【𝐀 𝐕𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥】➛𝓑𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓑𝓾𝓽𝓵𝓮𝓻

Night Prior: Bonus

A bit of a different chapter...kind of.
It had been a while.This is based on the bonus Book of Circus chapter that was released after the book of circus!
One of my personal favs lmao
Yet still plot relevant

The first night after entering Noah's Ark Circus.

"Hey, Smile, you hungry?" leaned Freckles from the top bunk, jumping down before Ciel could protest, " Let's go get something to eat at the mess hall!" he landed on the dirt ground before the earl with a smile.

"Eh...I um..." Truthfully, the earl was so tired he'd rather sleep, but before he could voice his thoughts, Freckles was already dragging him out from his bunk by the back of his collar,

"I wonder if there are any leftovers~" He sang as he dragged Ciel along the dirt ground, out from his tent.

"I said..!!—"

Upon walking in, he was met with the smell of whiskey and brandy. The mess hall wasn't exactly full, but there was definitely a larger amount than the earl would have expected. The lighting in the larger tent was certainly stronger than the dim lighting he had in his own tent. The smell was also certainly something; the pungent scent was mostly from the cheap brandy that littered the tables, but many bottles of brandy and beer were very much evident. The tent was filled with laughter, people here for late dinners and good company.

Freckles walked towards a specific table, where the Joker, Peter and Dagger sat, dressed down. Joker had his coat off and a few of his buttons undone, same with Peter and Dagger; none of them had their accessories or face paint on, it was truly a domestic sight.

Peter sat at the very end of the table, while Joker was seated to his right and Dagger to his left.

"Oh! If it isn't the youngsters, about to have dinner?" Peter quipped, despite him not looking much older than Ciel or Freckles.

"Yup!" beamed Freckleface, pushing Ciel forwards as Joker ushered the two over,

"We've got lots e're, so come eat with us," he waved them over with his skeletal hand.

Nervous and seemingly having little choice with Freckles pushing him forwards, Ciel reluctantly agreed, "y-yes..."

Ciel sat down beside Dagger, who only hummed with his mouth full, and Freckleface sat next to him.

Joker glanced down at the table before turning around, debating on getting up, "Hmm, but there only seems to be snacks. I wonder if we've any proper food..."

"If you would like, please have this." A familiar voice appeared, white-gloved hands pushing forward two platefuls of fresh food. Ciel instantly recognised the voice, snapping his head around to be met with the familiar grin his butler wore daily,

"Se—Black!"

The rest of the table swooned at the two platefuls of hot, freshly made meals, eyes gleaming at the food. Unlike the rest, Sebastian still wore that very same tailcoat and uniform, only that he had no hat and face paint.
"Whoa! It looks so good!" Dagger piped up, practically making heart-like eyes at the dishes, "Black, did you say you used to be a chef of somethin'?"

"No. However, I was made to do jobs quite similar to that of a chef..." Sebastian basked in the pride of the praise before he glanced up, past Joker to the corner of the tent as he set the plates down, "...and it had appeared there was little proper food left to grab."

Everyone else followed his gaze to the corner of the mess hall. Where a figure sat in her lonesome, empty plates stacked upon each other, paired with at least a dozen empty lager bottles. And another one added to the pile, the glass clinking against the wood as the now-empty bottle joined the rest.