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The next day, Sebastian was happy as it was Saturday, so he didn't have to go to work that day. He decided that he would spend the day to get closer to Ciel.
The previous day was hard. Ciel had always run away from him when he tried to catch him no matter how careful he tried. He called Madame Red to tell her that Ciel was awake but that he hadn't been able to catch him. The woman still insisted that she wanted to check on Ciel but it just caused the cat's fear to increase, ending up under the couch again, where none of them were able to pull him out. Madame Red told Sebastian that something traumatic must had happened to the cat, and he didn't have to worry. Ciel would start to get used to him after a while and the next moment Sebastian opens his, the cat would be beside him all the time. Sebastian hoped that that day would come soon.
The night was another hard question. As Sebastian was sure that Ciel wouldn't go up to him on his own or that he would be able to catch him; he made the cat a bed from a box. He put one of his pillows - which he hasn't touched yet – into it to make it comfortable. Of course it wasn't a high box, so Ciel would be able to jump in and out freely without any difficulty. However, the cat didn't go into the room the whole night. It stayed under the couch the whole time, falling asleep there as well. Sebastian didn't want to risk waking him if he tried to pull him out and put him into the bed – as he was sure that that would have just made the things harder – so he let him sleep there.
In the morning, Sebastian put his wallet with his mobile in his coat and put it on. The storm had already gone away, but it was still cold outside. Although he was a demon, he had to be careful about his behaviour. If he just went out in one shirt, people would start to get suspicious.
"I will be back soon Ciel." he said with a soft smile as he crouched down before the couch, looking under it to find the cat at its usual spot, trembling as it noticed the man.
Sebastian got up with a sigh and locked the door after himself. He decided that he would change Ciel's mind today.
When Ciel heard the front door closing, he slowly got out from his shelter to look around.
'Did he go to work...?' he thought, tilting his head to the side. He woke up when he heard the nearing clicking of shoes on the ground. He was sure that someone was coming closer. When he noticed the same irises from the day before, he jumped and hid into the couch more to cover himself in the shadows. Thanks to his small figure – as he still was younger – he could be hardly seen. You could just only see his glowing eyes.
He slowly approached the door and realised that the man's coat and shoes were missing, so he was sure that he was gone. He used the situation to examine the flat easier.
The hall was the biggest part of the flat with a huge glass table at the centre and two leather couches at its two sides. The walls were white and there were several paintings and pictures on them. In front of the one, next to the front door was a huge nightstand with some books, a DVD player and a TV control on it. Ciel gasped when he noticed the huge, thin TV on the top of the nightstand. He was sure that it must have had a good quality picture and had cost some money.
To the right of the front door there was another door, which Ciel has already learnt that led to the kitchen. His nose caught the smell of something like fish.
'Can it be...?'
He immediately ran into the room and when he noticed the plate from yesterday now filled with fish, his eyes sparkled as he ran to it and ate all of the food happily. He knew that nobody would come to get him now. The food was so delicious, much better than yesterday, it made him purr happily.
When he finished, he drank the milk as well and got out of the kitchen with a satisfied smile on his face.
Opposite the front door was another, which led to the bedroom, which was now slightly opened. Ciel used the situation to sneak in and examine the place too. He realised that it was about half of the hall in size, but the walls were coloured grey instead of white. There was a king-sized bed at one corner of the room with a nightstand beside it. Ciel happily jumped on the sheets, rubbing his head to the soft fabric happily. He missed the silky touch yesterday, but he was too afraid to get out from his shelter, not after what had happened to him. He still remembered everything pretty well. The pain, the screams and begs for mercy to stop, which fell on deaf ears.
That place was one of the reasons why he wasn't like the normal cats. Actually, he was a half-human, half-cat now, also called as neko. Ciel was now in his cat form because of some things which he was sure he won't be able to solve in a short time.
He shook his head to ease the thoughts and his eyes stopped at a picture on the nightstand with a brown frame. He went to the end of the bed, getting a closer look of the picture.
