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"Good morning, Ciel!" Alois chirped cheerfully as he dashed into the dining room, overly eager to join the bluenette for breakfast.
"Good morning, Alois." Ciel replied, frowning at the blonde's haste.
"Pardon me," Alois said quickly with a bright smile. "I…...I let my hunger get the best of me." Alois said to excuse himself, slowing his pace while he took his seat.
It wasn't a total lie.
Alois was hungry, just not for food…
Ciel nodded curtly and the two enjoyed their breakfast together.
"Do you have to work long hours today?" Alois asked Ciel while the servants cleared the table after the meal was finished.
"Actually, I made a lot of progress yesterday." Ciel said quietly.
Alois gazed at Ciel hopefully as she looked at him for a long minute, waiting for him to speak.
Alois felt his heart twist in his chest.
Was Ciel trying to tell him…..?!
"...That means my schedule for the day is open, Alois." Ciel confirmed, breaking the silence.
"Oh, Ciel, how wonderful!" The blonde exclaimed, clapping his hands together with glee.
Alois and Ciel could spend the day together…..
Time with Ciel!
The precious thing that Alois Trancy wanted most in the world.
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With each passing day, Alois and Ciel rose earlier and earlier to spend more time with each other.
In the evenings, the two were more reluctant to part, going to bed at late hours, once they were finally able to say goodnight to one another.
A strong bond was growing between the couple, that was undeniable.
On occasion, Alois even got Ciel to smile for a fleeting second.
The blonde counted each of Ciel's smiles as a huge victory.
Alois's plan was going quite well~.
The icy bluenette's walls were slowly crumbling away…
A couple of weeks later, after an amazing day together, Alois's heart shattered as Ciel stood from the sofa they were seated on and bid him goodnight, retiring to her room early.
Alois wore a deep frown.
It was barely past ten!
They had been staying up until at least eleven, Ciel couldn't go yet!
Distraught, Alois shunned Claude's help and readied for bed on his own, wearing a deep scowl while he bathed and put on his nightshirt.
Alois blew out his candle and with a frown, crawled into bed.
Alois's right side was uncomfortable to lay on.
Rolling over in bed, he discovered the same was true about his left.
Right…..
Left…..
Right….
Left….
Alois tossed this way and that, but he found himself unable to rest, his eyes remaining wide open.
What if Sebastian came back soon?
What if Sebastian came back tomorrow?
Alois had seen the look in Ciel's eyes when she told him goodnight…
What if….
Alois's frown deepened.
Throwing off the covers, Alois stood from his bed and left his room.
Alois walked down the hall and up the stairs.
Coming to stand in front of a large door, Alois raised his hand and knocked.
Alois heard footsteps briefly from the other side…..
The door swung open.
"Alois?" Ciel asked in surprise, raising her eyebrows as she looked at the blonde standing in the hallway. "W-What's wrong? Is everything alright? Has Sebastian come back?"
The mention of Sebastian returning made Alois even gladder that he had gotten out of bed.
"No, Sebastian's not back yet." Alois said, shaking his head. "I just…..I wanted to see you again, Ciel. I had to see you again tonight."
Normally, the bluenette would have slammed the door in Alois's face and berated him for his indecency….
But things were different now~.
At least, Ciel's feelings towards Alois certainly were…...
The bluenette stepped aside and let Alois walk into her room.
And her heart…..
"Did I wake you?" Alois asked as he walked over and sat down on Ciel's bed.
"No, I was still up reading." Ciel replied as she walked over.
Alois congratulated himself when Ciel sat down beside him.
"Oh?" Alois asked with a smile. "What about?"
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Alois and Ciel sat on her bed and chatted.
That was all, nothing more.
Ciel, of course, made no advances, and Alois didn't either, he was overjoyed just to be in the bluenette's company.
11 o' clock…,,,
12 o' clock..,,,,
1 o' clock….
Eventually, Alois and Ciel both became sleepy.
"I think it's time for you to go back to your room now, Alois." Ciel said tiredly as she laid back against the pillows, waiting for him to leave so she could get under the covers.
"Of course, Ciel, just one more moment….." Alois implored the bluenette with a yawn.
"Very…...well…." Ciel murmured before her eyes closed.
Alois did not go back to his room.
Instead, Alois wrapped his arms around Ciel's waist and cuddled close to the bluenette, inhaling the sweet scent of her hair while he closed his eyes.
Sleeping beside Ciel…..
That was Alois's sweetest dream.
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"ALOIS!"
The sharp cry woke the blonde with a start the following morning, forcing him to open his eyes suddenly.
"W-What…..is it? What's the matter?" Alois slurred groggily.
"You're still here!" Ciel hissed.
Alois smiled as Ciel's beautiful face came into focus.
The bluenette was scowling, but she looked adorably flabbergasted, her cheeks flushed the cutest shade of pink.
"Good morning, Ciel~." Alois cooed with a smirk, his eyes half-lidded.
"I do think that I remember asking you to leave, Earl Trancy!" Ciel huffed.
"Relax, Earl Phantomhive." Alois yawned, nestling back down and pulling the bluenette close as if nothing were out of sorts. "I only slept beside you."
"Yes…...well…..!" Ciel fumed, trying to find a good argument.
"What's the matter with that?" Alois asked in a low, husky voice. "Was sharing a bed with me that terrible, Ciel~?"
"No! I mean…...that's not what we're talking about!" Ciel spat.
No, it hadn't been bad at all, sleeping beside Alois.
Ciel had no nightmares for once, no disturbances in her rest whatsoever.
Alois had slept incredibly well himself.
"You smell lovely." Alois sighed, nuzzling into Ciel's hair.
"Alois….." Ciel whispered with wide eyes, marveling at how strong the blonde's embrace was, how good it felt to be held so protectively…..
"Hmm?" Alois whispered.
"Will Claude know?" Ciel asked.
Alois smiled.
Had this really happened?
Good!
Ciel was comfortable with him beside her.
Ciel enjoyed having Alois hold her close.
Alois giggled, "No, of course not. He doesn't tend you in the mornings and I told him to leave me alone until I said otherwise last night. He won't bother us at all, my darling."
Oh no!
The blonde wanted to kick himself when he realized his tongue slipped and he called Ciel his darling!
Alois wasn't Ciel's lover quite yet and the bluenette might not….
"Wonderful." Ciel said simply.
Alois breathed a sigh of relief.
Ciel didn't correct Alois or chastise him.
Ciel didn't attack him in anger or push him out of the bed.
No, to Alois's elated surprise, Ciel settled down and allowed him to hold her close without any complaints.
Alois grinned as he gently stroked Ciel's short, silky hair.
Just a little coaxing….
That was all Ciel needed….
And then she would be tangled up in Alois's web forever~.