~Ciel's POV~
Bells clanged from a short distance as Ciel dashed to his science class. He overslept, as Sebastian had already left for his own 'assignment,' even though the master had no sweet clue what it even was.
He made it just in time, as he clunked himself into his desk, breathing hard. The teacher wasn't even there yet, which was lucky for him.
"Hey, you're the new member of the Host Club that came in yesterday. Shieru, right?" Ciel looked over, only to find Kaoru Hitachiin, one of the red-haired twins. He was obviously the nicer and calmer of the two, as his brother Hikaru, looked almost… angry. His eyes were narrowed as he glared at the younger English boy, with his teeth gritted and fists clenched. If looks could kill, Ciel decided, Hikaru Hitachiin would most certainly have been the one to cause his downfall.
Ciel faked a smile, as he had forgotten long ago how to genuinely smile joyfully. "That's right."
Kaoru held out his hand, and Ciel shook it in a friendly matter. "It's a pleasure to meet you, and I'm glad to know you're in our class."
"As am I!"
"Okay! Class will now begin!" A familiar voice boomed, overwhelming the class as everyone instantly became silent. Ciel looked up to the front of the class, only to find his demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, in his tutor outfit and glasses, no less. The master sighed, realizing what Sebastian's 'assignment' really turned out to be.
"Hello! I will be substituting for your regular teacher, Mister Kururugi, until further notice. My name is Mister Michaelis, and I shall act as your substitute science and physical education teacher. Please open your textbooks to page 229. We will begin learning about chemistry. Now, to start off, who knows the man who was the first one to arrange the periodic table of elements?"
The class was quiet. Ciel knew the answer, of course, he was considered a prodigy by many. But, he couldn't risk looking too smart to the other students, lest they get suspicious. It was bad enough that he was upgraded to higher grades, he didn't want to be the smart aleck of the class.
His eyes cut over to Hikaru, who was still staring at him with hatred in his eyes. What the actual hell was his problem? Ciel didn't do anything to make him angry at the boy. It annoyed him, how he couldn't figure out what was going through Hikaru's mind.
"Come on, don't be shy," Sebastian chided.
Hikaru scowled, standing up. "I think I know the answer, Mister Michaelis."
"Yeah, whatever," Ciel mumbled, barely audible. Though, apparently, Hikaru Hitachiin was able to hear him loud and clear.
"Shut up, stupid new kid! Why don't you just go to hell!?" Hikaru shouted.
Ciel's eye simply widened as everyone in the class gasped. Sebastian, Mister Michaelis, looked stunned, but Ciel knew that he wasn't going to act on a student while posing as a humble teacher.
The earl looked up at Hikaru, smirking. "No need to shout, Hikaru-San. I assure you that there is no need for you to worry about my afterlife, either…"
"SCREW YOU!"
It was then that Sebastian finally decided to intervene. "Mister Hitachiin, what did you just say?" His voice sounded cold.
"I told the bastard to screw himself! Why the hell is he here, he's an Englishman! He'll ruin everything!"
Ciel stood up, his hands raised in surrender. "Hikaru-San, please, calm down…"
Kaoru joined him, placing his hand on his brother's shoulder with his eyebrows furrowed. "Hikaru, what has gotten into you lately?"
Hikaru pushed Kaoru away, but not hard, as if he cared whether or not he was injured. "Get out of here, before I make you!"
"ENOUGH!" Sebastian shouted, causing Hikaru to flinch. "HITACHIIN, SIT DOWN BEFORE I FILE FOR YOUR SUSPENSION. THAT IS ENOUGH!"
Hikaru sat back down, scowling more than he did before. As Sebastian drawled on with his lesson in an irritated tone, Ciel leaned over to Kaoru. "Hey, Kaoru-San, are you okay?"
Kaoru nodded, looking wistful, and leaving Ciel with a formulating theory.
A/N – Hey! I really want longer chapters, but it just isn't working out for this particular story, sorry about that.
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