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Finny and I were sitting outside on the grass, watching the birds fly past and pointing out different shapes in the clouds. "Do you want to know an old pastime of mine?" I asked Finny, standing from the ground and brushing off my dress.
"Sure!" Finny said, crossing his legs and watching me walk over to a large tree.
"Climbing trees!" I said cheerfully, grabbing onto a tree branch and pulling myself up. I stood on a large tree branch, hugging the trunk. I looked over to Finny, whom had an arched eyebrow. I giggled and climbed higher. When I felt I was high enough, I sat down on a large tree branch, throwing both legs over one side and leaning against the tree trunk.
"I know it isn't very 'lady-like'," I said, examining the view. "but it's so fun!" I said, leaning my head back.
I heard Finny laugh from right below me. I looked down to see him looking up at me. "I've tried it before," he said. "but I couldn't get down!" he said, laughing. I laughed right along with him.
"You got down somehow!" I said.
"Yes, but I almost broke my arm trying to get down!" he said, and we laughed once more. "Well, I had better get back to work now." Finny said, walking off to a patch of flowers. "It was nice talking to you!" he said with a wave.
"It was nice talking to you too, Finny!" I said with a wave, and leaned back against the tree. I closed my eyes, and fell asleep about twelve feet high in a tree.
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I woke up to the sound of someone calling my name. "Katheryn!" I opened my eyes and looked around. 'Oh, that's right. . .' I thought, remembering I had climbed a tree. I looked down to see Ciel standing there, looking up at me.
"What on Earth are you doing up there?" he asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Just having fun!" I said with a smile. "What on Earth are you doing down there?" I asked with a smirk. He sighed and scratched his head.
"I rather like it down here. I can't fall from a tree on the ground." he said, averting his eyes from mine.
"It's still a lot more fun up here!" I said in a sing-song voice.
"Are you wanting me to come up there?" he asked, looking at me as if I were crazy.
"I never said that." I said, smiling.
"You probably thought it." he said, glaring lightly at me. I laughed and said, "You're right Ciel. I did." I heard Ciel sigh, and he reached a hand out, grabbing a tree branch, starting to climb up to me. "What are you doing, Ciel?" I asked, staring down at him bewilderingly.
"Climbing a tree." he said, stepping on a branch and pulling himself higher. "Isn't it obvious?"
"Well, yes. But, I didn't expect you to actually join me up here!" I said, extending a hand for him to take.
He grabbed my hand and I pulled him up to sit beside me, scooting over and making room for him. He sat down and hugged the tree trunk with one arm. He wrapped the other arm around my waist and pulled me closer.
"Don't fall." he said, staring down at the ground.
"Don't look down." I said, raising a hand and gently taking his chin, moving his head. I noted that his cheeks tinted a light color of pink. "Look up." I said as I tilted his head upwards. I saw his beautiful blue eye widen as he stared up at the sky, birds flying by and clouds floating in the sky.
"Isn't it beautiful?" I asked, staring up at the sky and placing my hands in my lap.
"It is." he said, and I turned my head to look at him. Instead of looking at the sky, he was looking at me. "The sky- I mean." he said, blushing and looking back at the clouds. I felt the heat rise to my own cheeks as I turned my attention back to the passing birds flying overhead.
"I suppose you have never climbed a tree before?" I ask, turning back to face him and smiling teasingly.
"No." he said, facing me. "I suppose you have before?" he asked, smirking lightly.
"Many times." I said, giggling lightly. He smiled and turned his attention back to the sky.
"Maybe climbing trees isn't so bad." he said, staring at the sky. I smiled softly and scooted a bit closer to Ciel.
"Oh?" I asked, smiling at him. He colored slightly and averted his eyes from mine. He gave a half smile and inclined his head.
"It's a lot better than what I thought it would be." he said. Then, he turned to me and gave me the sweetest smile I've ever seen. It wasn't a small or forced smile, it was a true, genuine smile. I felt myself blush, but I returned his smile. I leaned forward and gave him a tender kiss on the cheek.
"See what you've been missing out on?" I asked as I wrapped an arm around him and staring at the clouds. His grip on my waist tightened a little as he said, "Yes."
After a moment, I asked "What did you come out here for in the first place?"
