The Demon, The Shinigami and The Maid

His Butler: Jealous

Things had changed drastically since Alice had been staying by Madame Red and somehow the small beauty had led herself believe that Sebastian had finally accepted what she had told him many moons prior. She sat silently beside Madame Red with a book in her lap and a content smile on her lips. Been hard working she had taken up tending to the garden on the estate as a hobby and she was glad that her hands had healed.

It had been over a year since she had first arrived and the gossip had slowly eased to a halt about her which left Alice with a deep feeling of content. She didn't know when Ciel would want her to return and the longer she was left with Madame Red the happier she was. As her life had progressed so had her relationship with the town's oddest man, the Undertaker and it had been rumored in the deep social circles that they were to be married soon, though Alice knew all of it was just pitiful assumptions formulated by the weak human mind, she left the offenders to dwell in their idiocy.

"Madame Red who is to be expected today?" her soft voice chimed in the silent study.

"I do believe my nephew Ciel has asked for an audience today, but I do not mind, I love him like my own son." She smiled brightly petting Alice's silky hair adoringly. Alice had only grown fonder of the red haired woman, Madame Red had taken the time to share her tragic past with Alice and it had shocked the young woman, though her own life she had left behind was much better.

"I see... how am I supposed to address him Madame Red?" the worry laced in her words made the woman chuckle.

"Well after our audience we shall know for good my dear." She smiled watching as Alice's eyes widened in shock at the simple statement.

"Do you intend to ask him if I can stay more permanently?" her voice conveyed the shock her eyes held.

"It is worth a try." She smiled. "The original reason for you coming here was to help you learn to fit in better so the rumors would die down because they were nothing more than a hindrance to my darling nephew. He knew I would not make you work here which I thought was much better if you could focus souly on learning appropriate mannerisms."

Alice nodded with a small smile on her face.

"Anyway I would like to get to know you better Alice, you never really talk much about your previous life. You just took the treatment you received and went about each day here without much expression on that pretty little face of yours." She smiled warmly at the girl when Grell half broke the door to the study down gaining both women's attention.

"My Sebby-chan and his Master are on their way!" he chimed in a high pitch sing song voice.

Both Madame Red and Alice sweat dropped when a carriage was heard in the drive. Standing up Madame Red motioned for Alice to follow her with her butler or whatever he was following them.

"I shall speak with my nephew alone, Alice will you please see to Sebastian." She asked as she opened the door.

"Y-yes I will Madame Red." Alice felt the color drain from her face but forced on a smile none the less as she watched Sebastian help his master from the carriage.

Alice stood frozen on the spot as she watched Madame Red drag Ciel away to her study. Under the heavy gaze of the butler she couldn't move a single muscle as he approached her ignoring Grell's girly protests.

"Hmm it has been a while since I have seen you my little maid, I must say you clean up splendidly when not forced to work those delicate little hands to the bone." Sebastian purred as he eyed her carefully.

She had changed a little since he had last seen her. She filled her dresses out properly and her pale skin was glowing and healthy. Her cheeks held their own delicate pink tint and her hair had grown much longer. He allowed his eyes to wonder over her form noticing the fuller swell of her breasts which peaked over the low cut neck of her deep burgundy dress she wore.