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Life As A Cabin Boy	By : EntityLvr Category: > Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji ???) Views: 6451 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Sebastian came out of his cabin. It was afternoon of the following day. "Assemble crew. There will be yet another contest. But this one between Undertaker and Ciel."
The crew quickly came on deck. Undertaker and Ciel were staring at eachother. Well Ciel was looking with one eye and Undertaker's eyes were hidden by his hair.
Sebastian stood proud at the wheel. "This contest will determine who will be my first mate. Considering the duties of a first mate are perilous and many, this contest will be difficult for both parties. There will be three stages to the contest. The first will be in fighting. The second will be in leadership. And the final one will be in strategy."
Undertaker pulled out his sword and Ciel took one that was handed to him. Sebastian smirked. "The one who proves the best in all three will become my first mate. And, begin."
Undertaker slashed at Ciel who dodged out of the way. Ciel doubted that he could actually win this part of the contest but he was going to give it his best try. The sword fight went on for at least half an hour with neither gaining much ground. But Ciel was getting tired and soon he slipped up. Literally, he slipped and fell on his back. He quickly found Undertaker's sword against his throat. Seems he lost this one.
Sebastian wasn't very surprised about the outcome but he was rather intrigued by how long Ciel had held Undertaker off. "The first part is finished. The second part, leadership will be given soon. I will split the crew into two teams. One will be led by Undertaker, the other by Ciel. For this you must treat them both like they are first mate. If I sense any prejudice I will gut the one who interferes with the contest results. Understand?"
He got a rousing chorus of "Aye captain." as a response.
Sebastian smirked at that. "I have hidden a precious gem somewhere on the ship. The first team to find it wins." He quickly split the crew into two teams and assigned Ciel and Undertaker to their various ones. "You must use all your talents to figure this out. Begin!"
Undertaker immediately began getting his half of the crew to search. Ciel though, didn't pay attention to what Undertaker was doing. He got his crew to gather around him. He had noticed a few things during Sebastian's speach that made him think of his contest with Alois.
One member of his team spoke up. "Shouldn't we be looking for the gem?"
Ciel shook his head. "I have a feeling it's not actually a gem. Notice that he said we must 'figure this out'. I believe that means that what he considers a precious gem is actually merely something that he considers important to him."
The rest of the team looked rather surprised at that. Another member stated, "Wow...that's brilliant. So how are we going to figure this out?"
Ciel thought about it for a little while. "Well...who knows the most about the Captain?"
Everyone immediately looked to Alois. Alois blinked before shrugging. "I guess I do but it's still not much."
The one eyed boy frowned. "Is there something that the Captain keeps with him at all times?"
Alois immediately nodded. "Yes. He has a pocket watch. I've never seen him without it."
Ciel gave a small smirk. "That is what we are looking for then. I am guessing that he truly did hide it meaning it's somewhere on the ship that it usually wouldn't be. That puts his office out of bounds in a matter of words."
He began drawing out a search plan, trying to figure out exactly where Sebastian would have figured something that important would be safe yet hidden.

