Hello everybody. ;w; I am SOOOO sorry for taking so long to update this. It's the week before April vacation, so teacher's are shoving work in our faces. Sadly, school has to be my number one priority, hence, it took me over a week to FINALLY post. But hey, at least it didn't take two weeks. :D
A little heads up - There's a small hint of Ciel x Sebastian at the beginning of the chapter~ In a Kuroshitsuji fanfiction, Sebastian x Ciel has to be implied AT LEAST once. It's like the rule of thumb, dudes.
So on that tasty note...
Enjoy the meal~
It had been two weeks since the incident with Alois andNick. The day after it had taken place, Alois approached Ciel like nothing at all had happened. Ciel was curious about the tension he had felt between the two males, but said nothing - it was none of his business anyway.
"Young master." Sebastian called to Ciel. Ciel rolled over in his bed, unwilling to get up. "You must get up, young master. Sleeping for so long does no good for your body." Sebastian nudged the small boy, but Ciel still made no movement to get up. Sebastian sighed impatiently, and then got an idea. His smile turned into that of a mischievous grin as he got onto the bed, next to his young master. He leaned in close, and his hot breath tickling the back of Ciel's neck. He then moved to Ciel's ear, and whispered in a husky voice, "If you don't get up, young master, I'll be tempted to take advantage of you..."
Ciel shot up, and glared at Sebastian. "What the hell is wrong with you, Sebastian?" Ciel threw a pillow at his butler's face, and got out of the bed hurriedly. Sebastian smiled.
"Do you wish for me to dress you now, young master?" He said in a teasing tone. Ciel glared at Sebastian.
"Don't come near me! Just get out!" Ciel hollered. Sebastian bowed.
"Yes, my lord." And with that, Sebastian exited the room to leave Ciel to dress. Ciel huffed, and threw himself back onto his bed. The curtains were drawn open, allowing the morning sun to engulf the room in a soft stream of light. Ciel slowly arose from the bed, and approached the window to further examine the sky. He saw a cloud off in the distance. Ciel sighed. 'It's going to rain today.'
Ciel got dressed and walked out into the living room, where Sebastian sat on one of the couch's, reading the Saturday morning newspaper. He glanced up from the paper, and gave Ciel a smile.
"Good morning, young master. Did you sleep well last night?"
Ciel nodded tiredly, and searched around the room. "Sebastian, where is breakfast?" Ciel asked. Sebastian gave Ciel a look of confusion.
"Aren't you going to spend the day with Alois? I thought the two of you were going to be going out for breakfast on your own." Sebastian replied. Ciel sighed. He had forgotten all about his plans with Alois today. The young blond had pestered him all last week, insisting that he and Ciel just had to hang out outside of school. Having no excuse to get out of it, Ciel was forced to agree to spend time with Alois today, all day.
Ciel glanced at the clock on the wall, which read 8:45. Ciel had 45 minutes to meet Alois at a small coffee shop downtown.
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Ciel wore a dark blue, long sleeve button-up shirt, with a black tie hanging loosely around his neck. He wore black skinny jeans, and white sneakers. He looked a bit disheveled, but that didn't bother Alois. The blond licked his lips in a playful manner, causing Ciel to scowl.
"Alois, stop doing that. It's rude." Ciel complained. Alois giggled.
"Ahaha! Ciel, you know I'm just kidding with you." Alois replied, taking a sip of coffee. The two boys were sitting at a small table for two near one of the front windows of the coffee shop. The atmosphere was comfortable. Businessmen hurriedly shuffled in and out of the coffee shop, eager to get the energy boost they needed for the day from the bitter coffee. Ciel hated bitter things, so instead of coffee, he had tea to sip on, along with a scone. Alois on the other hand, had gotten dark coffee. Ciel scrunched his face in disgust as he watched Alois drink it - he could only imagine how awfully bitter it tasted.
Ciel took another bite of his scone to rid of the imagined taste in his mouth. He closed his eyes softly, savoring the sweet flavor of the warm pastry. Alois watched Ciel, taking in how cute he looked while enjoying his sweet pastry. Alois propped his elbow on the table, and leaned his cheek into the palm of his hand as he enjoyed the view of his petite friend.
Ciel swallowed the last bite of the scone, and licked his lips as if searching for the last miniscule crumbs in order to taste the delight once more.
