"Isn't it breathtaking, the waterways, the structures,the art. We can see it all." Sebastian said as he and Ciel wandered through the town taking in the sights and sounds of Italy.
"not in a week we can't."Ciel replied"There's too much to see in such a small amount of time."
"That's true, I suppose I shall have to bring you back one day. You seem to be enjoying yourself this time. I've noticed a genuine smile on your face more than once and we've only been here a few hours. You do have a beautiful smile Ciel."
"I have a lot of reasons to. I have you, our children, my family, Ann, how could I not be happy?"
"You have my father as well." Sebastian reminded.
"You're father doesn't -"
"My father loves you. He gave you the crown didn't he?"
"Because I was going to have Evian."
"That wasn't the only reason. He does love you...even when you completely defy him, he knows you do it because you want the best for our family, he realizes that you are a loyal and loving mate and if we're being honest, he admires your bravery and strength. That is why he skipped the tradition and allowed you to take your title and one day, your seat beside me when he retires."Sebastian pulled him close.
"I'm very proud of you Ciel." He said quietly in his mate's ear.
"why, I haven't done anything."
"You're allowing yourself to relax and enjoy the view. You're making a very good effort to accept the time we have together. We have so much to see and so many activities that were planned."
"You keep saying that you have activities but you never say what they are." Ciel complained.
"If I told you, you won't be surprised. The first is tonight, under the stars, we have some time so I thought perhaps you and I could watch the sun set together. Before we go on to do so, no visit to Italy would be complete without a walk through the vineyard. Some of our kind own quite a few of the ones you'll be seeing. They produce a very special wine that I'm quite fond of, I think you'll find it enjoyable as well."
"This should be interesting, I know you've had a drink or two at your parent's parties but you didn't seem to be enjoying it at all."
"It wasn't the drink, it was the town drunk that was bothering me, and that is how I will continue to refer to him. He certainly earned his title."
"Sorry."Ciel said sympathetically, there was no need for Sebastian to explain who he was talking about.
"I can't blame you for my relative's stupidity, that was my father's doing. he was the drinker in the family until he met my mother. Fortunately I know when to say no. I can honestly say that I have never once been anywhere close to drunk. I swear to you that I will never embarrass you as he surely does our family."
"You better know when to stop, don't think I won't leave you there."Ciel teased.
"I love you too dearest." Sebastian replied. Sebastian took Ciel's hand a they walked across the bridge and stopped to look down at the canal below.
"It's beautiful is here." Ciel said in awe as he turned his attention to the other side of the bridge.
"Yes, I've come here for centuries and it wasn't always this way. If you like this particular spot Ciel, I think we should continue our journey. There is so many things that I know find breathtaking. Just further down this street is an enormous gothic structure that reminds me a bit like our home, it hasn't been there long but it is beautiful. I must show you the art gallery as well. Tell me Ciel, what would you like to see after our visit to the vineyard?"
"You'd know better than I would, I've only been here twice and I didn't see much of anything either time."Ciel said looking out over the water. Sebastian knelt down in front of him.
"I remember the first time I came here with you," Ciel said with a smile. "I'd never seen a more magnificent place, lying in the field, watching the stars fall. It was perfect. I'm just sorry I couldn't feel the same the last time. I was so caught up in everything else and -"
"Ciel, I don't really know what it is about certain places, they seem to have a certain something that causes couples to remember what it was that that made them fall in love with each other to begin with, to fall in love all over again. As you can see, Venice is still growing. It has rather a long way to go and if you would-what I mean to say is, I would very much like to see what the future holds for it and if you were with me, I believe that you and I have found our own Paris, our city of romance. We could watch together. It's my hope that our love will-" Ciel wrapped his arms around Sebastian's neck, pressing his lips to his mate's. Sebastian put an arm around him and held him tight.
"If I had to travel to one place for all eternity, this would be it, as long as it's with you. I know that hundreds, thousands of years from now, no matter how the world changes, it's always going to be you and me. That's how it's meant to be, from the beginning, it's always been you. I love you Sebastian, I loved you then, and I'll love you always." CIel said once they broke the kiss.
"My Ciel, my destiny, that is the greatest gift I can hope for. An eternal love with such an amazing mate. After all the time spent together, you are still mine and I can't tell you what that means to me. From the moment I saw you, before you became human, you were my beautiful angel, I'm thankful that we now have a certain amount of those memories. I loved you with all my heart, that love only grew when we parted, my heart cried out for you constantly and I found you at last, no matter what you did as the young master, though we didn't know it then, we still had our connection, it was masked by your hatred and anger, and our contract. Now here we are, we have six wonderful children, a home and you are everything a mate should be, every demon should be so fortunate to spend their immortal lives with the one who can understand their hearts just as you know mine. You are my forever love and I was foolish to think so long ago that I didn't want to seek out this love."
"Maybe you didn't because somehow you knew that we'd find each other again. I didn't think being a demon could be this way. I'm happy that it was you Sebastian. I didn't think I could love anyone like this. it's strange, you've taught me how wrong I was but if I had to do everything again as a human, with a few exceptions, if you were there waiting for me, I'd do it again. I'll always want to be with you. I'd choose you all over again." Sebastian smiled, kissing Ciel once more, deeper this time,wanting his mate to feel all the love he held for him.
"I love you so very much, my forever valentine." Sebastian whispered in Ciel's ear.
"I love you too." Sebastian stood up and they reached the other side of the bridge.
"My princes, welcome to Italy." A cheerful voice caught their attention. A tall man knelt before the, his light brown hair was long enough to cover his left eye yet shorter on his right side.
"Vito, rise my friend," Sebastian said softly. "Ciel, may I introduce Vito, he works for the demon I told you cares for the vineyard."
"A pleasure my lords,please, come this way, I was sent by my master to take you to your destination." Vito gestured to a white carriage decorated in red roses. it was being pulled by four black and white horses. Ciel tilted his head as the the animals tossed their heads to the side and lightly tapped the ground with their feet. He noticed that all four horses had deep red eyes.
"Sebastian, I didn't know horses-"
"Oh yes, there is a dark side to everything my love, horses, wolves, humans obviously, for every creature that you were aware of as a human, there is a darker version, except of course cats." Sebastian helped him into the carriage and climbed in beside him. moments later, they were on their way. Ciel looked out over the country side, the vast green fields were sometimes lined with rows of flowers that varied in color.
"We should be there shortly my lords, I hope the view is to your liking.: Vito called.
"It's lovely, thank you." Sebastian replied, he reached out and took Ciel's hand.
"You're doing very well." he encouraged.
"These fields remind me of when we take the children out to play at home. I miss them.'
"I know love, but I'm sure they're having fun with Lady Elizabeth, you know how much she loves them, and Alois is probably with them, Lenora enjoys her time with them as well. it will be alright Ciel, I promise." Ciel tightened his grip on Sebastian's hand.
"I know, it's just hard to be away. But I know that they're safe and I trust 'll have a good time at this vineyard your talking about, I've never actually been to one before. I'm kind of looking forward to it."
