Alois couldn't sleep all night. Instead, he stayed up and fussed about what he was going to do the next day. It was the day of his big tour of Gehenna and he had already received news that the leaders of various antifreak organizations had already landed in Britain. He didn't know what order they came in, but that wasn't important. What was important was that Alois showed them a good time and that supernaturals were a worthy investment.
His husband tried to get him to relax, but the blonde was still restless no matter what he did. Thus, the only thing Ciel could do was help his spouse. After hours of the menace ducking in and out of rooms as quietly as he could muster, the bluenette grew tired of watching him. First, he helped with the blonde's fussing over what he was going to wear.
"My work suit is too cheap, and the black might seem intimidating?" Alois spoke with great uncertainty while explaining his thoughts to the other.
"You're right. It's time to be snobby." answered the Watchdog while rubbing his chin. "Fortunately, I can help with that. What colour suits do you have?"
"Uh… I have black ones, a grey one, and a blue one..." the menace answered.
"Wear the blue one with a red tie." Ciel replied. "It's considered to be the most 'trustworthy' combination."
"How is it reliable?"
"No, I mean it makes you look trustworthy." clarified the bluenette. "It's one of many techniques business people use to not appear like scumbags."
For the first time that evening, the blonde cracked a smile. "Okay. Do I use the blue coat, too?"
"Hmmm… I'm not sure. That's basically all I know about fashion."
"I can figure it out… I think the black coat looks better. The blue coat is a slightly different shade."
Chuckling the blue Phantomhive smiled. "See? You've got this." he said, putting an arm around his spouse. "Just trust your instincts and everything will be fine."
"I still want to be prepared… Are you sure I should get rid of my script?"
"Yes. You're better at improvisation. I think the script will make you nervous. Besides, sometimes, things happen unexpectedly, and it's difficult to adapt a script to fit."
"True. I still need to check on a few things."
"Like what?"
"Well, everything else in my wardrobe, then I need my map with the route on it..." Alois listed off on his fingers. "I should also head out early in the morning to check on the vehicle situation one more time."
"You checked today, though?"
"A lot of mistakes cane be made in a span of twenty-four hours."
"I understand completely." stated the Watchdog in complete monotone. He was sincere, however, given their occupation.
It was a difficult night, however, as no matter what Ciel helped Alois with, the menace remained restless. Occasionally, he would stop once and a while to talk, but he would always get back to work before long. He was inconsolable. It was obvious that Alois was going to be like this until he had successfully won over these people, and that was that. There was no way around it, unfortunately, as Alois' stress was blatantly visible, even while they were actually supposed to be getting ready to leave the house the next day.
Alois spent ages getting dressed, fussing over his appearance extensively, yet missing details. His shirt buttons mismatched, prompting the bluenette to point it out to him in order for the blonde to refasten it. The poor man was all in a tizzy as he couldn't find the folder with his map and his notes in it, despite it being out in the open. Ciel picked it up off of the coffeetable in the front room of the master suite, gently handing it to his stressed spouse. Once Alois was certain that was everything, he was determined to head out and check on other things, but the bluenette was compelled to stop him.
"Jim, you're going to be fine." the Watchdog insisted while gently holding onto the other's shoulders. "I need you to do me a favour and take a deep breath, alright?"
With more reluctance than a cat being taken for a walk, Alois did as instructed, standing motionless for a little more than five seconds while inhaling once, but then, he went back to his worried state. "Alright. I'm good."
"Jim, please…" began the bluenette with a concerned look. "We have time. There's no need to rush. Rushing leads to mistakes."
"I just wanna get it over with." the menace replied. "'Leap before you look', y'know?"
"It's 'look before you leap'."
"Not the way I do it."
Rolling his eye, Ciel shook his head in spite of his smile. "You still need to take a moment to relax." he insisted. "C'mon."
"How do you expect me to do that?" questioned the blonde with an arched eyebrow.
"I don't know. How do you normally do it?" Taking his husband's hands, Ciel held on to them and began to jump up and down in place. "Come on. Shake it out."
"Pfffftt! You're so weird!" snorted Alois at his husband's antics.
"Only for you, dear heart. Now come on, do it with me so I don't feel as dumb."
