Sing Me a Lullabye | By : Strailo Category: Bleach > Crossovers Views: 7184 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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Title: Sing Me a Lullabye
Fandom: Bleach/Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler)
Chapter: 8
Chapter title: Picnics and Fishes
Characters: Ciel, Sebastian, Ichigo
Word Count: 1,769
AN: This chapter is just some fluff between our fav three. :D I hope you guys enjoy, really.
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Ichigo was staring at the large mare that Sebastian was saddling, his eyes wide as he tilted his head to the side. “I know I have learned how to ride, but...she’s very big,” he finally said, turning to Ciel who just smiled and tugged on his riding gloves.
“She is quite gentle and would work best for you, Ichigo. You have been here for nearly two months now and it’ll do you some good to get out on a nice ride,” Ciel said, smiling as Ichigo took a deep breath and moved to the other side of the mare. He stepped up onto the stool and settled into the saddle, arranging his skirts with a frown before shaking his head with a smile.
“She is still really big and far up from the ground,” Ichigo hummed, taking the reins and remembering the lessons that Elizabeth had given him in the last couple of weeks, finding himself comfortable in a saddle. “Will she be my riding horse for now on?” he asked curiously, fixing his own gloves, not letting go of the reins.
“Yes. Actually we thought that she would be best since she’s so even tempered and rarely spooks,” Ciel stated as he mounted his own horse, taking the reins and waiting for Sebastian to get onto his own mount. “We have a surprise for you today, as long as Pluto behaved while we were gathering you,” he said, eying the simple riding dress that Ichigo had decided to wear.
It was a simple dark red dress, the corseting built into the dress so Ichigo didn’t have to worry about an actual corset rubbing or hindering his movements on the horse. The trim was a softer red and looked good with the black hat that had dark red gauze that protected his neck from the sun. All around the young man looked good on the back of a horse, beautiful even once he got used to being on such a large mare.
“Come along, I shall lead shall I?” Ciel asked, getting a smile and a nod from Ichigo as Sebastian followed after. In the last week or so, they had to get used to having Grell around, who had gone from pouting and complaining heavily about having to be a glorified personal butler for Ichigo to a doting ‘lady-in-waiting’ as he called himself. It made Ichigo stare at him sometimes before telling him his shoes needed to be shined again, keeping the Grim Reaper busy while he went about his lessons for the day.
They fell into a gentle pace as they all enjoyed the sights around them, Ichigo making soft sounds of delight at the greenness of the land and the flowers that were carefully tended even as they headed for a miniature forest that Finnian had created for the two lover’s when they wanted time out in nature but didn’t want to deal with the actual nature. Surrounded by the trees was a small meadow like area that was, for the most part, wild, allowing the two to enjoy their time together.
But now they were going to show the area to the awed looking Ichigo who hadn’t seen much beyond the main part of the garden.
“Ahh, here we go,” Ciel hummed as they arrived at the woods, leading the way through the trees, Ichigo falling into place next to him, at complete ease.
Ichigo’s eyes glazed over for a moment before a soft smile spread over his lips. “I remember my seventh year fully and a good chunk of my eighth year of life. It seems that some of my memories have been healing on their own but not coming out until Zan and Shiro are to them,” he mused, shaking his head and holding onto the saddle at the slight wave of dizziness. Ciel reached out to cup his elbow, making sure that he didn’t fall over.
“That is a good thing then,” Sebastian said as he rode up next to Ichigo with a soft look on his face. It seemed that Ichigo had grown up fast after his mother’s death but even with that tragedy in his life, he still held an innocence that still drew Sebastian and Ciel to him. “It means that you will be able to have more time to heal before you must worry about what you are going to do in the near future,” he continued, Ichigo nodding.
“Oh, it’s so pretty,” Ichigo gasped when he turned to the meadow that they came to. Pluto was sitting in the middle of it, tail waving slowly as he panted, a large picnic basket sitting on an even larger blanket under the shade of one tree. “Are...are we going to eat lunch here?” he asked, all hopeful eyes and bright smiles.
Ciel chuckled and nodded his head. “We are. The horses are trained to stay close while amongst the tree’s so we take off their saddles and allow them to wander,” he said, walking his horse over to a small stream that trickled through down to a new addition.
