Thanks to my fever, I'm now here at home, writing chapter 3 (: since I'm not in school right now, I shall try and make this chapter longer. I present you chapter 3! XD

Ciel sat motionlessly in his chair, absently moving his chess pieces across the checkered board. He knocked the White King over with a Black Pawn, chuckling humorlessly as the most important piece of the game clattered down on its side and eventually rolled over the edge of the table, landing on the thickly carpeted floor with a soft thump. It displayed a miserable picture of bleak loneliness.

Desperate and restless, Ciel gave the chess piece a kick and watched it crash on the wall opposite of him, leaving a deep dent in the white plaster. Curse his demonic powers. Finally, in an incomprehensible fury, he upturned his whole chessboard and swept everything off his desk, watching the fragile pieces drop onto the ground.

'I hate this,' he whispered, feeling his blue eye starting to heat up as it shone with the violent shade of fluorescent violet. 'Everyday it's as if I'm doing the same thing. Everyday it's as if I'm all alone. Everyday, everyday.' He brought his foot down upon the Black King, crushing it into power effortlessly. 'I hate this!'

He fell back into his chair heavily, his eye fading back into its usual sapphire as exhaustion came rushing into him. He leaned back into the chair, gazing at the ceiling, panting hard.

Ciel shifted his eye to the heavy wooden door with the brass handles. 'Sebastian!'

The door opened and the butler entered. 'Bocchan, you called?'

'I want something sweet to eat.' Ciel demanded. Tell me no. Tell me that it would ruin my appetite for dinner. At least it would tell me that you still care.

Sebastian hesitated for a moment. It would ruin Bocchan's dinner. 'Yes, my Lord, immediately.'

Once the door was closed, he heard Ciel let out a long agonizing cry. The Sebastian before would go back to check on him, but the Sebastian now just quietly walked away, further and further away from his heartbroken Bocchan.

x.o.x.o.

Sebastian,

Do you really no longer care at all for me? Have what I did really hurt you that much? Do you really have no more desire to serve me?

I would order you to revert back to your old self, but I will not. I just thought that if you did it out of your own free will it would mean more than just following my selfish demands.

However, Sebastian, just know that I will always continue to believe in you, and put my trust in you.

Ciel Phantomhive

x.o.x.o.

Bocchan,

You must think that I deeply despise you for what you have done. But that is not the case, please do not blame yourself. You are the one and only Bocchan that I wish to serve.

Bocchan, it will not be easy to find my emotions once again, but I have given you my word that I will most definitely find it.

Bocchan, please believe in me. If you believe in me, I will most certainly live up to that trust.

Your faithful butler,

Sebastian Michaelis

x.o.x.o.

The full moon peeped out from the thin, wispy clouds, casting the shadow of trees against the walls of the Phantomhive Mansion. They looked like sorrowful tendrils hoping to find bliss.

Ciel opened his drawer to find an almost faded photograph. He picked it up and smoothed it onto the table.

It was the picture of him sleeping in his chair, which Sebastian had taken. In the picture, an imposed Sebastian was standing next to him with a hand over his chest, and outside the window behind him, Pluto was plastered against the glass.

When Sebastian had appeared in the photo, he had even told Ciel that he was honored to be Ciel's most important non-living existence. He had been honored. Was that a lie as well, part of the contract?

He was Ciel Phantomhive, and he did not care about trivial things like feelings and emotions. But if that was so, why did he feel such numbing pain in his heart, as if there was a cold hand slowly tightening… tightening?

A/N: OKAY chapter 3 is finished! I think it's the longest chapter so far. Was it long enough? Though maybe about 60 words longer but I hope that's okay (: PLEASE REVIEWW! THANK YOU! XD