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Warning - I'm really starting to stray from the original plot of Kuro. If people don't like where I'm taking this, please tell me, and I'll just take off this chapter and do a whole new one. I don't even really know where I'm going with the story, so it wouldn't bother me too much.

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"Ciel~!" A voice called to Ciel from in front of him. He could hear footsteps approaching him quickly. Ciel tensed his body, preparing himself.

"Oof!" The body of the tall blond, Alois, slammed into Ciel's own frail, small body, glomping him.

"Ciel! What took you so long? We're already ten minutes late to class!" Alois exclaimed. Ciel sighed. He felt so defused after the first two periods of the day. He could feel himself already beginning to regret going to school. He had purposely pretended to be lost, just to stall time.

"You didn't have to wait for me. You should have just gone to class." Ciel said. He was too deflated to come up with anything smart to say to the annoying blond. Alois frowned.

"Ciel? Are you alright?" Alois asked. Even though Ciel and Alois hadn't known each other for too long, it felt like Ciel had known him before, from a long time ago - Alois was like a faint memory. Alois smiled. "Here, I know what will cheer you up!" Alois grabbed Ciel's hand, and dragged him down the hallways - in the opposite direction of the classroom.

"Alois, isn't the classroom the other way..?" Ciel questioned.

"Screw class, your emotional stability is much more important!" Alois said, chuckling. "That will be our excuse. You weren't feeling too great, so I stayed with you to help you cool down. Alright?"

Ciel scowled. "That's not believable at all."

"Well, the teacher can kiss my ass." Alois replied arrogantly.

Even if Alois was by far one of the most annoying, overly-friendly people Ciel had ever met, Ciel was feeling grateful to have him around. Alois led Ciel outside of the school.

"Where are we going?" Ciel asked.

"It's a secret!" Alois stated.

After about ten minutes of walking, the two boys arrived at a big, beautiful field filled with seemingly millions of different brightly colored flowers. A light breeze ruffled Ciel's hair, and he felt a smile gracefully play across his lips.
"This is where I come whenever I'm feeling stressed out, or just want to ditch class." Alois explained. "I know, it's not a theme park or anything, but this is the only place you really get to be alone for miles around." Alois and Ciel walked toward the middle of the field, where a small hill resided. Alois plopped down and rested on his back, staring up at the sky.

Ciel followed in suit. The grass was soft, and the breeze hummed a comforting song. Ciel glanced over at Alois. His light blue eyes reflected the glowing sky, and his blond hair gently danced along with the wind. Ciel smiled. 'He may be annoying, but I really like this side of him.'

Ciel faced the sky again, and closed his eyes. Slowly, he drifted off to sleep.

XXX

Ciel was taken away from his sleep by a soft voice.

"Young master, it is time to wake up." Ciel slowly began to open his eyes, just as the curtains were drawn and light burst into the dark room. Ciel squinted, the light burning his eyes, still clouded with sleep. Ciel sat up lazily, stretching his arms and yawning.

"You have received two letters. They both appear to be important. Would you like me to bring them to you, young master?"

Ciel nodded tiredly in response, and the butler bowed and proceeded to leave the room. Ciel gazed out of the window as he awaited his butler's return. He could see the small form of Finny working out in the garden, no doubt unintentionally destroying all the plants and flowers. He heard the sound of something crashing downstairs, signaling that Meirin was downstairs, breaking all of the precious china delicacies that Ciel's parents had collected over the years. By this point, they were certainly almost all gone. Last but not least, he heard a loud boom - Bard had blown up the kitchen...again.

A knock tapped on the door, and the door opened in follow.

"Young master, I have brought the letters." Sebastian laid the two letters before Ciel. Ciel picked up the first one, and read its contents.

"Tsk." Ciel scowled. The contents of the letter contained the Queen requesting Ciel to do all of her dirty work, of course. There had been a series of murders in London, and the Queen had requested the young boy investigate separately from the Scotland Yard.

Ciel tossed the letter to Sebastian, who caught it without missing a beat. "Please place the letter in my office, then come back and dress me. Now." Ciel said sternly. Sebastian bowed.

"Yes, my lord."

The moment Sebastian left, Ciel plopped back down onto the bed, staring up at the ceiling. He heaved a sigh. With all the requests the Queen was asking of him lately, he would never get the time to avenge his parents...
He glanced sideways at the remaining letter, untouched. Sighing yet again, he sat up, and reached over for the letter. He opened it and glanced at the contents. His eyes narrowed, it was an invitation to the mansion of Alois Trancy.

