THE MATCH GIRL 黒執事

Chapter Eleven

Watching Sebastian and William march away to perhaps insulting each other but in a conversational form made [Name] stayed quiet, being the clever one in this situation she shrugged her shoulders not wanting to be part of the amiability yet competitive relationship both adults have. As she kept practicing on balancing herself, she remarks how Ciel was slipping away from Dagger who was clueless the next second he didn't see the young earl, looking lost in her thoughts she heard a small whistle coming from below, the match girl blinked several times and gawk down only to see Joker with some papers and a tender smile on his lips. His gaze was aimed solemnly at her, Joker waved his hand in a form of 'come down please' she did as she is told, the young lass climbed slowly from the wooden stairs from the platform she was on.

"Hello, sir."

"You are doing great 'Eart," Joker stated, his purple orbs eyeing her body with such gentleness that made her look at the floor.

"Thank you, sir."

"No need to call me sir, call me Joker," bending her head she will keep that in mind the next time they converse, seeing the papers with a questionable look on her face she asked him what are those for.

"Well, it's for your room assignment."

"Room? I get a room?"

A room is rather remarkable for her, the only room she had aside from the little carton box, it's Undertaker's room which most of the time they shared because of the coldness. [Name] didn't know what to say, will there be cushions? A sheath? Will it be warm? The match girl has so many questions that she didn't know which one to ask first, but unknown to her, Joker stares at her figure in wonder yet in grief, by the looks of it he notices that she has never had her room, he reaches out with his hand, his one flesh hand, the one he could feel and touch the warmth of her face. His hand tenderly took her face and ever so nonchalantly lift it for her to gaze straight at his eyes.

"You poor girl..." [Name] was bewildered, she didn't understand the way Joker would concentrate on her but it felt similar to Undertaker's touch, the difference was the gray-haired male would warm her up and would know what to do even without her knowing what she feels, taking notice of the silence she decided to ask.

"So how does this room assignment work?"

"You are so dainty 'Eart, you will have a par'ner in a tent."

"A partner? Will it be Smile or Black?"

"No no no, they already 'ave their own par'ners."

"Is that so?" [Name] bid, expecting that both Ciel and Sebastian would be together but that prayer went right out the tent once he mentioned with who they will be paired up.

"Suit and Black...?"

She wants to laugh, she wonders if Joker is doing this on purpose because she has noticed how much Sebastian and Ciel are annoyed. She pursed her lips a thing she does to prevent from letting a few giggles out every once in a while because this was genuinely hilarious to her, she could just imagine the look on William and Sebastian's faces. But on the other hand, it concerned her because of how Ciel could not be apart from Sebastian. [Name] questioned why are they separated to which Joker replied with 'they get along so they need to get along with others,' to which the match girl agrees on his statement.

"So with who am I?"

"Wi' me~!"

"Eh?"

And that's how it went, Dagger was beside [Name] while Joker mentioned with who the other new members will be staying, just like how [Name] imagined Sebastian and William froze with a dark yet funny look on their faces that she just snort at their appearances, she was also stunned that Ciel will be with Freckles or in other words Doll, she smiled at the other girl that made Freckles blush a little at how kind [Name] has been with her. Going to their respectful tents, Joker grabbed the young lass hands and pulled her alongside him, wistfully Sebastian was anchoring himself in ferocity as if his insides burned by the way another man would haul her away from him. Ciel went numb as he saw her figure vanishing like a mist in the middle of the night.