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Chapter Four: I Feel Something With You, Ciel
"I- I think I'm-"
Poke.
Ciel batted whatever touched his face away from him.
Poke.
"Quit it!" He snapped, shooting up in bed. What he didn't know, was that Sebastian had been hovering just a foot over him. So, by doing so, Ciel effectively injured both of them- and it was only seven o'clock in the morning.
Ciel held his bleeding nose in his hand gingerly, while Sebastian did the same for his forehead. Both of them hissed in pain.
"Sebastian! What the hell?" Ciel shouted- his voice nasally. Sebastian opened his eyes and glared at Ciel.
"What do you mean? This-" He pointed at Ciel's bloody nose, and his throbbing forehead. '-was your fault."
"Like hell it was! Dammit! Just go get something to help me clean this up!" Ciel bit out, weeping inside for his beautiful silk sheets. "The bathroom is right through there."
Sebastian got up and left through the door that Ciel was pointing at. He looked at his forehead in the large mirror, before he could search for something to clean up Ciel's bloody nose. There was a large bump on his forehead, but not too bad. There was just a little bit of swelling, and it looked a little red and irritated, but fine nonetheless. He rubbed at it carefully with two fingers, softly hissing each time he applied slight pressure, while looking around the very large, very wide bathroom. His eyes finally landed on a roll of toilet paper sitting on a pristine steel rack in the corner. He grabbed it- duel ply, of course- and hurried back into the room.
Ciel snatched the roll out of Sebastian's hands hastily, and was quick to rip off a huge wad, and put it to his nose. He tipped his head back, and groaned in pain.
"Aren't you going to apologize?" He asked Sebastian, sending a glare to the older man. He wasn't going to let the whose-fault-was-it discussion drop just yet.
Sebastian looked at him perplexed. Did he honestly think that he was going to be the one to apologize. "Why would I? It was your fault you shot up in bed so fast."
"But you were poking me!" Ciel shouted angrily, removing the red-soaked toilet paper from his nose. He reached his hand up to see if it was still bleeding, and was groaned, realizing that it was still gushing blood. He ripped another wad off, and repeated the process.
"Only because you wouldn't wake up~" Sebastian accused in a sing-song voice, smirking at how angry Ciel was becoming. The young boy was so fun to tease.
"This is stupid!" Ciel finally declared after the two males stared each other down for several seconds. "Fine! Neither of us will apologize. We'll just go on with our livess, and pretend like this never happened." He stated, climbing out of bed, and walking towards his bathroom. He removed the toilet paper, and picked up the wash rag hanging on a towel rack on the back of the door. He soaked half of it with warm water, and brought it up to his nose to clean. He wiped away all the blood surrounding his nose and mouth, and examined the injury in the mirror. It was swollen, already, and bright red. He'd have to get it bandaged, and make sure it's not going to give him permanent damage. He shudders at the thought of this being permanent. He could honestly loose his job...
Underneath the sink was a first-aid kit, and inside was white surgical tape. He cut off a strip, and carefully- wincing every time he touched his nose- placed it across his nose.
When he reentered his bedroom, he held back a gasp at the sight of Sebastian lounging on the bed like it was his own. He wasn't surprised by the act, but more so of how right it looked. He shook the thoughts away, and stomped over towards the large walk-in closet. He was stil upset that Sebastian hadn't apologized to him. It was that bastards fault, dammit! Not Ciel's!
"Say, Ciel." Sebastian called from the bed.
"What?" Ciel snapped back, searching deep within his closet for some decent clothes. He finally settled on a plain white dress shirt, and a pair of black jeans.
"Don't you have a date with that waitress from the restaurant? Coffee, or something?" Sebastian's voice had that edge to it again, the one Ciel had heard in it last night.
