Hello! I'm here with another one! Since Valentines Day is coming near (it's still a month away, what am I going on about?), I've decided to write this! In all honesty, I probably wouldn't have written this on Valentines Day because I wouldn't have thought of it. And my birthday is on the 9th of February so I definitely wouldn't have written it. You know, playing with new birthday gifts and such.
Anyways, that's enough of that. I leave you on this note. Toodles~
Charlotte
If there was one day Ciel detested most it was February 14. Valentines day. With every passing year the boy grew to hate this day more and more than any of the others. All the mushy feelings, silly decorations, couples, and present giving was annoying.
The only thing Ciel liked about Valentines day was the sweets. The candies and chocolates that were given to him were accepted on such a horrid day.
On this day, he had woken up to his butler wearing a pink bow in his hair. When he demanded why Sebastian was wearing such a thing, the butler replied, "Young Master, have you forgotten? It's Valentines Day, and love is in the air. Aren't pink and red the colors of love?"
To this Ciel scoffed, "Demon. You don't even know what love is." However the boy said no more when he realized that his clothes for the day were a deep red color and a plate of chocolate trifles were placed in front of him to go with his morning tea.
Ciel was grateful that he had work to do from yesterday and he had found a brand new stack of papers on his desk this morning. There had been an increase in his company sales lately and he mumbled to himself, "Everyone's running around, buying sweets and little gifts for their lover. What rubbish."
As Ciel worked, he could hear giggles outside of his door. He ignored them, but they were gradually getting louder as the clock ticked on. Eventually the giggling quieted down and Ciel could focus again, but his train of thought was broken when a soft knock on the door filled his ears.
Bracing himself for the worst - and annoying - Ciel huffed a hesitant "Come in."
That was it. The end of his work for the day. His servants Finny, Bard, Mey-Rin and Tanaka along with Sebastian came in, two bouncy blondes trailing behind them. Each of them were bearing a gift too!
"Happy Valentines Day!" The all shouted, piling gifts on Ciel's desk. The boy's face was red as it could be and he was temporarily speechless. Did they really-
"W-what is the meaning of this?" He stuttered, looking at the presents in front of him, decorated in pink and red wrapping paper and ridiculously large bows.
"Don't be silly Ciel!" Elizabeth said, wrapping her arms around the boy. "It's a very special day and we've brought you gifts!"
"Since you've given us the greatest gift of all, we've decided to repay you instead of heeding your wishes and leaving you alone for the day." Alois explained proudly, placing his hands on his hips. Even Alois hadn't failed to dress accordingly with his white jacket and red shorts and a pink vest to match.
"I haven't given any of you anything!" Ciel countered, confused as to when he had given them all a gift.
"Yes you have young master!" Finny said smiling. "You're alive! That's the greatest gift you could give to all of us!"
Ciel's face was sixteen shades of red now. How could being alive be a gift? It didn't make sense to Ciel but it made sense to the others. He glanced at Sebastian out the corner of his eye and could see the man, smiling. Ciel knew very well the man was either in agony because he couldn't laugh at Ciel, or because he didn't understand what in the hell everyone else was feeling and decided to pretend to know.
"Group hug!" Alois shouted as he latched himself onto the other side of Ciel. The servants glanced at each other and back at their master. Ciel let out a sigh.
"Come over here you bumbling idiots." He mumbled. For a precious two minutes Ciel let himself be crushed by his 'loved ones'. If you could call them that. But who these people were to him didn't matter, he felt warm.
"Okay now, let's not suffocate the young master. We should open presents over lunch, how about it?" Sebastian suggested. Everyone lit up and let go of Ciel, who sucked in a glorious amount of air, much to Elizabeth and Alois' amusement.
Sebastian left and came back in a flash with a cart that held tea and sandwiches along with cute little sweets he had prepared the night before. Everyone sat and ate as they watched Ciel open his gifts. The boy got a model yacht from Elizabeth, a miniature tea set from Tanaka, a leather strapped watch from Bard, new comfy slippers from Mey-Rin, new cologne from Finny, and a new mystery novel set from Sebastian. Surprisingly nothing from Alois.
"Thank you everyone." Ciel said after pushing the last of the wrapping paper to the ground for Sebastian to pick up. "These gifts are wonderful." The boy smiled a little and he hoped the others didn't notice it was forced.
Elizabeth beamed. "We're glad you like them! We should do this more often!"
