The Demon, The Shinigami and The Maid

His Butler: Amused

Alice slowly came to, as a flash of lightening tore across the sky. Her throat was dry and her head was pounding relentlessly as she grumbled rolling on her side and nuzzling her pillow. She knew where she was and gave a small defeated smile as she blinked lazily. The weather had not cleared and she sighed as she looked down to find she was in a rather raunchy outfit she didn't have much recollection of ever putting on.

"How on earth?... I don't even own something this trashy looking." She mumbled as she raised an eyebrow at the over the top colors and details.

Her ribcage felt bruised all over from been stuffed into the corset and sleeping in it all night.

She frowned when a knock at her door caught her attention. "Come in." she said without giving it much thought when Bard pushed the door open.

The cook never expected the sight that would greet him when he took the young woman her breakfast, Sebastian had gone to town to get errands done and had left Alice in the care of him and Finnian until he returned. His eyes dropped from her slightly disheveled hair and slightly parted lips to her chest and the corset that hugged her snuggly.

Alice raised an eyebrow as the cook rushed in placing a tray with water, tea and breakfast down for her and rushed out covering his nose, his face blood red. "Thank you Bard." She called in a honey sweet voice as he fled to the kitchen leaving blood drips on his path.

Alice shrugged as she drank her water before tackling her food; she was starving as she bit into a fresh scone with cream and jam. Sighing contently she finished her fruit then sat sipping her tea before she attempted to pull off her corset only to fail. She grimaced as she half danced around trying to claw at the ribbons that held it closed yet she failed and flopped down on her bed staring up at the ceiling. "Damn it how difficult is it to get this shit off." She sighed out exasperated.

She wasn't sure what the time was when another knock sounded on her door, again she answered, "Come in." only to come face to face with the butler who smirked at her attire.

"It's good to see you are awake little maid, may I ask what you did to Bard as he refused to come fetch your plates from breakfast." He teased as she rolled her eyes. She motioned to what she was wearing and shrugged.

"I couldn't get it off myself, so uh... would you mind helping me and no doing anything perverted." She gave Sebastian a warning look as she turned her back to face him.

While he worked on removing the offending piece of fabric she stared at the floor, before glancing over her shoulder at Sebastian. "Thank you... for you know... Saving me, words don't even begin to describe how greatfull I am to you, even though I have a shitty way of showing it." She whispered.

A low chuckle came from behind her as gloved fingers skillfully brushed against her spine. "Hmm... your welcome, but the young master helped to save you as well." He smiled as he watched her.

After she was freed from the corset she bathed relaxing in the warm water while the other males in the household busied themselves with cleaning. When she finally emerged from her room she walked around the familiar hallways till she found the kitchen. Seeing it was empty she smirked eyeing the pantry.

She wasn't sure how much time had passed but she was having the time of her life as she steamed salmon and boiled pasta she had made. Adding milk to a pot she started working on a creamy white sauce adding salt and cracked black pepper and a stick of salted butter. Fresh herbs where picked and chopped up finely and tomatoes filled with feta and black pepper baked in the oven between sprigs of rosemary. She had to find a way to thank the little earl and cooking a meal seemed to be the best option.

Sebastian was the first one to smell the delicious scent of food as it swirled around the mansion, Bard followed and both found Finnian watching the young woman as she cooked chatting happily with her as she expertly flaked the salmon before draining her pasta. Smirking the demon went to see to his master as Bard took plates to Alice and Finnian brought the tray the meal would be served on.

To say that Ciel was surprised would have been an understatement as he stared at the food then at Alice who smiled sheepishly at him. "I thought I would make a full course meal as a way of thanking you for saving me from that filthy dog." She said in her sweet voice as she looked at the young boy. His cheeks went a light shade of pink as he nodded and gave a slight incoherent grumble as Sebastian served him his food.

In the kitchen Bard and Finnian smiled with closed eyes as they savored a mouthful of the food they had been served, even Sebastian smiled fondly as he took a mouthful. All three including Ciel had to admit her cooking was rather delicious as there were empty plates all round. After the dinner she had made sure there was a treat left for all of them to have with their evening cup of tea, yet she knew she would have coffee and so would Bard.

She was still shaken up after what had taken place the last few days but she was adamant to get revenge, though she didn't let her mind dwell on it as it simply infuriated the woman. Shockingly she came to realize that the usually annoying butler had given her space most of the day. She still wasn't a hundred percent happy about been back on the estate but she knew it was for her own good either way. She had been through hell, been drugged and had slept more than half of her day away after passing out before the sun even had a chance to set. She stood with Finnian helping her wash dishes while Bard packed them away, as they slowly worked through cleaning up the large kitchen.

Once everything was done, she retired to her room stretching out and running a warm bath for herself. Her body ached from been man handled the way she was, she had noticed that she had light scrapes on her knees and elbows and the skin on her wrists was red and irritated as was she skin of her ankles from been tied up. She eyed the lingerie she had been stuffed into and frowned slightly as she looked at it closely. "Really, I was in public in this shit, what the hell have these people no decency?" when she heard a chuckle from the shadows in her room.

"It was quite an eyeful seen you in that outfit little maid." Sebastian teased watching as her cheeks flared a bright red, her eye visibly twitching.

"Oh really?" she countered as she glared at him.

"Yes, the young master found himself rather flustered at your attire on the carriage ride home, would seem he didn't really take notice when he saved you." The butler continued in a teasing tone, his famous smirk on his lips.

Alice wrinkled her nose, her cheeks burning. "I swear when I get my hands on that bastard, Lau, he is going to wish he was never born, as for that male equivalent of a blonde bimbo, he will wish he never met me." She ground out through gritted teeth.

Sebastian gave a dark chuckle and shook his head, "what about the reason you ended up the way you did?"

Alice blinked up at him, her face going pale as her shoulders sagged. "I... I don't know.... I won't lie and say that I am fine, I'm at a loss for words, I feel betrayed and deeply hurt." She mumbled as she stared at the floor, "I guess I don't want to see him in front of me for a long time."

She didn't see the smirk that formed on the demons lips as she turned and walked into her bathroom before she turned and faced him. "And don't you dare even think of spying on me while I bath or I will shove sticks of soap in your eyes." she warned in her honey like voice.

Sebastian simply chuckled and left her room to go see to his master.