Intoxiqué
(Addicted)
Summary:- Ciel is your typical everyday college. After learning a murderous plot involving all of London, Ciel was forced to run after discovering he had information terrorists wanted, and as a result, ended up on a mucked up journey with Sebastian Michaelis. AU.
SebastianxCiel, CielxElizabeth
Chapter Two
"Let him go Claude, I don't feel up to playing games today."
Ciel blinked when he felt the grip on his arm and hair suddenly disappear. Out of reflex, he bolted away from the person who was planning to hurt him and then closer to the other male, who Ciel now knew as Sebastian, since he knew the raven-haired man had no intention of hurting him.
Alois was around the corner, clinging to Claude with an annoyed expression as he glared daggers towards Ciel. May Lloyd and her bodyguards were flocking round as well before they all stopped, most of them in shock at seeing Sebastian more than anything else.
"A surprise to see you once again, Sebastian Michaelis," said May, her eyes narrowing. "To think I thought your pretty body would have been a burnt mess at the train station. A pity, really."
Sebastian didn't say anything, only appeared at Ciel's side and forcing him to his feet as guns were pointed in his direction, putting the boy in front of his chest and the placing the point of the gun at the boys head, causing Ciel to freeze.
"Stay still, and I won't kill him," said Sebastian, an innocent expression on his face as Ciel remained rigid. He could feel the frantic heartbeat, but was forced to ignore it as he grabbed Ciel's hand, slipping the chalky ball in it. "Now, lower your weapons, slowly so I can see what you are all doing, and put your hands up."
May looked furious but waved her hand so that the men behind he did as told. Sebastian smirked, watching as the crowd that once tried to kill him raise their hands in the air, guns on the floor. Slowly, he leaned forwards, his lips brushing against Ciel's ear as he whispered softly, causing Ciel to flinch.
"Throw the ball so we can get out of here. I can find you a new place to stay."
Ciel widened his eyes, the ball that had been forced into his hand feeling a lot heavier now. Although he was terrified, his mind was starting to pick up that Sebastian still had no intention of hurting him, that the older male just had to put on a realistic act so neither of them would get killed.
Slowly, Ciel let his arm drop down before he tossed the ball, watching as it cracked on impact and released coloured smoke into the air before he was let go of, Sebastian dragging him away from the probably toxic substance.
"I suggest you move. It has tear gas inside it."
Ciel was trying to move, but Sebastian was already doing the work for him by dragging him along. He could hear coughing and spluttering, but couldn't bring himself to care since these people had intended to kill him after doing some interrogation on his father.
Bolting round the corner, Sebastian stopped before pulling out a key-ring with a car key attached. Ciel looked round for the possible car until his eyes came across a sleek black one. Surely it couldn't be Sebastian's-!
"Hurry up Phantomhive, that stuff won't keep the away for long," Ciel nodded and ran after the raven-haired male, slipping into the front seat and blinking when he felt Sebastian strapping a seatbelt over him. "You should know my name is Sebastian by now-"
"Sebastian Michaelis," mumbled Ciel, out of the bangs of his hair spotting Sebastian smirk. "It seemed those people didn't like you at all."
"They despise me with a passion," said Sebastian smoothly, the small 'click' indicating his seatbelt was on as he put the car into ignition. Since his car was automatic, it went into gear for him as he reversed and skidded round before pushing his food on the accelerator, rushing down the street. "Not that it matters-"
"There's speed cameras on this street!"
"Calm down, it's a fake number plate on this car, I can replace them later," Ciel let out a sigh of relief and sunk back into his seat, only to get the fright of his life as an abnormally cheery voice filled the car.
"I told you I didn't like that woman Mister Sebastian! She tried to hurt Ciel!" Sebastian let out a smirk as Ciel whipped his head towards the back of the car, seeing a blonde haired boy pouting cutely, light blue eyes flashing as he tugged at his white shirt, which was soaked with washing the dishes at the restaurant.
"Finny!" Ciel was baffled, and when he heard a rough cough, he turned his head to the side to see Bard sitting there, cigarette hanging from his lips as he scratched at the rough hair on his chin. "Bard? Why are you two here?"
Bard shrugged while Finny smiled widely.
"Mister Sebastian told us to look out for you!" said Finny proudly, causing Ciel to raise an eyebrow before shaking his head. He didn't really want to know why Sebastian would have people watch over him, more importantly, Ciel had never met Sebastian in his life! That was more a concern that he had a stranger looking out for him than anything else right now. Thinking to himself, Ciel stopped moving before looking at Sebastian with curious eyes.
