His Butler, Mentor (For Little Sayuri)

[LyonGirl]

Colly hummed softly as she walked about Trancy Manor, brushing her raven black hair behind her ear. There was never much to do early in the morning when Mr. Trancy was still asleep and Uncle Claude was with the others making breakfast for him before he awoke. The young demon had been sent off to her Uncle to learn about making contracts with humans and how to go about them.

From what she saw it was rather boring and somewhat annoying, especially having to deal with a brat like Trancy, but it wasn't her place to say. Colly may have been a girl, but she most certainly didn't dress like one, much to her uncle's annoyance. She sported a pair of shorts, knee high socks and sweater vest, she could pass off for a boy had it not been her long hair going down to her back which she wore freely.

Across the way, Sebastian was walking briskly to get the young earl his morning tea. Breakfast was ready and today's schedule was made. However he couldn't help but wonder in the back of his mind where his young niece was and what she was up to, but once he had finish with breakfast, he would go and check on her.

He quickly headed to Ciel's room, opening the curtains as he usually did and prepared the morning tea of Earl Grey. Once he was done, he dressed the earl and followed him to the dining hall for breakfast.

[Little Sayuri]

Claude was indeed busy preparing breakfast for Alois at the moment. He knew that Colly wouldn't join him until Alois had his breakfast, as she hated the boy. Well, he could understand her, but he was so deliciously cruel that he was looking forward to eat his soul one day.
At first, he hadn't been too enthusiastic about having his niece here, it meant one person more to watch and take care off, and he wasn't exactly emotional or caring, but in the end, she was a family member and needed him to guide her, one way or the other...

After he woke Alois up, he went to check on Colly, wanting to make sure that she wasn't doing mischief for now. "Ah, you're awake.", he said as he entered her room where she brushed her hair. "And you still don't dress as I told you to.", he noticed, his expression blank, while he was slightly crossed on the inside. The clothes were always a matter that he hated to discuss with her.

***

A young girl walked through the manor as if it belonged to her, a bitter rabbit in her hands. Her name was Alice and she was indeed the niece of Sebastian Michaelis, who took her under his wings, so that she would become a proper demon one day. By now, she knew the morning routine, and even if she liked Ciel a lot, he seemed to hate her. Maybe it was because she was too cheerful, who knew?

So she decided to tease him a bit and took some of the toys his company made with her to play with them, just because she could. Hopefully, nobody would notice it...

Alice walked slowly through the halls back to her room, knowing that if she would ran, it would get her more attention. She was nearly at her door, could it be that her uncle was too distracted to notice?

Ciel was in a good mood this morning, which meant that he wasn't as grumpy as normally. He looked at Sebastian, noticing that he seemed worried and unfocused. "What is it Sebastian?", he wanted to know calmly and took a sip of his tea.

[LyonGirl]

Colly blinked and turned towards her uncle. She couldn't help but frown a bit when he mentioned her clothes and rolled her eyes before turning back to the mirror. Her Uncle had went off and got her the best dresses a young girl could ask for, but she wore none of them unless she truly had to. "Uncle Claude, how I dress doesn't matter, it's not as if I ever leave the manor for many to really care." She pointed out before standing up. "What is it? Will Mr. Trancy absolutely die if he catches me wearing such boyish clothes? No doubt he'll act like he is." She said, rolling her eyes again at the thought.


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Sebastian looked towards his young master as he gave his usual smile. "Nothing out of the ordinary, my lord. As you well know, Alice has joined us at the manor, but it seems she is being very quiet this morning....not something I'm particularly use to, but once you've been served breakfast, I'll tend to her." He said as he went to get Ciel's clothes.

It always made Sebastian uneasy when he was unsure of what his niece was doing and usually hoped it wasn't something bad. She did tend to wander off where she didn't belong, but no doubt he knew how to deal with any misdeeds.

[Little Sayuri]

"Mr. Trancy is my master for the moment and so we have to bear with his wishes, no matter what it is. It is a big part of having a contract with a human being. You only get the soul if you help them to archieve their goals. The faster the better", Claude lectured and gave her a quick slap on the bottom. "I see you, that does matter. A girl isn't supposed to wear something like that here...they don't understand it.", he explained, his voice slightly stern, meaning the humans.

***

Ciel listened and nodded. Indeed, the girl was normally a noisy little thing. He didn't even notice the fact that it was so unusally quiet until now. "You better do, who knows what she is up to", he said thoughtfully and drank his tea, reading the newspaper.

