6 ~Lost~
Ciel walked away from Elizabeth's house. It's was dark. The sun had gone down and there was nobody around. The only light that showed was the faint light of the moon reflecting on the bright colored flowers. Ciel started to get a bit nervous. There was a bat that flew over him. It startled him a bit. He took a deep breath. "I'll just follow the path and get home." Some kind of animal ran across the path in front of him. He was very startled and he fell back. "Ah!" He quickly stood back up and brushed himself off. Luckily nobody was around to see that...
He looked around and his heart started racing. He had lost his direction. He could not see the path in this darkness... He was lost.
Alois still laid in his bed, curled up in a ball. He refused any food or drink that Claude had offered him. Speaking of Claude, he had come into his room. Alois didn't move. The butler went over and sat on the side of Alois' bed. "Is there anything I can do for you, Your highness?" He asked. Behind that expressionless face of his, It had really pained him to see Alois so upset. There was a long pause of silence and Alois said, "There is nothing you can do, Claude. Just go! I want to be alone!" That wasn't really True. He didn't really want Claude to go. He loved Claude's comfort. Claude stood up but before he could leave, he felt a tug on his sleeve. He looked back and saw Alois looking up at him with blood-shot eyes from all his crying. Claude kneeled down and wiped Alois' wet face. "Are you sure there is nothing I can do my lord?" He asked. Alois looked down. "Take me to the Phantomhive's." He told Claude. Surely Ciel would be home by now.
"Yes, your highness."
Alois was gone. Lizzy was gone. He was lost. "I can't believe what I had gotten myself into!" Today was a rough day for him. He started shivering. It was getting awfully cold. He rubbed his arms trying to get warm. He wanted to go home. He wanted to get under his warm covers, but no, he was wandering around some empty field with no sign of anybody, in the cold, with only the moon's faint light. He got very aggravated. "Is Sebastian looking for me!?" He wondered out loud. He wanted to know what time it was. He then remembered, "I was supposed to do that with Alois tonight." He blushed at the thought. Deep down, he secretly wanted Alois to come find him. Even he didn't realize it, but it was true.
Alois was in his carriage staring out the window.
I hope I am making the right choice. I don't know what will happen when I go into his mansion.
A chill went down his spine.
I want to apologize. And him too! Those words hurt!
He replayed it in his head. "You idiot! I should never have gone along with this! YOU should never have even come to my mansion!"
I am an idiot. A complete incompetent little idiot. I am an idiot for even going back to his mansion. What's wrong with me...?
He kicked the seat in front of him.
The carriage came to stop. Claude came around to help him out. They walked to the front door and Claude knocked three times. Sebastian opened the door and smiled. "What brings you here at this hour? It's terribly cold."
"Is Ciel here?" Alois asked in a low voice.
"I'm afraid not, Lady Elizabeth's guardian called and said he had brought her home. I assume he is at her place at the moment... Would you like to stay for tea while we wait?" Sebastian asked. Alois was disappointed. But wait... Alois knew the situation he was in. He had probably just taken the poor crying girl home and that's it. So what was taking so long? He got a bit worried. He looked behind him, where they had started walking. He could barely see in this darkness! It was too dark to see where Ciel was going. He realized what was going on. He took a step back from the butlers and turned, taking off on his own.