As he always ran away in fear, he wasn't able to examine the man's face closer, but when he was now able to get the features of the man out from the picture properly, he froze. The man wasn't scary, no, the opposite. He had a charming smile and he was sure that everyone would do what he ordered if they looked into those mesmerizing red irises, which he was so afraid until now. Red was the colour of blood and he had already enough of the sight. But when he looked at the man, he felt calm, forgetting every pain or bad memory. The man was wearing a black suit with a white shirt and a black tie. But what shocked Ciel was the thing in the man's arms.
A cat.
The feline was well-build, had grey fur and green eyes and was looking at the picture with a smile, snuggling his face into the man's chest.
Ciel was sure that the cat loved the man. No, maybe he wasn't just a man, he must have been the cat's owner. But where was the cat now?
His eyes wondered down until they stopped at the small, but visible letters on the right corner of the picture.
'I will never forget you.'
Forget? Did it mean that the cat was dead? Judging from their expressions, Ciel was sure that they were really close, especially because of the words. Maybe the man wasn't a bad person then and wasn't going to hurt him or take him back to them.
Ciel still had some doubts, but he was sure that maybe by time he would be able to trust the man if he did nothing wrong in the near future.
His eyes started to go further until they stopped again at a calendar.
17th November, Saturday
'Where the hell did he go on Saturday? Does he have work today...?' he thought with a frown. He was curious what the man was working, but knew that he had to wait if he wanted to know the answer. He couldn't just ask him, as the man thought that he was just another normal cat. There was no way to do that in this form.
His ears caught the sounds of car horns and he turned his head to notice that there was a huge window on the wall where the bed was.
'At least people don't see what he does in his bed...' he commented with a smirk. Judging from the body of the man, he was sure that he got all the women he wanted and vice versa.
He hopped down from the bed and jumped up to the windowsill. He got a really good picture of that part of the city. There were several cars on the road which didn't surprise him as it was Saturday. Some people chose to walk or ride a bicycle instead. His eyes caught the sight of a huge park opposite the building he was in now. As it was the middle of November, the park wasn't as green as it was maybe during the spring or summer, but it was still beautiful to go to. Ciel was sure that the people were able to have some fresh air there pretty well. There were several places in the park to go to. Valleys, a fountain, statues and dozens of trees, which lacked their leaves now. Ciel wanted to go there so much. Talking about walk, he felt that he needed to get rid of something too. Fortunately, Sebastian still kept the bowl of his previous cat, so he had no problems with that. Sebastian was surprised when he first saw that Ciel already knew where he had to go these times, but was happy that he didn't have to teach or clean after him. Of course, for hygienic reasons, it was kept in the bathroom, which now Ciel also got used to.
When he was ready, he jumped back to his previous place to watch the beautiful scene again. He lied down on the windowsill to comfort himself, and put his head on his arms, using them as a pillow. His back leg still hurt from the jumping, but it was much better than the previous day, especially with the medicines he had got. And as a half demon, he had the ability, to heal his injuries, but in a different way. But there was no way he would reveal his secret to anyone in the near future after all those suffering.
Too lost in the sight, Ciel didn't even realise when his eyes started to droop and his mind finally got into dreamland.
Sebastian got home with a determined smile on his face and a huge bag in his hands. He bought everything he needed.
"Ciel, I'm home!" he declared, although he knew that the cat would do nothing as an answer, maybe just hiding if he was out.
He was happy to find the plates in the kitchen empty. He feared that Ciel wouldn't eat at the new place, but was glad to see that he ate this happily.
"Ciel, where are you~?" he asked as he crouched down before the couch, but froze when he found nothing.
'Where is he...?' he thought with a frown as he got up to search under other places. He searched in the kitchen as well, but without any result. Finally, with a sigh he pushed his door open, but froze as he did that.
Ciel was sleeping soundlessly on the windowsill, curled up into a ball, his back moving up and down in a steady pace.
