ALRIGHTY THEN HERES THE FIRST ACTUAL CHAPTER LOL I HAD ALOT OF FUN WRITING THIS AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY READING IT. I HAVE READ I THNK ALL THE FANFICS THAT USE THIS PARING ON THIS SIGHT AND HAVE ENJOYED SOME OF THEM YET I HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL POST A GOOD LENGTHY STORY LIKE IM GOING TO TRY AND ACHIEVE HERE. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK
"Young master…." He said quietly as he pushed a rolling cart carrying breakfast into the room. "I have brought you English Earl Grey tea. The natural bergamot oil in this loose-leaf Earl Grey tea gives the tea its
typical subtle uplifting citrus note. And to go along with such a desirable tea I have brought you croissants that were prepared just this morning and have just come from the oven and a jam that was made from what
berries Finny brought in from the garden but a day ago"
"Very well, good work Sebastian" Ceil approved as he brought the steaming cup to his lips and his young eyes scanned the newspaper. "Has any letters come in this morning"
"No my lord"
"No news from the queen?"
"No my lord"
"Well than" the young phantomhive master put down his paper and turned towards the food in front of him. "I'm guessing Lizzy will be arriving soon. I want everything else done and an outing prepared for by the
time she arrives. You are dismissed Sebastian"
"Yes my lord" he bowed and turned silently leaving the room. After shutting the heavy door behind him the phantomhive butler set out on mission that first began in the kitchen. So far this morning he hadn't heard
any explosions or noticed any smoke from a fire so it seems as if Bard had yet tried to cook anything that morning. 'Thank goodness there is much to do this morning I do not believe that I have the
patience at this time right now either'
He stopped at the top of the stair case to observe Meylene who was sweeping the entrance. The red head was humming to herself completely ignorant of her surroundings. Her ever present glasses remained on her
face in almost a tasteless fashion. Such large lens practically ate half of her face and hid her from the world. 'Well with such a quiet personality I guess it is for the best' Sliding a gloved finger over the banister
the phantomhive butler was caught in mild surprise. Even after waking up late the banister had already been dusted and she seemed almost done with sweeping the entrance. His eyes even found a prepared mop
and bucket waiting to be used sitting in front of the large doors. "My, my what has you so diligent this morning" a silky voice came from behind the distracted maid.
"ehhh!" Meylene shrieked wiping around in alarm to find Sebastian leaning over to her eye level a small smile of amusement painted on his pale face.
"Eh Sebastian you scared me that you did!" she sighed bringing a small hand to her chest as if to calm her thudding heart.
"Well forgive me for that was not my intention" he smiled in apology and she merely blushed in response. "But there is something I wanted to bring to your attention" he said firmly and the smile dropped from her face.
"…yes"
"Even though you have dusted the banister, swept the entrance and have prepared for a moping there is an item out of order" he said with a click of his tongue and Meylene blinked.
"B-but sir I haven't even made it to the kitchen yet so I haven't had the time to break any plates!" she protest and he merely sighed.
"That's not what I meant in the slightest, I meant your uniform. My goodness women what is up with that bow!" he pointed in exasperation at the bow that tied on her apron. Or what was supposed to be a bow, if
you could call a knot with a loop sticking out the top and two tails a bow.
"Oh my!" she shrieked staring as best as she could at the bow which was quiet well due to the fact that it was practically tied at the hip instead of the crown of her back. "I must have been in such a hurry when I
made this mistake that I did!" she dropped the broom against the wall and quickly went to fix the problem, but to no avail did she succeed. Even the knot she tied could be labeled as a failure.
"Let me fix it Meylene" he sighed exasperation and her face lit up red like a beacon as the senior servant dropped down on one knee and made quick work of the knot. "Really Meylene, as a phantomhive servant you
need to present yourself implacably and not with such carelessness. He sighed focusing on the bow.
's-s-s-Sebastian!' Ceil Phantomhives maid nearly passed out right there and then as the butler slid his gloved hands over the front of her waist in attempt to smooth out the crinkled material before tying off the bow
in the back.
"Now that is much more presentable" Sebastian said as he straightened with the clap of his hands. He watched in silent amusement as Meylene swayed on the spot gripping the broom for support.