"Ciel." Alois said Ciel's name, taking his attention away from the search for the crumbs. Alois just stared into Ciel's eyes for a moment before smiling. "You're so cute, Ciel."
Ciel frowned. "Alois, stop talking nonsense. It's rude to tease people like that." Alois had made the habit of teasing Ciel about his 'cute' looks, poking fun at the boy and laughing at his reaction. Ciel however, found this quite annoying. Luckily, he had finally gotten used to the rude treatment.
Something was different this time, though. As Ciel gazed back into Alois' eyes, he saw no teasing glint in them - the blond was actually being sincere. Ciel turned away, feeling his face start to heat up. 'Why am I so embarrassed? He's just playing with me...so what is this feeling?' When Ciel turned to face Alois once again, the blond was gulping down the rest of his coffee.
"Ready to go, Ciel?" He asked excitedly. "I've got a whole list of places I want to take you!" Before Ciel could answer properly, the blond grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the coffee shop. Alois' hand felt so warm...
"First stop is the arcade! What's a date without going to the arcade?" Alois laughed as Ciel's face became flushed.
"Shut up, Alois! This isn't a d-d-date!" Ciel mentally smacked himself for stuttering, and again, Alois just laughed. Alois then released Ciel's hand, leaving the young boy's hand feeling empty.
"You're always so serious, Ciel. You can never take a joke! I'm going to wipe that serious look off your face today, if it's the last thing I do!" Alois chuckled, and Ciel just rolled his eyes. The arcade wasn't too far away, so the boys didn't bother taking a trolley or taxi. Side-by-side, the two young boys walked down the street. The streets were crowded with teenagers and young adults, who were more than likely blowing all of their week's earnings on clothes and games. Alois tapped Ciel on the shoulder to get his attention.
"Look at that pink dress in the window, Ciel!" Ciel glanced in the direction that the boy was pointing, and laid his eyes on a light pink dress, with white lining. It was very frilly and had a victorian-esque look to it. Atop the mannequin the dress was placed on, was a hat with flowers along the edges. Ciel looked at Alois blankly.
"What about it?" He asked. Alois giggled.
"I think that dress would fit you very nicely, Ciel~" Alois replied. Ciel's eyes widened, but his surprise quickly turned into annoyance.
"That's it, Alois!" Ciel began chasing the blond down the sidewalk, who was laughing maniacally as he was being chased. Due to their fast pace, the two boys arrived at the arcade in a matter of minutes. Alois was out of breath, Ciel however, had plenty of energy left. When he reached Alois at the front of the arcade, he smacked him upside the head. The blond flinched, and then just began chuckling. Without even realizing, Ciel began laughing right along with him. The two stood in front of the arcade, clutching their stomachs in laughter. People stared at them like they were crazy, but neither of the males noticed - or they just didn't care.
Ciel had to admit - their day together had hardly begun, and he was already enjoying himself immensely. There was just something about Alois that made Ciel feel that he could be a bit more loose, and let go. It was a great feeling.
After their laughing fit finally subsided, the two boys walked into the arcade. Ciel hadn't done too much brushing up on videogames, because he hadn't necessarily found them interesting, so he let Alois lead him throughout the arcade, choosing the games that they would play together.
"Ciel, look!" Alois pointed to a claw machine full of cute plushies, and bounced over to it energetically. Ciel followed closely behind. The blond pressed his face against the glass of the machine, intensely observing the stuffed animals inside. Ciel approached the other side of the machine, and began laughing the moment he saw Alois' face pressed against the glass.
"Pfffft. Alois, you look like a child." Ciel giggled. Alois just smiled, and continued gazing at the stuffed animals. Suddenly, a determined look replaced the excited look on the blonde's face, and he walked to the front of the machine, and fished some change from one of his pockets.
"I'm going to get that one." He said, and pointed to a stuffed animal on top, halfway submerged in the pool of plushies. It was a small, cute dog, that looked soft to the touch, with big doe-like eyes. Ciel raised an eyebrow.
"That looks nearly impossible to get in one go." He commented. Alois shrugged.
"I'll try as many times as I have to. One way or another, I'm getting that dog."
Ten minutes later, Alois still hadn't gotten the dog. Ciel stood impatiently.
"Alois, just give up already. You're not going to get it." Ciel said. Alois scowled.
