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"Do you think Ciel would be angry when he sees me?"
"I think he would be angry, but it wouldn't be long, soon after you tell him the news, he would forget about his previous anger," the man who sat in front of him added, "says Oscar."
"That, if he didn't get any heart attack," Lizzy giggled. Talking with Snake was always amusing. The man had never really talked. He would only say what his snakes told him. Lizzy liked talking with the footman, that was why she told him to ride in the carriage with her. He, or to be exact, one of his snakes, had tried to explain to the young wife that it wouldn't be approprite for them but Lizzy had insisted. There was no way she could survive the trip without someone to talk to. Snake, or may be it was one of his snakes, was really nice to talk with. The responds were funny and it amused Lizzy. It had been long since she found his snakes were cute.
Elizabeth Panthomhive sighed, suddenly she felt unsure. How if Ciel took the news of her pregnancy badly? They had never talked about having a baby before so she had no idea what Ciel would think about having a baby. They had just been married for few months. Maybe this was too fast...
Being a wife of the Queen's watchdog, Lizzy knew that Ciel had many other things he needed to take care aside from his business and having a baby maybe was not in Ciel's plan... Lizzy knew Ciel had many enemies and a baby might get in his way...
No, she tried to scold herself, she shouldn't think that way. Ciel might be cold sometime but he wasn't heartless. Of course he would be happy. It was his baby. The Panthomhive's heir... Yes, Lizzy told herself to think about it positively. Of course Ciel would love the baby.
Suddenly she couldn't wait to see her husband and tell him the news. She wanted to see his shocked face. She could imagine his face would be pale but soon he would smile, innocently, happily just like long time ago before he put that mask on him. He would hug her and sweep her off the floor and swing her around until Sebastian would remind him that she was pregnant and he shouldn't hug her that tight.
Lizzy smiled at the thought. She could imagine how Ciel would hug her once more and whisper in her ear, 'thank you Lizzy, I love you...'. And they would kiss...
"Are you okay, Madam? You look so red," asked Snake, "said Susan."
Lizzy shook her head and laughed nervously. What was she thinking? She shouldn't think about that now. She married Ciel Panthomhive, she shouldn't expect too much. She knew that Ciel was one of the least romantic man in England. She loved him but sometime she wondered if he really felt the same way with her.
Suddenly her mood turned gloomy. After all, he might be angry at her for coming this far only to see him. She started to worry that instead of seeing his happy smile, she would end up making him angry at her, again.
"Madam?"
Lizzy sighed, she smiled tiredly, "I am okay, Snake. I am going to sleep now. Please wake me up when we arrive."
Slowly she closed her eyes. She wanted to see his smile...
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The woman opened her eyes slowly. Her head was dizzy so it took almost two minute before she could see anything and the first thing she could see was a face of a young man smiling at her. The young man has a beautiful and shiny grey hair that covered one of his blue eyes. It took few minutes before she could recognize who was the man and how he could get into her house, let alone her bed.
"Good morning, beautiful..." He smiled as he tucked few lose strand of hair from her face.
She remembered now, she had brought this young man home. They were talking and drinking last night, she couldn't remember how and when she finally fell asleep and how she got into her bed.
"Arthur? You're still here?"
The younger man pretend to be hurt by the question, "you want me to go?"
She shook her head and tried to sat up, next to her, the young man followed what she did, "no, I just... We didn't do anything last night, did we?" Their clothes were still just like how they dressed yesterday, it was surprising. It wasn't usual for her to spend a night with a man without doing anything sexual.
"You were drunk and fell asleep. I brought you to the bed. I was watching your sleeping face when I fell asleep," Ciel or Arthur yawned, "your sleeping face looked like an angel."
He wasn't really lying. They sure really didn't do anything, but actually Ciel only watched her sleeping for about two minutes, only to make sure that the drug he added into her beer was really working, after that the young earl wandered around her room to find something that might help him for the investigation.
He hates doing this kind of dirty works, really, but this time he had no choice. Usually, it would be his demon butler who would do the dirty work but at the time the black butler was doing another dirty work somewhere.
Ciel really wanted to finish this. He had asked the woman many questions last night but she was too drunk, and sleepy, thanks to the drug, so he didn't get much information which means he had to meet this woman again.
Ciel left the bed after kissed the woman's forehead. He put on his jacket, "I have to leave now, I have works to do."
