Chapter 7
Cuteness and Dancing
Before:Your POV :
All of a sudden the door bell rang. Sebastian left then returned with a young man. "Young master, madame red has dropped her butler off for training."
I look over to the young man. Who walks towards the young master. " Hello lord phantomehive I am Grell Sutcliff. I believe you already know this but I have been told to formally introduce myself."
Sebastian glares at Grell. Something tells me this will be interesting.
Now:Your POV:It's a beautiful sunny day. I wake up as my alarm goes off. I quickly get dressed and head towards the kitchen.
As I enter the kitchen I see Sebastian preparing the masters breakfast. We are usually the first awake in the morning ,well Sebastian doesn't sleep so I suppose I'm usally first up?
"Good morning Sebastian." I enter the kitchen and begin to make myself some scrambled eggs for breakfast.
He turns his head then continues his work. "Good morning y/n." We work in silence for a few minutes then Sebastian leaves to wake up the other staff.
Once I completed the scrambled eggs I lay out 6 plates and dish up the meal. Soon enough the 3 idiots arrive and dig into their meal followed by Tanaka. 10 minutes pass and Sebastian and Grell are yet to return.
I head towards the spare servants room and see the door wide open. When I look inside I see Sebastian trying every method he can think of to wake up the fast asleep Grell.
When I enter the room Sebastian glares at me. "Having trouble waking sleeping beauty I take it." I laugh mocking him which seems to make him more annoyed. "Tell you what I'll get him up, you continue your work we dont need you anymore behind schedule."
He glares at before leaving the room. As he passes he whispers in my ear."Good luck." He chuckles to himself before disappearing down the hallway.
"Alright sleeping beauty the prince has left. How long are you going to pretend to sleep?" I walk over to him with a devilish grin.
All I get in reply is obvious fake snoring."Well if you get up-" I take a bar of chocolate out my pocket."-you can have this..."
Within the next 5 minutes I manage to get him up, dressed and in the kitchen.
As we enter Sebastian looks over to the two of us. Grell is finishing the bar of chocolate while I attempt to drag him in the room.
"Well done y/n" Sebastian turns to Grell. "I must serve my young master his breakfast. I ask that you prepare the tea and. Bring it up shortly." Sebastian then signals me to follow him and we begin making our way to the dinning room.
"So how did you wake him up?" he looks at me curiously.
"He was already awake, I just had to convince him to get up." I chuckle to myself. Soon enough we enter the dinning room. All the servants are currently in the room and the young master sits at the head of the table looking as depressed as ever.
Just as Sebastian serves the meal we hear screaming. We all turn towards the door when Grell enters on top of a tea trolley and heads straight towards finny.
Before anyone could do anything Grell hits straight into finny spilling tea on his top.
"Hot, Hot ,Hot!" finny runs around the room while Grell sits on the floor processing what just happened.
Grell soon comes back to his sences and runs over to finny. "ahhh! I'm so sorry!-" Grell grabs the table cloth. "-I'll wipe it off."
Before anyone could react Grell pulles the table cloth and all the food off the table.
I look over to the young earl who quite literally face palms. Bard walks over to him. "Master,why did you agree to take on such a useless idiot?"
The young lord then looks over to him in disgust. "Your one to talk,Bard." He then turns his head towards the drama Grell was causing."It did not seem like such a bad idea..." He trails of in thought before placing his hand on his head and continuing. "I thought Sebastian would be the only one inconvenienced. I never suspected I'd be by it as well."
Bard, May-rin and finny stand towering over Grell glaring at him. I can't help but chuckle at this all. Sebastian glares at me and I compose myself.
Grell still being glared at begins to apologise."I am so sorry for all this trouble I have caused, I don't know how I can apologise enough." All of a sudden he gets up. "WAIT THAT'S IT!" He turns around dramatically somehow grabbing a knife. He then points it at his neak. "I shall atone with my death!"
The 3 idiots begin to panic. Bard begins,"WOW CALM DOW A SECOND!"
May-rin looks unsure and asks," Should we take the knife away?"
Sebastian then moves from the masters side and walks towards Grell and places his hand on Grell's shoulder." There is no need for that." Grell takes down the knife and turns towards Sebastian. Sebastian then smiles and adds." Just think of the horrible mess you would make. It would take hours to clean up all of the blood."
Grell looks at him with puppy dog eyes and clasps his hand in front of him." Thank you Sebastian. Your so very kind."
Everyone in the room gives each other confusing looks. I turn to look at Grell. " How is that kind?"
Before Grell can answer Sebastian continues. " Now what I would like to know is how you could ever think it was acceptable to serve the master such weak tea." He then begins to demonstrate.
