Disclaimer: I do not own black butler or harry potter or any of their characters.
Warnings: will be slash, possible mpreg, torture, mentions of child abuse, you have been warned turn back now
Pairings: Harry/Sebastian/Grell, Snape/Undertaker
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The next day harry awoke to Scarlett opening his blinds. Stretching, harry got out of bed and headed to have a bath, knowimg Scarlett would insist on dressing him today. Enterimg the bathroom, harry caught sight of a note taped to his mirror. Opening the note, harry knew he would habe to tell seberis and draco about the reapers.
Master
I hope this finds you well after what happened the other day. I know it is hard, butbyou must open up to people, you will never know if they like you if you dont. Just look at your new family, they care more for you now than before you told your story. Well, except maybe that bat man, i can never get a decent read on him, i think he may be part vampire.
Harry chuckled, 'yeah you and every student he has ever taught' he thought and continued reading.
Anyway, i am writing to let you know you will have visitors today. You know two of them but the third will be one of my reapers, a rather troublesome reaper if the rumors are to be believed. Your Demon, the young Earl, and my reaper shall arive just before lunch.I tell you this so you shall be prepared and can warn your family, the reaper is rather clumsy.
The reason for the visit is so the Earl may apologize, he has felt horrible about the way you reacted to his question. Do not judge him to harshly, if he had not asked you would have. he will tell you his story today in hopes to gain your forgiveness.In the next few days you will need to go into town to see the undertaker. You should recieve a message from the queen the morning you go, invite the Earl, he will be of big help for you.
your loyal servant
death
Setting down the note and sighing, Harry disrobed and crawled into his bath hoping to relax some. After drying and letting Scarlett dress him, harry headed downstairs to the dinning room. Entering the room he swiftly made his way up to the head of the table, seeing everyone sitting he wanted to make his announcement before they set their schedules.
"Good morning everyone, i have been informed we are to recieve guests today before lunch. These guests, or at least one of them, are very important to death and I. We will be having a reaper join us for lunch, along with Earl Phantomhive, and his butler. We will be civil with them at the very least, anyless and you shall be confined to your quarters for the rest of the day, with meals."
Sitting down, he looked to Severus and Draco, but flinched back at the scowls on their faces. Looking doqn at his breakfast, he suddenly wasnt hungry, but he sat picking at his food until at least Kreacher was done. Setting his fork down he stood and silently left the room, not giving anyone his schedule for the day.
He walked up to the third floor, and entered the secret door behind his parents painting, smilimg sadly at their concerned looks. Climbimg the hidden stairs he entered his personal sun room. This room was his true favorite,aganst the left wall was a pile of cusions for if je ever wannted a nap while here. The back and right walls were windowstjat lead up to the ceiling which he had charmed to see the sky.
Walking over to his cushions, harry lay down and gazed out over his gardens. From this height, harry could see all the way to the shrine. The shrine was made of a small courtyard with several bushes cut into the likeness of those closest to harry. who died. Neville, Sirius, Luna, Remus, Severus, Draco, amd Dumbledore all stood guard over a statue in the center. The statue was of Harry's parents holding a baby harry, a replica of the one in Godrics Hallow.
Now Harry wished, more than ever that his parents were here with him. But he knew he would never see them again, he didnt think even death could bring them back now. Settling down, harry drifted in and out for the next few hours.
Downstairs, everyone was frantically searching the house and grounds for harry. After seeing Harry flinch from their glares, Draco and Severus knew they had to apologise. When harry ran from the room, they had quickly finished their breakfasts and made their way to the library. Knowing he usually went there or to the gardens when he was upset to calm down.
"Harry?" Draco caled entering the room and looking around. Not seeing the brunette immediately, he calmly begin to walk around the library.
"Harry, are you in here? We need to talk to you," Severus said, a little louder than Draco. Not getting an answer he called, "Draco, did you find him?"
"No, i dont think hes in here, lets go check the gardens. Im not sure i liked the look on his face when he left." Making their way out to the garden, they asked John, Stephen, and Claude to help them search. After three hoirs of searching, they had come to the conclusion that Harry was gone.
"Severus, hes not here," Draco said starting to panic. "We need to search the rest of the house, we need to find him. who knows what is going through his head." Running back into the house, Draco ran to the drawing room. Severus gathered the others and asked for their help to search the house.
