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Chapter 21: Valentine Complex

Chapter Summary: Lizzy was depressed because of her fiancé. Find out what the reason was as Ryoma and Sakuno tried to solve the problem… much to the former's hesitation. Kevin helped too.

It's been five days since the noble lady appeared in their unit. It started last Saturday morning when the girl insisted to stay at their unit. Sakuno was beginning to worry because today was Valentine's eve.

Tomorrow would be Valentine's Day.

A day for two people to spent their time together.

But Lizzy was upset and she didn't want to see Ciel. What worst was Lizzy wanted to break their engagement. She just told them that the noble guy said something painful to her and walked away. The next day she only discovered that Ciel went back to London fixing an emergency problem there. Sakuno felt a little sad about her noble friend. Why would Ciel leave Lizzy behind without solving their problem? After listening to her tantrums, the girl left afterwards telling she was alright. Even she told her that, Sakuno couldn't erase her concern she felt for the blonde girl.

Wednesday, 13th of February, she went to school early thinking that Lizzy was there already. She told Ryoma that she could take care of herself now. The rumors about her was cleared and purified by Takuma himself. The boy acted like the student president told him to do so. She felt relieve because of that. She was very thankful for Takuma despite on what had happened between them.

Her reverie was cut when she reached her classroom. She opened it and greeted everyone in English. She saw Kevin who was sitting at his seat. His eyes were closed while his hands where on top of his head. She went to her chair which was beside the blonde boy;

"O-ohayou guzaimasu, Kevin-san." Sakuno greeted him.

Kevin didn't reply right away. He put his hands down on the table but his eyes were still closed, "We are not in Japan, you know."

Sakuno pouted, "But you speak Japanese, so it's okay."

"Because it's easy for you." he opened his eyes this time as he looked at her.

"Yeah, right," she looked around and looked for a blonde girl. She found the lady and approached her, "Lizzy-chan."

Lizzy looked at her and smiled, "Good morning, Sakuno."

"H-how are you?" she fidgeted with the hem of her skirt, "d-did you talk to… Ciel-kun yet?"

Her smile suddenly fade away and shook her head instead, "it's okay. He didn't call me anyway. And I don't know when he's coming back here."

"Lizzy-chan. I want to help you."

"Don't bother Sakuno, I already decided," she looked at her firmly, "I am breaking our engagement."

"B-but-"

"Besides I already told him that on their intercom last night."

Her eyes widened. Lizzy looked away after saying her words. She still didn't know what Ciel told her that ended up affecting their engagement. She was about to say something when a commotion suddenly came to them.

"Elizabeth!"

The other students looked at the last person who spoke. They were shocked especially, Sakuno, Kevin and Lizzy to see the noble boy standing outside their room, panting a little because of running. His butler was just beside him holding his coat.

"C-ciel-" Lizzy couldn't believe her eyes. The boy was close to lose his sanity… well not really close. He somewhat changed in her eyes. The boy walked closely to her and stood at the side of the table replacing Sakuno who moved back. He calmed himself before saying anything;

"What do you mean on the intercom last night?" he said sternly looking at her eyes.

Lizzy was a little shocked to see a reaction like that from him. The boy flew back from London just to make clear that to her. She looked away to avoid his stare, "It's loud and clear. D-do you want me to repeat myself?"

Ciel looked at her for while. He noticed that they were giving much attention to everyone in the room. He sighed as he swiftly grabbed her wrist and forced her to stand up, dragging her outside.

Sakuno just stared at them leave. She became worried of her friend. She raised a hand to her chest as she thought of something. What happened… to the perfect noble couple. She thought that they were a perfect couple. They looked perfect in every way. She was wondering why the perfect couple was breaking apart.

Kevin on the other hand, was staring at her thinking something deep. He looked away after several seconds before the girl could realize that he was staring. Not long before, the teacher arrived to conduct the first period of the class.

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"C-ciel! Let go of me! Where are you taking me?" She said trying to free herself from his grasp.

The boy didn't say anything but he continued dragging her to a place that she didn't know. He told Sebastian to wait to his limousine a while ago so it's just the two of them.

"I said let go of me! I have a class to attend." She attempted to convince him.

"No!" He said firmly, "We will talk."

Lizzy was stunned. She felt the grip tightened. Determination came to her as she forcefully pulled her wrist from his grip. The boy looked back at her, "What's wrong with you?"

She reacted on his question, "What's wrong with me?" she repeated, "How can you be so numb? You are the dumbest person I ever met!"

"Elizabeth, stop making such-"

"You stop calling me Lizzy now! I really hate you!"

