A/N: This took awhile for me to write since I think I got bored with writing it at the quarter mark of the story, which how most the scenes go weren't as I imagined or how the scenery and animals around the Plantation manor is different from what I wanted it to be but I can't really remember what I wanted it to be like either so I can't redo it to how I wanted it. I hope you like this chapter it's probably horrible though.
I do not own Kuroshitsuji if I did it would be horrible.
Summary: How did Ciel and Sebastian not know who lives next door? How does Undertaker convince Ciel to allow a new houseguest? Read to find out.
New Housemates
Sebastians' POV
"Sebastian who was on the phone?" I heard my young master ask as I headed towards the stairs to my room to put the crystal in a safe place there. "It was the Undertaker young master, he wants to make a deal with you and thinks I won't be able to find something as simple as a manor" I told my master who nodded in confusion it seems. "What manor is it?" he asked me tilting his head slightly to the right "the Plantation manor, have you heard of it young master?" I asked out of curiosity and it would make it easier if he did know though it's not likely. "No but you must find it after you open the box since there must be something else inside the box other than nothing" my master said seeming slightly vexed by our meeting tomorrow. "Of course my young master" I said bowing with the beautiful gift in hand, after my short-lived conversation with the young earl I finished my trek to my room, when I was behind closed doors I opened the box to indeed find a note inside the beautiful blood red box.
My darlings I am so sorry in advance for Undertakers importunate conversation tomorrow and on the phone it should hold to be a very troublesome outcome for you both, so I'm apologizing in advance for both conversations.
From,
Rebecca
Oh dear, how did she at all know? He called after she wrote this note, did he tell her ahead of time? Probably so, she is really interesting I must find out more about her before I meet her again. I put the note back into the box and took the crystal off the white rose ribbon to put in the safe behind the painting of my young master and Lady Elizabeth, after I did that I went out of the manor to find where I am to meet Undertaker with my master to discuss an unknown deal. To my dismay I found that the Undertaker was correct and I was wrong, I looked everywhere and yet I could not find the manor he spoke of, I even asked around the village and they knew not of any Plantation manor as if it didn't even exist.
When I returned to the manor to get my young master ready for bed I heard my master ask if I found anything to which I replied: "No young master, I even asked the patrons in the village, they as well knew nothing of the manor as if it was non-existent" I said as I helped put on my masters night shirt. "Of course, Undertaker must have played us for fools and sent us on a wild goose-chase, we must visit him tomorrow and ask what he was thinking on the matter" my master said with a dry laugh as I laid him in bed and took off his eyepatch that covers the contract that binds me to him, a demon to their prey. "Of course young master we will set off tomorrow morning after you have had your breakfast" I said as I blew out the candle stick next to my masters' bed.
Undertaker did say it would be hard for a mere demon, so why could I not find it? I am not some mere demon so how could I not do such a simple task? Did he really send us on a wild goose chase? No that couldn't be, I thought as I went over our conversation on the phone as well as the note Mrs. Rebecca wrote.
The next morning
"Young master it's time to wake up, we have business with the Undertaker remember?" I asked my master as I opened the curtains, the sunlight streaming through the window to land on an English regency sterling silver octagonal tea tray, nothing less is expected of a Phantomhive butler after all. "What is it that you have made this morning Sebastian" my master ordered me as I lifted the tray cover to reveal what has been catered for the earl for breakfast, "this morning's menu includes Earl grey tea, orange cranberry scones accompanied with oven baked English muffins" I said as I bowed slightly for the young master.
When the young master was done we headed to the carriage for the ride into town with the help of Mrs. Rebecca's repairs on the earls carriage. "The next time we see Mrs. Rebecca we must thank her for fixing our carriage, apologize for Baldroy almost running her over, thank her for she's helping with a case and many more things she has done since we have done nothing in return for and we didn't even thank her for such things either" I suggested to the young master on our ride into town though how I worded it sounded like it was an order more than a suggestion. "That is very true Sebastian, but she also helped with the crystal as well even though it looked more like a rock than what it actually was" Ciel had said all the while looking out the window with an intense expression that turned into anger as I read what was on the Undertakers door when we had arrived at our destination.
"I'm out for a while but I will be back shortly, if this is Ciel and/or Sebastian I would suggest talking to Rebecca if you want to know where I am at, I was not lying about the manor Ciel that would be too cruel of me to do to the earl. Well that is all, have fun hunting.
