Violently, the alarm on the nightstand that sat next to Alois' side of the bed went off, stirring both he, and his partner from their slumber. With a groan, he buried his face further into the chest of his beau and furrowed his brow, groggily hoping that if he ignored the atrocious sound, it would eventually go away. Sadly, this wasn't the case, as Ciel soon opened his eyes and looked toward the offending device before to the blonde menace. He chuckled and stroked the other man's hair.

"Jim, it's time for you to get up." He said, finally, earning a whine from the fair-haired demon.

"I don't want to." Alois replied bluntly, squeezing his boyfriend tighter. He was forced to move from his place, however, when the bluenette sat up and leaned over him to shut the alarm off. The blonde's arms immediately found their way back around the Phantomhive, but the other gentleman wasn't going to let him have his way.

"You have school today." Ciel stated. "I'm not going to let you skip just so you can cuddle."

"You love my cuddles." The Macken boy sleepily answered. "You have work, too, don't you? And I'm in trouble for not wanting to go to biology?"

"Biology is important, especially if you want to become a detective." Stated the bluenette, throwing off his covers before swinging his legs over the side of the bed.

He could feel the other man staring at him as he made his way toward the dressing room in order to get ready for the day. Meanwhile, his beau simply sprawled out, taking up as much room as possible and stealing the Phantomhive's pillow.

"I am a detective…" Alois said into the pillow as he hugged it, using it as a substitute for his boyfriend before the bluenette forced him to get up.

"You're also the one who wanted to pursue higher education, Jim." Ciel pointed out, having heard the blonde's muttering.

Quickly, he put on some pants and underwear before throwing on a shirt. He grabbed a pair of socks before heading back into the other room to see if Alois was even making a small attempt to wake up. The man's eyes rolled and he shook his head at this utter act of defiance that the blonde was putting on. With that, he walked over to the front of the bed and placed his hands on the sheets.

"Wake up, Jim. You can't stay in bed forever." He said, gripping onto the fabric.

"Watch me." Snarked Alois, but it was soon followed by a sharp intake of breath as the warm blankets that concealed his still naked form were suddenly taken away. He curled in on himself, trying to shield himself from both the cold air and the Phantomhive's eyes. Ciel, on the other hand, grinned.

"My, my, now that's a pleasant sight…" he mused, dodging as the menace threw the pillow in his arms at the bluenette's face. In a huff, his beau sat up and yawned.

"Tosser." Accused the blonde, much to the amusement of his lover.

"You love me anyway." Ciel replied. "Get up. You're going to school, unless you don't want to anymore, and I can stop paying. Either way."

"Fine, I'll put on clothes and stuff…" Alois groaned, getting up out of bed and shuffling over to the dressing room.

"Good boy." The Phantomhive said. "I'll be in my office trying to solve a murder, when you're done."

"Wait! I need morning kisses!" whined the menace, causing the other man to smile as he opened the door to their room.

"Then you'd best hurry up." He said, chuckling at the displeased expression on the other's face.

With that, he made his way to his office, toting along the file that he had been given by the younger Bailey. This case seemed pretty simple to solve, but in all honesty, the Phantomhive was not certain of detective Michael Bailey's competence to solve it. Then again, Ciel thought the same about the man's father when they first met. They made the same mistakes, like wearing expensive suits to crime scenes. The bluenette shook his head at the memory.

Upon reaching his office, he sat down and opened his file, getting to work, or at least pretending to, until the younger detective sent him what he asked for. If things turned out the way he thought, this would be a very open and shut case, but in the off-chance that it wasn't, Ciel made at least some small kind of effort. Some tea would have been nice right then, but he woke up earlier than anticipated, thanks to Alois' alarm.

On the surface, none of the victims seemed to be particularly related. Aaron Baxter, the victim from the lab, as well as another victim, appeared to be from the same school, but the rest were scattered about by age, occupation, and social status. They seemed random, really. The fact that both of the two most recent victims were the students, however, was interesting.

They went to Powerham secondary school and were even in the same year. Ciel looked even further into the files and noticed that all of the other victims were people who were quite easy to disarm. Employees at local stores were listed, as well as a few public servants. There was a vicar, and a few members of his church, as well. Something told Ciel that these people knew their killer and trusted them. The killer was probably a regular at those stores and spoke often with members of their church. This person was friendly. What stood out, however, was the two students. How could they have had access to the students?

"Oh…" Ciel said aloud as it hit him.

His lips curved into a smile at how horrible this killer really was. He took out the small memopad that always sat in one of the corners of his desk in order to make a note to himself about calling the school to arrange a meeting. This was going to be interesting, after all. He didn't act on his hunch immediately, however, as he sensed his beau walking up to the door, once again failing to knock before he opened it.

