It had been a long and tediously dreadful day when Alois' shift ended. It was six in the afternoon and he had quite the morning and the confusion of things in his head.

As he was cleaning up a little he looked over and a familiar blue eye stared at him.

That's it, he'd had it. This guy had been here all day, what was his deal?

Alois waltzed over to him, and narrowed his eyes ''Hello there, sir.'' He whipped out the stool next to the other's and plopped himself down onto it.

The teal-haired boy turned slightly in his seat and gave a quick cough, ''Ah, hello again, um-''

''Alois.'' The blonde quipped to him staring at him with slight interest.

''Ah-I'm Ciel. Ciel Phantomhive. . . It's-'' he paused ''It's a pleasure to uh meet you. I mean. Officially. Since-'' ''This morning?'' Alois smirked.

Ciel's cheeks dusted with a slight red and he cupped his face in embarrassment ''Oh I'm so sorry for that! I was in such a rush I wasn't even paying attention to those around me, please forgive me.'' His eye was wide with desperation.

The blonde's mouth twitched slightly, with some kind of concerned amusement, ''I wouldn't worry about it. It was the same thing with me. But it was too cold so. . . '' he drifted off and glanced down at what he was wearing before heaving out a sigh.

Ciel looked down the other's body as Alois had but he was more or less taking in his form, staring at the blonde's long black stockings and stopped to stare intently at his white milky thighs. His eye had moved up to look at the other's slow-moving chest as he breathed. He was thin, and seemed to have no muscle whatsoever. Finally he stopped to gaze at the boy's eyes which he hadn't really been paying mind to when he'd first-well, tripped him essentially.

''Beautiful.'' He mumbled to himself as he looked into the orbs.

Alois raised a brow, ''What?'' He leaned forward, his face mere inches from Ciel as he invaded his personal space intending to be just as rude as the other was by not conversing back to him.

For what must have been the third time today (who's counting? Pfft.) he found that his cheeks were pink and full of heat once more. Thinking fast but not rationally he spoke loud ''Your eyes! They're such a beautiful blue! L-like . . . Like the sky on a perfect spring day or the oceans of Hawaii! I-just-uh'' that's it. Brain dead. His mind was in a frenzy full of embarrassment, which didn't happen often, if at all. Instead of torturing himself further he stood up from where he sat and looked at the blonde ''I'm gonna head out. It's late and I've got tons to do. It was a pleasure meeting you Alois. And I'm-im very sorry for this morning and for now. Again, nice meeting you. Have a good day!'' And so the teal-haired boy walked briskly out of the café and into the bustling crowds of people on the sidewalks that were half covered in snow while half defrosted by the people's heated footsteps over them.

Alois stood up somewhat intending to go after the other but he shrugged that idea off and instead grabbed a quick cup of his usual coffee to walk home with.

Sebastian had entered the room as he was walking out of the cafés kitchen. He seemed a bit surprised as he saw the other, ''What're you still doing here?'' He asked with confusion written on his face.

Alois held his cup close to his chest and fidgeted, ''Just hangin' around.'' Lord forbid if he told the truth of taking even the slightest interest in anyone Sebastian would be on his ass about it-especially if it was a customer. And one of the regulars (he thinks) too. Yeah. No. Better not tell.

Sebastian nodded ''Well alright. I guess I'll see you tomorrow-early I hope.''

The blonde fidgeted more and let out a small chuckle ''No promises man. Oh! But before I forget-'' he reached into his pocket and handed a crudely if not poorly looking piece of paper. Something that looked like it was pulled straight out of the trash really. ''Grell wanted me to give that to you.'' ''Oh no he was here?'' Sebastian sighed heavily while unfolding the crumbled up note.

''Yeah. Not a big fan of not getting what he wants either. What a bother really. I mean I want him to disappear from my life but you don't see me complaining.'' He cackled to himself.

Wow. That was really lame.

The other smiled and gave a small chuckle, ''That's true I suppose. Well, thank you for this and have a good one Alois.'' He gave a wave of the hand and went into the back.

The blonde shortly after stepped out of the café.

On his way home he clutched his cup of coffee even closer to his chest shivering ever so slightly as the wind stopped blowing briefly against him before hitting him with full speed and then stopping once more to repeat the process. He cursed under his breath as his legs trembled with goosebumps and he could feel his nose and cheeks turn red with irritation from the cold.

His apartment was only a few hundred feet away when the wind began to practically tackle his small form to the ground. He stood still for a couple seconds trying to regain his composure as the wind slowed down just enough for him to race as fast as he could into the warmth that was his home.

He got inside swiftly, immediately closing and double-locking the door before he set his coffee down and literally fell face first onto his couch. He was tired. Today was a tiring day. Today was an unusual day. And his body was worn out from the snow and the chaos the weather brought with it.

It was silent for a moment and then his stomach growled, reminding him that he hadn't eaten yet. He shifted slightly and then slumped back into the soft fabric. He was too tired to make something. Much too tired.

Food could wait.

Before long he was asleep. Body curled up against the thick back of the sofa as he subconsciously dragged a blanket that was on the couch over his form.

His dreams consisted of a dark ocean blue that swept him away, drowning him deeper into his slumber.