With a huff, Alois walked to his next class. He didn't want to go to biology, but he had to. It was his last class for the day, thank goodness, but he wasn't at all thrilled to go in the first place. Oftentimes, he debated on just skipping, but he knew that his bluenette beau would inevitably find out and scold him for it.
The fact that it was going to be a busy week didn't help. He took the day off the day before this one, as he had just gotten done raiding a vampire coven. The soldiers fortunately agreed to keep his direct involvement a secret from Sir Hellsing. He killed a bunch of vampires, got shot a few times, healed, and then had to go to school for the rest of the week. Not to mention that the FUNTOM anniversary event was sometime during it, and so was Alois' birthday.
The blonde was actually looking forward to the latter, given that he was promised a date without any pesky work getting in the way. How his beau was going to accomplish that, however, he hadn't the faintest clue. For some reason, he pictured Ciel trying to convince Integra not to call them on that evening. Now that was a funny image.
For now, though, Alois would have to make an attempt to pay attention in biology class. The instructor said something about a group project a few days earlier, so he could probably dump most of the work on his teammates. That would be nice. Then he could zone out and ponder whatever he wanted. At least that's what he thought before he received a text message from a certain bluenette.
"Come to the front gate. We're leaving.
-CP"
Duty calls. The blonde didn't mind, though. Solving murders or stopping terrorist plots was a million times more interesting than biology class. Thus, the man immediately turned around and started heading toward the campus entrance. He felt the cold, late autumn air whip against his cheeks as he nearly ran, being sure not to do so too quickly as not to draw unnecessary amounts of attention.
Soon he made it to see the bluenette patiently waiting by the front gate. A large grin appeared on the blonde's face upon seeing the Phantomhive, as it did not go unnoticed that Ciel was wearing his coat. What choice did he have? The blonde had stolen the watchdog's own yet again, as usual. The eyepatched demon finally stood up straight from his place leaning against the wall in order to greet the menace.
"So that's where my coat went." He mused, shaking his head at the blonde's actions. Alois drew his arms in close, using one hand to grip the collar of the jacket and pressing the fabric to his face while wrapping the other around his torso.
"It smells like you. It's like wearing a hug." The fair-haired man answered. "So what didja need? We got work, or did you just come here to take your coat back?"
"No. Even if I did, you wouldn't return it." Ciel replied. "It's not really business-related. Did you forget what today's date is?"
"Is it FUNTOM's thingy?" the blonde asked arching an eyebrow. "Do you need help with it or something?" His beau simply rolled his visible eye and walked closer to the blonde, grabbing his hands. The bluenette leaned closer; his breath tickled the menace's ear as he spoke.
"Happy Birthday, you silly thing." He whispered before pulling back a bit and pecking the blonde's cheek. Ciel could feel the other man's face heat up a bit with his lips and grinned. Honestly, how could Alois forget? Between his schoolwork and agent-work, though, it was almost understandable. "I'm going to steal you away for the day. I promised you a date, didn't I?"
"That, you did." The blonde stated. "So what's the plan?"
"First, we're going to go home and drop off your backpack. Then, the rest is a surprise."
"Alright, now I have to know. Not knowing what kind of stuff you've got planned is gonna kill me!"
"No, that can't happen. It would ruin everything." Ciel jested. "It's your birthday after all, and I intend to spoil you rotten."
"Don't you do that anyway?" asked Alois with a giggle.
"Possibly. I do try to hold back a bit."
"You're not very good at it."
"I know." The bluenette replied, letting go of one of the Macken's hands and intertwining their fingers together on with the other. "Shall we?"
"Lead the way, Romeo." His beau answered.
"Romeo dies at the end."
"Fine." Alois stated, leaning in to nuzzle the other man's shoulder and wrapping his free arm around that of the man's which was currently in possession of his other. "Lead the way, my little chuckaboo."