"There isn't… any one else in this car, is there?" asked Ciel, causing Sebastian's smirk to crawl wider. "I mean… I can see Finny and Bard, but you couldn't possibly fit anyone else in without me noticing, right?"
"I wouldn't be so sure about that," said Sebastian softly, causing Ciel's eyes to dart around the car suspiciously. "Would you like to see who it is?"
Ciel nodded, still remaining suspicious as Sebastian pulled over into a shadowed tree area before taking off his seatbelt, opening the door and telling Ciel to follow. Undoing his own seatbelt, Ciel got out the car and then followed Sebastian to the trunk, having doubts that there really was someone else in the car. Perhaps an animal? It would be cruel to put an animal in the boot though…
"CIEL!"
A flurry of blonde and ribbons attacked Ciel's face as he nearly let out a shout of surprise before he was quietened, feeling the girl sob in his shoulder and clutch at his shirt.
"Eliza…beth…?" the girl kept crying on his shoulder, and Ciel awkwardly petted her head in hopes to make her feel more comfortable. She kept crying, and Ciel shot Sebastian a glare for bringing her here. No doubt, the reason Sebastian knew so much information on him was because he had asked Elizabeth, and Elizabeth… well, she was an innocent soul who didn't really understand the complications of handing out simple information.
"She insisted on coming with me after overhearing that you were in trouble," said Sebastian, holding his tone straight in an attempt not to show how amused he was. "Besides, if I left her out on the street, she may have been targeted. Aren't you going to at least thank me for that much, Ciel?"
"I don't even know you!" Ciel snapped back, causing Sebastian to blink innocently at him as Elizabeth gave a sudden wail. "Besides, I'm starting to wonder if you're just as bad as them! What reason would you have to suddenly to protect me?"
"Many," replied Sebastian dryly. "Now get back in the car. They'll catch up with us if we don't move. Right now we're at advantage point, since they'll need to recover from the affects of the smoke bomb before coming after us. All I need to do is-"
"Explain what the hell is going on Sebastian!" Ciel was losing his temper, and he was tired and hungry. If he continued to get more and more stressed, he would only get ill really easily, which wasn't a good thing when he had murderous stalkers trying to capture… him…
Vision flickering, Ciel fell forwards, causing Elizabeth to give a panicked screech as Sebastian leapt forwards, catching Ciel and Elizabeth at the same time. It wasn't a good thing that Ciel was put under great stress, not that anything could compare to his traumatic past, but Sebastian still wasn't going to take that risk.
Picking the boy up, he told Lizzy to get into the back of the car as he appeared quickly walked to the side. Opening the passenger door and sliding Ciel in slowly, he watched as the older teens head tilted to the side, his eyes closed and his thick eyelashes visible against the pale skin.
His facial muscles clenched in an obvious fashion, indicating that he was already in a deep sleep and that he was trapped in some form of dream. Sebastian shut the door before getting in at the other side, clipping his and Ciel's seatbelts on before driving off once more.
Elizabeth was still in tears two hours later. Sebastian really couldn't blame her. It was past 2am in the morning, and everyone was tired, yet they all wanted to stay awake just to make sure Ciel was safe. It was as if they were willing to wreck their own lives just to protect one.
Ciel Phantomhive was a strange one in Sebastian's eyes. It was obvious that he suffered from nightmares quite frequently, but the boy always hid it, acting as if he didn't have a care in the world. The raven-haired male sighed, drinking at his coffee as he waited patiently with the others for Ciel to wake.
Around 4am in the morning, Finny had fallen asleep as Bard's feet as the older blonde dozed off in a chair, and Elizabeth had tried her hardest to stay awake. Resting her eyes for just a moment caused to fall asleep at the end of Ciel's bed, blonde locks covering her face.
Sebastian yawned, unsure if he should just go to sleep to, but then his instincts told him that he should stay alert until someone woke up again. If he went to sleep, then maybe none of them would wake up at sunrise since they would all have a bullet lodged in their skulls.
Ciel was breathing raggedly, turning his head from side to side and clutching at the sheets that surrounded his quite thin frame. His hair was stuck to his face, showing that he was warm and probably sweating. Sebastian wondered mildly if Ciel's asthma was starting up. Opening a drawer, Sebastian pulled out an inhaler before walking over to Ciel, still hearing the ragged breaths.
Carefully, Sebastian gently pulled at Ciel's jaw, causing a sharp intake of breath frown the younger male but still he didn't wake up, much to Sebastian's relief. He placed the inhaler gently in Ciel's mouth before pressing the top of it, hearing the slight blowing air sound before pressing it again.
