The concept of a genderbent Black Butler (Kuromeido, I suppose it would be called then) intrigues me a little bit because every good design for a female Sebastian thus far still has him dressed in a suit for a butler but maybe designed a little differently, because as we know from canon with Mey-Rin and Paula and Hannah already the maid outfits are frumpy af
Summary: So, you’ve invited us to a ball at the Trancy mansion? Very well. I’m happy to let you dance to my tune for an evening. Butler who does a graceful, subtle dance, one to which I am more accustomed to than you. Next time, ”Beacon Maid” Surely, you jest. If I couldn’t dance to that, what kind of maid would I be? One, two, three…one, two, three…
If you ever find Lau at the bottom of a well just leave him there, or better yet throw a rock on his head. The mere fact that he had been analyzing your body from afar in order to cook up whatever humiliating monstrosity he had planned for you made you annoyed beyond reason. Even more so that your child of a master forced you into this position.
Dressing up has never been something you enjoyed. In fact there was a time when you found your way into the servitude of Julius Cesar. He greatly enjoyed putting you in various costumes for his own benefit. Now that you thought about it, he never really was a good master. But you were awarded handsomely for his soul so it was worth the humiliation.
Ciel does remind you of him in some ways. For example, it appears that your young master finds it greatly amusing to watch you wear the most ridiculous clothing and walk around in public with it.
"Is there something you wish to say to me?"
Ciel raised an eyebrow at you since you had a firm look on your face that you had directed at him for over 10 minutes now.
"Oh it's nothing, master. It's just that a thought had crossed my mind."
He tilted his head in suspicion. “Well don’t tell me, I’d hate to know what goes through your head.”
A thin smile spread on your lips. “Of course sir, I’d hate to poison that innocent mind of yours.”
He narrowed his eyes at my sarcasm but couldn’t help the smile that spread on his face. “If you think I have any trace of innocence left, you’re more stupid than I thought, Y/N.”
A smirk crawled up your face. “Well of course you’re innocent. Just look at your cute little face.”
His smile immediately fell once you reached out and pinched his cheek, pouting your lips as you leaned down to him. “Honestly, seeing you all grown up into a big boy. And yet, you are still so adorable.”
His teeth clenched as he stared into your eyes but he made no move to stop you.
For a second you were a little surprised and in the back of your mind you realized how if he remembered anything about the last year, he would've slapped your hand away without hesitating. Your relationship with him felt so pure again and a part of you was a little glad that he didn’t remember what you were because to him, you were probably the only real person he had left to love after that night. You were like a second mother to him, and no longer a demon. And that alone made him all the more precious to her.
Once he saw the small smile form on your lips he sighed in boredom. “Are you finished with mocking me?”
She blinked back to reality and chuckled at him. “Sure. For now, Ciel.” You put your hand down as you saw his eyes slide to behind you. You could feel it, both his presence and fiery gaze on your back.
You slowly straightened up and glanced over your shoulder at his overpowering presence. “Yes, do you need something?”
Adjusting his glasses, he grunted as his sight landed on Ciel. “Pardon me, Lord Phantomhive. My master requested I tour you around our wonderful Trancy Manor and show you to your temporary lodging.”
From the corner of your eye you caught Sebastian’s line of sight from where he stood with the servants and tilted your head in his direction, which was his cue to come over. Once he appeared, Claude’s eye twitched for a moment, but he still kept his gaze on Ciel as he talked.
“Our Trancy servants will show you around the premises. I have some other details that need my attention, I do hope you forgive me.”
Ciel merely shrugged it off. “I don’t care who it is, as long as I know where I’m going.”
A ghostly smile appeared on his face. “Of course. Excuse me.”
You watched him intently as he left the room and only looked at the servants he mentioned once you knew he was gone. From the moment you entered the mansion, you knew something was off. And when Claude lied about where his master was, since you could feel his presence in the building, you knew both he and Alois were still for some reason following your original instructions. What you couldn’t figure out was why, you had broken the agreement the moment you threatened Claude on your previous meeting and you hadn’t kept your end of the bargain.
‘What exactly is Alois planning?’
