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Isabella smiled when she helped herself to a warm, buttery biscuit. Listening to Sebastian as the butler spoke to Ciel about his schedule for the day as he dressed him.
Suddenly, Claude's stomach growled loudly as he was just pouring her a cup of tea. The girl blinked up at the now embarrassed butler. "Didn't you have breakfast yet?"
"No...my Lady." He said, his cheeks pink.
Isabella giggled a little. "Better remedy that then."
"Y-yes, indeed."

Isabella smiled, Claude's embarrassment was too cute, and it gave her an opportunity that she couldn't pass up.
"Claude, tell me honestly, Have you ever tried our food? Like eaten a full meal before?"
Claude was standing stiffly, recognizing that the girl was hatching some kind of plot that involved him. "No, my Lady." He answered.
The girl picked another biscuit, splitting it to reveal the steaming fluffy insides. "You are aware that I fully intend on marrying Ciel and when that happens, you will have to follow all of my requests." She said as she spread creamy butter on one half, the butter melting into the bread.
Claude's eyes where on the girl's hands, since Isabella was making a point of glancing at what she was doing. It did look rather scrumptious, Sebastian really did make them well and.... "Yes, I am aware." He answered quickly, realizing how distracted he was by the buttered biscuit.
Isabella smirked enjoying this little game. "Then I want to see you eat this."
Claude's looked at her. "Miss Isabella?"
She held it out to him. "Don't make me repeat myself....unless you want to dance the Irish jig for me instead."
Claude took the biscuit and lifted it to his lips as Isabella watched him curiously.
He took a small nibble.

Claude took a bite, his eyes widening as the buttery flavor filled his mouth. He chewed a little. Exploring not only the taste, but the texture, the inside where soft, the golden outside was a bit more chewier and added an interesting contrast. It was good, normally most human foods wouldn't have interested him, but his body was demanding it and being in a hungry human body his sense of taste was heightened. Even something as simple as a biscuit was wonderfully delicious.
Feeling his stomach cramp from hunger, he swallowed in reflex, startling himself a little and coughing slightly. It felt so odd to him to have something other then liquid going down his throat. He took another bite, he was beginning to enjoy it, it brought a different sense of pleasure. "No wounder humans enjoy dinners, banquets and the like." He thought as he finished off the biscuit.
Claude stood still, reflecting on this new experience. His hunger was far from being satisfied, but his stomach wasn't growling insistently anymore.
"Well?" Isabella looked up at him. "How was it?"
"It was delicious of course my lady. I enjoyed it." Claude said, it was the proper thing to say.

Claude smiled, "It truly was....a new experience Miss Isabella. I've never tasted human food before."
The girl smiled brightly, "Excellent."
Claude excused himself, Leaving then alone to finish their breakfast.....and to hunt down something with more substance then a biscuit.

Sammael stared at the letter that Tanaka placed on a silver tray. It was addressed to Earl Phantomhive from the King of Spain. Tanaka, the house steward, had given him the two letters that was addressed to Lady Isabella, one from the king the other one from her uncle. He had an idea what the King's letter said. but her distant uncle's letter was a surprise. The man had always been after her families' land and property for years, even more since her father died.
"Thank you Tanaka." He said as he walked out of the servant's common room to deliver the letters. Letters from the king where the highest priority.

Isabella was just finishing her cake when she heard a knock at the door. Sammael apologized for the interruption and handed her the letters. "My Lady. These had arrived this morning."
Isabella's smile disappeared as she opened the king's letter. Her expression became grim as she read it. "His majesty is relived that I am safe and well..." She said, for Ciel's benefit. "...and hopes that I had not come to too much discomfort during my...'kidnapping' " She sighed and put the letter down. "He has already had made the travel arrangements, He is ordering me to return to Spain."

"He is referring that I was taken unwillingly by my mother." Isabella said as she handed him the letter.

My pretty flower,

You simply cannot believe what a relief it is to hear from you, Ever since I heard that you have gone missing from castilla de leon I expected the worse!
I am sorry to hear about your mother, but as I understand it It was she who was the cause of your disappearance.
I hope that you are well and that you didn't experience too much discomfort due to your unwilling travels. I have already made arrangements to send my fastest ship to retrieve you, by the time this letter arrives it should be in port awaiting you.
Please do not dawdle, I wish to see you as soon as you are able.

Your friend,
Al
(Alfonzo)

Sammael frowned. "You also have a letter from the King of Spain, Lord Phantomhive...." He said as he handed Ciel the letter addressed to Earl Phantomhive.

She nodded, "He once schooled in England So he should know about your family." She said, brightening at the possibility that that the King would not object to her marrying an English noble.

Isabella glanced down at the unopened letter from her uncle. For a moment she thought she'd just throw it away. "I wounder why He of all people wrote to me. My distant uncle, was a cousin of my late fathers. He was always jealous of our family. When my father died, he tried to marry my mother, but She rejected him. As it stands he's my closest living relative that I have now...." the girl said as she opened the letter.

Dear Isabella,

I am happy to hear that you are alive and well. Since the death of your mother was a unfortunate loss, I have spoken with his Highness and I am now your legal guardian.
My dear Isabella, please do not dwell long on your sad past, I will look after you well and arrange for your future as the next Barrnoness of castilla de leon.

~ Don Bernardo Gonzalez



The last part had her confused for a moment. "Arrange for my future? Dose he mean that... Dios mío" Isabella cursed in spanish. "He can't be serious." she looked up at Ciel. "It's bad enough that this opportunist has gained guardianship of me, but he thinks that he can arrange for my future?"

Isabella smiled, her uncle's news had brought a pang of indignant anger. She knew that the real reason why he asked to be her legal guardian, it was easy to control an orphan girl-child, easy to take her family's lands and money for his own. An arranged marriage would put her forever under his control when she grew older.
"Sammael, go to the port. See if and where the ship is, tell the captain that We will be leaving as soon as we board."
"Yes my Lady." Sammael said.

Later that afternoon, The carriage arrived at the docks. Claude helped Miss Isabella out of the carriage. Since the trip was on such short notice, Ciel would be only be travailing abroad with two servants. Sebastian and Claude, Who would be more then enough to attend to the Earl in Spain. Ciel's luggage contained not only his clothing, but his school books and lessons too.
Isabella had no more then a chest for her belongings, mostly clothing. since she wasn't able to bring her things when she was 'kidnapped' by her mother.

Isabella stared up at the ship in a weary disbelief. "His majesty's......fastest ship....." She sighed.
Sammael, chuckled. "It's certainly that, my Lady. He sent you his favorite racing schooner. 'The Isabella II' He must really favor you if he had sent her. "
The racing schooner was rather large for sporting ship, it had many big sails and was able to sail the coast of Portugal in less then a single day. Isabella sighed again, staring at the prow where a bust of the King's mother stood proudly with her arm out. The source of the ship's name.