Narcissist

Arthur fell into contemplation, but he knew nothing so there was nothing he could do, for now, With this, he started to concentrate on his work. Three hours passed, and soon it was mid-day. Ciel woke up groggily. She stretched her body but soon realized something.

She was not in the room. This was not her room, but it wasn't unfamiliar too. It was his Lord's study.

"Are you done with your beauty sleep?" Arthur commented coldly.

Ciel now understood what happened. She leaped from the crouch and apologized however, Arthur was in no mood to engage in small talks.

"Quickly clean this up and bring the lunch for two people."

Ciel wanted to ask more but seeing that he was busy, she didn't disturb him. She left after cleaning up and soon returned for lunch.

"Lay them on the table" Arthur pointed towards the guest table.

Ciel did as she was told.

"It's done, my lord."

Arthur heard her words, so he packed his things up. He joined Ciel as she served him food.

"Aren't you going to wait?"

Arthur was perplexed. "Wait? For whom?"

"…"

"You asked me to bring food for two, so aren't you going to wait for your guest?"

"…"

"What guest? It was for you. Now sit with me and have your lunch. Arthur rolled his eyes at her stupidity.

"…."

"If you say so," She replied bluntly and started eating her food, but she still didn't miss serving him now and then. The lunch was good.

After Arthur finished eating, he wiped his hands with a wet towel as he said, "Get ready in half an hour."

"Are we going somewhere? And even if we are going, why do I have to get ready?"

"Aren't you my maid?"

"….."

"But his majesty can take others."

"Finally, it's you, so now go and get ready" He rebuked her, but Ciel was stubborn.

"Even if you want me to go out with you, why do I need to dress up. Since I am your maid, then all I need to wear is my uniform, which I am already wearing.

"….No"

"I can't take you out with me as my maid. No matter what, you still are the lady of Taylor's family. Not many people have seen you, but the recognizer will recognize you. I won't be able to face the consequences if he saw you as my maid, after all, you are the apple of his eyes."

"…."

"Then why bother" She deadpanned.

"Vladis is out on the mission as well as Rune. There is no one to escort me, and as a Lord, it will negatively harm my reputation if someone in a proficient position does not escort me. You being Taylor's princess, quite fit the spot, so I guess you will work well as my escort."

Ciel was speechless.

"Okay, but it will probably take some time since I have to make a round trip to my house.."

"No need," Arthur interrupted her and rang the bell on his table.

The butler immediately came inside.

"Yes, his majesty." wants

"Bring her to the guest room and let her choose any dress she wants and ask other maids to doll her up."

"Yes, his majesty," The butler replied politely as he gestured to Ciel to follow him out.

Although reluctant, she still followed the butler out.

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Inside the guest room.

"You can choose the dress from her while in the meantime, I will ask the maids to assist you."

Ciel didn't say a word and maintained her polite smile. The butler left after he was done, and now Ciel was alone in the room. The guest room was decorated pretty extravagantly. Depicting the wealth of Lord, but there was nothing fascination about it for her since she was used to extravagance.

She opened the wardrobe and saw a complete collection of gowns there. Some were so bold, while others were festive. She didn't want to attract attention; however, since she was going to be his majesty escort, she needed to be dressed well enough. After deliberating, she opened the door with a subtle look. She took out the ombre semi-stitched gown, and surprisingly It fitted her well. The gown was sheer and body-hugging, while the faint mix of yellow and golden made Ciel look regal. She looked like a soft lady in it.

As she was admiring herself in the mirror, three maids came inside the room. Their expressions were killer, but the smile on their faces never faded. Without saying anything, they started with their jobs.

One of them did her hair while the other had makeup. The last one helped both of them with their jobs. Within 15 minutes, Ciel was all dolled up. Despite their rude attitude, the work done by the three of them was marvelous.

The dewy finish on her skin is so natural. Her makeup was light but regal at the same time. Since she already had amazing features, there was nothing much to do. The three of them left the room after they were done.

"…"

Ciel was speechless.

From their point of view, it was a big thing to go out with the Lord. They all might despise her and think that she seduced him or some other bullshit. But that was not the case. However, she can't tell them. There was nothing he could do, so she just sighed.

She took out a pair of white heels from the shoe rack and paired it up.

Voila!

"Don't I look beautiful?" She giggled when she saw her reflection in the mirror.

Arthur, who was on the door, chuckled.

"If you are done being a narcissist, can we leave?" He teased her