Chapter 4

Sebastian walked through the corridor without seeing anything in front of him. All his thoughts were on the situation that just happened. Claude had a wife? How come he didn't know? Marriage was a big thing in demon world so how was it possible for him not to know. Or was he the only one? The thought made Sebastian's eyes flame with anger and he ran outside the mansion, not caring about any of his assignments at the moment. He ran as far as he could by still being in Alois' territory. He found a small pond and sat to the bank, hugging his feet tightly.

Sebastian had always admired Claude, from the day they had first met. Claude had this strange air around him that made Sebastian feel secure and calm despite the continuous fights. The feel of Claude's fingers on his body were enough to numb his body and hurting the demon was the last thing he wanted to do. There had been a moment when Sebastian thought he saw some admiration on Claude's eyes too, along with something else, something much deeper and more paralyzing than anything before. He had thought it was love, and with that, he had allowed his own feelings to deepen. But now he knew it had all been just his imagination. The realization hurt so much Sebastian had to ease his feelings a bit. He kicked and hit the nearest tree, making it break into million pieces, but even if he destroyed three trees more, it didn't help to get rid of the burning in his heart.

He wasn't sure how long he had been there, only looking at the fish that had come to get some breakfast from the surface and occasionally breaking some more trees. He woke up from his trance when he felt his new master calling for him. If he was called, it was sure Claude was there too. Meeting Claude would definitely feel terrible but he had to continue his job. Besides, demons weren't supposed to have feelings anyway! It would be for the best if he just ignored the human thing and focused on his task of being an awesome butler.

"Sebastian! What took you so long?!" Alois immediately yelled at him when he entered the bedroom. A glass vase was thrown to the wall right next to Sebastian's ear and it shattered in pieces. "Don't you ever make me wait this long again!"

"Yes, my Lord", Sebastian said and kneeled to the floor. When he heard Alois gasp, he realized what he had said.

"I am not your lord!" Alois shouted and looked like he was ready to punch Sebastian. "I won't tolerate the same name as that small piece of shit you served before!"

Hearing his young master being insulted really angered the demon but he had to keep his tongue under control. Though Alois himself could do no harm to him, his servants sure could.

"Yes, Your Highness", Sebastian said quietly and watched as the boy's face softened a bit.

"Clean up the mess", Alois said and turned around but Sebastian had already taken care of the vase and put it to the table. "I have a special task for you."

Sebastian didn't like the sound that came out of the blonde's mouth and guessed he had to do something very unpleasant. Oh, how right he was.

"Go to the Phantomhive estate and bring me Ciel's ring", the order was loud and clear but Sebastian noticed his ears ringing, making it hard to hear. He had to go back to the mansion? He didn't want to see the bloody mess that there was. It wasn't actually the mess that scared him but the unknown truth that waited there. He didn't want to remember how he had slaughtered his master.

"Sebastian. Were you listening?" Alois' angry voice his Sebastian and he blinked twice.

"I'm sorry young master. You were saying…?"

"I don't trust you enough to let you leave alone. Claude is coming with you and I can assure you that if you twist even one hair from his head, I'm going to punish you in a way that will make Devil himself shiver from fear", the blue eyes looked very serious but Sebastian doubted the small boy even knew how to make demon suffer. On the other hand, Hannah was probably more than happy to tell him. And that bitch sure knew a trick or two.

"I promise I won't hurt Claude", Sebastian vowed and kneeled in front of Alois. The boy clearly didn't believe in him but it didn't matter to the Raven. He trusted Alois just as much.

"You ready to go?" a familiar deep voice came from the door and Sebastian felt his chest tighten. He swallowed the suffocating lump from his throat and turned towards Claude with a plain face.

"Whenever you are", the cold voice seemed to startle Claude a bit and Sebastian felt a faint smile crawl to his face. So he was making Claude feel unpleasant. Good. "I believe you have everything we need?"

"Yes."

"Make sure you bring me that ring", Alois said and walked past the two demons. Sebastian noticed how the blonde faintly touched Claude's hand when he passed him. Was Claude doing him too? Just how many partners did this demon have? Did the triplets make out with him too? Sebastian was so angry he could have exploded but managed to keep his face under control. He walked outside the mansion and started to run towards his former home before Claude could react. The demon was fast and reached Sebastian quickly but neither one of them said a word.

