"I need you to help me find him".
Ciel hadn't found the strength to say no to Alois' plea. The blond was so tearful that he afraid he'd break down at any given second. So, reluctantly he agreed to help him find his missing little brother. Even though it had been a few years now, and whatever had happened to the poor little boy hadn't been able to be solved by the professionals, let alone two school students.
Ciel didn't want to given Alois any kind of false hope either. It would only pain him more in the end, when the full force of the reality hit like a train and caused Alois to turn his back on Ciel with even more hatred than he had ever had for him before now. They were remarkably being able to finally patch up their ongoing feud, possibly without even realising.
Ciel followed as they searched the woods. They looked in every bush and behind every large rock and clump of tall grass they saw. Ciel had lost hope long ago that Luka was still alive. But Alois obviously refused to give up. Luka was all he had for himself, after all. They continued on, mud getting on their clothes and grass staining their skin also. Ciel could tell Alois was getting tired by his sluggish movements and sighed to himself, tapping the boy on the shoulder from where he was knelt by a rock.
"Alois...we've been out here for hours now. Let's go home, please?"
Alois surprisingly didn't turn on him instantly like he'd been expecting. Instead, he slowly turned to look up at him with that tearful ocean of blue. Ciel frowned, pleading with him silently as well as verbally.
"You're exhausted Alois. Perhaps we can get the police to start up a search again".
He knew it a bit of a weak suggestion, but he didn't have any other idea for now. But it seemed to convince Alois enough. The older boy stood to his feet, stumbling slightly. He let Ciel take his hand and lead him on the path back toward home. If Alois still had enough hope that his little brother had survived for this amount of time, then Ciel promised himself that he would help Alois and be there for when it all finally hit home.