Alice reached her room and sat down on her bed with her new found treasure for a moment. Then, she hid it under her pillow and went into the kitchen to talk with Bardroy for a moment. "Good morning", she chirped and looked at the untalented cook happily.

[LyonGirl]

Colly yelped a bit and turned to her uncle. "Hey! You don't have to do that, Uncle Claude." She said, her bottom lip poking out a bit. "I'll change and I'll come and help, but you have to get out." She said, making an effort to push him out and close the door. "I don't see what the problem is...I see Trancy dress like a girl all the time." She mumbled as she took off her clothes and put on the dress. She tied her hair back with a ribbon before opening the door and walking out. "Much better, Uncle Claude."

***
Sebastian nodded. "Yes, My Lord. I will be back momentarily." He said before he bowed and headed off to find the girl. He walked to her room, knocking softly before walking in and saw no sign of the girl. "Hmm, where could she have gone?" He said as he continued to look for her in her usual favorite spots.

Bardroy turned around, fanning the smoke from the stove when he heard someone talk. "Oi, Good Morning Alice. You're up early." He said as he went to plate the, obviously very burnt, breakfast. "What? Want something to eat?" He asked, crossing his arms, a small smile on his face.

[Little Sayuri]

Claude looked at Colly with a stern gaze before he left the room in his own slow pace. He could have hurried a bit more, yes, but he wanted to show her that she wasn't in charge after all. Once she came out, his expression changed and he looked at her a bit happier. "Very good, I am sure our highness will like it as well...", he said calmly and put his hand on her shoulder for a moment, before he walked into the direction of Alois' bedroom to wake the boy up.

***

Alice watched Bardroy with a smile as he pointed at the burned breakfast. "No thanks, I am not that hungry after all...", she said, in an attempt to be polite. She wouldn't eat it, even if they forced her to after all...she was used to something else after all, with her uncle who was such a great cook.

[LyonGirl]

Colly looked up at her uncle, smiling a bit as he put his hand on her shoulder. That was basically a form of a hug for the young girl. She watched her uncle go before sighing. "I don't care too much for what he'd like." She muttered as she headed to the dining hall to go and stand with the triplets while Claude got Alois ready

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"Oh, well suit yourself." He said as Finny and Mey-Rin came in. "Well good morning Bardroy, Alice. How are you both doing?" Finny asked as he went to sit down, giving his usual bright smile to the group. Bardroy gave a small smile. "Making the young lord his breakfast." He said. Mey-Rin smiled. "Oh Alice. I saw Sebastian in the hall, I believe he's looking for you, I do."

[Little Sayuri]

Luckily for Colly, Claude decided to ignore that comment, as he needed to hurry up. He woke Alois and quickly helped him dressing. Then, they walked to the dining hall. "Is your niece up as well?", Alois asked and Claude nodded. "Yes, your highness", he said. Alois nodded to himself and smiled.

The triplets looked at Colly surprised as she entered. "Colly is wearing a dress", one of them whispered. "Pretty", whispered another. "She doesn't like that", the third one answered.

***

"I am doing fine", Alice said and blinked as she got the information, that her uncle searched for her. "Well, I will go and greet him, before his old heart stops beating of the shock that he couldn't find me", she said amused and left the kitchen. She walked to the hall and saw Sebastian a moment later. "Good morning!", she called and grinned cheekily.

[LyonGirl]

Colly looked up at the three and smiled softly. "Thank you for the compliment, but Uncle Clause made me where this today. I didn't want to." She said softly as she heard footsteps coming. She stood up straight and kept her gaze down, waiting quietly.

*****

"Goodbye Alice!" Finny called as the three went on with their business. Sebastian saw Alice and walked over to her. "Where havery you been?" He asked as he went on to brush off any little dust on her body. "You've been very quiet this morning, I wanted to be sure you weren't up to any mischief." He said, standing up straight. "You haven't, have you?"

[Little Sayuri]

The triplets looked at the girl for a moment and stood there silent as they heard Claude and Alois. The blonde haired boy walked inside and let Claude help him to sit down. Then, he looked at Colly. "She is wearing a dress", he told Claude, as if he didn't know. "Yes, your highness", Claude answered. "Hm", the blonde boy said, slightly irritated and started eating.

***

Alice let her uncle dust her off patiently and looked up with big blue eyes. "I went to the kitchen for breakfast, but Bardroy burned everything again, so I am still hungry", she explained and looked at her uncle as if he hurt her. "Uncle Sebastian, I would never do any mischief!", she said plafully and smiled innocently. "It's just you who doesn't understand fun"