Revelations

Chapter five

AN: Bought some books yesterday and manga (yes, it was Black Butler...) #dontjudgemeh

Sebastian is just finishing up his master's tea when all of a sudden, in barges Mey-Rin.
She's got a happy look on her face, but it disappears when the butler turns to glance at her.
"Mr. Sebastian? If you don't mind me asking sir...what seems to be the matter?", she asks, propping her hands up against her chin.
The butler sighs, picking up the small china tea cup and polishing it for what seems like forever.
Mey-Rin notices this and tries to stare at him straight his eyes, but she looks away when she feels an onrush of heat explode in her cheeks, like one of Bard's many failed and burned up meals.
She quickly straightens up and watches Sebastian instead, out of the corner of her eye.
Feeling rather uncomfortable, the demonic butler looks up.
"What is it, Mey-Rin? Did Finny spray too much herbicide on the master's plants, again?"
The clumsy maid shakes her head, the cracked and basically broken glasses on her face, almost falling off.
Like lightning, Sebastian reaches out to catch them and hands then back to the stammering girl.
"Thank you, Mr. Sebastian! Thank you so much!"
He holds up a gloved hand in her direction, stopping her onslaught of gratitude.
"If you don't mind, I must go now and bring my master his tea."
Mey-Rin just stares off, no doubt in one of her crazy fantasies where Sebastian is clearly the main event.
She jumps, and shakes her head vigorously back and forth.
"No, no! That's fine, Mr. Sebastian! You can go if you need to! I-I should probably go see what Tanaka's up to, anyway! Bye, Mr. Sebastian!"
And just like that, she dashes off and out of the double doors towards the manor's gardens, thinking that's probably where the crazy old fool is.
Chuckling, Sebastian grabs the rolling tea trolley and begins to ascend the stairs, towards the Earl's room.
"Young Master? I have your tea for you."
There's a brief silence then the shuffling sound of little feet.
The knob slowly turns and there stands Ciel, still dressed in the fresh clothes the butler put him in, a small nervous smile on his face.
"Hello again, Sebastian.", the boy says, because the demon is clearly at a lost for words.
Never in his time serving the only surviving Earl of Phatomhive, has he ever witnessed Ciel opening the door for him.
Usually, Sebastian will just open it himself and walk in.
But, not today, apparently.
"Uh Young Master, you do not usually get up and get the door for me...why today may I ask?"
Ciel just laughs.
It's a nervous laugh.
"Can I not do something nice for my butler, once in a while?", he asks, as if daring Sebastian to question him on what he does.
The demon after some thought, smirks.
"I guess if you want to do something...you do it."
The boy nods slowly, licking his suddenly dry lips.
He lets a smirk of his own pass onto his face.
Sebastian then clears his throat.
"Perhaps, I should escort you downstairs, my Little Lord. Lady Elizabeth will be arriving soon."
Ciel sighs, but nods, reluctantly.
"Yes, I suppose you should..."
And so, the demon grabs onto Ciel's hand, leading him out of the bedroom, the tea still steaming in the pot on the trolley, momentarily forgotten.