"Oh yes, definitely. What's the next holiday? Easter? We'll come together again then and dress up!" Alois clapped his hands together approvingly. "Doesn't that sound fun?"
Ciel sighed. "If you say so. But I make no promises for dressing up."
Night hung over the sky and Sebastian entered his young master's office at the late hour. "Alright young master, it's time to retire for the night." He said, only to find the boy already sleeping in his chair.
Ciel made a snorting noise as Sebastian gently shook him from his sleep. The gifts that were on his desk were put away and now all that sat there were papers and unfinished documents. It made Ciel frown. "I'm not tired. I've still got work to do." He said, his eyelids heavy.
"You can do them tomorrow." Sebastian said, picking the boy up in his arms.
Despite not being tired Ciel didn't protest to Sebastian lifting him and carrying him to his bedroom. "Let me sleep in tomorrow." He mumbled into the fabric of his butler's coat.
"Yes my lord." Sebastian said as he undressed Ciel and redressed the boy in his sleepwear. He gave the boy a knowing smile and tucked the boy into bed. "I hope you like your surprise."
Ciel was suddenly wide awake. "What are you going on about?" He said, watching Sebastian pick up the candle holder on the nightstand and move towards the door. "Sebastian!"
"Goodnight young master." Sebastian said, and then he was gone, leaving Ciel in his dark room. Annoyed and sleepy, Ciel closed his eyes and relaxed against his pillows. Double colored eyes fluttered closed, and allowed the boy to be pulled into sleep.
"SURPRISE!"
Ciel's eyes shot open and he sat right up in bed. Then he felt something being thrown at him. It was hairy and wriggling around, scratching, and making weird noises. Ciel let out a girlish shriek and scooted back on the bed, pushing the covers away. He was about to call Sebastian when a light flicked on.
Alois.
"DAMMIT ALOIS, WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?"
"That scream was very girly Ciel, but I won't hold it against you." The blonde smiled and moved around the bed towards the nightstand. He lit the small lamp and then pressed a kiss to Ciel's pink cheeks.
"Shut up and get that thing out of my blankets!" Ciel hissed, wiping his face, thoroughly agitated with Alois.
The blonde frowned and pulled the covers back, revealing a little wriggling mass of fur with four legs, a tail, and some ears. "You shouldn't be so mean to your new puppy." Alois placed the animal into Ciel's lap.
Ciel stared at the puppy on his lap. The small creature put it's paws on the boys chest and began to lick his cheek, pulling her new owner out of his trance. "Alois." Ciel was at loss for words. "You got me a puppy?"
Alois nodded. "I saw how you kept looking at it when we went into town. You looked like you really wanted it so I got it for you. I don't remember if it's a Labrador Retriever or a Golden Retriever. I wasn't listening to the shop owner." The blonde explained.
The puppy made a noise of approval as it sniffed around on Ciel's bed, occasionally falling over. The realization of having a puppy set in and Ciel smiled wide. He had a puppy!
Immediately he grabbed Alois by the collar of the boys nightgown and pulled him closer, locking lips with the blonde. As always, his lips are soft, and taste faintly of cherries. The kiss wasn't as rushed and filled with lust as their others often were, it was slow, sensual, giving time for Ciel to push his tongue past those lips and explore Alois hot mouth.
Ciel pulled away, leaving Alois' lips kiss swollen. Alois smiled. "I'm guessing you like your present."
The Phantomhive boy licked his lips. "I love it." He gave a teasing kiss to those lips again and smirked when Alois let out a frustrated whine. "What should I name her?" The puppy climbed back into Ciel's lap, letting herself get some of Ciel's attention too.
Alois shrugged. "It's your puppy. Name it whatever you want."
Seeing that Alois wouldn't be any help, Ciel turned back to the puppy looking up at him with large eyes. "Something elegant… You're gonna grow up to be a beautiful dog." The boy hummed. "How about Charlotte? Lottie for short."
Alois rounded the bed and climbed in, scooting close to Ciel and Charlotte. "That sounds like a perfect name. Little Lottie. So cute." Alois pet the puppy and watched as Ciel flicked off the light and got comfortable.
Charlotte shuffled around for a while, trying to wedge herself between Alois and Ciel who were clinging to each other. Once she did, Alois let out a chuckle. "Persistent little thing. Happy Valentines Day, love."
Ciel kissed Alois' forehead and shut his eyes. "Happy Valentines Day."
Awe, wasn't the cute? To whoever guesses the dogs breed of the two mentioned gets a platter full of fresh homemade cookies!