"" a young boy's voice echoed throughout the mansion as he swung the door open. The gardener Finny stood in the doorway with a large pile of flowers in his arms. "I got the flowers that you asked me to pick!" the
young blonde chirped his face flushed with excitement. Finally returning back to normal the maid smiled at him
"Seeing that you have trimmed them already go find Bard, he knows what vases I was going to have them put in. I'm not sure where he is at the mom-"
BOOM! She was interrupted as the sound of an explosion ricocheted off the walls of the manor.
"He's in the kitchen" they said flatly in unison. Finny dashed off towards the kitchen in a rather hopping manner as Sebastian followed with the shake of his head and a sigh.
"Of course….what a simpleton thought that we'd be able to get by this morning without such incidents. Not in this household"
"I could have told you that sir, yes I could" Meylene smiled and her only response was a smirk from the man as he disappeared into the kitchen. She resumed her humming and swept up the entrance hall and turned
around with a huff a gleam of determination in her glasses "I will not be a burden to Mr. Sebastian the rest of the day. This I have decided! That I did!" she thrust her fist into the air with her cry of battle.
"Oh Meylene?" Sebastian popped his head back into the hall.
"EPPP!" she shrieked and succeeded in tripping over the blue bucket, knocking the water out over the floor and stepping in it and sliding onto her butt "U-um yes sir?" she replied meekly soaked not only in soapy
water but an equal amount of embarrassment. The butler paused a moment to wince and look at the girl who now sat sprawled out across the marble flooring drenched and at a loss for words.
"I have to fix lunch for our young masters outing and I was wondering if you could go and clean the remains of his breakfast away…"
"Oh! Oh yes right away sir!" She stammered
"I appreciate the enthusiasm but do me a favor and clean yourself up first, you're dripping and now your clothing is no longer fitting and appropriate."
"huh?" she looked down at herself and yes quite indeed was her clothing inappropriate, her average attire clung to her body at every angle and brought attention to unwanted areas.
"OH MY G-"
The butler merely chuckled as he entered back into the spacious yet in shambles kitchen 'how entertaining'
Ceil looked up as there was a quiet set of knocks on the door. Setting down the paper he leaned back in his chair propping his chin on his hand. "Enter" he ordered and was caught by surprise as it was not his butler that entered but his maid.
"Meylene… where's Sebastian" he coughed his cheeks dusting a slight pink.
"U-um you see he sent me in his place that he did. He said he had a special something to plan for your outing today Master" she said quietly as she bowed.
"Alright then…well get to it" he sighed turning in his chair so he faced the window 'that damn demon! He did this on purpose just to make me uncomfortable' hecovered his mouth in embarrassment as he
looked out across the grounds covered in carefully trimmed grass and sometimes carefully trimmed trees. It all really depended on how much attention Finny was paying attention to Pluto as he rode around the land
doing his job. 'How dare he do this to me? Sending Meylene in here in his stead after such an incident occurred just merely an hour and quarter ago!'
"U-um young master….I truly am sorry about the problem that I have caused. I was out of place when I spoke to Lady Elizabeth about your schedule" she said from behind him. He looked around the chair to see her
loading the cart carefully her head tilted down as she worked. He sighed touching his temple with a gloved hand
"It doesn't matter anymore. She would have indeed come sooner or later but at least due to your intrusion we were warned in advance otherwise there is no way she would have sent a footman. I am guessing you
suggested that" he sighed and looked up at her as she stopped and raised her head.
"Yes Master"
He swiveled back around to face the window as he unconsciously fingered the black patch that adorned his left eye. "….I thank you for that" he said quietly. The red headed women looked up and a soft smile spread
across her features.
"Anything for my master" she said softly and bowed herself out closing the door behind herself. She pushed the cart down the hall quietly her mind traveling over many different thoughts as she headed for the
kitchen. "Sebastian I have finished what you have asked of me" she stated as she rolled her way into the kitchen. She laughed as she saw Sebastian cooking while a forlorn Bard grumbled to himself as he filled flower
vases with an ever chatting Finny.
"Ah yes there you are Meylene and in such a timely fashion indeed. Did the young master require anything?"
"No sir" she said placing the dishes in the sink and looked up as a chiming rang from the hall. "That must be Lady Elizabeth I shall fetch her" she said wiping her hands and hustled for the entry.