Your friend,
The Undertaker"
I had read aloud all the while seeing my masters face morph into slight anger that didn't show very much but vibrated volumes to everyone in the town, or at least close to where we are at since everyone froze in place as the waves radiated farther into the town. "Calm down young master, this is not going to go well with your image if the patrons see or in this case feel your anger rising even if it would be considered slight anger from others who do not know you" I said placing the note back on the door. "You are correct Sebastian, but what do we do now? You couldn't find any information on the Plantation Manor here, so where else is there that we could check?" my master had asked very confused with what is going on.
"I suggest we try the stone emporium since that is where Mrs. Rebecca works and we were told a hint to where to meet him, if we just ask her" I said as I started walking towards the carriage hurriedly followed by my master when it should be the other way around instead. "What if Mrs. Rebecca isn't there?" Ciel asked seeming lost in space again within the short ride to the emporium "then we can ask an assistant of hers where she might be" I answered seeming to have satisfied my master with the idea. "Ok good that's a start, but how will we get them to talk to us about where she might be? They won't just tell us off the bat without any questions" my master said making quite a point there, but what other choice is there?
When we arrived it felt very strange standing here again as if something was different for some reason, as we opened the door the bronze close to a gold metallic colored bell rang signaling that there were customers entering "oh hello how may I help you… oh wait you're Sebastian and earl Phantomhive right?" a girl with long light orange hair asked seeming very happy to see us for some reason. "Yes that is us, why are you asking such a dimwitted question?" my master said before I could intervene in his obscene conversation with the girl "oh thank gami! I was getting worried that you wouldn't show, I'll take you to where the Undertaker is supposed to meet you" she said basically with a bounce in her step as she moved closer and closer to the door the master and I were in the middle of.
"Excuse me?" Ciel said rudely before I could try to stop him again, am I getting slower? Or is he getting faster? I asked myself as I stood there astonished at how fast master could learn but not show it as much in school. "Yes?" I heard the girls cheery voice say as she walked down the street and I followed close behind Ciel who was arm's length away from her as she made many twists and turns to get out of town and into the woods that separate the Phantomhive mansion and the Trancy estate. "Where are we going?" my master asked seeming very annoyed with all the walking "you want to see the Undertaker correct? So that is where we are headed" the girl asked and answered at the same time.
"Excuse me miss but we didn't catch your name" I said feeling very off about not knowing her name "oh that would be Celia" she said her pace never stuttering which surprised me a bit. After she answered my question we were in a field in the middle of the forest I don't remember seeing before, at that exact moment Miss Celia disappeared from view as the scenery behind her made a rippling motion which caused my master to jolt in surprise. "Well aren't you coming in?" Miss Celia said as her head popped out of what I deduce to be some kind of barrier "of course" my master said as he walked forward and I followed after to see a vast landscape that confused me.
It was beautiful yes, but it was so vast that the barrier I thought up from before changed to leave me utterly confused since the only other thing it could be now was a portal and the only portals I know of that spawn in forests or anywhere in the world are those to my world. "Go on, knock on the door" Celia said as she walked off leaving me and my master standing on a grass covered cliff overlooking a very big manor surrounded by gardens and the edges of what seems to be a floating island that the manor resides on has crystal blue waterfalls flowing down from it. In other words the place was utterly beautiful though I don't see a way to get to the manor from where we are currently at, just as I thought that a dirt bridge covered in hanging wisteria flowers jolted from the ridged edge of the piece of land my master and I were on.
The dirt bridge led to the edge of the floating island so I walked towards the bridge to see that it was safe for my master to walk on, when I deemed it safe enough we headed to the door of the black and maroon manor and knocked on it. Instead of a servant or the Undertaker which my master and I expected we met familiar eyes that were again a different color, they were now grey. "Oh hello, Undertaker is awaiting your appearance in the living area, please enter" she said her eyes turning to the first color I had seen which was purple "Mrs. Rebecca what are you doing here?" I asked her as my master and I entered.
"You can ask Undertaker that, I'll go make…" Mrs. Rebecca started to say before she was cut off "Mistress, Master is waiting for you, the Earl and the…" a girl with long caramel colored hair had started to say before she was also interrupted. "Do not finish that sentence Jessy, I know who he is though the others do not… sorry for my rudeness, please forgive me" Mrs. Rebecca said immediately bowing startling the master and I. "Come on I'll show you to where the Undertaker is" Rebecca said her eyes turning the dual color of red and scarlet which surprised me at how many eye colors she seems to have.