Ciel faltered in sliding his slender legs into the jeans. For a moment, he had forgotten. He didn't want to go. He was just going to get that poor girl's hopes up, and then leave her broken on her doorstep. There was no him and her in the near future. Or the far, for that matter. Ciel would never have a relationship with a women- not unless his bosses told him to, anyway. There wasn't much to do when it came to what his agent and bosses told him to do.
He huffed. "Why did you have to remind me?" Ciel grumbled, finally finishing putting on his jeans, and walking out of the closet. He did not want to go on this date with that waitress girl.
"Do you not want to go on a sate with her?" Sebastian asked with pseudo shock. His hand flew up to his mouth. "What a twist!"
"Shut up, idiot. Did you not hear me last night? She is a she. I don't want to go on a date with her." Ciel flicked his blue locks out of his eyes, and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Sebastian who lied down where Ciel had been lying earlier.
Sebastian's eyes darkened, ever so slightly, and the atmosphere in the room turned a little more serious. "I'm glad that I seem to be the only one you do want to go on a date with." He murmured, his eyes never leaving Ciel's.
Ciel's face turned a dark red, and he looked away quickly. "Shut up." He mumbled.
Sebastian broke the serious atmosphere with a laugh. "You're too cute, Ciel." He said in between his laughter.
"So, can you call yourself a cap, or would you like me to do it?" Ciel grumbled, getting off the bed, and heading towards the door, leaving Sebastian to his laughter. He couldn't help a small smile as he made his way down stairs.
He walked into the kitchen, grabbed the phone off of the clean, white counter, and pulled out his Yellow Pages Phone Book. He looked for a cab service in the area, and heard Sebastian make his way into the kitchen.
Sebastian smiled at Ciel when he entered a room that looked like a kitchen. It was very large, and extravagant, and beautiful, and spacious, and... white. Everything was white. The tiled floor- white. The counter tops- white. The stove- white. The refrigerator- white. The only thing that wasn't white was the stainless steel sink. It made his eyes hurt just looking at it all.
He made his way over to the fridge as Ciel talked on the phone with someone who was to come pick him up. He could have just called someone to come pick him up. One of the "many friends" that he had.
To his surprise, the refrigerator was empty. Almost completely. The only things in there were a few bags of fruit, and rows upon rows of vitamin water. Ciel thanked whoever he was talking to, and hung up the phone, and Sebastian closed the door to the refrigerator.
"No food? What kind of host are you?" Sebastian teased, making his way over to the smaller male. He wanted nothing more than to pick him up, and kiss him. But he knew he couldn't- not yet, at least. He had made a promise to Ciel that he'd keep his hands- and lips!- to himself unless Ciel initiated contact.
"So.. Are we still on for tonight, then?" Ciel asked, twiddling his thumbs around, and looking down at the floor to hide his blush.
"Of course." Sebastian replied. "I would never even think about canceling with you."
Ciel couldn't help a small smile. "OK. I look forward to it, then."
Ciel sighed as he stepped out of one of his smaller cars. His driver closed the door behind him, and informed Ciel that he would be back to pick him up at 9:30. It was 8:45 now. He was forty-five minutes late, it seems. Oh well, he told her to expect him to be late. Maybe she thought he wasn't going to show up, and left already.
He groaned in dread when he entered the coffee shop, and saw her sitting alone in one of the back corner tables. She saw him instantly- probably watching the door the whole time- and jumped up in her chair, waving dramatically.
"Ciel! You came!" She said excitedly when he took a seat across from her.
"I promised, didn't I?" He said cooly. A waitress came over and took his order. Just some tea with a scone.
Elizabeth glared at the other woman's back. He's mine! She hissed inside her head. She instantly transformed her glare into an excited smile when he turned back around. "Mhmm! And I was so happy when you did! I've wanted to meet you ever since I was a little girl, and you still played that orphan~"
This girl was already getting on his nerves. It was going to be a very long forty-five minutes, that's a promise.
"I wasn't 'an orphan'," He told her with annoyance in his voice. "I refused to go to an orphanage, if you recall, and lived on my own."
