EDITED.

I TOTALLY REDID THIS CHAPTER. IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE. I HATED THE ONE BEFORE, SO I DELETED IT AND STARTED ALL OVER, AND GOT THIS. DEAL WITH IT.

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Hey you guys.

Yeah, I know...I'm so evil. It took me this long to update. And the worse part is...THERE'S NO CIEL X ALOIS IN THIS CHAPTER. *dodges knives thrown at me* BUT, there is A LOT of Sebby x Ciel. :3 I really wanted to put some of that in here. 3 Of course, next chapter will be back to Ciel and Alois.

It was the week before April vacation. It had only been a few days since the incident with Alois under that tall oak tree. Alois acted completely normal at school, except for the fact that he wouldn't even glance in Ciel's direction.

Ciel would sit at his desk, gazing out the window expressionlessly, just as he did during his first day of school. He would discretely steal a few quick glances in Alois' direction, only to find him passing notes and flirting with the girls in their class. Ciel would see Alois look at a girl and smile the same way he smiled at Ciel. At this, Ciel would quickly look the other way, feeling his chest tighten up in a painful way. It was a feeling that hurt, and it was hard to explain. Ciel preferred not to even think about it.

The bell rang, and Ciel quickly walked out of the classroom, avoiding any contact with Alois. He paced quickly to his locker, and began fidgeting with the lock, having a problem opening it. He felt his frustration rising, until he slammed his fist against the locker in frustration, and leaned his forehead against it.

'Shit!'

Ciel was getting so upset over Alois, and he didn't even know why! Was this normal? Was something wrong with him? Ciel began taking deep breaths, doing his best to keep his composure.

"Hm? So now you're having issues with your locker?" A voice said from behind Ciel. Ciel turned around to find himself face to face with Nick. Nick smiled. "Yo. It's been awhile, shorty."

Ciel sighed, not feeling up to socializing. Nick noticed this, and his gaze turned into that of worry. "You okay, Ciel? Is something up?" Nick leaned his body against his locker next to Ciel's, making himself comfortable just in case Ciel decided he needed to talk. However, Ciel was in no mood to talk about his problems, and never would be for that matter.

"Sorry Nick, I'm just not in the best of moods today." Ciel sighed. Nick snickered.

"Well, you could've fooled me, Phantomhive." He said sarcastically. He then chuckled, amused by his his own remark. "You know, if you need somewhere to chill, you can come over to my place. My folks wouldn't mind." Nick offered. Ciel shook his head.

"No thanks, Nick. Though I do appreciate the offer." Ciel responded. Nick nodded.

"Alright, if you're sure." He smiled. "But if you ever need somebody to talk to, I'm here for you." He patted Ciel's head gently, before turning around and walking away. "See you later, shorty!" Nick called back to Ciel.

"Stop calling me short!" Ciel yelled angrily. He heard Nick's laugh fade as his body retreated further away into the crowd of people. Ciel was surprised when he felt a smile sliver its way onto his face. Even if Nick had his issues with Alois, he wasn't really a bad person. Just a little too straightforward and rude.

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When Ciel arrived back at the hotel, he was greeted by a rather surprising sight. Sebastian was standing at the door, smiling a pleasant smile in his master's direction. Ciel approached Sebastian, a curious expression taking over his features.

"Sebastian, what are you doing?" Ciel asked. Sebastian continued smiling.

"Well, young master, it seems as of late your temper has been even more negative than usual, so I thought today we could do something entertaining, to see if maybe it could lighten your mood at all." Sebastian explained. Ciel sighed.

"Well, what is it you've got planned?" Ciel asked. He was surprised Sebastian had actually went out of his way, just to try to cheer him up. He had to fight to keep a smile down.

"Well, if you don't mind, would it be alright if I kept it a surprise until we arrived at our destination?" Sebastian asked. Ciel looked at him curiously again.

"Why?"

"Well, I feel that it would be more exciting if I kept it a surprise. Don't you agree, young master?"

Ciel smirked. "Ha, you always do treat me like a child, Sebastian. But even so, if you wish to keep it a surprise, then do as you please."

"Yes, my lord."

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An hour later, Ciel found himself at a theme park with Sebastian. Ciel's eyes glistened with curiosity as he explored the park, marveling over every little thing. Even though Ciel was masking his excitement, Sebastian had spent enough time with the young demon to be able to understand him.

"Young master, would you like to try going on some of the rides?" Sebastian offered. Ciel looked around, and smiled smugly.

"Let's go on all of them." Ciel said. Sebastian chuckled.

"Of course, young master. Is there any particular one you would like to ride first?" Sebastian asked. Ciel looked around for a moment, observing all the rides surrounding him carefully. Finally, his eyes settled on one.

"I would like to go on that one first, Sebastian." Ciel said, pointing at a ride. Sebastian followed the young demon's finger, which pointed at the largest, fastest ride in the entire park. Sebastian laughed.

"You want to go on that one right off?" Sebastian asked. Ciel nodded.

"Then we shall go on that one." Sebastian said.

