- The Layer of Ice -

10. Kisses and more... For a lifetime.

(Ciel's POV)

Let us be together for eternity.

That's what you told me you want for us.

All of it.

I don't even have to think of it to know that it is what I, the person I always thought to be the most unworthy of something, want also.

For you.

For me.

For us.

-/-/-

(Third Person's POV)

After the initial and pretty formal acceptance of the bonding the preparations soon took place.

In fact they came so fast that Ciel's head was spinning from excitement. Especially as he looked himself in the mirror and saw himself, all ready and dressed up in white, the bonding about to take place.

"Are you nervous?"

"You have no idea Auntie Angelina." Ciel sighed as a woman with flaming red hair came into his vision. She has been helping him out from as soon as she got to know about her only nephew getting bonded.

Bonded, not married. Married could be only said in human sense of the word. Bonding was something which went much deeper. And that was the first thing Ciel had to tell his only living part of family about.

Angelina had been told everything with approval from Sebastian. Everything, including filling her on the non-human status of everyone attending the bonding ceremony, except for her and her nephew.

It was not as if she wouldn't be able to suspect something. The changes which were clear to see on Ciel were a deadly giveaway anyway. After all, it was not exactly common in "human" world to walk around with a pentacle engraved in one's eye. And there were more "eccentricities" to appear in the guest attendance.

"I was nervous at my wedding also." the woman broke Ciel out of his inner recollection with a sad smile. It reminded Ciel that there was no one whom his aunt would have, were he to die also.

"You must have been beautiful."

"I guess... I've never worn that much white before... or after." Angelina chuckled.

"Maybe you will. Sometime in the future." Ciel smiled. "Maybe you'll even meet someone here?"

"Who knows, maybe I will..." the red-headed woman said wistfully. Then however her mouth widened in a smile. "We should concentrate on you though. It's you who's getting bonded today."

"Did you have to remind me?" Ciel groaned. "I am having enough of a trouble to not fain as it is."

-/-/-

(Sebastian's POV)

"You do something mother, and I'll cut you off." I warned as I saw mother go in the direction of Ciel's room. As far as I knew it was only him and his aunt there at the moment.

'Well, them and the Cerberus I put before the door to guard them.' I smirked to myself. My mother however did not let me dwell in my thoughts for too long.

"Have I not apologized enough?"

"No. I will not forget easily that you have almost cost me my mate mother, would you have been happy if I went mad were Ciel to leave?"

"Don't you dare think that for a moment!" she exclaimed, her red eyes turning almost black in agitation. They however were soon a strawberry red as her temper bubbled off.

"You're my child Sebastian. I just don't want you hurt." she sighed. "Is it wrong of me to love you enough to care for your well-being?"

I always hated when mother tried to make me agree to something by saying something like that. For once however I could see the sincerity in those words and only sighed again.

"I am happy you care mother." I admitted truthfully, walking closer to hug her shorter form. "You however have to accept that I am old enough to make my own choices and mistakes."

"I know." she whispered and stepped away. "You're still my only baby though. I can't lose you to a mistake."

"I'll make sure you won't." I laughed. "I made sure you won't. Ciel is no mistake. And you knew that as soon as you saw the marks of Life-time Bond. Denial is not attractive mother." I could not help but jab.

"You! Is this what a loving mother gets for raising you?"

"I suppose." I said languidly, as I turned around and walked to a room where I have been preparing myself for the Bonding ceremony before mother came. Just as I was in the door frame I turned around and saw my mother standing where she was, a pout on her face which she was sure to deny later.

"Now can my loving mother help me with my hair?"

She was faster at my side than one would be able to say "Cerberus".

-/-/-

(Angelina's POV)

The Bonding ceremony was... indeed very interesting.

That certain word applied to the event all the more when I took into account all the guests gathered in the Main hall of the Phantomhive residence.

Even Ciel fit into that picture, for all in all my baby nephew sporting a purple eye with a pentagram and his glowing, sharp-teethed and red-eyed soon-to-be Bonded Mate - along with the similarly looking family - were the most normal of the lot.

And then there was the one who was performing the ceremony.

A demon which I could see clearly and sharply, given that I was seated in the first row of the chairs, which were in fact more comfortable than they looked.

