Bath time
"My lord, I must say your dancing wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been."
The butler stifled a smirk as he spoke.
"Shut up."
The young lord took off his own coat and threw it petulantly behind him, no doubt this was to serve multiple purposes, first was to act as some form of outlet for Ciel's anger, another to force Sebastian to bend over and pick it up, and also to remind Sebastian of his place. A powerful demon reduced to picking up a boy's laundry.
"I'm tired, I'm sweaty, and I want a bath."
Sebastian huffed under his breath and let slip an uncharacteristic gaze of malice towards his master.
Raising his foot to take the next step on the stairwell Ciel's haughty purposeful stride came to an unceremonious halt as a chill overtook his shoulders.
Were he sober he most likely would have known that it was indeed a supernatural shiver, caused by something as benignly simple as a glance from Sebastian.
Shaking his head and rubbing his eye Ciel continued climbing the stairs, but he placed his free hand on the rail for support.
Sebastian had since folded the blue jacket his master discarded and hung it over his arm.
The two were making their way now down the hall and towards the bathroom adjacent to Ciel's chamber.
As they walked Ciel regained some of his haughty confidence and threw his tie behind him, into Sebastian's path.
Oh so he's going to be in this foul kind of mood this evening is he? Sebastian thought.
As he stooped to pick up the thin tie, in front of him Ciel began untying his shoe laces and pathetically fell to his side.
It seemed that the wine Ciel had drunk had taken a much stronger effect than Sebastian had previously assumed.
Yanking at the laces further Ciel began frustratingly huffing and gritting his teeth, instead now focusing on pulling the shoes off instead.
"The bloody… knots too tight!" He exclaimed.
Sebastian bent to his knee and attempted to assist, but before he could Ciel kicked a shoe off and threw it purposely behind Sebastian.
"I can get my own shoes off!"
This little brat
Turning around Sebastian began looking in the dark for the shoe against the darkness of the hallway carpet.
Behind him he heard the click of the bathroom door opening and he decided to leave the small shoe till the morning, when he had regained himself. Now, however, he had to admit he was growing quite thin with his young master.
Inside the tiled bathroom Sebastian placed the clothes he had gathered upon the counter opposite the tub, turning from the mirrored wall the butler spoke in a tone reflecting his lack of patience as Ciel began descending upon his shirt buttons with a drunken vigorous rage.
"Wait as I draw the water." Apparently Ciel was not so unaware as to allow Sebastian's tone to go unnoticed. Turning his eye from his shirt towards his insolent butler Ciel spoke.
"Excuse me?"
Sebastian sighed as he turned from the filling tub; through gritted teeth he made a false apology.
"Shall I assist you my lord?"
Ciel eyed him with a vehement level of distrust and disapproval before moving his hands away from his shirt.
Sebastian leaned towards his master and began undoing his buttons from top to bottom. At first he moved at his usual pace, quickly and efficiently, but he abruptly stopped when he was about halfway.
Ciel's eye was closed and he seemed a little off balance.
Sebastian allowed himself a slight smile before continuing, but he slowed his pace.
As the white of the cotton shirt parted down the middle, the pale pink of Ciel's skin became visible. His thin frame gave the outward appearance of elegant fragility.
It surprised Sebastian at how his skin was so soft to the touch. After his shirt came free it fell from Ciel's thin shoulders and hung onto him as the tails of the shirt were still tucked into Ciel's pants.
Before continuing to undress his lord Sebastian removed his gloves and felt the slowly rising water.
Not warm enough.
He turned the ivory inlaid handle on the spout a few degrees towards the warm end and turned back to see Ciel struggling with undoing his buttoned pant fly.
"B-blasted thing"
"Allow me, my lord."
Sebastian spoke as if he were cooing.
His hands came towards the pants and Ciel watched intently as Sebastian slipped each button out from their holding.
With the last button free Ciel's pants dropped to the floor quickly. Indicating that their pockets had either a few heavy things, or several light things in them. Either way it was not unlike Ciel to keep an assortment of oddities on his person when he went to parties.
Looking upwards at his master Sebastian noticed that Ciel's breathing was sounding laboured.
"My lord, are you all right?"
Ciel nodded and brought his hand to his forehead, as he moved the light from the lamp revealed the flushed colour of his cheeks.
"Are you sure?"
Ciel furrowed his brow and winced.
"I… I feel strange."
He eventually croaked out.
Turning towards the filling tub Sebastian felt the water again before motioning for his lordship to enter.
Ciel nodded again and grabbed the sides of his underwear. He stopped mid action and slowly looked towards Sebastian.
"Why don't you help me with this article of clothing?"
Sebastian raised an eyebrow.
How cheeky this boy is.
Ciel removed his hands from the band of his shorts and slowly extended one towards Sebastian's face.
He stopped about an inch away from Sebastian's jaw, and his laboured breathing became increasingly audible.
Sebastian looked at the hand and then turned his gaze towards Ciel's.
A battle of dominance then began in their respective glances, Ciel's hand eventually touched the side of Sebastian's face and the butler reciprocated the connection by placing his hand on top of Ciel's.