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"Sorry, you're not tall enough to ride this ride."

Ciel's expression was priceless. Sebastian had never seen the younger male look so horrified in his entire life as a demon. He actually had to work to keep himself from laughing. Ciel on the other hand, couldn't have been more irritated. Sebastian and Ciel had been waiting in line for nearly 45 minutes, and when it was finally their turn, it turns out he wasn't tall enough to ride. Just fabulous.

"Sebastian! Stop laughing and let's go!" Ciel yelled. Sebastian had failed in containing all his laughter, letting a few snickers out here and there. He immediately retained his usual image, as the calm and collected demon butler.

"Is that an order?" Sebastian asked, a sly smirk placed upon his face.

"SHUT UP!"

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Ciel sat at a small table, waiting for Sebastian to bring him his treat. It had been awhile since Ciel had eaten human food. He didn't necessarily find it as appealing as he once did as a human, but decided that it wouldn't hurt to act "normal" every once in awhile.

"Young master, your ice cream." Sebastian handed Ciel a cone, with vanilla and chocolate ice cream scoops packed tightly upon it. Ciel examined the ice cream momentarily, before giving it a tentative lick. His eyes widened, surprised that he had found it to be unexpectedly fulfilling. "Young master, how is it?" Sebastian asked. Ciel nodded.

"It's actually pretty good. I wouldn't mind having this more often." Ciel pointed out. Ciel then proceeded to take a large bite out of the ice cream. Twenty seconds later, he was screeching as if he were dying.

"MY HEAD. IT HURTS!" Ciel yelled, clutching his head with both of his hands. Sebastian stared at his master blankly.

"Young master, it's nothing to get so upset over. It's simply a brain freeze." He smirked when Ciel noticed that the loud commotion he had made over his brain freeze had earned him the attention of several people. His face flushed ten shades of red, and he slammed his head against the table, doing his best to avoid the gazes of the humans. Sebastian chuckled. "Young master, you're so cute."

"SHUT UP!"

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The park was near closing time, so Sebastian and Ciel decided it was time for their last ride of the day - the Ferris wheel. When their car was at the top of the wheel, it stopped, leaving the two demons hanging high in the air, giving them the perfect view of the lights of the city. Ciel leaned against the side of the car, lazily gazing upon the beautiful city lights, which twinkled like stars.

'Alois is somewhere in that city.' Ciel thought to himself. As the thought crossed his mind, his smile faded, and soon his chest was hurting just like it had been earlier that day in the classroom.

"Young master." Sebastian called to Ciel, snapping away from his saddening thoughts. "There is one more thing I wish to give to you."

Ciel raised an eyebrow. "Yes?" Ciel asked, not in the mood to beat around the bush. Sebastian smiled, and pulled something from behind his back. It seemed to come out of seemingly nowhere. Sebastian handed the item to Ciel, who took it and held it up to his face to examine it. "A cat?" Ciel questioned.

"Yes, young master." It's a plush I saw at one of the vendors, and I felt that I had to get if for you." Sebastian said, smiling kindly at Ciel. Ciel gazed at the grey cat plush. It had a black bow around its neck, and its jet-black eyes were big, giving it an adoring look. Ciel smiled.

"Sebastian.." Ciel's voice trailed off.

"Yes, young master?"

Ciel looked down, still smiling happily. "Thank you…" Ciel said. Sebastian looked at his young master, and a gentle expression graced his face.

"Of course, young master." Sebastian bowed slightly. The Ferris wheel began moving again, brining them closer to the bottom. Suddenly, Sebastian spoke up. "I saw it, and couldn't help but think of you. It was so cute, adorable, and small." Sebastian smirked.

"SHUT UP!"

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When Ciel got home to the hotel with Sebastian, it was already late at night. Ciel went straight to his room, and plopped down onto the edge of his bed. Next to him lied the dog plush that Alois had got him the day that the two of them had went out together. Ciel sat the cat plush the Sebastian had given him next to the dog. He smiled tiredly at them, and then glanced out the window. The stars were twinkling brightly, and the moon's silver light illuminated Ciel's skin. Ciel closed his eyes, basking in the light.

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Sebastian tapped lightly on the door to his master's room. Usually, Ciel would've called him in to prepare him for bed, but the room on the other side of the door had remained silent since the moment Ciel closed it. Sebastian opened it slowly, sure to make as little noise as possible. When he flicked on the light to the room, he smiled.

His clumsy young master had fallen asleep at the edge of his bed, two stuffed animals wrapped lovingly in his embrace. Sebastian gently moved his master, putting his small body under the covers and tucking him in. He placed the dog and cat beside Ciel. Before he left, he leaned down and kissed Ciel's forehead softly.

"Good night, Ciel." Sebastian whispered sweetly. He then flicked off the light, and shut the door gently behind him.

I finally know where I'm going to go with this story. :3 Yupp, that's right! I know exactly what I'm going to do with this! So that means that there will be no more screw up chapters like the last one that was ALMOST chapter six. O.O;; *sweat* Never again...

Anyway, please review~

~Witty Katts~