Black Butler X (Malleus) Reader

Chapter 21

-3rd POV-

"Now I'll give ye a quick tour. Come with me." Joker said, as introductions finished and led the four off, "First, these are the tents ye'll be sleeping in." He walked towards a tent, as the four peeked in, "This is where the so-called "second-string members"—the stagehands, new-comers, and the like—live. There's usually two or three to a tent."

He then pointed at a different tent, "And that there's the dining tent and the tent that serves as our larder. It's up to ye new folk to cook up the meals too, so give it your best!" He pointed with his cane, "That one. The tent all the way back is the first-aid tent. And..." He pointed behind him, "...from 'ere on back are the private tents of the main cast."

Sebastian perked up at that.

"Private tents?" Ciel questioned.

"Well...once ye hit it big, ye get a place to yourself. Oh, 'n' one more thing..." He pointed to a tent, "...That's Snake's tent, so ye should stay away for your own good. There are a great many poisonous snakes roaming free, so one bite, and off ye go to the other side. Snake and his slithery friends are still veeery shy—So new-comers especially should stay sharp 'round these parts. Right then! Moving onnn..."

The orange haired male began to walk as the rest followed, "...By the way...What's become of your right eye, Smile?"

The earl's eye widen as his hand raised to his covered eye, "Eh?! Ah...This...There was an accident..."

"How sad..." He looked at him in sadness, "For someone so little to have had such misfortune befall him." He then smiled and path his head.

"Right..."

The other three were silently watching.

Joker then looked at the twins, "What about you two? How did you get the horns? Were you born with them? I also notice the pointy ears." He pointed out.

(Y/n) smiled, "We come from a lo—"

"They were born like that." The butler cut in.

The orange haired male blinked.

He smiled, "Sorry, we are childhood friends, we've stuck through thick and thin. Then soon we met Finny, who (Y/n) here adopted as a son."

The twins blinked with dotted eyes, before nodding along, forgetting that this is supposed to be an act.

He brighten up, "Ah! How sweet! Well...Everyone 'ere's got their own issues, so ye'll get along just fiiiine!"

"Y-Yes." Ciel said.

"Like us, did everyone here join the troupe while the circus was making the rounds?" The black haired male questioned.

"Hm?" Joker turned to him, "For the most part, yes. But all the first-string members come from the same town. Guess ye could say we're all childhood friends like you three."

"Childhood friends?"

"Yeah. But Snake's still a rookie. He's a genius with his snakes. He is...and we were without a snake charmer at the time, so he became a member right quick. If ye join the first string, ye don't have to help with prep, and ye don't have to worry about fighting for your meals. And ye can get your own tent. That's why everyone does their best to get to the top..."

He looked at the tents.

"...to the first string."

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"And here we are. The training grounds." Joker said, opening the flap of the tent.

Inside, a lot of the new people were training.