Ciel awoke that morning to the warm rays of the sun peeking through the slits in his blinds bringing him gently out of his dreams. The face of the mysterious man faded into black as Ciel opened his eyes squinting and shielding his eyes from the brightness of the day. The final remnants of the dream disappeared as the boy pulled himself up and out of his bed making his way into the bathroom to relieve himself. Ciel examined the peeling dark green paint around the edges of the bathroom feeling as though it looked weirdly familiar like he had seen it somewhere else. He dismissed the thought and tip-toed over the cold tile to the sink where he washed his hands and placed a small, black eyepatch over his right eye. A ritual he was all too familiar with, he heard his parent's voices in his head, reminding him to always wear his eyepatch no matter what. Which was quite contradictory, in his opinion, considering they always told him how special and unique he was. A knock on the door brought Ciel out of his thoughts and he made his way to the door of his room to open it.
"Yes?" Ciel peeked out of a small crack in the door. Standing in front of him was Finny, a young looking blonde boy with a rather interesting fashion sense, but more importantly, his roommate.
"We're going to be late for class if you don't hurry up Ciel,"
"I don't want to go," Ciel snorted attempting to slam the door in Finny's face, but his roommate was keen to his ways and had already forced his way into his room.
"Stop being a lazy piece of crap and get dressed,"
"Finny, I-,"
"Just do it!" his voiced echoed throughout the room as Finny shot Ciel an angered stare daring him to try to make another excuse.
"Fine, just get out, so I can change," feeling defeated he made his way over to the closet and pulled out a plaid shirt and some jeans, a fail-proof outfit.
"No, just change in front of me," Finny's gaze was unwavering and slightly threatening.
"What do you mean, you pervert?" he was slightly pissed off now not understanding why Finny was being so aggressive.
"We don't have all day and you tend to take your time, so hurry up and change. It's not like I haven't seen your body before. Come to think of it, I've seen your dick. So dude, let's go," Ciel rolled his eyes before removing his boxers and replacing them with new ones keeping his eyes fixed on the wall. He pulled on the rest of his outfit adding a chain necklace, his father's ring and his favorite pair of Vans. Ciel thought he was pretty stylish, at least compared to Finny. The blond wore a Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts, tied together with a pair of flip-flops. Stylish.
"Okay, l'm ready." He presented himself before his roommate fully dressed. Finny patted Ciel on the back giving him an unreadable look before exiting his room.
The university bus was always questionably late, students just assumed the driver was sitting in some parking lot jerking off between runs or something.
"What's the point of going to class when it starts at 9:30 and it's 9:29. Bus isn't even here and probably won't be for a while," the blue-haired college student sighed, annoyingly, wishing he was back home in his bed.
"We could always ask Lizzy if she can give us a ride,"
"Um, how about no,"
"She's just going to give us a ride, not suck your dick. Although, I'd be down to see that," Finny raised his eyebrow at Ciel waiting for a response.
"Finny, why are you so vulgar all of a sudden?"
"Sorry, been hanging out with Baldroy too much," he confessed in agreeance.
"How about we call Lizzy and have her give us a ride downtown. I want to see Lao,"
"Are you serious? I can't cuss but you can go buy drugs?" Finny questioned completely dumbfounded at his remark.
"Shut up, It's not like that!" But it was totally like that.
"Why are we such bad students? Fine, but you call her since she is your girlfriend," Finny turned away retrieving a cigarette from his pocket to light.
"You smoke now?"
"Baldroy's a bad influence, what can I say?" he shrugged, bringing the flame of his lighter up to the tip and taking a long drag before exhaling it into the wind. Ciel pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and began to dial Lizzy's number. Pressing call, reluctantly, the phone sprang into action ringing over and over until a familiar voice answered.
"Ciel? Ciel is that you?" a tender voice spoke ever so quietly.
"Yeah, it's me,"
"What is it?" her voice was raspy as if she had just woken up and she confirmed it with a yawn at the end of the question.
"Well, Finny and I, uh, were wondering if you could give us a ride downtown?" his heart started to beat a little faster. What if she doesn't approve of this?
"Sure, for what? I wasn't going to class anyway," Lizzy giggled starting to sound like her usual self again.