They searched everywhere, and didnt find hide nor hair of the smaller male. They searched all the bedrooms, the potions lab, the ground floor, and found nothing to indocate he had been there. Getting an idea, draco called Kreacher.
"Yes, master draco," Kreacher said popping into the room.
"We can't find Harry, has he been to the kitchens?"
"No, master harry is being in the sun room."
"Impossible, we checked there."
"My master be in the sun room, shall kreacuer go get him?"
"Yes, go get him and bring him here, im going to wring his scrawny neck."
"You do not be hurting Master or kreachee bbe hurting you." Kreacher popped away, returning a minute later with a tired, and miserable Harry.
"Kreacher i could have walked here, you are supposed to be resting," Harry said to the elf. Harry looked up just as a body collided with his, arms wrapping around his shoulders.
" Dont you ever disappear like that again Potter! Do you have any idea how scared we were when we couldn't find you? You foolish stupid Gryffindor!" Draco cried holding harry to him, feeling his panic leave him.
" You were mad... i wanted to stay out of your way..." Harry muttered quietly.
"Harry, we are not your relatives. We will not hurt you just because we are upset, and in any case it wasnt you we were upset with," said severus walking into the room and pulling him from dracos arms and into his own.
"Yeah, we are mad at that brat who calls himself an Earl. He hurt you harry, and we dont want him anywhere near you until he apologizes," Draco said.
"What draco means is that we are not comfortable with him. We did not like the way he spoke to you, or how carelessly he asked that question," Severus stated.
" Its fine-"Harry started only to be interrupted by Draco.
"No potter it's not! You were crying for merlins sake! No one is allowed to make you cry but Severus! We are your family! How do you think we felt? We lost people too, we died, both of us, saving you!" Draco was screaming, tears running down his face.
"I'm sorry" harry whispered.
"Your not the one qho needs to apologize, harry," Severus whispered in Harry's ear pullong him closer.
"My Lord," Eric said stepping into the room, "you have guests waiting for you on yhe parlour."
"Tell them we sshall be there shortly, we need a moment to collect oirselves," Severus told him. Receivinng a nod, he released harry and lifted his face. " We are sorry we frightened you, we did not mean to."
Walking over to Draco he drew a hankerchief from his pocket and wiped his face. Giving the blonde a comforting hug, he returned to harry.
"Now, we shall go greet our guests and see what it is they want. Then we shall have lunch, and spend the afternoon together." Getting a small smile from harry, Severus led the group to the parlour, Draco grumbling all the way.
"Sorry for the delay," harry said entering the room. "We had a small issue to workout."
"Its no problem Harry, We did drop by unannounced," said ceil from the couch. His Butler, the demon, stood in his customary position behind Ciel. Turning to look at the other man in the room harrys heart stopped. Standing against the far wall, was a very handsome man.
The man, harry could see had a glamour on, showing him having long brown hair tied at his neck with a red ribbon. His eyes were dulled to a bright green, and his teeth looked to be just like everyone else's, and he was wearing a butlers outfit in brown. But harry could see past the glamour, he saw the real grell.
In truth, Grell had long flowing red hair down to his waist. It looked so soft, and harry wanted to run his fingers through it. His eyes were a bright lime green color, with a mischievous spark harry remembered sirius having on several occasions. His teeth, like the undertakers, were sharp and pointed. Harry found it hard to look away from the man, not entirely sure what to think of the reaper in hiding.
"I see you have brought a guest with you, would you introduce him to us?" Draco asked with forced politeness, staring at the man suspiciously. He noticed harry shaking his head and looking away with a blush.
"Of course, this is Grell Sutcliffe, a butler Sebastian is training for my aunt, Madam Red. I should warn you ahead of time he is rather clumsy, he has broken four tea sets just this morning."
"Grell, come away from the door you are making our host uncomfortable,"said Sebastian with a slight growl. He wasn't sure why but he did not like that harry kept looking at Grell and blushing. It made an odd feeling swell in his chest.
"Oh, yes Sebastian," Grell dimpered with a bright smile at the butler, tearing his eyes from harry.
Upon the young man's enterance, Grell could not take his eyes off the small male. While Sebastian may be beautiful, this boy was stunning. His hair sticking up everywhere, his big emerald eyes, his full pink lips. He was just begging for Grell to break character and faun all over him. One way or another, this young man would be his.