The 3 idiots begin taking notes while Grell looks on in amazement. I ignore the hole thing and being cleaning the room.
Sebastian then places the tea in front of the young master before informing him the carrage was ready. As they leave Sebastian turns to us. ""Until we are back continue with your chores and please don't destroy the mansion. I wan't this place absolotely spotless. As for you Grell sit there and relax so you don't cause anymore trouble." Sebastian then puts on the fakest smile he can and adds," and if you do seek you eternal rest please see to it outside and try not to make a mess."
Grell looks at him as he exits in pure admiration," What generosity. What kindness." I look over to him. I'm starting to think Grell is crushing on the butler.
some time later.Finny decides to let Grell help with the gardening so the 3 idiots head outside to keep watch over him. This leaves me to clean the mansion. I clean up the whole place when i hear the door bell.
I answer the door to see a little girl around the young masters age standing there. "Hello miss, I am afraid the Young master is out right now." The young girl looks at me then jer eyes light up.
" Hello! I'm Lizzy Ciel's fiance." She then walks in the mansion. " This won't do at all! This is not cute!"
Before I know it the young girl has decorated the whole mansion even with me trying to clean it up. This girl can't be human.
She then heads to the garden where we find Grell has hanged himself and the 3 idiots are trying to get him down.
Before any of us know it we have all been dragged to a changing room and being FORCED to look 'cute'. No matter how hard I try still manages to get me into a dress.
The problem with what I am wearing is I wouldn't call it cute. It's a tight white dress with no back and a slit going up one side to a few inches above my knee. Along with the dress she put angel wings and a halo on my head. The irony.
When I exit the changing room all 3 of the idiots blush while Grell continues to complain that he wants to ware a red dress.
Lady Elizabeth then ties me and Grell to the sealing. "Lady Elizabeth. I must ask that you let me down as I have a lot of work to do before the young master gets back." She pies me and continues what she was doing.
Before we know it we hear shocked voices from the hall and the 3 idiots run. I hear them complaining when Ciel and Sebastian enter the room.
Sebastian smirks at the sight of me and whispers to quiet gor any human to hear. "I must ask y/n are you now 1/2 angel. You sure look like one."
I glare at him before adding. "That child CANNOT be human."
He chuckles," I assure you she is human."
Ciel just look at us and raises an eyebrow. Before turning to us. " What are you two idiots doing?"
Grell sighs dramatically. " I believe I am in the processes of dieing young master."
Ciel then turns to me." And you?" He smirks at the irony of my outfit.
"I believe I am being publicly shamed." I smirk sarcastically.
"Sebastian take these two down." Ciel looks depressingly at Grell.
"Yes master." Sebastian then makes his way towards the two of us taking Grell down first un ties me making me fall into his arms. Sebastian then smirks and whispers. "look miss y/n your now a fallen angel." I glare at him and relise myself from his grasp.
"CIEEEELLLLL~", Elizabeth runs towards the young master giving him a tight hug and spinning him around.
"Elizabeth, what a surprise." Ciel says in shock.
"How many times do I have to tell you! Call me Lizzy! Oh you really are just the cutest thing ever! " She proceeds her plan to murder the young master with cuddles and love.
Sebastian walks over. "Lady Elizabeth."
Elizabeth lets the young master go and turns towards Sebastian. "Hello, Sebastian how are you?" She smiles at him before looking at me and Grell. "Awww! You took them down."
Sebastian nods and smiles." Yes they distracted from the beauty of the room."
Elizabeth looks up at him. " But I made such lovely decorations out of them. The Angel was to be the centre piece of the room."
Sebastian looks at me." A decoration?"
Elizabeth's mood somehow boosts. " Yes! Look at it all isn't the salon so cute now!"
Ciel looks around in disgust. "My mansion its so pink."
Elizabeth's mood increases this is not good. "Yes from now on only the cutest things belong in the Phantomehive manner. Dont you agree Antoinette."
We look over and see Tanaka dressed as the french queen. "Ho, Ho, Ho"
Sebastian looks over in a soft disappointed face. "oh and Takanaka."
Elizabeth turns to Sebastian. "Oh and I have a presient for you." Sebastian looks over and before we can realise it a bonnet is placed on his head." Hear your always dressed in black. I thought this would be a nice change."
All of the servants in the room are bursting trying to control their laughter. I just laugh and we all get glares from Sebastian. I then whisper." That's what you get for laughing at me."
Sebastian turns towards Elizabeth and bows his head." I am deeply honoured that you went to so much trouble for a humble servant. Your generosity overwhelms me."
Elizabeth smiles. "Happy to help!"
The young master who has been quiet up until now finally speaks,"In any event Lizzy, what are you doing here? Aunty didn't let you come alone."
