A.N. Here's the new and improved OAL! :D YAY!

Chapter 1

Why?

~Ciel~

I place the final paper on the stack, glad to finally be done with everything for my company. Looking up at the clock hanging on the wall I see it is about three o'clock in the afternoon, I sigh and lean back in my chair. 'I've been working all day... where the bloody hell is Sebastian with my tea?' I think to myself as I begin to massage my temples with my forefingers. Sebastian had been running late often lately, it was beginning to get on my nerves.

That demon, who is always so punctual and on time, who hates to be even a minute late, has been gradually getting off of the usual schedule. At first, he was running only five minutes late, I let it slide because I figured it had to do with one of the three idiots who also reside in this manner. However, he keeps on running later each time, obviously it has become an issue.

"What kind of a butler would be running late to give his master tea? As of now he's thirty minutes late. What could be the reason?" As if on cue, in walked said demon butler in question. What will be his excuse this time? "I apologize for being so late my lord. I was taking care of a little... problem." he said, setting the tea in front of me so he could pour it. As Sebastian handed me the freshly poured tea, I figured now would be the best time to ask him what was going on.

"Sebastian?"

"Yes, my lord?" he asked raising an eyebrow in question. I then cleared my throat thinking, 'Now or never Ciel. Come on, you're a Phantomhive after all. We don't back down from a silly question!'

"What has been going on with you lately?" I finally managed to get out, without seeming flustered, 'I have a right to know after all.' I thought.

Sebastian smiled at me with his eyes closed, "Why, whatever do you mean?"

'He is really going to start pissing me off,' I thought as I rubbed my temples once more. "I mean, why have you been taking your sweet time doing anything? You have been getting later and later as the days come and go. What have you been doing?"

Sebastian simply smirked and said, "Well, I already told you young master, I was taking care of a problem."

"Wait! You mean you've been dealing with the same problem for the past week?!" THAT'S a surprise, Sebastian of all people should be able to deal with anything within minutes.

"Yes," he replied, cool as always.

"Well, how many people has this affected, because it really shouldn't take you long to do anything?" I asked relaxing a little in my chair. 'At least he's finally answering my questions straight.'

"So far? Only you master."

I felt my eye as it opened wide, making it much larger than its normal size as I bolted out of my chair, slamming my hands onto the desk with. "WHAT?!
The fucking hell is this 'problem' then?!" I was beyond pissed at this point, if anything he should convenience me, and make the others wait for him. I am the Earl Phantomhive, I make the decisions.

Sebastian sighed at my actions before saying, "Young master, it's not healthy for you to get ups-"

"Answer me! I order you to tell me!" I yell out, pulling off my eyepatch to show my contract eye.

"Alright my lord, as you wish. It's only a little demon problem I have to deal with every once in a while, that's all." I remained standing, but soon started to walk over to my butler. "What kind of demon problem is it?" I asked dangerously.

~Sebastian~

I watched as Ciel walked up to me "Young master, I assure you, you don-"

"Oh but I do want to know Sebastian!" Ciel interrupted... again. I took a step back from him as he spoke, 'Damn,' I thought 'If I don't tell him, he will just order me to.

"Do you really want to know that badly master?" I asked, half hoping, half not, that he would forget all about the matter and brush it off as nothing.

"Yes, I really want to know Sebastian, I'm not just asking for the fun of it." All of my hope just slammed against the floor as he said it, seems luck isn't with me today. "Fine. My lord, it is time for demons to enter a certain part of the year."

~Ciel~

I ended up blushing a little, I had a pretty good idea of what he was talking about. However, I eyed him as he talked, "What time of year Sebastian, be clear. I want to know exactly what you are talking about. What time have you entered, that which would mess up your perfect timing and punctuality.

He looked abruptly away from me, 'He's never done that before,' I thought, ' is he... blushing?' Sure enough, I saw a faint pinkness engulf his pale cheeks as it had me, 'Oh god, is it really what I think it is?' He cleared his throat and answered the question for me, "Demon... Mating season."

A.N.

Well? What do you guys think of my revisiting of this? ^_^ hope it's better than it was. I reread my old one and realized how bad it was and also how confusing at times. So! Here we are