"And I shall fetch the young master" Sebastian stated as he loaded the last dish into one of the various picnic baskets. "Bard, Finny take these baskets to the carriage that has been pulled around front. And do so
without any accidents or complications" he added sternly looking at the two males. Finny jumped to his feet grabbing the baskets.
"Alright Sebastian!" he chirped and dashed out the door singing. His older counterpart heaved as sigh as he lit another cigarette and followed the boy out into the yard. With a final swipe of the rag across the counter
he looked around at the immaculate kitchen and straightened his gloves.
"To the next set of business I suppose, never ending business for a butler."
"Good morning Lady Elizabeth" Meylene greeted the young lady with a bow and a smile.
"It is a good morning isn't it" Elizabeth cheered as she twirled into the manor. "its always a good morning when I get to see my beloved Ceil!" she giggled as she twirled around in the spots of sunlight that poured in
through the stain glass windows the decorated the entrance. "Meylene how do I look?" she said coming to a stop in front of the maid.
"Very lovely Miss. Like a proper young lady" she smiled taking in the pink ruffled dress that the small girl was wearing.
"Oh I do hope that you are right!" she twirled in a circle once again and smiled "I do have much hope that Ceil agrees as well!" then of course with implacable timing.
"Elizabeth"
The two women looked up at the head of the staircase to see Ceil Phantomhive standing at the top, walking staff in hand as he descended the stairs.
"CEIL!" Elizabeth ran forward jumping into the arms of her fiancée.
"eh! Elizabeth!" he stepped catching the young maiden who stood taller than him. Her cheeks puffed out in annoyance as she looked down at him.
"It's Lizzy Ceil! It's Lizzy!" she pouted as she tugged at the long sleeves of his dress coat. The young master of the manor sighed but smiled slightly.
"Forgive me. Your right Lizzy"
"Oh Ceil!" the young mistresses' eyes sparkled with tears as she hugged him tightly 'he smiled!'
"Eh hem" Sebastian cleared his throat and Ceil yanked back glaring at his butler who held back laughter. The young man turned red vein throbbing in his head. A smirk from the butler was his only response yet was
replaced immediately with a look of proper respect as Lizzy looked up.
"Forgive from interrupting Milady but we have secured a carriage out front for you and the young master to head out and have a picnic before you go boating." He bowed forward and the young mistress nearly
squealed in delight.
"A picnic how cute!" she sighed in happiness "Well let's go then!" she grabbed Ceils arm and all but dragged him across the ground as she ran outside.
"After you" Sebastian held open the door and Meylene looked up and blushed with a nod she hustled out into the sunlight. Sebastian followed suit his long legs keeping up with her as he kept a leisurely pace. Opening
the door to the carriage he assisted his Master and lady into the vehicle.
"I have the dust blanket that I do" Meylene confirmed as she leaned in laying the blanket over the laps of the two noble persons.
"But its rained enough lately we shouldn't have to worry about dust" Elizabeth pointed out.
"It's merely a precaution Milady; I prefer to be prepared for the worst" Sebastian bowed as Meylene went around back to make sure everything thing was secure. She came back around her heels clicking against the
cobblestone driveway and bowed.
"I shall take my leave then Master" she said.
"Oh but Meylene" Sebastian said in a tone filled with mild surprise "I had planned on you attending the outing today with us" The said girl looked up in shock as Ceil looked at the butler in annoyance
"Surely you don't need any help with this Sebastian. If you are beginning to ail than maybe it's time I begin to search for a replacement" he scowled.
"Not at all my Lord" he bowed "Forgive me for the confusion but I do think that Meylene should accompany us for Lady Elizabeth's sake. If you indeed decide on going boating she will need someone to help change
her clothing and you both have reached the age where it would almost be labeled scandalous if Lady Elizabeth were caught alone with merely a group of men. It is merely for Milady's sake"
"You do have a point Sebastian" Elizabeth said quietly as the look of realization came across her face "You are absolutely right, it's a good thing you thought of this!" she beamed "it will help to avoid many problems!"
"If I couldn't come up with such an idea I wouldn't be worthy of being a Phantomhive butler" he smiled. The blonde clapped her hands in approval.
