【𝐀 𝐕𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥】➛𝓑𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓑𝓾𝓽𝓵𝓮𝓻

26

"How long are you going to keep crying?! You said you were seventeen. Act like it..." Complained the young earl, a hand on his hip as he sighed, relieved that Soma had finally been pried off him and [Name].

The exhausted woman slumped over, caught by her precious butler as he chuckled at her action.

"I think I need a good lie-in after this..." She murmured into his arms, feeling his gloved hands slowly brush through her hair as he helped her stand back up and steady herself.

"Awh! [Name]! Can we have a hot chocolate before bed?" Finny walked over, clinging to the woman as he wrapped his arms around her waist, overhearing her talk about needing a good night's rest, his head rested at her side before looking up at her with a pleading look.

"'Course," A smile crawled up her lips as she patted the boy's head. Hearing a light scoff from behind her.

"Before that, though, my lady," A voice appeared. Turning, she saw Ciel and Sebastian, the butler, with a letter in hand, while Ciel seemed to have already opened his letter, his expression was oddly dim as he watched Finny still cling onto the woman with a light glare.

"From Her Majesty,"

He handed her the unopened envelope as she looked to see the scowl Ciel wore before she opened the letter. [Name] could already guess what this was about to be, and it didn't really surprise her when she saw the contents,

"Circus tickets?" The angel mumbled from behind her.

"As for today's schedule, first in the morning is validating the merchandise proposal. The new food department's cost estimate for the Hindustani restaurant has arrived as well." Spoke the butler clad in black as he assisted his young master's tie, "In the afternoon, you will have piano lessons with Mrs Bright and French lessons with Mrs Rodkin.

You have an appointment at six in the evening with Lord Randall from the Yard"

"Aah, on the matter of recompense for the anglo-indian incidents?" Questioned the young Earl.

"Indeed,, Nodded the dark-haired butler.

"What would you like for today's snacks—" Before the butler could finish, he was interrupted by a loud BANG that erupted throughout the manor, awakening anyone who was not already awake.

The culprit?

As expected, the young prince came in, his yells bouncing off the walls, "Ciel! Ciel!! Where is [Name]?! Has she been kidnapped?!" He seemed frantic and worried, still looking around as if he was expecting the woman to appear.

The butler and the earl both shared a knowing glance, groaning as they found it annoying to explain to the prince where the lady had gone, though it was the only way for him to quiet down.

"The lady left late last night with her butler, back to her home," Ciel gave a brief explanation, too tired to get into the details, with an all too bored expression on his face.

"Is Lady [Lastname] not with us?" Peeked Agni, dipping his head in the room from the doorway, despite trying to keep his face neutral, the disappointment in his tone was rather noticeable.

Meanwhile, with the prince, disappointment would be a harsh understatement.

"Hmmm." the strawberry blonde gardener hummed, on his tiptoes as he attempted to reach the leaves of the snow-covered tree with a broom before a sudden idea struck him.

Taking a few steps back, he ran to the base of the tree, planning on shaking it just enough for the snow to fall off. Instead, when he did, the entire tree went down with it with a loud thud as it landed on the snow-covered ground.