Author's Note: Long time no see, guys. *wink wink* New chapters are awesome, right? Please don't hate me while reading this. Okee bai

Einstein was right, time moves at different speeds. To Sebastian, the previous night raced by in a blur.

But then all of a sudden… time stopped.

Sebastian sat up in bed, holding the sheets to his naked form while his roommate slept soundly beside him. He felt like screaming, crying, anything to get his nerves to calm down.

He had cheated on Ciel.

Why would he do this? What was he thinking last night? Could he blame it on the alcohol? On the party? On Joker?

No, it was all his fault.

Sebastian got out of bed, pulling the sheet out along with him and found his pants on the other side of the room and his phone was in the pocket. He attempted to turn it on, but it was as dead as he was when Ciel found out. He plugged it in, trying to rid his mind of this horrible act of mistrust. As he searched for the rest of his clothes, Joker sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"Morning," he groaned sleepily, giving a small smile to his roommate, who was still freaking out.

"Morning," Sebastian replied tartly as he pulled his shirt on.

Joker didn't seem fazed. "We should talk about last night."

The ravenette turned to glare at the redhead. "There is nothing to talk about. We were drunk, it happened, it meant nothing, and I made a terrible mistake." He nodded, though he was trying to assure himself more than Joker. "Ciel will forgive me for this… I hope."


Ciel walked into the school on Monday morning, head hanging. Saturday, he had had a great time with Layzie, Freckles, Grelle, and the rest of the group, but when he woke up on Sunday morning there wasn't a text from Sebastian like usual.

Nothing else the rest of the day or Monday morning and it put Ciel into a bit of a funk. What was going on? He didn't know how to ask, but that didn't stop him from trying. He'd sent several 'hey' texts or 'what's going on babe' but Sebastian wasn't answering him and it was so… aggravating.

He closed his eyes and rubbed a hand down his face. This is too upsetting, he thought as he sat down in his math class, next to a buzzing Layzie. She turned to him with a giant grin, still bouncing up and down. "What's up?" he said, giving her a concerned look.

"I met someone last night!" she squealed, immediately looking around to see if anyone was staring at her. "I was at the library and studying for the math test tomorrow." Her cheeks turned bright red. "Then this guy came up to me with snakes on his shoulders and he was all 'have you seen a snake around here, asks Emily' and I was like no, so I helped him find his snake and he asked me out!"

Ciel's eyes widened and a large smile broke out on his face. "That's great!" he exclaimed, grabbing her hand and squeezing. "I'm happy for you. What's his name?"

"He said to call him Snake. Okay, he didn't, his snake did. The one named Oscar." She shrugged and the boy gave a laugh.

"Well, let's hope he's not a serial killer or something. Listen… Can I ask for some advice?" He took his hand back, twiddling his thumbs together. "I'm thinking about cheating on Sebastian," he finally whispered, raising those bicolored eyes up to meet Layzie's. "This whole long distance thing has been hell…"

"Who were you thinking about cheating with?" the Latina said in a hushed voice.

"Freckles," Ciel replied honestly, cheeks heating at the mention of the brunette. Layzie's mouth popped open and the male hastily tried to explain himself. "He's always there for me nowadays and there's been several moments where I thought something might have happened, but it didn't. It wouldn't really even be cheating because I'd be breaking up with Sebastian first." The last bit was nearly a whisper.

"You and Sebastian are perfect together, Ciel. Why would you ruin something like that?" she whined, giving a truly hurt look. It's as if her parents are divorcing, he thought.

"He hasn't talked to me since Halloween," he blatantly spat. "Either something happened at that party or he's upset with me for something."

"So talk to him about it. Don't just break up with him. Sebastian seems like a good guy. He'd never do something to ruin your relationship. From what you've told me, he loves you, Ciel."

"You're right. I shouldn't ruin this." Ciel gave a small smile. "He's my soulmate, isn't he?" He gave a little giggle, cheeks turning red. "Thank you, Layzie."

She grinned and hugged him.


Keep your head down, Sebastian repeated to himself as he made his way across campus. He had somehow been able to avoid Joker these last few days, always coming home after he was asleep, but he wasn't going to be able to avoid Ciel much longer. The amounts of text messages he had gotten since Saturday morning were unbelieveable. If he didn't know any better, Sebastian might think his boyfriend was a stalker.

He shook his head to rid himself of that mental image and pulled his phone from his pocket, looking through the many messages. He began to type out a message, wanting to explain himself.

Ik I havent been around these last few days and im sorry. I luv u, ok?

He stared at the screen then finally hit send. That wasn't quite what he'd wanted to say, but that's all he could think of. He needed to tell Ciel face-to-face about that night. There was no getting around that. This long distance thing was tough, and he still had another month before he could see the adorable boy again. It was going to be hell keeping this from him for so long.

He raised his head to the sky, sighing sadly. Ciel was going to break up with him, there was no doubt in his mind about that. It was going to happen and it was no one's fault beside his own. He had cheated with Joker; whether he was drunk or not, it still happened.

Sebastian continued walking across campus, trying to figure out exactly how he could fix his situation, when his name was called. He turned in the direction and his eyes widened. "How did you find me?" he shouted.

"This is the only college in this city. It wasn't that hard," responded Claude as he jogged closer. "Just hear me out, okay?" He stood in front of Sebastian, trying to catch his breath. "I want you to know what my life has been like since I lost Ciel. I want to help you not risk losing him, too."

Too late, Sebastian thought, but didn't say. "What is that supposed to mean? You can't lose something you've never had, Claude. You never had him in the first place. You had Hannah and you ruined that marriage."

"I ruined that marriage because I was finally ready to come out of the closet. I was living a loveless life. Hannah meant nothing to me, she never did. What I had with Ciel meant something to me. It wasn't just sex and the thrill of possibly getting caught. I was falling in love with him, Sebastian, and I'll do whatever it takes to make him happy. Even if that means keeping you two together, because he loved you before you ever started."

Sebastian blinked a few times, turning his maroon-colored eyes to the ground. "I cheated on him, Claude."

The spider's own golden orbs widened. "Well, that was unexpected. I should've come to you sooner. I'll help," he reassured. He pulled out a card and handed it to the teenager. "Text me after you get out of class. We'll meet up and discuss how to make this better."

The ravenette nodded, taking the business card. "Thank you," he whispered. "It'll be nice to have a friend here."

"You can count on me. Now get to class, Michaelis."

HellsButler A/N: I was freaking out editing this. It's sooo good! Hope you all love it too.