Salometic Lunatic

Dinner was extremely awkward, mostly because of the fact that Madam Red insisted she sit next to Mae and sprout off random facts about me. Of course, I was preoccupied staring at Elizabeth, who was actually eating silently for once, which worried me slightly. "Elizabeth, are you finding the beef enjoyable?" I asked her from across the table, she looked at me, her eyes blank, and nodded. I sighed heavily, and ate a bite from my own plate.

I stood, "Excuse me, but I'll be retiring for tonight. Sebastian, please," I said and began walking to my bedroom. "Wait, Ciel, I want to talk to you more!" Mae yelled at me, making me look back, confused. "Why?" I asked, intrigued. "To get to know you better," She said sweetly, and I considered it. "Why not," I replied, then looked at Sebastian. "We'll be in the garden," I stated and smiled at my hidden reference. "There, we can talk all we want about anything," I said and winced. Well, maybe not everything, like for one, my eyepatch hiding my contract with Sebastian.

I realized that with her curious nature, that would most likely be a question she asked, so I quickly told a lie on the way to my garden. "You know, when this house first burned down, I almost died. Somehow, my eye got burnt though, it was very strange, so the doctor took it out. It's annoying, not being able to see," I said and smirked, hoping it went over well...