Black Cat X Kuroshitsuji

by Gus Kinney The Prodigal Son

Train being the wonderful assassin he is is assigned to watch Ciel Phantomhive under suspicion that Ciel may be in japan not only to supervise his company but to fill a request being the queens guard dog... but what happens When train starts to have feelings for a certain blue haired cerulean eyed teenager? What will Sebastian do?

10. The End

Gus Kinney: the end is here my friends

Ciel: yes and now we can have it the way we want it

Train:its time to end this

Sebastian: lol you two fight to much if i didn't no any better i would say

Train and Ciel: SHUT UP!

The streets of London had never felt as welcoming as they had in the past several weeks. I had set my sights on a new target and was gearing up for whatever hell I was about to release in the underworld. Ciel did keep his enemies under close surveillance, but there were still enough that had managed to slip under his radar. It was that select group that was proving beneficial to me. It hadn't taken long for me to build up my own arsenal which would prove more than helpful in my quest.

When the time came I had even gone as far as to look into some of Ciel's old haunts. Majority of the people I had come into contact with were more than welcome to the idea that they would be able to single-handedly take him down. It was far from the truth, but it was nice to know they were putting in so much effort into this. The Phantomhive Manor must have been anything but a secluded mansion hidden away in the woods these past few weeks. Ciel and Sebastian were, without a doubt, up to their ears with potential threats all trying to take a crack at Ciel's head. Literally. There were plenty of crime rings hidden away that would be more than happy to take over the city when he was gone. While the underbelly of the city went through their power struggle, I could take the opportunity to slip away unnoticed. By then the queen would have other priorities then tracking me down... Not that she would have anybody to do it. I mean come on, who was going to pay attention to a rogue assassin slipping off the grid when the mafia, or whoever managed to take over, did just that.

In fact, with Ciel gone I actually might have an easier time figuring out why she wanted me dead in the first place. He obviously wasn't going to give me any answers so maybe going through his stuff might. Unless it still had something to do with my apparently failing memory and I couldn't remember what I had done, Sebastian might have known what was going on, but I didn't trust him enough to ask. As far as I was concerned he was allied with Ciel and I knew he couldn't be trusted. They both had more aces up their sleeves than a cheap magician.

Letting out a soft sigh, I rose from the cluttered desk I was sitting at and glanced out the window. I had started to try to piece together what was really going on here, but it was much easier said then done. I didn't even know where to begin, or where I was really going, so I ended up with nothing to go off of and followed tons of dead ends. Most of which ended before they even began. With my selective luck, Ciel might not have known why he was doing what he was to begin with. He seemed to stuffy to be questioning the authority of others unless he believed he was actually being put into a dangerous situation.

I quickly glanced at the clock once again, then slipped a knife into my boot. I also tucked away I few loaded guns that I no longer had use for. If I was going to be shooting, I wanted to use my own weapon, anything else felt wrong. Although I had to make sure I didn't seem too suspicious with all these frequent coming and goings lately. I was a small slip up away from being reassigned to something less important. That way it would be easier to launch an investigation against me. The last thing I wanted them to think is that I was spying on them. Right now it wasn't anything I couldn't handle, but it was all too easy for something like this to spiral out of control.

A cat mewed loudly as I stepped out of the church. The heavy door swung shut behind me as the large, black car circled my legs. It allowed me to pick it up, and I rubbed its head for a few moments. The cat's tail twitched back and forth, then it mewed again, turning to rest its front paws on my shoulder. The content animal made no attempts to jump down as I started walking, so I let it stay in my arms for the time being. This wasn't our first encounter, and I had a feeling it wouldn't be our last, but it suddenly started hanging around, so I was a bit curious as to where it came from. It might have been a house cat that slipped out when its owner was since it seemed well fed, but still, why did it hang around the church?

Its ear twitched and swiveled towards a nearby alley. I paused as the cat stared intently into the darkness. I felt its claws dig into my shoulder as it let out a low growl before climbing out of my arms, over my shoulder, and darting off in the opposite direction. I felt an ominous presence looming there in the shadows, and decidedly ignored the shadow I thought I saw lurking there. I resumed down the street at a brisk pace. If the cat hadn't liked what was there, I certainly wouldn't, animals were the best judges of character after all. "Train."

I pretended I hadn't heard Sebastian calling my name and walked a little faster. Right now he was one of the last people I wanted to talk to. Sebastian may have been claiming to have my best interests at heart, but I believed the opposite of that was true. At the end of the day Sebastian returned to Ciel's side. I sighed, and stopped when he popped up in front of me. "What?

He brushed back some of his black hair and began, "It would appear that you have been causing quite a bit of trouble for the young master as of late."

I stuffed my hands in my pockets and smirked. "Is this a cease and desist order? Ciel couldn't come tell me that himself? Or better yet, send me another one of his letters. We both know how well that went the first time."

A twitch of a smile crossed his features as he coyly replied, "He doesn't know you're the one responsible."

I rolled my eyes and brushed past him, continuing on my way. If he wanted to talk with me that badly he could do it on my terms. I didn't want to stand there all afternoon. "Why not?"

"He hasn't asked." He has a very selective memory doesn't he? Anything I thought about asking him flew out the window, knowing Sebastian he would probably leave out a lot of things I wanted to know. I would think he was being helpful when he would just be delivering vague information. But why did he come all the way out here just to tell me this? If Sebastian wanted me dead he should just stop stalling and get on with it. Putting things off wasn't helping either one of us.

"So then why are you here?"

"Something unrelated that you have no need to concern yourself with. Unless you just so happen to be involved."

"That depends on what I'm supposed to be involved with."