"Oh! That's right; I forgot!" he said, turning to face me. "I came to tell you that a business guest is coming to stay the night at the manor. He'll be here in about thirty minutes." he said. "We had better get going." he said, removing his arm from my waist and slowly making his way down to the ground.
"Alright. Be careful!" I said, watching him climb down. I scooted over to the trunk and waited for him to get to the ground.
Once he was standing on the ground, he gestured for me to come on. I leaned forward and grabbed onto a tree branch, moving a foot over to another branch. I cautiously climbed down the tree. When I was about a foot from the ground, Ciel gently grabbed me around the middle and placed me on the ground.
"Thank you." I said, brushing my skirt off and smiling at him. "Let's go inside, shall we?" he nodded and returned my smile, walking with me back inside.
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Ciel's POV
After hearing from Finny that Katheryn was outside, I made my way to the backyard to find her. I looked around, but didn't see her. I saw something odd in a tree, and moved closer to it. After getting a better look, I found out that Katheryn was in a tree. Asleep. How crazy is she?
I started to call her name, hoping to wake her. She eventually woke up, and teased me for not climbing trees for fun. I eventually gave in, and climbed up the tree to sit beside her. Once beside her, I placed a hand on her waist and pulled her closer, hoping to keep her from falling.
After a bit of talking, I realized that being up in a tree wasn't so bad. Especially with Katheryn by my side. Wait, why am I thinking that?
I know for a fact I blushed tomato red whenever she kissed my cheek. 'It's just a kiss on the cheek! Why am I getting so flustered?' I asked myself.
Then, when she asked me why I came out here, I felt like a total idiot. How could I forget something important like that? After climbing down from the tree, we walked back into the manor, and she went to the kitchen to help Bardroy finish preparing dinner. We were having dinner tonight with our guest after discussing business- boring- and I wanted him to experience the Phantomhive hospitality.
When he finally arrived, Sebastian and I went outside to greet him. He was a slightly short younger man; my guess is late twenties. He was from France, and therefore had a strange-sounding accent. He had shoulder-length wavy blonde hair, and had a bit of a stubble on his chin. He had bright blue eyes, and a love for talking.
After discussing business- he wants more of my money- we went outside to eat dinner. Sebastian stood beside me, and Katheryn stood beside the business man, Mr. Belland. Mey-Rin went to pour the man some wine, and, for some reason, she was visibly shaking. Mr. Belland was too busy eating his food like a pig to notice as she unsteadily tilted the pitcher. I could tell that by the angle of the bottle, the wine would go everywhere except the glass.
Katheryn- thank goodness- stepped forward and aimed the pitcher over the glass before the wine poured out, and it landed in the glass. She smiled at Mey-Rin and whispered something to her, gently pushing her towards the pillars, where Finny and Bardroy were hiding. They grabbed her and pulled her behind the pillar, peeking around it to watch.
When Mr. Belland looked up, he stared at Katheryn, bewildered. "What happened to the other woman that was here?" he asked.
"I'm terribly sorry, sir. She wasn't feeling too well, so I took her place." she said with a sweet smile. "I hope it's alright."
"No, no! It's quite fine!" he said, smiling at her. "Mr. Phantomhive!" he said cheerfully, facing me. "I now see why you hired this young lady: because she is a wonderful servant, and she is so beautiful!" he said, gesturing towards her. I arched an eyebrow and resisted the urge to roll my eyes. I'll admit, she is beautiful, but that's not why I hired her. Katheryn colored at his comment.
"Thank you, sir. You are too kind." she said, giving a small bow.
"And so polite!" he said, smiling at her and laughing a very strange laugh. "Such a fine lady!" by then I was about ready to shove a cork in his mouth and beat him with a stick of bread. Sure, it may sound strange, but I had the strange desire to do so.
After finally finishing with our food, Sebastian showed Mr. Belland to his room, and Katheryn bid us goodnight, retiring to her room for the night. I sighed and rubbed my forehead.
"Bloody foreigners." I mumbled as I sat down on my bed. Sebastian shut the door behind him and began to help me ready for bed. He was halfway finished unbuttoning my white shirt when we heard a feminine scream. Katheryn.
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Katheryn's POV
I sat down on my bed and ran a hand through my hair. That French man- Mr. Belland- sure was a strange man. He has a strange laugh, too. I brought my hands to my neck and was about to begin unbuttoning my dress when there was a knock on the door. Assuming it was Ciel, I said "Come in."