The way to his mansion seemed to be longer than before and his movements seemed to slow down. Sebastian tried to force his legs forward but noticed he was leaving behind. Claude didn't seem to care and just continued his way. Sebastian could've easily stopped and run away, disappearing from the demon's life for all eternity and the demon wouldn't possibly notice a thing. Even if the possibility was really tempting, he couldn't seem to do it. Although it was very difficult to deal the situation between him and Claude and obey Alois, the demon's presence still made him feel safe. Sebastian hated to admit the fact but he didn't want to leave Claude, even if it meant a thousand years of pain.

When they reached the estate, Sebastian could immediately feel an evil presence around the mansion. The air felt chilly and thick and it smelled like dried blood. He could tell apart every smell he felt and closed his eyes, thinking about the last time he had seen everybody's smiling faces. It was very difficult to think that they were all gone. They walked through the burnt trees and messed up plantings. The memories seemed to flush over Sebastian like a wave and he slowed down a bit. It was like just yesterday he had scolded Finnian for destroying the garden and disciplined Pluto for burning everything. Now it all seemed pointless and stupid. There was no need to get angry about such a trivial things.

Sebastian stopped his steps when he saw a big bond of dried blood on the stairs that led to the main door. He could clearly see a bit of silver fur and smelled Finnians blood. The lump on his throat seemed to get bigger and it was hard to swallow it down.

"Are you alright?" Claude asked quietly and tried to touch Sebastian's shoulder but the demon avoided the touch.

"Just how weak do you think I am?" Sebastian said and walked inside the mansion, hating how small his voice sounded. Claude sighted and followed the red eyed demon with a cautious stare. Something was definitely out of place in him.

Sebastian tried to ignore the increased smell of blood as he walked through the corridors. He could almost see the servant's bodies lying on the ground with lifeless eyes. Had it really been him who had done all of this? Why couldn't he remember! He tried to suffocate the thoughts by focusing on finding that ring but it was very difficult when everything he could see was blood and messed up rooms. When they reached Ciel's bedroom, Claude suddenly stopped Sebastian.

"I think you should let me do this. You can explore somewhere else", the look on Claude's face was serious but it didn't matter anything to Sebastian.

"I'm not that weak", Sebastian said and slapped off the hand that was slowly approaching him. "You really do underestimate me."

"I'm not-"

"And don't act like you care about me. It's annoying", Sebastian grabbed the doorknob but Claude pulled his hand away.

"I already told you, I care about you", the voice was gentle and serious but it seemed to only annoy the other demon more.

"Stop the crap."

"I'm not playing with you", Claude said and Sebastian snorted.

"Not playing with me? I think that is the only thing you do"

"That's not true!"

"Like I could believe that"

"I know it seems like that but really it's-"

"I don't want to hear about it"

"Sebastian-"

"Shut up, Claude!" Sebastian pushed the older demon away and breathed heavily. "Just, shut up!"

"I won't."

"We have a job to do, remember? Obeying your master is the first-"

"Sebastian!" Claude grabbed the younger demon's shoulders and pressed him hardly against the wall. "Listen to me. It's not what you think"

"And what do I think exactly? Like you know anyway"

"I know. Believe me, I know. You think I haven't seen your gaze past these years? You think I haven't noticed how you react when I touch you? I'm not that dumb, you know", the look on Claude's face was sincere and made Sebastian believe everything the demon was saying, whether he wanted to or not. "You think I'm playing with you, but that's not true. My feelings may not be exactly the same as yours, but believe me, I do have very serious feelings towards you"

"Didn't seem like that this morning when you said I would be the last person on Earth you wanted to be with", Sebastian said quietly, not bearing to look the demon in the eyes.

"I'm sorry I said that. I panicked"

"Like you could panic", Sebastian smiled slightly and leaned a bit closer to the man.

