It was a stormy night, and it was getting very late. Ciel slowly opened his eyes to see a small little mountain of blankets next to him.
"Astre?" he said is a low little voice.
The little mountain of blankets suddenly shifted.
"I-i'm sorry ciel.. D-did i wake you up-p?" astre replied.
*Crash*
"Eep!" astre squeaked hiding his face in the blankets.
A loud clap of thunder suddenly startled them both.
Ciel kept looking over in the direction of his brother.
"Hard time sleeping?" he said in a warm and soft tone.
Astre slowly lifted his head up from the blankets he shoved into his face and nodded.
"ok , give me one second." ciel said slowly getting out of bed.
He got up, but suddenly felt Astre tug onto his nightshirt. Ciel turned around to look at his younger little brother who had tears running down his face.
"D-don't go ciel.." astre said sniffling.
"It's ok." He replied, "I'll only be gone for a few minutes." he said trying to reassure his brother.
Astre slowly let go of the corner of his nightshirt and curled back up into a little ball again.
"You p-promise?" astre asked with concern in his voice.
Yes. but right now, I have to think of a way to avoid gramps." He said with a small laugh.
Ciel left the room slowly closing the door behind him, to avoid making any loud noise. He slowly crept downstairs into the kitchen and looked around for some milk. He soon spotted a small can that was labeled "powdered milk". He added some water into a small pot, and poured in a bit of the powder. He went to get a bit of wood for the stove so he could heat it it, when he noticed tanaka standing at the entrance of the kitchen. "T-tanaka!" he said surprised.
"Young master Ciel, what are you doing up this late in the kitchen?" Tanaka asked.
"I- I was making something for Astre.." ciel replied a little embarrassed, since he'd been caught.
"You should have asked for my assistance." He said.
"B-but i figured you'd be mad at me gramps.." Ciel said as his voice trailed off. Tanaka looked at Ciel who had his head down. "I'm not mad, I'm just happy you're okay." he said with a smile. "Now let me help you heat that milk." he said as he turned to get some wood.
Soon after tanaka helped heat the milk, Ciel went straight to the shelf that held the honey, and added a good amount inside the cup. Tanaka held the cup and walked out of the kitchen up the stairs. Ciel followed behind him and slowly opened the door as soon as they approached the bedroom.
"Astre i'm back" ciel said smiling and running towards his younger brother.
"Ciel! What took you so long!?" astre said hugging Ciel tightly.
"Well.. I- umm.." Ciel said as Astre looked over his shoulder, noticing Tanaka.
"Oh.. well I'm happy you're safe!" Astre said still hugging ciel.
"Young master astre, Your milk." Tanaka said handing Astre the cup.
"OH! Wow! Did you guys make this for me!?" he said releasing Ciel.
"I didn't really do much. I "just happened" to find Young master ciel in the kitchen." Tanaka said smiling.
"Thanks a lot Ciel." astre said before taking a sip of the warm milk with honey. "Yummy." he said softly.
"Now, now, you two. As soon as he's done with his drink, off to bed, all right?" Tanaka said reminding them.
"Yes gramps." they both replied.
Astre finished his milk after a few minutes and put the cup aside. They both climbed into bed and Tanaka tucked them in.
"Goodnight young masters." Tanaka said Smiling as he shut the door and went off.
"Thank again Ciel." Astre said turning over to face his brother.
"You're welcome Astre." Ciel said smiling softly while turning to face his brother.
They both closed their eyes and drifted into sleep, smelling the sweet aroma of warm milk and honey.~