II- That Butler: From Before
This chapter is super, super short. I'm sorry. But it was a total spur of the moment thing. And it wasn't really necessary to make it long. So yay 400!
Rated T for implied sexual themes
Maylene thought of it as cute, how Sebastian cared so greatly for his youg master. Finny considered it pleasant, how well Sebastian got along with Young Earl Phantomhive. Bard was taken aback by the relationship betweem the butler and young lord; no grown man should be so friendly to a twelve year old boy.
"Oh, Bard, for shame!" Maylene scolded. "Sebastian is far above that, and you know it well, that you do!"
Bard shrugged, not completely convinced the relationship between the master/servant pair was simply platonic.
Tanaka, however, simply sipped at his green tea, chuckling gaily.
"Oh, hoh, hoh!"
Perhaps he was the only one who noticed how many of the Young Lord's dress shirts were missing buttons. Or perhaps he was the only one who realized how frequently Sebastian would have to change the young master's bedsheets, sometimes as often as 3 times a day.
Was he the only one who noticed Master Ciel unusually drowzy during certain days, often taking naps at unorthadox times?
Tanaka noticed, that he did.
He took note of the smallest details, a simple brush Sebastian's hand against the young master's cheek, from a subtle change in the butler's voice around his young lord.
Tanaka noticed all detail.
And Sebastian was fully aware.
"You are quite observant, Mister Tanaka. I applaud you," Sebastian remarked, amused. Tanaka bowed, then took a sip of tea.
"Not at all, Mister Sebastian. For you see, if I couldn't do this much for my young master, what kind of butler would I be?"
Sebastian smirked.
"You took the words right out of my mouth,"
"Oh, hoh, hoh," Tanaka chuckled, resuming to sip his tea. "Take good care of our young master; I know he will be in good hands with you, one hell of a butler indeed,"
Tanaka made a final bow, and teetered down the hallway, continuing to chuckle whilst sipping tea.
Sebastian laughed lightly. He often wondered if Tanaka was one hell of a butler as well.
Short and simple. But seriously. Hasn't anyone maybe considered that Tanaka was also a demon? No...? ...okay.