A Sebastian and Maylene fic, they don't get enough love as a pairing and I'm not in a Yaoi mood at the moment, so this is going to be Sebby X Maylene.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji
Maylene's POV
I hate winter, it starts too early and ends too late, It's bitter cold and one would think since I was born and raised in England that I would be used to this. But It was winter the year I was sixteen when my family was killed by demons. Then I was an assassin, at least for a year anyway, then I met him…
The man that took me in to be a maid at the Phantomhive Manor. It was a job that I loved with all my heart and the people around me I loved, deeply. There was Young Master, a quiet but brilliant child of twelve, if it wasn't for him I would still be…
Then there is Finny and Bard, my two closest friends…they were with me through thick and thin, and then there was Mr. Tanaka, a man of view words, but still held the advice and the things you wanted to hear most. Finally there was him…The tall butler in black. The one I have fell so deeply for. The one to changed me and saved me from myself.
Why was I the only one to survive?
Maylene lied in the snow as it gently fell from the sky, around her was the ruins of the Phantomhive Manor. She sighed.
"It's all gone…what am I suppose to do now?" she slowly sat up and looked around. She sighed and began to rummage through the debris for anything of value, anything she could hold onto so that her memory of this day would not fade. She went through the vast rooms that were still standing, she made her way to her Master's bed chamber, she walked in to see the floor was a bit uneven, she carefully walked over to the corner so she wouldn't fall through the weak floor. She knelt down and touched the uneven region carefully.
"There is something under here." she muttered and carefully removed the piece of wood that hid a beautiful navy blue chest. Maylene pulled it out and stared at it. She slowly opened it to see a variety of things. Paperwork, a journal, a will, and the Phantomhive fortune. She gasped and took it outside to have better light. She pulled out the Journal and began to read.
My newest wish…is for the Phantomhive name to never die, It shall remain in history.
That was the sentence in the journal, Maylene blinked. "Stay in history…" she whispered and stared at the will.
"All shall go to my future wife, Lady Elizabeth.." she read off the will. Maylene stood up.
"Alright, Young master, I will grant you, your new wish." Maylene sighed softly.
"I must contact Lady Elizabeth." she muttered.
A few days later, Maylene brought the chest to Elizabeth's home and stared at her. "This is Young Master's wish…Lady Elizabeth, will you help me keep the Phantomhive name alive?"
Elizabeth's eyes widen and she smiled sadly, still bearing the pain of Ciel's death.
"It's at least we can do…but how are we going to keep his name alive?" She asked innocently. Maylene thought for a moment.
"Well, first, let us change our last name to Phantomhive, that will help." she then continued on.
"You and I could run his companies…it will be difficult but we can do it." she smiled at the younger blonde. Elizabeth nodded and smiled as well.
"Yes! Let us also rebuild the mansion! Ciel would be happy with that." she said. Maylene nodded.
"That Manor is my home, I wish to live in it again."
Lady Elizabeth jumped up with joy and grinned. "Maylene! What if we became sisters? That way we could live and work in that mansion." Elizabeth gleamed with happiness. Maylene blinked.
"Sisters? But I'm just a humble maid…" she went on. Elizabeth grinned. "Not anymore, you shall be my partner and sister."
"If you wish for it." she smiled and nodded. Lady Elizabeth began to write a letter.
"I will contact my contractor at once, we will have that manor up in no time!"
And we did. Within the next year, The Phantomhive manor was restored once again. I live there with Lady Elizabeth, but no long a servant, but an equal, its difficult to get use to. To be pampered, I try very hard to be caring to the servants because I was once in they're shoes…
Maylene sat at the table across from Elizabeth, her hair down and glasses less she neatly ate her food. Lizzy smiled.
"Maylene, you're so pretty!" Lizzy giggled. Maylene blinked.
"You think so? Doesn't my eyes freak you out?"
"Not at all."
"Hmm…" she smiled softly and ate.
That night, Maylene made the final rounds to make sure everything was locked and secured. Being a partner in a big company is tiring. She sighed softly, she walked passed a room, the Butler's room.
"Eh…" she stared aimlessly at the empty room. Pain in her chest began to pulsate within her, her heart ached, it really did, she missed him so, but he and the others were gone, they weren't coming back.
Maylene headed to her bed chamber and changed into her silky pajamas. She climbed into bed and blew out the candles before pulling the blankets over her head. She fell into a restless sleep. The kind of sleep where you wake up five minutes later and it's the next day.
The next morning, the door opened slowly and a person stepped into the room, a white gloved hand touch Maylene's shoulder as she slept. She groaned but remained asleep.
"Lady Maylene, it is time to get up…"
Maylene's eyes snapped open and she sat up quickly to see Sebastian Michaelis holding a tray of tea in his grasp, he smiled and looked to her.
"S-SEBASTIAN?!" she gasped. Elizabeth giggled and walked in. "Yes! He arrived early this morning! I was surprised as well when I answered the door to see him standing there!"
Maylene couldn't believe it.. "You're alive…" she managed to say. Sebastian smiled.
"Of course."
"Guess what Maylene he wants to be our butler!" she smiled.
"…Why?" Maylene asked faintly. Sebastian smirked softly.
"To fulfill a promise I made to the late Young Master." Maylene stared silently.
"I see." Elizabeth grinned.
"Isn't it great?!" she squeaked with joy that Sebastian was here. Maylene nodded.
"Yes, it is, its good to have you back."
Sebastian smiled mysteriously at Maylene. "Although it will be hard to get use to serving you, since you were once a maid."
"Heh…" Maylene felt uncomfortable.
