Quick thing, I edited Chapter 8 a couple days ago, so you should probably reread that. If you don't want to, I'll just give you the quick version. Basically, Thea knows about Claude and Alois and Angela/Ash.
Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 11
When I woke up for the second time that day, there was a strange feeling in my stomach. I struggled to remember what had happened the previous night. Oh. Right, I had put on quite the show for Ciel. I scowled to myself. Oh well, I won't let this affect our friendship. I saw Ciel at his worst with Claude, I suppose it was only fair that he saw me at mine. It didn't make me hate it less, but I could deal with it now. It was a bit like we were sharing a secret.
After stretching and doing major contortionist acts, I got ready. I debated getting dressed, but I felt like I should. Sighing to myself, I put on a pair of jeans and an Attack on Titan t-shirt. Most of my wardrobe consisted of fandom t-shirts and jeans. They were functional, and easy to move in; that's all that mattered to me.
Once again, grabbing my oh-so-precious iPod, I made the familiar walk to Ciel's study.
"Oh, Ciel!" I called, bursting into the study like I usually do. I sprawled in one of his chairs, legs over the arm and my head not being supported by anything.
"Yes?" Ciel asked, raising an eyebrow. You would think he'd be used to my antics by now. Though, maybe he was just surprised that I recovered so quickly from last night.
"I'm bored. Come do something with me," I complained. Ciel continued arching an eyebrow. He was so flipping dramatic all the time! Seriously, all the raising one eyebrow and the smirking. Honestly, we aren't on a movie set; though he would be a fantastic actor.
"I'm busy," Ciel replied boredly, shuffling the stacks of papers on his desk.
"No you're not, you liar," I called him out. Walking up to him, I picked up the book that he was hiding behind the file. Ciel scowled and I smirked at him in triumph. I could now tell when he was lying, which he did less than I thought. He is a good liar, but so was I. After all, good liars can always tell when another person is lying.
"Vivian Moore, again?" I asked incredulously, "She's not even that good a writer." He really loved those books... Ciel glared at me.
"Yes she is. She's an excellent writer. Though, it's been at least two years since she's come out with another book," Ciel murmured to himself. I rolled my eyes at him, and allowed a small smile to cross my lips.
"I'm sure she's been busy, Ciel. But there are more important things to do right now, like entertain me!"
"No."
"Come on," I whined, giving him my absolute best sad puppy eyes, "Won't you come and play with me?"
"No."
"Why not?" I whined. Didn't he realize how dangerous I was when I was bored? It should be a rule, that I should never be bored! I usually ended up destroying something.
"Because." I pouted at him. That wasn't a real reason.
"You're no fun," I complained. Ciel just gave me a 'deal with it' look. He was the master of that look. Sighing dramatically, I got up from my chair.
"Whatever shall I do?" I asked dramatically, putting my hand to my forehead in the typical 'woe is me' pose. Ciel looked at me strangely. You know, he really should be used to this by now- he already knows I'm insane. He shouldn't be surprised by this anymore. When Ciel didn't reply, I humphed. "Fine." I stalked out of the study, my nose in the air.
What can I do now? Ciel refuses to entertain me, I don't feel like reading- for the first time in forever- and I actually don't want to go on the internet. I didn't even know that was possible. Oh, I know what I can do. I walked downstairs, to the kitchen, to look for Sebastian. He was usually in the kitchen, but he wasn't this time. I sighed. Whenever you went looking for him, he just disappeared. But when you didn't want to see him, he was everywhere. And I mean, everywhere. It was difficult to do snooping when there was a demon butler watching you at every turn.
"Oh, screw it. SEBASTIAN MICHAELIS!" I bellowed into the empty hallway.
"You called?" A voice inquired behind me. I immediately turned around, and visibly brightened.
"I'm bored. Will you play with me?" I asked cheerfully. Sebastian just gave me a strange look, and then pinched the bridge of his nose. "Why do I always get those looks?" I inquired to thin air. Certainly I wasn't that strange. "Come on," I said cheerfully, turning back to Sebastian, "I want to show you something."
He still didn't move, so I attempted to take drastic measures. Grabbing his hand, I tried to pull him in the direction of the staircase. 'Tried' being the key word there; he didn't move an inch. Grimacing, I pulled harder. When that didn't work I tried pushing. Right, demon strength. This was so not fair. When Sebastian moved to face me, I fell to the ground. Sebastian smirked at the sight.
"Ooff!" I exclaimed, hitting the ground. I pouted. "Sure make fun of the girl with one leg," I muttered before standing up, brushing off my pants. "Fine. There are cats involved," I said in a resigned tone. Sebastian immediately started paying attention and this time let me lead him to my room. I crept past Ciel's study, which was probably useless- he could sense me for all I knew.
"Okay," I said, once we were in my room. I opened up my closet to reveal a veritable crap load of cats. Sebastian's eyes immediately went wide and his pupils dilated, as he took in the beautiful sight before him. When I had first found out about Sebastian's obsession with cats, I started laughing hysterically and fell to the floor. Something about an ancient, malevolent being, loving cats struck me as hilarious. It still does, if I'm honest.
