Chapter One
18 Months ago…
"This is all you want, right mom? You've got enough on the list to feed the whole neighborhood." Ciel told his mom, grabbing his grey hoodie and wallet.
"Don't complain, Ciel. You were supposed to go to the grocery four days ago. It's not my fault we ran out of everything." Rachel Phantomhive told him, not looking up from cleaning the kitchen counter. "Hurry back. Call up Alois if you need any help. He should be getting off work soon." The mention of Ciel's adopted older brother caused him to stiffen up and leave. He locked the door behind him and drove to the grocery.
The parking lot was almost completely empty when Ciel pulled in, parking next to a black El Camino. He got out and checked that he had the long shopping list his mother gave him.
Ciel has almost finished the list by the time he had been at the store for an hour. "Last thing, Ciel. One more thing and you can go home and back to sleep. Roast beef Ramen? Ugh." Ciel rambled to himself as he wandered through the aisles. He found Alois' disgusting favourite food and put the box into his cart.
He started walking to the checkout and accidentally bumped into somebody. The man turned around and looked shocked. He was wearing a black hoodie with the hood down covering his eyes and dark wash jeans. "Sorry, I didn't notice you there." Ciel looked up at him and blushed in embarrassment of knocking into him.
"Don't worry about it. No harm done." The man told him in a deep, resonating voice. "Do you need any help with the food?" He pulled the hood down and smiled at Ciel.
"Yeah, thanks." The tall man took his cart to the checkout line and they scanned the food. He pushed the full cart into the parking lot. "My car is over there, thanks again for the help." Ciel pointed to the car he borrowed from his mom.
He pushed the cart to the car and Ciel opened the trunk. "Alright, see you around, I guess." He said to the stranger, turning around to start putting away the bags.
The man pulled the soaked rag out of his hoodie pocket while Ciel was turned around, covering his mouth and nose with it. "Don't scream, and you'll be alright. My name is Sebastian. You'll be safe with me."
Ciel whimpered as his eyes fluttered shut, collapsing in the man's arms.
Hello again, sorry for the chapters being short. I'm not used to making long chapters yet. I hope you enjoy the update.