I followed my master as he followed Mrs. Rebecca thinking that Mrs. Rebecca is a suspicious character for everything I had observed so far, I should keep an eye on her I thought as I continued to follow until we were stopped abruptly at the entrance of an extravagant looking room.
Undertakers POV
Waiting is very boring whether this place is still beautiful from many years of being here it gets boring after a while of gazing at it for a bit, I wonder when my darling Becca is going to get here with the Earl and Sebastian? I thought as I stopped pacing and sat down on the maroon triple wide couch to wait some more. As I thought and daydreamed I heard footsteps coming from the hallway which broke me out of my daydream of Rebecca's necklace being green or blue instead of red. "Knight? Earl Ciel Phantomhive and Pr- his butler Sebastian are here" I heard my sister say, I smirked slightly as she almost said prince instead of butler, oh well Ciel didn't catch it. "Very good, why don't all of you take a seat so I can discuss the deal with you and see if you'll take it" I said not missing the dual color of scarlet and yellow of my sisters eyes, I know she's scared and embarrassed but still.
"Becca you must sit down here as well it concerns you to" I said making her eyes burn another color, the color orange which made me laugh lightly "don't be so mad, I was only speaking the truth turn your eyes back please your dual color is beautiful" I said regretting it slightly since it made her embarrassed as there are others here. "What is her actual eye color? Since I've heard Sebastian say it was different colors multiple times" I heard Ciel ask which surprised me a bit but I started to laugh after because I noticed that when he asked he was looking at Becca's eyes and had a surprised facial expression on. "What is so funny Undertaker?" Ciel asked in an annoyed tone close to yelling which echoed in the room making Jessy run in here asking what was wrong and if I was the cause of it, Ciel had told her yes and then she apologized for my rude behavior which made me laugh more. "Knight could you stop laughing for a moment and start your conversation with Earl Ciel already" my sister asked causing me to look at her to see that she was blushing with the close contact she had with Sebastian even though he was standing in the middle of her and Ciel, I also noticed her eye color was red, yellow, purple, and scarlet which was rare for her to have more than two eye colors so I started talking.
"Sebastian this deal affects you as well so please sit down as well…" I gestured to the cushion behind him and he hesitantly complied which made me smile, once he was seated and I saw that the scarlet in my sisters eyes burned even more and the orange color that appeared earlier appeared I started talking again. "Ciel I would like you to take on a new houseguest, who I am asking you to take on is in horrible health for unknown reasons and there is no cure for the disease is unknown, it's not contagious or will it hinder the persons work ability in any way" I said which caused the Earl to tense.
"Who might the guest be and what is this disease that the could be guest have?" Sebastian asked seeming to have caught interest in Becca without knowing it. "The possible guest has attacks of unknown origin or cause at random times, which sometimes leaves them out cold, not breathing or in a coma, I'm not gonna tell you who it is unless you agree partially to the terms I have set and the risks that could be caused if you don't listen to my terms" I said seriously which seemed to have surprised Sebastian and Ciel but not Becca which to me is no surprise.
"What risks?" Ciel asked this time seeming to have been done looking around the living room and now seemed bored with the visit and the travel. "That would be the possible guest cannot meet anyone who is human, anyone who doesn't have a contract with an unnatural being, and they have to be taken care of for their disease and nightmares" I said with a serious expression most likely still on and a serious tone to it as well. "Why can they not meet anyone with the criteria of what you just said?" Ciel asked but I wasn't the one who answered this time. "Because of a cursed object they wear which causes anyone they meet who isn't human, alive, or contracted to an unnatural being to die after a few months to a year" my sister said looking down the entire time she spoke but I could see the tears that she tried not to shed as she spoke those words.
Sebastian's POV
Why is Mrs. Rebecca crying? Is she the one who the possible guest is supposed to be? If so it would be good to have her around the manor since I would need to keep an eye on her as well since I don't trust her, plus because of what I heard and how I can tell she is I don't know why but I want to be able to try and help her. "Master I think we should agree to these terms, it isn't really that bad of a deal to take care of someone and get some more help along the way, I know I can handle the work that comes to being a Phantomhive butler but it would be way faster if I had more help" I whispered in the earls ear, I noticed that he nodded slightly before answering me. "I think you are correct Sebastian, the guest could help keep the servants in line without actually meeting the guest, since meeting inquires you to know the name and face of the other" the young earl said placing his hand on his chin in a thinking manor he seems to do.
