chapter 46

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"excellent."

you flick your ear at your master's contented murmur, your lip curling into a grin at how relaxed he sounded. "this is just perfect." he opens his eye to look at you, who was perched on your belly beside him, with your forepaws in the waters. "Am I correct, dear?" you purred and nodded silently as you laid at the hot spring's edge, soaking your forepaws in the warm, steamy waters, kneading at it, enjoying the feel of it against your pads and between your claws. you exhaled through your nose contently and grinned to yourself. he hums in satisfaction and gives a small ghost of a grin, shutting his eye again and enjoying the new springs.

"allow me, sir." you lift your head up to see sebastian knelt down beside the spring's edge, with a plate in toe. "traditional hot springs service," he elaborates setting the plate onto the water, and pushing it towards you both. "you see, my lord, this is how the Japanese enjoying the hot springs." on the platter, there were biscuits and tea for ciel and a small bowl of cream for you. you carefully remove the bowl from the platter with your mouth and set it in front of you, lapping at it as ciel sipped his tea. "it is a nice addition." ciel mutters casually, noting the numerous other touch ups this once gloomy village has taken up, most notably bigger housing and better treatment of the residents and its dogs. "that gloomy village has undergone quite a transformation." he states. "i imagine this will be enough to dispell the queens worries." you add, bringing a paw up to your muzzle to lap at it. ciel snickers suddenly, a mischievous, if not grim note to his tone. "ah, but your worries are just beginning, my dear."

you look up at him, mildly taken aback by his statement. "what do ya-" you were cut off by the sound of splashing along with joyous cries, prompting you to flick your head up to see the human-formed demon hound happily paddling his way across the springs, reminding you of your newfound predicament.

"..oh."
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once the time for departure arrives, you sit curled up on the edge if the servant's carriage in a slump, inwardly grumbling at the fact you must deal with the massive demon doof that was currently getting prepped up by Angela, who gifted him a thick spiked collar. ...and nothing else. cripes, I know he's a dog, but must he flash his humanly parts all over the place? you huff. poor mey-rin's gonna break at this rate. As if sebastian wasn't bad enough..

(name)!

your ear flicked up at a familiar bark and looked over to see (dog) and his pack standing in a distance. with an inward gasp you leapt off the carriage and raced over toward them, a low purr rumbling in your throat. "(dog)! aren't you a sight for sore eyes." you both touched noses for a moment, before a sad look overcame his visage. so.. this is goodbye, huh? "rrrrrmmm?" you nodded somberly, a sad smile on your face. "I'm afraid so, old friends. but this doesn't necessarily mean it's the end," you reassured with a light purr. "if fate is on our side, we will meet again." he tips his head to the side sadly as you press a paw to his muzzle. "just don't forget me." the burly black dog steps up with a snort. like hell we'd forget ya! "BARK!" he reassured. you've shown us that not all cats are egotistical hairballs that care for themselves by saving his hide and revealing the truth! "BarK! arf!" an uneasy laugh bubbles out of you. "yes, t'was my pleasure." a smaller brown dog steps up with his tail wagging. and now you're gonna take that big ol' demon hound and make him good! "arf!" you grimaced slightly at this with a brief lash of your tail. "that wasn't my choice..." you muttered, more to yourself than the dog pack. (dog) then nods his head. your selflessness will never be forgotten, (name). "arf!" he then bows his head to you. no matter how far you are, you will always be our pack leader. "rrrmmmm.." the rest of the dogs follow suit. you purred and placed a hand onto his head. "And I won't forget you, defending your master til the very end."

"mistress!" you snapped your head up to see the others ready to go. "speaking of which... that's my cue." (dog) lifts his head back up and you both touch muzzles one last time.

"goodbye

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"goodbye. may we meet again, my friends."

with that, you run back to the others, stopping at sebastian's feet, grinning a sly grin at the demon. "come now, mistress, there are better things to interact with then lowly creatures like them." he sounded mildly vexed as he scooped you up and gave your head a few strokes. Angela giggled lightly, reaching over and petting your head tenderly with her delicate digits. "sweetest mistress. I do hope you get home safely." she cooed sweetly, smiling brightly as you nuzzled her hand and purred loudly in response. "oh, i do hope to see you again." she mused. "who knows, perhaps I may pay a visit to your manor!"

"that wouldn't be wise." you looked back quizzically at sebastian, who was grinning grimly at the maid. "because unlike the lesser demon hound..." his eye narrowed. "...the mistress isn't to be wrapped around anyone's finger at a whim." Angela's eyes narrowing into an ever so faint glare, startling you slightly.

"let's go, sebastian." at the sound of master's voice, sebastian bows briefly and sets you into the carriage beside ciel, and mounts the carriage, cracking his whip to send the horse off. and as you did, you looked over to the direction of (dog) and his pack. as you departed, they all began to howl a farewell to you. a heavy weight filled your chest and your eyes began to simmer.

goodbye...

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I've made a few minor updates.

Some pages have some pics... which aren't entirely good, but I can always redo.

But yeah.

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