A soft smile settled on Sebastian's face as he approached the cat. He also noticed that the sheets on the bed were slightly wrinkled, so he was sure that the cat had been on them too. He was glad that Ciel finally got out from his shelter and didn't spend the whole day under the couch.
He carefully raised his hand and started to pat the cat's head.
"Ciel, I'm home."
Ciel's eyes slowly blinked open and he stretched as he got up. However, as soon as his eyes caught sight of the man standing before him, he jumped and ran away until he reached his shelter under the bed.
Sebastian sighed. He knew something like this might come, but there was still a small hope that the cat would start to like him if he had come out from his shelter during the day. The man knew that Ciel had to be alone if he wanted him to wander freely.
"Ciel, I've brought you some things. I would be happy if you come out to see them." Sebastian said with a soft smile. Of course he knew that the cat would do nothing but he at least hoped that it would at least get used to his voice.
However, he froze when a small head peeked out from under the bed, raising a small sheet with it as well. He just watched as a curious mew left the cat's mouth after which it came out and jumped on the bed, his tail swaying a little, showing its excitement.
Sebastian was taken aback by the sight. He shakily raised his hand and started to approach the cat, but just got a threatening hiss as an answer. He knew that it was too early for any touches yet. But he was glad by this too. Ciel was finally coming out and didn't fear to stay on the bed!
A loud mew caused his attention to turn to the cat again, who just tilted his head to the other side, his normal eye showing curiousness.
"Oh, yes, the things, I'm sorry!" he declared as he sat down at the other edge of the bed and put the bag down beside himself. "So..." he started as he pulled out a small blue ball from the bag first and raised it into the air. While doing so, the ball gave out a rattling voice.
Ciel's ears perked up at the sound, eyes starting to sparkle as he opened his mouth with a mew, his instincts taking over him at the sight.
"Oh you want to play~?" Sebastian asked with a teasing voice and got a loud mew as an answer. The demon happily tossed the ball away, Ciel immediately running after it. When he was able to catch the ball, he turned on his back and started to hold it with his legs, turning it in directions. When he got bored of it, he turned back onto his stomach and started to push it between his two front legs or accidentally pushed it away and ran after it, starting the game again.
Sebastian chuckled at the sight. Ciel was so cute when he was playing. Every fear left the cat's eyes as he played with the ball happily, mewing every time when he was able to catch it when it "got away".
Sebastian got up to let the cat play a little while, until he put the foods and things like that away. Ciel looked up at him with his ears flattening when the man got up, but Sebastian just waved the bag in his hands as he stopped at the door.
"Don't worry, I'm just going to put these away."
Sebastian wasn't sure how the cat understood what he said, but Ciel immediately returned to his game after the statement.
The raven haired man went into the kitchen to put some of the cat food into the fridge, while the others into the counter. He bought one from every taste in order to get to know what Ciel liked and what not. He also bought fresh milk which he put in the fridge as well.
There was just one thing left in the bag - beside some other toys-, which Sebastian took out with a soft smile. He knew he won't need it for a while, but he couldn't help buying it when he noticed the thing in the shop.
A royal blue collar with black and white stones on it. There was even a silver ear tag on it with the name 'Ciel' carved into it. Sebastian hoped that the day when he will be able to put it around the cat's neck would come soon.
He went into the room and when he made sure that Ciel was still too occupied in his game, he secretly hid the collar in one of the drawers of the nightstand. When he was ready, he turned to the cat, who was trying to catch the ball again. However, he wasn't fast enough and the ball hit the shoes of Sebastian where it stopped.
Ciel froze and stopped in his track when he noticed where the ball was. He looked up at Sebastian with a little bit scared face, causing the man to smile.
"Don't worry, I know that you are still afraid." he said and lifted the ball before throwing it at the other corner of the room.
Ciel immediately ran after it happily and started to push it from side to side as a "punishment".