"I do panic. Even now. Having you so close is messing up my mind, I don't know what to think. My heart is beating so fast I fear it might jump out of my chest." Claude grabbed Sebastian's hand and placed it over his heart. Sebastian could feel the rapid bounding and felt his own heart synchronizing with it. Claude leaned closer to Sebastian, pressing their foreheads together. Sebastian could have easily pushed Claude away but wanted to feel the warmth a bit longer.

They stood there, silently and just listened the other's rapid heartbeats and breathing. Sebastian felt the calmness take over his body and he almost forgot where he was. There were just him and Claude, whose smell made him shiver a bit and he knew that Claude was feeling the same way about him. Moments like this really confirmed the feeling Claude may have felt. Moments like this were the ones he didn't want to feel for they messed up his own thoughts more. Even if they were the most pleasant moments he ever had, they brought more pain than anything else too.

"Claude", Sebastian whispered and gently pushed the demon away. "Let's continue our job."

"We could always lie to Alois we never found the ring", Claude whispered and Sebastian chuckled.

"I can't lie", he smiled gently to the demon and turned the doorknob before Claude could stop him. When he opened the door, he hoped for all his heart he hadn't. The whole room was covered in blood, his and Ciel's, and the room was practically turned upside down. What hit him the most was the strong smell of dried blood along with something unpleasant that Sebastian couldn't figure out. He was sure, that if Claude wasn't with him, he would have collapsed right away.

"Let's go", Sebastian said and walked to the room, trying to act like it didn't affect him at all.

"You don't have to do this", Claude said and followed the butler but he didn't answer. Claude sighted and started to explore the mess, his eyes occasionally drifting to the clearly shaken demon.

Sebastian started to explore the mess as quickly as he could. He turned around every little piece of wood and glass he found but didn't find what he was looking for. Claude wasn't finding anything either which of Sebastian was a bit glad. It would be very humiliating if Claude found something so important to his master before him.

Then something hit Sebastian's eyes. There was something sparkling under a fallen closet, something so tiny he wasn't even sure he first saw it. He walked closer and pushed his hand to a small hole. The butler looked for the sparkling thing and soon his hand touched something solid. Slowly he pulled it a way, and when he saw what it was, he nearly dropped it. It was indeed a big blue ring, still attached to his master's thumb. Sebastian felt a wave of nausea flushing over him and took a few steps back, staring the cold finger with untrusting eyes.

"Sebastian?" Claude had noticed his lack of movement and looked at the other butler. When he saw what the other was holding, his face paled and he looked disgusted. "Is that…?"

"Yes", Sebastian's voice was slow and quiet. "It's my master's finger."

"Are you okay?" Claude asked when he noticed the younger demon shivering slightly. Sebastian shook his head and placed a small smile to his lips.

"I'm fine."

Claude didn't believe Sebastian's words, the demon clearly wasn't fine but didn't seem to want to talk about the situation right now, so Claude let him be for now.

"Just so you know, I'm here for you. If you need anything, you can just as-"

"Claude, we talked about this. Don't-"

"Don't speak over me!" Claude said firmly and pushed Sebastian against the wall. "If I say I'm here for you, I mean it. You have to start to believe in me more."

"If you want gain my trust, stop hiding things for me", Sebastian said with cold voice and stared at the older demon with angry and disappointed eyes.

"What do you mean?" Claude was clearly dumbfounded and it made Sebastian leave out a small laugh.

"Like you wouldn't know."

"Tell me, I really don't know what you are talking about."

"How come I didn't know you have a wife", Sebastian blurted out the words before he could stop them. He had meant to brush the thing off and avoid the situation but his mouth let out the words he needed answer for. Claude stared at Sebastian a long time, not saying a word and eventually Sebastian averted his eyes, the pain in his heart growing with every beat. Why wasn't Claude saying anything? He could at least admit it or something and let Sebastian forget about him. What Claude then did certainly was unexpected.

Before Sebastian could understand the situation, Claude had stolen his lips and was pressing him roughly against the wall, trying to push his tongue past the firmly closed lips. Sebastian let out protesting sounds and tried to push the demon away but he didn't budge. When Sebastian was going to tell Claude to stop, his words were cut off with a wet intruder that made his legs go jelly.