A pond filled with colorful fish that could swim away if they wanted, other colorful fish coming down through the stream. A bamboo rocking fountain sat near one side of the pond, creating a pleasant tapping noise as a small bridge sat over the entry point of the stream.
“I was able to add to this place for you. This is now your sanctuary just as it is for me and Ciel,” Sebastian said, sliding off of his horse and helping Ichigo down as Ciel followed them. Ichigo sighed happily and sat on a smooth stone boulder, working on removing his shoes, intent on enjoying the grass under his feet. He was just glad that he could pull off the chosen socks for the day, wearing separate leg coverings with them.
Standing up, he lifted his skirts slightly and wiggled his toes in the soft grass, giggling happily at the feeling. Looking up, he moved over the Japanese influenced stream and perched on the small bridge, skirts pulled up so he didn’t get them wet and feet dipping into the cool waters, making him sigh. Ciel and Sebastian smiled as they set the horses to rights as their young charge occasionally laughed at the tickling feeling of the fish coming up to investigate his feet, their colors shimmering.
“They look a lot like the Koi fish of Japan,” Ichigo hummed to Ciel as the man walked up and bent over to stare at the fish.
“Sebastian said that they are a gentle, peaceful demon fish that keeps the water’s free of pollution. I allow them to have a safe place to live on my land and they make sure that the waters are fresh and pure,” he told Ichigo, getting a bright smile.
“You’re very nice. I’ve only heard that demons are out for themselves and tend to be mean and manipulative,” Ichigo said, Ciel chuckling and shaking his head.
“We can be but there are just some people that make us want to protect them, and you are one of those for me and Sebastian,” the younger demon admitted, plucking Ichigo’s hat off of his head and offering his hand. “Come. Let’s eat lunch and then we can play a little.”
“Yes, alright,” Ichigo said, taking the hand that was offered to him and helped up to his feet. The two walked over to where the picnic basket had been unpacked by Sebastian, the older demon having pulled off his jacket and rolled up the sleeves to his shirt. Ichigo pulled off his own lightweight riding jacket with the help of Ciel, letting the man put it aside. Ciel tugged his own jacket off as they all sat down, Ichigo looking over the offerings.
“All of this was done by Bardroy and he does ask that you tell him truthfully if you like it or not,” Sebastian stated, pulling out three plates and serving Ichigo first. Everything was simple finger foods that would be light on the stomach but delightful for a lunch. Slices of chicken wrapped with bread and dipped into an easily heated gravy, fresh fruit chunks with dip options of fresh whipped cream or caramel, sweet rolls, a fresh cucumber salad that Sebastian said came from a German recipe that he found many years ago and an apple and blueberry tart. Dessert was, surprisingly enough, a strawberry mousse that had Ichigo wanting to have some right that moment.
“Oh this is delicious,” Ichigo moaned as he tasted the salad first, a burst of something lightly salty and sweet all in once along with the coolness of the cucumber, his eyes falling shut as he delighted in the taste. Sebastian shifted slightly as his body reacted to the sweetly innocent moan that had come from him, squashing the instinctive desire to reach out and pull him close to show him what he really should moan about.
Ciel sent him a look that told him to be patient. They already had plans on how to claim Ichigo as their own but those plans hinged on him mentally growing into his proper age, or at the least age 17. Whatever came first and depending on their patience lasting. For now though they would continue to come together whenever possible to quench the thirst that rose in them.
“Try the fruit. I think he mixed it with boiled and thinned honey,” Ciel said, pointing to the glistening mixed fruit on Ichigo’s plate. This time it was his turn to squash the need for Ichigo, forcing himself to turn to his own plate and tucking away fantasies of feeding the sweet man fruit that was dipped into various toppings.
They continued to work their way through lunch, talking and discussing what Ichigo was going to learn in his coming lessons and what balls Ciel and Sebastian were being forced to attend, having put off holding any balls of their own for the time being, stating construction work being done to the house. After lunch had been eaten, including the cold tea that had been packed for them, Ichigo went back to the pond and knelt down to watch the fish, the two demons joining him and showing him how to pet the demonic fishes, getting a soothing song of pleasure from them, much to the young males delight.
The afternoon was spent in lazy contentment, the bond that had been started with the drops of blood in tea solidifying and growing as they got to know each other more and more.
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