"I'll agree to the terms and to allow the guest to come to the manor and live there until they get better or until I deem they're getting worse by being there" my master said seeming surprised by his own words. "Good, isn't that swell Becca?" the Undertaker asked the girl beside me who I felt move from the seat beside me to move in front of Undertaker to bow and say "thank you for letting me move into the Phantomhive manor I hope I will not be a burden to you in any way" which seemed to have surprised my master since he jolted up from his seat. "You mean you're the one with the problems?" is what my master said once she backed up and he jolted up but I was more concerned for Mrs. Rebecca since when she backed up she tripped on the table behind her and fell down onto the floor that consisted of I think maroon colored granite or stone.
"Mrs. Rebecca are you alright?" I asked at the same time Undertaker shot up and asked if his sister was alright but I missed that as the servant came into the room asking what happened before running up to Mrs. Rebecca. "Oh Lady Rebecca, why must you be so clumsy with red? we have to clean the blood up and clear away that blue now" I heard the servant ask/say as I vaguely remembered Mrs. Rebecca's eyes turning a sky blue color as well as keeping the yellow color I've kept noticing since our arrival and a demon red color before she tripped, but the thing I just now noticed once the servant said that was the seven inch long gash on Mrs. Rebecca's leg. "sorry I'm fine Jessy it's no big deal, just a gash on my leg" I heard Mrs. Rebecca say in a pained voice and a gasp as I helped Mrs. Jessy, I now know is the name of the servant, pick Mrs. Rebecca up off the ground.
"Jessy Sebastian, Becca is just fine she just needs a few minutes you know that Jessy" I heard Undertaker say as I helped Mrs. Jessy move Mrs. Rebecca to the couch my master had stood up from and where I was sitting just a few moments ago. "What do you mean? She's bleeding from a bloody gash in her leg, she needs medical attention" my master yelled towards the Undertaker but stopped with a gasp as he looked to her leg that has a gash on it. I looked towards where the gash is to see that there were black sparkles in a word at the ends of Mrs. Rebecca's gash closing it slowly which caused me to be confused since I've never seen a humans healing ability do that before.
"Yes I know Master Undertaker, that's why I said we have to clean up the blood not clean up the wound" Mrs. Jessy said making me and Ciel look at her to see her smiling as she grabbed a cloth from under a maroon colored vase with a blossomed white rose in it. Mrs. Jessy handed the cloth to me but I handed the cloth to Mrs. Rebecca since she has her own servant to do those tasks, I on the other hand have to worry about Ciel's wounds, we're not at the Phantomhive estate so I do not need to take care of her yet. "Thank you Jessy, be sure to take care of the estate while I'm gone since Undertaker doesn't come home often" Mrs. Rebecca said as I noticed her sky blue eyes grow brighter the more she winced as she cleaned the blood off her leg.
"Oh Mrs. Rebecca…" I heard Ciel say as Mrs. Rebecca turned her head towards Ciel to tell him to continue "I wanted to tell you thanks for all you have done for us so far as well to apologize for Baldroy almost running you over, it must of scared you to almost be ran over" my master finished and I noticed she winced slightly but her cut was cleaned so I wonder what she was wincing at. "Oh that was my fault and he didn't almost run me over he did run me over but it was only a few gashes and dirt on my skirt so it didn't really hurt that much" Mrs. Rebecca commented causing Mrs. Jessy to gasp and get worried. "When did you get ran over? Who ran you over? Are you okay?" Mrs. Jessy asked worriedly as Mrs. Rebecca seemed to get annoyed with Mrs. Jessy for her constant questions. "As I just told Ciel, I am fine Jessy there's no need to worry, I have others that have worried just as much and it was somewhat annoying after I left" I heard her say as she started to get up from the couch and head somewhere else to which I was about to follow for a reason that is unknown to me.