The american woman frowned, there was something different about this young man. She didn't know what and why but she could feel that the man kept a secret. Somehow, that attracted her to him. She definitely have to see him again.
"Where do you live?"
Ciel turned and smiled, "I have no house here, I live in a motel."
"Where is it?"
"Why?" He smirked, "you'd visit me?"
"Can't I?" She purred, "is there a woman that would bite my head off if she found me in your room?"
Yes there is a woman who would do that if she saw you in my room.
Ciel didn't say it, instead he smiled playfully, he found a pen in his pocket and write down something in a piece of paper he found on the table nearby. Walked back to the bed and put the paper in her hand, he kissed her check and whispered in her ear, "you can find me after six."
She was frustrated because Ciel pulled away without kissing her lips. She watched his back as he walked away, leaving the red haired woman in the bed.
She had been attracted.
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The Panthomhive's Mansion in London wasn't as huge as the Manor but still, it had more than ten bed rooms and bathroom. Ciel didn't visit the Mansion often so he had no maid lived in the Mansion, usually Sebastian would be there with him and he would do everything, from preparing the hot bath to preparing the dinner. This morning when Ciel got back from his mission the mansion was empty. Sebastian wasn't there.
Growling, Ciel threw himself onto the bed in the main bed room. He was really tired. It wasn't as easy as what he thought. Lindsey seemed to know something but the woman didn't say much last night. He hoped that Sebastian would get something important for their investigation. He never felt like this before but he just wanted to finish this soon and go back home.
There was something wrong.
Ciel narrowed his eyes, there was someone else in this room. He could feel it.
Damn. Ciel gritted his teeth, Sebastian was not there to help him and he was really alone. Who was it? Ciel slowly got the hand gun he kept under his pillow just in case.
There was definitely someone there. He could here something moving inside his cupboard.
Who was it? Did someone know about him trying to investigate the murder? Did they send someone to kill him to stop him from finding the truth?
Damn it!
The cupboard's doors opened and a black shadow jumped up and trying to attack him. Ciel pointed the gun to the shadow and cursed. He almost shooted when he realized the shadow was wearing a familiar yellow dress.
"Surprised!"
"Lizzy!"
Ciel dropped the gun as his young wife practically strangled him with her unwomanly strenght. He couldn't breathe but he was too shocked and scared to tell the blonde girl that he might die if she kept strangling him like that.
"Wh-what are you doing! I might shoot you!" He was furious, he managed to pull away from his wife, grabbing her shoulders and looked into her green eyes. He was as white as a paper, "that was dangerous!"
His wife didn't seem to find the situation was that serious as she smiled innocently at her angry husband. A smile that could make his heart melt if only they were in different situation. Right now he was really angry. He could have shot her, for God sake. How could she smile like that?
"What are you..." Ciel scowled when he saw his footman and his snakes crawled out from the same cupboard his wife had been in before, "Snake?! You're here too? What are you doing here?!"
"Madam asked us to go with her, she really wanted to see you," the silver haired man stood up, "said Lillian."
Ciel groaned and looked at his wife, "Lizzy..."
"I miss you..." Elizabeth said slowly as she looked up to see his face, it seemed like yesterday when he had been shorter than her, now her husband was taller than her and a lot more handsome than before. She pouted, "I couldn't sleep without you by my side, it is lonely to sleep alone."
A weird guilt filled his heart knowing that last night he didn't sleep alone. It would definitely break her heart if only she knew her husband, though he didn't do anything that would taint their marriage, slept with another woman when she had to sleep alone and feeling lonely.
Ciel sighed. His anger had turned into guilty feeling. He looked into her eyes and spoke to her with a serious tone, "listen, Elizabeth Panthomhive, you should NEVER, I repeat, never! Try to surprise me like that anymore. You understand? I could have shot you my goodness!"
Ciel was serious. He didn't even want to imagine how ugly the situation would have been. He, Ciel Panthomhive had almost killed his own wife. The woman who he had sworn to protect even if he had to sacrifice his own life to do that. No, he didn't want to imagine it.
Lizzy felt a warm feeling filled her heart. She smiled and encircled her hands around his neck and tiptoed to kiss his lips, "I am sorry, I would never do it again. I promise."
He would have kissed her again, not only on her lips but everywhere also, if only he suddenly remembered that his footman and his snakes was still there, standing not too far behind Lizzy, trying to look anywhere but his master and his wife. Suddenly Ciel realized something. The scowl once again plastered his handsome face.