In between his delayed breaths Ciel smirked and huffed at how Sebastian's black nailed hand enveloped his own. The ghostly pale of Sebastian's hand overtook the ivory of Ciel's.
"I…" He began.
"I'm sorry Sebastian…"
Sebastian blinked, and his previous feelings of displeasure towards his master dissipated.
"There is nothing to apologize for, my young lord."
Ciel bit his lip and quietly nodded.
By now the tub was nearly ready and Sebastian removed his hand from atop his master's,
"Which fragrance would you like my lord?"
Now turning away from the boy's gaze Sebastian began to stand and he felt Ciel's hand leave his cheek.
Out of the corner of his eye Sebastian thought he saw disappointment upon his master's face, and before he could stand Ciel lowered to a knee and leaned his face in towards Sebastian's. Moving his hands quickly Ciel grabbed hold of Sebastian's lapels and as Sebastian turned back to face him, surprise etched onto his face as Ciel kissed him.
He brought his lips to Sebastian's with a surprising display of force. Leaning almost his whole body weight into the action Ciel slipped so that he was no longer supported by his legs, the sudden shifting of weight and the action which was happening caused Sebastian to lose his balance and fall backward while simultaneously attempting to remove Ciel's hands from his person and his lips from his own.
A muffled "my lord!" could be heard as the pair fell.
Landing on his back Sebastian didn't have to wrestle his master, weakness and gravity had helped separate Ciel's lips from his.
Though now Ciel was astride Sebastian's chest. Thin thighs pressed on either side of Sebastian's abdomen.
"My lord, what on earth are you doing?!"
Sebastian finally managed to croak out.
Hot tears began falling onto Sebastian's face and his previous expression of surprise mellowed.
"I… I… "
Was all Ciel managed to get out before he shut his eye and he brought his hands to his face.
He struggled to get off of Sebastian without use of his eye, and he turned towards the door to his bedroom.
"Ciel wait."
Rising back to his feet Sebastian leaned over and pressed his head onto Ciel's shoulder, his hands wrapping themselves around Ciel's body.
Removing his hands from his face, Ciel sobbed loudly,
"I… I'm just so alone Sebastian…"
Sebastian became more conflicted than he had in a very long while.
"There's n-no one… I just... I d-don't... I don't know what to d-do!"
"It's alright my lord… Please just... Stop crying."
Ciel struggled to compose himself and cease his sobbing as he nodded.
"You're quite shaken and your nerves are very stressed, at present a bath would be most therapeutic my lord."
Turning around Ciel latched himself onto the butler and buried his face into Sebastian's chest.
Sebastian smiled as he held his young lord tightly,
This creature... so, full of fire and vigour one moment and yet the next? He's as vulnerable as a rose in winter.
"Come now, the water is warm, and you'll feel better."
Ciel brought his face from out of Sebastian's coat and his dishevelled hair and off kilter eyepatch caused Sebastian to smile earnestly as he looked into his face.
"I-if I were to order you… you wouldn't be able to refuse me, could you?"
Sebastian's smile faded, "It would depend upon the manner of the order my lord."
Ciel paused to recompose himself, "I-I order you, to kiss me Sebastian."
Sebastian's eyes grew wide and he looked towards the near full tub.
He huffed, and spoke.
"Ciel, if I do, would you stop this sudden nonsense and get cleaned for bed?"
Ciel's face was unmoving, and gave no response either way.
Turning the tap off of the tub Sebastian turned back to face his master, thankful that no one else would ever know what he'd do for his masters.
He took a breath and wetted his lips slightly; with his dry hand he cupped the back of Ciel's head and took hold of some of his hair before leaning his mouth into Ciel's.
Ciel looked up into Sebastian's eyes and revealed that he was entirely vulnerable, bored in a way so unlike any other, Ciel awaited eagerly the sensation to follow.
Bringing his lips into contact with Ciel's Sebastian could feel the young lord shudder and he wagered that if he was not holding Ciel's head he probably would have fallen over again.
As Sebastian held the kiss, he allowed himself to taste Ciel's lips. As he ran his tongue along the edge of Ciel's mouth, Ciel obligingly parted his lips and tentatively offered his tongue to Sebastian's.
Slowly Sebastian ran his tongue along the side of Ciel's, briefly pausing to breathe through his nose.
Ciel's eye closed and he brought a hand up to Sebastian's face again. Caressing the edge of the butler's handsome face, Ciel made a slight moan, almost like a purr, as he broke off the kiss a thin strand of saliva exited Ciel's mouth.
"Now, bath."
Wiping his lips Ciel nodded
"F-fine…"
Grabbing either side of his shorts Ciel pulled off his final garment, to his surprise, and embarrassment, his penis was quite erect and he immediately looked upwards at Sebastian. Covering himself with his hands Ciel took a few steps past Sebastian and began entering the tub.
I always forget how pink he is down there.
Before turning around Sebastian allowed a slight laugh to escape his mouth.
"My lord, I have an idea for you."