The sleeping ash. Black Butler various x reader

At night: The Butler, Shadowing

*3rd pov*

In the morning, Sebastian is ironing the newspaper while (Y/n) sleeps on his head, and then he notices the headline and heads to Ciel's room with his tea and newspaper. "Pardon me, sir... oh? Your being awake at this hour is quite unusual."

"I couldn't sleep well because I was too damned irritated. Those two didn't get back till late last night, after all. I mean, what in the--!" Ciel complains as he opens the newspaper to notice the headline.

[Another mysterious attack! A coffeehouse in Piccadilly circus severely damaged!]

*Later*

"--Well! Let's be frank, that duo has seemed terribly dodgy from the start!" Lau said. "Quite. However, I can't fathom why they would cause those incidents. Going by that behavior, the theory of a grudge against colonial rule seems weak at best. Even if they think ill of Anglo-Indians, attacking them indiscriminately entails too much risk. In the first place, if they were indeed the perpetrators, would they leave the townhouse in blatant view of my sight as they did? That's like practically begging me to suspect them!" Ciel explains in a logical sense. "Besides--" he got cut off. "Well, thennn--! To expediate matters, you just have to trail them at night. Right?" Lau said something smart.

*At Night*

"Well, we're heading out, okay? Hurry to bed, little runt Ciel!" Soma said, and they left. "I'm seventeen." Ciel mutters angrily.

Soma and Agni go around stores and ask the same questions of the whereabouts of Mina and show them the drawing.

"By all appearances, they really are just trying to find someone, hmmm?" Lau said as he, Sebastian, Ciel, and (Y/n) peek at them. "In order to obtain information about someone in England, the first stop should always be the local pubs and clubs. They aren't doing anything out of the ordinary." Ciel said. "1 a.m... they will be returning to the townhouse shortly. Let us head back as well." Sebastian looks at his pocket watch.

The duo head back, Soma goes to sleep However Agni leaves the townhouse. "2:45 a.m. He is on the move, as expected." Sebastian watches over the roof with (Y/n) letting out a yawn. "Young master. He is on the move." Sebastian announces as he hangs upside-down while (Y/n) hold tightly on his bangs to not fall. "All right--" Ciel gets up even though he's tired. "Wait!" Someone called out. "!" They turned to see Soma standing by the doorway.

"You...!" Ciel said. "Take me with you as well. I was aware that Agni would sometimes go out after I'd gone to bed. I want to know... what he's up to." Soma declared as Sebastian and (Y/n) side-eyed him.

*Somewhere in a different building*

"He went into this building." Soma said. "! If my memory serves, this is... I see. Now I'm starting to get the picture." Ciel understood what's happening. "What do you mean? Whose house is this?" Questioned Soma, looking at Ciel for answers. "Now, now, your highness. Patience, patience. It will be clear once you've gone inside. And then you will be forced to face the truth, whether you like it or not. You... and I both... 'kay?" Lau doesn't know what's going on. "By the 'and I,' I take it you haven't a clue either?" Ciel said. "Yes!⭐️" Lau confirmed. "This resistance belongs to Harold West Jeb, who runs an extensive business. I had the distinct displeasure of meeting him once... he's an unsavory sort who loves all kinds of titles." Ciel explains.

"Imports, hmm? We're in the same business, then." Lau said. "Why would Agni go to an importer's house?" Soma wonders. "He mainly imports spice and tea leaves from India, and... runs 'Harold Trading,' a general store... and the 'Harold West,' a Hindustani coffeehouse. Whilst investigating Miss Mina, I happened across Mister West's name in some of the documents I was reviewing. Per those papers, Bengal is indeed the main source of his wares... and he has suffered collateral damage from the hanging incidents... but... it seems the company representative, Mister West himself, just happened to be away at the time of the incidents and escaped being hung." Sebastian explains. "There's nothing for it... let's take a look." Ciel said. "As you wish, sir." Sebastian grabs Ciel and (Y/n) then jumped the big wall. "You idi—!" Ciel shouts. "Wha—!" (Y/n) also got taken by surprised.