KONNICHIWA. I got this finished pretty quickly, thank goodness. I'm not too proud of this work, but then again, this is work from when I was in seventh grade. So when I start writing the complete chapters instead of just editing, I'm HOPING that it'll be better...even if only a little.

Warning: OOC. I tried my best to keep everyone in character, but I'm having some issues keeping Ciel in character. I'M SO SORRY! MY HORRIBLE WRITING HAS LEFT ME IN DESPAIR! *grabs noose*

A-anyway...please enjoy. And once again, please tell me if you think I should keep this at "T", or if I should change it to "M".

Enjoy the meal~ (anybody know what I'm referring to there?)


For the next few days, Sebastian was out making preparations in order for Ciel to attend school, and when he wasn't out, he was teaching Ciel the small, minor things that he handn't already been taught, things such as popular bands, books, movies, T.V shows; just so he could relate more to the people he would be spending the next few years with.

The information was beneficial in another way, too. Ciel began to grow interested in new things, things that the people of this era wouldn't find abnormal. He found that he preferred "heavy metal" to other types of popular music, such as country, hip hop, pop, or rock n' roll. Not that he disliked those music genres, he just was enchanted by the sound of the guitar.

He also discovered that he did not however, like reading for leisure purposes. He preferred the writing styles back in the 1800's. Compared to the books back when he was human, the popular books now were very…cliché. If anybody ever tried to talk to him about the "Twilight" books, he would immediately drop the conversation, and the possibility of befriending them would be completely destroyed. Maybe that was a bit cruel, but Ciel didn't care, just as long as he didn't have anything to do with shit like that.

As for T.V shows and movies; they were okay. Ciel liked horror movies, but that was as far as his interest went. Most shows and movies were just plain weird, while others could be mildly interesting. But again, he overall preferred listening to music.

Sebastian arrived after a short outing and announced to Ciel the he would be attending school starting tomorrow. Sebastian dropped a backpack and a bag of school supplies onto the coffee table in the living room. "I've already assembled all the necessary materials, and you will receive your school uniform tomorrow."

Ciel nodded his acknowledgement, but then gave a face of confusion. "Didn't they have to have my measurements in order to make a uniform in my size?" Ciel asked.

"Indeed they did. I gave them your measurements, do not worry, young master." Sebastian replied. Ciel still looked confused.

"How do you know my measurements?" Ciel asked, uncertainty in his voice. Sebastian only laughed.

"A butler must know everything about his master in order to be as useful as possible." Sebastian explained. Ciel gave a skeptical look, but left the conversation at that. Sometimes, Sebastian could behave in a way that was rather odd to Ciel.

XXX

The following day, Sebastian had driven Ciel to school in the black Aston Martin Vanquish that he had bought. When Ciel arrived at school, he was surprised to find that Sebastian hadn't enrolled him in a high class private school, but instead an ordinary public school – not that Ciel really cared. Ciel slipped out of the car, nodded Sebastian a quick goodbye, and approached the large, rather dull looking school.

When Ciel entered the building, there was a long hallway, branching off in different directions, and a secretary office almost immediately to the right. The office wall was made of glass, so the moment Ciel walked in, the woman at the desk caught sight of him and shot up, running out into the hall to greet him. Luckily, he was a few minutes late, so nobody was there to witness the awkward moment that took place.

The lady was obviously very friendly. The first thing she said – or squealed – to him was that he was "adorable".

"It's not every day a boy as small and frail as you walks in! I'm so used to seeing all these buff football players walking around that I almost forgot that males were small at one point!" She laughed lightheartedly, oblivious to the fact that what she said could have been taken very offensively by somebody. But Ciel didn't mind. He had enrolled in the high school, after all, even though technically he should have been a seventh grader…because his body still had the appearance of a 13-year-old boy.

The lady beckoned him to follow her into the secretary office and had him sit in one of the waiting chairs.

"I'm just going to go get your uniform, so I'll be back in a jiffy!" The woman scurried out of the room, leaving Ciel alone momentarily. He looked at the name plate on the woman's desk and it read – Mrs. Tuckerson. Mrs. Tuckerson was a young, plump lady with long brown hair tied up in a bun. She overall looked very friendly, and indeed, was very friendly.

Ciel waited a few minutes longer before she rushed back in with a uniform hanging nicely on a hanger.

"Sorry I took so long! I had a little problem along the way that I had to take care of, so it took longer than expected! But anyway, here you go!" She handed him the uniform and began speaking again. "If you go in there," she pointed to a door through the glass wall, "you'll be in the nurse's office. There's a bathroom you can change in inside." Ciel nodded and walked out of the secretary office, and before he shut the door behind him, he heard Mrs. Tuckerson say, "Good luck on your first day, Seal Funtimeheave!" Ciel didn't care to turn around and correct her mistake, though he was still irritated.