"Ouch!" Claude let out a bit surprised sound when Sebastian bit his lip. They both breathed heavily and Sebastian was looking at the spider with hateful eyes. How dared he! Trying to brush off the whole thing with a kiss? Just how much an imbecile was this demon!

Clade seemed to clear his thoughts in an instant and was already trying to press their lips together again. This time Sebastian bumped their heads together that caused the older demon to stagger a bit. Sebastian kicked the unsteady leg and Claude fell to the floor, his eyes still strongly glued to his.

"What an earth are you doing?" Sebastian loomed threateningly over Claude and looked like he was ready to punch the demon. "How dare you-"

Sebastian's words were cut off by a strong hand that pressed him again against the wall. Claude had moved so fast Sebastian hadn't seen anything. The pressure over his mouth was so strong a normal man's chin would have cracked and it made it had for Sebastian to squirm free.

"I want you Sebastian", Claude said with a hollow voice and Sebastian stilled. It wasn't the words that hit him but the way the other demon spoke. He didn't sound like himself at all which worried Sebastian even more. Was this again one of his nightmares and he just hadn't figured it out? Claude brushed his nose alongside Sebastian's neck and the other shivered.

"Quit it", Sebastian said with a muffled voice. As much as he hated this situation, his body was still giving in for the pleasure the touches gave him. Sebastian knew he would definitely hate himself later on but for some reason let his body take over the pleasure and archer more for the touch.

Claude kept nipping Sebastian's neck and gently rolled his hands up and down his body, occasionally brushing over a perked little nub. Sebastian let out soft moans and closed his eyes, feeling the warmness of the slender fingers. Claude gently pushed Sebastian towards the wall and pushed his leg between Sebastian's. A loud yelp escaped the Ravens lips when his member was gently pressed.

"Feeling that good?" Claude smiled and pressed his hand to the hardening member. Sebastian couldn't answer, only arched to the touch. It was like all thoughts about Hannah and other persons escaped his mind and he could only think about Claude. If the Spider was doing this to him in his own will, it must have meant they possessed at least partly the same feeling, right.

Claude gently bit Sebastian's ear and placed a heated kiss on his lips. Sebastian moaned and pressed his body against Claude's, moving his arms around his neck and bringing the demon closer. Their tongues battled, both of them trying to be the dominating one, but eventually Claude won and bent Sebastian's back downwards, creating more room for the kiss.

"Oh, Sebas-chan! Are you having fun without me?" a familiar voice came from the darkness and broke the heat they had felt. Sebastian pushed Claude behind him, like trying to protect something important to him.

"Grell", Sebastian said, his gaze angry and threatening. Whenever this guy was nearby, anything unpleasant could and would happen.

"Don't be so cold, honey. I just came to say hey", Grell said and with one smooth movement he was in front of them, pinning Sebastian between him and Claude. "Maybe I could join you?"

"In your dreams", Sebastian said and tried to lift his hand to grab the red collar. For his surprise he found that something or someone was pinning them in place, making it impossible to move. Sebastian looked back and saw Claude's cold eyes staring at him, the gold they usually possessed replaced with dark mist. Then it all hit him: Grell had been possessing Claude, but for how long.

"Now, let's have some fun."

End of chapter 4

Damn it took me a long time to write this chapter. I had actually written half of it to my e-mail, I was writing it with my phone and thought I could sent it to myself so I could easily copy it to my computer but surprise, this e-mail had some kind of time lock or something and it deleted everything I had written during one hour. It's so annoying, because I know that what I wrote was extremely good, but I just can't remember what I wrote. So now, you just have to settle with this crappy ending of this chapter. I apologize and blame my e-mail. Technology is annoying!

Oh, and if you can tell me some better phrase that "speak over me", I would be glad. I couldn't find how to say it so I kind of translated it straight from Finnish, which usually isn't such a good idea. It just keeps bugging me and I want to know how it's supposed to be said. If I find out at some point, I will definitely correct it.

I have no Idea when my next update will be, the university is starting and might take a lot time but I want to keep writing this, who knows, maybe I'll have some time for myself :)

So, thank you for reading and I hope I can update soon!

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