Instead of Ciel, Mr. Belland walked in. "Oh, Mr. Belland!" I said, standing from my seat on the bed. "Can I help you with something?" I asked, arching an eyebrow. He laughed a strange laugh, and I realized he was drunk. My eyes widened, and I opened my mouth to say something when he appeared in front of me and forced me to lie down on the bed. He hovered above me, and I pressed my hands to his chest in an effort to remove him from me.
"Mr. Belland!" I said, and he brought his face to mine, his lips crashing down on mine. I managed to push him away far enough for me to let out a loud scream. He kissed me again, forcing my mouth open with his tongue. He was too strong for me, and I couldn't push him off of me.
"Help me!" I screamed once again when the chance presented itself.
The door burst open, and Mr. Belland was thrown from above me and onto the floor. Sebastian held him back by holding his arms behind him. Ciel came rushing up to me, the only thing covering his chest was a thin white shirt that was halfway unbuttoned.
"Are you alright?" he asked, his face lined with concern. I nodded and sat up, wiping my lips with the back of my hand, trying to remove the taste of wine from my mouth. Ciel whipped around to face Mr. Belland. "What the bloody hell did you do to her?" he yelled at him, fury flaring in his visible eye.
"I just wanted to make love to the pretty girl!" he said, then laughed his strange laugh. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as I stared at him wide-eyed. "I was going to-" then, he started rambling about a number of extremely inappropriate things he said he wanted to do with me. Mine and Ciel's faces turned as red as humanly possible as he talked.
"Shut your filthy mouth you drunk, perverted man!" Ciel yelled as he slapped his face, cutting him off.
"I am not drunk!" he said, denying the obvious. "I can hold my liquor- I admit, I am perverted- but I am not drunk! I can hold my alcohol better than any of you can!" he ranted, his words becoming slurred together.
Ciel rolled his eyes and simply said, "Sebastian." Sebastian nodded and hit the man upside the head, making him fall in a heap onto the ground. "Take him to his room, and make sure he cannot get out." he said, and Sebastian bowed.
"Yes, my Lord." he said as he grabbed the back of Mr. Belland's collar and dragged him out of the room.
Ciel turned to face me, and asked "Are you sure you're going to be alright?" I nodded and grabbed a pillow, hugging it to my chest.
"I don't think I'm going to get any sleep tonight." I said, as I gripped the pillow tighter. "I'll just stay awake. With the door locked. Wearing five layers of clothes." I said, shuddering at the memory of that man. Ugh.
"I took care of Mr. Belland, Master." Sebastian said as he stood in the doorway. Ciel turned to him and nodded. Then, he sat down on the bed beside me.
"If you aren't going to sleep, I'll stay up with you." he said. I stared at him with wide eyes.
"But Ciel, you need your sleep! You have work to do!" I said.
"So do you. Not the same kind of work, although." he said, arching an eyebrow.
"I've gone for days without sleep. I'll be fine." I said, stroking the pillow with my fingertips.
"A growing girl needs her sleep." he said.
"So does a growing boy."
"Then go to sleep."
"No. I-I'm too scared to sleep in here alone." I said, shuddering slightly at the thought of that man somehow coming back.
"Then I'll sleep with you." I whipped my head around to face Ciel, my eyes wide. "I-I mean, so you're n-not scared!" he said, waving his hands around. "What I mean is, I'll stay in here tonight so you're not scared." he finished, his face red. I nodded and said, "If you want." I was sure my face was just as red as his. I heard a snort of laughter being held in, and looked over to Sebastian to see him desperately trying not to laugh.
"Are you laughing at me, Sebastian?" Ciel asked, glaring at him. Sebastian put on a straight face and answered, "No, my Lord." I let out a small giggle as I watched Ciel glare at Sebastian. "You too, Katheryn?" Ciel asked as he turned to face me.
"I'm sorry Ciel. But the look on your face is priceless!" I said, giggling once more.
"Have it your way." Ciel said, sighing. "I'll let you ready for bed now." Ciel said, standing. "Call when you're finished." he said, walking out of the door with Sebastian behind him. When the door shut, I took off my clothes and put on a long, white nightdress.
