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Chapter 2: Walking in Circles.

Kyo P.O.V

My stomach was flipping so much right now. Having never been on a ship, I didn't know I would get sea sick. But now I know: and I will never ever go on another ship again…accept for on the trip back home. Just great. I tried to ignore the constant rocking of the ship as I clutched my stomach, bent helplessly over the edge of the boat. Oh no… Up came the lunch that I had worked so hard to keep down. I gotta say; it doesn't taste as good the second time around. When I was done heaving, I wiped my mouth on my sleeve and turned to see Yuki with his nose in a book.

"Are we there yet?" I asked. He glanced up at me.

"I don't know, do you see land yet?" I focused my vision to the front of the ship, trying to see past the endless waters. And yet, that's all I could see: water, water, and hey look—more water! I snorted at my sarcastic thought.

"No, not yet." I grumbled. I still kept looking, though, wishing desperately to get off this damn ship as soon as possible. After a while, I could just barely see what looked like sticks poking out of the horizon. I rubbed my eyes, thinking it was just a trick they were playing on me. Nope, they were still there. Not only that, but they seamed to be getting bigger. What exactly was I looking at? Then I heard a fog horn sound from that direction. Soon enough the sticks got close enough for me to recognize them as buildings. A wide grin spread across my face as the excitement built up in my core. "Look, we made it!" I said, happily. Yuki got up from his seat to look.

"Wow, London is bigger than I imagined." He whistled in awe. I laughed.

"And this is just a harbor! Imagine what the rest of it looks like."

We both stared at the new land: the tall buildings like they had in Tokyo, the tons of large ships much like the one we were on now, and the masses of people that moved about the harbor.

When we finally docked, I couldn't have been happier. I ran to the nearest patch of grass and laid down on it. "Ah, land! How I've missed it!" the grass was sort of prickly and uncomfortable so I got up off of it and just stood there, waiting for the others. the rest of the group slowly caught up to me: Yuki, Hitori, Momiji, and Hatsuharu. Yuki came with to see Ciel, Hitori was here to help us with a…issue, Momiji was here because he followed Hitori most of the time, and Haru was here because he insisted on following Momiji. Tohru would have come if she wasn't so concerned about her studies: Her and her strong morals.

"So, where do your friends live, exactly?" Haru asked, looking around. Yuki and I exchanged a long glance.

"In a mansion." We both said at once.

xXxXxXx

We had been searching for hours! There weren't many mansions around here in London so you'd think it would be easy to find—wrong. Every time we asked someone, they either didn't know who we were talking about, or told us that it wasn't wise to seek out the 'evil noble.' Well I knew the kid was a brat but it's a bit harsh to call him 'evil.' To my surprise, we found out why the kid was so popular. It turns out he owns a company called Funtom.

I glanced down an ally as we walked down the dank streets. This place was nothing like Japan: instead, it was grey and depressing. I hoped that mansion wasn't like this. No, it probably wasn't. Sebastian liked to keep things organized. Sebastian…it was a strange thing to admit to myself but I did really want to see him again. After that night before he left...he hasn't seemed to have left my mind. I looked down at my feet, hoping my blush would go unnoticed.

"I'm hungry!" Momiji whined.

"Quit your whining!" I shot at him, feeling my own stomach growl. We needed some food soon. "Where can we get some food around here?" I wasn't asking anyone in particular. Yuki stopped and pointed.

"What about this place?" he asked. I looked up at the wooden sign above the door. It read Mrs. Lovett's Pie Shop. I gave it a brief thought.

"Nah lets keep moving."

We passed several shops on our way, none of which were all that interesting and none that contained food, either. "Ooooh, isn't this the cutest bunny, ever?" Momiji beamed: staring at a stuffed blue bunny in a shop window. It had black, glassy eyes and a button for a nose with a purple ribbon tied around its neck and purple shoes with bows to match. The thing smiled at me with a vacant expression reflected in its eyes. It was probably meant to be comforting but I couldn't get passed how creepy it looked. Suddenly, the doll was removed from its place in the window. A younger girl with blonde pigtails of ringlets and bright green eyes had picked it up and was now squealing about how cute the thing was. I face-palmed: kids! The girl turned to show it to someone who I couldn't see.

"Looks like you missed your chance, sport." I said with a snicker. He pouted for a moment before putting his usual happy smile back on and brushing it off.

"Oh well, I'm sure she'll have lots of fun with that bunny." He smiled and waved at the girl before we turned to continue walking down the sidewalk.