'Who did Ciel tell me it was?' I tried to recall. Then I felt stupid as it struck me. 'Ah, Lucifer... the ruler of the Underworld... or wherever it is that the demons live... how can you forget something like that Angelina?' I berated myself. Then however my eyes slid back to the demon.

Tall, black-haired, olive-skinned king of demons with almond-shaped eyes with a colour to go with the shape. The horns on the top of his head did great things to increase his appeal also.

'Maybe because he is just bloody hot?'

-/-/-

(Third Person's POV)

If not for the fact they were engrossed in each other, the two soon-to-be-bonded would find Angelina's obvious ogling funny.

They however had other things on their minds.

Sebastian tried to keep his mind intact and stop unnerving himself as he stared in awe, waiting for Ciel to walk to the ceremonial arch made of red roses. To him.

Ciel tried not to faint as he walked down the aisle, noticing in the corners of his eyes all the demons and other creatures which were seated in the rows of chairs, looking at him. And that Sebastian's mouth was widened in a broad smile also did not exactly help with the butterflies in his stomach. That smile was almost enough to make him trip on his own feet.

And suddenly they stood in front of each other, and the nervousness was gone.

Both pairs of hands gripped the hands of the person they intended to spent the eternity with.

Both pairs of eyes causing the other to drown in the colour of their depths.

All of the guests falling into silence immediately.

-/-/-

"Demons of all genders and races. Creatures of all affinities. Humans. Dear gathering." the Lucifer started, his eyes sliding to the two people representing a highly unusual race on a demon ceremony.

"We have gathered here, to witness these two bind their cores together in a Bonding ceremony, making them mates for life. They have come through the initial stages of bonding. "The offering", which had lasted long years, and it took the two great lengths for this relationship to grow into what is it. These two also went through "The fasting of twelve sunrises" which was anything but easy." the deep voice washed over the crowd.

"And as unlikely as it is they have also overcome "The aftermath", with both parties intact I have to add." it continued, earning a series of chuckles which the gathering produced.

'They must have some experience in that already.' Angelina thought with lack of humor. Her mind was however immediately drawn back to Lucifer who continued his speech.

"There is however something else. Something most of you can see and something which before this day was believed to be impossible, for it has not happened ever before. I can also offer my blessing on this joining all the more. Because never before has the Life-time bond been initiated before the Bonding, and never before had "Marking" been triggered by human's words. Everything has its first however..." Lucifer trailed off for a moment. When he returned to his speech it was finally the words of the actual bonding.

"There is nothing more powerful than what the bond-mates share. There is nothing that could feel stronger than the joined hearts' resonance. With the power given to me I bless this bond, for there is nothing that could tear the bonded apart."

As Lucifer started speaking, holding his hands above the joined hands of Ciel and Sebastian, the rings, which the two "grooms" never took off their hands, started glowing.

It being their cue the two knew what to do.

Sebastian gently took Ciel's hand and, after kissing Ciel's palm, he took the ring from the middle finger and placed it on the ring finger, kissing the stone.

"I trust you with my heart, my soul, my everything. I will be yours as you will be mine for the lifetime we're meant to spend together. Let this ring be forever a proof of it."

If it was not time for his part Ciel would faint from the pure giddiness the situation caused in him.

'Just so very happy.' he could only think as he repeated the motions Sebastian did before, it ending as he kissed the red stone on the replaced ring.

"I trust you with my heart, my soul, my everything. I will be yours as you will be mine for the lifetime we're meant to spend together. Let this ring be forever a proof of it."

Having said what was to be said the two joined hands once again and Lucifer continued.

"I bless this bond with long life. With sincerity. With understanding. With trust. With love. With fertility. With happiness. With power to overcome all the obstacles which may come its way. I bless this bond by the name of the Moon and the Sun. By the name of the stars. Shall this bond remain unsullied and true for its duration. So it shall be."

As soon as the words were said and a streak of sharp light later another set of rings appeared, mirroring the already existing ones.

A blue ring on Sebastian's left hand now mirrored the one on Ciel's right.

A red ring on Ciel's left hand now mirrored the one on Sebastian's right.

Ring resonance completed.

Sebastian's glow dimming a bit, but still being present.

The spectators staring in mute awe for a while.

This silence which overtook the hall stayed for a while only. For it was soon that Lucifer's voice washed over the crowd again as he turned to the couple. To Sebastian to be more precise.