It had been three hours and no one had found it. Ciel frowned as he got yet another negative report. "I need to think." He went to the Cabin Boy's quarters and sat down. "There has to be another clue in what he said." He replayed Sebastian's orders in his head. "All our talents..." HIs mind went over everything he knew from when he first got here. Everything, including that rare intiment night they had. His eyes suddenly widened. "I know where it is!"
He quickly went up to the deck. He found Alois and asked, "You have the chore of doing the laundry right?"
Alois raised a brow. "Yeah. Why?"
Ciel grinned, well his version of it. "Where are my clothes from yesterday?"
The blond looked confused but answered. "They're in the wash room. Follow me." Alois led him down to a room that Ciel had never actually used. The slightly taller boy searched through the piles til he found Ciel's clothes. "Here they are."
Ciel grabbed them and quickly looked through all the pockets and bit of fabric. He grinned when his hand wrapped around something and pulled out a pocket watch. "Found it!"
Alois' eyes widened. "How did you know it was here?!"
To tell the truth, Ciel remembered how Sebastian had called him an interesting soul and that he was right to save him. It had been a mere idea but Ciel was learning not to just move past ideas no matter how small they were. He didn't think Alois should know the true reason though. "It was a hunch. Come on." He went up on deck and got his team back together.
He was about to present his findings when he paused. "If it was this....then why would I need the crew? And Undertaker never would have figured this out because all the clues were only for me." Something didn't add up.
Ciel realized that he had to consider the possibility that this 'gem' was just for him which meant Undertaker had his own to find. He could definitely see Sebastian doing that. But it still didn't make sense why he would need a team.
What talents did Undertaker have? He seemed to be very skilled physically and was very cunning. He opened the watch and looked at it. His eyes widened as he noticed there was a place for a photo to be clipped in. But no photo.
He looked up at his team. "Okay. Here is what you are looking for. A small photo that would fit in this pocket watch." He looked over his crew and analyzed what he knew about each member. "I want each of you to look in the place you work the most. Do not overlook any hiding place. Understand?"
The team nodded and immediately went to work. Ciel himself waited on deck. He tried to clear his mind so he wouldn't be wondering how the opposing team was doing. He could do this. He had figured out the clues and then put each member of his team to search the areas they were most familiar with.
Sure enough, about ten minutes later the triplets ran over. One of them, (he wasn't quite sure which one), held a piece of paper. Ciel got it and looked at the picture. It was of a beautiful woman. He didn't take too much time looking at it. He simply put it in the pocket watch and went to the captain's quarters. He knocked and went in when allowed.
Sebastian looked up. "Did you find it?"
Ciel nodded. "Yes." He put the watch on Sebastian's desk. "I believe this is what you had hidden."
Sebastian stared at the watched before opening it. He silently closed it and looked back at Ciel. He then said something that stopped Ciel's heart. "Unfortunately this was not it."
Ciel froze. "Wh-What? But..."
Sebastian gave a slight smirk. "You see, this was what was going to be for the third contest. The strategy contest. You overthought this Ciel."
Ciel felt rather foolish now. "...so it actually was a gem that you hid?"
The captain nodded. "Yes. For once it was what I said. You still have time though. Undertaker's team has not found it."
Ciel's eye widened. "I'm not disqualified for this?!"
Sebastian laughed. "Of course not. Now, go search fast if you wish to win."
The boy bolted out of the office and went to his team to explain it to them. He once again had the team search the places their were most familiar with. He believed that he had been correct about that.
In about half an hour one of the crew came holding a velvet bag. "I think I found it."
Ciel looked in the bag and saw a gem. "Wow....this truly is beautiful." He suddenly looked up at the sound of a gun firing. He looked to see Undertaker and his team...and a gun pointed at him.
Undertaker smirked. "Thank you for finding that for us. I thought you never would get it. Now, hand it over."
Ciel scowled put the bag in his pocket. "No. We found it so back off."
The scarred man laughed. "You may have found it but my team is ready to fight you for it. That is leadership!"
Unfortunately the boy realized that that was probably right. But another part of leadership was knowing when not to be violent. "I say we call a truce. We turn it in together and both win." It was a hard thing to say because it meant that Undertaker would have won two while he only won one.
Undertaker actually thought about it. "Hmmm....considering this benefits me more than you I accept."
The two went to Sebastian's cabin. Sebastian looked up as they both walked in. "Interesting. So who discovered it?"
Ciel put the bag on the desk. "I may have found it but Undertaker and I have formed a truce deciding that instead of fighting over it we turn it in together."
Sebastian's eyes lit up. "Very good. The second challenge is finished." He put the jewel in his desk drawer and then looked at them. "The third challenge was going to be about strategy but it seems that Ciel has accidentally won that challenge before it was given." He stared at their confused and befuddled expressions. "Luckily I timed how it long it took him. Undertaker, I shall give you the challenge that you would have had to complete. If you can finish it in a shorter time than Ciel you shall win." He looked at Ciel. "Go ahead and wait on deck or something."
Ciel walked out and went to stare at the sea. He already knew the most likely outcome. He was going to remain a cabin boy. Even if he somehow won the the third challenge it meant they'd be tied and Sebastian would have to figure out a tie breaker or just chose his favorite. He scowled at his foolishness. "Shouldn't have overthought that....dammit." His chance to rise in the ranks was gone and he had no idea if he was allowed to challenge Undertaker again. "What was the point?"

A/N

I am ending it here because of suspense but don't worry I am actually immediately working on the next chapter as an apology of taking so damn long on the previous chapters. I am going to attempt to finish this story before Christmas so yay!
Peace-Out ^-^v

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