Friday, 12:56 pm

Fridays were boring days for most, class schedules being almost only academics for the students who resided in Ciel's class group. Every student's schedule started off the same: first language class (Every student had their own choice of a language: French, Spanish, German, and Latin for those who did exceptionally well in Spanish), math class, religious studies, then lunch. After that the class groups split up, some going to geography and art, other to music and history. A few lucky bastards got art then drama. The raven haired teen mentioned at the start, sat in his seat, impatiently tapping his pen against his book as he watched the seconds tick by. 'Four minutes left until lunch' his mind chanted for what seemed like the hundredth time. Religious studies was always the worst for him, all they ever did was watch films and whilst the other students would rave over the lack of work, he found it dull. The films were always boring, and nothing was worse than just sitting there in a seat for an hour watching the clock.

"Alright everyone, pack away now. Don't forget about the sheet you have for homework, I expect it done by Monday, and I actually want some of you to do your own work instead of copying off of Google." Their teacher, Mr. Barnscrow, said as he got up to turn off the projector. Ciel had practically shot out of his seat, feeling regret as he realized his legs had fallen asleep after that agonizing hour. Crudely shoving his books away into the depths of his bag, soon to be forgotten once he got home, he was out the door and waiting at the base of the staircase on the ground floor of their school. The squeaks of sneaker soles against the tiled linoleum echoed throughout the halls as he waited for the familiar sound of purple converse thumping their way down the stairs as his friend jumped down them. He couldn't stop himself from laughing at the memory of the time Alois had slipped, the sound of the thump, thump, squeak and squeal still rang out so clearly in his mind that sometimes it was enough to put him in hysterics. Oh, how he wished he had recorded it.

"My pirate, oh my pirate! A heart of gold you truly have!" Ciel rolled his eyes at the annoying call, resisting the urge to scowl as the blonde landed next to him, a look of victory on his face after having landed smoothly from an over three step jump. "And I thought you had a heart of stone!"

"Alois, it's not drama yet so cut it off with the act." The sound of a slap from the younger of the two followed swiftly after the thwip of Ciel's eyepatch as Alois yanked it back with a pout. "What the hell was that for?" He demanded, now cradling the side of his face.

"It was out of place, I was helping, Ciel. That's what nice people do." The blonde chimed with a triumphant smirk. "Oh piss off." was the quick reply that followed after.

The two walked side by side down the endless corridors of green and red lockers as they swapped useless chatter. Spinning the combination onto his padlock, Ciel swung his locker open and ducked out as Alois tossed his books inside carelessly. "Wait, wait, wait. Hold up for a second Alois, what got you grounded?" He asked, closing the green door, leaning against it.

"Oh, me and the triplets set a fire cracker off in the sink. It was all Canterbury's idea, but Claude got pissy with all of us. Now Canterbury, Timber and Thompson are staying with Hannah." He replied nonchalantly, picking at his nails. "Make fun of me as much as you want Ciel, I look damn fine with this purple nail varnish. Can't believe Hannah never noticed I swiped it. You know, I could always paint your nails too. There's this blue color called Butler Please from Essie, I think it suits your stuck up personality perfectly."

"Hell to the no, Trancy. Do you honestly think I'm going to let you paint my nails without trying to claw your eyes out?" He sighed at the rather sassy meow he got in return, pushing himself off the locker door. "Oh, shut up. I seriously think too much blood is getting to your head, since none of it's getting to your legs through those skinny jeans. You do know Hollister has a men's section right?"

"Oh, hun, you're just jealous because they make my ass look amazing." Alois flirted, blowing a kiss to the other before pulling his phone out of his pocket. They began their trek back down the hallway towards the dining hall, eventually looping their way out and making it to the outdoor sitting area. As they sat side by side, practically back to back, the stark contrast between them was clear as day. Pale blonde hair versus the dark sapphire blue dye that sat atop ebony hair. Icy blue eyes that would put Jack Frost up for a fight would stare into eyes as blue as the night sky when the stars shined their brightest. Even their personalities were polar opposites. Ciel was down to Earth, serious, hardworking and possessed a sweet tooth that could kill. Alois was bubbly, loud, sassy and even though he was rather intelligent, he was just never up to do any work to prove it.

The two were living examples that opposites attract, and they were okay with that. Because although they had their differences, they both lived similar pasts. Together they were two broken boys who just wanted to live their life as they wanted to, live with no cares at all. Together they were on a path that would lead to the cracks in their hearts to be sealed, and eventually they'll be able to truly live once again. It was a goal they had set, and no one was going to stop them from achieving it.


A/N: This is another multichpater fic written between me and Kathrikat. This fic can be found on both her ao3 account as well as mine. Her ao3 is Kathrikat, and mine is ItalianPotatoMoustache, original we know.. Check out some of her stories as well, she's a good friend of mine and it would be greatly appreciated.