Chapter 4 EDITED!
Warning! F-Bomb!
(Ciel's POV)
The look on his face was priceless. He stared at me as if I said something like 'The Earth just stopped turning,' or something like that. Seriously, was it that hard to believe that I, indeed, am a guy? OK, I know I'm really short and skinny, but really... It pisses me off when people mistake me for a girl.
I tried to remove Ron's and Lizzie's attention from his faux pas.
"Nice to meet you," I said.
He blushed. Or maybe it was just the light? I couldn't be sure.
Lizzie was looked at me and then back at him. Then she opened her mouth so it formed an 'o'.
"Ciel, so you do li-"
Ronald pressed his palm to her open mouth. "Well then, what shall we do now? Do you have any ideas?"
"Not really," The dark haired guy...What was his name again? Well, never mind. He just shrugged. "What about you?"
"I have an idea!" Oh, crap, did I really say it?
All of them stared at me expectantly.
"We-well, what do you think of stopping for some coffee at Starbucks?" Seriously, that was the first thing that popped into my head.
"OK, why not?" Ron was the first one to reply.
The trip to the cafe was silent. At first, I walked next to Lizzie, but after a second I noticed that that I was actually walking with the black-haired guy. I looked to find my friend, but then I saw that she was just ahead of me, holding hands with her boyfriend. Now I felt really awkward. The lovey-dovey couple in front, followed by two guys dressed in black. I don't know why, but it really amused me. Before I could stop myself, a chuckle escaped my throat. Then another. And a second later I was laughing like a complete lunatic.
"Ciel, what's wrong with you?" I heard Lizzie's voice.
"N-nothing!" I stuttered through laughter. "I-I'm c-completely fine!"
Suddenly, I felt something blocking my throat. Oh, crap! I forgot about my asthma! My hands were shaking as I reached to my jeans pocket, desperately scrambling for my inhaler.
I heard Lizzie call something to me. I wasn't sure what it was, I was too busy pushing the L-shaped medicine bottle into my mouth. I pressed on its base several times and soon a soothing feeling came down into my burning lungs. Then I registered a warm feeling on my back.
"Are you OK? " a voice asked.
I looked up. Sebastian. That's right! That was his name!
"I'm fine." I coughed into my hand.
The warmth from my back suddenly disappeared. I guess it was just my imagination.
"Oh, God, thank you, Sebastian!" I heard Lizzie's voice once more. "I'm sorry, Ciel! I should have been more careful!" She nearly choked me in one of her famous hugs.
"L-Lizzie! You're choking me!"
"Teehee! Sorry, Ciel!" She giggled.
We continued our stroll to the cafe. Lizzie and Ron found a table for four people in a cozy corner, far from other nosy clients. That was one thing I hated while being at Starbucks: the customers, whose only business was eavesdropping on other customers' conversations or worse, sometimes even commenting them.
"Are you ready to order?" A waitress stared at us with a bored look.
"A cappuccino." Sebastian passed his menu to the girl.
I noticed that she eyed him curiously. I felt a weird pang of something in my chest. What the hell?! I'm starting to talk like a lovestruck middle school teenager! Oh, wait. I AM in middle school. Fuck.
"We'll have Rooibos tea." Ron passed his and Lizzie's menus.
The girl stared at me. Suddenly, I didn't know what to say.
"Uh...I'll have...Um...EARL GREY!" I screamed on top of my lungs.
She raised her eyebrow in surprise. "Very well. You'll be served shortly." Then she left with a cat-like manner.
After my sudden outburst I felt as if I wanted to hide under the table. I knew I was very shy and I usually found myself for loss of words in those situations, but I never usually shouted. Then, I felt a comforting weight on my shoulder. I looked up.
"It's OK," Sebastian's voice was incredibly soothing. "I bet no one actually noticed that. Come on, don't frown. Your face is much prettier when you smile." His hand was now on my cheek, forcing me to look upwards. I had to contain myself from leaning in to the touch. Then, before I knew what was going on, I was smiling. He smiled back at me.
"Aww, Ciel! You look so cute together!" Yep, Lizzie.
Suddenly, Sebastian let go of my face (I noticed that almost regrettably) and stared as if he was trying to drill through the wall. His face was crimson.
