Chapter Title: Sudden Feeling
Anime's: Kuroshitsuji and Pandora Hearts
Pairings: CielXOz
Chapter Summary: Ciel is miserable after Oz takes his leave after a weekend visit. Since misery loves compony, he makes sure veryone else is having a horrible time as well.
Quote: You had me at 'Oz'


Ciel was in no mood to be decent. He had been in a sour mood ever since Oz had left the Phantomhive mansion that past Saturday. It was suddenly very odd to be in his own company again. Oz had very quickly become an expected presence to the earl. They ate meals together, played games together, went about the town together. Ciel had gotten used to the other boy.

The staff had become very fond of the blonde as well.

Finny liked to play with Oz in the garden. With the smaller blonde around, Finny was less likely to cause such tremendous damage for fear that Oz might get hurt. So instead of causing trouble, the two went on a crazed mission of planting every single seed they could find. And Ciel was positive they had planted everything. Fruit trees, vegetables, flowers, even items that would not be in season were put into the dirt. Nothing was actually in bloom, and Ciel had the feeling that not much ever would be, but it kept Finny busy, Oz happy, and Ciel entertained.

Bard had made Oz his honorary assistant chef. Together the duo created various concoctions ranging from weird to things that actually looked somewhat edible. Oz liked experimenting, and Bard liked setting things on fire. When the two met, it set off a deadly combo of silly and over the top proportions. Ciel was surprised his kitchen was still in one piece. He was also surprised that the two had actually managed to make something he could eat without complaining too much. They called it a 'Sweet Surprise'. It was a type of meat with some kind of fruit sauce dribbled over it, and a few choice vegetables surrounding it. Ciel had no idea what it was made of, but he didn't very much care to find out.

Mey-Rin liked having Oz around her simply because he was always boosting her fragile ego. Oz was like that with all women, he supposed. He knew just the right things to say at the precise moment the words needed to be said. He meant them too, which was what really got the girls he charmed. He never lied. The sweet attitude was never fabricated or faked. He was sincere with Mey-Rin, and treated her with a kindness she was unused to. Ciel was almost convinced she had fallen in love with Oz. He had had to, at numerous times during Oz's stay, pull the blonde away from her and force him to spend time with the one he had actually come to visit.

Even Mr. Tanaka had developed a liking to the boy. It helped that Oz found him nothing less than fascinating. The way he would go from a small butler to a wise helping hand excited Oz to no end. He did all he could to see the change. He had even asked Ciel to help him come up with a way to make one state last as long as the other. It was impossible to be done, but Ciel had encouraged Oz to try. In the end Mr. Tanaka remained a little bit of a mystery, and Oz had become entertainment for the whole family.

Eventually the visit had to come to an end. Oz had to go home. He wished everyone a pleasant farewell, and then rode off back to the Bezarius household.

Ciel had been in a foul mood ever since the other boy had gone out of view. No one could appease him. Everything was wrong, everything was terrible, and nothing anybody did was enough to make him happy again. He could not be appeased. Not even by anything Sebastian did.

All he did was remain in his office and work. He did not go out, did not meet with clients, he would not even look at any letters sent to him unless they were from Oz. So far the mansion only saw one day where the earl acted normally. It was after Oz had sent him a thank you note for letting him stay at the mansion, and a bold request to either return for another visit, or for Ciel to come to stay at the Bezarius mansion with him. Ciel had not replied yet, but it had appeased him enough to stop acting like a slaveholder.

The problems continued the next day. For some reason he had been particularly upset about a message he had received from Elizabeth. She was throwing a party later that night, and she wanted Ciel to attend. It was supposed to be a festive gathering celebrating the official coming of spring. Everyone the earl knew would be attending, which was what annoyed him to no end. He stated continuously that he did not want to leave his house. Nothing, especially a party, would change his mind.

But his servants knew what that would entail for them. Elizabeth would not take this. If Ciel was being stubborn and would not come to her, she would take the initiative and go to him. That meant embarrassment and uncomfortable situations for the entire mansion. They needed their master to go to that party, so each desperately did their best to convince him.

Finny tried appealing to his sweet tooth. "There will be lots of sweets there. Things like, cakes, and cookies, and scones, and tarts, and crème puffs, and-"

"I can get all of that made for me here." Ciel had interrupted with. "Why would I waste time going out somewhere to get them?"

Mey-Rin tried appealing to his decency. "It would make Miss Elizabeth very happy if you were to attend the party she worked so hard to plan."

"And it would make me very happy if she didn't plan these stupid get-togethers on a daily basis and expect me to show up to every single one." He replied.

Bard tried appealing to his hormones. "There'll be a lot of pretty girls there."

Ciel had stopped what he was doing long enough to look appalled by what his cook had just said. "Why would that make me want to go at all?"

Sebastian finally stepped in and reminded the earl of his family honor. "It would kill the good Phantomhive name if it were discovered you very blatantly refused to go to a party thrown by your fiancé."

Ciel had stared at him straight in the eye. "Then let it die."

No attempt after that would even get through the door.

Everyone eventually decided to accept their very grim looking fate, when Mr. Tanaka walked right into the young master's office holding a sterling silver tray with a message atop of it. For a few seconds all four of them simply waited outside the door. They expected some type of outbreak or tantrum. What they got was their young master running out of his office and towards his room.

Sebastian blinked for a few good minutes, before he went into the office where Mr. Tanaka was still standing with the letter he had delivered. The butler took a quick look at the note before smiling slightly. The rest of the staff questioned what was written on it, and what was said that had finally convinced Ciel to get out of the mansion.

Ciel,

I hope you haven't forgotten about what I asked you last time. I have been very hurt by the fact that you have yet to answer me. Well, I expect your response no later than tonight. I'll be waiting by the desert table at the party tonight. You are going aren't you? If not, I can simply enjoy my evening by talking to your lovely fiancé.

Sincerely Oz

"I believe," Sebastian said. "It had him at Oz."