Sebastian chuckled and left the room, letting the feline continue its game to make some lunch.
Ciel looked up when he heard the footsteps fading and noticed that the man left the room. He tilted his head to the side but his ears caught the sound of clattering voices. He carefully left the room always making sure that the man was away in order to avoid getting caught. The voices came from the kitchen and when he stopped at the door he noticed that the man was making something when the smells reached his nose. His stomach grumbled, making Sebastian look at him with a chuckle.
"Looks like someone is hungry." he commented with a smile. He put the chicken in the oven, then got some cat food out from the fridge and put it on the newly bought (cat) bowl and put it on the floor with another bowl filled with fresh milk.
"Here you are." he said and went to make some fries as well. As a demon, he didn't need to eat, but he still sometimes liked to enjoy the luxury of human habits. And it was another chance to be near the cat.
Ciel slowly approached the bowls – after the man left them – and sniffed the food. He looked up at the man and mewed loudly.
Sebastian looked at him with a questioning face, receiving another mew as an answer. He got up with a sigh.
"It has chicken taste, so I don't know what your problem is..."
Another loud mew.
And another sigh from the man.
"Okay, let's see if you prefer the one with fish..."
He changed the cat food and put the bowl down again.
Ciel sniffed into the food and mewed loudly again.
"What's the problem now? Yesterday you ate fish! And it's even made for cats!" he exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air dramatically, getting another mew – this time combined with a glare - as an answer.
'That's the problem!' Ciel thought, but knew there was no way to tell the man again. Well, now he would be able to see how clever the wanna-be-owner could be.
Sebastian sighed.
"Okay, maybe you will eat it later..."
The clicking of the oven showed that the chicken was ready together with the fries.
"Well, looks like mine is ready." he declared as he got the food out from the oven and put some on a plate; then sat down at the table.
Ciel approached the table, making sure to leave some metres from the man and sniffed into the air. His nose got the smell of the chicken and his eyes sparkled, expressing his want with a loud mew again.
Sebastian looked at him with a frown.
"Your food is in the bowl..."
Another mew and Ciel approached the table again, startling the man.
Sebastian sighed and cut one nibble from the chicken and put his hand under the table, getting another mew.
"Okay, okay..." he sighed and put the nibble down on the floor and returned to his food.
He heard some chewing noises and when he looked down, he was shocked to see that Ciel was eating the food. As he didn't need the meal as a demon and had already got used to the taste of the chicken, he put it on another plate and put it on the ground with a smile.
"Looks like you prefer the human foods..." he commented with a chuckle and left the kitchen.
When Ciel made sure that the man left, he carefully approached the plate and happily ate all the food.
While the cat was chewing on the food, Sebastian peeked inside and smiled at the sight. Ciel was getting more and more strange for him, but he didn't mind. Although he was acting different from normal cats, it just made him like the feline more. He wanted the cat to like him as well. After some minutes, he went back to the living room to watch TV.
When Ciel was ready, he licked his mouth with a satisfied smile. It had been month since he ate such delicious foods like here. He felt his chest tighten. He knew this feeling pretty well by now.
Guilt.
He got so much things from this man, although he didn't even know him and he gave nothing in return just always ran away from him. Although it had been just a day since he was here, he started to trust the man. Of course, he still was careful not to get too close to him, but he felt that it was time to approach him slowly and decide whether he could really trust him or not.
Sebastian was watching TV, not really listening to it. His mind was still wondering about Ciel. He did everything he could, but the cat was still afraid of him. Well, at least he now didn't hide under the couch, but still... He wanted to at least touch his silky fur again without the cat being unconscious...
He was woken up from his thought by another loud mew.
"What is it now Ciel?" he asked a little bit irritated but froze when he didn't find the cat on the floor. He felt a slight movement from beside him and froze when he noticed that the cat had jumped on the couch next to him, the ball in his mouth.
"Ciel...?"
The cat put the ball down beside Sebastian, of course still being careful not to get too close to the hand.
