Chapter 4 that boy, sickening

It wasn't that Ciel hated him; it was because Alois could get annoying sometimes. He would talk on and on and on about stuff that didn't really interest him at all. Like puppies, unicorns and other things that Lizzy would maybe talk about. But because Ciel was a quiet boy with little friends to actually talk to, he enjoyed Alois company even if he was a tad stupid in the head.

"Why do I have to go out in the cold?" Ciel asked himself as he made sure his "mother" had enough food and milk for the rest of the day. The cat meowed softly to him and sprinted upstairs. Ciel ran after her. "Oh no you don't! You are not going into my bedroom!" Ciel said and ran after the cat who had scrabbled into his bedroom and onto his bed.

"You're going to make me sneeze all night long!" the young boy as he walked into his room toward his mom. The cat purred and poked her nose under his pillow. Ciel lifted the fluffy thing up and picked up the golden retriever puppy he had bought last night. "Oh yeah…" He mumbled, pushed the cat out of his bedroom and walked out the door.

It was a nice morning he had to admit and not too cold looking at the thin blanket of white snow on the ground. It was also January. The sun glittered around the earth and made the snow gleam like diamonds. He sighed as he stood in front of the door to the Trancy's house. "Skipping school? Just to nurse Trancy back to heath? This is so stupid…" He grumbled and knocked on the door. It opened and reveled Claude the golden eyed butler that Sebastian hated for some unknown reason. The butler let him inside and Ciel made his way toward the bedroom which the loud sounds of coughs came out of the room. Alois was lying on his bed, used tissues all over the place and coughing loudly. He really didn't look good either. When Alois's crystal bleu eyes met his deep ocean blue ones, he gasped and shot up from his bed. "Claude? Why is Ciel here?" He shouted hoarsely to his butler.

"He's here because Sebastian had sent him here to take care of you while I'm at work." Claude said as he peaked in the room, tightening the tie around his neck. Alois frowned, then looking back up at the other boy. "You should be at school! Not here!" The blond said and coughed. Ciel frowned and dug around in his pocket, pulling a mint flavored cough drop out of it. Claude walked into the room, patted Ciel's blue and black locks and walked out to go to work. Alois groaned and lay back in his bed, using a tissue to wipe his nose.

"You're such an idiot." Ciel murmured at him and held up the cough drop, unwrapping it. He heard the door close, the car start and drive out of the drive way. Alois covered his mouth, not wanting it. "I-It's better if you keep it, Ciel." The blond said to him though his hand that was covering his mouth. Ciel shook his head and held it out. "You need it more than I do, if you want to make up that history test you need to do today." He stated and then slipped the medicine in the sick boy's mouth. Alois let him when he had mentioned the big history test and swirled it around his mouth, enjoying the minty taste.

"Thanks…but you really need to be at school right now, not here." The sick blond stated and laid back on his bed. The 13 year old grumbled then shrugged and sat at the end of the bed. "No, its ok…you actually saved me from this big math quiz I needed to do today and had to study for it on my date with Lizzy." He chuckled. The blond just looked up at him with his big crystal blue eyes. "How was you date?" He asked quietly, the feeling of regret pushing into his stomach.

Ciel blinked and looked at his eyes. "It was good I guess." He added a shrug to the lie. Alois, knowing this boy for years, shook his head. "That's a lie and I know it." The blond stated and closed his eyes. He was secretly hoping Ciel had a horrible time with Lizzy. No that would be wrong to think about; he thought to himself and looked up at Ciel waiting for an answer. "Ok, it was horrible…she wouldn't stop talking for even a second and dragged me everywhere on rides I hated." Ciel told him and groaned, remembering the events and rubbing his temples to get rid of the headache that was growing. Alois smiled a little but faked cough to rub it off his face and hid it with a sad frown. "O-Oh, that, that sucks…" Alois forced the words out but then turned to the glass of water next to his desk and gulped it down, smiling all he wanted as he did.

"Oh yeah. Here I got this for you." Ciel grumbled with a slight blush on his face and held up the dog plushie he got on his date. Alois blinked, felt the blood rush to his cheeks and slowly took it in his arms. "Th-Thank you…" He mumbled and looked down at the toy, blushing madly. H-He was thinking about me on his date! H-He thought about me, Alois thought in his head and silently squealed to himself. He reached for his glasses and slipped them on his face to get a better look at the dog. He sighed and hugged it close to his chest.

"You're welcome…" Ciel mumbled and rubbed the back of his neck shyly. Alois shifted his thick glasses a little bit and giggled. "Aw, Ciel-kun thought of me on his date!" He lightly teased his friend. Ciel grumbled and yelled a few I did not's, Alois giggling and laughing though it. Suddenly, Ciel's stomach rumbled from the small breakfast he had had. "You're hungry? Come on then!" Alois lifted himself off the bed and set the dog down before leading Ciel to the kitchen and dug though the cabinets.