Ciel visibly relaxed, his face unclenching slowly and his breathing calming down a bit. His eyes flickered open, tired, dark blue eyes looking upwards in a daze before widening at the sight of black and red. His teeth bit down on the inhaler, causing Sebastian to keep his hand still to prevent damage to Ciel's teeth. He kept still so that Ciel didn't feel threatened either, not really wanting a hard smack to the face by the boy he was trying to protect.
When Sebastian thought Ciel had registered who he was, he kept pressing the top of the inhaler until the blue-haired male tilted his head, looking at Sebastian was a suspicious look.
"Too much of that stuff isn't healthy," muttered the younger male, eyes glinting. "Maybe you were trying to kill me, tch."
"I thought you couldn't breath, can't have you dying on me, now can I?" said Sebastian, an amused smirk on his face. "Considering I just helped you, you aren't the most polite of people, now are you?"
"Why should I be polite to anyone right now? Until I'm told what's going on, I'm not going to say or do anything with anyone."
Sebastian sighed before taking a seat next to Ciel, the bed creaking lightly but not waking anyone else in the room. Reaching into his jacket, Sebastian fumbled around for a while before pulling out a piece of paper, handing it to Ciel who snatched at it, eyes skimming the page with the want for information.
'Name: Vincent Phantomhive
Relationship: Married to Rachel Phantomhive
Children: Ciel Phantomhive
Occupation: Undercover agent
Current Status: Deceased.'
Well, that wasn't very helpful at all. Ciel looked at Sebastian with a confused expression until he was handed another piece of paper, which his eyes skimmed over once more.
'Name: Rachel Phantomhive
Relationship: Married to Vincent Phantomhive
Children: Ciel Phantomhive
Occupation: Undercover agent
Current Status: Deceased.'
"Sebastian, how is this meant to help me understand anything?" muttered Ciel, putting the papers down. "All this is telling me is information I already know! I want to know what's going on right now!"
Ciel went quiet when another piece of paper was placed in front of him, and he felt an eyebrow twitch in irritation. Who was it now? He didn't have any other family members, did he? Looking at the page, Ciel froze and then widened his eyes.
'Name: Ciel Phantomhive
Relationship: None
Children: None
Occupation: College Student
Current Status: Alive
Info: Ciel Phantomhive, born December 14th, age 18. Son of Vincent and Rachel Phantomhive. Knows the required codes to enter top-security safe in Private Investigation Company. Other information is N/A.'
"The reason there were so many people out to capture you is because this one sheet of paper says you know the codes to a safe for the company I work for," said Sebastian smoothly, causing Ciel to look up, his eyes flashing. "I was told to hide you so that a terrorist group, suspected to be run by Miss May Lloyd, couldn't have the information they desire. If they got it, then the whole of England could be destroyed."
"B-But I… don't know any codes…" mumbled Ciel uncertainly, bowing his head. "Are they sure they have the right person? Cause I really don't know about these codes. I know my parents were private investigators, but they never told me a thing-!"
"You, as in yourself, don't know the codes, no," agreed Sebastian, causing Ciel to relax before tensing as he spoke once more. "You don't know the codes, but-"
Sebastian leaned over, running his fingers over the back of the boys' neck.
"The chip hidden inside you does."
"Ch-ip?"
Sebastian nodded, his fingers poking gently until her came across something solid, pinching at the skin which caused Ciel to squeak as the hard piece of technology was kept still with Sebastian's fingers. It was starting to hurt just slightly, and Ciel wans't happy with the fact.
"Didn't you ever wonder why you always got a private doctor whenever you got ill or injured yourself?"
"Aunt Anne is a doctor, she probably asked someone to-"
"No. We arranged that for you so no one could find out about the chip. Did you ever wonder how you were shielded so much from the world?"
"I kept myself away from it?"
"… Actually, I was just teasing, we had nothing to do with how you know nothing," Sebastian chuckled before getting to his feet. "I suggest you get some more sleep. It's going to be a long day."
Sitting in that shiny sleek car (Ciel already checking the number and was annoyed that Sebastian had to be a smart-ass and change the numberplate) and staring out the window, the young Phantomhive let out a yawn. Today he had let Bard sit in the front, he sat at the side with Lizzy in the middle and Finny at the right. He was annoyed that the blonde girl had continued to brush his hair, commenting on how soft and shiny it was for a full ten minutes before he stopped her.
"Want to know that would look better?" said Ciel, watching Elizabeth's eyes brighten as she nodded in excitement. "Brush your own hair, it's the best way to keep it in top condition."
