastian's hot breath onto her.
"Sebastian, please answer me.." The woman uttered with effort
Sebastian barely could reply, he was also panting very hard. He caught his breath..
"Why are you here, Mercedes, here in the human world? I thought you found humans as vile and disgusting creatures. Are you contracted?" Sebastian asked.
"My views on human have changed immensely, they can be so intriguing and interesting.. And yes, Sebastian, I am contracted.." Mercedes replied.
"What is your contract's deal? Who are you contracted with? How long do you have to work for your master?"
"I don't own a pathetic butler and master contract like you do, the person I hold a contract with asked me a simple favor."
"A favor?.."
"That I be his fiance for small amount of time."
Sebastian was filled with jealousy, even if Mercedes was a fiance to a mere human.
"Why do you even bloody care, Sebastian!?"
Sebastian grabbed her other wrist, never letting loose to the one he gripped before.
"Why do I care? Are you aware that I am slaving myself to some wealthy brat, just for his tortured soul, filled with misery and lust for hate and revenge? I swore to you I would come back with one of the finest souls your heart desires. I don't care if it took all of my young master's life for our contract to be fully fulfilled, I couldn't come back to you with a messily sampled dish of a soul. That wouldn't be too impressive, would it? You are the best and you deserve the best, my lady."
"Sebastian, I...I missed you so much. I thought you left me in the underworld, by myself, for eternity.." Mercedes's voice cracked with sadness.
Sebastian let loose of her wrists. He pulled in her back with his hand and cupped her face with the other. Her tears made Sebastian's glove wet. Their waists were tight up against each other.
"I have missed you dearly, also, my lady. Why would I leave you? Like I have said, you are the best, and you deserve the best.." Sebastian said seductively, pulling her face closer to his.
Mercedes put her arm around his back, with her other hand digging in his hair, messing his slicked back locks of hair.
•••••
A furious blonde in a white tuxedo tailcoat and feathered peacock mask stomped with angry fury across the ballroom to one of the round tables in the corner.
"Alexis, how dare you!?" The Viscount of Druitt asked, angrily.
"How dare I what?.." Alexis Midford replied, annoyingly.
"How dare you serve this vile and putrid wine?! I've drank every single flavor you are serving here at this ball, and all of them are completely horrid! I'd expect more from a Marquis's ball, honestly! Oh, Alexis! You should be ashamed of yourself!"
"Every single flavor? He's sure as hell drunk!" Alexis Midford thought.
"He's right, ya know... *belch*" Ronald said, across the small round table.
"Apologies, Aleister, Ronald. I'll have a servant escort you to one of our storage closets, where we keep the finest of wine."
Alexis whistled for a servant to come over.
"Yes, Mr. Midford?" a servant obediently asked.
"Please escort the Viscount of Druitt and Ronald Knox to the storage closet where we keep the finest of our wine." Alexis Midford commanded.
"But Mr. Midford, don't you think Mr. Chamber and Mr. Knox has had enough drinking this evening?"
"YOU SHUT YOUR DAMNED MOUTH YOU MERE SERVANT! I AM A SURVIVOR OF THE SINKING CAMPANIA! THIS IS MY NIGHT AND MY BALL! YOU ARE NOT TAKING MY NIGHT AWAY FROM ME! Ronald screamed.
There was an awkward silence that followed, along with stares.
Alexis Midford face palmed himself while the Viscount banged his head on the table.
"Uhm, Mr. Knox, I'm right over here.." The servant said, nervously.
Ronald was screaming and pointing at the wall.
"Just please take these two to the storage closet where we keep the wine." Alexis demanded again.
"Certainly Mr. Midford.. Huh?"
A young man with locks of brown hair came rushing to the servant.
"How may I help you, sir?"
"I'm looking for my fiance, she told me she'd be home by midnight. Can you please help me find her?"
"Certainly, but what is your name sir?"
"My name? Oh, Lance Mandrake. Earl Lance Mandrake."
"Oooh la la! A wine and fiance hunt! Let's go!" The Viscount said cheerfully, skipping while dragging Ronald on the floor into the long manor hallways.
"WOAH!" Ronald shouted while being dragged on the floor.