"Anyway, everyone please step out, I wish to change." They did so and Maylene got up and changed into a simple maroon dress, she wandered downstairs and watched
Sebastian.
"Its good to have you back, Sebastian-san." She said softly. He looked up at her and smiled.
"You changed quite a bit, Maylene." he replied. She looked at her hands resting on the countertop, she sighed softly.
"A lot has happened."
He stared at her, sensing some sort of an air of melancholy around her, he could sense her deep feelings within her, those of sadness and regret. He shifted his weight and opened his mouth to speak.
"Say, Maylene, what is your truest wish?"
"That's a bit random, Sebastian."
"Please, if you would, just answer the question." Sebastian asked softly.
"It's silly really…" she looked down, flush with embarrassment.
"My wish is to fly with wings of memories and light waves." she smiled softly. Sebastian blinked.
"That's quite a wish."
"Wings symbolizes freedom." she replied. Sebastian smiled that mysterious smile. He went back to cooking. "So, if I may ask, what is your plan with the Phantomhive fortune?"
"Ciel's final wish was for the Phantomhive name to remain existent…That's why I'm doing this. I will keep the company going, along with Elizabeth."
"Can you two ladies run a very large company?"
"We've been doing fine so far…" she sighed. She headed to her study and began to work on billing.
Sebastian's POV
I hate being immortal, you'll end up living and forget the life you left behind, its an endless cycle that will never be broken. The souls I take are tasteless now… yet I'm hungry.
I will admit, I was surprised to see Maylene alive. Relieved, but surprised. She seems to be the strongest…yet something is bothering her, perhaps, to pass the time, I will attempt to figure out this new Maylene. She no longer wear her glasses, nor is her hair in pigtails, its quite long and beautiful. Her eyes shine ever more. This could be interesting.
"Maylene, hurry!" Finny called. Maylene ran after her new friends and smiled, the three servants hid themselves and watched as men dragged a large tree into the main hall. Ciel following.
"Young master, if I may, I thought you said you didn't believe in God." Sebastian spoke taking off Ciel's hat and scarf.
"Its not for me. Its for our servants and Lizzy, I don't want to cause any tension in the house. Besides, it's the holidays. Now prepare some cake, I am in the mood for something sweet."
"Yes, my lord." Sebastian went off to cook up a wonderful cake.
"Young master, let us help decorate the tree!" Finny asked excitedly. Ciel smiled softly and nodded.
"Alright, very well, don't break anything, and keep it down, I want some peace in this manor." he said. The three smiled and went to decorate the tree.
Maylene watched silently as they decorated the tree, She was silent ever since she came to the Manor not even three weeks ago. She had to get use to this, she had to…she didn't want to go back to the life she had.
The next morning, Maylene was up and in the kitchen alone, she sat at the counter, silently drawing on a piece of loose paper. She was so concentrated on the task at hand that she didn't notice her two newest friends standing there.
"Heya, Ms. Maylene!" said Finny and walked over. Bard followed and bellowed. "How are you today?" he asked. Maylene slowly nodded to them. She felt so awkward, to be sitting here talking with them. They didn't know her past, and they probably didn't care to, They didn't ask questions or made her feel uncomfortable, they were friends and companions.
"Here, Maylene, we got you something, a Christmas eve's present! Just don't tell young master, he might get mad that you are opening one before Christmas. " Bard grinned and handed her a rather large package. It was wrapped in cute wrapping paper. She stared at it for a long time before slowly taking it. She began to open it slowly to reveal a sketch book and colored pencils and ink. She looked up with a look of utter shock and surprise.
"We noticed that you like to draw!" Finny grinned at her, she stared down at the supplies.
"Thank you…" She spoke softly. Finny grinned even wider.
" Do my ears deceive me or did Maylene just speak?" Sebastian spoke standing by the door. Finny turned.
"Merry Christmas!" Finny greeted him. He nodded in reply. "You too."
"You know the Young master isn't going to like the fact you guys are celebrating a bit early…"
Maylene was too busy staring at her new gift, the voices echoed out of her head as she stared. She slowly closed the small box that the colored supplies came in and smiled softly.
Maylene stared silently at the box in front of her, she opened it to have that same sketch book stare at her, her eyes trailed over the cover and she slowly opened it to reveal no drawings.
"I couldn't bring myself to use it…it was too valuable for that…" She muttered.
"Lady Maylene." Sebastian entered with some tea. "I brought you some tea." She looked up and smiled softly.
"Thank you Mr. Sebastian." the sketchbook rested in her lap. He stared at it and smiled softly.
"You kept it, I wonder how it survived the fire."
"I didn't have it in the house." She retorted and placed it on her desk. She stared out the window.
"I hate winter…" She began. Sebastian stared silently. "I really do."
"Oh? Why is that? Is it too cold for you?"
"No…It snowed on the day my parents were killed." She said matter of fact. Sebastian stared silently.
"Your parents?" he repeated in question.
"My family was destroyed by demons.." she continued. Sebastian;s eyes widen as he listened.
"A demon you say, Do you believe in them?"
"Very much so." she continued and stared at him.
"Do you wish revenge?"
"Some what." she replied.
"However…hatred is like a poison, it eats away at you from the inside…till nothing is left. There is no point on taking revenge. That will only lead to more pain, more stress, and more orphans."
"…Hmm? Orphans?"
"Those who I've taken with these hands…they had families too. They had homes…"
"I think you are thinking too much." Sebastian handed her a cup of tea.
"Here, drink this." he smiled and a small blush creep up into her cheeks. Having Sebastian back would be hard to get use to. Now that he was serving her now.