Alois was ticked. It was already eight 'o clock, and Claude had still not shown up. The blond had agreed to have dinner at Claude's house, and would have been freezing outside on the front porch if it weren't for the spare key he had been given. He knew Claude's shift ended at 6:30, and it only took a few minutes for the elder to get home.

Of course, this wasn't the first time Alois had been blown off for a date. But he was getting tired of it, and he had a good idea of what was going on. Lately, Claude had been talking to Alois' "friend" Ciel Phantomhive. He had to admit, he was jealous of all the attention his boyfriend was giving the other. Why was Claude not looking at him like he used to? Was Alois no longer good enough for him?

The boy stood up and stretched a bit before turning off the television he had turned on to keep himself entertained, heading for the door. Just as he reached for the doorknob, the door opened and Claude was revealed. Upon noticing the blond, Claude's eyes widening as an 'oh shit' expression grew on his face.

"Alois, what are you doing here?" He asked, putting on a straight face and acting as if nothing were wrong.

"Well, I was waiting for you to get home so we could have dinner together. Now I'm leaving." Alois replied coldly, crossing his arms and moving to walk past. Claude stopped him, grabbing onto his arm.

"Wait, Alois... I can explain..." Alois huffed, uncrossing his arms.

"I'm listening..."

"A friend of mine wasn't feeling well and asked me to get their perscri-"

"Which friend? Because last I checked, you can barely stand the triplets, and Hannah was perfectly fine when I had lunch with her today." Claude sighed in defeat, pinching the bridge of his nose. Alois scoffed, looking away. "That's what I though. And let me guess, you were with Ciel and Sebastian, right? You know, if you had called me and asked to cancel, I wouldn't be quite as upset. If you had not tried to lie to me. But you left me waiting and lied to me, all because of Ciel. If you want to hang out with him so much, why don't you date him?" He growled, clenching his fists.

"Alois, I-" Claude began, but was unable to say anymore before Alois left the house. The blond grumbled to himself a bit as he pulled out his phone. He dialed a number and waited rather impatiently for an answer.

"Hello?"

"Hannah, it's me. Meet me at my place in a few minutes. Bring some whiskey, I need a drink." There was a sigh from the other end of the phone.

"Claude again? Never mind, I know the answer, I saw him with Ciel earlier. I'll be there in a few minutes. But I'm only bringing two bottles, got it? Don't need you dying on me because of alcohol poisoning..." Hannah said before hanging up. Alois shoved his cell into his pocket as he continued his walk home. Fuck him! Fuck Ciel! Well, maybe not Ciel, I still need to figure out whether or not he likes Claude... but what if he does? What if he dumps Sebastian to go out with Claude?!

Of course, the boy knew Ciel loved Sebastian and didn't care much for Claude, but he was too angry right now to think of anything other than the worst case scenario. Alois' anger completely disappeared as he began crying, wiping tears away with his sleeve. Fuck them both! Don't they care about me?! No, they must not. Not that Claude ever cared anyways, that bloody bastard!

It didn't take more than a few minutes for Alois to return home, Hannah arriving soon afterwards. In her hands she held a bag containing two bottles of whiskey. He led his friend inside and to the kitchen, sitting at the bar while he watched her pour two glasses. Hannah handed him some of the whiskey before sitting across from him. "How bad was it this time?" She asked, taking a drink.

"I was waiting for an hour and a half, and he hadn't even bothered to set anything out for dinner- let alone set the table- and he lied to me about where he had been. He tried... he tried to keep me from knowing he had been with Ciel..." Alois replied, pausing every once in a while to take a drink. By the time he had finished, his glass was empty.

"I'm sorry Alois... but why do you still put up with him? I told you he wasn't the best choice..." Mumbled Hanna as she refilled his glass.

"Well, first of all, who the hell else is going to date me? Everyone else thinks I'm either a slut or annoying as fuck! You, Claude, Sebastian, Ciel, and the triplets are the only friends I have other than Lizzy, but she's barely ever even in town, and I don't even like the triplets that much!" Alois shouted. He stopped talking long enough to take another drink, causing Hannah to frown in worry.

"Second, I... I love that jackass! After Luka and Father died, he was all I fucking had! He c-comforted me and l-let me cling to him when I was s-scared... and now, even though he does nothing but use my heart as a toy... I still l-love him..."

"Alois..." Hannah said quietly, holding his hands. "He's not worth all of this..."

"But if I don't s-stay with him, I'll b-be alone..."

"But if you do, he'll rip your heart apart."

"It's already b-broken, I've been through H-Hell plenty times..."

"He'll rip it to shreds and then drag you to the very depths of hell. He's like a demon." Hannah said flatly. Alois sighed.

"W-whatever... more whiskey, now..."