"You are dumb." the menace accused while cackling. Regardless, he followed the other's lead and started to jump. Oddly, it was working, especially since Ciel was doing it with him. It was always entertaining when the bluenette would put his pride away and do something silly for Alois' benefit, and the blonde was indeed appreciative.
"Feeling better?" Ciel asked while his beau giggled.
"Yeah. Much."
"We should probably stop soon before Sebastian comes upstairs to see what we're doing."
"Maybe he'll jump with us."
"Probably, but maybe through the ceiling."
"True. You first."
With that, Ciel slowly stopped, soon followed by the other, but their laughter didn't die down. The bluenette tugged on his husband's arms, drawing him closer before wrapping his own around Alois' shoulders while the other took his waist. Gently, they pressed their lips together, rocking back and forth until they were both satisfied.
"Alright?" asked Ciel, earning a nod from the blonde.
"Yeah." smiled Alois, uttering a small sigh. "I'm better."
"Let's try to make the best of it and have a good time." the Watchdog suggested. "Let's just show off the town. It's something to be proud of, isn't it?"
"Yeah." the menace replied before pausing to think. Then he nodded more vigorously. "Yeah! It is!"
"Excellent! Now let's go show them the world's first full-fledged supernatural town!" the bluenette said in an attempt to hype the other up. He succeeded to an extent, but he couldn't eliminate Alois' nerves completely.
With that, the duo took off and ventured to the H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G. base to check on the vehicle they would be using as well as getting inside of it to go to Gehenna. There, they would be met by their guests. There would be Margaret Seward of the American B.I.G.F.O.O.T. organization, also known as the "Bureau of Investigation Geared For Occult Observation and Termination", along with her bodygaurd. Canada sent Brenda Davis of the N.A.I.T.A.K.A. organization, its acronym standing for "National Advisory In Transcendental Activity and Kinemorto Academia". Takamichi Hachioji of the Hachioji family who protected Japan would make an appearance along with her guard. Meanwhile, so would Germany's Karl Struming of "Schüming's Christliches Heer für Übernatürliches und Menschliches Interagieren im Namen Gottes", also known as S.C.H.Ü.M.I.N.G. would make an appearance. There were others, but the one group that was certainly not invited was the Vatican's section XIII, the Iscariot organization, due to their rivalry with H.E.L.L.S.I.N.G.
It was a long list and a lot of names and faces to remember, but Alois had studied enough to get by. If not, Ciel had a cheat-sheet discreetly hidden on his clipboard and was more than happy to step in. The trucks were in order and ready to go once they reached base. They had informed all of the owners and officials in the places they were stopping at of their arrival beforehand, seeking permission. When it was granted, they even reminded them of the event the day before. The Watchdog truly believed that they were more than prepared for the day after all of this preparation, but time would only tell.
A/N: This chapter was difficult for some reason. Sometimes, there are chapters that are just stubborn and won't work with me. I tried.
I actually wanted it to be longer, but I wanted to make sure there was something here tonight. That's the case most of the time when I cut something of seemingly prematurely.
Ah... There was a thing I wanted to talk about, but I forgot what it was...
Nuuuuhhhh...
I hate that...
I should really write these things down. I write everything else in relation to this crap down. I actually keep a tiny memopad where I write down ideas when I have them. I would highly recommend them.
Until the next chapter, my duckies~!
CHARACTER SHET
Question: "Hey ana, how do you feel about the dan and kris situation?" by Guest
Anastasia: "I feel bad for Kris over what happened, but I'm proud of him for not putting up with Daniel's bullshit and moving on. Daniel's... nice, but as a boyfriend? He's not that great. He just cut off contact with me after graduation, so I assumed he ghosted me and moved on. So, I started dating someone else. No problems. Didn't hurt my feelings any. I like Kris' new guy better. I like mine better though."
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Question: "So Luka.. I know you're not that into Pokemon anymore but have you started playing Pokemon Go? If so do you like it? Is Phantomhive Manor a Pokestop? Stay TentaCOOL" by Hannahfanbear
Luka: "I dunno what a pokestop is, but I heard about Pokemon GO. Audrey told me that it was a new game that's gonna come out this year, but I don't know anything else about it."
(A/N: It's still March going into April in DLTP Time, so the game hasn't been released yet)
