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Chapter 7: Disappointment

"I already told you that I'm not going to leave you here alone," Sebastian told Ciel and went to get his jacket. "Besides, if you never get out you'll never know what's out there."

"But I'm fine right where I am," Ciel whined, curling on the couch. "I'll stay like this while you're out." Sebastian returned and slapped his ass, making the young man jolt and yell out.

"Get your ass off the couch already. You're coming with me," the demon demanded as he buttoned his jacket, and then threw one at Ciel. "We're just going to the end of the street where the supermarket is. If I can walk outside, you can as well."

Ciel whimpered and shoved Sebastian away with his feet. "You're not taking me outside. I just got here," he muttered, turning around. "Don't tell me you're afraid of going by yourself. For a demon, you sound like a coward." All of a sudden, Sebastian's big hands grabbed his sides and he was lifted from the couch easily. Before he knew it, his legs were wrapped around the demon's waist and his arms around his neck. "Do you want me to go that much?" he asked quietly.

"Yes, I want you to come with me and see that there's more than a village in this world." Sebastian grinned and held Ciel's thighs. He then turned and sat on the couch. "So, will you come with me? And you're the one who's clearly scared."

As Ciel moved off of the demon's lap, he was held in place. Sebastian's impatience had started to act up again. "Are you going to say that you want to practice?" he questioned, leaning back as Sebastian got closer.

"Why not?" Sebastian pressed a kiss to the young man's neck.

"T-This doesn't look like practice," Ciel murmured. He put his hands on Sebastian's chest and tried to push him away, but the demon didn't budge. "Hello?"

Sighing, the demon moved away. "What now?"

Ciel looked down. "This is not part of practice. Why are you doing this?" He glanced at Sebastian, whose brows furrowed. He was picked up again and seated on the couch. "Sebastian?"

"It's nothing. Put this on," Sebastian told him and threw a jacket onto the young man's head. "If you're not at the exit in one minute, I'll call Undertaker to babysit you again."

Ciel leaned back, gasping, and yanked the jacket away. "Would you really do that to me?" He stared at the demon nodding to his question. For Sebastian to behave this coldly, Ciel must have done something extremely wrong. He decided to keep his mouth shut and put on the jacket. Even though Ciel was afraid of going outside, Sebastian's expression seemed a lot worse to live with. His parents always told him to be kind to people or they wouldn't be by his side when he needed them the most. And, in the current circumstances, he depended solely on Sebastian.

Taking a deep breath, Ciel went to the exit, where Sebastian awaited him. "I'll go with you," he said quietly, and followed the demon out of the apartment. His heart pounded in his chest and he felt a burning sensation in his stomach. He was just going outside, but not knowing what was on the other side of the front door was frightening to say the least. Ciel stopped before he stepped outside.

People of all ages walked by right in front of Ciel, one or two glancing at him. As he'd expected, most of them were in a hurry. He stared at the cars and the fruit, clothing, shoes—various stores across the street. The buildings were so tall that they shaded the whole street from the sun.

"Come on," Sebastian said and motioned the young man after him.

Ciel widened his eyes as the demon walked away. "W-Wait." He went after him until he walked in tow with Sebastian, as close as he could to him. From the burning sensation, he felt a slight pain in his stomach now, but he tried to brush it off.

"See? We're almost there," Sebastian told the Ciel and shoved his hands into his pockets. "Uh... Forget what happened earlier. I wasn't thinking of what I was doing."

"It's okay," Ciel murmured almost absently as he looked around, his mouth left open. He shook uncontrollably, trying to steady his breathing as he forced his trembling legs to move. It was worse than he thought. The sudden noises, some people talking loudly on their cell phones, the cars honking, a kid crying, the smoke from the cars—All these things took a great toll on Ciel. He wasn't sure how much longer he could take it.

All of a sudden, a large man bumped into Ciel's shoulder and continued his way up the sidewalk. Ciel stumbled and came to a stop as he watched Sebastian walking away. "S-Sebastian," he called, yet his voice came out quiet among all the noise. The bright lights from a shop sign startled him. He took a step forward, his legs about to give out, but he couldn't give up. Ciel wrapped one arm around his abdomen as the pain increased. He managed to walk until he could keep up with Sebastian.

"In here," Sebastian told Ciel as he walked into a large building.

It didn't look as busy as the sidewalks. Ciel took a deep, shaky breath and followed the demon in. People walked back and forth with bags full of things, most of them with kids, and one of those kids cried that they wanted something. Ciel looked away and paced beside Sebastian.

Both walked along the main isle, Sebastian checking the notebook, which Ciel had taken notes before. "While we're here I'll buy some stuff for the house. I think I need..."

Ciel looked up at Sebastian. Why had the demon's voice become so hard to hear? He blinked a few times as his vision became blurry. The pain in his stomach returned and he felt weak at the knees. Before he could say anything, he fell, his head hitting the tile floor.

"Ci... Ciel," Sebastian called gently.

Ciel opened his eyes slightly and was faced with a white ceiling. "Ugh," he uttered as he felt a strong headache. He looked to his right and saw Sebastian with a concerned expression. "Where am I?" he asked with a husky voice.

"You're in the hospital, young man," a man in a white smock said with a kind smile. "You will be fine, so don't worry." He sat on the other side of the bed. "Mr. Michaelis brought you here and explained what happened. Unfortunately, he forced you to adapt to a completely different environment from what you are used to. You collapsed due to stress."

Ciel looked back at the demon, who turned his eyes down. "Thank you, doctor," Ciel said and averted his eyes from Sebastian.

"You can go home now. As long as you take some time to rest, everything will be fine," the doctor told him and stood. "Make sure you adapt slowly."

"Home," Ciel mumbled, and Sebastian stared at him. He sat up slowly and slid to the floor. He hated the idea that he didn't know where he was besides obviously a hospital. Sighing, Ciel made his way to the door, Sebastian leading the way.

Back at the apartment, Ciel took off his jacket as Sebastian closed the door. "Can I have some rest?"

"Yes. Follow me," Sebastian replied and went up the stairs.

Ciel had never gone to the hospital for anything other than checkups or vaccination. But, only one day with Sebastian and he had collapsed. Sebastian opened the bedroom door for him. "Thanks." Ciel went directly to the bed and laid down with a thud. "So tired," he whined mostly to himself, closing his eyes. Fortunately, the hospital was close by, so they had come home on foot. It was still frightening, but he had managed to endure it until he returned.

"I'm... sorry for making you go outside so soon." Sebastian sat on the edge of the bed and rested his hand close to Ciel.

"There's a limit to how inconsiderate you can be," Ciel said tiredly. "You know I'm not used to the city, but you still went ahead when I stayed behind. I came with you mostly because you need me. You can be arrogant and curse as often as you want, but at least think about my feelings once in a while, will you?" He turned around, rubbing his face slightly. "Would you do this to me if I really was your fiance?"


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Well, I'm sick right now and it got worse today, so this chapter is kind of short.

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