"Aurora, are you even listening to me?" The dark man that I loved so much stood there with a pointer in his hand and a sad expression. I had been drifting off a lot lately but there was so much to take in that I couldn't process them correctly in my head. My head shot up and my eyes locked with his.
"Yeah, I'm sorry." I looked down and stared at the fresh sheet of paper. The man walked over and sat across from me. His face was impassive.
"Is everything alright?" I nodded quickly to his response and gave a cheeky smile. His eyebrow was cocked. After what happened in the last few months, he had got lighter on me with lessons. He sighed.
"What was I just teaching you?" My eyes went wide and chewed on my bottom lip.
"Literature in the 1500s and-" I started.
"I was teaching you geometry." My mouth opened then shut instantly. He gave a bigger sighed and took my hand. "What's going on in that pretty little head of yours? You have been in the clouds for the past week." His eyes were a beautiful golden, but in truth they were a demonic red. It was a shame that I had fallen for him so easily but everything was everywhere in my mind so I couldn't think straight.
"I've just been thinking about him." He didn't seem fazed by mentioning him. He was always jealous of him in more ways than one.
"Ah. Well we will stop the lesson for today. Hopefully tomorrow you will be better." He scooted himself to my side and sat next to me, laying his arm around me. I laid my head on his chest and his arm protected me in a firm hold.
"Thank you and I'm sorry, Sebastian." He pet my hair and kissed my forehead. It was terrible how my feelings were so strong for him. Maybe he felt the same, he said he did but what did it really mean? Was he lying? Or was he telling the truth to me? It was all so confusing and it was my feminine instinct to know how he felt about me and have him know how I felt about him. They were real. I was sure of it, but what was worse?
He was a demon…
"Come in." I was in my room when there light knock at the door. My visitor came in with a cup of tea; I was sitting on the balcony, feeding the crow that had been stopping by for the past few months. He seemed to take a liking to me but that was good, I was fond of him too. I stroked his soft feathers when the man was behind me. I knew it was coming but when he tapped my shoulder I jumped from my seat and the crow flew away from fright. It was alright; I would see him tomorrow, I was sure of it.
"My lady, you seem a bit jumpy. Everything alright?" He asked. I wasn't even sure how to answer him. He lifted my chin to look at me. "I've brought you tea. Please relax and have some. It will do you good." He handed me the cup and I quietly thanked him. I sat back down, drank it quickly and then holding my head. That was a bad idea on my part. It started hurting for whatever reason. He kneeled in front of me, blocking my view of the outdoors. He took my hand in his and gave me the same face from earlier.
"I am fine." I waved him off with my free hand but he didn't move.
"I don't believe. If I may say, and to no offense, but you are a terrible liar my lady." He said with an honest face. Something I always loved about him, he was so forward with things.
"I know I am." I said and looked at up. I wanted to smash my head against the door when the words started spilling out of my mouth. "How do you see me?" The question actually shocked him but he softened in a matter of seconds with a smile. So beautiful, why did I have to fall for him? He took my face in his hands gently and brought our foreheads together. He kissed my lips lightly and wanted another but I leaned back. He was confused entirely.
"You are the most beautiful creature that I have ever laid eyes upon, my lady." He said and it sounds like he really meant it. My mind started drifting off again. Did he really mean it though? He was constantly on my mind but so was my shadow. He would always be on my mind but maybe not as much as Sebastian. He got up and took a chair across from me. Deja vu. This time he didn't take my hand, he just stared at me and like the idiot I was I stared back. Doing this would only make me like him more. Where's the door when you need it? "You are who I want." I bit my lip. "Or do you not believe me?"
"I do!" I almost stood up. His eyebrow was cocked and I looked away. "Why do you do this to me? You're always…" I trailed off and he seemed amused by my sudden blabber about this type of subject. He chuckled.
"I don't do it accidently. I do this on purpose to show you how I truly feel. Do you find my feelings repulsive?" He asked with a serious tone and I felt my cheeks blushing dramatically.
