Doomed to Love

His Butler, Intrigued

Ha. Lol no. This isn't about Grant, this is Ciel. Anyways, continue.

Ciel's P.O.V.

"Young Master... It's time to wake up." Sebastian's voice prodded into my subconsciousness.

"Ugh..." I shifted, still half asleep and looked him in the eyes. "Sebastian... Why did you wake me so early..?"

"What? You do not remember?" He sighed in disappointment. "The letter you received from Her Majesty, the Queen; Your new assignment. You are to work with a so-called 'Lord Abattage' in order to solve this case. You yourself said you would need some help, so I made preparations." He finished, smiling that smug smile of his.

"Yes. I remember now. This case is extremely tough to crack open, so I told you to find someone who could help. How can some noble help me?" I sighed in exasperation, sitting up in bed so Sebastian could dress me.

"You underestimate him, my lord. He is a very capable young man. His family has served Her Majesty as Her 'Alley Cat' ever since the other family had been destroyed. His family specializes in assassination and espionage in general. Also, his butler is a very capable young lady. She often keeps him in check."

"His butler is a WOMAN?!"

He paused buttoning my dress shirt to look at me, "Master, women can be butlers as well as men." He went back to his work before continuing. "Also, I would be wary of the girl, Young Master."

"Why should I? It's not as if she poses a threat to me, nor to my safety."

"Oh, but she does." He countered, putting on my tie. "She is so capable, she might be just as capable as myself, if not more so." His eyes flicked up at me as he said those last few words before finishing with the tie. He didn't say anything else as finished clothing me and put on my eye patch. Leaving my mind alone with the underlying warning of his words.

She might be a demon...

"You may come down to breakfast at your leisure, Young Master. Today we have poached eggs, a light mint salad, and baked cod fish. You may have your choice of toast, a biscuit, or a scone for a side dish. Which would you prefer?" He stated, standing next to the door.

"A scone." I replied. "And bring me some Earl Grey Tea while I finish up some work I was doing last night."

"Yes. Your guests won't arrive until midday at the least. You may take as long as you desire." Sebastian complied, bowing to me.

"Excellent." I felt my lips form into a smirk. "Heh. I can't wait to meet this 'Lord Abattage' and his so-called Woman Butler." I turned to face Sebastian, adrenaline rushing throughout my body in anticipation. "It should prove to be rather... entertaining."

The corners of Sebastian's lips twitched. "Indeed...", I thought I heard him whisper, but I don't think I will ever be certain.

~ONE HOUR LATER~

I was on my way down to go eat breakfast when I heard Sebastian talking to someone whose voice I didn't recognize.

"I am very sorry. We had sudden business come up here in this area a few days ago, and since it would be an inconvenience to Lord Abattage to go home simply to return two days later, we decided to stay with a friend of mine." a whimsical voice pleaded.

I had reached the bottom of the stairs and saw a very short girl bowing to Sebastian. Her fire red hair was pulled into two neat high pigtails, and her skin was so fair it matched Sebastian's to a 'T'. She was also wearing something that resembled a butler's uniform, if it were feminine. A young man stood next to her. He made her look even smaller then she most likely is, he must tower over her when she's standing straight up. He had shaggy brown hair, and tanned skin.

The girl continued to apologize, "Again, I am so terribly sorry! I didn't even think that Lord Phantomhive hadn't even had breakfast yet!" She whipped her head to face the man next to her. "Lord Abattage, apologize!"

"Eh? Why should I?" The tall man responded, his arms folding to the back of his neck. "It's the brat's own damn fault if he hasn't eaten yet. Why should I apologize for something that has clearly nothing to do with me?"

The girl regarded him with calmly raging eyes, then turned back to Sebastian."I am very sorry for what I am about to do." And with that, she sidled up to Lord Abattage. "Please, Master? Pretty please apologize?" She asked him, stroking his arm. His body visibly stiffened and his ears turned red. She moved away from him, and he produced a short bow. "I'm sorry for the trouble I caused."

Is that how she keeps him in check?

"It's quite alright." Sebastian said. "Oh. It looks as if he is going to go to breakfast right now. You are welcome to join him, Lord Abattage." That sentence caused both of them to turn around, and I received a better view of the pair. The girl had an emerald green eye, but her other eye was covered by her hair so I couldn't tell what color it was. The man next to her, Lord Abattage, had some of his hair covering one of his eyes as well, from what I could tell about from his face, was that he was at least 17 years of age and both of his eyes are brown.

Hmm... Do he's 5 years older than me, huh? I thought while looking at him. I let my face break out into a small sneer. This should get interesting very fast...

I turned my sneer into a smile. "Yes, Lord Abattage. You are welcome to eat breakfast with me. I don't even know your first name, much less what you can help me with in regards to this case." I indirectly challenged him.

His eyebrow twitched.

"Well, Lord Brat." Abattage responded with fake formality. "My whole title is 'Lord Grant Abattage of the Abattage Family, the Queen's Alley Cat'. You may call me 'Lord Abattage'. Call me by my first name or even 'Lord Grant', and I will not hesitate to sick my butler on you." His eyes shot bullets, and his words oozed with poison.

"Oi!" His butler scolded him. "I am not some type of dog. And I refuse to be treated as such!"

"Now, now, Valentina. There's no need to be like that." Lord Abattage spoke to his butler. "Oh by the way, she is my butler. This is Valentina Amare. While I am here, I expect her to be working with your staff so they will know how to treat me."

My eyes narrowed at him. "Right. Now, let us take our leave Lord Abattage. Our butlers can handle themselves." I directed my attention to Sebastian. "Sebastian, I expect you to show Miss Amare around my estate and show her how we do things here while Lord Abattage and I discuss how our alliance is going to work out."

He bowed to me in response. "Yes, Young Master. Consider it done." He got up and offered his arm to Valentina Amare. "Come along Miss Amare, we have much to see and show you and quite likely very little time."

"There is no need to be so formal, Sebastian." Valentina said brightly. "Please. Since we are to work together, I would prefer that you call me by my first name; Valentina."

"Alright, young lady. Master, we are off." He called back to me.

"Yes. Right this way, Lord Abattage." I directed him to follow me as we went to go eat breakfast together.

This will be interesting... Very interesting indeed...