Chapter Two
Why was it so bright? Everything hurt. The light from the truck's headlights made Ciel cringe. He sat up and stared down at the pervert in disgust. It was still dark outside and the man was asleep on the pavement of the parking lot outside of some apartment complex. The bluenette's whole body throbbed with pain. Tears streamed out of his eyes as he came to terms with what just happened to him. He had been raped.
Ciel pulled himself from where his body had been thrown against the front of the truck and he'd been brutally pounded in to, then left on the ground. The man had passed out after he had finished. Ciel leaned against the hood of the truck and groaned. He then stood all the way up, spitting on the pervert who was probably passed out from an overdose of Viagra. He painfully put his clothes back on, almost screaming at the pain from how tight they were. It took everything for Ciel to walk. He wandered the streets until he came across a road he recognized and followed it. He could see the club right across the street and he covered his chest with folded arms. He stumbled into the club and fell onto the floor, pain coursing through his veins. Instantly his head was pounding from the loud music and questions being thrown at him. Alois picked Ciel up and held him close, running into the back room away from all of the people and laid him down.
"That man fucking raped me!" Ciel yelled. Alois took his hand and squeezed it.
"I thought you knew that all of the sex stuff happens inside the club so this all doesn't happen... Ciel I am so sorry!" Alois sobbed, laying next to him. A blanket was thrown over the two and Ciel saw Rose frantically trying to console the two of them. Ciel didn't hear anything, he wasn't even paying attention. He was more conerned on how his image was to his friends. Was he that stupid to just get in that man's truck? Was he weak enough to not fight back. He only started to pay attention when he heard his Boss speak.
"Ciel you're to give the nice man with black hair at the bar a dance. Get off your lazy ass and go do it!" he yelled.
"He was just raped! He needs to rest!" Rose yelled. Ciel could feel the restriction from Alois's tight hold.
"I'm fine, thank you. He has black hair, yeah?" Ciel said blankly, standing up and pushing Alois off of him. He acted as if nothing happened and he was perfectly fine. Ciel strutted right out of the back room and walked over to the man at the bar. He placed a hand on his shoulder, partially flirting, but partially holding himself up.
"Heard you wanted me?" Ciel asked, winking at the attractive man.
"You can stop, Ciel, I saw what happened," the man replied, "Please, do sit, since I payed for your time. Would you like me to buy you a drink?" The man was polite and had the strangest color eyes. Ciel sat down on the barstool and blinked.
"Uhh, yeah. I guess so," he finally spoke, still staring. The man ordered him a soda and turned his attention back to the boy.
"Let me introduce myself," he said with an attractive smile, "My name is Sebastian Michaelis. I am the CEO of my very own company."
"Good for you," Ciel hissed, feeling annoyed with the man already. How arrogant of him to make Ciel waste his time when he could be earning money to talk about himself.
"Ciel, tell me about yourself. Do you enjoy your job here?" he asked.
"Does it fucking look like I enjoy it? I just got raped and my boss is making me finish my god damn shift! I am underage! I'm only working here because I can't get a job anywhere else, I live in a homeless shelter that is closing, and I barely have enough money to buy Alois and I dinner! My boss is a total dick and my ass hurts so bad I think it's going to fall off," Ciel all but yelled in Sebastian's face.
"I apologize..." he said, rather taken aback.
"You want to know about me, Mr. CEO Sebastian Michaelis? My parents were shot when I was nine. I've been shipped around from foster house to foster house until I was kicked out. I got a job here and I found the shelter and I was finally going to make money to support myself. I met Alois and we just.. stay together. I got him a job here. I take care of his sorry ass because he can't do anthing for himself. He seems really fucking happy all the time, but he's been depressed since his brother died. I love him like a brother. He is my best friend and I have to prove to him that we will eventually have a better life. My parents were rich, so why can't I be? I'm a Phantomhive. But, you know what, maybe it won't because even my own aunt gave me up. I have to regain my pride somehow. I will not be seen as a cheap stripper. So Mr. CEO, what the fuck do you have to say for yourself? You're wasting my time," Ciel said with a laugh at the end. Sebastian seemed to be listening intently, which made Ciel feel bad for being so rude to him.
"You're strong, Ciel. I admire that. I have an offer for you," Sebastian responded quietly.
"If you ask me to suck your dick I will throw this soda on you and punch you in the fucking face, asshole," Ciel hissed, shooting the man a dark look.
"Not at all, Ciel," he replied, chuckling, "I want to offer you a chance for you to achieve your goals. I will buy you an apartment, I will pay for you to complete school, and I will offer you a permanent position in my company. I go around different bars, clubs, streets, and give others this opportunity. I feel it is unfair for everyone not to get a shot at a good life," Ciel narrowed his eyes, and felt conflicted. The man looked completely serious.
"You're probably just fucking with me. Seriously, even if you weren't, I don't need your help. Besides, I'd probably just fuck up and end up back on the streets," Ciel growled.
