Between the Butler and the Boy - A Black Butler Romance

Chapter 5 - Scent of Love

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Sebastian's glare confirmed Alois's exclamation.

So......this was why Sebastian had tried to keep the blonde away...........

Alois felt his heart skip a beat.

He really was going to be a father!

Joy overwhelmed the blonde and he looked away from the butler, turning back to face his bluenette love.

"Oh my goodness, Ciel!" Alois chirped, his expression going from shocked to excited as he reached a hand out to place it on Ciel's flat belly.

"How dare you try to touch her!" Sebastian snarled, bolting over to the bed and instantly scooping Ciel up into his arms, cradling her as if she were a precious treasure.

Alois scowled.

Sebastian ruined his joy once again.

"Ask him, Ciel. He can't lie. Ask him." Alois said, withdrawing his outstretched hand.

Ciel was afraid.

What if........it were true?

She would blame Sebastian.

What if..........it weren't?

She would blame Alois.

The bluenette glanced between the butler and the boy for a few seconds before she looked up at Sebastian and asked quietly, "Sebastian, did you burn our letters?"

Sebastian smiled happily. "Of course not, my lady."

He was telling the truth.

Sebastian did not burn the letters himself.

"Do you know who did?" Ciel asked.

"Yes, my lady." Sebastian said, looking into her eyes.

"Who burned our letters?" Ciel asked.

"Snake." Sebastian nodded.

"Why?" Ciel asked.

Sebastian's breath hitched and his eyes widened.

Uh-oh.

That was it.

That was the question he had to answer that would incriminate him.

He had nowhere to run.......no way to escape....

He had promised to always tell Ciel the truth.

And sometimes the truth was an ugly thing.

"Because I ordered him to." Sebastian admitted quietly.

"Ha!" Alois exclaimed triumphantly.

Tears welled in Ciel's eyes.

She knew it probably was true, but a piece of her was hoping........

"Sebastian?" She asked quietly.

Sebastian frowned as he saw tears start to roll down her cheeks.

"My lady...." Sebastian began before Alois interrupted.

"She isn't your lady, you fool! She's my lady! You played with her mind and ensnared her heart through deceit! She wants me! She needs me, not you!" Alois shouted.

Ciel sat there silently, in shock.

"Earl Trancy, I was by her side before you and I will be here after you! One as foul as you isn't fit to look at my master, let alone touch her! The idea of someone like you marrying someone like her is ridiculous!" Sebastian snapped back at Alois.