Comforting Darkness

Chapter 15: The Tutor, An Angel of the Lord

"And now... the ten fingered monster is coming to... tickle your little white tummies and pink paws. Ha ha ha ha!!"

That was what Sebastian heard when he opened the back door of the manor bringing some breakfast for his cats. He was once again surprised to see Selina sitting on the ground, playing with two kitties making them meow in excitement as their mother was resting with her head on Selina's thigh. He knew she too loved these beautiful felines, but did not expect to find her here so early in the morning for a second time.

"Good morning! Why are you up so early?" He asked her as he was kneeling down to place a plate with some pieces of ham and a smaller one with milk for the little ones.

"Actually, I woke up at some point on my own and I knew that if I tried to sleep again, I would fall into a very deep sleep and then be really late." She responded while the tired but hungry cat mother trampled over her to reach the food. At the same time three more cats appeared out of nowhere and the kittens instantly forgot the great ten fingered monster they had to beat as they almost fell, head-first, in the milk and were saved only by the demon's quick reflexes.

They both stayed there for a while watching at the cute, furry animals eating and then starting to fight over what was left. Sebastian had a totally dreamy look on his face and Selina was smiling looking both cats and Sebastian. She still could not believe how a creature like him could soften so much when it came to these fluffy, whimsical animals that could intentionally forget him the next instant.

After a few minutes Sebastian took out his pocket watch, looked at it, sighed and stood up. "I am deeply sorry my dears, but I have to go and start my day, if I want to finish my chores in time and enjoy the rest of the day with my... Selina." He said as he offered his hand and helped her get up.

"I'm sorry?" She said opening her eyes wide, looking at him surprised. His answer was an amused smile and a raised eyebrow. "How... I mean... you always called me with my... surname and I did too."

"Yes, because we have a strictly professional relationship. But since our master asks for authenticity in this mission he assigned us... I do not think that two people in love would call each other so formally, so it is part of our job." Now he was back to his usual cold self, showing her this change was indeed due to their assignment.

"Yes, you are right. It's only logical and we must get used to calling each other with our given names. So... I must call you Mr... Sebastian. No, just Sebastian." She corrected herself as she saw the strict glance, he gave her.

He nodded satisfied and Selina thought she saw a tiny red flame lighting in his eyes as soon as his name left her lips, but then it was gone and he moved to the side to allow her to pass before him, as a perfect gentleman would.

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After lunch, Ciel informed the rest of the staff about Sebastian's and Selina's absence next week – to Bard's and Mey-Rin's disappointment, as they both had seen the beautiful ring that suddenly appeared on their friend's finger, but did not dare to ask about it in an effort to respect her wishes – and informed his butler and tutor that he had a lot of paperwork to work on for the rest of the afternoon and evening, so they were free to go to London as soon as Sebastian tidied up everything.

An hour and a half later, Sebastian got out of the carriage that took them to central London and would wait to carry them back along with whatever they would buy. He helped Selina get down and then offered her his arm 'as a husband should'. Selina accepted it and now they were strolling in the streets of London, looking at shop windows in case something caught their eye.

They finally found a shop with both men and women's clothes. Selina was surprised to see she could easily pick clothes for Sebastian; the demon had a perfect body to which any kind of clothes fitted flawlessly and a natural sense of style that helped her greatly. Of course, the ease Sebastian showed on choosing clothes for her was what surprised her more; she felt like he knew exactly the shape of her body and he chose what would not only fit her perfectly but would also emphasize all the right parts in a modest yet alluring way... even if that included she would have to wear a corset again, which she really did not like, but could not say anything against it, since the demon would not hear a word about it.