'Checkmate' gasped Elizabeth in self amazement, positioning her knight on the final square on the board needed for her plan.
'What?' Ceil had been absent-mindedly looking out the window as he waited for his turn but now the game had his full attention. He stared at the board in disbelief, bloody hell, how did I miss that? He thought. He looked up at Lizzy who was sat across from him gazing intently at him with that wide eyed innocence she held so well.
'Did I do it right, is it a check mate?' she dared ask, Ciel didn't answer straight away, he contemplated lying, telling her she'd done it wrong so he could win by default. The young earl sighed and started clapping, making the girl blush.
'Well done' Ciel said 'that was a smart manoeuvre'
'Well, Elizabeth giggled, sensing his pride had been hurt 'I had a great teacher' there was no response from Ciel who found himself thinking deeply about chess, becoming increasing worried that the childish little Lizzy had managed to beat him. 'I don't mind If you have let me win' Elizabeth added.
Ciel looked back over to her, and they shared a secret smile, but Lizzy noticed there was a definite sadness the earls eyes, she suddenly realised she had been staring at him for an uncomfortable long amount of time and hurriedly bent over the bored resetting the delicate chess pieces.
'Wait'
'Hmm' Lizzy looked over to Ciel 'what is it' she asked 'am I setting it up wrong'
'No' Ciel said, 'I just thought you might be tired of playing' Lizzy smiled knowing he didn't want to be beat again. Ciel found himself blushing slightly under her knowing gaze.
'Okay then' Elizabeth said, trying desperate as always to impress her fiancé. They sat across from each other in silence. Elizabeth soon found herself fidgeting as the silence started getting more and more awkward. 'Um Ciel?' she asked
'Yes' he responded quickly thankful one of them had found something to say.
'What shall we do now?'
'Oh' Ciel hadn't thought about what to do next, the always played chess, and he always won, without either of these two things he found himself at quite a loss.
'Would you like me leave' Lizzy asked.
'No, why would you think that?' came the reply, Ciel was surprised himself with how much this had upset him, odd, I usually can't wait to get rid of Lizzy, but as soon as she suggest it I don't want her to go
'You seam distracted' Lizzy explained 'Sebastian said you had a lot of work to get through, and you haven't been concentrating on chess or cards' Ciel sighed and rubbed his brow she's right, I am distracted, the young Phantomhive looked at his fiancé her face was tight with worry, he gave her a reassuring smile she knows me so well, she doesn'tdeserve this.
Ciel stood up abruptly and looked down at his blonde companion, prompting her to stand as well.
'Race you to the stairs' he yelled and then took off out the study and down the hall. Lizzy blinked at the door, it only took her second to catch on, running after Ciel and laughing. Just like old times.