3rd POV
Ciel walked out of the library and found Sebastian waiting for him just outside the door.
"Sebastian check on Charlotte's ankle and make sure that it's healing properly. Then see the to the luggage." he said.
"Young Master?" Sebastian asked.
"What is it?" Ciel asked.
"You didn't speak of the encounter you and Charlotte had at the ball last night." Sebastian said.
"Nor did she." Ciel said with an air of finality and with that he walked off towards his study.
Sebastian watched as Ciel disappeared into the study. Once he the door was shut Sebastian walked into the library to tend to Charlotte's ankle.
Ciel sighed as he sat down in his chair. Of course he had said nothing about the kiss. All of this had left the usually well articulate Earl speechless. He hadn't ever had to deal with something such as this before.
And anyway why was it his duty to speak first about it? She had shared in the kiss as well. Instead all she had asked was if her friend could come to stay at the manor.
That was another area where he found himself oddly lost.
Why had he let her friend…this Hailey…come to stay? Why was she different? Was it because he didn't have the strong ties to her as he did the others?
Had Millie, Alfie or Cade asked for a friend to stay the answer would've been a firm no. Perhaps it was the fact that they were so much like Mey-Rin, Finnian and Baldroy that it was nearly remarkable. However it shouldn't have surprised him since all three of them were related to his original servants even if it was a distant as Charlotte and Sebastian were related.
Why he'd had Sebastian track down the three of them when the two of them had returned from the Demon realm a couple of years before he would never understand.
However that aside there was the fact that to him Charlotte was different. Somehow…someway she was different. Could Sebastian very well be right?
He was suddenly broken from his thoughts as Sebastian walked into the office.
"Is everything taken care of?" Ciel asked.
"Yes My Lord." he nodded.
"Very good. Charlotte's ankle?" he asked.
"Healing well. She'll be better before the start of next week." Sebastian replied.
Ciel nodded, "Good. If she doesn't return soon Millie will have the house in shambles."
"If I may ask Young Master…is there something troubling you?" Sebastian asked.
"Nothing that should concern you." Ciel snapped.
"Very well. However I do feel the need to remind you of what I spoke of the night of the Ball." Sebastian said.
"And that was what?" Ciel asked.
"Mates, My Lord." Sebastian said.
"I thought I told you there would be no more talk of that." Ciel replied, his cheeks reddening.
"Have you not given it some thought though?" Sebastian asked.
Ciel sighed, "Of course I have."
A smile curved onto Sebastian's face, "As I thought."
"She's not my mate." Ciel insisted.
"Yet you are drawn to her despite the fact that as a fellow demon her soul, though intact, is unreachable to you. You cannot lie to me Young Master. I have been by your side long enough." Sebastian replied.
Ciel glared at Sebastian. As much as he wanted to deny it he knew Sebastian was right. He was oddly drawn to Charlotte. He wouldn't go as far as to say that she was his mate but he knew nothing good could come of trying to deny it all.
"Fine. If it will stop your insistent pestering of me about the subject I shall spend more time with Charlotte." Ciel said.
"Very good. I only strive to see you happy, My Lord." Sebastian said and with that was off to attend to things that had gone undone while they were away.
So it looks like Ciel is going to attempt to redeem himself from being so cold earlier
And we found out a little something about Millie, Alfie and Cade and just who they are
That will play a bigger roll later ;)
Sorry this is coming out so late! It's just after 2 in the morning where I live so it's kinda late.
Sadly the reason I am so late getting this was I got distracted by the evil that is YouTube.
A Black Butler Panel popped up in my Suggestions and I ended up spending nearly an hour watching J. Michael Tatum do a solo panel at a Canadian con. If YouTube hadn't acted up I probably would've moved onto another panel with more members of the Black Butler cast or perhaps a group from another anime.
However thankfully my computer is old and annoying and it successfully broke the hold that YouTube had on me.
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