"I supposed it does." I tried to decide if it would be worth it to press him for information or not. Sebastian didn't seem like the type who would fall for a verbal trap. He wasn't about to tell me why he was really here either. No wonder Ciel is so short with him, Sebastian would fail to mention a snake underfoot until it leapt up and bit you. After a brief paused, I prompted, "How long does Ciel think you're going to be gone for?"

I was hoping the question would prompt him to leave, and apparently I was right. I could feel his red-brown eyes burning holes into the back of my head even though I didn't bother to turn around. If I had been anyone else he might have gone as far as to do something desperate. But he didn't. "I will not keep you any longer then." His words were clipped, accentuated to seem sharp and lethal. If he was going to try to lure me into his guessing game, he should have expected I as going to make him play too.

His footsteps disappeared and I breathed a sigh of relief. I pulled my hands out of my pocket Why was he really here?

I looked around the mist forest, trying to figure out how I had gotten here in the first place. The last thing I could recall was falling asleep in the church. I didn't sleep walk, so how could I have gotten all the way out here. A shadow danced in between the trees ahead as I slowly rose off the uneven ground. "Hello?"

The figure turned and bounded over. Minou wrapped his arms around my waist and smiled up at me. "Hi Train!"

"What's up?"

He giggled and released me,backing away a few steps. I half expected him to give me some vague and seemingly irrelevant advice about what was about to happen. He had a habit of doing that. Or maybe he just got bored and crawled out of my subconscious. "Well,this is goodbye."

"Goodbye? What are you talking about?"

Minou sighed and shook his head, "Silly, I told you I wouldn't be here forever, and soon you won't need me anymore, you just don't know it yet."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll see Train, just you wait. Happiness is closer than you think." Minou waved then bounded off towards the trees.

"Minou wait!" I started awake and glanced around the empty room. My heart continued to pound in my chest for a few more minutes. I worked my fingers through my hair and took a few deep breathes, wondering why I had chosen now to conjure up Minou. Just what did he know that I didn't? He had said happiness was just around the corner, but I didn't consider myself particularly unhappy right now. Maybe a little annoyed and a tad stressed, but who wouldn't be if they were put in the same position I was in.

If this was supposed to be his way of telling me things would get better I had already known they would. This would pass with time, but why... I hugged my knees to my chest and sighed softly, staring at the wrinkled sheets wrapped around my ankles. Why do I feel so lonely?

After weeks of tying up loose ends, I finally exhausted the list of Ciel's enemies that I had compiled. There was always the possibility that I had missed a few small, under the radar groups that were either working entirely on their own, or weren't in the country. Tracking them down wasn't worth the time or the effort. That being said, the list wasn't as long as you might have thought.

I waited a few days for any potential stragglers to catch up on their plans, before deciding to make my move. Now was as good of a time as any. With everything that had happened, I wouldn't doubt that Ciel had upped his security measures. Not that his location in the middle of the woods wasn't enough of a deterrent. Now that his dog wasn't out there, he was just a fence climb away from anybody who dared to travel all the way out there. His one man army would have to step his game up otherwise there was going to be a lot more than shattered windows and broken locks that would need to be replaced.

It would be dark in just a few hours and that's when I decided I would finally begin the final phase of my plan. Slipping a knife into my boot, I mentally ran through the floor plan based off of what little I had seen of Ciel's manor. I wanted to find the most efficient way to get to Ciel's room and avoid going through the entirety of the house to get there. There wasn't much to go off of since I hadn't really spent a lot of time around them, but I was confident in my ability to pull this off.

Sebastian might even cut me come slack, as he seemed so inclined to do so lately. Although his strange behavior didn't really put me at ease, I was still expecting him to turn on me. I didn't peg his as the type to just latch onto strangers, then just up and leave everything for them. Yet he had taken a strange interest in me. I wondered if it was all because of something Ciel had threatened to do, like firing him or something. But if I was in Ciel's position, the last thing I would do is get rid of my personal body guard. Especially with what must have been going on in the previous weeks. It was possible that I wasn't getting the whole story, for all I knew Sebastian was a lot less competent than he appeared. It couldn't have been that difficult for Ciel to find someone who was capable of protecting, a lot of assassins for hire would do just about anything for the right amount of money. Although I knew none of them would be as effective at stopping bullets as Sebastian was, even with bulletproof armor.

Shaking my head, I tossed a few extra clips in my pocket and climbed out onto the roof. Lately Sebastian had been popping up in the most unwelcome of places. The last thing I wanted right now was for him to stop me in the almost twilight and ask me where I was going. I wouldn't be all that surprised if he was following me, but if he was he must have not understood the concept of watching from afar. Or he had some hidden motives even Ciel didn't know about. Thinking about it frustrated me, and I wanted to put it far out of my mind. Only it slowly crept back into my realm of consciences. I just wanted to know why me? Sebastian had left me when I was little, so I would assume he would have lost interest in me right? He had someone else to keep track of now. So why was he trying so hard to get on my good side…or at least get me to trust him. Just because he seemed to be taking an interest in me, it didn't meant that I would fall for his tricks so easily. Charismatic people had a way with others, but I refused to let his obvious charm work on me.

I wouldn't go as far as to say I never fell for a few kind words and less than helpful suggestions, but when they came from Sebastian they were obvious. Anybody with experience in this could figure it out.

The city flew by me as I leapt from rooftop to roof top. So far there weren't any signs of something lurking in the shadows, but I wasn't about to take any chances. People making their way home after getting some early drinking and younger groups of teenagers who were heading out for a night on the town seemed completely unaware of my presence above. It was better for me, since I must have been doing a good job blending in with the shadows, but I still felt the need to stop and double back occasionally or head in the opposite direction of where I was going.

