Sebastian slowly made his way down the staircase. He stopped by a room and changed out of his old clothes. As he took his shirt off he exposed a trail of tattoos swirling up and over his shoulder. After throwing on a t-shirt, clean jeans and a different pair of boots he left the room. The lights had all faded to a dim glow and the snow outside was still coming down heavily. He guessed at least a foot had fallen so far. He brushed his fingers on the railing and watched the dust twinkle off. How long had it been since he'd been here? No possible way he could remember. Dusting really wasn't on his list of things to deal with at the moment. Security was a much more preferred way to spend time. More important and more of a necessity in his point of view.

So far this location had been almost a perfect one. Out of the way, hidden secluded even made it excellent for keeping people out. After all this time he had only a few unpleasant encounters. From the gate you couldn't even tell there was a house down the drive. The trees and overgrown foliage also helped block out any unwanted visitors. Dogs used to be the preferred method, but that was too much maintenance. Sebastian was much more of a cat person anyways. Soft and cuddly, never getting into things the perfect creature in his eyes.

He could smell the burn of the firewood lifting through the house. He was going to stay close by just in case something happened. As he entered the living room he could see the glow of the coals and embers but didn't hear anything. Ciel was fast asleep on the couch, curled in a ball. Sebastian grabbed a blanket and draped it over him. It was toasty in the room and he didn't need a blanket so he sat in the armchair. After a bit he dozed off closing his eyes but still remained awake. He couldn't recall the last time he had gotten a decent night's sleep. On the couch, Ciel's body was fast asleep, but his mind was nowhere near rest. The nightmares rolled in just as they always did. There was nothing he could do about it no matter what he did. He was trapped in the same dreaded hole every time he slept. There was nothing left to do but let it take over.

Sebastian heard panicked breathing and his eyes shot open. He was in a steady sleep and the earlier events made him even groggier. Disorientation hit him like a brick and he leaned out of his chair catching himself on the armrest. Shallow breaths and mumbles were coming from Ciel who was buried under his blanket. Sebastian could only see the movements on the couch, threatening to go over the edge at any second. Noticing the fire had burned down quite a bit, he tossed a couple more logs on it setting the blaze back to life. He warmed his hands and turned around watching the blanket crumple and move. Muffled sounds were still being made, was he dreaming? Just as the question went through his mind Ciel jerked and he started rolling off the couch. Sebastian made a leap for it and caught him just as he was making contact with the floor. They landed with a thud, but Ciel still didn't wake up.

"You okay?" he asked wearily. Something was on Sebastian's hand and he retreated seeing that it was only Ciel's blood. "Jeez, you knocked it open? How?" He really didn't know how he managed to do that. Ciel's hair was covering his face in a sticky mess, but Sebastian could tell his eye patch was not on any longer. He pushed back the mess of hair back from his clammy face as he moved around violently. The light hit him at the right angle and he could see a deep scar falling horizontally across the lid. Interesting. His eyes shot open with a jolt and he let out a whine.

"Are they looking for me?" Ciel shot out gasping for breath.

"Are whom looking for you?" Sebastian asked.

"They'll wonder where I am. They must be looking." He replied.

"Who?" Sebastian prodded.

"I know they have to be. I know it. I know it." He was shaking his head now.

"Can you tell me who they are?" Sebastian asked.

"I don't know." He breathed softly his mouth trembling.

Sebastian stood up, he wasn't exactly sure how to feel about this. He couldn't get any more information out of the boy for now. Maybe later once he had fully woken up. "Everything's okay, there is no possible way anyone could find you here. I'll be right back."

Sebastian went to the kitchen to make Ciel some quick tea. He put the scarcely used kettle on the stove and got a tea mug out of the cupboard. He chose a blend that he thought most people liked and waiting for the water to heat up. Tea is calming right? The cup was steaming and he carried to the waiting bundle on the couch. "Here, I made you a cup of tea." He said handing it to Ciel.

"Thanks." He cradled the cup and took a sip. "I.. I don't know what to do." He closed his eye for a second, looking into the cup.

"Don't worry, try to get back to sleep. I'll be right here, I won't leave you alone." Sebastian agreed.

Ciel put his cup on the floor and laid his head back down on the couch, thinking of what he was going to tell him. Should he tell him anything?

Sebastian sat in his chair and pulled out his cell phone, quickly dialing a number. "Stay on course." was all he said and hung up. He wasn't sure why he was sympathizing with this kid, but it was happening.

The rest of the night, and the early morning, passed by in what seemed like a matter of minutes. Sebastian had awoke earlier in the morning, not needing too much sleep. In the kitchen he prepared a breakfast while waiting for Ciel to wake up. Fresh tea and juice, eggs benedict, and English muffins were on the menu. He was surprised that he had found actual food to make. He sipped on his coffee while he gazed out the window. Sebastian prepared the breakfast and walked towards the living room peering in on the boy.

Ciel rolled over onto his back and opened his eye cringing at the bright light that filled the room. Where's my eyepatch? Was his first thought then touched his face realizing he was already wearing it. He sat up and looked around realizing he wasn't in house or his bed. "Ummm." he looked down and pulled the blankets around him more. "Good morning." Sebastian echoed from the archway. He leaned against it with one arm and the other holding his cup of coffee. Ciel just looked at him trying to recall the events of last night, at most he remembered flames. He removed the blankets and saw that he wasn't wearing his clothes, but then recalled that he had changed in the bathroom. He looked up at Sebastian and put his hand to his head. He made a mrph noise and stretched his back feeling stiff. Sebastian walked over and stood by the couch, "How are you feeling?"

"Tired." He yawned.

"I've made you breakfast, I'm sure you're starving. It's in the kitchen. I'm going to take a shower." He said, leaving Ciel alone in the vast living room. Ciel got up off the couch and put his shoes on following the scent of food. On the table laid out for him was a delicious looking breakfast. He sat at the seat furthest from the window and started eating forgetting how hungry he really was. He relished in the fresh tea being one of his favorite kinds. After scarfing his food down he got up and moved his dishes to the sink. He sat back at the table sipping on his tea, his ears perked up faintly hearing music playing. There was a white robe hanging on the back of one of the kitchen chairs and he put it on. He reached into the pocket feeling something heavy and found his knife that he had completely forgotten about letting a smile reach his face.

Ciel gazed into the window flattening his hair and fixing his eyepatch as it had somehow become askew. The window overlooked a bluff trees lining the ledge. His eye shifted towards the table top spotting a piece of paper that he didn't notice before.

"Was this under my plate?" He picked it up and rolled over it with his eye, it was a letter. Carefully opening it he unfolded the paper inside and read it to himself. "Hmm, hmm, hmm." He smirked, smiling and shaking his head ever so slightly. "Very interesting." He folded the paper back up and started walking towards the solemn tunes with his sleeve over his mouth.

N/A: Huzzah! Chapter finally finished, thanks for all the patience and reading. Hope you enjoy, comment if you liked it! Next chapter coming soon.