Sebastian was making the young master a cake when he heard a knock at the door. Sebastian had sensed the stranger but decided to ignore it; it wasn't hostile so he decided to do what he could before they made it to the door. The idiots he works with had put him seriously behind schedule with the explosions earlier. Otherwise, he would have never ignored a guest.
Sebastian quickly dusted his hands and slid the cake into the oven. Grabbing his tailcoat and placing his uniform back in order, he opened the door slowly. A young lady who was about in her mid-twenties stood at the door. Sebastian bowed to her. "I apologize for the wait, dear lady. Welcome to the Phantomhive Manor." She was just staring, not at him, but behind him. "Is there something I can help you with, miss?"
She shook her head, clearing her head it seems. "I apologize." She bowed, slightly surprising Sebastian. "I have come to see Lord Phantomhive, if I may."
"My Lord is very busy, but I can let him know we have a guest. Please, do come in." He opened the door wider and gestured for her to come in. Eyeing her as she walked in, but nothing seemed special nor dangerous about her. "May I let him know who is here to see him?"
"Yes, please. My name is ___ ___. It is likely the young master has forgotten me, though. If he doesn't remember me, I understand."
"Remember you, my lady?"
"Yes, I used to be a maid to Lady Phantomhive." She slightly bowed again.
"I will notify my Lord that you are here. Please wait here." He said gesturing to the lobby
Tapping against the young master's door, Sebastian listened for a response, and with a muffled, "Enter." He did so.
"Excuse me, master, but it seems you have a guest," Sebastian informed Ciel as his eye was lazily scanning a piece of parchment.
"A guest? I don't remember setting up any meetings." He replied without looking up.
"She came by just to see you. She claims to be an old maid of the Late Lady Phantomhive, her name is ___ ___." At this Sebastian's master's eye widens and sets the paper down. Catching Sebastian off guard since Ciel never liked to be bothered when he had paperwork.
"Escort me to her." He stood, then Sebastian escorted him to the lobby.
When Miss ___ saw them, she bowed to Lord Phantomhive.
"___, there is no need for that," Ciel stated, she straightened up at his words. "I am glad to see you." The smallest of all smirks grimaced his face for a split second. "But I must ask, why are you here?"
"Well, I came to see Lord Phantomhive, whom I can see is you, my young Lord." She was clearly on the verge of tears, which she tried to hold back. "My Lord, I have returned from my education course. I am very happy to be back home from Japan. I heard of what happened." She stopped and smiled slightly. "I just wanted to see you and make sure you were fine. I left a few months before you turned ten. I apologize for not being here." She bowed deeply.
"___, stop." Ciel gritted his teeth. Sebastian was shocked to hear a lot of this. There was very little he didn't know about the young master. He guessed this is one he will be learning about. Then his master looked at him. "Go make some tea and bring it to the drawing room. ___ come with me."
"Yes, my Lord," Sebastian stated, but his words just echoed ___'s. To respond so dedicated and quickly, she must be the best of maids, well for a human anyways.
Ciel walked off, with ___ in tow.
Ciel pulled a chair out for ___ to sit at the chessboard. "My Lord?" She questioned him.
"Play a game of chess with me. We have a lot of catching up to do." ___ sat as he requested of her, he sat across from ___. Ciel smirked and it made ___ so happy to see him smirk. "I remember you. You were one of the maids that would play with me all the time when mother or Elizabeth couldn't." Ciel moved his first pawn.
"Yes." ___ smiled at the memories. "Your eyes were so full of wonder and happiness. You were the sweetest and happiest child I knew. Being a maid of the Phantomhive's was being more like family. Although the light is dulled in you now, I am still so happy to see you. My sweet young Lord."
"Since when do you call me Lord?" He seemed slightly irritated as he took ___'s rook with his bishop.
"Being in Japan made me more proper, I would assume. Also, you are now a Lord. Would you like me to just call you Ciel?"
"Yes. You were the only maid that would ever drop the formalities with me and just have fun." Ciel went silent as she moved her bishop to take his knight. He made an annoyed sound when ___ did so and triggering a giggle from her. "What are you laughing at?" He glared at her slightly as he moved another piece.
