Alois let a small yawn escape his lips as Ciel read the last sentence of the book they were reading, they had stayed up into the wee hours of the night just reading and staying snuggled close to each other. Ciel actually started to feel more comfortable having the blonde lay his head in his lap; it was nice having another person near him. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone to see it was already past midnight; he closed the book and placed it on the nightstand before gently nudging Alois off of him.

"We should get to sleep now, I'm exhausted." Ciel said as he slid off the bed and went over to his bag to take out the pajamas he had packed for himself. Alois sat up and stretched his stiff muscles as he watched the other start to head to the bathroom to get changed. A long sigh passed his lips as he went to his dresser drawer to pull out a pair of pajama shorts and a t-shirt to change into. He had wanted to stay up longer so he could see Claude when he came home, knowing that the demon would be gone right before he woke up in the morning…

"What's wrong?" Ciel asked as he came back from the bathroom to see a very sad looking Alois sitting on the edge of the bed, full changed into his pajamas. The blonde quickly looked up at the sound of the other's voice and let his fake 'everything's fine' smile come back.

"Nothing…I'm just tired." He lied, keeping that smile on his face as he crawled over to his side of the bed and curled up comfortably under the sheets. Ciel stared at him for a moment before moving into the bed with him, gently lying on his side so he was facing the other. His uncovered eye widened in shock as the blonde immediately moved himself closer to him and snuggled against his warm body, his head nuzzling under his chin as he snaked his arms around his neck.

"Good night Ciel." Alois said with a grin as his crystal blue eyes closed and he let himself drift off into unconscious bliss, at least he had Ciel to keep him company. Once Ciel was sure the other boy was out cold he moved an arm around his waist, gently pulling the blonde closer to his body. He rested his chin on top of the Alois's head before letting his own eye close shut.

"Good night Alois."


Ciel's eye slowly opened as he felt a heavy feeling start to wash over him, it took him a minute or two to realize his arms were empty and the young blonde was no longer in the bed with him. He turned over on his side and turned on the nightstand light to confirm his suspicions that Alois was not even in the room anymore; he sat up in the bed and grabbed his phone from the nightstand.

"Where the bloody hell did he go at this time?" Ciel thought to himself as he placed his phone back on the nightstand and slid out of the bed. He opened the bedroom door and started walking down the hall to search for the older boy; the bathroom light wasn't on so he hadn't gone there. As he continued walking he stopped when he saw light pouring out of a slightly cracked open door, he quietly walked over to the room and peered in to see the boy he was looking for.

"Claude, tell me the truth…are you avoiding me?" Alois asked as he stared at the older male who was busy scribbling away at his desk.

"Why would I be avoiding you master?" Claude asked emotionlessly, not taking his eyes of his paperwork to look at the other. Alois stuck his bottom lip out in a pout as he strutted across the room to the other male; he reached out and snatched the paper Claude was writing on before crumpling it into a ball and throwing it somewhere in the room.

"Look at me…look at me like you always do…and tell me you love me…" Alois said fiercely, his cheeks becoming a light red color as tears threatened to fall from his ocean blue eyes. Claude turned his chair so he was facing the smaller male; he stared up at him with that indifferent expression before letting the words glide from his lips.

"I love you, master." Alois's eyes widened as those words echoed through his skull, he felt warm tears start to slide down his cheeks as he swung his arm back and slapped the older male hard across the face.

"Y-You…you're lying to me, I can see it in your eyes…I order you to tell me the truth. Do you love me?" Alois asked again, his body trembling as he waited for Claude's answer. The raven straitened his glasses up the bridge of his nose and looked back up at the teen.

"…No." He finally said; Alois nearly stumbled back at how hard that word hit him. He felt every fiber of his being ache with pain as he tried taking a step forward. He swayed a bit before he was able to walk fully and place himself in the older male's lap. He wrapped his legs around Claude's waist as he leaned forward to press his trembling lips against the other's. More tears spilled out of his eyes as he waited for Claude to kiss him back, what seemed like hours passed by until Alois finally pulled away from Claude's lips.

"P-Please…you're all I have l-left…" Alois whimpered as he let his head fall on the raven's shoulder, his body shook as he felt himself being engulfed in darkness. A sigh escaped the demon's lips before he took out his handkerchief and used it to wipe some of the tears from the boy's face.

"Go back to bed." Claude said as he moved the blonde off his lap; once his feet touched the floor Alois quickly turned on his heels and ran out the door.

Ciel stood there with wide eyes as the blonde ran past him, obviously not noticing he was there. He had heard the rumors but…he never thought Alois actually was in love with Claude. He looked back down the hallway to see Alois had taken a seat next to the door of his room. Alois wrapped his arms around his legs and brought his knees to his chest before he buried his face in the crevice, letting himself cry violently as he thought he had lost the last person who loved him…

The bluenette hesitated before he started to walk towards the other boy, seeing Alois cry like that…was just too much. "Alois…" Ciel whispered as he knelt down next to the blonde; Alois flinched at the sound of the familiar voice. He kept his face buried in his knees, not wanting Ciel to see him in such a weak state.

"Just…get away from me." Alois said, his voice cracking as he tried to gather himself. A small sigh escaped Ciel's lips as he leaned forward and wrapped his arms around the boy, pulling him into a comforting hug.

"It'll be okay, let's go back to bed. Being exhausted is just making it worse on you." He said, holding the other close to him. After a while Alois nodded in agreement and stood up with the other; once they got in the bedroom Ciel slammed the door shut and looked back over to the blonde who had already gotten back into the bed. He quickly moved in next to him and let him snuggle close against his body again, this time he immediately wrapped his arms around the larger boy and held him tight against his chest.

"You heard everything, didn't you…" Alois whispered as he started to calm down, Ciel just nodded in response as he gently moved his hand up and down the boy's back.

"Look Alois…don't think that you're alone just because Claude doesn't love you anymore…I'm still here you know…" Ciel mumbled; a cherry red blush came across his face as he felt a pair of velvet like lips press against his cheek.

"Thank you Ciel…" A smile flashed across the boy's face as he let himself relax in the other boy's arms for the night.


Author's Note: Ugh its 3am, I hope I get some reviews in the morning ^-^ Hope you liked this chapter! Poor Alois ;w;