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How long had it been now that Ciel had slept, somewhere around fourhundred-eight years, if Sebastian's counting wasn't off, which was highly unlikely.So long had the Corw's master been in his slumber, and yet, Sebastian had neither the urge, nor the will to wake the demonic child.He wasn't sure how Ciel would take this new land they were living in, a place called 'America' where supposedly everyone was a free man.Technology had sprung much farther forward here than it had been progressing in England before they left, americans having reinovated the automobile, discovered a way to store massive amounts of computerated data on a small device that could fit in one's lap, and even created telephones that could be held in the palm of your hand and needed no wires, just to be plugged into a charger at night when the battery use was low.It was a very new world, but Sebastian had become quite accustomed to it, due to his being awake while Ciel took his leisure at waking himself.Such a boring way to spend fourhundred years of unwilled contract, but his orders were not to wake Ciel, only to care for him and make sure they were not found out.Sebastian had many things he'd like to ease his curiosity of about this new era, but it seemed that Ciel wasn't going to wake anytime soon.It was a disgrace to all demons to be caught in an eternal contract, but there were cases where it has happened, though once in a situation, the demon caught in the contract was considored the lowest of the low and other demons would have no shame in openly demeaning them.Of course, Sebastian was rather good at hiding the fact that he was in such a contract, thus he'd yet to be abused for his mistake.One day he might find a way out of this contract, but it obviously wasn't now, a time when he was under orders.

With a sigh, Sebastian set a kettle of water to boil on the stove, begining his daily routine of making a full breakfast that most likely wouldn't be eat yet again, as it had been for the past fourhundred years.The butler moved about swiftly, cooking two eggs, poached, with two slices of bacon, the fat and grease removed, and a slice of goldened toast with a small square of butter.Soon the kettle whistled as a sign that the water was done boiling and Sebastian took it off the burner, pouring the scalding water into a china teapot that held the leaves of New Moon Drop.To humans, this tea would have no taste at all, but to demons, its taste was a bitter, yet held a slight sweetness to it, like the perfect tea, if you could call it that.As he finished up cooking and such, the demon pulled out his pocket watch, barely glancing at it, more in habbit than to actually tell the time.With such a boring lifestyle, it was quite surprising that Sebastian didn't just ignore his orders and simply leave Ciel, but there was something inside of him that just wouldn't allow him to abandon his tasks.Perhaps it was his aethetics that kept him so loyal, or maybe it was the fact that Grell wouldn't bother him so much since both the butler and his master were demons, or even it could be simple curiosity.Well, whatever it was, it was strong and kept him planted by the demon child's side, as if an invisible chain were holding him there.Like a dog, Sebastian would always be there, awaiting his next order and carry it out with perfected ease.Yes, he was a dog, the dog of the last Phantomhive.

Once everything was finished cooking and dished out on a fine plate, Sebastian set the tea and food on seperate trays and headed upstairs towards Ciel's room.Sebastian knew full and well that his cooking had been for nothing, even if Ciel did wake up today, for demons didn't eat human food.It wasn't that they couldn't, it was that when they did, it came to taste vulgar, almost gag-worthy.Of course, Sebastian had his resons for doing such a thing, the first was that it was, like checking his watch, a habit that was nearly impossible to break, and the second was because it was a bad joke to Ciel.No matter how much the child would hunger, this human food would no longer satisfy him, only human souls could calm his need to feed.Once inside Ciel's room, Sebastian set both trays on the nightstand beside the bed and walked to the cutains, throwing them back to allow blinding sunlight in the room.That done, the elder demon walked over tothe dresser and pulled out a set of clothes that were incredibly out-dated, yet still suited his small master and set them at the edge of the bed.Now all that was left to do was wait for Ciel to either sleep the day away once more, or awaken to this modern world.Sebastian stood by the bedside, his ruby gaze watching his master closely with the overused hope that Ciel would finally awaken.In a quiet, almost inaudible voice, the Crow muttered out,"So, shall you awaken today, or sleep yet another fourhundred years away, my Lord?"

For a few moments, Sebastian had thought of going to sit down and read a book for a while, but, then Ciel's eyes began to flutter open slowly, as if an answer to his mostly rhetorical question.He wasn't sure whether or not he should say something, so instead he simply watched his young master react to the over abundance of light, moving over him to somewhat block out the light, even if just a little.Once his name had been called, Sebastian could feel something deep inside himself quiver, as if a switch had just been flipped and existence would no longer be so dull.It was then that he let his trademark grin cascade his perfect features, as if completing some sort of puzzle that had long been missing the pieces.In a soft, lulling tone, he whisped out,"Yes, my Lord, what is it you desire?"Of course, he really didn't expect an immediate answer, so instead of waiting around while Ciel looked upon him, Sebastian walked over to the curtains, closing them a bit to make his master more comfortable.He then paced back to the bedside and began to pour a cup of tea for his, now awakened, master, letting its sweet fumes fill the air and perhaps stir a hunger within the immortal child.He set the cup on its saucer, his grin still on his face as he did so and set the pot down before tucking a bit of hair behind his ear.'He still seems rather weak.Probably from not feasting on souls yet and having pressed his luck with that nap of his.Well, that shall be attended to later', he thought silently.He was rather looking forward to seeing how Ciel took his new eating habits.

As he tidied minor things about the room, Sebastian listened to the sounds of Ciel moving in the bed, feeling his senses perk and hone on his small master almost instantly, as if against his will.Ciel's words brought a near-silent chuckle to the elder demon as he walked over to the boy's side once more, kneeling down so he was closer to the other."Of course not, my Lord.I've only tended to you in your sleep and taken the utmost care that you weren't discovered.Enough of that though, you must be hungry.I've prepared food and tea.You need to regain your strength", he purred, the color of his ruby eyes glimmering brightly.