The Spider And The Crow (Sebastian x Reader x Claude)

Part Four

"Hello, my name is Alois Trancy" The boy smirked.

"H-hello, I'm (f/n) (l/n)" You stuttered.

You began dancing with the significantly shorter boy.

"I see my butler has started taking a liking for you" The boy smiled, looking over at his butler who obviously is listening to the conversation as he was enraged.

"Umm, but we've only danced" You said, looking around the room to try to find Maxwell.. Probably organizing the closets.

The Trancy butler walked over to Alois and moved him, changing your dance partner once again.

"I'm terribly sorry about that m'lady" The butler said, grabbing your hand and your waist, "My name is Claude, Claude Faustus"

"(F/n) (l/n)" You replied, noticing Sebastian eyeing Claude.

"Ma'am" You heard a familia voice from behind you, "I think we should go back to the manor"

You turned to see your brown haired butler, Maxwell. You looked from Claude, to Maxwell, to Sebastian.

"Come by the Trancy manor any time, miss (l/n)" Claude said, kissing your delicate hand.

You smiled at the butlers as you left and got into your carriage. The black stallions trotted off and your rode back to your manor.

"I saw those two butlers you were dancing with" Maxwell started.

"I thought you were too busy organizing the manor to be watching" You said, looking out the window.

"The manor was already perfectly clean and symmetrical" He responded, "They seemed to be fighting over you"

"I did notice that" You said.

"The two seemed like very nice men" He said, "You're almost twenty two"

"I-I wasn't planning for a relationship with one!" You felt your cheeks heat up.

"Well they sure were" Maxwell smirked.

You sighed in embarrassment. The carriage stopped and Maxwell opened the door for you, helping you down the steps. You noticed about four men almost finished repairing your large window the sisters had broken.

You saw Alexander trimming the hedges and watering the garden. The peony's at the front were seeming to wilt. You frowned and picked one off. The sweet smell was faint, but there.

"Go get a water filled vase and put it on the table" You said, looking at the flower.

"As you wish" Maxwell said, walking into the kitchen.

You saw the giant assortment of roses, jasmine, poppies, alliums, and orchids sitting in the case on the table. You grabbed them and put them on a small table in the kitchen while Maxwell placed the vase.

"Here you go ma'am" He said, putting it down on the table.

You put the wilting peony flower into the water.

"Don't you want the large assortment rather than the dead flower" Maxwell questioned.

"No, if a flower is wilted or in need, it can always be revived no matter how wilted or torn it is. Every flower is beautiful in it's own way and should be nurtured and preserved." You said, only staring at the singular peony in the vase.