"I think now's the time to kiss your mate for the first time." he said, winking.

Sebastian, whose mouth was curled in a skull-splitting smile, laughed softly at that.

"Yeah. I think I might do just that."

-/-/-

(Sebastian's POV)

'Mine, all mine.' my heart almost sang to me as the light dimmed and I was free to leave my eyes at Ciel again.

He looked just so beautiful in white. Even in his hair there were white flowers embroiled. He looked perfect. I thought so all the more as he did not stop smiling at me during the whole ceremony.

I was dragged out of my little Ciel-centered space when I heard Lucifer's voice.

"I think now's the time to kiss your mate for the first time." he said, adding a wink.

As he said that I only felt as my mouth widened in smile, one that might look creepy to an outsider, and I laughed.

"Yeah. I think I might do just that." I agreed as I pulled my mate - 'Mine. Mine. Mine~' - closer and our lips locked in a kiss.

It was by no means a chaste one and it was only when we heard whistling and chuckles that we decided to split, our lungs needing some air after all. Well, it was not as if we needed much of it. Me as a demon, and Ciel as my mate, which meant a human with demon characteristics in turn, could go without air for minutes at time.

'Oh, all the time we can spend kissing thanks to that.' I thought to myself smiling. Looking into Ciel's eyes which had a glint of mischievousness in them, I could see his thoughts ran the same way. It seemed he also planned to make full use of what his newly acquired status could be used for.

And for the duration of the feast which followed he had proved me just that.

-/-/-

(Ciel's POV)

Kisses. Kisses. Kisses.

I wanted to place so many of them on those completely kissable lips my mate has.

'My mate... Oh my... I just got married... err... bonded didn't I?' a realisation started dawning on me as Sebastian started feeding me a piece of the three-storey cake he made... for me mostly.

As some of the cream stayed on my lips I saw Sebastian lean closer and we soon were engaging ourselves in yet another make-out session. And even with the number of them we still hear some chuckles when we engaged in it for too long.

'Bonded.' I thought, as it was now my turn to feed Sebastian at least a bit of cake before I had urge to eat it all by myself.

'My mate.' I kept on smiling as he had trouble with not choking on the cake. My feeding technique left a lot to be desired. Maybe because he valued his life too much, or maybe because we just both were eager to do just that the feeding ended up on kissing yet again.

'I think I like that.'

-/-/-

(Third Person's POV)

The feast had not yet been ended when the couple had retreated. Given the eagerness they both felt however, that had been to be expected.

Once the door to their room closed Ciel felt his face heat up, as he knew what was to come. He has been looking forward to that night, however that did not mean that he did not feel shy at the prospect of the actual act happening in a matter of minutes... seconds...

"What is it my sweet?" Sebastian asked, taking in the colour his bonded has taken on. An interesting mix of paleness and cheeks highlighted with pink.

"Just a bit nervous." Ciel murmured as he sought Sebastian's arms, soon burying his face in the older demon's chest.

"You're not the only one my sweet, you know? But maybe we can take care of the nervousness together?" the demon smiled, placing a kiss atop his mate's hair.

"With a few kisses..." Sebastian whispered into the boy's ear, making the boy blush beautifully, before he traced a line of kisses to the boy's mouth, locking their lips together. He however let the younger boy dictate the speed in which the heat of the kiss increased. Sebastian was pleased to feel some of the tension in the smaller body in his arms ease. It however was still present and so he continued with what he was doing.

"Or maybe you want something more to make you at ease?" Sebastian continued as he altered between gently biting Ciel's skin and small licks. Making making a trail of them from the boy's ear to the boy's clavicle, then changing direction to Ciel's lips, whilst he slowly started ridding the boy of his clothes.

It did not take long and Ciel was mirroring his bonded's actions as the shyness started disappearing and soon a trail of black and white clothes was following the two as they advanced to the bed on which they promptly fell, not having expected the distance to be that short. Not that Sebastian would ever have anything against landing atop Ciel.

The laughter that overcame the two of them did a lot to ease the remaining strands of nervousness either of them might have been wrapped in.

"I love you you know?" Ciel murmured as he wrapped his arms around the demon's neck, letting Sebastian hear the fast pace his heart went at.