"Oh Ceil you are so lucky to have found such a butler!" she chattered as Sebastian turned and offered his hand to Meylene. Startled she grabbed the edge of her skirt and hoisted it up as she placed her free hand in
his and allowed him to assist her into the carriage. She looked away immediately when he smiled at her and turned to make sure the children were all set.
He merely smirked in amusement and leaned to the side looking at Tanaka who was their coachmen for the day. "Well Sir you know where to" he smiled and the older gentlemen looked down at him from the raised seat.
"Ho ho ho" with this he snapped the reins against the flanks of the sturdy geldings and they set off for their destination. The carriage bumped along gently and Elizabeth chatted on about a trip into London she had
taken and the fashionable women she had seen there. The two men in the carriage merely put on interested expressions but zoned out as the topic held little to no interest for them. Meylene on the other hand
listened in delighted rapt attention and commented with "ohhs" "ahhs" "did she now" at all the appropriate times. This allowed the young noble women to chatter on in a bubbly manor for the entire ride down to the
river bank as the men watched the rolling hills of the country side go by painted in green and spackled with various other colors as flowers bloomed in greeting to the sun.
Elizabeth only quieted when the carriage came to a stop. Sebastian got to his feet and stepped down from the carriage helping out the rest of the occupants. "Ahhh so pretty" Elizabeth said in excitement as she
hoisted her skirts and ran to the water's edge.
"Eh not so fast you'll fall in Lizzy!" Ceil handed his cane to the butler and ran down after the blonde. Holding her hand up to shield her eyes from the sun Meylene watched the two down by the river edge. They
seemed to be discussing something as they sat down. Her eyes traveled over the water's surface as the sun danced across the rippling water causing small rainbows to shyly pop in and out of existence. Delicately a
breeze ran through the grass causing the blades to tremble yet was not strong enough to cause a chill for it had to strength against the sun as he continued his climb into his sky throne.
"Meylene would you come assist me in unloading the carriage" Sebastian called bringing her back to reality
"O-of course!" she rushed over to the back of the carriage and grabbed a set of baskets.
"Meylene careful now!" the butler sighed in exasperation as he grabbed her by the arms from behind as he mentally predicted her tumbling down the hill.
"u-um yes quite right" she mumbled and headed over to the flat area where a picnic blanket had already been laid out and a small Tanaka sat on it drinking tea.
"Ho ho ho"…..
"Young Master, Milady lunch is served!" Sebastian announced and the pair looked up from where Ceil was sitting and Elizabeth was creating a crown of flowers. Climbing to their feet the young couple climbed up the
hill and sat down on the blanket. Setting the dishes down in front of them Sebastian began to serve. "For the first course I have prepared a Smoked Salmon Paté
with Melba toast, Served with a freshly tossed salad, pickles, and relishes. For dessert we have Créme Chantilly, a cream made with vanilla and orange water with fresh strawberries from the garden. And to drink I
have an iced tea" he smiled producing each of the products as he introduced them.
"Oh Sebastian how delightful!" Lizzy clapped her hands in delight.
"Well done as always" Ceil merely commented and began to eat carefully yet looked up in interest as he noticed a body missing. "Where is Meylene, Sebastian?" he questioned and the said butler looked up a look of
puzzlement crossing his almost inhumane features.
"I am not sure my lord"
"Well please go and make sure. I don't want rumors going around that I lost my maid on a simple outing. It would be tedious to deal with plus we simply don't have the time to look for another suitable maid" he
sighed pushing food into his mouth and chewed thoughtfully ignoring the sparkling eyes of the maiden that watched him in adoration.
The dark haired man bowed "yes my lord" with that he turned on his heel and headed for the carriage first. Sure enough his guess was right he found the maid with the horses. She had a curry comb and a brush in
hand as she tended to the manes of the chocolate colored geldings. She chatted quietly with the large beasts as if they actually replied to her.
"Meylene" Sebastian sighed and the maid looked up quickly
"Eh um Sebastian! Yes sir?" she said turning to face him her cheeks red in embarrassment at being caught in such a moment.
"Please refrain from disappearing like that for you left the young master to wonder about your lack of attendance."
"Eh um forgive me! I just thought I might as well take of the horses while we had the time that I did" she putting the tools in the bucket underneath the coach chair and brushed herself off. "I'll go report myself
immediately!" with that she quickly headed down the hill tripping over her own feet several times in the process as she went to present herself to her master.
