hanté

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time to get ready.

i kick off my shoes and start getting ready for the ball. the crinoline was easy and so was the dress but, of course, it has a corset. i hold the front part and sigh. i need to call mey-rin or sebastian.

i got to my door and open it slightly.

"mey-rin! sebastian!" i call out. "anybo-"

"yes y/n?" sebastian instantly appears making me gasp.

"h-how the hell?!"

"what do you need help with?" he asks. i let him in and steady my damn heartbeat.

"yeah... the corset" i say. he nods and advises me to hold onto something. "this is going to hurt like a bitch."

"what language" sebastian jokes. i hold onto my bed post as he pulls on the strings which practically rearrange my organs. i shut my eyes and try to stay quiet. i groan and feel each string get tighter.

"huh i guess i should've made this a little bigger" he says.

"are... are you calling me fat?" i groan. he quickly denies it, not catching my sarcasm. after an excruciating ten minutes, he ties it into an nice bow and holds up my black leather heels. thank god they weren't high heels.

"lady elizabeth will be the first to arrive," sebastian says. "so it's important to build up excitement and show positive emotions."

"don't worry i will" i say. sebastian puts on my heels and i thank him.

"do you want me to do your hair?" he asks.

"you know how to do everything huh?"

"i am simply one hell of a butler" he says with a smug smile. i roll my eyes and his fingers start touching my hair. it was just a more cleaner style than what i usually do but with a cute pin in it.

"thank you" i say.

"my pleasure," he says. "now i must get master ready so finish what you need and go monitor the trio."

i nod and after he leaves, i just sit on my bed. i just need to get through the ball and maybe i should start looking for a house or at least rent a room somewhere.

don't get me wrong i love being here with sebastian and the others, but i cannot keep living with ciel. not after that rude conversation.

i get up from my bed and go downstairs to see mey-rin looking at the tables with a clipboard.

"are you checking if everything is here?" i ask. mey-rin jumps and turns to me.

"yea- wow y/n! you look beautiful!" mey-rin says. "sebastian did such a good job!"

"thanks" i say. it really exaggerated my chest so that made me pretty uncomfortable.

"i wonder h-h-how he got your measurements" mey-rin says. "does he have a-all of our measurements?!"

her face goes red and just hides herself behind the clipboard, muttering. i chuckle and just look at the different foods.

finny and baldroy come in with different outfits. baldroy wore a black suit while finny wore a beige blazer.

"mey-rin, sebastian told you to change already!" finny says. "hurry!"

she scrambles and quickly runs to her room. i watch them laugh and i let out a few chuckles myself.

"well you two look handsome" i say. they both turn with a slight pink tint. so cute. footsteps are heard and the three of us turn to see ciel and sebastian.

"lizzie is coming" ciel says. "and apparently the guests decided to take her habit and come earlier than expected so pick up the trays and keep a positive aura."

the trio nod and go to their places. i just look at the door and stand there. i don't know what to do. ciel and sebastian walk down and stand next to me.

i heard one of then sigh and the doors burst open.

"ciel!" elizabeth bursts in and runs towards ciel. she hugs him and twirls him around. "i missed you and sebastian!"

i hear ciel groan and tells her to put him down. she does and looks at sebastian. she wore a soft pink gown with a pink bow in one of her pig tails.

"nice to see you again, lady elizabeth" he says, kissing her hand.

"you too!" she says. elizabeth's eyes turn to me. "y/n! it's so good to see you!"

she walks up to me and gives me a big hug. i hug her back tightly. she smells like flowers.

"it's really good to see you liz" i say. "you look cute as always."

"you do too!" she says. she makes me feel happy. "and this looks so good! i love it you guys!"

"well happy birthday" ciel says. sebastian goes to the door and i join him. we see the carriages pull in and i sigh. keep a positive attitude.

the guests flood in and we greet them. sebastian takes their coats and hats and i stay at the front.

"y/n, you should be socializing" he says. "master ciel told you to."

"that short stack says a lot of things" i say. i see him hold in a chuckle which makes me laugh.

"go on and try" sebastian says. "and maybe even find a special person."

a special person?

"make this a memorable night."