"Sebastian? Where is it that you are going?" I heard my young master ask in a bored tone it seemed "I was wondering where Mrs. Rebecca is going" I answered as I turned around to meet the eyes of my master and the Undertaker but Mrs. Jessy wasn't anywhere I could see but what I do see now that I didn't see before is an Antique Grosvenor Jackson and Gosling tea set that is very beautiful in my perspective since I don't see many of those very often. "She is most likely going to prepare a portal to the Phantomhive manor and to pack a few things in her maroon Delsey Chatelet bag" Mrs. Jessy said from beside me which surprised me and I said just that but I smiled instead of showed my surprise. "Oh dear you scared me Mrs. Jessy, please be more careful or I could get hurt next" is what I said as I looked to my right and smiled to the girl.
"Like you could get hurt Mr. Crow" she said in my ear which caught me by surprise "you can call me Mrs. Sparrow since I called you Mr. Crow" she whispered in my ear again as she walked away, when I looked back I noticed that the Undertaker was smirking while my master was glaring. "Might I go see if Mrs. Rebecca is almost ready?" I asked my master to which I earned a nod of approval before walking in the direction of Mrs. Rebecca's room which I saw was left open slightly so I knocked twice before I heard her say come in.
I did as she asked and was immediately at her neck when I saw a jeweled dagger being placed in her luggage "paranoid much Sebastian?" I heard her ask as she gasped when I pushed my kitchen knife closer to her throat possibly breaking her skin. "If you're so worried about this ask Knight or Jessy about it, even your master might know about it they are standing outside the door you know" she said making me turn my head to indeed see my master who doesn't seem to mind my actions, Undertaker who also doesn't seem to mind and is actually smiling at my actions and Mrs. Jessy who seems to be fuming at the door. "Sorry master, Undertaker, and Mrs. Jessy she was packing a weapon so my instincts kicked in" I said as I removed my knives from Mrs. Rebecca's neck causing her to gasp.
"No need to apologize, though she was correct about asking the Undertaker since he told me that was an heirloom of their family that can kill any unnatural being or natural being that corresponds with the gem on the end of its handle" my master said causing me to gap at the Undertaker. "Thank you for removing the knives, I love knives but not when they're pitted against me for no reason or if there's no reason at all, so again thank you" I heard Mrs. Rebecca say from beside me causing me to look at her from my peripheral vision to see that her eyes are the dual color of purple and turquoise another color I have not seen in her eyes before. "Now may we be off, I rather Baldroy not be waiting any longer than he must have been already" I heard her say making me groan in my head since she's correct in that statement though I wonder how she knew that Baldroy was there in the first place.
Rebecca's POV
I was glad I was able to breathe after Sebastian took the knives away from my neck, I thanked him before I started packing my nightgown which is similar to my regular dress except it was made of maroon silk plus the front and back of my gown went down to my knees instead of how my regular dress length is. "That is true I hope you have room in the manor for one more person and one piece of luggage?" my brother asked the earl after I spoke, I heard the earl grunt in response to my brother before walking off somewhere around the estate. "I hope he doesn't fall off or get lost in the estate, he seemed entranced by the manor earlier so I hope he doesn't fall off while he's entranced" I said hearing my brother chuckle in response and heard Sebastian groan in I think annoyance as he walked off in search for his master.
Later in the day
"Come on Sebastian and master Ciel we have to go now" I said as I walked towards the cliff that has the light blue sometimes wisteria portal at the top a few feet from the edge of the cliff. I snapped my fingers once and the rock bridge appeared in front of me, I want to leave here so Ciel won't be carried away by a Griffin or turned to stone by a Cockatrice or frozen by an ice dragon or burned by a fire dragon etc. I mean this place isn't dangerous but that depends on who you are and where you wander off to. "Master you are very troublesome, we're in basically a different dimension and you got carried off by a griffin, how do you get into these situations?" I heard Sebastian basically lecture Ciel who huffed in annoyance.
"It isn't exactly Gaia's fault nor Ciel's for my idiocy, I forgot to get her food for her cub and herself since a hunter came here a while ago and poached the father so they can't find food by themselves anymore" I said looking down as I spoke and continued the trek to the portal which is a wisteria color this time round. "What do you mean? Can't the mother find food for themselves?" Ciel asked seeming confused by what I said "I'll tell you more once we're through the portal" I said as we walked through the portal to my new and temporary home.
A/N: I hope you like this chapter and story, I don't think it's very good but I like the character I made up, but only since it is based on myself and most of what I like and what I would say, so sorry if it is ever very bad because of that.
again I hope you like this.
