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Sebastian X Reader - Summer Nights

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       The moon was full and shining brightly. The sky was clear and stars were glimmering almost as bright. You had just woken up from a very scary nightmare. Thinking that a walk in your garden would help calm you down you softly tread the way from your room, down your stairs, and out to the garden in your night gown.
       You sighed as you slowly walked on the soft damp grass. You looked at the pristine flowers that were still in bloom “wow Sebastian sure has taken great care of the flowers, they're beautiful” you commented softly almost scared to ruin the silence of the night. A light gust blew your (H/C) hair and the hem of your night gown. The gust had a slight chill giving you goose bumps. But you didn’t mind.
       You soon came upon the new fountain but was slight sad that it was not running. Inside Sebastian was walking to his room to rest from finishing what had to be done. Glancing outside the window as he passed he saw you walking in the garden. He stopped and watched you walk farther in to the rows of flower bushes. He turned around and promptly followed you.
       You sat on the edge of the large fountain and stuck you feet gingerly into the water; it was cool but very relaxing. All of a sudden the fountain sprang to life. The water spilled from the top to fill in the large basin; once it filled the water spilled out into the large area where your feet were. You looked around to find the source of it coming to life but saw nothing.
       Finding that your feet had began to get numb you pulled them out and laid on the large edge of the fountain and looked at the stars. Wishing you knew some of the constellations of the summer months you shrugged and just made some up as you looked. You saw a group of stars that looked like a bunny, then some that looked like a kitten. You put your arms over your head as you stretched. You arched your backed and tilted your head back you saw a flash of a shadow. You knew instantly that it was your butler.
       “Sebastian I know you're out here you might as well come out” you tell him. You watched upside down as he came around the large tree near the fountain.
       “My apologies My, Lady. My I inquire why you are out here in the garden at this time of night?” he asked you. You sat up and turned towards him.
       “The last time I had a nightmare, do you remember?” you asked him. He put a gloved hand to his chin to ponder for a few moments then answered.
       “Its been quite some time, four years eight months and six days if I’m not mistaken.” he told you, you shook your head at his precise time. “Why do you ask My Lady?”
       “That is why I’m in the garden, I had a nightmare and it really scared me to the point of not wanting to go back to sleep in case I have it again” you confided to your butler. He walked up to you and knelt down as if to talk to a child.
       “My Lady, would you allow me to help you forget about this nightmare? you have a busy day tomorrow and need your rest” he told you. You nodded wondering what he could possibly do to help you forget about you nightmare. He stood walked over the small shed and pulled out a few thick blankets. He spread them on the grass next to the fountain.
       “I saw that you were star gazing, would you like know the positions and names of the constellations during this time of year?” he asked. You nodded and moved off of the hard cement to the soft blankets. You laid back on the blankets half expecting him to keep standing to point out the stars. But to your surprise he sat down on the blanket then laid back next to you.
       He pointed to the sky straight above the two of you. “that constellation there that small group of stars that look like a diamond, that is Lyra; In Greek mythology, Lyra was associated with the myth of Orpheus, the musician who was killed by the Bacchantes. After his death, his lyre was thrown into the river; Zeus sent an eagle to retrieve the lyre, and ordered both of them to be placed in the sky.” he told you.
       “Wow, it's pretty” you tell him as you yawned. He glanced at you knowing that relaxing like this would lull you to sleep. “Whats the next one?” you ask.
       “The Little Dipper or Ursa Minor,” he said pointing slightly up and to the right, “Ursa Minor and Ursa Major were related by the Greeks to the myth of Callisto and Arcas. However, in a variant of the story, in which it is Boötes that represents Arcas, Ursa Minor represents a dog. This is the older tradition, which sensibly explains both the length of the tail and the obsolete alternate name of Cynosura (the dog's tail) for Polaris, the North Star.
       Previously, Ursa Minor was considered just seven close stars, mythologically regarded as sisters. In early Greek mythology, the seven stars of the Little Dipper were the Hesperides, daughters of Atlas. Together with the nearby constellations of Boötes, Ursa Major, and Draco, it may have formed the origin of the myth of the apples of the Hesperides, which forms part of the Labours of Hercules.” he told you.
       You found the Greek Mythology of the constellations fascinating. The way Sebastian was telling you about them was like he was there when the Gods made the decisions of what they were. “Under that one the stars that almost loops around Ursa Minor is Draco, Dragons in Greek mythology that may have inspired the constellation's name include Ladon, the dragon who guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides. Hercules killed Ladon during his 12 labors; he was tasked with stealing the golden apples. The constellation of Hercules is depicted near Draco.
       In Greco- Roman legend, Draco was a dragon killed by the goddess Minerva and tossed into the sky upon his defeat. The dragon was one of the Giant Titans, who battled the Olympic gods for ten years. As Minerva threw the dragon, it became twisted on itself and froze at the cold North Celestial Pole before it could right itself. Sometimes, Draco is represented as the demon son of Gaia, Typhon.”
       As he was telling you you slowly fell to sleep next to your butler. He glanced at you and saw that your eyes were closed and you were in fact asleep. He smiled as he sat up and looked at your sleeping form. He hoped that the stars would grant you restful sleep. He stood and gently picked you up and held you like a sleeping child. Your legs were on either side of his waist your arms over his shoulders and your head on your right arm.
       He carried you with one arm under your legs and picked up the blankets to take care of them. He walked through the house with you cradled against his chest. Getting to your bed he gently laid you on your bed and covered you up. “Sleep sweet my Lady”  going back to the blankets he folded them and put them back into the shed that was in the garden.
You wake up from a bad dream and Sebastian helps you get your mind off of it.
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Sugoi Sebastian !!! :heart: