His Butlers Princess (Black Butler Fanfic)

Chapter 25

POV: Lilly

Something soft rubbed against my face and a small meow made me open my eyes. Right in my face was a tan colored kitten with dirt on his little nose. I moved my hand and rubbed his ears. At that moment I was attacked by about a dozen more kitties of different colors. They purred as I rubbed their soft fur and played with them.

“You’re all so cute but when did you get into the room?” I asked the little kitties as if they would answer me. My eyes traveled to the wardrobe and its open door. A sad smile formed and I looked down at the kitties. “Did he bring you in because of the storm?”

The small tan kitten rubbed his head on my hand to comfort me and I picked him up. I walked to my room and placed him on the bed so I could change. I changed into a simple lavender dress and headed to the parlor with the kitten in my arms.

When I reached the door I opened it and saw everyone gathered around. A man I did not know was sitting on a chair and speaking to the others. The instants he saw me he smiled. “Good afternoon Miss. I don’t believe I know you I am Jeremy,” He said with a kind tone that made me smile.

“My name is Lilly. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” I replied and took a seat in an empty chair.

“What a lovely cat you have,” He said.

I looked down at the kitten and smiled. “He was there when I woke up. Now please continue your conversation. I’m very sorry I interrupted,” I said politely.

He nodded. “As I was saying. I would like to see the bodies so I may examine them properly.” I felt something tug at my heart.

“I can take you to the wine cellar,” Arthur started.

“Stop!” Jeremy interrupted. “I would like you to move each of the bodies to a separate room. The scent might be a clue. If we put the bodies together their scents will mix. Also the wine cellar will have the strong sent of wine and over power the other smells. On that note Earl, will you lend me three rooms?” He asked.

“That would be fine. I want you to take the bodies to three rooms.” He told the servants and they nodded and began to work.

Jeremy spoke again. “In the mean time I would like to change my clothes.” This is when I noticed that he was socked in water.

“The clothing of my predecessor may be too small. You can barrow the clothes of the dead butler,” Ciel replied. A lump formed in my throat but I ignored it and pet the cat.

A while passed and the bodies had been moved and Jeremy started to investigate. I followed them to the room where Sebastian’s body was and waited.

After a few moments of being in the room Ciel left on his own. When he saw me he looked at me a bit confused. “Do you need something Lilly?”

I looked down at the kitten in my arms. “I would like to spend a few moments with Sebastian.”

His eyes softened and he nodded. “That would be alright. Go in and tell them. I’m sure they would leave.

I nodded and entered the room. They looked up at me. “I would like a moment or two with Sebastian when you are done,” I said quietly. Jeremy looked at me with sad eyes and they finished up and left me alone.

When I was alone I fought with myself to pull back the sheet so that I could see his face. I feared that I would break down but I kept strong. I made my way to the sheet after placing the kitten on the bed. As I was about to bend down, I stood back up and grabbed the kitten. I ran to Sebastian’s room and took comfort in the purrs of the cats.

POV: Sebastian (Jeremy)

I left Lilly alone in the room with my ‘body.’ I was later informed by Mey-Rin that she was back in my room playing with the cats. I knew that she had not pulled the sheet back and seen it wasn’t actually me. I walked into the kitchen.

“If your scavenging for food there’s none here Mr. Pastor,” Mey-Rin said with a disappointed look on her face. “The only thing we have in excess is soy beans and flour.”

“Didn’t you have a herb garden here?” I asked and finny nodded. “Excellent! We can make soy meat.” I earned confused looks. “Its imitation meat made from soy beans. If you make it well they wont be able to tell that its not real meat.” The servants smiled and we began to cook.

The remaining guests were satisfied with the food. After we ate I prepared to catch Mr. Phelps’ killer. Ran Mao dressed in the young master’s clothes and we caught ourselves a black mamba.

I explained to the guests that the snake killed Phelps, Siemens used the potion from Romeo and Juliet and was killed later, and when ‘Sebastian’ went to clean the hearth he was killed to hide evidence. After setting Mr. Woodley up he was arrested and taken away.

The rest of the guests prepared for bed. I prepared the young master for bed and went to the kitchen after wards. I grabbed a tray with a burger and a glass of warm milk. I knocked on the door of my room.

“Hello? Miss. Lilly are you awake?” I asked her and she opened the door.

She smiled when she saw it was me and invited me in. “What brings you Mr. Jeremy?” She asked me and sat on the bed with the cats. I smiled when I saw them all crowd around her.

“I brought you some food and came to inform you that the investigation is over,” I said as I handed her the food and she placed the tray on her lap. A sad expression showed on her gentle face. “You will see him again.”

“I feel that he never really left. Like he’s sitting with me or yelling at the servants.” A small laugh escaped her mouth. “Before I came here I was beaten by the butler of the man who pretended to be my brother. Have no memory of before a little more than a year ago. This place is the closest thing I have to a home and Sebastian was the man I fell in love with. When I first saw him my heart screamed for him. I’m not sure that I ever want to go back to what my life was before if he won’t be there. I love him.”

Her words dug deep into my heart. I removed the make-up and leaned over her. My lips connected with hers and her eyes widened. “Could you still love me if you knew I’m not human,” I whispered as I removed my glove and showed her my hand. Her eyes continued to stare at.

Soon her expression of sock softened and she opened her mouth to speak. She was suddenly stopped when her eyes widened and her hands shot up to hold her head. Her face filled with pain and she began to fall to the ground. I caught her before she could get hurt. I looked at her face and it was filled with pain but she saw asleep and some of the pain seemed to go away.

I took her to her room and placed her on her bed. She still had pain in her expression but it was less. I kissed her forehead and prepared for the next day.