I got under the sheets on the far side of the bed and called out, "You can come in, now!" I faced the window and stared out at the moonlight illuminating the night sky. I heard the door opening, but continued to face the window. I felt the bed sink down a bit, as if Ciel were sitting down on it.
"Katheryn?" I heard Ciel ask after a moment. I turned to face him, and his back was to me.
"Yes, Ciel?" I answered, sitting up.
"Do you remember when I told you that I made a contract with Sebastian?" he asked, and my mind floated back to when he told me that.
"He's a demon. I summoned him, so I could get revenge. So, he's serving me as a butler until I get my revenge. In exchange for my soul."
"Yes." I answered. "I remember."
"My eye." he said, inclining his head slightly, staring at the floor.
"What about it?" I asked.
"The contract symbol is on my eye." he said, and he stood, now facing me, his face illuminated by the moonlight.
He reached behind his head and untied the strings holding the eye patch over his eye. He held it in his hand, and I saw the eye that was covered closed. He slowly opened it, and I saw a pink satanic symbol imprinted on his eye. My eyes widened and I crawled to the edge of the bed where he was standing, sitting back on my heels and studying his eye.
"Did it hurt?" I asked, just above a whisper.
"Only a little." he replied, our eyes still locked together. "Sebastian has one on the back of his left hand."
I nodded and stared deep into his eye, memorizing the symbol drawn onto it. "Thank you for showing it to me." I said, giving a small smile. "I suppose it wasn't easy."
"Not really." he said with a slight curve of his lips. "But. . . I trust you." he said, still staring into my eyes.
I smiled and said, "I trust you, too, Ciel." thinking of a way to prove it, I began unbuttoning the material covering my stomach.
"What are you-" he started, his face slowly turning pink.
I pulled the material over my scar back, and held it closed tight over my chest. His eyes went wide, and he bent down a little to get a better look. He held out a hand and gently ran his fingertips over the scar, tracing it from beginning to end. There were a few more scars, but they were much smaller and not as serious.
"Whip scar." I simply said.
"My word." he said, examining my scar. "That must have hurt." he said, straightening again.
"It did." I said, buttoning my nightdress back.
"I. . . sort of know how you feel." he said, averting his eyes from me. I arched and eyebrow and he began unbuttoning his shirt. When it was all the way unbuttoned, he pulled the left side back, revealing an imprint of some sort.
I tried not to blush at the sight of his bare chest and instead focused on the symbol. I leaned forward and stared intently at it.
"When my mansion burned down," Ciel began. "I was taken to a sanctuary of some sort. I was treated worse than an animal would be."
"I know how that feels." I said, aiming my gaze upwards at Ciel's eyes and giving a sad smile.
"I was sacrificed." he said.
"This is a sick world we're living in." I said, sitting back as he began to button his shirt back up. "With more than enough sick people."
"Very true." he said. "And we're the proof." he said with a light smirk. I giggled as he sat down on the bed beside me.
"It feels nice to finally be able to trust someone again." I said, staring at my hands in my lap. "And have someone that understands you. Knows what you've been through. Someone who doesn't judge you for it." I said, looking up at Ciel. He nodded and gave a small smile.
"I know exactly what you mean." he said. "Thank you, for listening and being so understanding." he said.
"It's the least I could do." I said. "You listened to my problems. You deserve someone to listen to yours."
Then, we sat in a comfortable silence, thinking things over. It was nice to have someone to talk to. Very nice. It was something I hadn't felt in a while. Ciel surely hadn't felt it in a long while. I had a feeling that Ciel and I were going to be good friends.
"Let's get some sleep." I said, crawling back to my side of the bed. "Goodnight, Ciel." I said, giving him a smile, which he returned.
"Goodnight, Juliet."
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Aww! I loved this chapter soooo much! "Ciel and Katheryn, sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Lol, I just had to write that. Even though they didn't kiss in the tree, Katheryn gave him a peck on the cheek. . . But that doesn't really count, although. . .
And the drunk French man. . . Oh, wow. Ciel wanted to beat him with a stick of bread. * snicker * You know what he tried to do to the 'pretty lady', kinda creepy. But, I felt it was necessary to get Katheryn and Ciel closer.
They're sleeping in the same room, trusting each other, and sharing secrets. . . Such a big step in this chapter, huh?
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