White Maid (Rewrite)

His Butler & Maid, Wandering

"Earl! Sebastian!" Sebastian and Ciel looked over to see Lau walking over with the Phantomhive staff and Ran Mao. Lau distributed flowers to them all, before they prepared to climb into the boat. "Now, is everyone ready?" Lau asked. He glanced around, "Where is Missus Maid?" Sebastian was glancing at the skies, only to have Ciel elbow him. He cleared his throat and looked at Lau, "She had an errand to run. She will be meeting us at the train station." Lau hummed, "A shame. I think she would have found some amusement in this." He handed Sebastian a crown of flowers, "Here you are." Sebastian grimaced at the sight of the flower crown. He put it on before climbing into the boat with Ciel and the others. He pulled his arm over his adoptive son, in an attempt to shield him from the elements of the weather. His concern for his mate had yet to cease, he had attempted to speak to her through the bond, only to find she was too far for him to reach her. 

That evening, Ciel curled closer to him in their confined space on the boat. The rest of the servants were cramped in alongside them. He heard Lau speaking to the officer in the opposing boat. He would have much preferred being in this position with Aurora- actually, he would have preferred to be in bed with his mate, holding her body close against his body in the aftermath of a night of bliss. Ciel shifted closer to him, and he could sense the boy's fear. He squeezed the younger boy closer to him. He looked at the other servants, Bard looked like he was about to piss himself. The others wouldn't have much need to worry, they could all pull off a feminine look. 

"...wanted criminals on the run... all of London is on alert for their whereabouts... Mr. Phantomhive.... his butler, Sebastian Michaelis... maid, Aurora Magne-Michaelis...." 

Sebastian tensed at the sound of his mate's name. 

"Oh, drat... Transporting my shop's specialty 'flowers'! Please... don't touch them if you can help it."

Ciel leaned close into Sebastian's side as a light was shone over them. 

"Ahh," the officer said. "Those types of 'flowers'. I see." Lau chuckled, "Your hard work even on such cold nights like these is commendable, my good sirs." He reached over and handed the officer a few coins. "How about you take this and get yourself something warm to drink? Deal?" The officer hummed, "Fine. I suppose." He pocketed the coins. "Let them pass." The boat passed the officers and when they were just out of sight, the Phantomhive household lowered their blanket covers. "Phew." Bard used the towel to dry his neck. "I think I almost pissed my pants." Sebastian frowned, going to remove the flower object in his hair. "Strange. They let us go without much of a fuss at all. I find it quite hard to believe that little accessories like these fooled them." Lau chuckled, "The Thames River police may be a part of the force, but they're one of the more independent departments. Even Lord Randolph has a hard time keeping eyes over here. Thanks to that, I've been keeping up 'friendly relations' with them. Ciel sat back, "Hmm. That makes sense... I suppose." Sebastian sat back and kept his eyes trained upwards, searching the skies for any sign of Aurora. Angelica... Where are you? Nothing. Bard looked over, "You alright Sebastian?" Sebastian had a frown on his face, "Yes. Perfectly." Ciel rolled his eyes, "Aurora went out to run an errand. She's going to meet us at the train station, and because she is not here nor has she sent word, Sebastian is particularly concerned." Mey-Rin smiled, "I'm sure Aurora will be fine, Sebastian. If she's anything like you in a fight, she can hold her own." Sebastian had his eyes on the sky. "I do hope you are right..."

They were mooring the boat just before dawn and Lau got them a hotel. It was nothing too extravagant, Ciel wouldn't have stayed there if he were still Earl. Sebastian was tucking him into bed. "You'll have a few hours to rest, my lord." Sebastian said, "The train for Brighton leaves at nine. So I will wake you at seven, that should give you enough time to prepare for the train ride." Ciel nodded, "Sebastian? Have you any word from Aurora?" The butler shook his head. "Nothing, my lord. With your permission, I would like to go and search for her." Ciel nodded. "Of course. Go on."  Sebastian smiled and gave a short bow to him before starting out of the room. "Wait. Sebastian..." Sebastian turned back, "Yes, my lord? Was there something else you needed?" Ciel looked down at his lap. "I- No. Nothing. Go look for Aurora." Sebastian left the boy alone in the room. Ciel rolled over onto his side, flinching when he felt the brand in his skin rub against the rough mattress. He reached a hand over and his fingers ran over the branding. It stung a bit, and the marred flesh felt strange, like dried beef.