PP12: I apologise for the wait, but Chapter 3 is now up :) Please enjoy
"Sebastian!" Ciel called for the tenth time in his study. The door opened and his loyal butler came to his request.
"What is it now, my Lord?" Sebastian asked hiding his irritation in his voice.
"Cancel everything! I wanna day off!"
Sebastian bowed respectively. "I have already taken care of that. There are neither schedules nor appointments to worry about." Ciel smiled and examined his butler before him, however in his vision he was seeing two of them instead of one.
"Y-you know Sebastian…." Ciel mumbled attempting to stand from his leather chair, placing his hand upon the desk for balance. "God…you know what…I've wanted….I wanted to say this to you for a long time but….just….I love you man, you…you're just…." Ciel trailed off and laughed. Sebastian remained quiet until Ciel spoke – or rather slurred – again.
"You're….you're so hilarious…." He chortled.
"Pardon, sir?" Sebastian questioned not understanding the complement. Ciel burst into another fit of laughter and walked across the study amazingly without falling over and stood in front of Sebastian with a wide smile.
"I mean look at you! You're like….you're like a freaking bird….you know….with the tailcoat and all….and that thing you do with the cats!" Another burst of laughter. "I mean it's annoying as hell but it's so bloody adorable!" Ciel dropped to the floor laughing in hysterics. Sebastian kneeled down to restrain him before he should lose his breath, but even he wasn't sure if that would work. Ciel continued giggling and a tear seeped from his eye until finally he stopped for air, breathing heavily and his body trembling with exhaustion.
I never thought I would hear the young master laugh, or even see him smile, Sebastian thought as he stared at the beam on Ciel's face. It was indeed very wide and almost frightening to look at, rivalling the Undertaker's smile. The earl swayed a bit and Sebastian held him in place, positioning his hands against his small arms like he was holding a life-size doll. Something was clogging the back of the demon's throat that made him feel uneasy. Was it concern? Ha, how ridiculous. He didn't actually care for Ciel. He was cruel, heartless, and starving for a soul.
"Se…Sebas…tian…" his master muttered.
"Yes, my Lord?" Sebastian questioned and tightened his grip when it looked that he was going to collapse again. Ciel fumbled lazily at his eye patch and Sebastian cocked his head to the side, raising an eyebrow.
"Take this damn thing off my eye…." Ciel slurred with a grumble. "It's annoying me."
Sebastian obliged, his skilled fingers unravelling the bow and letting the eye patch fall to the floor. The pentacle in bright magenta displayed broadly on Ciel's eye, reminding him whether the boy was drunk or not he was still bound to him along with the contract. He remembered part of the agreement was to serve Ciel as one hell of a butler until the bell tolls for his waiting death, and in return he shall devour the hell out of his soul. Sebastian swore that if it wasn't for that precious soul being so delectable he would be far away from the predicted chaos that could explode in any moment. He was contracted anyway, so really he had no choice but to suffer.
"What are you looking at Sebastian?" Ciel asked while waving his hand frantically in front of Sebastian's face. "Is there something on my face? Oh, I bet there's something on my face!"
"My Lord I-"
"Am I not perfect enough for you?! Huh?! Is that it?" Ciel raged on as he glared at the butler's eyes that were filled with confusion, "Well you know what? Screw you Sebastian! SCREW YOU!"
The earl rose up without any help and stormed towards his desk grumbling something close to 'I hate you' continuously. Sebastian froze as confusion and shock swam over his body. What the hell just happened? Silently he stood to his feet and noticed Ciel who had his back turned towards him and his head slightly tilted down, but most of all he observed the shaking of his shoulders and he heard a faint whimper he hadn't heard before.
My...is the young master actually crying?
His thoughts were broken up when Ciel kicked the wooden desk furiously, regretting it as a forced swear escaped his lips. "Dammit! Dammit to hell!" he shouted.
"Are you quite alright, Master?" Sebastian asked calmly, not responding to the scowl he received.
"NO! What does it look like that I'm in happy land?!" Ciel barked. He pounded his fist against the surface of his desk not minding that it hurt since he was busy focusing on the pain in his foot. "My life is miserable! My parents are gone, I have to do work for the bloody Queen even though I'm still freaking twelve, and worst of all I have a demon for a butler who's going to eat my face!"
"Actually," Sebastian corrected, "It's more like eating your soul, but everything else you said was correct."
"You don't even care, do you?!"
Sebastian couldn't answer his outburst. He knew for certain he didn't feel empathy, but telling him that would release the moody monster within his fragile body with the destruction rate of possibly the area of the room. He couldn't lie either, or innocently fib his feelings.
"It's hard Sebastian," Ciel murmured as he slammed his head upon the desk. "It's hard and nobody understands."
"I am sure you will find people do understand," Sebastian said whilst putting his hand to his crest, "Besides, I am your butler, and with that role it is my duty to aid you and remain by your side. I may not understand precisely how much pain you possess however I would never leave you in a situation like this."
"Says someone who doesn't have a heart," Ciel retorted with a sniffle. Sebastian sighed and walked towards him.
"All demons have a heart," he explained honestly, "Only they are exceptionally different than human ones." Ciel looked up at him with weak teary eyes and he gasped when he was lifted from the ground and held the second time by his butler.
"You must be exhausted, young Master. I shall escort you to your chambers now."
Only silence came after that and Sebastian gazed down at the boy sleeping deeply in his arms. That happened quickly. He smiled with pleasure taking in the peacefulness even if it should last only an hour. Exiting the study, Sebastian caught sight of Mey-Rin who stared at him in awe, preferably Ciel.
"Aww! He looks so cute when he's asleep!" she gushed.
"Shh!" Sebastian hissed, "The last thing I need you to do is wake him."
"Sorry, sir!" Mey-Rin wailed loudly before quickly clamping her hands over her mouth in embarrassment. Sebastian sighed irritably and left the maid, striding through the hallway hoping to avoid the other two stooges. He stood before the door to the bedroom and glanced at the earl's somnolent face, worn out from fatigue. Sebastian entered the chambers, shutting the door with his foot and gently placed Ciel on the bed, pulling the covers over him without making a sound. He drew the curtains with a single swing and decided a few minutes staying with his master couldn't hurt. Sebastian sat in the dimmed lighted room watching Ciel quietly, drowned in peace he never expected. Ciel stirred a bit and Sebastian, not wanting to disturb him any longer, turned towards the door and walked out of the room as he thought more about what he was going to do to the Undertaker. A dark smile formed on his lips.
It appears I will have to teach him a lesson or two for messing with my dinner…
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