*Is in awe of reveiwers* You guys have NO IDEA what those reviews mean to me *hugs all of you* I love you all! *cough* Anywho, here is chapter 7 for you lovelies. I hope you enjoy it. I wasn't going to update today because I'm tired and…stuff. School tomorrow so that pretty much sucks.
kdbug - That is so weird! When I came up with this, I was just on the bus to school and I was thinking about Kuroshitsuji (I do that, a lot. It's kind of sad hehe) and then out of nowhere I thought, what if Sebastian was the Beast? (He is FAR from being a Beast seeing as he is pretty smexy and handsome *happy sigh*) and Ciel could be the Beauty because let's face it, Ciel does look like a girl and all, and a pretty one at that. I'm glad you're enjoying this and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Paxloria - I've been thinking a lot about what direction this story will take. I haven't quite figured it out myself yet. I'm just writing as I go along but I have planned some things. Ciel is nowhere near having any feeling for Sebastian as of yet. Therefore, as of now, Ciel wants revenge so he can have peace of mind and to basically end his own misery. But we now know that Sebastian has set his sights on Ciel. What will Sebastian do? He may try to delay the revenge in order to put off having to eat Ciel's soul. But when a demon finds himself in love, who says he has to play by the rules?
Promocat - He'll find out soon enough about Ciel's sweet tooth! hehe
irockyourworld123 - I hope to write many chapters for this story. It's nowhere near finished. If I somehow find that I can't finish it for some reason or another, I'd have to make the hard decision of putting it up for adoption which I don't think will happen because I'm determined to finish this. Don't worry, there will be plenty more chapters to come.
Enjoy chapter 7 and let me know what you think.
ONWARDS!
Ciel: Why do you keep saying that?
Me: -.-
Show Me You Love Me, Forever
Kuroshitsuji / Beauty and the Beast
Chapter VII: Drawing Blood From A Stone
xMiss Shizaya Michealisx
His blue tinted hair fell in a disarray of strands across his pale, angelic face. His eyes were sadly downcast, making it hard for Sebastian to see his big azure eye and his marked eye. They both sat in silence as Ciel hungrily ate the food presented before him while Sebastian watched from the other end of the long dining room table. The boy's certainly hungry. And what a sweet tooth he has!, the demon mused as Ciel chewed on another cream and jam slightly overcooked scone. A slow, satisfied smile spread across the demon's face as the boy leaned back in his chair, obviously full from the immense amount of food he had consumed.
"Full?" Asked the demon. He raised his raven black brows in amusement as the boy lazily swept his bangs behind his ears.
"Stuffed." Ciel answered with a sigh as he laid a hand across his stomach. His eyes slowly made their way from the ceiling to the demon's dark red eyes, "Did you make all that… on your own?" He inquired.
"Yes I did."
"I didn't know you could cook…sort of." The boy stated, looking away towards the bay windows. His eyes sparkled as the sun rose from behind the high trees.
Sebastian caught the small insult about his seemingly bad cooking but chose to ignor it. He found it amusing really. It's been a long time since he's had to cook for anyone. He had to admit, his cooking skills have gone a little rusty over the years, "There's quite a lot you don't know about me, Little One."
The boy glanced over to the demon opposite him for a moment before his eyes wandered elsewhere, "It seems so." He muttered. He then slowly looked back towards Sebastian who eyes had never left Ciel's, "Have you always been here?"
"No."
Ciel sighed internally. Jeez, it's like trying to draw blood from a stone, "Care to explain?" He asked without trying to sound too haughty.
The demon chuckled, placing his right hand on the table and proceeding to drum his black nails against the wood, "As I am sure you are well aware of by now, my kind survives on the souls of the living." There was an audible gulp from the boy but the demon continued, "There are two kinds of demons that exist. The first kind of demon, like me, will make contracts with people who souls entice us. Enticing souls are rare. We are bound to fulfil their wish, such as revenge." He explained, theatrically motioning a finger towards Ciel, "When their wish is complete, we take their soul. The best souls are the souls we must wait for. The second kind of demon will happily trade quality for quantity. They will live their lives surviving on well, to put it bluntly, trash. They do not make contracts. Instead, they hunt for weak, vulnerable humans and take advantage of them immediately. The souls are usually dull and rotten in taste, the lowest of the low."
"Nice." Ciel commented sourly and took a sip of his orange juice, "However, that doesn't explain to me why you're here, in a castle, on your own with appliances walking and talking."
The demon grinned, his laughter ringing throughout the large, finely furnished room, "You're quite impatient, aren't you?"
The demon was answered with a sharp glare. Get on with it, Moron, Ciel all but growled internally, not enjoying being laughed at.
Sebastian stifled his laughter and focused, "I had succeeded in granting the wishes of my old mistress, so I devoured her soul. It was sweet in taste, like herself." Sebastian licked his lips in remembrance and Ciel made face. Sebastian's lips curved up into a smile, remembering the taste of her soul on his tongue, but his smale never reached his eyes. There was a certain sadness in them, "I then decided to retire here for a while. But a while turned into many years because…." The demon paused, looking away from the gaze of the boy, "Anyway, I began hunting down souls that I could easily get my hands on. I'm sure you've heard of the disappearances of those girls from your town, am I right?"