"You want me to toss it again...?" the man asked with a questioning face, but got no answer. He tossed the ball away, but the cat still stayed beside him, not moving. "What...?"
Ciel slowly got closer to the man, still afraid of him a little until he reached his hand. He bowed his head and licked the back of the man's palm, then immediately backed away, turning his head away. He was a little bit embarrassed, but he decided to do this.
Sebastian's eyes widened. Some hours before, it was a miracle that Ciel got out from his shelter, but now he was beside him and licked his palm! He hesitantly lifted his hand when he noticed that the cat was still sitting where he was and put it on the top of the feline's head.
Ciel firstly froze at the movement, but he mentally sighed and eased the thoughts which wanted to burst out. The man was different. Maybe he really didn't want to hurt him. The hand felt warm and helped him more to ease the bad thoughts. Without him noticing, he leant his head into the touch, gaining more warmth. A quiet mew left his mouth, trying to say 'Thank you'.
Sebastian was taken aback. Ciel was leaning into his hand! He wouldn't have thought that he will even be able to touch him. A soft smile appeared on his face as he started to move his hands to pat the head. His happiness even rose when he heard the cat starting to purr. Wanting to show that it could trust him, he started to caress the back of one of the ears, resulting in Ciel leaning into the touch more and the purr becoming louder.
He knew it would be risky, but he wanted a try. He slowly raised his other hand and started to put it under the stomach of the cat.
When he felt a hand under him, Ciel's eyes widened. He knew that the man would try to lift him and feared that he had took too rush decision when he wanted to trust the man. What if he wanted to take him to them? With the thought in his mind, a fearful mew left his mouth and clawed the man hard on the arm, resulting in a hiss from Sebastian, who let him go immediately. Ciel, using the situation jumped and ran away.
Sebastian sighed. His thought became true, his hope shattering. He knew that Ciel would be afraid of him again. The wound on his arm started to heal almost immediately, but as it was deeper, there was a little time when he felt the pain. But he didn't mind. That was his punishment for being too rush.
He got up from his place and lifted the ball from the floor. He went into the bedroom where his ears caught whimpering noise. He crouched down before the bed and lifted the sheets to find Ciel curled up close to the wall, his eyes shut close.
"Hey, Ciel, I'm sorry... Please, come out..." he said with a soothing voice, trying to convince the cat more. He rolled the ball under the bed, which stopped before the cat.
Ciel slowly opened his eyes to notice the ball, but just pushed it away and curled up again. When the scary images appeared before his sight again, he started to shake and shut his eyes close again, the whimpers returning.
Sebastian noticed how scared Ciel was and wondered what had happened to him. It was clear now that it must have been something traumatic, but he was curious who and why did what they did.
He got up with a sigh and went into the kitchen to put the remaining chicken into Ciel's bowl, hoping that the cat would forgive him. After that, he went back to the bedroom and lied down on the bed. His laptop was on the nightstand, he lifted it and put it in his lap and switched it on to watch some videos.
When Ciel heard new voices from above him, but in a not normal voice, he realised that the man was watching something. He peeked outside and when he made sure that the man didn't see him, he got out and ran into the hall. His nose caught the smell of the chicken in the kitchen so he changed his direction. He slowly approached the bowl, sniffing it, making sure that nothing was put on it. He was already used to the smell of any drugs they used on him. When he felt nothing wrong, he immediately started to eat.
Sebastian stopped the video for a second to listen carefully to the voices in the house. Thanks to his sensitive demonic ears, he was able to hear the chewing voices coming from the kitchen, causing a soft smile appearing on his face. He knew that he had to be more careful and hoped that Ciel would trust him again soon.
So this was the new chapter, hope you enjoyed ^w^! Oh, Sebastian, you shouldn't have done that, now look what Ciel thinks! Okay, don't worry readers, it couldn't become a SebastianxCiel fic, if they weren't to get closer ;)
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