I'm sorry for the late update! I was busy the whole weekend! As an apology, I won't be posting two chapters up today (you'll see why at the end) but, I will upload a few more chapters that will have a few 'behind the curtains scenes and such. I know, what a horrible apology, it's the best I can offer anyway.
After days of singing and dancing practices, it was time to showcase Ciel's 'talent' to the whole London population. Backstage, Ciel and Sebastian were getting ready.
"Sebastian, I can't do this! What if I mess up?" Ciel said, nervously fondling with his fingers.
"Young master, you'll do fine. You've been practicing really hard. You won't mess up," Sebastian said, trying to calm the boy down.
"B-but, what if I d-" Sebastian cut the boy off.
"You'll do fine. I promise. Besides, I still owe you a chocolate parfait, don't I? If you do well, I'll give you a batch, if you don't, you can kiss my chocolate parfaits goodbye forever. Okay?"
Sebastian smiled his usual 'you-better-not-mess-up-or-I-will-kill-you' smile. Ciel looked at Sebastian, uneasy.
"Now, young master, let's get into costume," Sebastian held up the pair of cat ears and tail.
A few minutes later, Ciel was dressed in a white, long-sleeved shirt, a pair of short, navy blue pants, and a pair of blue ears and a blue tail to go along with the costume. Sebastian looked at Ciel closely, eyes squinted in concentration.
"What?" Ciel asked, looking at Sebastian suspiciously.
"Nothing much, young master, but..." Sebastian paused for emphasis.
Suddenly, Sebastian pulled Ciel into a tight hug, nearly squeezing the life out of the small boy.
"...you're so cute!" Sebastian finished the sentence.
Ciel was almost suffocating in Sebastian's tight grip, which also could be considered a death grip.
"Uh...Sebastian, let me go,"
"Oh, err...sorry. I got carried away with...your cuteness," Sebastian said.
"Excuse me?!"
"When you were wearing the cat costume, I mean."
"Oh. Wait. So are you saying that I don't look cute without this cat costume?" Ciel fumed.
"No! You look cute with or without you cat costume!"
"So you're flirting with me now!?"
"NO! Uh, I mean...you look cute. In a non romantic way, of course!"
Ciel opened his mouth to speak.
'Oh my goodness, how many more remarks does this child have?' Sebastian thought.
"Are yo-" Before Ciel could continue, a voice interrupted him.
'Thank goodness,' Sebastian thought, relieved.
"Ciel Phantomhive, to the stage," A man called out.
"Oh, young master! It's your turn now! Break a leg! And before you ask, no, I don't mean it literally. It means 'good luck'. Now go on. I'll be watching from backstage"
Sebastian pushed Ciel to the stage and stood behind the curtains. Ciel took a big breath, walked to the center of the stage and opened his mouth...
And now, you can see why I didn't want to upload the next chapter. I am so evil...haha...not really...
Technically, the next chapter will be the last and the story will be marked as 'completed'. But, as I promised, I will still upload some chapters which are full of crack even after the story is completed.