"I swear I set them in here yesterday…" Alois stated and shifted his glasses. Ciel shrugged, not knowing what he was looking for in the first place. The blond's eyes flickered toward the last cabinet on his right and slowly opened the front. He then gasped out in pure joy and held out a jar of chocolate chip cookies. "I made these a little while ago!" The blond opened the jar and handed one big chocolate chipped packed cookie up to him. Ciel took it and bit into the sweet treat.

He had to admit, the chocolate tasted so sweet and melted in his mouth, just the way he liked it. "You like?" Alois leaned closer to him and tilted his head much like his "mother". Ciel nodded and took another cookie to eat. Alois smiled with glee and set the cookie jar down, having one for himself. "I wonder…" Alois mumbled loud enough for Ciel to hear, "…What Lizzy's thinking right now at school…" The blond pushed up his thick glasses and leaned on the counter.

Ciel's eyes scanned the blond's body carefully. He wore a thin white t shirt that went down to his waist and short pajama shorts that were the same height as his black booty shorts and wore no shoes or socks.

"Ciel?" Alois's voice broke his trance in half. The 13 year old felt the blood rush to his cheeks. The other was looking at him, head tilted sideways and crystal blue eyes scanning him for any emotion. He looked….cute.

"N-Nothing….its nothing Alois." Ciel assured and turned back to his cookie. Alois blinked at his best friend and then closed the jar with a soft clank. "Ciel?" He softly whispered. Ciel turned to him.

"Hm?"

"We're best friends right?"

"Sure. We've known each other since the third grade after all."

"Ok then." Alois said and then pushed his glasses up more. "Just making sure." He covered it up with a large, usual smile. But something was wrong, and Ciel was going to find out.

~ A few hours later ~

The spent the afternoon watching TV and eating sweets mostly. Claude had gone to do something outside of the house and Alois had fallen asleep next to Ciel while watching my little pony: Friendship is magic and fell asleep after an argument over who was the best pony. Ciel really did think Twilight Sparkle was the best pony ever. She kept up on her studies just like him, was determined just like him, and all she did was study just like him. Alois on the other hand, thought that lazy Rainbow Dash was the best pony.

"Wait…what am I thinking?" Ciel murmured to himself. These were ponies he was talking about! He sighed and then switched the TV off. The clock read 3:15 pm. It was about the time he would be walking home from school now. The 13 year old looked back at the other boy sleeping on his shoulder and sighed.

"Alois, you're such a pain in the neck." Ciel grumbled and slid his thick glasses off. He had never known that Alois wore contacts and owned glasses, and he never knew Alois was actually smart. The blond before had never cared about his studies and never paid any attention in class. He would always be found in the office after that.

The Alois now had thick glasses like one of a nerd's, didn't wear very slutty shorts that barley covered anything and now actually cared about school. He wrote notes in fancy handwriting, studied for upcoming quizzes and tests, and did his homework. The only time he hadn't passed a test was today since he was sick.

"What has gotten into that hollow head of yours?" Ciel asked the sleeping blond and moved a few strands of hair from his face. He looked so cute like that, face buried into his shoulder, eyes softly closed and pink lips parting just a little bit. Ciel felt himself sigh again and lay Alois back down on the couch.

The 13 year old stood up, put on his coat and shoes and wrote a note saying that he had went back home for Claude and Alois.

"What a bother," Ciel huffed as he walked outside and closed the door behind him. He began walking down the street back to his large mansion like house. "I can't believe I had to skip school for that."

His mother greeted him immediately as he opened the door, tossed off his shoes and hung up his coat. The cat purred and nuzzled his legs while Ciel gulped down his allergy pills and sighed. "I hope you didn't do anything bad while I was gone." Ciel glared down at the animal. It only meowed and walked away.

At this time of day, He would have already eaten and have finished his homework. The boy grabbed an apple from the fridge and walked upstairs to his desk and began to read yet another Twilight novel.

Hours passed, and finally the butler dressed in black came home. "Oh Ciel!" Sebastian called from the bottom of the steps. The middle school boy grumbled and then walked down the steps to his guardian/ butler. "Did you have a good day today?"

"I wouldn't say it was a good day, Sebastian." Ciel glared a little as he grabbed the bags full of food Sebastian had brought with him and took them to the kitchen. Sebastian followed the boy, mother in his arms.

"Now, now Ciel." He scolded lightly and set the black cat down. She purred and watched both of them with jade eyes. "What? I wasn't a good day for me and you know it!" Said a rather annoyed Ciel Phantomhive.

"Well, I do hope he feels better soon." Sebastian said as he poured some more warm milk down for mother. Ciel sighed for the 50th time today and sat down on the chair. He grunted a yes in response.