"Are those two men okay?" Lance asked nervously, while following the servant.
"Just a wee bit drunk." the servant replied.
•••••
10 minutes later...
"La dee da! More wine, the merrier!" The Viscount skipped joyfully.
Ronald collapsed onto the floor.
"I can't do this anymore! Go on without me! Tell me what heaven tastes like!" Ronald said in defeat.
Charles rushed over to Ronald, helping him up.
"There's no need to be dramatic, just stand on your two feet, sir." Lance said while helping him up.
"I'll have you know, good sir, that I am a survivor of the Campania. Just let me party and shut up! Besides, that's a ridiculous tucked scarf you're wearing. You're even sweating." Ronald replied while reaching over for his tucked scarf.
"No!" Lance shouted.
"Well, excuse you! Who's the dramatic one now?"
"Mr. Chamber, Mr. Knox, we have arrived to the storage closet." The servant said.
The servant reached for the door knob, while Ronald and the Viscount's face lit up with joy.
The door creaked and opened.
"Hey, this isn't wine.. It's the Phantomhive's butler and some woman." The Viscount said.
Lance rushed over to the door.
"Mercedes?" Lance asked in slight shock.
"Oh, hello, Lance.." Mercedes said while letting go of Sebastian's romantic embrace.
"This must be the wrong storage closet, heh... Mr. Knox, Mr. Chamber, please follow me." The servant said, nervously interrupting.
Ronald and The Viscount followed the servant in confusion.
"Sebastian, didn't you say you have a master attending this ball? I suggest you go check up on-"
Before Mercedes could finish her sentence, Sebastian was running extremely fast, reaching the ball in less than 30 seconds.
Sebastian found Ciel asleep in a corner of the ballroom, along with Elizabeth.
"Come, young master." Sebastian whispered while scooping up Ciel.
Sebastian started running extremely fast again, reaching Lance and Mercedes in under 30 seconds.
Sebastian put Ciel down, so he could try to explain the happenings between Mercedes and himself. But before he could...
"The carriage is waiting Mercedes, come." Lance interrupted, while walking away.
Sebastian's fist clenched, he rushed over to Lance, gripping his collar and scarf aggressively.
"Why are you acting this way?" Sebastian said calmly, with a furious demon fuchsia in his eyes.
"Acting what way? Oh, your eyes.. Let me guess, you are a demon?" laughed Lance.
"You show no sign of concern for your own lady when you've seen her with another man. Why do you treat her like garbage? Are you always this apathetic? How disrespectful and disgusting of an earl." Sebastian said with a little anger in his voice, while his grip was getting tighter.
"How silly of a demon to accuse such things when he does not even fully understand my contract with Mercedes." Lance laughed again.
Sebastian yanked off Lance's scarf.
"How dare you? Do you have any manners whatsoever?!" Lance shouted.
"Lance, can we please just go?" pleaded Mercedes.
Ciel awoke from the rambling, slightly opening his eyes. The first thing he saw was the back of Lance's neck, where his contract laid.
"Se-Sebastian.. What is going on?.." Ciel asked in a dreary voice.
"Nothing of the sort, young master. Now if you shall excuse me, my younger master and I will be heading home." Sebastian said, while scooping Ciel into his arms.
"..Same as us." Lance replied, while leaving with Mercedes.
•••••
Ciel was fast asleep as Sebastian placed him onto the back carriage seat.
Sebastian whipped the horses and off the went.
•••••
Sebastian tip-toed up the manor, holding Ciel while he was fast asleep.
Sebastian arrived to Ciel's room. He lied Ciel onto his bed.
Sebastian undressed Ciel and put on his night gown, very gently.
He put the covers on top of Ciel, who was still fast asleep.
"Goodnight, my lord." Sebastian whispered.
Sebastian opened the window, standing on top of the railing, ready to jump.
"Sebastian, where do you think you're going?" Ciel asked, in a weary voice.
"No where, young master." Sebastian replied as he went back inside, closing the windows.
"Just be back by morning, I don't want breakfast late."
Sebastian's face lit up with a devilish grin.
"Yes, my lord." Sebastian said as he jumped out the window.