"Learn anything new and different?" inquired the blonde menace as he walked over to the Phantomhive's desk.

"Possibly." Ciel replied, pecking his beau on the lips. "I might get to go out and investigate."

"Aw, without me?" asked Alois. "How cold..."

"I'll be back before you get home. It will only take me a few hours." The Phantomhive stated. "I probably won't be making any arrests, today."

"Still no fair… You get to go off catching criminals, while I get to learn all about shit I already learned in secondary school."

"But Jim, the mitochondria is the powerhouse cell."

"Oh, fuck off!"

"You're the one who has to leave for school." Ciel replied.

"Yeah, yeah…" the menace said, pausing to kiss the Phantomhive's forehead. "I'm gone, then. I'll be sure to tell you all about mitochondria when I get back."

"Have fun." The bluenette answered, watching momentarily as the blonde walked out the door. He leaned back in his chair for a moment before looking up the phone number of Powerham School online. With that, he dialed the phone and placed it up to his ear.


A/N: Lots of shameless flirting, lately... I just missed it, okay? After all of that angst and sorrow, I desperately need fluff.

Don't look at me...

I don't really have much to say here, so, questions?

"Hateweasel what gave you the Idea to write Celois in 21st century? Are you enjoying that your stories are a success and popular? Just askin'." by hollowshizuo15

A friend of mine wrote fanfiction, and said I should give it a try, so halfheartedly, I planned on taking some rps done with my friends and turn them into a fanfiction. It was supposed to be kind of a crackfic, but then murder happened, and made everything fall into place.

Thank you, Sudoku Killer...

I'm not really cut out for crack, since I really don't much care for it, myself, so in the end, I spent a lot of time trying to make everything make sense... DLTD also wasn't supposed to be Cielois. In the show, I just wanted them to be detective bros, so that's what was going to happen, but then I realised that having a pairing would get me more traffic, so I tweaked it accordingly.

I didn't really ship Cielois before DLTD...

As for "success", it's nice, I guess. I like the almost instantaneous feedback, and I like hearing what other people have to say about kuro. The discussion is a lot of fun. It also feels really nice to see people excited about something, and being a part of that. Ah, that sounds really cheesy, doesn't it? I don't know what else to tell ya, though...

Until the next chapter, my duckies~!


CHARACTER SHET

Question: "What would you guys say to a Mario Kart 8 tournament? Ciel, I think you would totally be that person who puts bananas right in front of item boxes or on ramps. Shells will fly, friendships will be tested, and controllers will be broken! Sebastian, Luka, and Revy can also join in the fun if they want! And Dan, sorry about everyone's weird questions for you. You're going through enough right now and I really just want to give you a hug!" by MacaqueAttack713

Audrey's Answer:"We tried this, and every one got totally pissed off. Travis swore, and Alois actually bit Ciel because he kept winning. We left the game and came back to see Sebastian, Revy, and Luka playing peacefully, but we found out that it was because Sebastian and Revy kept letting Luka win..."

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Question: "Sir Ciel Phantomhive (cause he's a noble and I should respect him) how did you fall for Alois, considering you actually loathed him? And Alois can you name the things that make Ciel laugh? Luka since Sebastian is like a dad dont you want a mommy? Sebastian, no girlfriend, lover, why?" by hollowshizuo15

Ciel's Answer:"That's hard to say... I summoned him specifically so I could destroy him again, because I was bored and needed a worthy opponent. Then, I realised that I actually had to build him back into that opponent again, and was more than angry about that. I hated him. While trying to make him capable of fighting me, however, I ended up identifying with him and becoming friends on accident. It was nice to have someone who understood what I went through, and how I operate, so I had to keep him instead. Then, things started taking a turn for the worse, or, better, depending on how you look at it, when I started noticing admirable traits in him, like his bravery, tenacity, and wit. When I started finding physical traits of his attractive, however, I knew there was something really wrong. I started wanting to protect him and make him smile for me. It's hard to explain... I just want to spoil him rotten, at times..."

Alois' Answer: "Murder. Murder makes him laugh. Alright, I'm only half-kidding. It's not that hard to make him laugh. Word-play and wit hits him pretty hard, but sometimes, he laughs at me, or 'with' me, as he puts it, when I accidentally do something silly, or that strikes him as funny, somehow... Sometimes, he just laughs because he's happy. It's cute."

Luka's Answer: "I don't really remember what it's like to have a mum, so I guess it's just fine. Sebastian takes real good care of us, anyway!"

Sebastian's Answer: "I still don't really understand romantic love, as I've still only started to grasp 'fondness' and 'attachment'. Moreover, demons don't really have any need to mate, seeing as though we continue to be created without the use of sexual reproduction, so there's not much point in it, I'm afraid."