He slammed his hand to the wall next to him making her flinched from his action. He looked at her when he sensed about getting her attention, "Will you listen to me, for once."

She stood straight but she never said anything.

"I don't get why you want to break your engagement to me. I don't see any valid reason."

She closed her eyes, "Baka! Y-you don't know? How come you don't know?" her eyes snapped opened when she realized something, "Ah, you're not here when I said that, that's why. You didn't even bother calling me, how should you know?"

"Don't give me your pathetic words Lizzy, they don't help you."

"You're right! I am pathetic. You said it yourself remember. I can't escape from my childish, ridiculous, stupid and nonsense act. You told me to grow up. So guess what, I am trying to grow up!"

Ciel was stunned on her words but recovered immediately, "Are you still thinking about what I said last Friday?" He got his answer when the blonde girl flinched and reacted, "I only said those because you are crossing the line! You never learn, do you?"

She caught her tongue. Ciel continued talking;

"You just don't know how to stop being selfish. You always have your caprice that ended up ruining my work. Do you think that I can keep my patient that long? Lizzy, my work is complicated. I thought you would understand me of all the people. I got pissed because of your act-"

"But you told me to 'get out and never come back' and 'I never want to see your face anymore'. So I presumed that way."

"I didn't-" he stopped talking when he saw her crying.

"You never liked me from the start. Because if you do, you won't say those words no matter how piss you can get." With that she ran away from him leaving the boy stunned. She ran nowhere but she could never go back to the classroom with that state. Stupid Ciel. How could he be so dumb? He doesn't know how to comfort a girl. I really hate him. She thought as she was still crying while her eyes were closed. Her feet brought her to the rooftop. Good thing class had started so she wouldn't be bothered seeing students there. She sat behind the door and cried her heart out.

"Stupid Ciel." She said as she buried her face on her knees as she crouched there.

Later On:

Ciel walked back to his class while having thoughts on his mind.

You never liked me from the start.

Her sentence kept ringing to his ear. He was pissed, pissed right now. He gritted his teeth to control his temper. He left without saying a word to punish her. He didn't call her hoping that the girl would learn her lesson… from everything. But he never expected that the result would become worse. No… it was the worst. The girl wanted to break off their engagement.

He entered his room only to see the tennis prodigy sitting on his seat. He walked to him and said;

"I believe that you are sitting someone's property."

Ryoma smirked and retorted, "Really? I don't see your name engraved on it?"

Ciel was pissed to argue with him so he sighed, "Look, I am not in the mood to play in your prank. Can you move please?"

"Who's playing you say?" He looked at him. He didn't know but he felt like teasing the noble guy a little, "I believe that you are the one who started it." He said but he never bothered standing up from the chair.

Ciel sighed, "My apologies then. I was not supposed to be here but I noticed that things I desire were getting out from my hands."

"I won't mind listening though." He said. The truth was he didn't feel like butting on their business. It's just that Sakuno kept bugging him to help them. Knowing the girl, she would plead with her eyes until he decided to help. He sighed in his mind while thinking that. Better get something from her in return. He refrained from smirking while looking at the noble guy.

Ciel looked at him and sighed. He sat on the chair next to his, "I guess you wouldn't stop pestering me until I tell you."

Ryoma smirked this time.

Flashback:

"Ciel! Ciel! Look I brought you a new suit." Lizzy came banging Ciel's room who was busy signing some papers that needed to be accomplished that night. Sebastian was at his side preparing for a cup of coffee for him.

"Not now Lizzy, can't you see I'm busy," he said not even looking at her, "and mind your manners for a hundred times."

Lizzy ignored him and walked closer, "but Ciel I want you to try it first. I want you to wear this suit on Valentine's Day," she looked at him, "Ciel stop for a while please."

"Lizzy, can you please stop being a child. You are annoying me already." He said trying to get away from her. He asked for his butler a cup of coffee and took a sip on it, "Besides, I have plans on that day so I'm afraid I can't spend Valentine's Day with you."

Lizzy snapped when he said that. She nudged the boy really hard, "D-don't say to me! I want to be with you on Valentine's Day!" The boy tried to struggle and was about to shove her away but because of the blonde girl's insistent behavior his elbow collided with his coffee that he put down and spilled over the papers and then ran down to his suit. Ciel accidentally stood up due to shock. He couldn't save the papers because the situation was really fast. Sebastian was a bit shocked too. Lizzy was terrified the most. She couldn't speak when her fiancé looked at her furiously.

"Now, look what you have done! Do you think I can restore them?"

