"I-I think I should sleep now." Catherine stammered.
"But, Catherine, do you not want to hear-" Sebastian started.
"I think I should sleep now." She replied, firmly.
"But-" A small look of shock settled on his face as he was interupted once more.
"Explain to me in the morning. I've been shot in the neck if you haven't noticed, Sebastian, I can't deal with the stress in this current moment." Her eyes closed. "Good night." She mumbled.
His expression softened. "Goodnight, Miss Verloren." The girl's face twitched but then relaxed as sleep enveloped her. He stayed by her side for a few minutes more, watching her breathing steady, her mind swarmed with dreams, good or bad, who knew?
Sebastian stood up slowly and left the room, closing the door behind him.
"My niece, hm?" the demon chuckled to himself. The girl had no resemblance to him, except maybe the hair. She was tall, well, for a woman, about the same height as his brother was. Most of her features represented the angel though, soft expression, icy eyes, grey not blue, slender neck and thin lips. Unconventionally pretty but not ugly.
Sebastian smiled again. "You really were incompetent, Charles."
He made his way out of the servant's quarters and into the drawing room where he found the Lady Elizabeth dressing Tanaka in a shepherdess' outfit, laughing.
'Her mood changes quickly.' the demon thought.
"Oh, Sebastian?" Lady Elizabeth had turned her attention away from the ridiculously dressed Tanaka as the butler walked into the room. Her expression changed dramatically, a worried look covered her face. "I-Is Catherine alright?"
"Yes, my lady, she is justing resting now." He bowed his head to the young noble. Lizzie sighed in relief. She smiled brightly at the butler.
"Sebastian! I've finished with Tanaka, it's your turn to look cute!" She rushed over to the demon, bonnet in hand, as Tanaka laughed his signature laugh. Elizabeth tried to reach up and place the bonnet on the butler's head, struggling as he was really quite tall.
"My lady, as much as I would love to look cute, I'm afraid it's time for my master to retire to bed, do you know where he is?"
"He rushed off to his study about an hour ago." She looked worried again. "If Catherine is unable to, who will help me go to bed?"
"Do not worry, my lady, I have asked Mey Rin to take care of Catherine's duties until she has fully recovered." He smiled at the young girl. "Goodnight, my lady, Mey Rin will be up in a minute."
"Goodnight Sebastian!" She said, cheerful once more. Sebastian left the room and walked to his master's study. He was surprised that the young earl hadn't called for him once in the past two hours. He knocked on the large wooden door and opened it.
"Master, we should prepare you for bed-" He was greeted by Ciel with his head on the desk, snores escaping his lips, asleep. Sebastian chuckled.
"Falling asleep slumped in your desk chair, how irresponsible of you." He looked at the sleeping lord, navy locks falling over his eyes. "But typical I suppose."
He stared at the boy, he was rather pretty for a child. After a little while Sebastian shook his head and sighed. It was only yesterday that he had almost kissed the young master, he couldn't let that happen again.
The demon turned away from the boy, only to find himself looking at him again. Ciel was so innocent, so vulnerable, as he slept. Sebastian knelt beside his master and sighed once more. He adjusted his arms so he could rest his head, this movement accidentally nudged the boy, waking him.
"S-sebastian.." Ciel mumbled, rubbing his eyes. Sebastian quickly backed away creating a 3 feet distance between the two. "How long have I been sleeping?"
"I don't know, my lord. But I guess quite a while, you were snoring." Sebastian laughed a little.
"Oh, shut up." Ciel looked up to his butler but quickly turned away as a blush shone on his cheeks, remembering the events of earlier.
Sebastian noticed this change of mood, "My lord?"
"So how is she?" the young boy spat.
"How is who?"
"C-Catherine." He stammered, the name seemed to burn his lips as he said it.
"She is resting, my lord, she should recover in the next few days. The doctor you hired was really quite amazing."
"Y-Yes." Ciel's blush went a darker red, a red that could easily rival Sebastian's eyes. "What did you find out about her?" His confidence slowly regained itself.
"She isn't of this world, my lord."
"A demon?"
"You could say that."
"Did Elizabeth make a contract?" Ciel gasped a little.
"No, my lord. Catherine is not of that kind."
"What do you mean? You said she was a demon."
"Yes, a demon and an angel."
"A mixed breed?"
"Yes."
"What's she doing here?"
"Escaping execution, probably. Her kind is not well liked, they are too powerful. If only ten of them fought us they could wipe out the entirity of demons and angels."
"That doesn't explain why she's working for Elizabeth."
"Well, my lord, I have reason to believe that she was looking for me."
