By this point, she really should have learnt the mechanics of making tea.
But then, making tea wasn't necessarily in an Akuma Tenshi's interest.
"Catherine!" her young mistress called from the parlour. "Have you almost finished that tea, you've been taking an age and I'm really thirsty!"
She scolded herself silently, 'You've been working as a maid for 6 months, Catherine, and you still haven't mastered making tea, if you can't do this for your young mistress what kind of maid would you be.'
"I'm coming, my lady!" Catherine called back, wiping the tea spills off the tray.
"You'll never guess what happened to me!" Grell shouted eagerly at his sister, 7 months previously.
"What?" Catherine replied calmly, her eyes not moving from the book she was reading. Grell pulled the book out of her hands and threw it into the corner.
"What the hell, Grell? I was reading tha-" Catherine started.
"I met Sebastian Michaelis."
Catherine walked into the parlour to see the Lady Elizabeth curled up on the window seat, book in hand.
"I apologise profusely for the delay, the kettle wouldn't boil properly." the maid said as she placed the tray on the table next to her young mistress.
"Thank-you, Catherine." Lizzie said, smiling. Catherine began to walk away and attend to her other duties.
"Catherine.." Elizabeth called after her, "Would you stay with me? I'm ever so bored."
Catherine looked at her mistress warily. "Isn't Paula around, my lady?" she mumbled, shifting from foot to foot a little. Interacting with people had never been a talent of hers
"She's away," the young girl sighed, then smiled welcomingly. "So you'll stay?"
Catherine stood still for a moment, before perching cautiously on the edge of a wooden chair, and straightening her back stiffly.
"Can I ask, why are you so bored? You have plenty of toys to play with." the maid gestured to the table of Funtom's products.
"Yes I know," the Lady paused. "But I want to see Ciel!"
"Then why don't we go?" Catherine said a little too eagerly because she knew that seeing Ciel equals seeing Sebastian.
"I asked him if I could visit this weekend but he said no, he's been working on this Jack the Ripper case for months! I just want to see my fiance!" Lizzie cried out in frustration. Catherine smiled discreetly, she knew exactly who Jack the Ripper was.
"What! How, when?" Catherine could barely speak.
"Just today! Oh Catherine, he is just ravishing! Those red eyes, dark hair and milky skin!" Grell gushed over Sebastian, you could practically see his irises morph into heart shapes.
"Grell tell me how this happened." Catherine said firmly, bringing her brother back to earth.
"I just happened to become Ciel's aunt's assistant murderer and butler. The Londoners call me Jack the Ripper!" Grell smirked.
"Butler? You'd be an awful butler, bet you wouldn't be able to change your mistress' sheets with out consulting a manual." Catherine laughed.
"Oh shut up! I'm an expert butler." Grell said as Catherine rolled her eyes. "But, my dear, the greatest news is.. you may get to meet him too!"
"What would you like to do, my lady?" the maid asked her mistress, still feeling awkward about her social ability.
"Tell me about you, Catherine! I feel as if I barely know you." Lizzie said.
"Okay, what would you like to know?" Catherine said, silently begging her mistress not to ask about her childhood.
"Lets start with the basics, what is your favourite thing to do?" Lizzie smiled, as if she actually cared.
"I-I love to read. I read as much as I can, anything, if you give it to me, I'd read it." Catherine laughed.
"I wish I could read more, but my mother makes me spend all my time in fencing lessons so I can learn to be the wife who looks out for her husband. I bet your mother isn't like that!" Lizzie began to laugh expecting Catherine to join in but she just stayed quiet, "Catherine, are you okay? You've suddenly become very quiet."
"I'm afraid my mother is no longer with us. She passed away when I was 13." the maid said, smiling to keep the tears back.
"Oh, Catherine! I'm so sorry." Lady Elizabeth put her arms round her maid. Catherine was surprised by the embrace and even more surprised as her heartbeat accelerated. She cautiously returned the hug and placed her head on her mistress' shoulder. Elizabeth pulled away and smiled her sweet smile once more.