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Chapter 16!
What's going to happen? Is Ciel going to apologize or not? Read to find out!
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When my dreams ended, I awoke to someone gently caressing my cheek. I still had my eyes closed, so I couldn't be sure about who it was. I unknowingly leaned into the touch. The hand froze, and I heard a faint and small gasp. I opened my eyes to see Ciel standing by my bedside, his eye wide and his cheeks painted pink. My own eyes widened, and he yanked his hand back and put it to his side.
"Good morning." he said quietly. "I wasn't expecting you to wake up." he added softly. I giggled and sat up.
"It's alright. What are you doing in here?" I asked. His blush deepened, and he stuttered, "I-I just came in here to check on you."
"Were you watching me sleep?" I asked, deciding to tease him a bit. He blushed even deeper, and tried to speak, but only stuttered, 'no's. "Yes, you were, you pervert." I said with a sly grin.
"I-I am not a pervert!" he shouted, his face now tomato red. I laughed at his reaction.
"I'm only joking, Ciel!" I said, my laughter finally dying down. Ciel huffed and crossed his arms, his blush finally starting to disappear.
"Do you need anything?" he asked, changing the subject.
"No. I'm quite fine." I said, and Ciel started walking towards the door. I threw my legs over the side of the bed, about to get dressed as soon as Ciel left. Ciel turned and opened his mouth as if to say something, but walked back over to me and tried to push me back onto my back.
"Get some rest, you're injured!" he said. 'Since when does he care?'
"I'm fine, Ciel!" I argued, trying to push him away with my good arm.
"No, you're not!"
"I can still walk!"
"You need to save up your energy so your arm can heal!" 'Why the hell is he trying so hard?'
"Fine!" I said, laying back down. "Have it your way." Ciel sighed in relief and walked back to the door.
"Please, stay there and get some rest. Goodbye, Katheryn." he said, shutting the door behind him. I sighed and closed my eyes once more, eventually falling asleep.
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Ciel's POV
As I shut the door behind me, I nearly ran into someone. I looked up to see Sebastian standing there, smiling down at me. "How long have you been there?" I asked.
"A while." he said. "You care about her a lot." he said after a moment. I blushed and pushed past him, walking to my study. 'He needs to stop teasing me about her.' I thought as I heard Sebastian trailing behind me. Sebastian had been teasing me ever since I told him I liked her last night. In such a short time, he had managed to get me to blush about five times already. 'I do hope he's entertained.'
When I got to my study, I sat down at my desk and began reading over papers. "Sebastian." I said, not lifting my eye from the words on the paper.
"Yes, my Lord?" he asked.
"I want tea."
"Yes, my Lord." and he left out of the door.
I was reading the words, but they didn't make any sense to me. I would read the letters, but immediately forget what they said because my mind was on something else. Well, more like someone.
"Dammit!" I cursed as I banged my fist on the desk, slamming the paper down. I wanted to bang my head on the desk, enough to where it would leave a dent. But, of course, I couldn't do that. I rubbed my forehead with my hand, trying to get her out of my mind.
I couldn't focus on anything lately. I was afraid that I was eventually going to go mad if I didn't get her out of my head soon.
'Maybe if she wasn't so bloody beautiful. . .' Then, I thought about her eyes. Those beautiful eyes. Her fair skin, her pink lips. Those lips. I had been longing to kiss them again since that night. Her long, golden hair. And the way she dances. . .
"Master!" a voice shouted. I looked up to see Sebastian standing there, looking a bit concerned. "Are you alright? You didn't answer when I knocked or talked to you." he said.
"Bloody hell!" I yelled in anger as I buried my face in my arms, much to Sebastian's confusion.
'Why must you always be on my mind, Katheryn?'
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Katheryn's POV
I walked around the mansion about a week later, with Ciel's permission to leave my room. Finally. Ciel had just solved another case last night, but he didn't let me come because I was 'still healing'. I never realized that Ciel was such a worrier. I noticed Mey-Rin in a room, standing on a chair, taking the plates down from a cabinet a few at a time. I smiled and walked in to assist.
