Thought it was too much for you guys to wait so I'm uploading the next chapter.
Warning: Alois is going to be...somewhat...nice...to Ciel... :/
The next day at school, everyone could feel tension suffocating them in the air when Ciel walked through halls and into his classrooms. Some tried to joke about how he'd become as serious as his form tutor, Mr Spears, but they were quickly hushed by a specific group. Alois Trancy's group to be exact. Elizabeth had returned to Ciel and Finny during break to keep Finny company with Ciel's current mood. Nobody could blame him though, his father had died and, to Rachel's surprise, he'd chosen to continue going to school instead of taking a few days off to calm down and process all that had happened. He didn't check any messages from his online friend, and soon they'd stopped messaging him - he didn't find it odd, he just assumed they found someone else to which he could hardly care about now or they'd found something else to do other than talk to him.
He sat by himself on one of the walls at lunch outside and Alois took the chance to go over to him. Everyone nearby held their breaths as they prepared themselves for a big fight - Alois was crazy if he thought teasing Ciel at this point was a good thing to do - but were shocked when Alois simply hopped up to sit on the wall beside him and swung his legs gently, hands either side of him. Ciel glanced at him and huffed in annoyance.
"What do you want? Didn't anyone ever tell you to mind your business with other's feelings and personal problems?" Ciel snapped.
Alois flinched but then gave the bluenette a sad smile, looking down at the ground. "I know the pain you're going through, Ciel. I'm not here to try ticking you off".
"Like you could ever understand what I'm feeling. My father died yesterday. Whereas you have one still".
"Yeah, maybe so, but Claude isn't really a father to me. He barely remembers me and Luka are around. And before you say it, I wasn't just carted off with him to live there, our blood parents died before Claude adopted us...so I know the pain you're feeling more than anyone, believe me..."
"Tch. Whatever Trancy, don't pretend like you care".
"But that's just it Ciel. I do care, you just can't see it apparently. Look, I'll cut you a deal and give you a break for the next three weeks, and then things go back to normal between us - at least on my side of the tracks they do - understand? I don't care if you're not over this by the time these three weeks are up, just make sure you're ready for tormenting to happen again".
Alois left school to go and pick up Luka with Claude (for once) and the energetic little boy was bouncing in his seat beside Alois as he explained how he had to give a small talk in class about his favourite person in the world and who he looked up to as an inspiration.
"So I told everyone about how awesome my big brother is!"
Alois ruffled his auburn hair and chuckled as he checked his phone. There was nothing from his new online partner but there were about a million and one messages from Elizabeth asking how he was doing without her being with their group while Ciel was settling into life without Vincent. Luka peeked over to take a look but Alois locked the phone, turning the screen black, and Luka didn't manage to see anything of importance.
"Expecting a call or something?" Claude asked with the same monotone he always had.
Alois jumped a little and shook his head. "N-No, just my phone's been on silent all day for once so I was checking for anything".
"I see".
Just as Alois slunk down in his seat a little, his phone flashed and he quickly unlocked it and read the message.
HauntingMask: Sorry, haven't been in the mood to talk. Family member died, a close one, haven't been in the best of moods
Alois frowned a little. He knew several people around the world died on the same day so he brushed off his original thought of it being the person that Ciel's father collided with on the road to cause the crash but that was being too weird for him - as if that would ever come from a book and jump into his life!
PurpleSpectrum: It's fine, understandable. Just don't be afraid to hit me up if you need someone to talk to
HauntingMask: Thank you...
Ciel shut his phone off and put it aside before for the first time since he was a toddler, he cried.
Sorry it's short, I felt good to end it at that sentence and it's late here again so...yeah, chapter tomorrow for you all too! :D
If you're following One Last Light then it will get a new chapter Feb 28th (my birthday~) hopefully since I don't think I'm going out anywhere that day :)
Fun Fact: In this story, Ciel and Alois met when Alois was new to class for having started mid-term and the two bumped into one another literally and have considered each other an enemy ever since
In other news: My Alois Facebook roleplay account is so lonesome...I get bored on it when the person I roleplay with isn't on (she roleplays as Ciel). I'm really active on it so be sure to go back a few chapters and find the link address and come chat with Alois! Naturally he's in love with Ciel and misses Luka :'(
Actually, I'll just give you the address link thing now, might as well: (you can roleplay as yourself or as a character, I don't mind!)
/ profile . php ? id = 100010796084924 (put the usual facebook address before this)
(without spaces, obviously)