AN: This story makes use of the 2CT or the Two Ciel Theory. Please familiarize yourself with the theory before reading to keep yourself from being confused.

I do not own Kuroshitsuji

Ciel knows better...

He always does.

He was always the fragile one.

About a minute of running and he'll be huffin' and puffin as if the Earth hasn't supplied enough oxygen.

A 10 minute play in the rain and he'll surely get a cold or a flu the next day if not immediately...

And days spending the afternoons alone while watching the two of them play and have fun shimmering in the sun, immediately triggers a certain pain in his heart that he could never explain what, how, and why...

And sadly that wound takes a longer time to heal than anything else.

"Cieeeel ~ I think I saw an easter egg under that tree!"

"Really? Then let's go get it Lizzy!" And Ciel took her hand and ran through the garden towards the big cypress tree followed by their dog Sebastian.

"Don't run too far okay?" His mom bid.

He pressed his hands against the window glass, leaving fingerprints that would surely make their maid sweat drop while cleaning.

They were gone for a moment and he was already considering on going back to his bed but he soon heard the distinct laugh of Elizabeth, followed by his brother's.

He turned his head back and now found them running in circles with Elizabeth and Sebastian chasing after Ciel. In Ciel's right hand was the decorated egg they probably got from the Cypress tree. Elizabeth giggles as she reaches for the egg and his brother laughs as he tries his best to put it away from Elizabeth as far away as possible.

Elizabeth continues to titter. "Ciel slow down! Come on, let me see it!"

Ciel grinned mischievously. "No, you have to catch me if you want to see it!"

And they continued to run around the backyard and he continued to smile as he watches them…

Suddenly, Elizabeth caught his eye and stopped chasing after the running Ciel.

"Ah, you're finally awake!" She brightly announced as she changed her direction and ran towards him.

Surprised to find himself the center of her attention, he stepped back and prepared himself to run away from the window, to hide or probably go back to his room, but she arrived just before he could make any move.

"How are you feeling?" She asked by the window.

"Ah...umm..." His heart was beating rampantly and it is getting hard for him to catch his breath. Is he having another attack?

"Lizzy?"

They both looked back to find Ciel seemingly rather stripped off the bright smile he wore awhile ago.

"Ci~~eeel~~! I think You're brother might want to play with us." Elizabeth brightly informed him.

She turned to him. "Right?"

He was tongue tied. Not sure if it was the suddenness of her actions or the mere vibrant energy of her words, still it took him a couple of seconds before he managed to find his footing and answer.

...but when he did...

"I-"

"-he can't play, Lizzy." Ciel took over. Surprised, he looked back and found Ciel's eyes quite unreadable. Is it sad? Mad? Or something in between?

"Eh?" Elizabeth's face suddenly became sullen. "Why is that?" She asked.

"Because he is still sick. He needs to recover." Ciel then turned his blue eyes to the similar but weak one. "Right?"

Ciel's gaze was knowing. He knew that if he did play, he would heave for air again.

He knew that if he did play and run with them, he might end up on bed for 2 days straight again.

He knew that if he did play like him, there's a huge chance he will not be able to play like that ever again.

So he nodded.

Elizabeth became even more sullen.

He became sullen.

But there was nothing they could do...could they?

"Oh I know!" And in a flash, Elizabeth was gone from his sight, leaving him and his brother alone.

In her absence, he found his brother's shimmering blue eyes examining him. He looked back and they stared at each other's eyes for more than seconds.

Ciel gave a gentle smile. "How are you feeling?"

He smiled back. "I'm feeling better."

Ciel stepped closer. "Take a good rest okay?"

He nodded.

"Okay."

Because Ciel always knows better.

"Tadaaaa!"

And he was almost heaving again as Elizabeth surprised him from the back, inside the mansion, with a big toy boat.

"If you can't play outside then we'll just play with you here, inside the house!" She loudly proclaimed.

She turned to the window. "C'mon Ciel!"

Ciel happily nodded then rushed through the garden, out of their sight. Probably towards the mansion, to the living room where they are at.

Opening the door, Ciel witnessed Elizabeth and his brother giggling at each other as Elizabeth tries to play and put the horses inside the ark while he tries to embark all the other animals.

His laugh stopped, however, the minute he got sight of his brother.

Ciel walked between the two of them then sat on the floor in front of him. One by one, he removed the small animals in front of him and once the floor between them was clear, he then placed a chessboard between them.

"Shall we?"

He brightened up.

"Not fair!" Elizabeth protested which had the two of them chuckle a lot.

Ciel, indeed, knows him better.

*E*N*D**of**Part1*

"And so they played chess for how many rounds while Elizabeth watched them in pouted lips and jealous emerald eyes."

^I actually wanted this to be the last statement but I figured, with the title I've chosen, that one should be enough.

Also, for those who still got confused: Ciel here refers to real Ciel (the healthy one) and He refers to our Ciel (the sickly one).

Moving on...

Now that the 2CT is (**not sure if a spoiler alert is necessary here but SPOILER ALERT**) slowly being solidified by the recent manga chapters, I cannot help but release this story that I've long stored on my smartphone notes since the release of Chapter 91. If the 2CT is real, then it wouldn't hurt to think that a story like this has possibly unfolded.

I've always been interested with the relationship Elizabeth had with the twins before Kuroshitsuji. I would like to think that there exists a love triangle relationship between the three of them but since they were in such an early age, they were not fully aware and conscious to know they are even in one. I tried to incorporate this thought subtly in the story and I'll try to further elaborate this concept in the next few chapters (Yes, I accidentally wrote a longer than usual short story if that even makes sense). Anyway, I hope I did not murder the personality of the characters here and made them OOC and I hope that you were able to find my story likeable in some way.

Thank you for reading this story and please do share your thoughts and write a review and/or pm me about your opinions and/or if you have any additional headcanons you would like to incorporate to my story. Again, thank you!

Kuroshitsuji is owned by Yana Toboso