"Hello, Mey-Rin." I said. She turned to look at me, and smiled.
"Hello, Katheryn!" she said happily. I walked over to her and took a plate from her hand, setting on top of the stack she had already started. "Are you feeling better?"
"Much better, thank you. My wound has almost completely healed."
"That's great news! The young Master was especially worried about you." she commented, handing me another plate.
"I noticed." I said with a small giggle.
"He's been acting very strange lately." she said, reaching for another plate.
"Very."
"He used to be cold and uncaring. Then, he would smile all the time, especially around you. Then, he got cold and detached again. Now, he's constantly getting lost in his thoughts, and getting angry when he does. It's very unusual for the Master. I hope he's alright." she said, furrowing her eyebrows in concern.
"I hope so as well." I said. 'Drifting in and out of his thoughts? Getting angry when he does? I wonder.'
"Well, that's the last of them!" Mey-Rin said, bringing me out of my thoughts. I helped her down from the chair, and she brushed it off. "Thank you for helping me!" she said.
"It wasn't a problem." I said with a smile. I walked out of the room, and looked to the window and outside.
"It looks beautiful outside today." I said to myself as I decided to get some fresh air. I made my way outside and over to a tree. I climbed it, and sat on a sturdy branch. I laced my hands together on my stomach and listened to the birds sing.
Despite this, I couldn't stop thinking about a certain blue-eyed boy. His navy blue hair, his sweet smile. I would never get tired of seeing his face. If only he would smile again. . .
I was shaken from my thoughts as I heard a voice call out to me.
"Katheryn!"
I was terrified and shocked to see the branch I was just sitting on now above me, and I had a sinking feeling in my stomach. My scream filled the air as I quickly realized what was happening. I was falling!
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Ciel's POV
I sighed for what felt like the millionth time that day. Nothing but boring papers to read. "Why do you keep sighing like that, Master?" Sebastian asked from beside me.
"No reason." I answered, obviously lying.
"Is it perhaps a young lady that is troubling you?"
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"Master?"
"What?" Sebastian chucked and said, "Why don't you go and talk to her?"
"What would I say?"
"That you like her, of course!" he said, then stood a few feet in front of my desk. I set down my paper and listened as he gave a speech about 'capturing a woman's heart'.
"You walk up to her and wrap your strong arms around her!" he said, hugging himself. "You whisper into her ear your romantic feelings for her! Then, you ask her if she will be yours!" and he continued to ramble about this and that, using dramatic gestures. "And, at last! You capture her lips in a passionate kiss!" he finished. I would have laughed at his performance if he wasn't telling me to do what he just said.
After a moment, I said "You are insane, Sebastian." and I picked up the paper I was reading once again and pretended to read it.
"But Master!" he said, suddenly appearing right beside me. "If you want her, you're going to have to confess your feelings for her!"
"I don't 'want' her." I said, blushing a bit.
"You want and need her, do you?" he asked smartly.
". . ." Sebastian smirked in triumph as I blushed a bit deeper.
"Go and confess to her right now!" he said, pulling me up from my chair.
"Sebastian!" I said in shock as he ripped the paper from my hand and set it down on the desk.
"Tell her how you feel!" he said, pushing me to the door. "Go, and capture that fair maiden's heart!" he shouted heroically and he shoved me out the door. "And don't come back until you do!" he said, slamming the door shut.
'What the hell just happened?' I asked myself as I stared at the door in absolute shock. I turned the knob, only to discover it locked. I tried to break the door down, but Sebastian must have been pushing up against it, because it didn't move an inch.
"Fine, dammit." I said as I kicked the door with all of my might. I winced in pain and clutched my foot, glaring at the door. "I'll go." 'If only I knew where she was.' I walked all around the mansion, searching for Katheryn. She was nowhere to be found.
I just happened to glance out of the window when I saw a person in a tree. It had to be Katheryn. I walked outside and stood near the bottom of the tree the person I saw was in.
