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Sebastian smirked as he went and knocked on the door of Ciel's study.
"Young master?" The butler called with a sly grin.
"What?" Ciel growled in irritation from inside.
Sebastian's smirk faded…
Was that pain that he heard in his master's voice?
"Young master?" Sebastian repeated, opening up the door and walking inside.
Ciel sat at his desk with his head in his hands.
"I have this awful pain that started right behind my eye this morning." Ciel mumbled. "Is that what's happened to the chibi?"
Sebastian blinked in surprise.
Grell warned the chibi's personification would drain her and Ciel both, but Ciel was already feeling the effects.
Sebastian never thought it would be this fast.
"No, master. Unfortunately, the fragment has a strong desire to thrive, independently, I'm afraid." Sebastian said, placing his index finger under his chin in thought.
"Independently?" Ciel hissed. "You mean as her own person?!"
"That's right, my lord." Sebastian nodded. "I had the unpleasant experience of speaking with Grell about this matter and it would seem there is a way to return her to her miniature, harmless state, thereby taking away the pain you're feeling now."
"Well? What is it? I'll do anything to make this stop." Ciel moaned as he rubbed his eyes with his palm, trying to massage the throbbing sensation away.
Sebastian's face grew dark and serious. " I'm afraid you'll have to put on that dress again, my lord."
Despite the pain, Ciel's head snapped up so his eyes bore into Sebastian's, "WHAT?!"
"She is your feminine side, young master. According to the shinigami, if you are to 'acknowledge' her, that will satisfy her and she will revert back to her original state." Sebastian finished with a smile.
Ciel's face grew red with rage.
"Or, you can refuse and she will continue to live until both of you die. It is up to you, young master. I will fetch the garment, in case you come to your senses." Sebastian grinned, taking his leave to go and prepare the outfit for the very angry and frustrated Phantomhive Earl.
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A short while later, Ciel stood with his clip-on pigtails, black elbow-length gloves, and pink hat on as Sebastian adjusted the pink and white dress he had to previously wear to that wretched ball.
The bluenette's scowl was so deep he looked menacing as he glared at his own reflection in the mirror.
He couldn't believe he had to do this!
But he certainly wasn't going to let himself die this easily.
That stupid fragment had to be put back in its proper place.
"You look lovely, young master." Sebastian chuckled as he finished.
Ciel crossed his arms. "Shut up, Sebastian. Let's just get this over with, alright? Go and bring the silly thing here, I'm not walking around the manor like this."
"As you wish, my lord." Sebastian bowed, smirking as he turned away from Ciel and left the room.
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The butler quickly made his way down the hallway and unlocked his door, "My lady?" He called gently as he cracked it open.
"Bas-tian?" The quiet voice came from inside the room, the now fully grown chibi peering at him from the bed, Sebastian's sheet tied around her in a very provocative, make shift dress.
Sebastian's cheeks turned pink as she stood up and came over to him, cooing as she wrapped her arms around him and embraced him lovingly, "Bas-tian~."
A soft groan escaped the butler.
He loved her adorable, tiny form but, it was really too bad she couldn't stay like this.
Sebastian swallowed hard and used every ounce of willpower to pull her back gently and take her by the hand, "Come my dear, there's something I have to show you."
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Together, they walked down the hallway to Ciel's room and Sebastian opened the door.
The fragment's eyes widened as she looked at the scowling Ciel standing there in that frilly dress.
Ciel's eyes widened a bit too, was that really what he would look like if he had been born female?
His cheeks reddened.
Why was she only wearing a sheet?
The fragment gasped and walked over, poking Ciel's face. Ciel's scowl returned as she pinched his cheeks and looked over at Sebastian excitedly, "Bas-tian!"
Sebastian was standing to the side, trying not to laugh when a blinding flash of light enveloped the room.
"Young master! My lady!" Sebastian cried, trying to reach Ciel and the fragment.
Sebastian lunged and opened his arms to grab them both.
When the flash ended, he held only Ciel, the fragment was nowhere, the sheet from his bed lying crumpled on the floor.
What happened to her?
"My eye feels better." Ciel remarked as Sebastian sat him down.
At first, the butler's heart sank, had she been so satisfied she simply disappeared and ceased to exist?
The raven-haired man blinked as something very small wriggled under the sheet on the floor.
Ciel and Sebastian both watched as the fragment, now restored to her adorable, miniaturized state crawled out from under the sheet and threw her little handless arms up in the air happily, "Bas-tian!"
"My lady!" Sebastian shouted happily.
"At least that's over." Ciel grumbled as he impatiently began to rip the dress off and change back into his normal clothes.
Sebastian was too busy purring at the chibi to notice, picking her up and nuzzling her in his hand.
The chibi's tiny tummy rumbled and she pointed towards the kitchen, asking Sebastian with her big, sapphire eyes. "Cake?"
Sebastian chuckled and quickly began to walk towards the kitchen. "Yes, my lady~."