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Sebastian-x-Child Reader: Her Butler, Seeking

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:bulletgreen: Sebastian-x-Child Reader :bulletgreen:
Her Butler, Seeking 



“Mistress?”

With rounded, little girl eyes you looked up at your father’s butler from the tea you had been pouring. “What, Sebastian?”

From his place across from you, Sebastian Michaelis gave you an apologetic look. “I’m afraid I must interrupt our tea party, my lady. For it is time for me to prepare your lunch.”

It was true that Sebastian always cooked your meals- although technically Bard held the title of Phantomhive Chef- and you were getting rather hungry. But despite this, a sorry pout formed on your face and your bottom lip stuck out- sure signs of a miniature melt down.

“No, not yet! We’re having so much fun!”

The Butler placed his tea-cup back down on its saucer with care, though didn’t yet move from his seat.

“I hate to spoil such a lovely brunch, but milady hasn’t eaten anything since breakfast. Surely my young mistress is hungry after all this time?”

As if on cue, your stomach growled loudly- horrible traitor that it was- and Sebastian smirked knowingly.

“Come, little one. Let us return to the Manor. I shall make your favorite dish as recompense.”

You looked around the beautiful garden- golden sunlight filtering through a spring green canopy, trees granting a respite from the summer heat wave, and more flowers than you could ever hope of naming- and you instantly felt a rebellious streak rise within your chest. You didn’t want to leave; and Sebastian couldn’t make you.

“No.”

For a moment the Butler gazed at you, taking in the childish defiance on your small dimpled face with a sigh. Usually, you were a sweet, even tempered and accommodating child, but today you were adamant in your disobedience.

You were staying outside to play- thank you very much- and that was that.

“You’re going to be stubborn, aren’t you?” It wasn’t a question, though it was formed as one. You nodded in agreement.

Sebastian studied you purposefully, before a tight-lipped smile grew on his face. He adjusted his pristine white gloves with care, though his wine colored eyes never left your (e/c) ones. He was trying to intimidate you- and to your absolute frustration, it was beginning to work. . . But then, he shifted his gaze and spoke.

“I see I cannot persuade you, Mistress . . . but I wonder if you would be willing to compromise.”

You’d never heard that word before, and you immediately felt your forehead scrunch in confusion. “What does compromise mean?”

“Compromising is a middle ground between two people: a promise that both sides will surrender something; meaning that both have the satisfaction of getting what they want.”

You were interested by this concept and thought upon it hard for a moment, and Sebastian waited patiently. Since the intelligent Butler had been preordained as your tutor when you were old enough- by Ciel’s command- Sebastian was always supportive of you learning new concepts. And this meant he more often than not, let you think through things on your own.

When you finally felt comfortable with compromising, you asked a question.

“How can we compromise, Sebastian?”

Here Sebastian smiled. “You are very fond of games, Mistress- just like your father. I thought that perhaps we could play one.”

You fidgeted excitedly in your chair, despite your best efforts to keep your apprehension hidden, “You want to play a game?”

“Yes, my lady,” Sebastian replied. “Though this wouldn’t be a regular game; there would be stakes for each of us.”

“Like what?”

“If you win, I will allow you to continue to play in the garden while I make lunch.”

“But what if you win?” You wanted to know.

“If I were to win, you would have to come inside and help me prepare the lunch, little one.”

You grinned, for you actually enjoyed helping Sebastian with his chores- something that both Ciel and Lizzy had despaired at, seeing as you were noble born. But it had never stopped you from following the Butler around like a second shadow, nor had it made said butler mind.

As you thought of the win-win situation for yourself, you began to nod your head in agreement. This compromising was a wonderful thing!

“Okay,” you assented happily. “What game are we going to play?”

Sebastian stood from his chair gracefully- a twinkling in his eyes- before he held out his hand to help you up too. “How about that interesting game you usually play with Bardroy and Finny?”

As you stood up, an exhale of excitement quickly flowed from you. “You mean Hide-n-Seek?”

Sebastian nodded once as he let go of your chubby little hand. “You hide and I shall find you. If you can go without being caught for two full minutes, you win. But if I catch you before then, you must come help me with lunch.”

“Alright, Sebastian- but no cheating!”

“A Phantomhive Butler never cheats, Mistress.”

You stuck your tongue out at him- causing him to once more lift a perfect eyebrow- before you giggled. “Count really high so I have time to hide, Sebastian! Or else you have to start over again!”

Sebastian obligingly turned around so that he was facing in the opposite direction of where you stood, and placed his gloved hands over his eyes.

“One, two, three- you had better start moving Mistress or our game will end sooner than expected- four, five, six-”

With a liberated screech, you took off into the depths of the garden, not once look back at the Butler as you went in search of the perfect hiding place; though you knew that he would very soon be following your trail.

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As soon as you had found your hiding place- one of the best in the whole garden- you had started to count down the minutes. Your daddy had made you learn- only a year ago- how to tell time and count basic numbers.

You counted up to sixty silently in your mind, and were pleased when you started on your second minute. At this rate you were going to win!

But then, you heard someone walking towards you- Sebastian was getting close, and you anxiously held your breath. If you could just last thirty more seconds you’d win. . . You’d get to keep playing!

You watched with bright eyes as two beautifully shined black shoes walked passed your hiding place, and you grinned. You heard the Butler walk farther and farther away, and knew that victory was yours.

And then, you were being grabbed from behind, and pulled out of your chosen shrubbery. With a screech of surprise you gazed at Sebastian who was now holding you high up in the air- deep down knowing that you had lost the game, and wondering how on earth he had been able to find you- before the butler gave you a wide smile and began to fiendishly tickle you.

Being suspended in the air, you couldn’t do much to fend off the attack, but after a moment you resigned to it and freely giggled. Your little voice carried your merriment high on the wind as you were tickled mercilessly, and soon a deeper chuckle moved to join it, as Sebastian watched you with open amusement.

Once the Butler was sure that you were subdued enough to be compliant, he brought you closer to his body and held you there. Your small, five-year old frame safely housed next to the demons.

“I always hide in that bush and Bard and Finny never can catch me,” you explained. “How did you find me when they couldn’t, Sebastian,” you asked as the butler began to walk back towards the manor in easy strides.

Sebastian smirked before leaning down to plant a kiss to your little button nose- making you giggle again and snuggle closer to him. “I never lost you, little one. After all, if I couldn’t seek out my Mistress properly, what kind of Butler would I be?”

 


Several people who read my other Sebastian/Child stories have mentioned a want for more fluffy/playful fun, so I wrote something I thought was cute. Llama Emoji-09 (Drinking Tea) [V1] 

I'll just leave this here for yall. :iconcocoloveplz: 

:bulletred: My other Sebastian/Child stories can be found here  tarnisis.deviantart.com/galler…

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler, Sebastian Michaelis, Ciel, Lizzy, Bard, Finny, Meirin, or the Phantomhive Manor. ;p 
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ahhh omg there needs to be a part two <3 anyone wanna rp this with me