Sebastian immediately started to scrub a grey and white cat's cheek. The kitten was winding itself in between his hand, sucking up all the love it could get. Soon, we were surrounded by cats, begging for love. I had found the cats all over the ground and I couldn't just leave them there, like a heartless human being. So I did the thing that any kind, caring human would do. I hid them in my closet and snuck food from the kitchen out for them. It was hard to do without Ciel noticing, but I think Sebastian knew all along. He had this cat radar, it was slightly scary. He would always know if there was a cat within a five meter radius of him. It was actually very impressive.
"Why does Ciel hate cats?" I asked curiously. I had always wondered that. I mean, cats were the cutest thing on Earth, even Sebastian liked them. How could Ciel dare to resist them? Sebastian tilted his head thoughtfully.
"I believe it stems from his asthma from when he was human. He was deeply allergic to cats, and couldn't stand to have one near him. I believe that it went has come over to now, even after he wasn't allergic anymore," Sebastian explained thoughtfully. My brow furrowed, that made sense, but still. Cats were so cute! I would have to convert Ciel to be a cat-lover. Hmm... That will be fun.
"How did you end up getting stuck with Ciel?" I questioned. I was extremely curious on this subject, but I couldn't bring myself to ask Ciel. Sebastian arched an eyebrow.
"Would you believe that I stay here of my own accord?" He inquired. I snorted ungracefully, looking to the side and rolling my eyes.
"Please. For you to stay with Ciel would either require one of two things. Either you have some kind of loyalty to him- which, no offense, I doubt that you have- or he can give you something. Now that isn't true, as far as I know, since you can no longer eat his soul," I deadpanned. Sebastian smirked at me, as if proud that I had figured that out.
"You're correct," Sebastian answered, smirking, "Before the young master was turned into a demon, he ordered me to eat his soul, no matter what. I have to stay and continue to serve him, until I am able to obey that order."
"But why can't you just leave?" I asked. It didn't make sense that he had to stay, since there was nothing in it for him. Sebastian continued stroking the cats.
"Demons cannot lie, and they cannot break orders. We may not have loyalty, but we have aesthetics . And our deals must always be followed through with," Sebastian said, almost mournfully. I must admit, I felt bad for him a little. It didn't seem fair to do something and then not get the promised payment. Then again, life wasn't fair. That was proved more than enough.
Sebastian tilted his head, as if listening to someone from far away. "The young master is calling me," Sebastian commented disappointedly. I pouted a little, but I knew he had to go. Once he had left, I locked all the cats back in the closet, after giving them a little extra love. They deserved it, poor things. It seems that every time I went to spend time with Sebastian, he would be called away soon after. If I didn't know better, I would have thought that Ciel was doing it on purpose…
After I locked the cats back up, I got back into my pajama shorts and t-shirt. Yes, back into my pajamas. I can't help it! Pajamas are just better than real clothes. I swear, I changed pajamas more times than people changed clothes during the day. I have a problem... I had gotten more comfortable about my leg, and would now wear my pajama shorts around the house. Somehow, being around another person who had lost something made me feel better. Well, misery does loves company, after all…
Once again feeling the beginning stages of boredom, I left my room to wander the house. But when I was walking past Ciel's study, I heard shouting and crashing from inside. Curiosity gripped me, and I stopped outside the door, listening in. For a moment, the voices were indistinct, but then Ciel started yelling with growing anger and I could hear clearly.
"He escaped, Sebastian! And you know he's going to come here, after you! How could you let this happen?" Ciel shouted. I had never heard him like this, usually he was the calm sort of angry. This was... rage. I was confused for a moment, Who was he talking about? But then it hit me. Claude. The only person who caused this much rage for him. Now that I knew his story, I could understood his rage. Well, I wouldn't go as far as to say that I knew it, but I certainly could understand the reasoning behind it.
"I did as you said, my lord," Sebastian answered. I heard a crash as something smashed against the door. I jerked, before relaxing when I knew that it hadn't actually hit me.
"You knew that he would come back, but you didn't care to share that little fact?" Ciel demanded. "Now he's going to try to use me to get to you!" I shifted nervously, I felt like I shouldn't be listening to this. But I couldn't bring myself to turn away.
"Does this concern have to do anything with Miss Thea?" Sebastian asked slyly. I froze outside the door. Ciel didn't respond. "Are you concerned that she may be harmed in the crossfire?" He asked. When Ciel still didn't answer, Sebastian said, "Or is it possible that you have come to-" Ciel cut him off. My eyes widened, was Sebastian about to say...
"I do not know the meaning of that word," Ciel replied coldly. I do not know why, but my heart deflated slightly at those words. I scowled to myself. Stop it! You don't care! You do not have a crush on him! But I wasn't sure if I believed myself... "Besides what does that have to do with anything?"
"You can ask her, she's been right outside the door this entire time." Time froze and I nearly stopped breathing. It didn't even occur to me to run, it wouldn't be any use anyway. I just stayed there, kneeling down by the door. Inside the room, I heard the tell-tale scratch of a chair against the floor, and then footsteps toward the door before it slammed open. Ciel stood there, looking down darkly at me. I gulped.