"I love you too, my sweet." Sebastian whispered back as he climbed to be on all four atop his gloriously naked mate. "And you look delicious from here."

"Don't tease." Ciel blushed and looked to the side as he tried to self-consciously cover at least certain parts of his body. Sebastian however was not approving of it.

"Ah, none of that, my dear Ciel." he grinned as one of his right hand tilted Ciel's chin to make the boy look at him. "Tonight you're all mine... to appreciate... to kiss... to ravish." he paused for a moment, loving the blush that by the last words seemed to be spreading all over Ciel's body. "All mine for the eternity."

"I think I can live with that." Ciel said in response, sticking his tongue out.

"Getting cheeky, aren't we?" Sebastian laughed only, seeing that Ciel was officially as un-tense as he could get. "I think I should punish you for that."

"Hmm. And how would that be?"

-/-/-

Ciel felt as if his body has just gained a mind of its own. No matter how he tried to control it, it just did not listen.

His arms.

His legs.

His hips.

They all decided to not listen to him as Sebastian started caressing his body.

Caressing it.

Licking it.

Kissing it.

Sebastian pretty much worshipped his body as far as Ciel was concerned. The things he was doing should probably become illegal. It all felt simply too good for a person to handle. Sebastian however seemed to not have an intention of stopping. And it fact Ciel did not really want him to. He only gripped the long black hair of his bonded to draw him closer. Closer to the body which shuddered in excitement with every ministration of Sebastian's.

And Sebastian fully intended to tenderly torture Ciel for a while longer. Lovingly picking up one of Ciel's legs he started gently biting his way up the boy's inner thighs. An action which gained a very positive response. And as his pace slowed and slowed in its way up Ciel's moans rose up to a whole new volume of need.

When Sebastian got to the boy's groin he licked the junction of the leg and the torso, avoiding the straining muscle which was begging for attention.

"Sebastian!" the boy moaned desperately, not knowing whether killing his mate on the bonding night would be acceptable if the demon dragged it on for much longer. His body was already twitching in anticipation and if something was not done he felt he was going to lose his mind.

Sebastian however must have heard the plead clear enough in the voice. He gently lowered Ciel's leg, only pausing to place a kiss on the creamy thigh, then spread Ciel's legs so he could settle between them. He then ran his tongue up the hard shaft, thriving in the drawn out moan he elicited from Ciel, the boy in question dropping his head between his shoulders almost, his eyes rolling back, a delectable shiver running down his spine.

To Ciel's disappointment Sebastian had not stayed where he was for too long. He felt so close to coming that he whined at the loss of the warm heat around his aching arousal. He however did not get to voice his disapproval for too long as the sound was quieted by a series of kisses.

Distracted as he was at that moment, Ciel did not notice Sebastian reach to the bed-side table for the lube which lay there - almost - innocently. He however was aware of its presence only moments later, when one of Sebastian's hands reached between Ciel's legs. The hand only traced Ciel's still-hard shaft in passing and dipped lower to rub the lubed fingers over Ciel's entrance.

Ciel gasped at the coldness, then groaned as his anticipation increased.

Still engrossing Ciel in heated kisses to keep his minds off the pain, Sebastian pushed against the crevice, not rushing the things, not wanting to hurt Ciel. He felt the tightness of the muscles. And he felt the tight ring ease and give in a bit as the first finger was pushed past it.

As Ciel felt the finger move inside him he could not help but gasp. It was such a weird, yet somehow pleasurable feeling. Not having felt it ever before he was not exactly sure what to think of it. The feeling increased on intensity when another finger was added. Ciel did feel pain at that moment, but it soon was replaced by a much more pleasing burn, one that brought pleasure.

The pleasant edge of the feeling increased on intensity when Sebastian started spreading the fingers apart inside him, making him used to the feeling of fullness, bringing him closer to release.

As the thrid finger was added, the slight pain has returned for a bit. Soon however any feeling of discomfort went out of the window as the fingers brushed something deep inside him and he moaned Sebastian's name loudly, breaking the kiss they were in the process of sharing.

As if having found a candy stash Sebastian grinned at that and pressed against the same spot inside him again, earning yet another groan of his name filled with want. With desire.

After that Ciel did not last for too long. It only took a few more brushes against that sweet spot and he was a goner. His whole body tensed as he came apart, screaming his bonded's name loudly.