Eventually I felt certain there wasn't anybody lurking in the occasional darkness and finally headed straight for the outskirts of town. When back roads started snaking across the land, I dropped out of a nearby tree and walked along the uneven sidewalk. I stuffed my hands in my pockets and gazed ahead of me, not bothering to look side to side, or pausing to look behind me.

I was confident that if someone chose now to ambush me, there wasn't a chance of a casual passerby seeing something, or hearing gunshots, and deciding to call the police. Even if something like that was to happen, I would have plenty of time to find cover and get away from the scene of the crime before they even got here. I would be somewhere else committing a different crime.

I looked skyward as a large bird glided overhead, then came to perch in the branches of a nearby tree. Lately it seemed like there had been a lot of birds hanging around me. Either I was just noticing now how many black birds were actually in this city, or something was up. I knew I couldn't just be imagining it because a cat had brought me a mouthful of feathers at some point as a present. Obviously it couldn't have been the same birds following me since feathers didn't grow back that fast, and there's no way the cat managed to not do some other damage, but still. Even the animals seemed to be giving off an air of hostility. I can't wait to get back to Japan.

Veering off the path, I began my trek through the woods. Clouds kept drifting in front of the crescent moon, and blocking what little light it had offered, but I had spent enough time out here to only stumble a few times. However, I would up a couple miles off track when I got near Ciel's estate and had to back track. By time I had hauled myself over the front gates the moon was high in the sky. At least now I don't have to worry about that dog chasing me off.

Staying off the gravel driveway, I crept up to the front door and picked the lock. The large front door swung into the empty foyer, and I quickly closed the door back before anybody could notice. I silently hoped that Ciel hadn't installed some high tech security system since I was here last. I didn't hear any alarms going off, so I assumed he hadn't, but for all I knew it was one of those silent ones that flashed a light in your room or something.

Heading straight for the stairs, I took a left, and began my quest. I had no idea where to even start to look for Ciel, and I wasn't about to go open every door I came across, but the door to the master bedroom was bound to stand out in some sort of way. Now I understand why Sven always nagged me to plan ahead of schedule.

I jumped and darted back into the shadows when a square of light suddenly illuminated the hallway, silently hoping nobody had seen me. I hadn't been standing there that long, if Ciel was just waking up he would assume he was seeing things, right? Why does it always feel like this kid is miles ahead of me? Am I really that predictable?

"Don't be rude. If your going to break into someone's home, at least have the courtesy to confront me when I discover you."

Sighing softly, I pulled Hades out and took a few hesitant steps into Ciel's room and stood in the doorway. I had nothing to say to him so I stood there and studied him. He was sitting on his bed with a book in an oversized t-shirt. His blue-black hair was slightly tousled, but that was probably from lying in wait. "Where's your nursemaid?"

Ciel's visible blue eyes narrowed. "Sebastian was your nursemaid. I don't need him to watch me all hours of the night."

I rolled my eyes and shifted my weight to my right leg. Ciel may have talked big, but he wouldn't last long in any sort of fight. The heaviest thing he had probably ever had to pick up was an encyclopedia in his library. If I had to go toe to toe with him he'd be flat on his back within minutes and that was why he needed Sebastian to keep an eye on him. Especially at night.

I pulled the safety back and aimed for Ciel's head. "I don't think you get it by now, you can't kill me."

"I can sure as hell try." I felt Sebastian's presence behind me before he had done anything to make himself known. I couldn't tell what he was about to do. His glowing pink eyes and subtle smirk did nothing to reveal his true intentions.

"Sebastian, I've grown weary of this game we've been playing, dispose of him." A silence fell across the room and I heard Sebastian chuckle softly. He made no attempts to move and it seemed like he didn't even intend to followed Ciel's command. Ciel glared at Sebastian and folded his arms over his chest, "Do I have to order you?"

"That won't be necessary, since it would be in violation of our contract."

My eyebrows knit themselves together as I tried to figure out what Sebastian was talking about. We certainly hadn't made any sort of agreement that I was aware of. I may have made some bad deals in my time, but I certainly wouldn't make one with Sebastian.

Ciel on the other hand glared at Sebastian, "What are you talking about? We have an agreement, do we not?"

"Not, I'm afraid. It's high time I break free of such trivial matters and move on. You are lacking a soul after all."

Ciel's normally blue eyes flashed red and he slowly rose. "You can't just-

"Oh but, I can, and I just have." Sebastian grabbed me by my shoulders and ushered me out the door. "Come along Train, the little brat can kick up quite a storm when he doesn't get what he wants."

He closed the door back and continued to push me towards the stairs. I could faintly hear Ciel demanding Sebastian return to him, but he showed no signs of caring. He unclasped the silver pin on his lapel and dropped it at the top of the staircase as I started to realize what he was trying to do, and stopped. "This isn't what I came here to do, I have to-

"You don't have to do anything. The young master may appear to be defenseless but if you back him into a corner you will sorely regret it. Let this one go Train."

I whirled around to face him and firmly stated, "I won't."

Sebastian sighed, his eyes returning to their normal red-brown color. He continued to take a few steps forward when the opportunity presented itself, not giving up on ushering me out the door. "You still don't know all that's going on, give it some time and I'm sure you'll see things my way."

"I don't want to see things you way. I know Ciel wants me dead. I know he killed Sven. I know, I want to kill him and I know I'm going to do it tonight with or without your permission. I am not a child any more."

"I know why Ciel has to kill you. If you kill him now I won't tell you."

