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Alois trusted Claude.
The blonde was confident that he had ample time with Ciel and so, Alois wanted to move slow.
It was Alois's top priority that Ciel enjoy their time together.
Moving on while he continued to kiss Ciel into a trance, Alois placed a hand on the bluenette's waist.
Silently, Alois marveled at how svelte Ciel's frail form was.
Petite.
Ciel was much smaller than Alois and the blonde liked Ciel that way.
Alois subtly pulled the sheet down just a bit and broke away from their kiss.
The nightshirt that Ciel had been dressed in was very thin and Hannah hadn't been careful enough to button it all the way…...
Instead of a flat, bare chest, Alois found himself staring at the top of what was most certainly…
Cleavage.
Ciel's already pink cheeks turned red as Alois stared down at her.
Earl Trancy's ocean blue eyes were wide with shock and his mouth was suddenly agape.
"You're….you're…" Alois stammered.
"What?!" Ciel snapped.
"You're a…...woman…." Alois said quietly, his eyes scanning over Ciel, scrutinizing every inch of her, most of which was still well-hidden under the sheet.
"Yes…..What did you think I was?! A turtle?!" Ciel hissed.
Most everyone knew Ciel's gender, and as one of her supposed enemies who had assumedly researched her well, Ciel couldn't fathom why Alois was in the dark about that.
Alois looked a little nervous for a moment.
Ciel's cheeks remained red.
What would this mean…..?
Was Earl Trancy disappointed that she wasn't a man?
Was he angry?
As terrible as it sounded, and though Ciel would never admit it, Ciel was very upset that Alois had stopped kissing her.
"I don't know much about women." Alois said with a pout.
Ciel blinked.
What was she supposed to say?
"But you seemed to like our kiss, Ciel~." Alois cooed, a cheeky smirk creeping back onto his face.
It didn't matter to Alois, the discovery that Ciel was female.
Alois's love for the bluenette remained unchanged.
"I've…..I've never kissed anyone before." Ciel admitted in a soft whisper.
Instantly, Ciel wanted to slap herself.
Why would she tell Alois Trancy that?!
"So I'm your first kiss, Ciel~?" Alois giggled as he bent down again.
Alois got very close to Ciel's face and the bluenette gave him a nod so subtle that it could have been mistaken for a passing shiver.
"Then let me be your second, too~." Alois purred, pressing another gentle kiss to Ciel's lips.
Ciel closed her eyes and pressed her lips back against Alois's.
Alois spoke in between their gentle kisses, drowning Ciel in his gentle attention, "And your third…..and your fourth….and your fifth…and"
Ciel leaned her head back instinctively as Alois's kisses left her lips and trailed down her jaw moving across her throat.
Alois stopped talking.
The silky sheet made a swishing sound as Ciel writhed underneath it.
Alois raised his hands to clasp Ciel's.
Their fingers intertwined and Alois smirked.
"What shall I do, Ciel~?" Alois laughed.
Ciel opened her sapphire eyes and frowned, ashamed of herself.
"Don't worry~. No one can see you now." Alois smiled. "Not even Sebastian, it's just me and you, Ciel~. Just me and you~."
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Wordlessly, Sebastian followed Claude into the Trancy dining room.
Sebastian tensed again when he saw that Ciel was not there.
And neither was Alois…
"What have you done with my master?" Sebastian asked coldly.
"I assure you, your master is perfectly safe." Claude said as he calmly sat down in an empty chair.
"Then take me to her immediately." Sebastian growled, narrowing his eyes at Claude.
Sebastian's hand was ready to pull his silverware out from his tailcoat at any moment.
What kind of trap was this?
It must be a trap.
"First, I'd like to have a word with you if you don't mind. It's about your master, so it would be beneficial to agree to listen." Claude explained.
Keeping his eyes narrowed suspiciously at the other butler, Sebastian walked over and took a seat across from Claude.
"My master no longer plans to harm, ruin, or be any other kind of detriment to your master." Claude said.
"Oh?" Sebastian smirked. "Then why invite us here tonight?"
"I'm afraid that Alois Trancy is in love with Ciel Phantomhive." Claude replied.
Sebastian's confident smirk fell away.
Sebastian's brow relaxed and his eyes widened as his jaw dropped in shock.
"...Surely you must be joking." Sebastian said after a moment.
"Surely I'm not." Claude replied, adjusting his glasses.
Sebastian was outraged, sick at the thought of Ciel and Alois together. "Your master is not fit to look at my master, let alone-"
Claude cleared his throat and interrupted Sebastian. "-That is irrelevant. However, I think that you and I can both profit from this situation."
"How's that?" Sebastian asked.
"Allow the two of them to get close…..just close enough to torture Alois Trancy…...if Ciel Phantomhive broke his heart, I'm afraid my master would collapse into ruin." Claude explained.
"You want me to help you destroy your master?" Sebastian blinked.
That didn't make any sense.
Claude nodded.
"Why?" Sebastian asked suspiciously.
Whatever agreement they had, whatever Ciel thought, Sebastian was sure that he had already decided on the opposite.
Sebastian never wanted to leave Ciel's side.
"I'm ready to be free from him." Claude shrugged. "And if you agree to work together with me on this, I can guarantee that no harm will come to Ciel Phantomhive by way of the Trancy household."
Sebastian paused for a moment to think.
"So what do you say?" Claude asked Sebastian.
Of course, Sebastian didn't trust Claude for an instant.
No, something was up…
But what?
Why was Claude so keen on harming Alois?
Of course, the blonde was annoying, and Ciel could be too, but, still…
And why was Claude wanting Sebastian's help?
Why didn't he just do it himself?
What was Claude hiding?
What was he lying about?
Instead of engaging in a fierce, pointless, physical battle, Sebastian decided that using covert methods may yield better answers to his questions.
"Very well." Sebastian nodded.
Claude extended a hand, which Sebastian reached out and shook.
Both butlers stared at each other across the table.
Silently, as they confirmed their agreement to work together, both butlers were already plotting against each other.
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Alois had untied Ciel's binds but surprisingly, he didn't touch the sheet covering her again.
Alois had just been teasing the bluenette, if Ciel decided she wanted Alois as her lover, he would let her remove the sheet herself.
Whether or not Ciel was interested in that, she was more than happy to exchange another kiss with Earl Trancy and so, that's how they ended up.
Alois hovered over Ciel as the bluenette lay underneath him, holding his face while they were locked in another deep, passionate kiss.
Claude opened the bedroom door without even knocking.
Ciel squeaked and tried to dive under the sheet.
Alois growled in annoyance and sighed in frustration, scowling at the wall in front of him as he hissed, "What is it now?!"
Claude always picked the very worst times to come barging in!