“Very well, Y/N, Sebastian, let’s go.” As Ciel was about to step forward, Sebastian suddenly blocked his path. You eyed him curiously until he locked eyes with you.
“My apologies master, but Y/N has other matters to attend to.”
Your eyes narrowed at his words. “Is that so? And what matters are those exactly?”
His smirk irritated you. “Since Mr. Lau is in charge of your dressings for tonight, the servants have volunteered to accompany you with Mr. Lau in town for a bit of shopping until it is time for the ball.”
Your eyebrows raised to your hairline. “I beg your pardon? I’m not leaving this property with Ciel still here--”
“Fine.” Your neck snapped in Ciel’s direction. He gave you a knowing look and waved his hand for you to leave. “Stop trying to get out of this. Just go, Y/N.”
You were at a loss of words. “But what if you need me, sir? Surely you--”
He rolled his eyes at you as he walked away. “As long as you make it back in time for this evening’s festivities, I don’t care where you are. Sebastian is more than capable of attending to my needs.”
The triplet servants marched forward as Ciel followed. As Sebastian moved to join them, your hand gripped his arm tightly. Your voice became darker, laced with annoyance.
“Just what do you think you’re doing? Why don’t you want me with you? They can’t be trusted.”
He tilted his head in curiosity. “Well, I thought you’d see fit to stay out of their presence. You did break your arrangement with them, afterall.”
Your jaw briefly fell in astonishment. “Is this because of my plan? What, so you don’t trust me now? I only did this to be closer with Ciel, to protect him--”
“Sebastian!” Hearing the annoyance laced in Ciel’s voice, Sebastian released your hand from his arm.
“Come now, kitten. No need to bare your claws. Who else will watch over the servants and keep them out of trouble?” With an infuriating smile, he left you there.
You stood there grinding your teeth as you watched his retreating figure. He thinks he can just keep me out of the way? I don’t think so.
“Ah, now that that’s settled…”
Your body tensed when Lau placed an arm on your shoulder and moved your hair aside to stare more intently at your features. “Why don’t we get to work, hm?”
You resisted the urge to roll your eyes at him. “As lovely as that sounds, I’m afraid I already made preparations elsewhere. So sorry.”
As you turned to move away from him, his hand gripped your shoulder, forcing you to stay in place. A smile appeared on his calm face. “Nice try, love. Your master already made the deal with me so this is something you won’t be able to get out of.”
You rubbed your forehead at his persistence. “Yes, that may be, however--”
“Y/N! Pardon me Mr. Lau, but may I have a word with her alone?”
The smile that you gave toward your savior was so big that it made your mouth hurt. “Oh of course, Ayani.” You glanced back at Lau. “This does sound urgent, so if you would excuse me…”
Bowing her head toward him, Ayani began to lead you out of the room. You caught the sound of his sigh as you passed by him. Once Ayani brought you out to the hallway, she turned around to close the door, cutting you off from the lively room of guests.
She held an apologetic look. “Forgive me, I didn’t mean to interrupt your conversation.”
You shook your head as you chuckled. “Oh believe me, I should be thanking you for pulling me away. But nevermind that, what is it you wish to tell me?”
She bit her lip as she glanced down. “Well...I’d like to apologize on behalf of my master. I did inform him as you asked, and he seemed contemptuous until, well, once he saw Lord Phantomhive, he couldn’t pretend as requested.”
You smiled at her briefly. “I wouldn’t worry. I never truly expected him to be able to keep himself at bay.”
Her head moved up to you again. “You didn’t?”
Shaking your head, you shrugged your shoulders. “Of course not. Speaking from past experience, he seems to let his emotions control his reason. That’s why I told you, because I trusted you could handle it.”
She couldn’t help but smile at the compliment but it fell once a muffled scream was picked up by your ears. Your eyes widened at the sudden disruption and you raised an eyebrow once Ayani’s face went pale.
“You wouldn’t happen to have heard that, would you?”
She nodded her head at your ponder. “I did. It sounded as if the origin of it came from outside.”