Sebastian and I stood there in the darkness glaring at each other. The silence was broken by the clock in the corner chiming ten times, announcing the changing of the hour. As the last note faded away, I sighed. It was just for tonight right? I doubted Ciel was about to pick up and leave any time soon. I could always come back tomorrow and kill him. Sebastian would tell me what I wanted to know, and I could leave. I could put all of this behind me and go back to my life...or try to. "Fine. Now tell me."

"Not tonight, some other time."

"That's not what I agreed to."

"I said I would tell you, I never said it would be tonight."

Before I could object or do anything to disagree with him, Sebastian had me in his arms and was carrying me across the front lawn. "Put me down damnit, I'm not a child! Don't treat me like one."

"Maybe if you weren't acting like one I wouldn't have to." Huffing irritably, I forced myself to take a few deep breaths. I should have know he was going to do something like this. I should have just shot him when I had the chance, if he hadn't disappeared in Japan none of this would have been happening now.

I tried my best to keep my voice level when demanding, "put me down."

Sebastian glanced down at me before reluctantly lowering me to the ground, not that I could figure out why. "You can go now, I don't need you babysitting me. I trust you'll stick around long enough to tell me what you said you would."

"Of course, I wouldn't go back on my word." I sighed but didn't bother saying anything. I had just watched him go back on his word, and obviously Ciel hadn't expected him to. Even now, Sebastian couldn't be trusted. When he was with Ciel, he appeared to only be there for his own reasons, so now that he was obviously unaligned, I didn't know what he was about to be capable of. He was trying to get me to latch onto him now and I refused to give in. There was nothing I wanted from him other than information, and we both knew he was going to drag his heels giving it to me.

An irritated huff escaped me as a cat hissed in the alley below. I had half a mind to get up and close the window, but Sebastian would just let himself through the front door. I was no closer to getting the answers I wanted than I was before, but now I also had Sebastian following me around. If he was always doing this for Ciel, it was a wonder he seemed so helpless. Last night was the first time since I was little where I went to bed before ten. Sebastian refused to take no for an answer and eventually wound up tucking me so tightly I could hardly breathe. When I woke up in the morning I was still plastered flat on my back.

Sebastian climbed onto the roof, and into the attic, probably because his cat got frustrated with him and left. For a cat lover, he sure didn't know how to handle them. "Here to check up on me again."

"More or less."

I sighed and returned the chair to all four legs. He must have something better to do. He can't keep hovering over me forever. He wasn't leaving me alone for long periods of time on purpose. I could barely run to the corner store without him coming after me. Frankly I had had enough of it. It had only been a few days and I was suffocating in controlling care. If he really wanted to help me he would have let me kill Ciel when he had the chance. "How''s Ciel doing?"

He paused a fraction of a moment before adjusting the hem of his black shirt. "I wouldn't know, why?"

"No reason." I grabbed a bundle of papers and stuffed them into an envelope. I tried to make things seem more urgent by scanning the contents, even though there wasn't anything in there other than absent minded doodles and scribbles I like to call notes. I was getting nowhere fast and Ciel was the only person who could help me right now. "We're going on a trip?"

"Where?"

I threw my coat on and grabbed the envelope, heading down the stairs. Sebastian followed closely behind, still trying to figure out where I intended on leading him. I couldn't take this anymore. Ciel seemed keen on keeping him before, and I would be more than happy to give him back. Whatever Sebastian said he knew could be scattered to the wind. It wasn't worth this. It may have take some convincing on my part, since Ciel was stubborn and he would probably assume the worst, but I felt I could manage things on my own. Sebastian had to go.

It wasn't until we were down the street when I offered, "We're paying someone a visit."

Recognition sparked in Sebastian red-brown eyes and they narrowed ever so slightly. I could see the gears turning in his head but I didn't want to even think about what he was planning. He hadn't thrown me over his shoulder and dragged me back to the church yet, so I figured it was something far worse in mind.

Sebastian's silence the whole journey to Ciel's manor was...unnerving, to say the least. A huge raven kept circling over head. When I had pointed it out, Sebastian said nothing. He didn't even bother to give me a sigh that he had heard me in the first place. He must have been ignoring me on purpose, or he knew exactly why it was there and just wasn't telling me. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. There were a lot of things Sebastian refused to tell me about, for better or worse, if I was involved I had every right to know.

We crunched up the gravel driveway in silence. Upon reaching the front door, I found it unlocked and ventured inside. Sebastian glanced around for a few moments as I purposely headed in the wrong direction. Even if didn't want me to be here, I knew he would lead me to Ciel. As far as he was concerned I still wasn't going to kill him. Depending on how things went, I might not have needed to. "This way to the study right?"

Sebastian sighed and paused for what felt like minutes before turning and leading me in the opposite direction. I struggled to keep up with his brisk pace, but eventually we both made it to a room that wasn't a study. If anything, it seemed more like a sitting room. Ciel had his back to the door and was sitting on a black leather wraparound couch. He didn't turn or look up from whatever he had been reading. "I see you came back with your new play thing. Don't tell me you got bored already?"

There was a slight edge to his voice, but beneath that he just sounded tired. A cup of untouched tea sat in front of him, and his blue-black hair was disheveled. "Nonsense, he got worried and wanted to come check on you."

Ciel snorted, turning the page. "And I'm not an Earl."

"It's true." He paused and sat down across from Ciel, "Don't pout. If your going to act like a child, I'm going to have to treat you like one."