Within a flash, Lizzy was brushing her own hair, and Ciel couldn't help but feel that she was a little too gullible for her own good. Sebastian probably brought her along with them knowing she'd be too weak to stay by herself.
If anything, both Sebastian and Ciel would have left the far-too-bright and cheery girl behind, but everyone in the car, minus Elizabeth herself, knew she would be targeted by those people. Being targeted by those people meant that they'd get a ton more information on Ciel than what should be handed out, especially if they used sweet and convincing voice with her.
The very thought disgusting. Ciel knew they would have killed her right after it. Unconsciously, he reached up and rubbed the back of his neck, which was tinted blue with the bruise Sebastian's fingers. It looked like a perfect circle, as if he'd been jabbed there was a marker pen.
"I miss Pluto," mumbled Finny suddenly, causing Ciel, Elizabeth and Bard to look at him with confused expressions before he coughed lightly. "My dog. He's with my sister right now so-"
"Woah, you have a sister?" Bard looked shocked, Ciel just tilted his head and Elizabeth remained quiet, as if it was nothing to be shocked about. "I've known you for over five years and you never thought to tell me this?"
"W-Well, you never asked me if I had any siblings," defended the younger, probably the youngest in the car actually, boy. "Besides, Mey-Rin doesn't really socialise with anyone since mother died."
Since his mother died. Ciel wouldn't be shocked if any kid didn't want to socialise right after that. He nearly slipped into an anti-social behaviour, but he refused to let it happen. He didn't realise that Finny's mother had died or he would have said something by now.
"What about your Daddy Finny? Isn't he around?" what a careless comment. Elizabeth blinked her emerald green eyes innocently, as if there was nothing wrong with asking such a question. Finny visibly tensed before bowing his head.
"Father was never there for us," said Finny bluntly. "When mother died, May-Rin was over the age of sixteen, therefore old enough to look after me."
"I-I see," Elizabeth then went quiet, as if feeling guilty. Ciel chose to look out the window again before tapping his fingers gently off his knee, humming softly. Sebastian had watched them all through his wing mirrors, but didn't utter a word.
He kept his gaze on Ciel, who was thinking mindlessly. He could kind of understand how Ciel felt, but he would never explain why. It was a secret that only he was meant to know and no one else.
Driving round a corner, Sebastian was forced to stop seeing as police tape and police officers surrounded the area. A female officer approached him as he rolled down the window, a questioning look on his face.
"There has been another incident involving the group of terrorists sir, I advise you leave the area immediately, for your own protection, that is," she said smoothly, writing on a pad of paper before handing a piece of paper to him. "If you contact this number, they'll be able to give you a diversion traffic route and-"
She was quietened when Sebastian pulled out a wall and flipped it open, showing his I.D with a serious expression on his face.
"Sebastian Michaelis, undercover agent for the Phantomhive Investigators," he said, watching the woman remain still. "Now tell me, what is going on? I wasn't sent here to investigate the area, just to pick up some kids and get them out of harms way."
"W-Well, it seems that timed bombs had been planted in the area and we can't confirm how many are injured," she stammered, causing Ciel to roll his eyes. Some police officer she was, she shoulder stutter and sound so nervous simply because someone of higher rank was here. "The time of incident was 3:47am… many reported to be dead and injured while some people haven't been found."
Sebastian gave her a clean smile before grabbing a card from the side of his car and handing it to her.
"Get someone to contact me and tell them to give me a list of names of the people missing," she was about to protest, but Sebastian's red eyes glinted at her in a threatening manner. "If I don't have the information before this day ends, I'll have someone raid the police information bank and take it. Remember, we are a private investigation company, and we need to have every shred of information possible."
She nodded, swallowing in a dumb-founded way as she let Sebastian through. Ciel was looking round, his eyes narrowing at the burning buildings and the people being dragged out of them, dead and alive. It made Ciel's stomach churn, and as he turned to look away, he put his priority into comforting Elizabeth, who looked close to tears.
"C'mon, it isn't that bad," said Ciel, even though he knew he knew he was lying through his teeth. "They'll find out whoever did this and-"
"It's not them I'm worried about!" she wailed. "It must be the same people who have been trying to kill you! Those horrible, horrible people! They want to hurt you and you haven't even done anything wrong!"
Ciel could feel the need to claw at the back of his neck, but he ignored it and hugged Elizabeth to his chest, fighting the urge to say something rude.
"Sometimes, these things happen," he said quietly. "There is nothing we can do about it, now is there?"