The phantomhive butler watched the human women go with a look of amusement once again painted on his face. ' I have been alive but such a long time yet the longer this contract with Ceil Phantomhive
drags out the more I come to the realization that there are indeed members of this pathetic race that actually can be interesting. Not only am I going to get a spectacular feast from the young
boy but a show indeed. Especially from this red headed female that is now his maid. For a human her murdering skills are exquisite…and the longer I remain in this human form the stronger the
lust to mate grows...' He violently shook his head 'such a thought process is ridiculous. The next thing that'll happen is that I'll find myself falling in love with a human being' with a ungentlemanly
and very un Sebastian like snort he headed back to serve the next course to the two young nobles…..
"I am tired of walking I want to go for a swim" Elizabeth whined as she walked beneath the umbrella that Meylene held above her and Ceil did the same.
"Well than we should head back to the river. I do agree with you this time it is getting rather hot" Ceil agreed tugging at the collar of his shirt as he looked up blinking at the sky. The sun was burning down on the
group as they turned around and continued back up the small dirt path up to the carriage. Stepping into a small tent that Sebastian had set up Meylene helped the young mistress into her bathing dress.
"Would you like me to tie your hair back or leave it in the pigtails Miss?" she asked quietly and the blonde tapped her chin thoughtfully.
"Which way do you think Ceil would like best?"
"I am not sure Miss"
"What would you do Meylene" She said turning to the maid.
"well….if you wanted a change of pace Id pull it back my young master has always seen you in pigtails has he not so maybe a lil difference would be good Miss"
"Wow! Good thinking Meylene do just that!" she plopped down a stool and waited patiently as the older women worked on her hair. Working gently she combed the young girls curls back into a simple pony tail up
high and secured it with a matching bow.
"There you go Miss! Cute as a button" she smiled and Elizabeth twirled in a giggling circle but stopped and looked at the maid "Thank you!...now it's your turn!"
Meylene stepped back in confusion "My turn? Whatever do you mean Miss?"
"I made sure my maids packed you a swim dress as well!" she giggled and whipped out identical swimming attire, except in a bigger size of course.
"H-how thoughtful Miss but I really don't" she fell silent at the dark aurora that began to manifest around the future Lady Phantomhive.
"You won't wear it? Even after I spent all the time picking out these suits that would look good on us both. Even though I wanted to go swimming with you, Ceil and Sebastian…"
"Uh um that's not it I meant something else that I did!" Meylene stammered quickly her mind grasping for a life vest. "I- I was saying how thoughtful of you Miss but I really don't-um- don't think you realize how
much a actually do appreciate your effort! Yes that's right! Words won't simply take care of it all!" she smiled and it was as if a invisible vacuum had appeared and suck away all the negativity.
"Really!" Elizabeth sniffed her eyes shining with tears of happiness. "Oh Meylene!" the young noblewoman practically slammed into the maid as she hugged her around the waist tightly. "That makes me oh so happy
! Now come let's put it on!" she giggled and Meylene laughed half heartedly with her as she held up the swim dress. It was white and all the accents and trimming were a forest green, she watched as Elizabeth pulled
out a matching ribbon. "We'll look so cute together all matched like this!"
"If that's what you want Miss" she said with a silent sigh and began to undo her uniform and change. "It's almost a perfect fit" she grunted quietly as she struggled to do up the last button. Whoever had chose the
size for the suit was very accurate in measuring except for they needed a little more room in the bust area.
"Ugh um so jealous of you Meylene!" Elizabeth pouted and Meylene looked up.
"Whatever for Miss?" she asked in surprise.
"Its – it's your breasts Meylene! Whatever did you eat to make them so big?"
"Miss Elizabeth whatever are you-MISS ELIZABETH!" She shrieked in surprise and shock. She really hadn't expected being assaulted that afternoon. Especially when it came to Elizabeth coming up behind her and
grabbing her breasts in jealously.
All three men looked up in surprise as they heard the loud exclamation from the girl's tent.
"MISS ELIZABETH WHAT ON EARTH!"
"So not fair Meylene"
"MISS ELIZABETH PLEASE DON'T-"
"Come on Meylene tell me!"