"As if you already didn't." Ciel tossed his book aside in frustration and glared at Sebastian, his blue eyes turning red. Them talking about me like I wasn't in the room frustrated me. I just didn't think I was ready to open that can of worms yet. There was a lot more underlying tension here, it was just a matter of getting them to express it in a calm and healthy way. Although the exact opposite would probably happen. Ciel quickly changed the subject and leaned back against the couch. His posture may have relaxed, but he was still tense, remaining wary of the older man. "As you can see I'm fine. The house isn't destroyed and I'm not dead, you can leave now."

Sebastian tipped his head to the side and smirked, conveying some hidden meaning I couldn't pick up on. A slight rosy color came to Ciel's cheeks and he glanced away, folding his arms over his small chest. "Where's the fun in that, what happened to that hospitality your kind always brag about."

Ciel rolled his eyes as the slowly began to return to their normal color. "It's dead and buried, along with something else you once coveted what was-

Sebastian closed the distance between them and cut Ciel off with a kiss. The younger male pushed him away and tried not to seem as embarrassed as he was, although his scarlet face gave him away. I felt my eyes widen in disbelief as I started to wonder just what was going on with this two? If they really were in a relationship, it couldn't have been a very...solid one. Especially if Ciel would take him back after Sebastian had ran off for weeks at a time without at least a phone call.

Ciel met Sebastian's knowing smirk with a flustered glare. "What the hell was that?"

"I believe it's a sign of affection."

"I don't need your affection thank you very much, I'm fine on my own." Ciel clenched his teeth together and I could see the outline of his jaw. What did I just get myself into? I had intended on delivering Sebastian to Ciel and be done with the subject, but I would appear I had stumbled onto something much bigger than that. I wasn't sure I actually wanted to know what it was. "Now who's the one being in hospitable, you've left your friend out in the cold."

Sebastian rolled his eyes and rested his chin on his hand, his red orbs lingering on Ciel before traveling to my own gold ones. "He's a smart boy, I'm sure he can figure it out"

"Good, go figure it out together at your own place of residence. Preferably one far away from me. I hear uncharted islands are quite nice this time of year."

I sighed softly, deciding it was best that I remove myself from the situation. Despite Ciel's attempts to include me, I hadn't the slighted idea what was going on. However, something told me this wasn't the first time this was happening, and I had a feeling it wouldn't be the last either. "Look, I just came to get Sebastian to come to his senses. You two obviously have some stuff to work out, so I'm going to go."

They exchanged knowing glances. Sebastian slightly arched one eyebrow before Ciel sighed. Whatever internal struggle he seemed to be having was over for now and he firmly stated, "No your not. Sebastian obviously isn't going to leave you be and you aren't going to stop trying to kill me. The least you can do it figure out how to properly sneak into someone's house. Really, what kind of assassin just waltzes in through the front door?"

Sebastian quickly agreed with me while I stood there shocked. "I think that's a wonderful idea." What are these two talking about? I wasn't here to play house with two untrustworthy people. At this point I was ready to go back to Japan and forget everything that had happened here. There was no way I was going to shack up with someone who very well wanted to kill me and someone who had more underlying intentions than I could count. I couldn't even decide which one I trusted less. Suddenly what Minou had said to me before he left came to mind, but there was no way he was talking about this right? It didn't make sense...I know he was fond of Sebastian, and maybe Ciel to but this? I didn't think moving in with them would suddenly solve all my problems.

The previous evening had certainly been a tense one. Unspoken words hung in the air, along with tension and underlying problems that weren't being dealt with. Sebastian stole a few more kisses from Ciel, who brushed them off with an irritated huff. After the third one he told Sebastian I was going to get jealous if he kept doting on him. Sebastian smirked at me and whispered something to Ciel, but I didn't ask what. Those two must have been planning something, and I wanted no part of it. I was leaving with or without them knowing.

I found Sebastian and Ciel bickering in the study. From what I gathered as I came down the hallway, it was more of Ciel telling Sebastian to deal with it himself and washing his hands of whatever was going on. "You really aren't going to say anything?"

"It's your problem. You got him involved, you handle it, you are the oldest one here after all." There was a pause and I could imagine Sebastian chuckling, and doing something to purposely irritate Ciel, which wasn't really that hard. You could breathe too close to him and he would get frustrated with you. Out of all the issues Ciel might have had, personal space was certainly in the top three.

"You say you aren't a child, but you are quick to act like one when it suits you."

I could imagine Ciel wave him off and try to seem disinterested by picking up a random paper on his desk. "Your the one who seems to enjoy it."

By time I reached the doorway, the unlikely pair seemed to be staring at it expectantly. I'll still never know how they manage that. I wasn't being that loud. Ciel took his legs off the desk and asked, "don't tell me Sebastian scared you off already. I know his company can be unpleasant, but it's not that bad."

"It's not that." I leaned against the door frame and folded my arms over my chest. "I can't just disappear, that's not how all of this works. If I don't go back they're just going to send someone after me."

A coy smile spread across Ciel's face and he shifted in his chair. "It's all taken care of, they won't be sending anyone to come looking for you." He pulled out what looked like Hades and placed it on the desk. "I'll be sending this back."

"How did you..." I picked it up and studied it. If I didn't know any better I could have sworn it was actually my gun. But I had it stuffed in my pocket.

"Sebastian has quite a way with replicas, don't you."

The taller man smiled from where he had moved to stand by the window. I should have been frustrated or something, but I wasn't. If anything I was relieved, I just didn't know why. I was supposed to want to go back. I couldn't recall any real reason I had stayed so loyal to the organization all these years, but faking my death? How was that going to solve anything? If someone found out that I wasn't actually dead they'd do a lot more than kill me, they'd probably take Sebastian and Ciel right along with me for helping. Why do I care so much about what happens to them anyway?