"L-Looking for you?" Ciel's blush reappeared, dusting his cheeks.
"Yes, she seemed to have taken a liking to me."
"Oh." Ciel felt like he was going to cry, he squeezed his eyes shut and breathed deeply.
"My lord?" Sebastian knelt by his young master again, placing a hand on the boy's back. Ciel felt heat rush to the skin under his butler's touch. He shook the hand off his back.
"I'm fine. I think I should go to bed now."
"Of course, my lord." Sebastian bowed his head as Ciel stood up and walked into the hall. The boy's eyes were still squeezed shut, fighting off the tears. As he couldn't see where he was going the young earl tripped over his foot and fell to the green carpet.
"My lord!" Sebastian rushed to his master's aid.
That's when the water gates opened. Tears poured onto the earls cheeks, seeping through his eyepatch. It had been a while since he'd cried, the boy would never let himself. But now, he couldn't help it.
"Master.." Sebastian whispered, he hadn't experienced the boy crying, it made his heart pound.
"I-I'm fine." Ciel sniffed and stood up, losing his footing again but this time he was caught by Sebastian.
"You may have twisted your ankle, master. I'll carry you to your room." Sebastian said as he lifted the boy into his arms. Ciel tried to hide his tear-streaked face and pressed his navy-blue head into his butler's chest. Sebastian's heart rate raced again.
The butler placed the boy on the large bed. Ciel sat down and wiped his eyes.
"I'll prepare you for bed and then take a look at your ankle." Sebastian smiled. He helped the boy into his nightclothes, avoiding his ankle so not to hurt him. When dressed, Ciel lay down as Sebastian knelt by his ankle. The demon put his gloved hands on the boy's leg. Slowly he touched the damaged muscle. Ciel winced slightly.
"Tell me if this hurts, my lord." Sebastian placed his left hand on his master's thigh, just above the knee, and pressed his foot so the toe was bent towards the shin.
Ciel wasn't focusing on the pain shooting through his foot, his attention was on the gloved hand on his thigh. His cheeks turned a light shade of rose. The butler moved his hand further up the boy's thigh, to get a better balance as he bent the foot forward as if on ballet point.
Ciel felt heat rush to his cheeks. He stared at the demon, his demon. The butler's hair was growing quite long, reaching his lower neck, Ciel wanted nothing more than to run his hand through those dark locks. He almost reached forward but stopped halfway as a stab of pain shot through his ankle. He flinched, pulling the leg away from Sebastian's reach.
"That's definitely twisted, if you rest it, it should be alright for you to walk on it in the morning." Sebastian looked up at his young lord. The boy had his head down, navy hair covering his expression. "Master? Are you alright?"
"Fine." Ciel spat. Sebastian was surprised, did his ankle really hurt that much? Or was it something else..
"My lord, you should probably get some sleep now."
"Alright." Ciel got under the sheet and pulled it over his face so only the top of his head was exposed.
"Goodnight my lo-" Sebastian got up to leave.
"Please." the boy said, his voice muffled by the sheet. "Would you stay with me until I fall asleep?"
"Displaying weakness in front of me, my lord?" Sebastian laughed.
"Just stay." the young earl replied firmly.
"Of course." He sat by his master. "I shall always be by your side, until the very en-"
Ciel had pulled Sebastian's face to his and was kissing him with desperation that neither of them had experienced before.
Mouth met mouth.
Hands met dark hair.
Undying love met undying love.
Author's Note
I have been waiting to write this chapter for ages! I hope it went as well as I wanted it to, leave your feeback please. I should mention that my editor of sorts still isn't back so again I am quite nervous about this chapter x
wereheredog: thank you, I hope you like this one too xx
awesomeninjamonkey: YES SAME SEBACIEL FOR LIFE! WHO CARES ABOUT THE THOUSAND YEAR AGE DIFFERENCE
meow cats r awesome: They totally should, but sadly they don't actually become canon, I guess that's what fanfiction's for!
Anonymous Guest: I really am interested in reading some of your stuff because I'm 100% sure it will be amazing! As for your question, I never try to wing my chapters but I don't have a detailed outline of everything either, I just have an idea in my mind and then write it which creates more ideas which creates even more ideas and then creates the chapter, does that make sense? I hope it does :)
I just finished an anime called Noragami and I recommend it to EVERYBODY it was incredible, I loved it :)
I have another question for you guys: whats your favourite anime other than Black Butler?
Mine's Attack On Titan because Ereri is my otp and Armin is sunshine and Levi is my husband.
Idk guys its 2:30 am :)
Next chapter most likely in a week x