Title: Grief part one; Maeror meror
Fandom: Kuroshitsuji
Author: kira
Words: 300
Rating: OT
Summary: Soma gets the shock of his life when Sebastian arrives to inform him and Agni of Ciel's passing…
Warnings: Spoilers for the end of Season 2 of Kuroshitsuji and mention of character death.
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Sebastian's words barely had a chance to register when Soma felt an overwhelming grief. He was convinced the man was lying, and yet, a small part of him acknowledged the truth of his words. His visit had been a surprise, but since he and Agni were good friends, Soma ignored his feeling of foreboding; chalking it up to his disappointment that Ciel never came too. And then…
"I regret to inform you that my master, Ciel Phantomhive, passed away this afternoon."
Soma shook his head, refusing to believe it. This was worse than when he had read about Meena's murder in the newspaper. In his heart, Ciel was supposed to live a very long time; they would grow old together and trade stories about how Soma had become a great man. But now… they would never do that and it hurt. The emotional pain had him shoving Ciel's parting gift him back at Sebastian, and when he refused to take it, Soma simply gave up.
Numb with grief, the prince never noticed Agni gently taking it from him, before showing Sebastian out, or the sad look in his beloved manservant's eyes when Agni realized he would never see his friend, Sebastian, again. They stood there, in the front parlor, staring at the box like it suddenly turned into a cobra. Unable to take it any longer, Soma pulled ends of the ribbon bow, undoing it, and opened the box. Inside, were a lollipop and a note.
"I see Master Ciel remembered your fondness for sweets," Agni said softly.
Soma nodded. Setting the lollipop down, he picked up the note card. As he did so, Ciel's name and the date of his death slowly appeared as if the young earl's ghost was writing it there. Soma's eyes welled up with tears…