She apologized, and turned bright red. Embarrassed that she had forgotten even though he was her favorite actor.
"What happened to your nose?" She asked silently, not wanting to further embarrass herself.
"Nothing. Just a minor mishap that occurred this morning." That he still hadn't gotten an apology for. He waved his hand dismissively, and the waitress from before brought him his tea and scone.
Elizabeth smiled. So, that's why he was late! It wasn't because she was so invaluable to him, no! Not at all! It was because he had hurt himself.
Ciel rolled his eyes at her smile, and went to take a sip of his tea. He jumped, however, and almost spilled all over himself when he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. No one had this number. He only used it incase of an emergency- like being attacked by a mob, a fan, a group of fans, paparazzi, ect. Only his driver and parents had this number. And his driver wouldn't be texting him... That could only leave one person.
He pulled out his phone and checked the screen. Of course, his-
Sebastian? How the hell did Sebastian find time to put his name and number into Ciel's phone?
Ciel feigned interest in whatever Elizabeth was going on about, and opened the message.
I'm sorry about this morning. See you at dinner tonight.
Ciel didn't bother to reply to the message, and slipped his phone back into his pocket, then looked back over at Elizabeth, tuning out her blabber.
They talked about random things. Well, she talked, he sat there and nodded his head like he was listening. She was a very hyper girl, everything she talked about seemed to be filled with cheer. From "that one time when she lost her puppy in third grade", to "that one time her friend gave her all her Halloween candy". Everything was so happy for her.
Too bad. Here he was hoping that things would have worked out between them. Guess not.
He breathed a sigh of relief when his driver entered the coffee shop, and came to him. He told him that it was 9:30, and that he had that "important thing" he needed to get to. Thank God!
"Oh right! I totally forgot.." He turned to Elizabeth. "Look, I'm real sorry. But I'm sort of late for something. I need to get going. But it was nice to see you." He told her, the insincerity just leaking in his voice.
She smiled brightly at him, either ignoring the insincerity or just not hearing it. "Would you mind giving me a ride, Ciel? My roomate has the car, and my phone is dead."
He should of told her no. Or pulled one of those "your mom" comments, and made a dash out of the cafe. But he didn't.
He doesn't know why he told her yes. He was just plain stupid today. He wasn't thinking right, and he blamed that on Sebastian. The man had some sort of effect on him, and Ciel was afraid of what that might mean for him. He couldn't soften. If he softened, then he doesn't know where his career would go. He counted on the hard exterior he had created for himself to help him keep alive in this. And he'd be damned if he was going to just let some man come in and ruin it. Yet... He.. feels something. Something so deep inside of him, that he still couldn't place a name to it.
Regardless, he told her he would give her a ride. And that led to the awkward, unnecessary touching in the car.
As soon as they were seated in the back seat, her hand was doing anything it can to touch him. She laughed at a joke she told, and touched his knee. She commented on how cute Ciel looked today, and touched his arm. She told him that his eyes were the prettiest blue she'd ever seen, and she touched his temple. He cringed at the last one. He could handle touching his arm or leg, but his face was a no.
"Oh, my, Ciel~ Your skin is so soft. What's your secret?" She asked, scooting closer to him as if he was actually going to whisper in her ear.
"Nothing. It's just soft." He told her simply, trying to scoot away, but finding himself next to the window. He was screwed. He was going to have to do it. He was going to have to break the girl's heart. It's a shame. He was hoping to get her home with nothing too big happening between them, and lose all contact with her forever. Guess he'd have to just sit this one through. Wouldn't be the first time he ever broke someones heart. But she just seemed so happy, and he wasn't a sadist, or anything. He didn't actually enjoy crushing the hopes of young girls.
"I... I feel something with you, Ciel." She whispered. "I- I think I'm-"
"Don't say it." Ciel said hastily. Moving quickly to push her away from him. She looked shock from the sudden change in positions. One moment she's practically sitting on Ciel's lap, the next the is on her side of the car again.