"THERES NOTHING TO TELL MISS ELIZABETH JUST- AHHH! DON'T TOUCH THERE!"
"Meylennneeeeeeeeeee"
The three men stared at the tent, petrified. With the shake of the head Sebastian went back to buttoning his young lord's suit 'what in hells name…'
Elizabeth sat down crossing her arms with a pout as Meylene lay on the ground panting.
"Well come on lets finish up I'm sure Ceil is waiting on us" the blonde sighed and Meylene nodded unwinding her hair and pulling it up into a high ponytail.
"I'm ready shall we go" Meylene smiled and Elizabeth looked up
"One more thing" she reached up and pulled the glasses from the maids face.
"Miss Elizabeth what in heavens name" she gasped reaching over quickly grab the glasses back yet stopped at the strange expression the young girl was giving her.
"You can't remember! I want to match and I don't have glasses" she said as she folded up the large lenses and lay them on top of their clothes 'who would of guessed she looked like that' "Now let's go!" she
chimed grabbing Meylene by the wrist and dragged her out into the sunlight.
"Miss Elizabeth…." She protested slightly but fell silent as Elizabeth skipped over to Ceil.
"Ceil! Ceil! What do you think?" she asked spinning in a circle. The young phantomhive lord's face darkened considerably in a shade of red.
"y-you look very nice" he swallowed and she giggled
"Let's go!" She grabbed the young boys hand and dragged him towards the water but came to an abrupt stop. She turned and looked at the butler "Sebastian why haven't you changed?" she asked and he merely bowed.
"Forgive me Milady but swimming is not my thing and I do not have as suit." He added as an excuse. A smirk of utter satisfaction crawled over Ceils face.
"Oh don't let that hinder you Sebastian I had Tanaka pack one just for you" he said devilishly and the demon looked up in horror. "Now go change. That's an order" 'payback bastard'
Hiding the twitch of anger he bowed to his master "….Yes…my Lord…" he took the black suit graciously from the elderly man and with the self control of a god he entered the tent to change. Ceil let out a snort of
laughter and let Elizabeth pull him down the river bank and into the chilly water.
Meylene decided it'd be best if she sat on the bank and just let the sun warm her body. Dropping back on her elbows she closed her eyes with a sigh of relaxation soaking up the sensation of the sun warming her
body and the damp grass lightly tickling her porcelain colored skin.
'To hell with the brat! Ughhh once I get his soul!' Sebastian buttoned up the black water suit and exited the tent. His dark colored eyes watched the two youngest play about in the water before he shifted his
attention to the older gentlemen who sipped his tea and looked back at him.
"hohoho"
He merely smiled at the older man's antics. If he had to pick a human that was the least amount of annoyance and the most useful to him it definitely would have to be Tanaka. On the outside he didn't seem to be
very useful or seem to do much at all but he was one of those few people in the human world that did a majority of the work yet it was all done in the background, the one that pulled all the strings. Finally his narrow
eyes fell on the one he was most interested in at the current moment.
There she sat completely defenseless as if she had not a care in the world. Just looking at the girl nobody would expect that before she had become a maid for the Phantomhive manor she had been a fulltime
assassin. A sharp shooter with eyes so skilled she could pin point a target without, no, even better than the best made scope. Take off the large glasses and the gaudy glasses she was also an attractive women.
Years of assassin training, physical labor and now the constant hustle had built her body into a lean machine. Calves and thighs toned sleekly, a narrow waist and a more than generous bust line. Those attributes
combined with pale skin, mysterious eyes and that unnatural shade of red colored hair led her to be attractive even to those inhabitants of the demon world. With unheard footsteps he walked down the hill and came
to a stop at her side and sat down. Her eyes opened slowly yet she made no move as she recognized the presence. Closing her eyes she merely went back to sunbathing, the warmth dulling her senses.
'Nothing like the way women dress in the demon world where they practically walk about nude. But here in the human world in the country of England these swimsuits offer a lot on display
compared to their daily wear.'
As if she felt his gaze and his inspection of her she looked over and her cheeks turned red as she looked him over. She quickly turned around hiding her face her body shaking.
"Meylene?" he asked in concern, even for her this was an unnatural reaction to his presence. His concern turned quickly to horror than to anger as he took her reaction in. SHE WAS LAUGHING AT HIM.