"Yes I am." The blond inserted yet another coin, and his face scrunched up in deep concentration. Unlike his previous attempts, he now moved the claw skillfully, as if he did it every day. In less than a second, the claw had dropped, and rose again, this time with the plush dog. Ciel's eyes widened, surprised. Alois smiled, pleased that he had finally overcome the challenge. He reached into the machine, and picked it out. Immediately, he handed it to Ciel.
"For you." Alois smiled.
"What? Why?" Ciel asked, reaching his hand out hesitantly to take the small plush.
"Because the moment I saw it, it reminded me of you. I planned on giving it to you from the start." Alois said, smiling gently. Ciel felt his face heat up as he clutched the small dog in his hands.
"Thank you, Alois..." Ciel glanced to the side as he said this, unable to make eye contact with the blond.
"Eheheh! No problem, Ciel~" Alois ruffled Ciel's hair, and then started making his way to the other games, dragging Ciel along behind him.
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"Ah shit!" Alois droned. It was around two in the evening, and it was pouring down rain. Neither boys had brought an umbrella, because the weather channel had not announced the sudden rainfall, and Ciel didn't want to look weird carrying around an umbrella while nobody else was - it was best not to stand out. And so, the two boys stood helplessly under a tarp above a store's door.
"I guess there's no choice..." Ciel heard Alois mumbled. Suddenly, Alois grabbed Ciel's hand and darted down the street. "I know a shortcut we can take to get to my house!" Alois shouted over the pouring rain.
10 minutes later, the two boys were standing in a park, hunched over and out of breath.
"It's only a little farther from here..." Alois said in between heavy breaths. Ciel didn't acknowledge Alois' statement - all he knew right now was that he needed to get out of the rain. Ciel grabbed Alois' hand a dragged him under a nearby tree, where only a little rain was able to reach them from under the leaves. The two sat side by side, leaning their backs against the trunk of the tree, still catching their breath. It took them both a minutes to realize that their hands were still intertwined. Ciel blushed and pulled his hand away quickly.
"S-sorry.." Ciel mumbled, refusing to make eye contact with Alois. He then felt a hand grasp his.
"No, don't move." Alois said. Ciel glanced at Alois, who was staring intently at him. "Ciel..." Alois' voice trailed off. Ciel hadn't wanted to make eye contact with Alois, but when their eyes met, he couldn't pull his gaze away - it was like he was frozen.
Slowly, Alois leaned in, his face coming closer and closer to Ciel's. Ciel squeezed his eyes tightly shut, unable to make his body move. He could feel Alois' breath caressing his face as the boy got even closer. Once Ciel was sure Alois' lips were centimeters from his, Ciel's eyes shot open, his body once again under his control.
"STOP IT!" Ciel screamed at the top of his lungs as he pushed the blond forcefully away from him. Alois fell back, and sat up rubbing the back of his head which had made contact with the ground.
"What the hell, Ciel! What was that for?" Alois shouted, his voice filled with irritation. Ciel shot up from his place next to Alois, and took a few steps back.
"You were going to..." Ciel looked down at his feet, unable to complete the sentence. Alois scowled.
"I was going to what? Going to tell you that you have something on your face?" Alois said accusingly. This statement caused Ciel's face to turn a fiery red.
"J-just forget it!" Ciel yelled as he turned around and ran in the other direction. This was probably one of the most humiliating things of his life. He actually thought Alois was going to kiss him. What disturbed the small demon the most though, was that the thought of Alois kissing him made his heart beat ever so slightly faster...
ALOIS' POINT OF VIEW
I watched as Ciel turned his back to me and ran off. I just sat there, heart pounding, like an idiot. I am an idiot. I sat still under the tall oak, not bothering to go after Ciel.
"Dammit!" I shouted as loud as I could at the sky. The wind carried away my voice, and I was left sitting there, alone. What had I been thinking?
"Dammit..." I repeated in a soft whisper. I placed my hand on my face, and released a frustrated sigh. Had I really almost kissed Ciel..?
This chapter is a little different from my previous ones. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I felt like I kinda played around with my writing style a bit. -shrug- I dunno. x3
Alois' point of view at the end was just a little extra. :3 I thought it would be cute to add~ DSJGAHK. ALOIS IS SO CUTE. SO IS CIEL. KJSDGHSJK. CUTENESS LEVEL - IT'S OVER 9000!
Ehehehe, I'm normal. ._.
Anyway, I really hope you guys enjoyed it! Comment and tell me what ya think. :D I LOVE YOU GUYS.
Sincerely,
~Witty Katts~