"C-ciel… I-I am sorry… I-I-"

"Your stupid, ridiculous act, they are so going to ruin my business. Stop being a child and grow up!" He shouted.

"Y-young master… I think that you should-" Sebastian butted when he saw the lady was trembling but was interrupted by his master.

"You stay out of this, Sebastian," he looked at him for a while before returning his glance at her, "Go home Elizabeth, I don't want to see you now. Don't bring more jinxes to my business."

"C-ciel w-what do you mean-"

"I SAID GET OUT! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE AND NEVER COME BACK!" he shouted as he couldn't control his temper. The girl was having a hard time to understand what he meant.

She was shocked on his words. She tried not to tremble in front of him but she failed. Before it became worst, she started to run away without looking back.

Ciel slowly sat back to his chair as he rubbed his temple. He was having a hard time to deal with everything. He noticed that Sebastian was being quiet at his side, "Why won't you say something?"

Sebastian looked at him for a while before sighing, "I guess… you have gone too far, young master."

And so I thought. He replied in his mind but never said it. He let the situation slipped away first. He needed to talk to the investors. And he needed to talk to them really fast. Thanks to his fiancé for adding another job for him.

"I never imagined that she took it by heart and brought our engagement into this." He said after telling him the problem.

Ryoma just closed his eyes but he knew that he listened to his story. Ciel sighed once again, "Now that you know my dilemma, will please let me seat on my chair now?"

"You are rude."

"What?"

"At Midford."

"What are you saying? Are you listening to me to whole time or not?" Ciel leaned closer to him.

Ryoma finally stood up and walked to his seat.

"Hey, I don't want to talk to a ghost."

"I am starting to understand girls; at least I think I do, so she will probably feel the same thing." He looked at his shoulder.

Ciel stood straight, "What are you trying to imply? You could've guessed that you know them."

Ryoma smirked as he went to his seat, "I know… I am rude myself."

Ciel stared at the tennis prodigy. The boy sat to his seat now but the noble hadn't. He had the feeling that Ryoma knew his mistake and he found him being rude to his fiancée. He looked ahead away from him while thinking things over. He was cut from his reverie when the teacher appeared on front of them. He sat to his seat indicating that class was about to start.

Meanwhile, Lunch Break:

"Lizzy-chan, are you okay?" Sakuno asked during lunch break. Lizzy went back after their first period but Sakuno noticed her silence during class and was staring in wonder. They had just eaten their lunch when she decided to ask her pluckily.

Lizzy looked at her, "I-I am fine, don't worry."

Sakuno held her hands making the girl a bit surprised, "Lizzy-chan, I know you're not fine. I-I will be the first one to worry if you are looking like that."

The blonde girl just stared at her. She continued;

"Y-you have done a lot of things to me. W-would you mind a helping hand too?" Sakuno looked at her with a blush on her face.

Lizzy stared at her and felt a little touched on her words. She hugged the girl as she cried really hard making the latter panicked.

Sakuno tapped her head letting her cry on her shoulder. When the blonde girl calmed down, she told her everything that happened.

…About the blue suit, forcing Ciel to wear the suit, accidentally spilling of the coffee to his papers and his suit and the harsh words that the noble guy said to her.

Sakuno wondered about the things she said to her, "h-he said those things to you?"

Lizzy nodded while trying to wipe her tears with the handkerchief.

"He didn't mean it."

"He meant it, Sakuno. Every word of it."

"N-no he didn't. He just said those words because of impulse. H-he's been working too hard that he needed to sacrifice his own time."

"Are you saying that I am such a bother to him?"

Sakuno reacted, "N-no, I didn't mean that. Lizzy-chan, C-ciel-kun loves you. He's very busy alright, but he still flew back here when he received your message. Don't you think that it's good enough that he cares about you?"

"He didn't care about me. I know it."

"He did. I know he did and he always will. If not, he wouldn't be here to see you now. H-he wants to save your engagement."

Lizzy's eyes widened when she said that.

"D-don't break the engagement Lizzy-chan."

Lizzy was about to protest but she interrupted;

"D-don't do things that you might regret in the end. Y-you love Ciel-kun. D-don't hurt yourself, don't hurt each other."

She just stared at her with bewilderment. Sakuno felt like crying too as she studied her face. She could cry in her place too. Sakuno wasn't that courageous when it came to something like this but she could give nice advice. Her words stuck in her mind. She was right, she didn't want to regret, and she didn't want to get hurt. She hugged the girl once again but she didn't reply on her words.

Sakuno on the other hand was wishing that Ciel would do something about their problem. She knew that the Earl would do something to save their engagement. He wouldn't let the situation between them stayed like that forever. She just knew it.

