Chapter 2: Amusement

Claude Faustus: Legal carer of Alois Trancy and applied teacher for Winterbourne College, London.

"Damn it Alois!" The demon shouted. He had prepared dinner for himself and the boy, left for about half a minute and returned to the kitchen to find both plates empty.

Now he had to go and find the boy and who knew how long that would take? This mansion they had recently moved into was huge. It was no where near as big as the one they had previously lived in when they were in the countryside in Ireland but they still hadn't gotten used to this place yet and Alois had probably found some strange hiding place that would take Claude forever to find.

The demon left the kitchen and searched the hallways. He did have incredible speed but it was nothing to him. Alois was just as fast and that gave the kid an equal chance of escaping, as the elder demon had of fining and catching him.

The two had been playing this game for a while. It consisted of stealing each other's food, trashing each other's rooms and chasing each other around. It was simply for entertainment.

Claude ran up numerous stairs and down several hallways, not having to check any rooms for he would be able to sense if anyone was there. He had searched all three stories of the building so he entered a spare bedroom and went to the balcony. He was about to jump off the edge and to search the garden when he heard from behind him, very quiet, faint footsteps.

"Oh dear, after all this time you still manage to fail on keeping quiet."

"Shut up Claude. After all this time you still manage to fail at keeping your food safe." Alois stood in the middle of the room with a most impudent smirk on his face.

"Well it seems you have won this time. Did you actually eat the food or did you hide it in the garden somewhere?"

The boy laughed, "hahahahaha! Don't worry, I wouldn't have thought of that. But I guess next time it'll be different."

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"Are you really sure you want to go to this school? Are you even sure you want to go to school at all?" Claude and Alois were seated in the east drawing room, looking through papers, which gave information on Winterbourne College. It's history, rules and recommendations for new students and information on classes.

"What else are we supposed to do? Sit in this mansion every day and chase each other around? I must admit that I need more entertainment than that. Besides, every child under the age of 18 in this country is required to attend a school, or receive some form of legal education."

They sat there in silence for a few minutes, still reading. Claude got up and went to the cabinet in the corner of the room and pulled out a bottle of red wine. He poured himself and the other a glass and sat back down opposite Alois.

Them being demons did not mean they couldn't enjoy simple things such as a roast dinner or glass of wine. They did not NEED it or particularly crave it but they had, over time, learned to enjoy such treats. Over the years, it had become illegal for children to consume alcohol. Alois wasn't really affected by it much, as most demons weren't, so he did not care much for this particular rule.

"What subject will you be teaching?" Alois asked casually as Claude looked up from the paper.

"I will be working part time as an English teacher. There is another teacher teaching the same grade so apparently we will take turns. That's what I was told. I share no interest in any other subjects."

"Oh? So what is it about literature that captures your interest Claude?" Alois asked almost mockingly.

"Well it's not so much as the subject, but the other teacher, who goes by the name of Sebastian Michaelis." Alois could almost see a hint of a smile on the other demon's face as he said that name. Alois was surprised. Very surprised. He had not heard that name in over a century.

I wonder what it is that happened to bring us together He thought to himself. Then it struck him.

"Wait! If Sebastian is there doesn't that mean…"

"Ciel Phantomhive, yes"

Alois broke into a small fit of malicious giggles. "Haha well, it seems we are about to engage in an entire new form of amusement. For so long I have been wondering whether they were still around or not."

Claude sipped the last drop of his wine and took Alois's empty glass, "I only look forward making that demon feel the same pain as I did." And with that he left Alois for the night.

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Author's note: I was so happy to receive reviews last chapter only a few hours after I published. To be completely honest I never expected anyone to read it in the first place so thank you so much.

My entire aim of the story was in fact to create a modern day based fanfic where all the characters met up again, but did nothing to change the past of the story. I have stuck completely to the plot of the first and second seasons and simply added on. Keeping all the characters to their personalities (as much as I could, with the exception of Claude being a little kinder and more fun than before).

I particularly wanted to say that most of the modern time fanfics are completely disappointing because they either sway from the original plot and change the story completely and don't keep characters in character.

I longed for a really good AloisxCiel without it being different from story line and without making any of the characters look bad.

Well I think I have spoken enough for now and thanks again for reading and reviewing! I will get the next chapter out as soon as possible!