The two of you shared a knowing look before walking further down the hallway until you stopped in front of a window, granting you a viewing of the back of the mansion. Your eyes scanned the entire landscape but there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Suddenly Ayani’s hand shot out, her finger pointing downward. “Look, there!”
Glancing where she was directing your attention, you caught sight of who you assumed to be Claude, but you couldn’t quite tell due to his back being turned to you. You watched him intently as he turned and once you caught a glimpse of what was in front of him, your mouth formed into a line.
It appeared to be a person with a bag around their head, with Claude tying their hands together. There was fresh blood on the person’s clothes so you assumed that was what caused the scream.
“What in the...what is he doing? Is that a person?” Ayani pressed her hands up against the glass in disbelief.
Your eyes became narrowed once you caught sight of another, much smaller person walking up next to Claude, and he seemed to be throwing away a pile of clothes, quite aggressively as well.
“Who is that? He looks rather young.”
You slowly removed her hands from the glass, wiping it clean as you answered her. “That would be the head of this manor.”
Her head quickly turned in your direction. “Lord Trancy? But we were told he was away on important business…”
You tilted your head as you continued to watch them. “Yes, important business indeed.”
She shook her head in disbelief. “W-we gotta tell someone, they’re holding someone captive!”
For a brief moment, you thought you saw a third person off to the side. After a few seconds, your suspicions were confirmed and your eyes went wide once you recognized his bowler hat and you registered who it was.
Flashback…
A small smile formed beneath the bowler hat that shielded his face. "Oh, me? Why, it's as if you don't know me at all."
He put his hands in his pockets. "I don't plan on going back. And I don't want them to come looking for me so..."
He shrugged and looked at you seriously. "The passage back to hell for London. I need you to destroy it."
What the hell is he doing here?
“I must go inform my master that it isn’t safe here!”
Your head shot up at what she said and you instantly grabbed her arm, pulling her back. “I wouldn’t advise doing that.”
She looked at me as if I were an idiot. “Y/N, something isn’t right here, these people are obviously dangerous and I refuse to let my prince stay here if his life is in danger.”
You placed your hands over her shoulders and forced her to lock eyes with you. “Listen to me Ayani, you will only end up putting him and everyone else here in more danger if you cause suspicion. The only way to deal with this is to find out what they are hiding.”
Her eyebrows scrunched together in confusion. “Well, how are we going to do that? I don’t want to leave my master alone and unprotected.”
“Y/N, darling! Where did you go?”
At the sound of Lau’s annoying voice, you sighed and looked away until an idea formed in your head and you looked back at her. “You don’t have to worry, I’ll investigate this manor on my own. But Ayani, my dear friend, I’m afraid I may need your assistance.”
Her jaw clenched as her eyes became determined. “I will help you with whatever you need. Just tell me what to do.”
You smiled at her loyalty. “Thank you, Ayani.” You turned her around to let her see Lau and Ran Mao down the hallway as they searched for you. “You can start by distracting Mr. Lau and his companion. And anyone else if necessary.”
She nodded and glanced at you. “And what will you do?”
You released your hold on her as you began walking down the opposite end of the hallway. “I have some investigating to do.”
Drawings related to one of my fics in the Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji universe, Kurojochû (Black Maid in Japanese). The fanfic can be found on FF and AO3.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler, Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Mystery, vengeance, Demons, Demon Deals, Detectives, Attempted Rape/Non-Con, Shoujo-ai
Summary:
She has been sold to a slave market by the assassin of her family. Now she wants revenge, and to achieve it, she's even ready to sell her soul to the Devil...
Hi everyone! This is a fanfiction I wrote for a while, that I decided to continue. It’s in the same universe as Black Butler, but with original characters. It’s about a young detective girl and her demon maid. If you like Black Butler but would be interested in a story in the same universe but with female characters instead, then this story is for you! Or if you find the concept of Black Bulter interesting but would like to see a shojo-ai version instead.
Hi! This is a Black Butler’s fanfiction, or rather, a story that takes place in the same universe, but with different characters I’d created. This fic follows the story of a young detective girl and her demon maid (Kurojochû means Black Maid). The story is set in France, in the same years as Black Butler. The fic is also on AO3 under the same name.