"Wha- Ciel?" Tears came to her eyes. She had thought that this was it. That they were going to be together. They were going to share their first kiss today, and get married in a year, and then have babies! But... He had rejected her? Impossible!
"Elizabeth, I'm sorry. I-I just can't." He didn't want to tell her the reason why. She seemed to know so much about him. Why didn't she know that he had actually came out last year, and told the world he was gay. It had been pretty big news back then. It had crushed a lot of young girl's dreams, made some fangirls love him even more, gained the respect of hundreds, and doubled his popularity, despite losing over a hundred fans.
"Why not, Ciel? We're perfect together! We're supposed to be together!" She screamed at him, angry tears spilling down her cheeks. She wiped at them, glaring at the male. Even his driver winced.
"Elizabeth- I don't even know what your talking about. We haven't even gone on a date. I said yes to having coffee with you. I wasn't planning on doing anything else past that. Hell, I couldn't even remember your name up until I entered the cafe. There is nothing between us, and there never will be. I'm sorry, but that's the truth." They pulled up in front of a pink house. He looked over her shoulder to show her that they were at her house. He wasn't quite sure how his driver always knew where to go... He just knew. Kudos to you, old man. Kudos to you.
Elizabeth turned towards the window and saw that they were sitting, idle in front of her house. She turned back towards Ciel, holding back more tears. He shook his head, and turned to face out his own window. She burst out of the car, embarrassed by the rejection. She ran up the wooden steps, and slamming the door once inside.
Ciel breathed a sigh of relief that that whole ordeal was over, and told his driver to take him home. He was going to take a nap before going to meet up with Sebastian tonight.
"Hey! How did it go?" Elizabeth's roommate, Paula, asked from the kitchen when Elizabeth came running through the door.
"I don't want to talk about it." Elizabeth cried, sitting on the plush pink couch, and burring her head in her hands. She was so embarrassed. She couldn't believe that she had been shot down!
"Elizabeth?" Paula said confused as to why the girl would be crying, running into the living room, and seeing her weeping friend on the couch. "Oh dear, what happened?"
"He- He-"
"Did he not show up? I told you. See, I told you not to put your trust into a movie star. They're only going to break your heart." Paula told her softly, taking a seat on the couch next to Elizabeth, and rubbing the girl's back. She pulled her head to her shoulder, letting the smaller girl cry it out.
"N-No. He d-did show up. B-But when I tr-tried to kiss him, he pushed me away and told me there w-was no hope for us!" She sobbed onto her friend's shoulder.
"There, there. It'll be ok. I have the perfect plan. He likes you, I'm sure. He wouldn't have said yes to coffee with you, otherwise. I mean, he is Ciel Phantomhive. He doesn't it yet, though, and it's up to us to make him!."
Elizabeth looked up at Paula, her eyes bloodshot from crying. "R-Really?" She hiccuped.
"Mhmm~ And I know just how to do it, too."
Elizabeth smiled a watery smile, and hugged her friend.
Ciel would love her. And there was nothing he could do about it.
Well, end of the chapter~ c:
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I told myself the other day, that I needed to start replying back to peoples reviews. Because, I love when you guys leave your feedback, and I personally love when a writer messages me back when I review, so~ Here we go. Because there are not that many reviews per chapter, I figured why not reply back on the story. Iunno.. I guess people like to see their name in a story... So here we go~
Ciellou: I'm glad you like the story so far~! Haha, yeah, for someone who doesn't feel lustful often, it can be worse than a drug.. xD Which would be why Ciel was all.. "DaFuck?" for a lil' bit. And thank you so, so, so much for the correction in French. I'm only in my second year of French, and I only based that line off of what I knew from the past two years. So I had no idea if it was grammatically correct. So, thank you~ :D
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Promocat: But, of course! Even Ciel can't help but fall for Sebastian's charm and wit. ;D
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