Sebastian wasn't exactly sure when he had fallen asleep or for how long he had been asleep for. What he did know, however, was that the bed he was currently lying in was very empty.
Ciel!
Sebastian bolted up and looked around for Ciel.
The young one wasn't in the room which could only suggest that Ciel had awoken.
He elder listened and heard the soft spray of the shower in the bathroom.
Furiously, Sebastian stormed into the bathroom, opened the shower door and got in, shocking a dripping wet Ciel. Sebastian then pushed Ciel up against the shower wall and kissed him desperately.
Ciel wrapped his arms around Sebastian, kissing the other demon back.
Ciel. . .
"Don't you dare ever do that to me again." Sebastian growled furiously. "Don't do that to me again." Ciel's eyes widened in fear of Sebastian's anger. The elder's eyes softened, letting the younger see the desperation, anxiety and love there before the elder rested his forehead against Ciel's chest. "Don't . . . not . . . not again."
Vibrations ran through a very startled Ciel from Sebastian and Ciel soon came to realize Sebastian was crying. Understanding this, Ciel wrapped his arms around the elder best he could, trying to comfort the other. "I'm sorry." Ciel said. "I didn't mean to scare you."
Sebastian looked up at Ciel. "Scare me? Scare me? You had me contemplating fucking suicide, you bastard." he hissed, breathing hard.
Horror-struck, Ciel stared at him for a moment before he started to laugh. "Sebastian, you fool." Ciel said affectionately. "I never thought you'd be the one playing Romeo and Juliette."
"Shut up." Sebastian growled half-heartedly.
"That's my line." Ciel chuckled then let out a sigh. "You've gotten your clothes wet." he said tugging at Sebastian's t-shirt. "Let's take them off."
it wasn't really all that romantic, showering with another. In fact, it was actually quite awkward. Both were thankful to get out, get dry and get dressed. "Whose idea was it to shower together?" Ciel asked.
"That would have been yours."
"Correct me if I'm wrong but, wasn't it you who decided to get into the shower? Without my permission."
Sebastian chose to answer by grabbing the young once-earl and kissing him softly. Ciel couldn't help but respond by opening his mouth and letting in the tongue that was begging entrance.
A knock at the door had them reluctantly pulling apart and opening the door.
Grell Sutcliff barged in passed Sebastian with several books in his hands. "Morning." the red head said cheerfully.
"Hello, Grell." Sebastian said. "What's with the books?"
"Wedding plans." Grell replied. "You see, I'm much more deadly efficient than I seem."
"Right, and who's getting married again?" Ciel muttered, his fingers reacquainting themselves with his forehead. "Grell, we really didn't want any help."
"Oh, no you don't. I'm helping whether you like it or not." Grell said hotly. "So, suck it up short stuff."
"I am not short." Ciel hissed though, of course, he was compared to most men at the age he was frozen at.
"I beg to differ." Grell them looked at Sebastian. "So, shall we start with a time and place?"
"Sure." Sebastian agreed. "I see no harm in you helping out but the final decisions are Ciel's."
Ciel shifted uncomfortably. "You want me to choose where we get married?"
Sebastian looked at Ciel curiously. The young demon seemed to be getting pinker and pinker by the second.
What on earth could be so embarrassing?
"Ciel, you have an idea of what you want?" Sebastian asked.
"Well. . ."
"Oh, spit it out." Grell said impatiently.
Ciel put his face in his hands and mumbled something.
"Um. . .what?" Grell asked.
The once-earl let out a sigh, straightened up and moved his hands from his face. "I . . .I want to get married in the old Phantomhive estate."
Sebastian and Grell glanced at one another before looking back at the young one.
"Why on earth would you. . ." Sebastian began but was cut off my Grell's giggles.
"Aw, that's so romantic." Grell squealed.
Sebastian frowned. "Am I missing something?"
Ciel's small smile told him he was.
"Sebastian, Ciel's choosing that place because that's the place he spent most of his time with you." Grell explained. "You may not have been together romantically then but Ciel was already in love with you. He always had been. Hadn't you noticed then?"
But he never said.
"For one hell of a butler, you really can be one hall of an idiot." Grell muttered.
I thought you only realized when I was about to leave.
"It would certainly seem so." Sebastian agreed.
So all those brooding moments. . .
Ciel and Grell sat around the small coffee table in front of the sofa.
. . .all those time you got mad for no reason. . .
Sebastian sat down to observe Grell's work.
. . .it was simply because. . .
It wasn't really all that bad, the wedding ideas.
. . .because you didn't know how to say. . .
Ciel looked up and met Sebastian's ruby red eyes with a sapphire blue.
. . . I love you.