Ciel and Alois continued to have a good time throughout their break, going on dates and spending time together just because they could. They laughed and they smiled, exchanging kisses and being merry as they prepared for the holidays together for the first time as a married couple. Long nights were spent by the fire as they huddled together and talked about nothing. The pair were just pleased with each other's company, and were making the most of the break.

At least, in all but one aspect. Now Alois appreciated all of the attention. He really did. He loved being held and kissed while being told how precious he is to the bluenette. It made him feel warm and safe in his arms. They had been amourously canoodling throughout the entire breaks, but Alois had felt a significant shift in another area that he felt was also important to their relationship. Their rendezvous in the bedroom have become less frequent as the break went by and it was starting to concern the menace.

Once every other day became once every two, then three, and then four. Ciel hadn't even touched Alois this week, and it was beginning to frustrate the blonde. Mostly the lack of explanation to the peculiar behaviour. Ordinarily, this would only happen during a case or preparing for a mission, but right now they weren't doing either of those things, and were actually having a rather romantic and joyful time, otherwise.

The Watchdog would still ramble on about how beautiful Alois is and he still held the man gently. They still kissed and cuddled while talking about how they feel in between talking about nothing at all. They still discussed important topics together. Ciel even held the blonde close as they slept just as he always did after whispering sweet somethings in his ear before they both finally fell asleep. Everything else was normal. In fact, everything was going extremely well! It was just this one, single detail that somewhat perturbed the menace, causing him to suspect something was wrong with his spouse.

"I hear that people stop having sex as often as they used to after getting married." said Kristopherson, sitting across the table from the menace as they sat in their usual lunch spot.

The faux-blonde got lunch with Alois often and talked about whatever came to mind. Sometimes it was about school, or about some movie they saw, or some ridiculous thing that happened to them or they over heard. Sometimes, however, they talked about rather serious things that bothered them and this included relationships. Despite the break, Alois made time for his friend and sought some sort of input to the problem from someone else, despite the other's personal inexperience.

"That sounds like some straight bullshit, to me." sighed the menace as he continued to play with his food.

"Yeah. It sounds like the same nonsense that goes alongside straight men joking about how they hate their wives, despite marrying them." the other agreed with a nod. "Like, if you don't like her, don't stay married to her? The complaint is that they are apparently 'bored' with sleeping with the same person for several years."

"I'm not bored..." Alois mumbled, looking down as he tried not to think of his spouse tiring of him. Seeing his expression, Kristopherson immediately recanted.

"I highly doubt Ciel is bored with you." insisted the faux-blonde with a somewhat awkward smile. "That man is madly in love with you, and he's definitely the type to stay monogamous. Besides, he still does everything else with you, and was thrilled to be able to spend more time with you!"

"I know, but… Maybe he's not bored with me. He's not even not attracted to me. He still checks me out and all of that. Maybe it's the way we do it?"

"Mm-hm…" Kristopherson hummed while taking a sip of his drink. "You mean you might need a little 'spice' in the bedroom?"

"Ew, don't say it like that. It makes it sound gross..." Alois replied, wrinkling his nose.

"You're the one who suggested it." the other reminded with a wag of his finger. "Is there anything that either of you would want to try?"

"Not really..." the menace said with a slight pinkish tint to his cheeks. "I kind of like the way we do things… I'm not very adventurous…"

Pausing, both men thought for a moment. Kristopherson wasn't sure how to respond to the look of concern the crossed Alois' face as he thought hard with a furrowed brow. Looking up, the blonde asked: "Is it my fault?" In reality, Alois had nothing to feel guilty about despite the way he felt. "We kind of do the same things every time… Has it become too routine and boring?"

"I don't know." answered the Miles, unsure of what to tell the other. "I think you should talk to him about it. Get to the bottom of things, no pun intended..."

"Hardy har har..."

"Maybe you could try mixing it up a little." Kristopherson suggested. "Is there something that he likes that you don't always do?"

Alois thought before asking: "Do you even want to know that?"

"Not really, but now that you ask, I feel compelled to say 'yes'." the faux-blonde replied.

"If you don't want to know, then I won't tell you."

"C'mon, Ciel is such a stick in the mud… Are his kinks super-weird or something? I gotta know now. You've made me curious and I'm not sure how I feel about this."

"It's not weird. It's pretty normal stuff, I think." insisted the Phantomhive, shaking his head with a blush. "He really likes it when I go down on him, but I just don't do it as much as he does."

"Wait, does he do it a lot?"

"Almost every time. He actually likes doing it. It kind of turns him on." He stopped for a moment before adding: "Don't you dare tell him I told you that."

"I don't think I'd survive if I did." his friend replied. "Anyway, is there a reason why you don't? Is it gross?"

"Not really. He's super clean, so that's not a problem. It's just not as fun for me. It's one of those things where you can get kind of into it once you start, but starting is the hard part. So, I just don't do it a lot. He says it's perfectly fine, since he tops most of the time, anyway. Maybe I should try doing it more, though..."

"Don't do anything you're not comfortable with. He'd feel horrible if you did."

"Yeah, you're right..." Alois sighed, propping up his head in his hand as his elbow rested on top of the table. "He probably wouldn't wanna do it at all, then. He never does."

"You're lucky. Ciel really loves you more than anything doesn't he?" Kristopherson asked, mirroring the other's gesture as he smiled at him reassuringly across the table. "He's the type who will listen if you talk to him about it. Before you do anything, I think you should do that first."

"Yeah, I know. I'll do that." the menace said. "The only hard part will be bringing it up."

"Well, yeah, but how are you going to start talking to him about the topic?" jested the Miles, forcing the other to emit a loud snort.

"Shut the fuck up." the Phantomhive chuckled, balling up a paper napkin and throwing it across the table at his friend. "Tosser. Oh, and by the way, I'm not giving you tips."

"Oh, come on!" Kristopherson shot back. "How am I supposed to be prepared for my future boyfriend?"

"Learn now about the importance of talking to your partner and having one that will listen. Duh, Pinky-pie."


A/N: Oh, my... This is the most risque chapter I've written in a while, huh?

This is just going to be a quick little mini-arc. Nothing major. It's just a "oh, this is a problem couples have sometimes" sort of thing. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled death and murder shortly.

And no, this arc will feature no smut. I'm sorry, but I'm just not a smut writer...

Dunno when the next chapter will be up, though. I'm gonna be out of town over break, y'see. I will be sitting in a hotel room with wi-fi, though, and I'll keep writing, regardless.

You'll have something eventually. Don't you worry.

The next few chapters should be short, and not those 3-4,000+ ones I've been posting, though, so it shouldn't take too long to write.

We shall see.

Also, by a unanimous vote, the hair salon in Gehenna shall be called "Hair To Be Different". You all win coupons.

Until the next chapter, my duckies~!


CHARACTER SHET

Question: "question for Sebby: besides maintaining the manner and watching Luka, is there anything else you do? and do you play any small pranks or something on the demon duo?" by animegeek00

Sebastian: "That is for only me to know. A butler cannot reveal everything, now can he?"

Alois: "It's cat videos. He watches cat videos."

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Question: "For Ciel, since when do you say "ticketyboo"? Goddammit, man xDD" by Him

Ciel: "It was common, when I returned to England..."