"Of course not! I just-" He kissed me and held my neck in place to keep me from moving. He had such the softest lips that a demon could ever have but what would I know? The only other demon I've ever kissed was… anyway yeah. I gave in and wrapped my arms around his neck and sunk into his taste. He always gave me comfort when my brother wasn't around. He knew how things hadn't been easy for a while and I needed time to think and have things revert back to normal. That would never happen tough. In reality I had still failed him in the end. He still held my neck when we let go slowly. He kissed me for a second then a third and got up, taking the cup with him. We didn't speak anymore before he left. I wanted to scream to the heavens in frustration but I held back.
When I looked down I saw a carriage pulling up and the door opening. My mind was cleared for that split second when I saw my flesh and blood walking down the small stairs attached to his transportation. My feet spun around and I dashed down the hallway, passing Sebastian on the way down. I saw him smiled the second I did and stopped, turning to him. He hugged me out of nowhere and kissed me. He let go quickly waved me off like I did to him only a moment ago. I darted down the rest of the hallways and down the grand staircase.
"Ciel!" I dove in his arms and snuggled into his neck. He smiled and hugged back.
"I'm sorry I've been out for so long." He moved my greyish bangs out of my face and kissed my forehead. I smiled warmly and went back into his arms.
"I don't care. I'm just happy to have you back. Welcome home." He smiled and rested his hand on my head. Sebastian was already here and walking over to remove his hat and coat. He took his cane in his free hand and bowed his head to the both of us. Me and my brother had gotten closer after what had happened; it was mainly my fault but he refused to have me take all the blame. It was natural to him to always stick up for me and we loved each other dearly.
"What did you do all day?" He was looking at Sebastian more. He replied nonchalantly.
"Lady Phantomhive had a geometry lesson that is all." Ciel gave me a worried look.
"Your mind's been in the clouds again." He lifted my face a bit with a finger and brushed strands of my hair behind my ear. I nodded as we headed to the staircase. We sat on the steps and he dragged me into another hug. He knew what was wrong with me and so did Sebastian. I fought my emotions of sadness, disappoint and regret for the past 6 months and the self-control had gotten better but it was never fully controlled.
"I'm sorry." I couldn't give any other answer. I wasn't as strong as my brother.
"Don't worry. Just relax." I nodded as he picked me up in his arms and carried me like a baby. He took me to his office and put me down the second we got in. I grabbed a seat and he sat behind his desk. I felt like a client coming to the estate for an interview. I fiddled with the edges of my dress, making wrinkles. Sebastian wouldn't be too happy about that. I smiled to the thought of it.
"So about the company." That's when I shot back from my thoughts and watched Ciel shuffled through papers. If he was here he would be standing right behind me. My happiness sunk a bit and I started drifting off again. Months before I had contracted with a demon like my brother. His name was Dimitri Alekez; that's the name I gave him. He had been my butler for about a week or so but it seemed like much short, it probably was. Due to devastating circumstances, he died while Sebastian, my brother and me were battling Alois Trancy. He was fighting Alois's butler, Claude Faustus right before he died. Though my brother always hated him with a burning passion, he was grateful that he tried to protect me from Trancy. He told me that he loved me and those were his last words before he left to the afterlife. Ever since then I had been in the slumps and that was 6 months ago too. My heart had been ripped apart since then and I've tried my best to forget him but my mind would persist. His smile, those golden eyes and the way he would hug. He meant everything but my feelings would fly everywhere when Sebastian came into my mind.
"Aurora!" His hands were on my shoulder and he was filled with worry. I blinked a few times and forgot I was talking to my brother. He grabbed his chair and brung it in front of me. "You scared me for a minute. Please don't space out when I'm talking to you." He said.
"S-sorry! I didn't mean to. So what about the company?" I asked. He took a minute before telling me.
"I don't want you being my assistant anymore." I stood up fast in protest but he calmed me down and made me sit. I waited for the reason; they had better be good. "I don't want you to be my assistant anymore, but I want you to be my co-president instead." My wide went wide, I could hardly believe it! He laughed and put his hands back on my shoulders. "You ok?" He said smiled. My lips slowly stretched into a smile and I nodded then hugged him. He kissed my cheek and then my forehead.
"Thank you so much." I kissed his cheeks.
"You absolutely deserve it Aurora." He said. We talked for about an hour on the things that had to be done for the company. I would contact Lau and have him expand again in china. There was so many things that I wanted to do that would benefit the company and my brother and I's status in the business world. I was excited.