"MEYLENE!" he snapped and this caused the other two in the water too look up at him. They blinked in confusion than took in the scene, including what the butler was wearing, in turn they both whipped around and
burst into laughter.
"I-I'm sorry Sebastian i-its just –ah ha ha, it's just not normal. Such a shock to see you in anything but a suit" Meylene giggled turning to face him. Her cheeks resembled roses as she wiped at tears continuing to
giggle. The phantomhive butler refused to see how any of this was at all amusing and he leaned back in annoyance.
"Come play with us Meylene!" Elizabeth beckoned as she waded through the water over to the pair that sat on the side.
"But Miss I am quite content where I am sitting, I'm warm and" her protest was ignored as with unexpected strength Elizabeth grabbed her wrist and yanked her in. Yet Meylene refused to go down alone and in a
unconscious decision she grabbed the sturdy arm of the butler and dragged him in with her. The servant pair surfaced coughing up water while the noble lady stared in concern
"I'm sorry" she murmured and Meylene shook her head clearing water from her eyes
"Think nothing of it Miss. I told you that I'd get in the water with you eventually that I did" she smiled getting to her feet as Sebastian followed suit. The disgruntled man pushed his hair back from his face and
scowled.
"I on the other hand agreed to no such thing" he said his eyes flashing at the red head "So why you dragged me in with you is a question that I believe deserves an answer"
"Um instinct" Meylene tried blushing yet the look on the butlers face spoke clear as day, he was not amused.
"Here wear this!" Elizabeth splashed over breaking up the argument between the co workers and pushed a crown of daisies onto Meylenes head and beamed. "So cute!" she said placing one on her own head then
waded over and stuck another on Sebastian's head before the older man could protest. "Now we all match!" she said with an excited clap of her hands and indeed they did. Every single participant for that afternoons
outing adorned a crown of daises, even the horses which remained tied to the carriage as they grazed. "Now that they're with us can we go into deeper water Ceil?" the young heiress begged and the boy in question
sighed.
"If we must"
"Yes! Last time I came this way my brother said he found little underwater cavern that lead into a bigger cavern!" she began to wade up the river and Ceil jerked his hand towards her and Sebastian followed
beckoning for Meylene. The foursome traveled up a little ways pushing through hanging branches as they entered a branch of the river that indeed opened into a small cavern that began to descend. Meylene fingered
the daisy crown as she looked down into the water radiating nervousness.
With dark eyes Sebastian watched as she gnawed at her lip nervously and began to comb her curling hair with her fingers as it began to stick to the wet skin of her face and neck. Pulling her hair to one side she
twisted it again and again only to still as she looked up to find the man in front of her watching her with a strange look about his eyes. She found herself unable to look away and continued to stare back into his eyes.
"My big brother said you merely go through the small tunnel not more than four feet long and you enter a large lake that sits inside a cavern created by rocks and trees." Elizabeth stated suddenly, breaking the
staring contest between the two adults.
"So it enters a grove" Meylene commented quietly and Ceil nodded looking at Sebastian.
"I will go check it out first my lord" he bowed and taking a breath he dove underneath the surface of the chill water and swam into the tunnel disappearing. The three that were left behind waited impatiently for the
return of their implacable butler and within five minutes he came back through the tunnel and back to the surface. Pushing sopping black tendrils from his face he got to his feet.
"It is indeed a grove and I see no danger anywhere inside, but just as a precaution I would like to take Meylene through first and have her over there so that you two are not left alone on the other side" he confirmed.
"As you see fit" Ceil sighed and waved off his two servants. With slight bows the two dove beneath the water and into the tunnel. Meylene watched carefully as she followed Sebastian through the tunnel. She grabbed
onto the walls to help push herself along and keep up with the man in front of her. She looked around at the rocky bottom of the tunnel; the rocks carried just the faintest sheen as sunlight poured in from the
surface above. She grabbed the edges of the tunnel in mimicking Sebastian as to give a little shove as they exited the tunnel and entered the lake inside the grove.
