Soma slowly opened his eyes. Where was he? His body was still painful but at the same time, he felt very comfortable. He felt so tired and hot. He tried to focus is eyes, trying to see where he was. Suddenly, he heard a door open and footsteps enter the room. He turned his head and saw a familiar figure. He managed to focus his vision enough to recognise his friend's butler, Sebastian. When the butler saw that the prince was awake, he smiled. '' Well now, it looks like you have finally awoken. You've been asleep for three days straight. It seems you had a high fever but it's going down now.'' The prince stayed silent, which was very unusual for him, and stared at Sebastian. The butler continued his speech. '' You surprised all of us when we suddenly saw you at the door. I was actually going to search for you. When Agni first came and told us you were missing, my master told him that you were probably only lost a little and that you would eventually find your way back but when he insisted, my master ordered me to find you. That's when you appeared in the doorway.'' Sebastian looks at the prince and stopped talking. Soma seemed to be trying to talk but his fever was obscuring his mind. '' H-How… How is Agni?'' The prince finally spoke looking feverishly at the butler who smiled once again. '' He is fine. He's been particularly worried about you. '' The prince smiled a little. '' Ah… I am glad…'' Then the prince fell once again asleep.
The next time he woke up, he was feeling very much better even though he was still a little sluggish. He notice he was not wearing his usual cloth but a robe that must of belong to one of the servants (since Ciel's clothe are too small). The door of the room opened and this time, Ciel and Sebastian entered. He wondered where Agni was but didn't ask about it. Ciel ordered Sebastian to bring food to the prince which he did. '' I'm happy you came to see me Ciel!'' the prince said cheerfully as he was eating. '' Yes… actually, they was something I wanted to talk to you about.'' ''Mmh? What is it my friend?'' Ciel was silent for a moment and the prince stared at him confused. '' Do you remember what happen to you?'' The prince flinched and stopped eating. Yes… of course he remembered… That man who captured him and then… The prince turned as white as a sheet and started trembling uncontrollably as he recalled the events of that night. Ciel sighted, he was never good with those kinds of things.
''Don't worry, we already have the police searching for the man who did that to you.'' The prince stiffened and turned quickly towards the young lord. '' H-How did you know?..'' Sebastian answered before his master could. '' When you arrived at the mansion, you were in quite a rough shape; we had to clean you up. Naturally, I was the one to do it. Agni wanted to take care of you at first but I insisted. It was inevitable that I would found out. I eventually told my young master.'' He looked at the prince smiling and added: '' Do not worry. I haven't told any other servant, including Agni.'' At these words, the prince relaxed a little. Ciel looked annoyingly at his butler. '' Anyway, as I said before, we have the police searching but they don't have much information on the man who assaulted you. Do you think you can describe him?'' Ciel look at his ''friend's'' reaction toward his question.
The prince was still pale and shaking but he seemed to be thinking. '' I-I could not see much of him. It was dark and he was wearing a mask.'' Answered the prince. ''A mask?'' though the young lord. ''I-I know he was about your butler's height, maybe a little taller… He was a white man and he had brown or black hair, I could not see it very well…'' The prince was now silent. '' Is that all?'' Ciel asked. Soma nodded staring at his trembling hands. Ciel sighed 'Well at least it's more than what we had before…'' he stared at the prince who was still staring at his hands and then… but his hands over the trembling ones. '' Don't worry, we will catch him. I promise we won't let him do anything to you again.'' Surprised, Soma turned brusquely and after staring at his friend for a small moment smiled.
Sebastian watched the two youngsters and giggled quietly. So his master did develop an attachment to the foreign prince. Ciel quickly let go of the foreigner's hand and blushed a little before starting to talk again. ''There was something else I wanted to show you.'' The prince asked curiously what it was. When Sebastian came closer and lifted his robe, he jolted and but managed not to back up even though his mind was screaming at him to do so. ''W-What are you doing?'' The butler looked up and smiled. ''Displaying you what my master wanted to show you.'' Soma, confused looked at his stomach. There was a mark on it. It looked like it was made of ink. A mark similar to the one branded on Ciel's back ,but not exactly the same. But of course, Soma didn't know that. '' What is that?'' The prince asked staring at it. Sebastian was once again the one to answer '' We're not sure… as I told you before, I was the one to wash you and no matter what I did, this mark would not disappear even though it looks like it is only made of ink. It is like the ink has been injected underneath your skin.'' The prince continued to stare at it.
Ciel was also looking at it while memories of the time when he was a slave passed through his mind. He suddenly felt sick and looked away. Soma turned to look at the young lord. ''What is it my friend, you look worse than me.'' The prince said with a weak smile as he pulled down his robe. Ciel rapidly regained his compositor. '' It's nothing… Nothing at all. We shall now leave you to rest. Please finish your food and go back to sleep. '' On these words the young lord and his servant headed towards the door. '' Wait!'' called the prince before hesitating to continue. ''… Can you tell me where is Agni? He hasn't come to see me yet. I thought he would be the first to do so…'' Ciel ignored the prince and walked out leaving Sebastian to answer. '' He told me he though he did not deserve the right to see you since he wasn't able to protect you. Would you like me to call him for you?'' The prince nodded vividly. '' As you wish. '' Sebastian then left the room leaving the prince alone, staring at his food.
Ciel was walking down the corridor heading to his study. Why was the mark on Soma so similar to his? Was it because it was the same group? Then why was it also different? Why did they attack Soma? Sure he had a very important statue but is that all? Did they want someone from his entourage? Someone he was close to? Not that he was close to the prince… anyway. All those questions hustled in his mind. He didn't get it. He finally arrived at his office where he sat down in his chair to think. I am pretty sure it is the same group that killed his parents and enslaved him. The mask and the mark where two clear indications. But why would they reappear now out of all time? And why the prince? Because he was my acquaintance? If so, why not attack me directly like they did with his parents before? He needed to find out more before concluding. He look out the window and stared at his reflection. Memories of his enslavement rushed to his head. The chains… The cage… The terror… The pain when they violated him… when they dirtied him… He shook his head and turned around to do some work. He could never forget. He would never let himself forget. He needed to remember so he could one day have vengeance over the one who tortured him. Ciel smiled.
The prince was still staring at his food when the door of his room opened. The prince turned his head toward the door and smiled sadly. ''Agni…''
Sorry it took so long ^^''
I hope you like it and please review if you have any comment, either good or bad because both help me very much.
Chapter 3 will come one day... I hope soon enough ^^''
