Ciel looked down at Stormy, who was in his pocket. "Why Alois?... Out of anyone... Why him?..." He mumbled to himself as he gently picked up and held Stormy as he walked into his study. He would never admit it, but he liked the calming company of a cat. Stormy looked up at Ciel and meowed. "Are you alright, Ciel?" She asked softly. Ciel shook his head a bit to clear his mind. "Huh? Oh, yes. T-thank you for asking..." Ciel said. He had a lump in his throat and was holding back tears. He finally found someone else to care about, and now they would also be taken away by Alois. Ciel gently pet Stormy, sighing. Ciel remembered how he had found her beaten and hurt apon finding her. "Stormy, if anyone tries to hurt you, fight back." He said, trying to sound demanding, but instead coming off as pleading. Stormy purred and runnned her chhe against Ciel,walking down onto his lap and cuddling him. "I promise Ciel..." She said,still purring like a motorboat. Ciel smiled faintly and cuddled Stormy back. Stormy eventually fell asleep, and so did Ciel. Sebastian walked in and smirked. He found it amusing how much Stormy and Ciel slept together. It was rather cute. He sighed, putting Ciel and Stormy in their bed-Yes, the boy claimed that his bed was also Stormy's-and left, not making a sound, not waking a soul.
The next morning, Ciel woke up to find Stormy wasn't in the room. He frowned. He knew cats liked to go where they wanted, but he felt strangely sad. After Sebastian got Ciel ready and gave him breakfast, they had a small talk. Stormy was listening from the door. Cats have good hearing.
Ciel sighed and looked at Sebastian. "This is about Stormy, isn't it?..." He asked, fearing the answer. Sebastian nodded. "Yes... Unfortunately, you cannot keep a pet that isnt yours." He said. Ciel clenched his fists. "But she belonged to Trancy, who beat and disowned her!" He yelled. Sebastian calmed Ciel down. "We have no evidence of that," Sebastian began. "And perhaps she fell out of their carriage when they were going somewhere." Sebastian said. Ciel was on the verge of tears. "F-Fine... Let's go..." He said.
Stormy's POV
"W-What?..." I gasped quietly. As the tall man-Sebastian, I think-Opened the door, I darted down the hall and out an open window. They weren't-They couldn't! Not back to... I shuddered at the thought. Could Ciel's love be a trick too? No. I didn't want to think of it that way. I kept running. I didn't know where I had been going. I just ran. Eventually, I ran into someone looking at a "Pet Found" poster of me. My heart stopped. It was exactly who I DIDN'T want to see. The blonde boy looked down at me with a twisted grin. "Hello there, Stormy." He said, picking me up by the nape of the neck roughly. "Claude!" He yelled. "Get the carriage ready!" He finished. I remembered what Ciel had told me, and I scratched the blonde boys arm. He screamed and dropped me,so I scampered off quickly.