"Hi..." I greeted awkwardly, dragging the word out. Ciel did not look amused. Instead of replying, he took hold of my arm, and dragged me into the room. Once I was in his study, the door behind me slammed shut, without anybody touching it. I jumped at the sound. Ciel was still glaring at me with his one sapphire colored eye.
I stood there, looking like a disobedient child. My hands were clasped in front of me, and I shrunk slightly under his gaze. "Yes...? Okay, would you stop staring at me like that, it's kind of creeping me out now," I deadpanned, straightening up. Ciel seemed to break at that. Heaving a sigh, he collapsed back in his chair.
"Why do I even let you stay here?" He inquired to the air, pinching the bridge of his nose. I shrugged.
"I don't know. I do nothing but annoy you. Logically, you should have gotten rid of me a long time ago," I answered nonchalantly. Sebastian stifled a chuckle at my childish response. Ciel sighed again, before looking directly at me.
"I don't take kindly to eavesdroppers. Do not let me catch you again," Ciel said. I shivered at the warning that laced his tone. "I won't take kindly to it. Now leave," he ordered. Obeying, I nodded at Sebastian, before backing out of the room. I didn't want to go back to my room when I had just left, so I started towards the library.
Once I entered, I breathed in the scent of books. I have always loved that smell. I found that every book has a different scent. My old friends always thought I was strange for smelling books. I paused in my tracks. I hadn't thought about my friends since my parents died. I wonder how they were doing? I hadn't seen them in such a long time... It was strange how easily I had forgotten about them.
Trailing my finger over the spines of the books, I chose a thick volume about Norse mythology. I have always loved mythology- any kind, really. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse- anything. I loved it all. I had always found it fascinating, the things that humans have believed. I find it strange that when something is still believed, it's called a religion. But when no one follows it, it's called mythology. In my opinion, they all existed. Humans had the great power of creating and destroying themselves. They believed in things that they created themselves, they were destroyed by the things that they make. Humans controlled the future, whether they believed it or not.
I, myself, had always chosen to believe in mythology. Such fantastic tales, they had to be real. What I liked is that they didn't glorify their gods, as we do now. They weren't all-perfect deities- they were human. They betrayed each other, they shared joy, they fought. They were greedy, many of them weren't even good, they had many of the things that we consider 'bad'. But that's what I like about them, they are human- not perfect, human. It made it more real, in my opinion. After all, anything that can be dreamed is real.
A couple of hours passed by without my notice. Finally finishing my book, I stretched in my chair, and then got up to put it away. After doing so, I decided to head down to the kitchen to get food. Preferably chocolate. Chocolate is good.
When I entered the foyer to get to the kitchen, the doorbell rang. I froze. Nobody ever came to the door, ever. Not salesmen, not girl scouts, not people trying to convince you that their religion was better. Though, if they did come, I fear what Ciel would do to them. That would not be good.
Creeping closer to the door, the bell rang again. That shook my resolve, and I walked to open the door. I mean, if it was a demon, they would probably just knock down the door... right? I checked the peephole just to make sure it wasn't Claude. It wasn't. Outside the door was a boy that looked to be about Ciel's age, with blond hair and icy blue eyes. I opened the door. He was wearing dark skinny jeans- that he looked surprisingly good in, for a boy- and a grey t-shirt and jacket.
"Hello?" I asked. The boy looked confused for a moment, as if confused as to why I was there. But then his face brightened into a smile.
"Hello, I'm looking for Ciel," the strange boy said. I raised an eyebrow. But then I heard a startled gasp behind me. I turned around to see Ciel standing in the foyer.
"Alois?" Ciel asked. What? Alois broke into a grin.
"Hi Ciel!" Alois said cheerfully.
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Ta da! Told you there would be a plot twist! I know, I know. It may not make sense right now, but I'll explain it later. And no complaining about my pathetic excuse when you read it! I like Alois... I wanted him in here. I didn't actually used to like him, but then I read some fanfiction and one thing lead to another...
Anywho, I hope you liked the chapter! I thought it was okay, and I got a few scenes that I wanted in here. So I'm pretty satisfied with it. I had some trouble writing it, because I wrote this in the car and then it deleted itself. It said that it was unreadable or some shit. But, I found most of it on my flashdrive (which I hardly ever use). That's probably actually the first time I've used my flashdrive in like two years. That was lucky...
Reviews:
FluffyDarkUnicorn: That's a very good idea... However, I doubt that Ciel would allow a picture to be taken of him when he was dressed up as a girl. But maybe she'll find the dress...
Esmereilda: I hope you liked the plot twist!
Paxloria: In response to your question, you can ship knives or weapons, it just takes a long time. I mean, she couldn't logically take them on a plane. But they were sent with the rest of her stuff. But her stuff was sent after the Akarian incident. And I may have taken you're advice... Oh, and about Claude and SHR, their tests consisted of scans, and since they already had information about demons, it was easy to identify him. I can't answer your question about whether he let himself be captured or not...
Please R&R!