"There's no way this will work."

"I'm the queens guard dog, I don't joke around with threats to the crown. Keeping a close eye on you deals with my orders, and my killing you wouldn't come as much of a surprise."

"You haven't seen me in action."

Ciel huffed and brushed back some of his hair, "I've seen enough. If had really wanted you dead Sebastian would have taken you down in minutes."

I didn't respond and shook my head. "So what is it Sebastian is supposed to tell me."

Ciel's subtle smile faded and he looked to Sebastian. "Yes Sebastian, tell him. Tell him what you- I mean we are."

Sebastian glared at Ciel from his spot and didn't say anything, his eyes slowly turning into an unnatural pink color once again. "There are some doors better left closed."

"Not if I'm standing on top of said door and I'm being threatened with it being opened."

Ciel propped his legs up on the desk again as he looked on eagerly, seeming to get some enjoyment from watching Sebastian struggle. He sighed and ran his fingers through his black hair. "Let me rephrase, you wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"Try me."

I arched an eyebrow, challenging hi authoritative tone. I refused to let him just barge into my life, then leave me in the dark about things I had every right to know. Ciel was keeping me, and Sebastian as a result, here with him, and I wasn't going to be a third wheel to whatever this was! Ciel chimed in with, "Yes Sebastian, he should know."

I could have sworn Sebastian growled at Ciel, but it seemed too strange. What sort of person growls? Sebastian sighed and folded his arms over his chest. "Fine, we're demons."

I snorted involuntarily and struggled to suppress laughter. Were they serious right now? If they were demons, I must have been an actual cat. Demon were little things lurking in the dark. They certainly didn't appear as people. Shouldn't Sebastian have not been able to enter the church if he was a demon? Last time I checked, demons and holy places didn't work well. Shouldn't he have turned to ash or something.

A silence fell across the room as I contained myself. Ciel was sitting there smugger than the cat who at the canary and Sebastian was silently fuming. Something told me this wasn't the first time this subject had come up, but this time I just happened to in the right place at the wrong time...or maybe the right time? How delusional were these two.

If I hadn't been standing there, I got the feeling that Sebastian would have done a lot more than glare at Ciel. "You have got to be kidding me right now."

"Sebastian is quite a prankster I'm afraid." Ciel smirked impishly and continued to push Sebastian's buttons. As the seconds ticked by he seemed to be growing more and more frustrated with the pair of us.

Sebastian folded his arms over his chest and continued to leer at Ciel, "congratulations you annoying brat, you're mocking your own existence."

Ciel shrugged. "I never asked for this so I don't really care."

"I should have never came when they summoned me, there were plenty of better options out there."

"I wish you hadn't either, then I wouldn't be here." The pair continued to gaze at one another. Tension filled the room and I had half a mind to just leave.What if...he's not lying.

I rested my weight against the wall and shook my head to myself. It couldn't be real, I refused to believe it was but...it made too much sense. I felt Ciel's blue eyes on me and he suddenly seemed concerned. "What did you do? I think he might faint."

"I'm...fine."

Sebastian's eyes quickly returned to their human color, and he took a hesitant step forward, "Perhaps you should go lie down. You have been through a lot the past few days."

Rest was the last thing I wanted now, what I really wanted was out. Out from this house and to be as far away as humanly possible from those two. Sure there could have always been more of their kind out there, but they weren't about to accost me on the street just to tell me they were spawned from the depths of hell. I laughed nervously and tried to sound more confident when repeating that I was fine. "He's seems pale don't you think?"

Sebastian caught me as my knees gave out and he silently carried me back to my room. Not that anything he could have said would have helped. I would have just nodded and slowly processed what he was saying then come up with something say long after he had left. This is all just too much...I can't do this. He placed me on my bed, and closed the drapes back, dimming the natural light filtering in through the thin glass. "For what it's worth, Ciel must have some sort of fondness for you. He doesn't generally do things like this."

I nodded slightly, numb, and drew my knees to my chest, wanting to be alone. There was no way any of this could have been real. Hell, it shouldn't have been real. But here I was, and there he was, waiting for some sort of worst case scenario that I couldn't bring myself to act out. I would silently cope with what was happening. Deal with it in my own way and hope things didn't turn out for the worst. A guy could only dream right?

Puffy ice crystals drifted through the air as I tipped my head back to watch them slowly swirl down to make contact with the ground. Icy air swirled around me, nipping at my exposed skin but I couldn't bring myself to put my coat back on. It felt nice. Snowflakes melted against my skin and beads of ice water ran down my arms and exposed neck. The first snow of the year.

I much preferred this cold, wintry weather when compared to the more rainy months of the year. Even if it was snowing out there was just so much potential lying outdoors. Rainy brought nothing but sleepy afternoons spent inside and tended to draw the strangest moods out of Ciel.

Small children played on a swing set or danced around in the steady snowfall. Flustered parents tried to heard them back to their cars, wanting to get home before the roads got too bad, but they wouldn't easily comply. I allowed my mind to wander for a few moments and found myself thinking that Minou would have enjoyed this. He was just a figment of my imagination so I knew it was pointless to even fantasize, but he was just a little kid at heart. He probably lived for this sort of stuff.

Ciel seated himself next to me and glanced at me. "It's cold, shouldn't you be actually wearing your coat? You'll get sick."

I smiled and sighed softly, "Says the one who isn't affected by the temperature."