Ciel thought back, his eyes going wide as he remembered the stories Undertaker had told him about how girls were last seen entering the forest and never returned. He thought they were just stories told by Undertaker to scare and stop him from venturing into the forest, but now, they were obviously real, "That... That was you?" The boy whispered in shock, his lips gaping wide as his eyes gazed bleakly into Sebastian's, now astounded.
The demon slowly nodded his head, "It was relatively easy to reel them in," Sebastian continued without emotion, seemingly unfazed by the boy's shock, "They were scared of the woods and I could sense their terrified souls. It was hard to find them and there certainly was nothing intriguing or pure about either of them... It would be best if you didn't know the rest."
Ciel sat there quietly, allowing his brain to act like a sponge, absorbing this new grave information. Sebastian could have possibly caused Mr. Hendricks' death. He died of heart attack, right? He was disorientated, manic even. He had been shouting something at no one in particular. But maybe he was shouting at something? Or something he had seen in the forest. What if he had caught sight of Sebastian? They say fear strikes madness in men.
"Little One?"
With a blink of his eyes, Ciel turned his attention back to the demon, "Yes?" He answered shakily.
Sebastian didn't say anything, instead he watched the young boy curiously, a smile etching on his lips.
Ciel fidgeted under the demon's intense stare, "What?" Ciel ground out, agitation prominant in his voice.
"Nothing." Sebastian replied, smiling with a certain evident devotion in his eyes. Ciel didn't catch it, however.
Stop looking at me then, Ciel thought angrily as his eyes glared down at a spot on the table.
"Are you finished eating?"
"I finished ages ago." Ciel grumbled, crossing his arms over his chest defiantly.
"Good. I'll give you a tour of the castle then, shall I?" Sebastian asked, getting up from his chair at the head of the table. Ciel shrugged his shoulders, not caring either way. The demon sighed, "This is your home now. It's best you know your way around so you don't get lost."
Still Ciel said nothing and he decided to just follow the demon out of the dining room silently and without a word.
"The ground floor and the second floor is where you will be spending most of your time. The third floor and the various floors beyond that are forbidden, unless you have my permission which I doubt you will be given."
"Why?" The boy spoke up from behind him. It was the first word Ciel uttered after his determined silence, precisely eleven and a half minutes into the tour, the demon noted.
"Because they are." Sebastian answered back cooly.
"But why?" Ciel persisted.
"I gave you my answer."
"But that doesn't explain why they are off limits."
"They are off limits because I said so."
"What's up there that you're hiding?"
Sebastian bit down on his tongue, desperate to keep a lid on his temper, "Why are you so inquisitive?" He calmly demanded, the closed-eye smile he had plastered on oozed with a sudden false kindness.
Ciel didn't answer. Instead, he gazed up, seeing the many floors of the castle up above. A magnificent chandelier hung in the centre. The crystals, shaped like sparkling icicles, cascaded down in a beautiful spiral form, like a waterfall. The sun hitting off the crystals through the stained windows made the main hall glitter and sparkle slightly, much to the demon's annoyance.
"This is the foyer." He informed the boy as they reached the familer place Ciel had first been in when he arrived, "This is the nodal point of the castle. The staircase on the right side takes you to the second floor. Do not go up the staircase on the left as it leads up to the third floor and beyond but as I said, the third floor and above are out of bounds."
Ciel nodded when Sebastian looked back at him to make sure he was listening.
"Those two doors on the right lead to the kitchen and the dining room. The doors on the left lead to the drawing room, the music room and so on. I have shown you them already. The doors you will be using to access the garden are in the lounge area. You don't need to know about the other rooms right now. So, let's go upstairs, shall we?"
Now on the second floor, the boy trudged behind Sebastian as the demon pointed to various doors, explaining what rooms they led to, "This is my office." Sebastian said, opening the door to allow the boy to sneak a peek inside, "Make sure you knock for permission to enter before you barge in, understood?"
"Why?"
Choosing to ignore the boy, Sebastian led him down a hallway to the left, leading to another series of doors, "This hallway leads to the bedrooms, guest bedrooms and bathrooms. Down the stairs at the end of the opposite hallway is the servants quarters but you have no need to go down there."
"How many rooms does this place have?" Ciel questioned as he walked up to the demon's side.
"Around eighty-six or ninety, give or take a few. There is also the basement and wine celler." Sebastian replied, looking down at the boy at his side. He took pride in how the boy's eyes lit up slightly in excitement, "That is your room, as you already know and the room opposite is my own room. If you need anything or get lost, all you have to do is call my name."
Ciel looked up at Sebastian with a certain glint in his mismatched eyes, "So all I have to do is call and you'll be there?"
The demon's lips curled upwards, "Yes, always."
And for the first time, Sebastian saw Ciel smile.
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