"Let me get this straight," said Ciel slowly, watching as Sebastian unlocked the door to his private cabin and ushered everyone into it. "You want us to stay here, in this town where those people are so you can investigate? Are you fucking nuts?"
"I gotta do what I gotta do," replied Sebastian dryly, watching Ciel fold his arms crossly as Elizabeth wailed further, Finny beginning to feel jittery and Bard choosing to smoke on a cigarette since it was the only way to keep himself calm. "Just stay here. Bard knows where the guns and other weapons are, so all you have to do is stay quiet and not act conspicuous."
"GUNS?" Ciel wanted to slap himself as Elizabeth was quite the opposite from what 'quiet' was. If Sebastian was calm, then he would be calm. Sebastian walked forwards, grabbing Ciel's hand and placing the inhaler he had used through the night in it.
"Be careful," he said softly, his fingers brushing over the back of Ciel's neck before moving away. He grabbed a rucksack, slinging it over his back before turning to face everyone, pressing a finger against his lips.
"Silence."
Sebastian walked quietly down the street, ignoring the few stares he got from police officers as he kneeled down, his gloved hands brushing off some burned ash on the ground. There were footprints all around the area, and Sebastian was annoyed that the police had ruined such vital evidence due to carelessness.
Getting back to his feet, Sebastian looked round, crinkling his nose at the smell of smoke and burnt blood and bodies. It wasn't the first time he had to come to a scene like this, but it was still unpleasant to investigate.
"Perhaps when you are older, you can work for this company Sebastian, but you are only four years older than my little son Ciel, and I can't expose a ten year old boy to such dangers yet I'm afraid."
Well, look at him now. He was doing the very thing Vincent had tried to stop him from doing. Looking round, Sebastian brought out a pair of glasses and put them on, looking round as it started picking up heat signatures. He looked to the side, smiling to see that everyone was still in the cabin, and due to their positions, probably playing a board game of some form. Looking to the other side, he could see some warm body signatures in the burnt buildings along with police entering.
Too bad those poor people were already dead. Staring at the ground, Sebastian flicked at the side of the glasses, changing the mode so he could look for some DNA and disturbed ground. Although he was tired, he had to make sure these people were brought down, or Ciel would die. Ciel would die.
He would die.
"Oi, you keep dad in that office all the time! I don't even know you yet you always talk to him more than me! Do you work for him or something?" said the childish voice, causing Sebastian to smiled and kneel just slightly to pet the six-year-olds head.
"Nah, I just like talking to him is all," he replied. "Go out and play with your friends for a while, Ciel."
"Eh? How do you know my name?"
Sebastian chuckled lightly. Fond, fond memories.
"Ciel! You just bought Mayfair!" complained Elizabeth, watching as Ciel grabbed the guard and placed the fake money in the centre. "You can't just do that!"
"But I can," said Ciel, smirking. "Just because I'm better at games doesn't mean that your no good at them. You're beating Finny."
Elizabeth smiled and Finny just scratched the back of his head, laughing lightly.
"Nope, I'm no good at games," he agreed, his accent sounding cute and causing everyone in the room but Bard to laugh. "Ciel's good at maths and business, so he would be good at monopoly."
Ciel kept smiling as he rolled the dice, landing on a chance card place. Picking up the firm piece of card, Ciel frowned.
"Behind the bars I go then," said Ciel, causing Elizabeth to gasp as he moved the metal Scottie dog into the 'jail' section. "Guess that's what I get for being greedy, huh?"
Ciel stared at his playing piece allowing himself to be lost in thought. If those people captured him, would they cage him up until they got the chip? Would they think putting him in isolation would make him remember codes that he never even learned? From the way Sebastian put it, May Lloyd and all her followers honestly thought he knew them, not some stupid computerised chip.
"Here Ciel! You can have my get out of jail free card!" said Elizabeth, causing Ciel to snap out of his mood and shake his head.
"It doesn't matter Elizabeth, I can get out by rolling a six or bailing myself out," he said, stretching his legs out on the floor. "Finny, it's your turn."
The blonde boy nodded, picking up the dice before stopping, as did everyone else in the room as an obvious noise rung through their ears.
Bang…
A/N: I'm sorry if there is any mistakes, I'm in a hurry to post this since I have my music exam very soon and I need to study (I have 2 hours, HOURS!)
I'm also shocked that I wrote a (near enough) 5000 chapter in one day, I usually have to spread that out in two-three days. Shocking eh? Lol.
Anyone wish me luck? I'm really, really, REALLY nervous~ ~ ~
Shanny~
P.S, I'm sorry for leaving you on a big sudden DUN DUN DUN moment~~