Ciel pouted and averted his gaze, finding more interest in the yellow grass beneath his feet then arguing with me. "I used to be." He sighed softly when I rested one of my hands on his leg, pretending not to notice. Ciel was never one for public displays of any sort of affection. If I caught him in the right mood he would get frustrated if you walked too closely behind him. Not that I was really trying to. Most of the time it was Sebastian who enjoyed pushing boundaries, so Ciel favored going out with me instead. I rubbed small circles with my thumb on his outer thigh for a few moments. He moved a fraction of an inch closer then took my hand in his gloved one and brought it to his lips shyly. "You really should be wearing a coat."

Rolling my eyes, I made a point of drawing out the process necessary to put the garment back on. Only I ended up draping it over my shoulders since I didn't feel like putting it on. "Better now?"

Ciel inched away again in response to my outburst and changed the subject, "Sebastian will be here soon."

I nodded and went back to staring up at the almost white sky. Cars would occasionally drive by, but other than that the park quickly drew silent. "Why?"

I sat up and glanced over at Ciel, wondering if he had been talking and I hadn't been paying attention. "Why, what?"

Ciel pulled one of his gloves off and held out his hand. He turned it over so his palm was face up and caught a few snowflakes in it, only they didn't melt. "Why do you always do things like this?" I shrugged, hoping that would suffice but Ciel stayed silent, pouting. If I didn't come up with something better he might have stopped talking all together. In hopes of encouraging me he added, "You're always out here when it rains too."

I took his hand before he could return it to his lap and paused thoughtfully. I briefly studied his black nails before intertwining out fingers and trying to formulate a better response. "It's easier to clear my head. When I'm out here nothing else matters. It's just me and the elements."

Ciel frowned slightly, and squeezed my hand. "So, I don't matter right now."

"That's not what I meant." He didn't seem reassured when I inched closer to him and kissed his cheek. "You'll always matter, but sometimes...life gets to be too much you know."

I wrapped strands of his soft hair around my fingers when Ciel rested his head on my shoulder. He stared silently at our intertwined fingers and said nothing more on the subject. As prickly as he liked to seem, he was probably the one that needed the most reassurance... not that he would admit it. Snowflakes started to collect in his hair and stuck to his eyelashes. His face returned to its natural, pale color. With his eyes closed he looked like some sort of snow angel. He peered up at me suddenly, furrowing his brow. "What?"

"Nothing, don't worry about it." He pulled away from me suddenly and stood. Moments later Sebastian joined us. He draped his arms over my shoulders and smirked at Ciel, who hand backed just out of arms reach. He brushed his lips against my cheek then inquired, "Aren't you cold?"

I sighed softly and tipped my head back to peer up at him. His red eyes met mine as I firmly replied, "You sound just like Ciel." Ciel made a point to not look up and slipped his glove back on. "Why don't you warm me up?"

Sebastian held be tighter and closed the space between us again. Sebastian came to rest his hands on my neck and I place mine over his, sighing contently when he eventually pulled away. He kissed his way to my temple before glancing over at Ciel, who was trying very hard to pretend he didn't notice. "Ciel, why don't you come join us?"

I playfully elbowed Sebastian and stood, slipping my arms through my coat. Ciel's cheeks slowly turned a rosy color and he brushed past us, remaining as aloof as ever. "I'll pass thank you. You two embarrass yourselves with your public displays enough for the three of us."

Sebastian arched an eyebrow, but crept up behind Ciel and took him into his arms. Ciel yelped in surprise, and quickly demanded to be put down. Sebastian ignored his protests until he reached the car. Ciel climbed into the back seat to put some distance between his and Sebastian. I joined him as well, leaving Sebastian alone in the front seats. He glanced in the rear view mirror when Ciel placed his head in my lap and I caught him smiling before he turned the heat on. I hadn't realized how cold I was until I had hot air blasting on me. I shivered involuntarily and Ciel grabbed one of my hands again. "You really should take better care of yourself, Train. You aren't as invincible as you think."

He kissed my knuckles a few times before pulling his gloves off and clasping my hand in-between his own. They were a lot warmer now than they had been before. "I can take care of myself okay. It's going to take a lot more than a little snow to take me down."

"Pneumonia can be very deadly." I rolled my eyes and Sebastian chuckled softly, offering, "If you survived, I'm confident Train can."

Ciel frowned and rested his face against my stomach. "There's nothing wrong with preventing a problem before it can become a problem."

"With all this talk of getting sick, if I do wind up bedridden I'm blaming you."

He huffed and crinkled his nose in distaste when I tried to brush some of his hair from his face, but I smiled down at him. I used my free hand to rub small circles on his cheek and he sighed contently, closing his eyes. Sebastian peered back at us once again in the rear view mirror and smiled. "He'll be asleep before we even get there."

Ciel made a small sound of protest and turned on his side, burying his face in my stomach and turning his back on Sebastian. We both knew it was true, but Ciel would deny it until he woke up later, making claims that he had been resting his eyes. Demon or not, he still slept as much as a little kid. After an afternoon out we wouldn't hear a peep out of him until at least dinner. Although sometimes I wasn't any better. He's so cute when he's sleeping.

By time we had gotten back to the house I was no longer cold, and Ciel had been asleep for about twenty minutes. He hardly even stirred when Sebastian pulled him off my lap to carry him into the house. Sebastian took Ciel up to his room as I pulled off my coat and ventured towards the sitting room. I pulled back the curtains and watched the snow continue to fall for a few minutes. There was at most an inch on the ground, but there weren't any signs that it was going to stop any time soon so we probably would have gotten a lot more.

I jumped when a pair of arms suddenly wrapped around me, and tipped my head back to look up at Sebastian. "I told you not to do that. You're just like a cat."