"You are quite prideful. That is one of your weaknesses, I can tell. I want you to think about my offer," Sebastian held out his business card for Ciel to take, "Call me if you need anything." Ciel watched intently as the man got up and left Ciel holding the card. He watched the man leave the club without so much as a single glance towards any of the topless strippers.
"Who was that? He's hot! You got his number, holy shit!" Alois giggled, nudging his friend. Ciel sighed.
"Something about him was different, Alois. He wasn't normal. He offered me a posisiton at his company, and an apartment..." Ciel replied, lost in a daze.
"You didn't fucking accept?! Think about it, Ciel! Money! A place to sleep! Food to eat! You have to say yes!" Alois complained, shaking Ciel. The bluenette looked at his friend witha stoic gaze.
"That is not how I can regain status. I have to earn it myself." Ciel said darkly.
"You're so stubborn!" Alois whined, "I'll be back after this lapdance. Then we can go back to the shelter for some sleep. Our shift is almost over." The blonde walked away, playfully bouncing his ass as he went. Ciel finished the soda that the strange man had bought him and went to his boss.
"I'm taking off early. I feel sick because, uh, yeah I was raped," Ciel stated.
"No. You're going to go have sex with the man you gave a lapdance earlier tonight," his boss ordered. Ciel turned pale to see the pervert who had raped him sitting in the club. He turned to his boss with wide eyes.
"N-No! He's the one who raped me! I won't!" Ciel yelled.
"If you don't then you're fired!" his boss yelled. Suddenly Alois was by Ciel's side, glaring.
"Ciel isn't going to do it. I won't let him," Alois stated.
"You and your little blonde boyfriend are fired! Get your stuff and get out of here!" the Boss yelled. Alois pulled Ciel away before he could yell, and ran into the back room. They slid on different clothes over their stripper outfits and grabbed the money they had made. The two ran out of the club, straight past the man who had raped Ciel. Alois slung an arm over Ciel as they made their way back to the shelter. Alois giggled.
"Looks like you have to call Hottie McHottie and get used hooked up!" Alois said, smiling.
"Alois... Does the shelter look dark to you?" Ciel whispered. Alois turned and gasped, stopped dead in his tracks.
"Oh shit..." he whispered back. They both ran to the shelter and pulled at the doors. Locked. Alois began to cry, curled up by the door, shivering. Ciel sat next to him and pulled him into a hug. Alois cuddled into Ciel, gripping the front of his shirt tightly.
"P-Please call him!" Alois yelped.
"Look, we're going to go to a diner and get some food, and then we're going to find somewhere to sleep. After that, we are going to decide if we should ask for Sebastian Michaelis's help or not," he said, stroking the blonde's hair. Alois stopped crying and wiped his tears with the cuff of his hoodie's sleeve.
"You always know what to do..." Alois whispered, "Thank you, Ciel."
"You're welcome," Ciel replied, standing up, "Let's go." Ciel pulled the blonde along, making his way through the familiar streets to the old 70's looking ALL-NIGHT diner. They sat in a booth, counted up their money, and ordered accordingly.
"We're broke now," Alois said, a fearful look on his face.
"We'll be fine, now relax. I don't want you to throw up what we just bought," Ciel growled. They sat in silence until the food arrived and hungrily scarfed it down. Alois finished faster than Ciel and layed down in the red vinyl booth, falling asleep. Ciel ate with prestige and used manners - as if that even mattered since he was homeless. Anything to keep up his image. He payed for the meal and fell asleep as well. A few minutes later, Alois and him were roughly woken up and asked to leave. They huddled together in the cold and walked a few blocks before they ran into some prostitutes working a corner.
"No way! Krysten!" Alois yelled, running towards one of the girls and hugging her. The prostitute hugged him back and smiled.
"How have you been, Alois?" she asked.
"I've been alright. Krysten, can my friend and I sleep on that bench? We're really tired and our shelter got shut down.." Alois said, abusing his sweet voice to get what he wanted.
"Of course, sweetie. You're always welcome here," she said with a smile. Alois thanked her and layed on the bench, beckoning for Ciel to join him. The slightly annoyed bluenette layed next to the other. Alois pressed onto his chest.
"I'm cold, put your stupid arms around me," Alois whispered. Ciel lazily swug an arm over his side. Ciel knew that the two of them would never survive living like this. He knew they'd have to call that pompous man and take him up on his offer.
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Ciel woke up and nudged the other. The blonde tiredly nuzzled Ciel and yawned. Ciel stayed next to him for a few minutes, then moved away. He stood up and stretched, his companion following close behind.
"We're calling him," Ciel said. He went into his hoodie pocket and pulled out a quarter. They found a phonebooth and Ciel put in their last quarter, carefully keying in the number on Sebastian's card. He held his breath as the phone was ringing and let it out as the charming man answered.
"Hello? This is Sebastian Michaelis."
"Hey... uh... It's Ciel..."
"Ciel! It's good to hear from you! Are you alright?"
"I'm at the phone booth on Montgomery... Please come get Alois and I..."
A/N: This chapter was definitely really fun to write! Thank you all for your kind reviews and favorites and follows! I thought this story wouldn't even get noticed at all! ^-^
~SutcliffSenpai