And pretty maids all in a row.

[hairdecs]

Who: Finnian, Ritsuka, and eventually Ciel.
When: Shortly after noon.
Where: The rear garden area of the Phancyhive Estate.
Summary: Finny really should stop leaving gardening equipment on the walking paths.
Warnings: Nothing you wouldn't see in a summer teen flick.

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[little_bandages]

[Ritsuka is rarely impulsive.

It's rare he gets a free moment and usually it's filled with something important. Studying. Taking pictures. Writing letters to the newspaper. Today, though, he's on his own, and he decided to go pay a visit to Ciel. Ciel never seems to leave the house after all, so he's pretty sure he'll meet his friend inside.

Ritsuka is dressed for the warm weather in the shorts and hoodie he arrived back in Siren's Port with. It's nice to have a few new clothes from his world, soft things that make him feel free and breezy when he wears them.

Thinking he hears someone in the bushes, the catboy is distracted, looking around. That's when he trips over the boxes of bulbs and goes stumbling.]

Waa--!

[littlest_lord]

I'm not going to ask!

[hairdecs]

Y-young master?!

[One. Two. Three.]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH PLEASE DON'T FIRE ME! I'M SOOOOOORRRRRY!

[little_bandages]

Are you crying? [Ritsuka scrambles away from Finny, surprised by the loudness and sincerity of those tears.] It was just a kiss, why would he fire you? I kissed you!

And you're older than me, you're not supposed to cry! Calm down!

[Because yelling helps.]

[littlest_lord]

Why would I fire you?!

I don't care! I'm leaving.

[hairdecs]

[But he's on a roll now! Even as Ciel leaves he's sobbing. Kind of when you're a kid and you cry even long past remembering what you're crying about.]