Elizabeth runs over to him and takes his hand." I sneaked away because I wanted to see you silly!"
The young master is then tackled with another hug," You sneaked away?! Dont you think you'll get into trouble?"
Grell who now stands between me and Sebastian looks at the girl in shock. "Sebastian who is this girl?"
Sebastian answers almost immediately," She is the daughter of the marquest of Scottney, her full Christian name is Lady Elizabeth Ethel Cordelia Milford of Scottney.
"Scottney Elizabeth Cordelia hehcijsbek" Grell fails horrably.
Sebastian continues. "She is actually my young masters betrothed of several years."
Grell nods," Ahhh, his fiance of chorse."
The 3 idiots stand in shock. " The master is marrying her?!"
Sebastian continues his face still showing no emotion," She is of the nobility after all, she is the daughter of a marquest after all nobles marry other nobles. That it how it works."
Elizabeth's happiness then increases into unsafe levels. Abort mission! "I know! Now that the manner is decorated so pretily why dont we have a ball tonight." Everyone gasped and Elizabeth grabs the young master. "You can be my escort and Sebastian can escort y/n."
I look over at Elizabeth." I wouldn't worry about me my lady. I am only a maid."
Elizabeth turns to me and wags her finger. "Nope! At this you will be a lady and so will May-rin bard will escort her." she then goes back to grabbing the young master." We will all dance all night long won't it be fun?"
The young master looks at her in both shock and disgust with a hint of fear. "A ball, no-"
He is ignored by Elizabeth. " You will wear the outfit I brought you won't you? Ofcorse I will be dressed to the nines too!" She grabs Grell and I quickly step back. " You come with me I will make you cuter than you already are!"
She runs out the room as the young master calls out to her to stop.
5 minutes laterWe made our way to the study Sebastian somehow managing to take off the pink hat. Me on the other hand was forced to stay in the angel costume as both Sebastian and the young master found it amusing.
The young master sits with his head on the desk sulking as Sebastian dishes up lunch.
"I believe the wisest course of action is to go along with her plan. I dont think she is going to listen to reason" Sebastian pours the tea into a cup and hands it to the young master.
"Can't you just give her some tea or something and send her away. I dont have time for a stupid ball." The young master sulks and sips at his tea.
"Lady Elizabeth would like a dance you cannot refuse her" Sebastian states this sternly. He is starting to get irritated I think. I quickly try to finish cleaning the room so I can leave.
Ciel looks away from Sebastian. "Master?"
Ciel looks at him. "What now?"
"I know I have never seen you dance before bit I assume that you can." As this is stated ciel hides his face with some paper work. He is guilty! " oh, I see-" Sebastian looks down his fave softens he then goes back to normal and returns to serving lunch. "Well that explains why your always such a wall flower at social engagements."
The young master still hiding behind the paper says sternly," I dont have time to waste on dancing".
Sebastian grabs the paper from his hands and hold the cake to the masters face leaning towards him. " With all dew respect. Dancing is a necessary skill for a person of your line of work master. Social contracts are important to maintain. The world expects any noble gentlemen to have at least rudimentary dance skills. If you turn down too many invitations simply because you cannot dance your reputation will suffer greatly."
The young master accepts defeat. "Fine I'll do it stop the lecture. Call me in a private tutor or some thing Miss Bright or Mrs Rodkin should work well enough."
Sebastian looks at the time. I just finnish cleaning and go to leave the room. "And Where might you be going y/n?" Sebastian turns facing me.
"I have finished cleaning this room so I was going to clean the next one." I slowly try to leave the room.
Sebastian walks over to me and drags me back. " We dont have enough time to call in a tutor so with your permission I will teach you how to dance with the help of miss y/n." he turns to me. "I trust you know how to dance."
""Don't be ridiculous I'm not being taught how to dance by my butler let alone a man and my maid!" the young master stands up slamming his fists on the table. "Besides do either of you know how to dance?"
Sebastian smiles, " The Vietnamese waltz was my specialty."
The young lord looks at him dumbfounded before turning to me." What about you?"
"Ofcorse I can dance I have been to Many balls with my last employer. Although I doubt I'm as good as Mr I-am-good-at-everything here." I laugh and get a glare from Sebastian.
"Firstly we will demonstrate." Sebastian turns to me. "May I have this dance, my lady?"
I take his hand and we do a simple waltz as Sebastian explains the steps. Sebastian pulls me closer to him," Miss y/n you of all people should know to look at your partner when you dance."
I look up at him and strangely he looks kind. I look in his eyes but I can't read his emotions. Geez This demon is good at putting up a mask.
The young master for some reason starts chuckling to himself. Once we finish I turn to him. " Might I ask what was so funny?"