XXX

"Ciel, Ciel! Wake up!" Ciel was shaken violently from his slumber, and glared at the one guilty of awakening him in such a rough way. Alois ignored the glare.

"We both slept through the entire school day. The last class ended half an hour ago." Alois sighed. "We're going to be in deep shit, Ciel~" Alois cried, glomping Ciel. Ciel shoved Alois off of him.

"Get off of me, Alois." Ciel sighed. Although it wasn't good that he had skipped most of his first day, it didn't bother him too much. After all, he didn't have to take school too seriously, considering he had hundreds of years to retry high school if he wished to.

Ciel got up and stretched his arms above his head, grunting as he did so. The cool air brushed against his soft skin, and he shivered gently. Demons were never good with the cold. Though their bodies could handle it, and it wouldn't pose as a threat to them, it was still highly uncomfortable.

Suddenly, a sweatshirt was being handed to him. Ciel just stared at the outstretched hand. Alois sighed impatiently.

"You're cold, aren't you? Take it." Alois motioned for Ciel to take the sweatshirt, and after a moment, Ciel hesitantly reached out and grabbed it from Alois' hands. He put it over his uniform, and Ciel instantly relaxed under the weight of the warm article of clothing. The two boys then began walking along, side-by-side, in silence. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence though. It was very comfortable, and calming. During the walk, Ciel thought back to the strange dream he had had. Sebastian had told Ciel that he was reborn as a demon, and that his human life was something lost, never to return - not that Ciel had cared too much. The only thing he knew when he opened his eyes for the first time as a demon, was that Sebastian was the butler, and Ciel was the master. No memories of his previous life remained. The dream was just that - a mere dream. So then, why did it seem so familiar..?

The minute the two boys stepped back onto the school property, Ciel heard somebody shout.

"Yo! Transfer student!"

Ciel glanced in the direction of the voice and found Nick running at him, waving at him. As Nick approached, Alois seemed to tense up, and put his arm protectively around Ciel's shoulders. Ciel noticed that Alois' expression was a hard glare.

Nick stopped in front of the two males, out of breath. Once he regained his breath, he looked up and smiled at Ciel.

"Hey, I was looking all over for you. Where were you? Weren't we supposed to meet up at our lockers right after eighth period?" Nick asked. Ciel shrugged.

"Sorry, I got caught up in something else, and it escaped my mind. Sorry, maybe we can hang out some other time." Ciel responded, uninterested. Nick smiled widely.

"Nah! There's still time! The game's still going, so let's go!" Nick grabbed Ciel's hand and began to drag him away, until Alois stopped him.

"Hey! You know that Ciel was hanging out with me!" Alois shouted angrily. "So I suggest that you let go of him and leave the two of us alone!" He sounded like a little kid about to throw a temper tantrum. Nick glanced back at Alois, and looked at him as if he had just noticed him for the first time.

"Sorry, Trancy. But Ciel and I already had plans. So fuck off." Nick said, nonchalantly. Alois' face contorted in annoyance.

"Fine! But don't think I'm going to let this happen again..." Alois' voice trailed off, and his expression turned to that of a sad one. Ciel's eyes widened slightly, surprised. He was about to reach out to the blond, but before he could, Alois turned around and walked off in the other direction, leaving Nick and Ciel to watch his retreating back. Ciel turned to Nick, perturbed.

"What the hell was that for?" Ciel asked. Nick looked at him, a look of cluelessness plastered on his face.

"You should be thanking me, Phantomhive. I just saved you from having to deal with that whore." Nick smiled. "Trust me, you don't want to get involved with him." He ruffled Ciel's hair, and began walking back toward the school. "C'mon, let's go."

Ciel smoothed out his hair, and wiped his hands off on his sweatshirt, as if to rid of Nick's germs. 'Ah, I still have Alois' sweatshirt. I'll have to return this to him.'

And with that, Ciel unwillingly began walking with Nick in the direction of the school. Nick looked at him and smiled brightly. He seemed like a nice enough person, but...

'What happened between him and Alois?'

Uguuu...

I really hope it wasn't bad. -flails- I know my writing isn't all too good, but I'm planning on doing a Sebby x Ciel fanfiction after this, and I want to go into more detail, and drag it out a bit more. I'm hoping that this will suffice until then, though. :3

Also, please comment if yo have a request! For example, if you want some fan-service with two particular characters or such. I want to please my dear readers. :D Please review! - or, errr, you can review if you want...jeez, I sounded like I was begging. XD

Sincerely,

~Witty Katts~