After School:

It must be fate for the two groups to meet at a certain place. In front of the Science laboratory, Ryoma and Ciel stood at the left side of the door while Sakuno, Lizzy and Kevin were at the right side of the door. Blue eyes stared at Emerald eyes, without saying a single word. Sakuno panicked inside. She never experienced the tense that she felt now. She wanted to do something but she didn't know what. She helplessly looked at Ryoma who was staring at Kevin. Then she shifted his look from her boyfriend to her side where the blonde boy was. The boy was looking at the door behind them. Ryoma seemed to read his thoughts and smirk.

Their problem was about to be solved.

Kevin whispered something to her that made her blush. She hesitated first but she agreed in the end. She waited for his cue. In an instant, the blonde boy pushed the blonde girl to the door as Sakuno opened it. Ryoma did the same to the noble guy before his girlfriend closed the door once again. The two inside were shocked. Ciel went to the door but it won't budge. Kevin was actually blocking the door from opening. The noble guy started banging the door.

"Hey! What is the meaning of this?" Ciel retorted.

"Mr. Phantomhive, I think you should fix your problem with your beloved fiancée," Kevin said as he looked at Sakuno, "someone here is worried sick about you."

Sakuno who was blushing went closer to the door, "Ummm… h-he's right, Ciel-kun, Lizzy-chan. Please reconcile with each other. Don't make things worst."

"This is totally absurd… Mind-"

"Mada Mada Dane, noble guy," Ryoma intercepted, "don't make me do more things that I hesitate to do. It's pretty annoying. It's alright, if you feel like escaping… if you dare."

Ciel's eyes became fierce, "You little-"

"Heh," Kevin left the door. It seemed that the Earl wasn't planning to do such reckless things as escaping or such, "That shuts them. I'll leave the hell out of you." he started to leave the place.

Sakuno panicked, "E-eh?... b-but how about them?"

She didn't receive any answer from the two of them. Instead Ryoma, grabbed her hand and pulled her out there, "let them be."

"B-but-"

"I did my role, so I should ask something from you." he smirked as he dragged her out from that place.

Sakuno just pouted much to the tennis prodigy's amusement.

xxx

They left there alone. Lizzy who was quiet all through the commotion stood not far from him, facing his back. She was surprised but she didn't say anything. The noble boy was still facing the door not bothering to look at her.

"Do you know why I left without saying a word?"

She looked at him still facing his back. She looked away, "h-how should I know that?"

"It's because you are not aware of the situation. I want you to see it."

"What is there that I need to see?" she replied coldly.

"Stop being so cold to me-"

"You are the one who's cold," She looked at him only to realize that the boy was looking straight at her, "Y-you don't even have a time for me. What do you expect me to think?"

Ciel didn't say a word for a while. As if thinking the right words to say he walked a little closer to her.

"I expect you to understand me."

The girl walked backwards as he continued to walk.

"Of all the people I know, I expect you to trust me the most."

She trembled a little, "b-but your words are painful to me. T-they sounded so real and convincing."

"Words are painful but they could tell lies no matter how sharp they are."

"C-ciel-kun… I can easily get broke."

He stopped walking in front of her. He stared at her for a while before giving the girl an embrace, "If you want to be with me, you have to stay strong. You are going to marry a weird and quill person anyway."

Her tears started to fall. She tried to struggle but the boy just didn't let her.

"Besides," He continued making the girl stopped from moving, "You are the only one who can take up all my weird attitude and mood swings. There is no better lady that suits for me other than you."

She bit her lower lip as she gripped his suit real tight. She didn't say anything as she closed her eyes but Ciel could understand her. He hugged her tightly as he said his next words;

"I guess, these are the words that I should need to apologize after all," he placed a hand on her head, "I'm sorry, Lizzy. I hope you can forgive me."

"Ciel…" she opened her eyes but she didn't look up at him. She let her tears ran to her cheek. She wouldn't mind because his clothes were going to wipe them for her and the boy didn't seem to mind it. She gripped his suit more as she closed her eyes once again, "you stupid brat."

The moment seemed to stop as they stayed in that position for a little longer. She was thinking that tomorrow would be wonderful and exciting after all.

Done! I hoped that I explained the problem here. Well, their reconciliation will continue on the next chapter. But hey, they did reconcile here. Ciel is going to tell more for the next chapter… (waah, spoilers) Boy, and Ryoma is getting Ooc here I think... I'm afraid so...

I hope you like this chapter. I'm afraid that some readers are losing interest now… just be honest, if you don't like the progress please just tell me… I'll try my best to meet your expectations.

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