Ciel shook his head but smiled, regardless. Clearly, he wasn't going to win on this, yet somehow, he didn't quite mind. In the unlikely event that Ciel were to be honest about the blonde's pet-names, he would admit that he found them a bit endearing. That, however, was an impossibility so for now he would that fact to himself.
In the simple verbal gestures, the blonde was claiming the Phantomhive as his own. Ciel liked that. Only Alois could call him these silly things, just as Ciel was allowed to call his beau "Jim". Then again, he did feel a bit jealous that other people were able to do so as well. Both Luka and the entire Round-Table Conference called the blonde by his birth name, too, and as petty and childish as it was, Ciel wanted to be the only one who could claim it.
While the bluenette acted smooth in his pursuit of this venture, he was actually quite nervous. Between school, police-work, and work with H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G; there wasn't much time for dates like this one. In fact, he had to ask Scotland Yard and nearly downright beg Sir Integra not to call them out for anything on this particular day. Ciel had arranged most of their dates thus far, but even during the three years that they've been a couple, they haven't been able to go on many, even including the ones that had been interrupted.
The Phantomhive can arrange espionage missions. He can arrange important meetings and events, as well. Even still, somehow arranging a date where he and his beau would finally get to act like an ordinary couple was difficult. The main reason for this, however, could definitely be attributed to the fact that neither man knew exactly how to be "normal". Their concept of the word severely deviated from the ordinary sense, as theirs involved supernatural murder mysteries and such. Ciel certainly hoped that Alois would understand. The blonde had picked a wealthy, demonic, government agent to be his boyfriend, yet the Phantomhive would certainly try his best.
After the pair went home to drop off Alois' school stuff, they set out yet again to their first location. Despite Ciel's protesting and assurance that calling a cab would be no trouble, Alois insisted on driving them in the freshly replaced Mercedes Benz. He was sure to inform the butler of the household that it would come back unscathed.
A/N: Oooh... I cut it.
Sorry, I just really, really wanted to make sure that I posted SOMETHING today. I updated, so please forgive me~!
Yeah, Alois steals Ciel's jacket often. If DLTD were an anime or manga, the first few missions would have them be their jackets, but after a while, I would randomly switch them back and forth.
I would hide all kinds of shit just because I could. You'd see "Devil Butler" and "Code: Zero" merch or adverts in the background, characters from other things hidden in the crowd, other little references to Kuro... shit like that; and for no reason other than I think it would be funny. I wouldn't even care if anybody noticed. I would just do it as an inside joke to myself.
Also, I'm glad that y'all were excited about the last chapter, and that "werepire lesbians" is apparently a thing, now. If they somhow had kids, though, they would be literal werepires...
Whoa, bro...
Questions?
"If Ciel was 130 or something when the story began, why was he in high school? Especially when he's apparently had that education already." by Honeycloud of RiverClan
He's almost 139, now... Old fart...
That has to do with his weird phobia of not being "human" anymore. He didn't want to let go of his past self and was unwilling to move past a certain point. Moreover, he was bored. He lives forever, didn't have friends, and was bored. He was so unbelievably bored, that he went to school to kill time. That's also why he was always so willing to go back to "Guard-Dog" duty upon returning to England. That was like, a special treat for him, because it gave him something to do!
Anyways, we'll get to see the little nerds date next time. I actually did some research for it, and there's an anime shop nearby. Weird...
Until then, my duckies~!
CHARACTER SHET
Questions: "For Audrey: How much thought have you put in to becoming a legitimate reaper? It seems to greatly appeal to you, but I feel you enjoy work at HELLSING as well?" by VioletBlueEyes
Audrey's Answer: "Not really. After talking with those guys, I don't think it's really for me. I really like working at H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. It's really exciting, and I don't have to do much paperwork!"
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Question: "A question for Sebastian: What is the funniest thing you've seen happen during a nerf gun battle to the death or a paintball war?" by Scarlet Warrior
Sebastian's Answer: "I think I would get in some trouble if I admitted to some of those..."