When Ciel changed into his school uniform, he had to admit, it didn't look half bad – but he didn't like it as much as he had liked the outfit Sebastian had gotten him the first day the two had arrived at the surface world, though he wasn't about to complain.

It looked like a normal black suit, except it had the initials of the school on the right breast, 'BR', which stood for 'Black Rose'. Ciel smirked.

"What a depressing name for a school." Ciel said to himself.

"Haha! What makes you say that?"

Ciel spun around towards the voice, and saw a boy probably around a year older than him, standing there and smiling at him.

"Who are you?" Ciel asked, sounding a little ruder than intended.

"Haha, sorry, sorry. I didn't mean to startle you. My name is Alois. Alois Trancy. Nice to meet you!" Alois extended his hand.

Ciel's heart nearly stopped.

"Alois..?" Ciel said unsurely. He grabbed his head with his hands as it began to pound. Alois…where had he heard that name before? It sounded familiar…beyond familiar, he knew that this was someone he should easily recognize, but for some reason, he was unable to. Every time he felt that he was about to remember, his head would pound even more.

"Hey! Are you alright?" Alois asked with alarm in his voice.

"Yeah…I'm…fine…" Ciel managed to say before everything went black. He never knew that demons could fall unconscious…

XXX

When Ciel woke up, he found he was in the nurse's office, on a small white bed with a curtain drawn around it. His head was still pounding slightly, but the pain had subsided.

"Ciel…" He heard from the end of the bed. Ciel quickly sat up and winced as his head once again began to pound ruthlessly.

"It's okay, Ciel, just lay back down. You're in the nurse's office. I took you here after you passed out, and the teacher knows we're here, so it's okay." Alois explained, concern etched in his voice. Ciel nodded and leaned against the head of the bed while releasing a long and drawn out sigh. Then, he realized something.

"I never told you my name, so how did you know..?" Ciel asked, hoping that maybe this person he was sure he knew possibly remembered him.

"Oh, I heard the nurse say it over the phone when she was calling your dad." Alois answered simply. "What? Did you think I had read your mind or something?" Alois laughed lightly. 'Of course...' Ciel thought. 'Sebastian and I have been in the underworld for over 200 years. Why would I know a human from the surface world?'

"So it was just me…" Ciel sighed, accidentally letting the thought escape from his mouth. Alois looked at him curiously.

"Just you what?"

"Ah, sorry, it's nothing."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

"Okay then…"

"…"

"…"

" Wait, what?" Ciel asked, raising his voice. Alois nearly fell out of his seat from his sudden outburst.

"What is it?" Alois asked, sounding irritated as he regained his balance.

"The nurse called Sebastian?" Ciel asked, alarmed. Alois nodded, assuming that Sebastian was his father.

"Yes, the nurse said that if you woke up for me to tell you that he…Sebastian…would be arriving shortly." Alois said, looking worried, irritated, and interested in Ciel's reaction.

Ciel's head drooped, defeated by the humiliation he felt. Not only had Ciel passed out, but now Sebastian was being called to take care of it. He felt so weak, so embarrassed...

The two boys jumped a little when the door to the nurse's office opened. The nurse entered, followed by Sebastian.

"Ah, Ciel, you're awake." Said the nurse, relieved. "Although you weren't out too long, I think it would be best if you were to go home and rest for today, just in case."

Ciel looked at Sebastian, and saw something he didn't expect to see. Sebastian was looking at Alois, and although a normal human wouldn't be able to detect it, there was shock hinted in his crimson eyes.

Sebastian quickly filled out some paperwork in order to remove Ciel from school for the day. When he finished and they were out in the car, Ciel asked what had been scratching at his mind since the moment he had seen the hidden emotion in Sebastian's eyes.

"Who was that?" Ciel asked.

"Who?" Sebastian replied, seemingly uninterested.

"The blond boy, Alois Trancy." Ciel looked at Sebastian, his gaze nearing a glare. "We know him from somewhere, do we not?"

"Young master, I have never seen that person before." Sebastian replied simply. Ciel scowled.

"You're lying." Ciel said, accusingly. Sebastian gave Ciel an obviously faked look of worry.

"Young master, when a demon falls ill, it can often disturb the mind. You are merely confused."

Ciel was not convinced.


Another chappy finished~ Please tell me whether it was any good or not. (even though it's barely gotten started) Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated! After all, my hard(?) work is for the enjoyment of my fellow fanfiction readers~

I'll be more motivated to continue this if I get comments, so please, don't be afraid to comment! ;;w;; I promise, I don't bite!

SINCERELY,

~Witty Katts~