"Harry," Ciel started slowly, " I came to apologize. It was wrong of me to ask such a question, especially as we don't know each other well. I regretted asking imediatly after, but before i could apologize, you were leading us out. I feel after what you told us, it would only be fair to share my story with you."
"Two years ago, on my birthday, a fire started in my home. The fire, it destroyed everything. It was started by a group of mad men, they kidnapped me, and my parents never made it out. This group, they believed in magic. They used kids as sacrifices in rituals, trying to call demons to give them magic"
'They must be squibs,' harry thought. ' Trying to get magic, so as not to be a disgrace to their family.'
"Magic, of course, that doesn't exist. every child was branded by age, so they could keep track of whoch age would work. after what had to be a year and a half, it was my turn to be sacrificed. They chained me to a stone slab, and stood in a circle around me chanting. The leader entered the circle with a knife, he stabbed me five times in the chest." Ciel paused to take a shakey breath.
"I must have lost conciousness, because the next thing i knew i was in a medical room. The doctors told me Sebastian here had found me and rescued me. I requested he join my staff as a bodyguard, and as i healed he took on the duties of a butler as well. He brought me back to health, and oversaw the reconstruction of my home. when i was well enough he brought me home, about two months ago. And last month he again rescued me from kidnappers who wanted my money and companies."
"My history is no where near as bad as yours, as you said, atleast i still have my aunt. I also still have my betrothed, Lady Elizabeth Midford, or Lizzy. i can never apologize enough for my horrible behaviour towards you," Ciel ended in a soft tone.
"Its alright Ciel," harry said, "We all have our burdens that we must bare." Ciel gave him a sad smile, nodding.
"Erm, sir? I mean Lord Potter, could you show me to the bathroom please?" Grell asked breakong the silence in the room.
"Of course, Follow me, Ciel would you like to stay for lunch?" asked harry.
" Yes, thank you Harry."
Stanfing harry led grell out of the room, once the door clpsed grell grabbed his arm and pilled him into the drawing room across the hall.
"You, I know yoir hiding something, what is it? besides of course your lucious body."
"Grell," came the voice of death from behind them.
"Lord Death, hehe, wha- what are you doong here?"
"Well i could feel your presence near my Master. I had to come and make sure my reaper knew to leave him alone." death said as Grells glamour fell.
"M-M-master?!" Grell screeched. Rubbing hhis ears harry hid behind death, peaking out from behind his shoulder.
"Yes, my master, the ruler over all my creations and myself, including you."
" But- but... No this beautiful man can't be your master! He is going to be mine! Oh to feel that beautiful body pressed against mine, his muscles, his soft skin. Oh what it will be to melt beneath him and run my hands along his chest." Grell said, hearts in his eyes as he swayed in place.
"He may be your mate, but he is also your boss, Grell. Master are you alright?"
"Yes, he caught me off gaurd... is he always like this?" harry asked.
"Yes from what i have heard of him, if you are sure i must get back." Placing Grells glamour back on, death sent him a glare before vanishing.
"Um, Grell? We should be getting back," Harry said opening the door.
" What? Oh yes, i suppose we should, but remember this my little harry, you are MINE!" And with that grell left, leaving a gapping harry in the room. ' His? As in his MATE?' and with that last thought harry feighnted.
Coming to, harry found himself laying on the parlour couch. He could hear Severus yelling at someone, grell he supposed, and saw Sebastian next to him. Standing a little shakily, he smiled at Sebastian when he moved to help him.
" Severus, im fine. how about we all go and get some lunch?" Harry turned and walked out of the room, feeling like a mother duck as everyone trailed after him into the dinning room.
After a delicious lunch, and some small talk Ciel announced they were leaving. Showing the small group to the door, Harry paused as Sebastian touched his arm at the door.
Leaning down Sebastian whispered, "Grell may be beautiful young Harry, but you will be mine. And I dont share." Straightening with a smile Sebastian left.
Again harry was left in the door gapping, wondering what the hell was wrong with those men. Shaking his head and storing his thoughts away to ponder later, harry went to the library. Joining Draco and Severus, he smiled. The rest of the day was pleasant, and harry forgot all about the reaper and demons words.
~~~~~~~~~~~grells a freak~~~~~~~~~~~~
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A/N: Alright, so i started posting another story i have been writing for awhile. I wont be updating it near as much, because im not at all sure where its going. Its kinda more like a time killer between writing these chapters. Please read it and tell me what you think.