Little Blade

"Cookie!"

{Ciel's POV}

I sat up and yawned. I glanced at the clock and sighed. I didn't have any meetings today, thank God. I heard splashing and giggling noises from the bathroom. I got out of bed and walked in to see Sebastian being splashed by little Nagamitsu. I smiled to myself. "Bottan!" Nagamitsu's eyes lit up when he saw me. Aw. He's such a cute baby. I walked up to the tub. "Hey. You wanna go play later?" I patted his soapy head. Nagamitsu nodded happily. "Don't get too dirty. He's squirmy enough now." Sebastian said, concentrating on rinsing Nagamitsu's hair. "He'll be too tired to fight after playing all day." I tapped Nagamitsu's nose, making him hold still. Nagamitsu's bottom lip quivered. "No, no, no. Don't cry. It's ok. Please don't cry." I pleaded. Nagamitsu let out a wail. Sebastian picked Nagamitsu up out of the tub and wrapped him in a towel. I didn't know that he would cry. Nagamitsu buried his face in Sebastian's chest. Sebastian stroked Nagamitsu's head. He carried my baby(pun intended) into the bedroom and got him dressed. Nagamitsu screamed when Sebastian pulled the shirt on over his head. I walked into the room and patted his hair. He hiccupped and held his arms out to me. After Sebastian dressed him, I picked him up and hugged him. "It's alright." I murmured. Nagamitsu stopped crying and squirmed, pointing to the door. "Outside! Outside!" He said. I set him down on the floor. Nagamitsu took off, running for the stairs. "Shit.." I muttered and chase after him. I let out a sigh of relief when I saw him sitting at the top of the staircase. "Ciel! Are you home?" Alois spotted me and Nagamitsu. "What happened to him? Oh, at least he wasn't turned purple again!" Nagamitsu looked at Alois, smiling and giggling. "Awois*!" I grabbed Nagamitsu's hand and lead him down. Claude have Nagamitsu a neutral stare, like always. "Cwaude*!" Nagamitsu hugged Claude's leg and giggled before running to Alois and hugged him. Alois and I had recently become friends, and he wasn't as annoying as I thought. He just wanted a friend, that's all. My blonde friend picked Nagamitsu up. "You're so adorable, I could just eat you up!" Alois tickled Nagamitsu, making him laugh and squirm. "Your highness, aren't you supposed to be talking to Ciel about unsettled business?" Claude looked at both of us. Sebastian walked to my side, smiling at Claude and Alois. "Would you like some tea, Alois? I'm sure you must at least want a little something on your stomach while negotiating." Alois smiled. "I am a little thirsty. Thank you, Sebastian." I walked with Alois, who was still holding Nagamitsu, to the parlor. Sebastian and Claude came back with tea and crumpets. Alois set Nagamitsu down, giving him the chance to run around. "You realize that children are difficult to handle?" Alois stirred his tea with a small spoon. "Yes, I do. That is the main reason I yelled at Mey-Rin. What will it take for her to learn?" I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose. I felt a tug on my shirt. Nagamitsu peered up at me, his amber eyes shining like orange stars. I picked him up and sat him on my lap. Alois smiled. "I'm sure you'll do great at taking care of him until he returns to normal." I smiled, remembering yesterday. "He beat Elizabeth at a sword fight." Alois choked on his crumpet. He recovered quickly and swallowed, staring at Nagamitsu in disbelief. Nagamitsu's eyes landed on the plate of crumpets. "Cookie!" He jumped up in my lap, his feet on my hips. "Sit down and I'll give you one." I said. Giggling happily, Nagamitsu sat back in my lap. I grabbed a crumpet and broke a piece off of it. "There." I said, smiling softly at him. Nagamitsu ate, and Alois and I talked. "Hannah might look after him while you're gone. Or the triplets." Alois said, perking up. "He could be pinned as her child..." I mumbled, then smiled. "I could say that Nagamitsu is Hannah's son." I felt a rush of happiness and relief. Finally, an explanation for the public to believe! "Who would be the father? I know that Hannah would graciously go along wth playing the part of Nagamitsu's mother, but who would pretend to be his father?" "Sebastian." I blurted out. The two butlers walked in. "You want me to act like Nagamitsu's father?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Or Claude could. Whichever one of you would act more like his parent." Claude looked at Nagamitsu. "Sebastian would be linked to you, being he's your butler. He knows you on a more personal level." I nodded. "So Sebastian is the 'father' and Hannah is the 'mother'." I smiled inwardly. Nagamitsu reached for another crumpet. Sebastian handed him one. Nagamitsu giggled and smiled before biting into the biscuit(as they call it in America). "Daddy!" Nagamitsu held his arms up to Sebastian. He smiled and held Nagamitsu. "He might only be a child physically and verbally, my lord. The rest of him seems to be the same." Nagamitsu cried for 'Mommy' only a second later. Sebastian sighed. Alois and I smiled. This plan was working perfectly.
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*Awois/Cwaude- the same scenario applies to when Nagamitsu called Ciel 'Bottan'. his age change restricts some speaking abilities