Number: 10
Title: A Butler Just Knows
Pairing: Ciel x Sebastian
Words: 465
Summary: He wasn't saying anything, and his face definitely didn't show any emotion other than complete and utter boredom, but Sebastian knew better.
"Why, young master," Sebastian began teasingly as the boy slowly moved from his spot on the other end of the couch to discreetly press up against his side, "I was under the impression that you were enjoying this film." His amused, burgundy orbs were met with an irritated, blue one.
"I'm enjoying it just fine." Ciel ground out through clenched teeth, scowling as he scooted back over to his original seat. The butler removed his eyes briefly from his master's person, and focused on the large television screen in front of them.
A bulky, masked man equipped with a large chainsaw was currently hacking a couple of hormonally-charged teenagers into pieces.
Predictable…bland…unoriginal…pitiful, really.
After taking in the gory scene, the demon heaved a sigh and rubbed his eyelids tiredly. A few moments later, he glanced back at the huddled boy all the way on the other end of the sofa.
A larger-than-usual blue eye was focused intently on the screen, and pale legs were pulled up against the boy's chest. Ciel looked smaller than normal, curled up like that. In inexperienced eyes, the Phantomhive looked almost completely absorbed in watching the horror movie, Sebastian could see that the Phantomhive wanted nothing more than to look away.
He saw the way his master's arms tensed around his legs, and the way his lower lip trembled slightly. His visible eye would twitch every once in a while, as if he wanted to close it tightly and not have to watch the movie any longer.
He let out a quiet sigh. Sebastian absolutely adored Ciel's stubborn nature and pride. However, once in a while, it would be…nice if the boy trusted him enough to let his true feelings show. But the more he'd gotten to know about the boy in question, the more he knew that such a thing would be completely and utterly ridiculous.
Sighing once again, Sebastian spared another look at his master. It seemed that as the movie progressed, the small, telltale signs grew more obvious. His shaking was a tad more pronounced, and now the butler could tell that he was clenching his jaw, holding the small, terrified sounds in.
How cute.
Not able to help himself any longer, the red-eyed demon reached over and pulled the Phantomhive against his side. A tiny, almost inaudible gasp left through Ciel's lips as his shoulder suddenly made contact with the solid wall that was his butler. A hardened, blue eye glared up at the elder, before another scream erupted through the speakers, causing the boy to stiffen, and eventually lean into the demon's one-armed embrace.
With a sly little smile, Sebastian reassuringly patted his master's arm, and continued to watch the movie.
His satisfied grin came back seconds later as he felt the young boy lean his head against his shoulder. Having Ciel so close to him almost made watching the so-called "horror" movie bearable.
A/N:
Aaand….there's number ten!
…let me get to the point now.
I've decided to…keep writing stories for this collection! Thanks to everyone who reviewed and read my stories~! You guys (and my fan-girly passion for this series) have kept me going! XD Thank you, again!
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