'OW!' She jerked sideways cursing as she brought her hand to her chest, looking down she looked at the small cut a rock had inflicted upon her hand. She jerked backwards in surprise as a hand grabbed her wrist
. She watched as Sebastian suddenly appeared in front of her and looked intently at the wound on her hand. Her face turned red as he held her wrist and she began to fear that she was going to lose all her oxygen at
any moment. Taking note of her color change Sebastian floated backwards and pointed towards the surface. She nodded quickly and the pair advanced to the oxygen full world above the water. Surfacing Meylene
spat out water from her mouth and traded the water for a lung full of air.
Yet the world was cruel and she didn't get to keep the air long as she gasped. All due to the fact that Sebastian lifted her from the waters embrace, into his own and headed for the shore.
"S-Sebastian I can walk!" she protested and she was stunned into silence as he smiled down at her politely.
"Now, now let me just treat you like a lady Meylene" at this statement inner Meylene was sent flying backwards by a nosebleed. All the red haired women could do was merely nod her thanks in bashful silence as he
set her down on the sand that lined the water's edge. The phantomhive maid had no time to look around at her surroundings and judge the place for the next set of actions nearly caused her consciousness to
abandon her….
"You think they're alright" Elizabeth fussed as she stared intently at the tunnels entrance and Ceil merely rubbed his temple as if to ward off a troublesome headache.
"I'm sure that they are fine" he sighed "Meylene is a klutz so she probably bumped her head or something"…..
Wide eyes watched the pale butler as he tended to the wound. Usually it wouldn't be such a problem if he tended to it in the normal fashion. Meylene stared in shock as she watched Sebastian lick her hand, yes lick
her hand.
"Sebastian w-w-what are you doing"
"hmmm" dark eyes peeked out from beneath pale eyelids as he gave her a burning look 'very interesting taste, not exactly unique but at the same time it's on the opposite side of average. Soft but edgy.
It's like a puzzle…I do so enjoy solving a good puzzle' he watched as the human woman in front of him reddened, squeezing her eyes shut in embarrassment. Panting gave way to over exaggerated falling and
rising of the chest and his gaze chased several droplets of the water that escaped the strands of her hair to roll down her neck, cling to the collar bone and disappear inside the suit. 'ah if only I was a drop of
rain….cheaters' with one last lingering lick he pulled away from the shallow wound and balanced forward on his knees.
No longer feeling his breath on her hand she opened one eye to see what was going on.
"AHHH!" she shrieked in surprise as she found him leaning over, vastly past the point of personal space. She leaned backwards in attempts to put some room in-between them and he didn't seem to take the hint for
the further she leaned back the more he leaned forward. He crawled forward falling into the space between her legs and used his own body to trap hers against the sand. 'my my' he smiled enjoying the heat that
radiated from the soft feminine form beneath him as it helped erase the chill from his body.
Her brown orbs danced over his face in nervousness, taking in the smirk on his face as he looked at her and the black strands of hair that clung to his pale skin leaving Miniature Rivers to travel downwards to places
of his body that remained unknown to her.
"Se-Sebastian!" she tried once more but found this only a escalation of her embarrassment as this time her body paralyzed itself with shock. Never in a million years did she expect Sebastian Michaelis to act in such a
way towards her. Against her will her eye slid shut as she felt the man above her stroke her bottom lip with his thumb.
"Ehh ah" If possible her body upped a level of rigidness as he pushed the digit further into her mouth to touch her tongue. Suddenly the man above her stilled and straightened as if he had been summoned. She
opened her eyes as he offered her his hand.
"Come now Meylene you're quite alright. I need you ready attend to the Mistress and the young master when I bring them over here" he smiled pulling the shocked women to her feet. "I shall return shortly" he smiled and reentered the water disappearing.
'what the hell just happened' she dropped to her butt in shock ignoring the pain it caused her…..
Meylene waved goodbye to Elizabeth as her personal carriage pulled away from the Phantomhive manor. Turning she headed inside to help shut down the house for the night. Her mind drifted to early happenings that
afternoon as she capped candles throughout the manor.
After the strange happening with Sebastian everything had carried on as normal. Heading upstairs to her room she once again considered the fact that she had merely bumped her head in the tunnel and had
imagined the entire scenario, which seemed the most logical. The maid of Phantomhive manor continued on her way past the main staircase and up to her room completely lost in thoughts. Failing to notice the butler
that stood at the bottom of the staircase hidden in the shadows dressed with a smirk and what could only be described as a devious gleam in his red eyes.