Breathing heavily Ciel looked up, not yet having come down from his white haze. He sought his mate with his eyes, smiling languidly at him. The dazzle he was in however soon was replaced by yet more anticipation as he felt more than saw his mate lining his hard shaft with his entrance.

Ciel's legs trapped Sebastian between them as they wrapped themselves around the demon as if on their own accord.

Sebastian looked at Ciel with a bit of surprise. The look of love and desire he received however made him more than sure that it was okay with his mate to finally complete tha last stage of their bonding.

They kept their eyes on each other's as Sebastian slowly breached Ciel's still-tight opening, pausing for a moment when Ciel winced in pain, waiting for the second it took to relax around the intrusion to his body.

Sebastian then continued pushing into Ciel, slowly, carefully, until he was fully encased in Ciel's warm heat. Like that the two stayed for a while. Breathing heavily, eyes locked, until a moment later Ciel clenched his inner muscles, making Sebastian groan in delight.

Having understood the "okay sign" Sebastian began a slow pace of thrusts, revelling in the moans of his - once more visibly - excited mate. Moans and mostly only first syllables of Sebastian's name, which sounded in the room loudly, were also quite an enjoyable asset to that.

Ciel's hands were gripping Sebastian's as the pace increased. The moans and the shudders which were overtaking the boy's body started increasing on intensity also.

When Ciel's hips also started bucking into the rhythm, joining the fierce, lustful dance, as his orgasm was approaching, Sebastian felt himself nearing his point of endurance also. He sped up the pace, making sure he would hit Ciel's sweet spot over and over, as often as possible. Soon after he felt Ciel shudder in release for the second time that night, the sound of his name screamed from Ciel's lips echoing off the walls. The feeling of Ciel's clenching muscles as the orgasm overtook him was about as much as Sebastian needed and he was soon following his mate into ecstasy.

It was only as a side thought that Sebastian realised that the glow of his skin had - as of that moment - ceased to exist.

-/-/-

"Beautiful." Sebastian murmured into the crook of Ciel's neck as they returned from the world of bliss for the time being. He had truly never seen someone more beautiful. The "freshly debauched" look only adding on the fact as Sebastian knew full well he was the cause for that.

"Perfect." Ciel responded, as he took Sebastian's face into his hands and engaged the demon's mouth in a heated kiss, of which Sebastian soon took control.

"And all mine. My beautiful mate." Sebastian whispered sensuously into the human's ear, soon leaving that spot to trace a line of kisses to his mate's collarbone.

"Yours." Ciel moaned as the sinful mouth traveled a little more to the south and the sharp teeth bit into his nipple gently. He then let his hands entangle themselves into the long black tresses of his bonded's hair as the gentle torture continued.

"As I am yours, my sweet." Sebastian traced the line of kisses back to the boy's lips, thinking how long they'd be able to last without oxygen this time around, and how long it would take until his sweet was screaming his name in ecstasy again.

Not long, if the already hardening shaft he could feel against his own was anything to go by.

'Not exactly one to complain here.' Sebastian chuckled to himself as he ground his equally hard erection into his mate's.

"Sebastian!" Ciel moaned, the hands gripping the black hair almost painfully. Sebastian however paid no mind to that.

"You make such sweet noises." Sebastian drawled as he repeated the motion, settling between the boy's legs which fell open for him in an invitation.

An invitation which Sebastian had no intention to refuse.

"We should see how much more of them we can draw out of that pretty mouth of yours, shouldn't we?" Sebastian teased the boy as he entered the boy for the second time that night.

"Ah, yes!"

Hi there~

I am so sorry for the long wait (again), but at least this time the chapter is more than twice the length of the usual ones.

Also note that the Rating has been changed to M as of this chapter ;)

I am ashamed to see that it is a month till the first birthday of this story and I am only at chapter ten... *sigh* Hopefully once the holiday comes I will increase my speed and maybe by the end of it this story will be at its end also.. but who knows,if my plans on where to take this story will continue the way I want them we are not even halfway there (I plan on 20 chapters in the least). I hope to publish the next chapter at the "Birthday" (25.6.), but well... nothing ever goes as I want it. (And it is likely to be a short one anyway)

See ya~ ( "-.-)/