Chapter 7: Is Somebody In Love?

I nearly choked on my own words. Ciel? That brat? No. It can't be.

I feel a sharp pain in my head. I start remembering again. One night, my whole family in one bed, and my mom telling a story.

"Tell us a love story, Mum!" Ethel tugged on our mother's silk nightgown.

"Oh, ok." She begins. "Once there lived a family, who gave birth to a blooming baby girl. She grew up, becoming a great seamstress, and one day in her father's tailor shop, a young man walked in. He was a little bit bratty, and he wore nice clothes. He demanded his shirt get sewn back together." Ethel and I stared up at our mother. She begun again.

"They had a spark and he smiled at her. He gave the father extra money, and invited them to a ball. They went, and the girl heard voices in her head saying 'you can't fight the love'. He proposed to her. And they gave birth to you two." She told the story of my parents.

"You can't fight the love". It kept repeating in my head and I decided to walk to Ciel's room. Just to check up on him. I sure hope that damn butler isn't there.

Sure enough, Ciel was still awake when I gasped.

"Arena?" He looked over at me.

"Yeah, I just wanted to check up on you, you know." I stared down at the floor.

"Oh. Ok." He stared outside the window and fiddled with a ring.

"You have a family ring, too?" Immediately I put my fingers on the oval cut ruby surrounded by the gold bond.

"Uh, yeah."

"You can come in, you know." Ciel sounded happy to see me.

"Thanks, Ciel." He turned toward me. He walked towards me, and I walked towards him. He stopped when I reached him. His eyepatch was off, and he didn't notice, I guess.

"It's- alright." He leaned into me, and I wasn't really ready. I leaned in towards him. He put his hands on my shoulders and I put mine on his. I had no idea what to do when a guy is kissing you, so I kind of played mirrors with him.

He kind of caressed me. It was sweet. His mouth tasted like weak tea, which I thought he didn't like. He let go of me first and stared at me.

"Your eye." I pointed. He blushed and used his left hand to cover it. "No. It's ok, Ciel." I removed his hand from his face and kissed him, this time I led. I put my hand on his back, and he pulled me in.

I let go that time and helped him into bed. Still, it was my duty to be a maid.

"Goodnight, Arena."

"Sweet dreams, Ciel." I walked out and saw Sebastian creeping behind the door.

All I had to say to him was, "You pervert."

"It's my duty to pay attention to my master."

"I'm sure that is what you were doing."

He glared at me, as his eyes turned fuchsia.

"Oh don't do that with me demon boy. It ain't scaring me."

And he just walked away.

I dissed him, and I liked it.