Ciel had a bath every night before he went to bed. No one knew why, but the child had always been given a bath before bed, even when his parents were alive. Tanaka had told so. Though, Ciel found comfort in continuing this ritual, it was also about hygiene for Sebastian. He hated it when someone was dirty, and demanded that everyone take a bath at least every other day. Ciel, though, he always took his bath before bed.

They continued with this ritual for another night. Sebastian hadn't failed to notice that the child was growing older, and he would soon be seen as a young man rather than a child to others. Sebastian would soon see the day that Ciel wouldn't stomp to his room out of anger of a business associate treating him like a young child yet again. He also would soon see the day that Ciel wouldn't make hasty orders. He was looking forward to that day.

Ciel was sprawled out in the tub that was full of bubbles*. Though, the bubbles were dying down as the bath had been set for quite some time. Sebastian continued to scrub every inch of Ciel, not wanting an unclean spot on his young master. But as he noticed something different about this, a grin couldn't help but form on his face.

Even though the demon always wore gloves, occasionally he did not wish to have his gloves be wet and soggy for the rest of the evening, as he only had two changes of them. He had taken them off for this bath, and he swore that he felt a hair growing from his Young Master's pubic area. It was quite a sight to see as Ciel realized that Sebastian had noticed a hair. And apparently, Ciel had just now noticed a hair, himself.

"W-What are you doing?!" he shouted out. Sebastian's hand must have lingered there for a moment too long, since Ciel's face was red, and he was trying to get away.

"I apologize, Young Master. I shall continue with your bathing," Sebastian said. Now was not the time to tease him for this. He would keep it in his back pocket for later. "Please, allow me to continue." Ciel relaxed once more and Sebastian continued on.

As he bathed him, he noticed quite a few things had changed. The hair that was growing on his Young Master's pubic area, the fact that his cheeks didn't seem as chubby as they always did. Hair was growing on his legs a bit thicker than before, as they were always peachy, and seemed to be a lighter color than his hair.

"I think I should get out now." Ciel said. The bubbles had depleted and were only soapy water at this point. The water seemed a dirtier color than when Ciel had started bathing. Even though he always had his bath, the water always seemed to do this whenever his bath was at an end.

"As you wish, Young Master." Sebastian said. He was just about to help Ciel out of the bath when he noticed that underneath his fingernails were dirty. As Sebastian had lowered Ciel back into the bath, the pre-teen began to grow aggravated.

"What are you doing?" Ciel asked, seeming annoyed and impatient. Ah, the things that came with being a child, Sebastian thought to himself.

"Just cleaning underneath your fingernails, Young Master. I shall be done shortly," and with that, Sebastian was already done. "There we are, now we can get you into bed." he then took Ciel out of the bath and began to dry him. His hair was always a terror to drive since it was a sensitive part of Ciel's head. If he was tugged to harshly, Ciel would get annoyed and even possibly cry out in pain.

Sebastian remembered a time when he was trying to dry Ciel's hair for the first time. It was only shortly after he came home from being kidnapped. He pulled to harshly and Ciel shouted at him before starting to cry. It was Sebastian's job to make sure that that* never happened again. He worked to get Ciel dry before placing him in his night shirt. As he did so, he did notice quite a few hairs in the pubic region. He smirked.

"You know, Young Master, you're growing up to be quite a man." he said as he buttoned the shirt.

"What the devil are you talking about?" Ciel asked. He was annoyed that he wasn't in bed yet. He was tired, and somewhat cranky. Sebastian smirked. Ah, such a child.

"Well, Young Master, you've been going through your manly rituals quite nicely. First it was the bed sheets, that I still need to clean every morning, then there was your voice cracking, which did give me quite a laugh, as well as you 'brushing your teeth' in the bathroom, and finally, you're growing hair in your pubic area. I'm so proud." Sebastian's voice was laced with humor and sarcasm. He chuckled.

"It's not my job to make you proud or to give you a laugh. Get me to bed this instant. That's an order." he said angrily. Sebastian helped him into bed, and tucked him in tightly. The sheets were fresh from the morning, and Sebastian knew they would just need to be changed again after Ciel had his dreams and awoke. He blew out the candle next to the bed and moved on to clean up the bathroom from his bath.

His Young Master was definitely not reading that book.

Alrighty, I've got a few things to clear up real quick. Let's see...

*Bubbles: I have no idea if they had bubbled back then, but in the ending of the show, Ciel is in bubbles. So I did it :)

*That: There are two 'that's because if you read it out loud, it makes sense.

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