The young master looks at me before adding. "I never thought I'd see the day an angel and a demon danced together." both me and Sebastian glare at him. "You both also strangely look like a young couple."
Sebastian smirks while I walk over to him. "My lord it is your turn. May I please have this dance my lord?" The young master blushes before instinctively taking my hand.
We spent the next 20 minutes between me and Sebastian attempting to teach him to dance. eventually he was good enough to not step on out toes and we headed to the hall after stopping by the young lords room so Sebastian cod dress the young Earl.
We enter the hall and find Elizabeth harassing mey-rin. As we enter she immediately jumps at the young master hugging him.
"Ciel~! you look so cute!" she looks at his hand before her face becomes angered." Why are you not wearing the ring I bought you?" She begins crying and before we could react she has grabbed the young masters ring and threw it on the floor when the young lord got angry at her.
I see him raise his hand to hit Elizabeth and I quickly jump in the way.
SMACK
The earl slaps me full force across the face leaving a red mark. Sebastian quickly comes behind him and passes him his walking stick. "Young master you forgot the walking stick we went through so much trouble to get you."
Sebastian the look at me and whispers. "Thank you y/n. Hope you are ok." I nod and he turns to Elizabeth ," Forgive my master lady Elizabeth. You see the young master was quite fond of that ring it was a family heir loom past through the generations to each head of the phantomehive family. He has grown quite fond of it it is truely one of a kind."
Lady Elizabeth begins to cry and apologise over and over. Then all of a sudden the young lord throws the remainder of the ring out the window. "It doesn't matter, it was nothing but an old ring after all." He walks away from tje window towards where everyone else was standing. "Even without it I'm still the head of the Phantomehives and that won't change." He looks stern.
He walks over the Elizabeth,"How long are you going to cry?" Elizabeth continues to cry as the young earl wipes away her tears. "Your face is a mess completely un suitable for a lady. How could I possibly ask a lady with a runny nose and puffy eyes to dance?"
Before we know it the band Elizabeth brought are playing beautifully with Grell singing in the background. Well we found something that idiot can do. Elizabeth and the young master dance and for once the young master is smiling.
I watch from the side lines as the dance its not perfect bit it looks cute. May-rin takes tirns with dancing with Bard and Finny.
"It's a lovely sight is it not?" Sebastian comes up behind me resting a hand on my shoulder.
"I have never been the young lord look so happy except when he was being influenced by that curse." I look up at Sebastian. "Has he always been this sad?"
Sebastian looks at me in the eyes. "Not since I have been apart of his life. He had a very traumatic time when he was younger."
We both look at each other when finny comes up to us. "Hey miss y/n can I dance with you?"
Before I can answer Sebastian buts in. "Me and miss y/n were just about to dance I apologise but you may dance with her after."
Sebastian then dragged me to the middle of the hall and we begin to dance. "What was that about?" I ask him raising an eyebrow.
He smirks at me. "we weren't done talking."
I look at him in a I know your lieing but to be honest I don't care look. We both laugh and continue to dance until everyone desides to call it a night.
Grell took Elizabeth home and I decide to grab a sandwich from the kitchen before going to bed for the night.
As I enter the kitchen I am greeted by May-rin who appears to have had the same idea as me. We sit in silence for a few minutes when she speaks." So I saw you and Sebastian dancing. Are you both a thing?"
I laugh. " No he's just a friend. Plus anyway who would want to go out with me?"
Bard then walks in and grabs an apple. "I would given the chance." He winks at me but I brush it off.
We all laugh when Finny walks in. "What are you talking about?"
"Just how Sebastian and y/n would make a cute couple." May-rin laughs then I punch her lightly in the arm.
"I'm sorry to tell you but I doubt that will happen. Anyway I'm off to bed night everyone."
I leave the room and head down the hallway when I pass Sebastian in the halway. "Hey Sebastian."
I greet him and go to continue walking when he grabs my arm. "Goodnight y/n."
I look at him confused. "errrr... Goodnight Sebastian?" I leave the room and head for bed.
That was odd even for him. He must have beard the conversation in the kitchen and wanted to tease me.
The next morning
I wake up get dressed and head to the kitchen. I enter the room to find Sebastian there as normal preparing the young masters breakfast. "Morning Sebastian."
I start to make omlets for breakfast. "Morning y/n. May I please have one too if it is not too much trouble."
So I end up making food for Sebastian too who ate with everyone much no the shock of the whole table.
Once I compleate my chores for the day I head to the young masters office for extra tasks.
As I enter I explain why I am here and the young master chuckles, "Well this saves me the hassle of getting sebastian to bring you here. Today I received a job from the queen and you and Sebastian will be accompanying me to London. We will leave tommorow morning."
End of Chapter 7-Cuteness and Dancing