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"Oh, come now, butler~. Surely you can do better than that?" The grey-haired man chuckled from across the table Sebastian was seated at.
He had been in Undertaker's shop for nearly half an hour and had told every joke he could think of but apparently it still wasn't enough to make the shinigami give up the information Sebastian so desperately needed.
Sebastian opened his mouth to speak when Undertaker's door swung open to reveal a very angry bluenette.
"Sebastian! What is the meaning of this?! You've been acting so strangely since that...that stupid fragment arrived, it's like you have let your duties go! You are still first and foremost my butler and as such, I order you to get into the carriage this instant!" Ciel thundered from the doorway.
"Heh, Too bad, Phantomhive. Your butler here promised me a laugh I'll never forget and he's not leaving until he keeps his word." Undertaker chuckled, clearly enjoying seeing Sebastian get reprimanded by the young Earl.
"Just allow me a moment more, my lord and I am certain I can…." Sebastian began, his cheeks pinkening with embarrassment that he had not been funny enough to pass Undertaker's test.
"A moment more, nothing! Close your eyes, Sebastian!" Ciel shouted as he slammed Undertaker's door shut.
If Sebastian couldn't do it, Ciel would do it himself.
He could actually be quite funny when he tried.
Undertaker grinned with anticipation.
Sebastian blinked.
"My lord?"
"I said, close your eyes!"
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A short while later, as the Phantomhive carriage clattered along in the mid-morning light, Ciel scowled as Undertaker's high-pitched cackling could be heard echoing throughout the London streets.
The shinigami had just gotten the laugh he would never forget.
The bluenette had been that funny.
Sebastian glanced questioningly at his master, curious, although he wouldn't dare ask Ciel what he had really done.
"Sebastian, we shall never speak of this again." Ciel said, his eyes narrowed as he looked over at his butler.
Sebastian smiled. "Of course, my lord."
Now if he could just-
"Or the fragment. That's an order."
Sebastian's heart dropped, his mouth fell open in sheer disappointment.
That was it.
He could not disobey an order.
But…..
"My lord, it must at least be dealt with, for your own health and-" Sebastian began, trying to reason with Ciel.
"I said we will never…." Ciel began before he gasped and put his hand to his throat. "...n-nev-never…"
"Young master?" Sebastian asked, concerned.
The color drained from Ciel's face as he gasped for breath and fell over, Sebastian catching him before he hit his head on the carriage floor as it bounced along.
"Young master!"
Ciel was unconscious but alive, breathing, but barely.
Sebastian scowled.
He had no choice.
With or without his new information from Undertaker, if he didn't do something about the fragment, Ciel wasn't going to make it.
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"Goodness~." Alois practically cooed as the chibi walked into the dining room for breakfast, escorted by Claude in her form-fitting black dress.
Alois's ocean eyes hungrily followed the curves of her hips and bottom as she was seated at the table beside of him.
"You have beautiful wings, my little butterfly." Alois said, taking the chibi's hand and bringing it to his lips for a kiss as the food was served.
The chibi didn't know what to say or do so she just stayed silent, frowning.
The blonde's volatile personality scared her.
Frightened, she began to eat once she saw Alois do so.
She couldn't help but look up when she felt the blonde's eyes on her.
The chibi frowned and put her fork down.
"Why the pout?" Alois asked, teasingly. "Is Claude's cooking not to your liking?"
The chibi didn't know how to respond so she just blinked at him.
"Why don't you talk more? Ciel likes to talk, although when he does, he's usually upset about something." Alois said, his eyes down on the floor as he suddenly became sullen at that thought.
Then, unpredictably, he instantly brightened up.
"Anyway! What shall we do this morning, my butterfly? Would you like to see the gardens? Or play a game of chess?!" Alois asked excitedly, standing up to walk behind her chair as she resumed eating.
What was he doing now?
She didn't know and that made her uncomfortable.
The blonde bent down so his lips were right beside her ear. "Or~, we could always go for a cuddle, you know~." He purred seductively, his breath hot against her neck, making her shiver, and not in delight.
The chibi frowned.
She wished her bas-tian was here.
It wasn't even noon.
Could she make it twenty-four hours without him?