"Katheryn!" I shouted. I must have frightened her, because she jumped and fell from the tree, screaming. I gasped and rushed under her, holding my arms out. She landed in my arms, but it was a bit strangely. One of her legs was on my shoulder, the other in my hand.
"Are you alright?" I asked her. She nodded, her cheeks flushed pink. I carefully put her down on her feet, and she brushed off her skirt.
"Thank you, Ciel." she said. I loved hearing my name on her lips.
"You're welcome." I said with a small smile, which she returned. 'I suppose I had better get to it then.'
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Katheryn's POV
As I was about to hit the ground, I found myself being caught awkwardly in someone's arms. I looked up to see Ciel's face, concern swirling in his eye.
"Are you alright?" he asked gently. I nodded, feeling a bit of heat rise to my cheeks. After adjusting me in his arms a bit, he set me down on my feet, and I brushed off my skirt.
"Thank you, Ciel." I said, looking up at him.
"You're welcome." he answered with a small smile, which I returned. I turned to leave, assuming he had nothing else to say to me.
"Wait." a voice said as a hand gripped my own. I snapped my head around to see Ciel's hand holding mine, and his face pink. He took a step forward so we were close to each other, and he put his free hand on my shoulder. "I have something to tell you." I nodded for him to continue.
"I. . . I'm sorry." he said, looking guilty. "I shouldn't have treated you the way I did. You don't deserve it. I was just afraid of making you upset. Because, when I get my revenge, I'm going to die. I didn't want to leave you brokenhearted."
"I would want die knowing I had someone special to me, rather that not." I said with a small smile, which he returned.
"You're right." he said. "I do care about you, Katheryn. I'm sorry if I made you think otherwise. I acted the way I did because I didn't want to make you upset; I was wrong. You mean so much to me." he said, and reached up a hand, gently caressing my cheek. "I can't stop thinking about you." he said quietly, blushing a bit. I blushed right with him.
"I care about you, too." I said, smiling. He returned my smile. 'That smile. . .' His eye flicked to the side, and he blushed deeper.
"W-Will you. . . um. . . Will you be mine?" he asked, looking back to me. I blushed again and giggled. It must have taken a lot of courage for him to say that. I could feel his hands shaking a little.
"Yes." I said, smiling and resting my free hand on his shoulder. His eye widened for a moment, then he beamed. He brought my face to his, and our lips met.
I soon felt him flick his tongue over my bottom lip, and I happily granted him entrance. Ciel poured all of his emotions into it, as did I. We explored each others mouths for the longest time, holding each other close.
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Sebastian's POV
I stared out of the Master's study window and listened intently. I smiled as I heard the young Master confess his feelings for Katheryn, and I chuckled when he asked if she would be his. 'It seems as if he took my advice.'
Being his butler is a challenge. He makes me do all of this research, testing my skills; strength and knowledge. And last night I found myself having to give him relationship advice. He really isn't skilled in that area.
I liked a challenge. And I loved teasing him; it was now one of my favorite pastimes. 'I'll be having lots of fun from now on.' I thought as I saw him kiss her. 'He will never hear the end of this.' I thought with a chuckle.
I smiled even larger when I saw the Master's tongue become involved in the kiss. 'Oh, how much fun I will have!'
I wouldn't admit it to anyone, sometimes not even myself, but I was starting to become attached to my Master. I almost felt like I'm his father, taking care of him for all of these years. But, one day I will have his soul. But, is that what I really want? What is this feeling? Do I actually care for my Master? The real question is: Do I care for him, or his soul? That is something I will have to think over, long and hard.
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Aww! They made up! How cute.
Ciel is going crazy over Katheryn. . . Hahahaha! It was bound to happen some time or another.
I hope you liked that little tidbit of Sebby's POV. He's questioning his relationship with his Master. That can only mean one thing. . . And I have no idea what that is. . . Haha, just kidding. I'll let you figure it out for yourself. And, Sebby was getting' his acting skills on! I laughed while writing that part.
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