Various x Reader Oneshots

An Ugly Feeling (Ciel Phantomhive; Black Butler)

"Ah! I'm so sorry, Finny!" ____'s face turned beet red as she scrambled off of the gardener and stretched out her hand for him to take. Finny took her hand, careful not to grip it with all of his strength and tug the young maid down by accident or worse, and stood up on his feet with his usual smile.

"No, no, it's fine! You didn't mean to, ____."

"I'm still sorry!" She cried out, still shaken at the sudden contact with the innocent boy. He could only tilt his head and laugh at her before the both of them went to the kitchen to help the clumsy maid with the dishes.

____'s clumsiness was natural, unlike Mey-rin whose clumsiness only came from her far-sighted vision. No matter how many times she's tried to right herself or do a job well, she would trip on her own feet and end up taking somebody with her or break expensive china at her expense.

And a certain earl doesn't find it the least bit endearing.

**

Ciel sighed in aggravation, closing his eyes shut and pinching the bridge of his nose. ____ stood, shaking, next to another set of broken china. Her eyes looked at anything but her master, who was currently fuming at the sight.

The earl was concerned with the crash and the girl's scream, which sounded as if she was being kidnapped, so he and his butler hurriedly came down the stairs to see what has happened. To his utter annoyance, it was ____ breaking expensive items in the household for the umpteenth time.

Sebastian sighed and bent down to retrieve all of the broken pieces of the plates, causing the girl to squeal and offer him help while taking the blame yet again.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Sebastian! I-I was about to put the dishes back when I bumped into the table and-!"

"No need to explain yourself," The butler held out his hand for her share of pieces and she complied, hesitantly and carefully giving him the shards and dust of what remains of the china. "I will handle this mess. Do take care of yourself, ____."

He smiled at her despite the frustration waging his mind and causing more turmoil to his morals. His eyes shifted from the clumsy maid to his silent master, who was now eyeing the maid as if she was a disaster zone he cannot avoid.

Well, the butler couldn't agree more. Although, his master has something else clouding his mind.

"Go and help Finny tend to the garden and please make sure he doesn't use pesticide by mistake again," He told her while sparing a quick glance at Ciel, who was now giving him the deadliest glare he can muster. His lips curled into an amused smirk as the girl hastily bowed and fled the kitchen while almost tripping on her own feet again. 

"My, my, is something troubling you, master?" He slyly asked, dumping the shards in the nearest disposal bin he can find in the kitchen. Ciel huffed, placing a hand on his hip and gripping the head of his cane tightly.

He will never give Sebastian the satisfaction to see him in such a negative expression. No, never in his life will he show this ugly feeling to the likes of him. It was disgusting to see a demon drinking up a feeble human's weakness with obvious mirth.

"If you must know," Ciel started, turning his back on Sebastian as he walked back to his study while maintaining composure. "I'm concerned with the huge amount of chinaware she's broken by now and the cost to replace them all."

As Ciel's heels clicked with each step and his silhouette disappearing in the dim lighting of the halls, Sebastian chuckled at his arrogance and continued to fulfill his duties for the day.

**

For some reason, Ciel couldn't rest or focus on his work like usual; not even the satisfying reward of dessert could keep him sharp. So he paused; put down his quill; and pushed his chair back to walk around it and look at the garden.