The night passed with the two demons ending up intertwined with one another. They rested peacefully, but they did not wake up the same way. Instead, they woke up with the sound of the blonde's cell phone going off. With a grown, the blonde Phantomhive scrunched his face and sucked in a deep breath through his nose. He was left with no choice but to stir, removing the extra warmth from his spouse and leaving his arms empty.
"Ugh… What is that noise?" the bluenette asked, rubbing his eye as he listened to the song that played as a ringtone. His husband sat up and ran a hand through his ruffled hair while reaching over to grab the phone with the other.
"That's… P!nk, I think?" answered the menace. "I dunno. It's Kristopherson, though."
Laying back, he rested his head on his husband's chest and got comfortable. He then pushed the button on his phone and placed it up against his ear. "Hey, Pinky. How goes it?"
"Not so great, Lois." answered Kristopherson with a heavy sigh. "I just looked at a calender. The full moon is on Christmas and I dunno what I'm gonna do."
"Aren't you off the clinic stays? You'll at least be home." Alois replied as his husband ran his hands through his hair.
"My family wants me to come home for the holidays..." the faux-blonde clarified. "I don't know if H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. told them about the whole 'lycanthropy' thing. I know they talked to them, but..."
"I can probably check for you, if you want." offered the menace. "I'm not sure if that helps or not."
"That might help, actually… I should probably tell them, too. Just to let them know that I know."
"I can see that. Must suck, though. First you gotta tell them you like men, and then you gotta tell them that you're a wolfman…"
"Yeah… It's kinda… uh... yeah…" Kristopherson sheepishly uttered. "I dunno how to go about that without either sounding crazy, or just showing them. They'd probably freak out! I probably should just tell them I can't come..."
"That's horrible!" the Phantomhive declared. "Hold on a second, I'll check really quick." Pulling his face away from the phone, he sat up and nudged the Watchdog with his free hand.
"Babe, I need you to see H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. has told his family about his 'condition'." Alois said, causing his spouse to groan. With great reluctance, however, the man sat up.
"Alright..." Ciel sighed, rubbing his face. He leaned over to grab his own cell phone while the menace turned his attention back to his own.
"You still there, Kris?" the menace questioned as his spouse fiddled with his own cell phone despite not being thrilled with his morning being started so abruptly.
"Yeah." answered the faux-blonde. "What's the verdict?"
"I've got my best man on it, so it should only take a minute." informed Alois, only to see that the other Phantomhive had hung up already. Glancing his husband's way, he saw the bluenette holding out his hand for the blonde's phone. "Oh, looks like he's got it. I'm gonna pass you over to Ciel, okay?"
"Alright." sighed Kristopherson, waiting a moment for the phone to be passed on.
"Hello?" greeted the bluenette. "Kristopherson?"
"Hey, Ciel." the Miles answered back. "What did they say?"
"They said that they informed your parents of your condition when you were first admitted after the attack." informed the Watchdog. "That said, whether or not they believe that is yet to be determined. Have you talked to them since then?"
"Yeah, but never around a full moon." the wolfman replied. "I dunno what I'm gonna do. Missing Christmas with the family is tacky, but my biology is a problem."
"I would just tell them that I can't make it this time, and arrange another visit at a different time." Ciel shrugged as his husband leaned against him once more. "That seems reasonable. I know it's not directly on Christmas, but the spirit of things is still there."
"That's probably what I'm gonna have to do..." sighed the Miles. He was immensely disappointed. Up until now, his lycanthropy hadn't presented much of a problem, aside from the painful transformations and the quick growth of hair. Everything else was so minor, that it was hardly an inconvenience. "I just… I don't like not being normal, I guess..."
"I can sympathize with that. You need to play it a bit safe, for now, I think, unless you want to risk it and lay your cards out on the table."
"I kind of wanna stake things out a bit." Kristopherson said. "I really want them to know. I'm just… I'm afraid of what they'll think. I'm not sure which is worse, being considered crazy, or scary..."
