Wow, two pointless Kuroshitsuji oneshots in two days—yay me! This one's been in my mind for a long time, but it only came together for me today. I really hope it's IC. Please review and tell me what you think.
Disclaimer: Nope, Don't own it.
Bold=Sebastian POV
Italics=Ciel POV
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Sebastian
Humans are foolish creatures. Take the Young Master, for example. Every night, when I tell him it's time to sleep, he puts up a big fuss about staying up through the night to do paperwork. Then, when I check on him twenty minutes later, he's inevitably fallen asleep at his desk, and I must carry him to his bed.
Honestly, you would think he'd have learned his lesson by now. It just goes to prove that, while the boy puts on the act of being an adult, he is a child through and through.
But I mustn't be so hard on him—all humans are the same way. They either do not know their limits, or ignore them completely. Through a combination of ignorance and pigheaded-ness, they set themselves up to fail again and again, but still they always try.
That is what I find so endearing about them. Despite the weakness of their minds and bodies, they try.
As I lay the Young Master down in bed this particular evening, I can't help but smile.
Yes, very foolish indeed.
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Ciel
Sometimes, I wonder if Sebastian is being intentionally dense just to mess with me, or if he's actually the most guileless demon in existence. I've been painfully infatuated with him for two years, and he remains completely clueless.
Sure, I wouldn't do anything so embarrassing as to make an advance on him, but I was certain he'd have noticed by now.
I've contemplated telling him, but there are just no right words.
"I love you" will definitely not do. It's sappy; cliché; he would laugh at me until I simply stormed out of the room in fury and mortification. More importantly, I'm still not sure if it's entirely accurate.
"I want to screw you senseless" is more in the right department. It might have the pleasant effect of momentarily shocking him, and it may just achieve the desired result. Unfortunately, I'd never hear the end of it.
I've tried to give subtle hints, but it's surprisingly hard work to be subtle, and I detest work, so when it didn't seem to be working, I gave up.
So, since Sebastian seems obstinate on ignoring me, I need to be more creative in order to assuage my hormones. This is why every night, I pretend to fall asleep at my desk. It eases a great deal of my frustration to wake up knowing that my day will end with me in his arms.
Ugh, isn't that just the most pathetic, lovesick trash you've ever heard?
Well, at this point I don't give a damn, because it works.
He thinks I'm totally inept, of course, but he'd probably think that any way, damned smug demon. And after all, it's this confidence in my ineptitude that leads him to bathe me, dress, and undress me daily—as if I couldn't handle those simple tasks if I truly wanted to! I had a nanny who taught me all of that at a young age in case—God forbid—I was ever without help.
It might bother me just a little that he believes "helpless" act so well—it really is presumptuous of him—but I've realized that in the end, he is just rather gullible. My little sleeping trick wouldn't work out so well if he wasn't, would it?
So yes, Sebastian is really very foolish. But I'm not complaining.