Ciel looked up at Sebastian with bloodshot heavy eyes, "I couldn't sleep." Sebastian listened to Ciel for a while before getting annoyed.
"I was just reading a book" Ciel added to his story.
"Well then, young master what is that smell?" Sebastian asked, though he knew exactly what it was.
"What smell?" Ciel asked, forgetting that Sebastian had an unhuman nose and the ability to smell even more than a canine.
"I smell a strong alcohol on you and your breath is rotten. Did you by chance go into the wine cellar?" Sebastian questioned Ciel's story.
"What is this? An interrogation?" Ciel slyly remarked, not wanting to answer the question. He knew that Sebastian already knew what happened, he just wasn't ready to admit it for the sake of his pride and his bottom. Sebastian was still standing next to Ciel's bed and Ciel wondered if he should just apologize for his mistake and move on. But would Sebastian simply let it move on?
"Young master, what did you do last night? Why're your night clothes not on?" Sebastian continued asking questions to give Ciel ample opportunity to tell the truth. Sebastian watched Ciel grab his bedsheets and swallow hard, unsure what to say.
"I-" Ciel began but couldn't admit it. Why should he have to apologize for getting a bottle of wine?
"I, what young master?" Sebastian continued to pry, knowing Ciel was guilty. Ciel looked at Sebastian, making eye contact.
"I went into the wine cellar to get a drink. I couldn't sleep, and I was bored." Ciel admitted, watching Sebastian's face remain similar through his confession.
"Wine?" Sebastian asked again.
"Yeah I got wine. It's in the wine cellar. I put it back where I found it." Ciel answered hesitantly. He didn't know why Sebastian was asking his if he drank wine or not.
"One moment, young master." Sebastian spoke then walked out of the room. Ciel remained in bed, nervous. After a few minutes, Sebastian came back into the room holding the bottle Ciel had last night.
"Young master, is this what you drank last night?"
"Y-Yeah." Ciel was confused.
"Young master, this is not wine. This is liquor and you know you as a growing child cannot legally drink this." Sebastian began his lecturing.
"I-didn't know! It was in the wine cellar! Why would liquor be in the wine cellar?" Ciel argued back, defensively.
"Did you get sick last night?" Sebastian questioned wondering how Ciel's breath could smell so bad.
"I don't… remember?" Ciel couldn't answer. He barely remembered falling asleep. Sebastian looked at the bottle, shaking his head. It was half gone.
"Get up, young master."
"W-why!?" Ciel questioned, scared to move. Sebastian gently picked him up out of bed and carried him to the bathroom where he put him down. "What are we doing?"
"You, young master, are going to bathe, brush your teeth, and stay in bed for the rest of the day. Okay?" Sebastian spoke as he ran a bath and began unbuttoning Ciel's clothing.
"Oh... Yes. Okay" Ciel answered passively, happy he was being taken care of instead of punished, like he assumed he would be.
After Sebastian put Ciel in the bath, he handed him a toothbrush, and watched him brush his teeth. "Young master, call me when you're done bathing. Once you feel better we can discuss what happened last night." Sebastian left Ciel with this. "Wait Sebastian!" Ciel yelled as Sebastian was leaving but it was too late, Sebastian shut the door, leaving him to bathe. "I'm sorry…" Ciel whispered to himself, though Sebastian who stood on the other side of the door could hear him.
Ciel sunk down in the warm water, scared about "the talk" Sebastian would have with him. He knew he was doomed. After thirty minutes passed Sebastian came back.
"Young master, you need to get out now."
"Okay." Ciel stood and Sebastian wrapped a towel around him and led him to get changed. "Why're we putting my night clothes back on?"
"You need to sleep and stay in bed." Sebastian answered.
"Okay." Ciel remained calm. Sebastian was shocked on how obedient he was being. Sebastian knew why, and the idea made him want to laugh. Sebastian put Ciel back in bed with a cup of tea, a small breakfast, and a book before leaving him.
Around noon, Sebastian came back to Ciel's room to find him sleeping again. He cleaned up his plates, replaced Ciel's tea with a piping hot cup, and picked up his book.
"Mhm." Ciel woke up groggy, rubbing his eyes. He looked around. The sun was already going down and he was starving. "Sebastian?" He called out. Almost immediately after Sebastian walked into his room.
"You're finally awake." Sebastian asked.
"I'm hungry." Ciel weakly states, still waking up.
"Yes, I suppose you should be. It's about dinner time. Come let's go downstairs and eat." Sebastian led Ciel down to his chair and served him dinner.
"Sebastian what's for dessert? Ciel asked.
"Young master, I didn't make anything." Sebastian admitted, watching Ciel pout about it. "When you're ready, let's go upstairs and discuss what happened last night."
Ciel's stomach turned. He had forgot about it. Sebastian followed closely behind Ciel as they both walked to Ciel's bedroom. As soon as the door shut behind them Ciel looked at Sebastian to get out of a punishment.
"Sebastian. I'm sorry." Ciel apologized.
"Young master, do you know how dangerous drinking that much liquor is? You know the rule is one glass of wine with dinner." Sebastian tried not to get too soft with his young master.
"I won't do it again. I thought it was wine." This was Ciel's first attempt out of all of his punishments to beg for forgiveness. "Please..."
"Young master, you know already you'll be receiving a spanking. That is the only reason you're asking for forgiveness." Sebastian coldly stated. Ciel's eyes started to water. What did it matter if he cried before the spanking? During he'd be crying out loud like a child. Maybe if he cried before Sebastian would be soft on him. Sebastian grabbed Ciel's hand and led him to the bench in front of his bed before bending him over his knees. Ciel dangled unable to touch the floor, clinging onto Sebastian's pant leg. Sebastian reached down to pull Ciels pajama pants to his knees, exposing Ciel's flesh. Tears escaped Ciel's eyes. He silently wept to himself, from embarrassment. Sebastian noted Ciel was incredibly emotional.
"Young master…are you crying?" Sebastian asked, confused since he hadn't started. Ciel silently wiped his face and buried it in Sebastian's pant leg. With no reply Sebastian made up his mind and decided to begin. "Count."
SMACK! Ciel flinched and grunted, "one!" SMACK! "two!" SMACK! "th-three!" Ciel whimpered, it stung. SMACK! "ow-four!" SMACK! "stop!" It started to hurt.
"That one didn't count young master, count." SMACK! "argh, five!" SMACK! "six!" SMACK! "sev-seven!" The pain started becoming unbearable. SMACK! "Eight! Please Sebastian, no more…" SMACK! Sebastian landed it on Ciel's sit spot, emitting a cracked cry from his young master. "Nine!" SMACK! Sebastian smacked the other leg's sit spot. "Ten!" Ciel just began to start to cry from the pain.
"Get up young master." Sebastian helped Ciel up.
"Are we done?" Ciel noted that this was the quickest spanking he'd ever received.
"Would you like to keep going?" Sebastian asked, sarcastically. "N-No!" Ciel wasn't about to complain.
"Now, young master, go clean your face and come downstairs." Sebastian left leaving Ciel.
How could he cry before the spanking? Sebastian thought as he went downstairs. He felt weird about it.
Ciel quickly wiped his face, relieved the punishment wasn't nearly as bad, long, or painful as most of them. Ciel slowly walked downstairs, "Sebastian?"
"Sit down" Sebastian spoke from the kitchen before bringing out Ciel's favorite dessert, Strawberry cake. Ciel looked surprised but smiled gently before taking a bite. It was good. As Ciel looked up Sebastian had left. "Sebastian?"
To Be Continued!