"We're going to see Lao,"
"Ooohh, I want in. I'll even pay if you want. Daddy just left me some money for food, but this is definitely more important than food," Ciel could tell she was excited about their upcoming excursion.
"Okay, pick us up from my apartment,"
"Sure, see you in a bit," with that Ciel hung up the phone and motioned to Finny to follow him.
Ciel dropped his backpack on the floor in front of his bed before plopping down satisfactorily and closing his eyes.
"Baldroy and Mey-Rin want in," startled, Ciel jumped up looking over at Finny who was approaching him quickly from the living room.
"What?"
"They want some from Lao and since Lizzy is paying I figured it would be okay," Finny trailed off not sure if he had overstepped his boundaries.
"She likes them so it should be fine, but they are definitely not coming with us. They can meet us afterward." He ended the conversation by turning away from his roommate so that he could rest for a while before Lizzy arrived. Images of a tall, slender yet faceless man plagued his thoughts. Who is this person? Why can't I remember his face? Ciel drifted into a deep sleep; his dreams overtaking his mind. The real world, slowly, fading away. The slender man slithered out from a Victorian style door inside an extravagant mansion making his way toward Ciel dressed in a well-fitted black suit. Each step he took seemed to vibrate the entire room disrupting the integrity of the dream.
"Hello Ciel," He spoke, but the words were muffled as if he were underwater. Closer and closer the man came, at this point, destroying the very framework of the fabricated land. With a final stride, he reached for the boy placing his hand on top of his shoulder before leaning in close. Ciel looked up to see the man's eyes as clear as day shining a deep scarlet red that pierced his soul. All the warmth escaped from Ciel 's body as the man licked his lips and whispered,"Ciel." Shivers erupted throughout the boy's entire body as he was catapulted awake.
Lizzy's car, a brand new black Mercedes, jetted 20 mph over the speed limit towards downtown with Finny and Ciel in tow. Her aviator glasses reflected the colors of the city complimenting her golden hair flowing in the wind.
"So what are we getting Ciel?" Lizzy asked, obviously, accustomed to these types of things.
"Acid, probably or maybe shrooms," I, probably, sound stupid.
"Good choice. Good choice. We can get more bang for our buck with tabs, but shrooms are always fun," merging lanes, carelessly, she shifted gears before speeding onto the freeway.
"Tabs then. Baldroy and Mey-Rin will be joining us as well, so keep that in mind,"
"Got it." The remainder of the drive was silent the air teeming with anticipation, excitement and fear. Lao's house was on the east side of town behind an old shoe factory tucked away beneath the tall buildings that surrounded it. A perfect place to do and sell drugs of all kinds. Lizzy parked about a block away, placing a few quarters in the meter before beginning to walk down the street. They rounded the corner and opened the front gate to a modern looking black and white house that contrasted the other dilapidated buildings in the area. Lao was sitting outside on the porch of his house with a petite woman perched upon his lap. They were both of Asian descent. Lao, presumably, Chinese characterized by his smaller eyes and the woman possibly Vietnamese or Thai characterized by her larger eyes. The gang bounded up the stairs and joined Lao on his small patio that included a fire pit, table, and a few luxurious chairs.
"Come. Sit," Lao motioned towards the group, nodding and pointing to the seats nearest him.
"So what can I do for you?" Ciel eyed their traditional kimonos curious as to their choice of clothing.
"We're looking for some tabs," Lizzy spoke effortlessly, her expression blank and emotionless. Lao simply smiled before reaching into his pocket and removing a sheet of tabs. Discussing the terms of the deal Lizzy passed a few 20's to Lao before shoving part of the sheet into her pocket and turning back towards Ciel and Finny.
"Let's go,"
"Already?" the boys were quietly conversing on the side so they didn't know what was, actually, going on and were surprised at how quickly the transaction went down.
"Unless you guys want to come in and hit the bong, our business is done,"
"Nah, we're good," Ciel dismissed the request walking down the steps retreating from the situation pulling Finny away with him.
"Stop by anytime guys." Lao waved at them from the porch sporting his signature grin not taking his eyes off of them until they rounded the corner.
"Tell Baldroy and Mey-Rin to meet us at my apartment. We're in for a wild ride!" Lizzy squealed, throwing her car into gear and speeding away.