"I would think crazy. At least with scary, people take you seriously."
"Why did I expect that answer from you?"
"You've become familiar with my ways." jested the bluenette. "I'm honestly impressed by how well you're taking all of this."
"I think I've become a bit desensitized..." the other answered. "All of this is a little underwhelming. It's just so… ordinary? Aside from these little problems when it comes to humans, not much has really changed… Wait, did I just say 'humans'?"
"You'll get used to talking like that, too." Ciel said, glancing over at his spouse. "I'm gonna give you back to Jim, now. Is there anything else you need?"
"Not really. I think I just needed a little push and a bit of validation."
"Pushing people is a specialty of mine." dryly stated the bluenette. "Here's Jim." he added before passing the cell phone back to the menace.
The two blondes talked for a while longer while Ciel laid down and tried to doze off again before eventually hanging up. Alois put the phone back on the nightstand before laying back down with the other man, huddling up to him once more in an effort to absorb some of his body heat. The Watchdog responded by wrapping an arm around him and drawing him closer.
"Sorry about that. I couldn't leave him hanging." apologised the menace, trying to make up for cutting their time for sleeping in. "I'd be upset if I was missing out on Christmas with the people I love because of a stupid biological function, too, y'know?"
"I know. It's alright." answered the blue Phantomhive with a sleeping sigh. "When duty calls, you must answer. Such is fate."
"You didn't seem too thrilled when I picked up, though..."
"Of course not. I was woken up and had my warm cuddle partner taken from me. You would be upset, too."
"I kind of was, but like you said: 'duty calls'." stated Alois, planting a kiss to his husband's cheek. "What are we going to do for Christmas? I'm still having trouble with your birthday, too..."
"It's alright. We can just do the usual stuff, can't we? I like having a tree and having everyone unwrapping presents in the morning. It's like we're a normal family." replied the other, smiling at the blonde's actions. "You don't really need to do anything special for my birthday, either. I just want to spend lots of time with you. In a way, this whole month so far has been my birthday present."
"Yeah, but it feels like I'm not doing much, so I need to make sure!" Alois declared. "I have to give it my very best every time."
"I'm having fun, though. What more could I possibly ask for?" questioned Ciel, squeezing the other a tad tighter while planting a kiss on him in return.
"I could probably get some snacks, or something, at least..."
"You certainly know the way to my heart, don't you?"
"Glutton." accused the menace with a snort. Regardless, he nuzzled the bluenette as he got comfortable once again. "I hope you're okay with missing breakfast, because I don't intend on letting you go for a while..."
"That's perfectly fine. I have everything I need right here." stated Ciel, grinning as he earned a giggle from his spouse. "I'm not too fond of the idea of getting up, either. I'd very much rather stay asleep."
"No complaints. Except maybe you should stop talking if you intend to sleep."
A/N: For the record, they're naked throughout the duration of this entire scene...
Just sayin'...
This was a really short chapter. I wasn't feeling too great today. I am sorry.
At least it's something.
The next one should be better, I think.
Until the next chapter, my duckies~!
CHARACTER SHET
Question: "is Ciel blue down below and in his armpits, too? Like?" by FartFerret69
Alois: "Yep. We had a lengthy discussion about this because to get this effect, he had to shapeshift (and so did I). It was an awkward conversation, but we both learned a lot from it. We decided that neither of us really cared for armpit hair, though... Or even just a lot of hair in general... I guess it kinda looks funny because we're so used to it not being there? Huh..."
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Question: "Question for Kris, how's your relationship with Logan going? Question for Revy: What have you been doing lately?" by moonkiwi
Kristopherson: "It's going fine. We hang out a lot, and he helps me out with the whole 'werewolf' thing quite a bit. It's also just nice to know someone in Gehenna. He's really interesting and his pretty insightful. I learned a lot about how supernatural communities work because of him. He's been a really great support in all of this."
Revy: "Tired, mostly... I need to quit staying up so late... My commute to work is so long that I need to get up early, yet I still do this to myself... I need to be stopped..."