"Both of you had been in there this whole time?" Lizzy couldn't see it but Ciel eyes were cold when he looked at the other man, "both of you? Alone?"
Lizzy giggled, "I don't want to wait there alone so I asked Snake to hide with me. Oh but his snakes were there too so don't worry, practically we weren't alone."
Ciel didn't say anything.
"Where is Mr. Sebastian?" Snake gulped, tried to runaway from Ciel's glare, "asked Oscar."
That reminded Ciel about their current situation. He pulled away from Lizzy and tsk-ed, "I sent him to do something. He wouldn't be back," he added with a lazy tone, "maybe until lunch. Now that reminded me, Snake, please go out and buy some breakfast."
"I could cook for you, you know," Lizzy said excitedly but her husband refused to look at her, that way she couldn't use her infamous pout and puppy eyes trick to persuade him, "Cieeeeeel... I could make you sunnyside egg, what do you think?"
"Buy some sandwich and apples, if you could get hot coffee it would be great." Ciel chose to ignore his wife.
"Cieeeeel!"
"Go now!"
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As soon as Snake and his friends left the room, Ciel turned to his wife. He looked serious and Elizabeth knew what it was about. Ciel didn't like it to see her there. She bit her lower lip. She knew it. She shouldn't have come. Her eyes following the dark silver haired earl walked to the bed and sat on it. He patted the space next to him.
"Sit down here."
She walked slowly while thinking about so many arguement she would use to defend herself. She wasn't really good in verbal fight. Ciel always knew what to say and how to make her guilty for what she had done. Though this time, it wouldn't happen. She would win this arguement.
"So?" He sounded calm. He didn't sound angry at all but Lizzy knew better, "what are you doing here?"
"I want to see you," she admitted, "it's been so lonely without you..."
"Elizabeth," Ciel frowned, "I am working!"
"I wouldn't disturb you!" Lizzy said quickly, "I wouldn't follow you, I will just wait for you here. I wouldn't do anything that would trouble you, I promise!"
"You just did that," Ciel said flatly, "you hid in my closet, with another man..."
"And his snakes," corrected Lizzy.
"And his snakes," Ciel sighed, that wasn't the point but he continued, "you jumped out as if trying to attack me, surprising me... I almost shot you, you know!"
"But you didn't!"
Here it came. One of the things he hated from her. Whenever she smiled like this was another way, aside from using her tears or puppy eyes, that would soften his heart.
"Ciel, I promised I would not disturb you, just let me stay here, okay?"
She closed the space between them by putting her mouth on his. She kissed him slowly, teasing his lips with her little tongue. Soon he gave up in temptation and kissed back with as much passion. Her finger massaging his scalp and let out a moan as they deepened the kiss.
She tasted so good. He would never get enough of her. His hands were everywhere on her body, touching her in different places to get different responds from her. He loved it. He could do this forever.
He smirked against her lips when he touched her breast. She had the most perfect breasts for him. She might not as big as Lindsey or some other women but he wouldn't want to touch anyone's but hers.
Not that he would ever admit it.
"C-ciel," Lizzy moaned as he kissed her neck, "we haven't locked the door."
"It's closed. It's fine," he continued what he had started, enjoying the way she moaned when he touched her here and there.
"Ciel, Snake might come and see us," Lizzy might say that but she didn't push him away. Instead the way she moaned showed him that she actually enjoyed it as much as he did.
"If he wanted to see it, just let him," actually Ciel didn't really care at the time. It might be a good thing if the ex-circus man walked in when they were doing it. That way he would know that the blond lady was his and his only.
Ciel wanted to slapped himself mentally. He had never been this jealous before. He knew that his foot man had worked for years for him and he wouldn't dare to lay a finger on his woman but still, Ciel couldn't control it. He was really jealous.
"Ciel, we need to talk," Lizzy tried to pulled away but Ciel had pinned her down onto the bed, "it's important..."
"It can wait," he kissed her lips but she turned her face so his lips touch her smooth cheek instead.
He didn't care and started to suck on her neck, leaving another red mark on her white skin.
"Ciel..."
Lizzy didn't actually want to say it like this.
"I am pregnant."
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Author's Note:
Ciel might be OOC but who cares :P he is older here (so is everyone) so yeah, people grow up, don't they?
And I am cruel! Yesss, cliff hanger.