Ciel P.O.V

This had to be the fifth store we had been in that was filled with toys and fluffy things. If I wasn't the head of a toy company, I would have protested upon entry into each shop but held my tongue. This particular shop sold stuffed animals of all shapes and sizes and colors. Lizzie snatched up an oddly colored rabbit from the window that was blue with purple ribbons.

"Ciel; isn't this just adorable!" she squeaked, hugging the stuffed rabbit tightly to her chest.

"Yes, Lizzie, it's adorable." I agreed in a convincing voice, yet again. She had been doing this in every shop, several times in each. She would show me something that she thought was 'cute' or 'adorable' and I would agree weather I thought so or not.

My gaze wandered to where the rabbit had come from where just outside the window, a blonde boy with large brown eyes was staring in, looking at the rabbit. For some reason, I recognized the boy: But from where? My mind flashed back to waking up wrapped around a boy and he wrapped around me, sleeping. Ah, of course! It was the Momiji boy from Japan! Or was it? Nah, it couldn't be. Yuki wouldn't come without notifying me first.

"Sebastian, what time is it?" I asked, trying not to sound as board as I truly was. The demon appeared beside me, open pocket watch in hand.

"It's almost five o' clock. We should head back soon so dinner won't be delayed." The watched closed with a click and he placed it back in his pocket. I nodded, loving the idea of getting out of this place.

xXxXx

Soon enough, we were in the carriage and on our way back home. I hadn't noticed it before, but clouds started gathering in the sky and it had started to drizzle. Lizzie had bought quite a few things and was now hugging a stuffed cat with pink fastenings.

"Oh Ciel, I almost forgot!" she said, suddenly, digging around in one of the many bags. She pulled out the blue bunny she had shown me earlier and handed it to me.

"Eh? What's this for?" I held it out in front of me, not sure why she handed it to me.

"It's that one bunny you said you liked, silly. I bought it for you!" she said, a brilliant smile on her face. I hugged the rabbit to my chest.

"Thank you, Lizzie. It's a wonderful present." I was about to kiss her cheek as a thank you when the carriage suddenly halted. I sighed, a bit irritated. What was it this time? I opened the door and peeked my head out.

"Sebastian, why have we stopped? We aren't even there ye—" I froze in mid sentence, finding myself face to face with a very shocked and very wet Yuki…and friends.

"Ciel," his voice even sounded shocked.

"I hoped you wouldn't mind, young master, but I found this kitten and company out in the rain and wondered if we could take them home with us." Of course, he was referring to the red-head that was with them, but even so, it was Yuki! I cleared my throat.

"No, not at all: come in." I said, taking my seat and scooting over to make room. Yuki took his seat next to me and the others squished in on the other bench. As soon as the door closed, everyone erupted in talking.

"Ah, Ciel, who are these people?" Lizzie asked.

"They are acquaintances of mine from Japan." Yuki gave me a hurtful look—I would have to explain later, wouldn't I?

"Oh, how wonderful they came to visit you! Why didn't you tell me sooner? I would have gotten them all cute outfits to wear!" she threw her arms in the air and pouted slightly at the loss. I don't think I have ever been more uncomfortable than I was now: squished inside a carriage between my fiancé and my secret love and neither of them knowing about the other. "So who are you all?" Momiji spoke up.

"I'm Momiji, this over here is Hatsuharu, that's Hitori, that's Kyo, and that's Yuki." He said, pointing to each individual and their response was a light wave or a small 'hello.' Lizzie clasped her hands together.

"I'm Lizzie! It's so nice to meet you all~!"

They all chatted amongst themselves while I became lost in thought. I had noticed the new person—the one Momiji called Hitori. Why hadn't I been informed that they were coming? And why was this Hitori person here with them? So many questions. Suddenly, Yuki grasped my hand. I turned to look at him.

"I really missed you." He said quietly. I felt myself blush.

"I missed you too, Yuki." The response was low enough so that no one else would have heard: wrapped up in their own conversations as it were. He took my hand in both of his on his lap, massaging it with his fingers. The gesture was comforting and I had to turn my head away in an attempt to hide my deepening blush. If only I had known they'd be coming. Oh well, I'd have Sebastian accommodate them. I was sure he'd have no problem finding a room for his 'kitten.' I ignored the unwanted image of them in the same bed, shoving the thought aside. This was going to be one interesting dinner.