"Just another reason I have such fondness for them." He kissed my neck a few times then hummed thoughtfully, trailing kisses along the side of my face. "You feel a bit warm."

I sighed softly and tapped the end of his nose, "You worry to much I'm fine." I balanced on my toes and kissed him, attempting to dispel and worries he might have had. "See? I'm not sick." I half expected to start coughing, or an unexpected sneeze to creep up on me, but thankfully neither happened.

There was a flash in the fire place and moments later there was a roaring fire burning there. "You're such a show off."

Sebastian smiled and kissed my neck a few more times before dragging me towards the couch and pulled onto his lap. "The adults play while the child's away."

I gave his hair a gentle tug and chided, "This is why Ciel pretends he doesn't like you."

"Teasing him is far too much fun. He gets flustered too easily. If he could keep his tempter maybe I wouldn't feel the need to do so."

"Your horrible."

"I know I am." I draped one of my arms around his neck and rested my head against his chest. I watched the flames dance and felt him run his fingers through my damp hair. A content sigh escaped me and I felt my eyes flutter closed. Sebastian rested his hand alongside my head and I could feel his eyes on me. "Stop watching me, it's weird."

I felt his lips in my hair, and pictured him smiling. "Your so beautiful when your sleeping. I've never really understood why humans would stay this vulnerable around one another. Ciel still does it too even though he doesn't really need to. I supposed old habits die hard."

"Its the human version of turning off everything. Like a reset switch. It's relaxing...most of the time. You should try it."

He chuckled and shifted slightly beneath me. "I'll pass. I much prefer staying awake."

"Suit yourself." His hand fell away and I felt him turn. I glanced over and found Ciel standing in the door way. His hair was disheveled and he rubbed his eyes sleepily. "Hey, kid, come join the party."

Sebastian extended his hand toward Ciel, who seemed hesitant to accept at first. "The more the merrier."

Ciel rolled his eyes and ran his fingers through his hair a few times on the way over. Sebastian pulled Ciel into a sloppy kiss and if he hadn't been so groggy he might have tried batting him away. He sat on the opposite side of the couch, close enough to be considered part of the group, while staying just out of reach in case Sebastian tried something. Sebastian shifted beneath me again and I slid from his lap. He flopped to the side and placed his head in Ciel's lap, gazing lovingly up at him while Ciel feebly tried to hide the color rising to his face. Sebastian grabbed one of his hands and kissed the palm, before resting the side of his face in it. "Aren't you going to smile for me."

Ciel made a point to glare down at him and flatly replied, "no." I resettled myself on Sebastian's chest and peered up at Ciel, "How about me?"

He huffed and pulled his hand away, "Definitely not for a cat."

I feigned being hurt and playfully retorted, "Ciel, why are you so mean to me?"

He rested his head against the back of the couch and sighed, saying half to himself, "you two are going to be the death of me." Ciel jumped when Sebastian lifted his shirt and licked his stomach. Ciel smacked him and climbed out from under him, with some difficulty. "Don't do that!"

His face turned bright red and he sat in a chair in front of the fire, ignoring us. "Look what you did, he's mad now." Sebastian giggled and reached for Ciel, trying to get him to come back, but the younger boy was having none of it. "Don't touch me."

I slid to the floor and sat in front of Ciel, gazing up at him expectantly. "You know I'm your favorite."

"No, I can't stand either one of you." I pulled his hand closer and kissed it a few times, trying to get him to crack a smile, and eventually he did. He let me pick him up and Sebastian slid into the chair under me. Ciel wearily eyed him before relaxing against my chest. "How about now?"

"I'm tolerating you." He intertwined his fingers with my own and sighed contently. Sebastian kissed the top of his head. Ciel didn't put up much of a struggle this time, then brought my hand to his lips, frowning. "Train, you have a temperature."

I sighed irritably, and freed my hand. "I'm fine, between you and Sebastian I'm going to suffocate from all this attention."

Ciel pulled away when I tried to kiss his forehead and looked to Sebastian. "He does feel a bit warm."

"See?"

I grabbed Ciel's face between my hands, "I'm fine." I kissed the tip of his nose and smiled. "Fine. I'm not sick."

Sebastian added, "His face looks a little red."

Ciel nodded in confirmation and laid one of his hands across my forehead, his eyebrows knitting together in concern. "You're right. Train I think you should go lie down."

I buried my face in his shoulder and wrapped my arms around his small frame, not wanting to leave. "I'm so comfortable here though. I think I will get sick if you send be upstairs to be by myself."

I heard Ciel sigh and he stroked my hair. He was a pushover when it came to stuff like this, he wasn't about to send me anywhere. And I didn't think he'd leave to go get a thermometer or anything right now so I was in the clear. I just hoped things didn't get much worse than that otherwise I don't think I would be able to leave my room for the next week (and that's if I was lucky). I got a sore throat and a cough once and they refused to let me talk or do much anything other than sit around and drink lemon tea. By time I was better I was sick of lemons and being in the house. Being in the middle of nowhere did have it's advantaged for when you just wanted to go out and walk without having to worry about meeting people.

Sebastian wrapped his arms around the both of us and pulled me against his chest. I peered up at him when his kissed the top of my head and smiled before closing my eyes again. Ciel squeezed me a bit tighter and sleepily commented, "Don't think your getting off on this one. Your taking some cough syrup later."

I didn't object or say anything in confirmation either and sighed softly. "Whatever you say sugar daddy ."

Ciel Sebastian Train: HAPPY ENDING!

Gus Kinney: i hope you all like the ending i would like to thank my beta Sebastina Michaelis for all her help and for all of you who love this story i will be back soon with another black butler story until then goodbye