Chapter 7: Observations

"Lizzie I am perfectly all right!" Ciel argued as his fiancée tried to feed him some curry that Prince Soma had insisted that Agni prepare for him since Sebastian had left to procure a doctor to assess what was ailing him.

"Then why did Sebastian leave to find a doctor?" she countered as she sat on the edge of the bed with the tray of curry next to her.

Ciel had no comeback to her response as he wearily opened his mouth and accepted the spoonful of curry that she was trying fed him. He hated to be fed like a child.

"She does have a point my friend," Soma added.

"I do believe Lord Ciel should try to get some rest before the doctor arrives," Agni suggested as he began to usher his prince and Lady Elizabeth out of Ciel's bedroom. Lizzie leaned over and gave Ciel a soft kiss against his forehead before taking the tray of curry with her and leaving the room with Soma following after her.

Ciel sighed in relief once the door shut behind Agni and the others. Finally some peace and quiet. Sure he did not mind being coddled by Lizzie, but sometimes it became too overwhelming. A sudden wave of nausea overcame from the curry that had been forced down him. He closed his eye and leaned back against the pillows trying to fight off the urge to loose the meager contents of his stomach. He hated feeling so weak. Thankfully no one was there to see him so vulnerable.

The sound of the bedroom door opening and closing caught his attention. He opened his eye and focused on who had entered the room.

"It took you long enough!" Ciel said, noticing that Sebastian had returned.

"I am sorry, my Lord." Sebastian said bowing slightly. "I do admit, I became distracted by some kittens for a few moments before I was able to obtain a doctor for you."

"And she just happens to be a doctor as well?" Ciel asked turning his attention to Alena, who was standing silently near the bedroom door.

"As a matter of fact, she does." Sebastian answered. "It is either her or Dr. Jacobson, young master. The decision is yours."

Looking from Alena then back at Sebastian, Ciel knew that this was a no win situation. Sebastian was going to get his way. Besides, he still needed to find out what the history behind the two of them was. Perhaps this would give him the chance to do so.

"Fine," Ciel said, moving into a better sitting position in bed. "She can examine me."

Sebastian stepped to the side as Alena moved closer to the bed and sat down on the edge as she began her examination of his young master.

"Really, his eye?" she asked turning to look at Sebastian as she pushed back Ciel's eye patch, revealing his contract with Sebastian. Ciel slightly flinched when she removed his eye patch.

"The more visible the location, the stronger the contract. You know that," Sebastian replied, smiling slightly.

"So let me guess, you have been feeling dizzy?" Alena asked turning her attention back to Ciel as she brushed some of his long bangs out of his face as she smiled at him.

"How did you know that?"

"I am an angel am I not?" she asked still with a now smirk on her face.

Even Sebastian chuckled at that.

"Besides, you are favoring one side of your head more than the other. Your balance is off. Perhaps from a virus or bacteria. Sebastian mentioned that you also suffer from asthma. So to make sure that your asthma is not aggravated, you on bed rest until the problem with your balance is resolved." Alena said continuing as she set his eye patch on the bedside table.

"For how long?"

"I have no idea how long that will take. Perhaps a few days – probably a week at most."

Ciel sighed as he lay back against the pillows and closed his eyes. Hopefully with Sebastian back, he could finally get some rest and be able to recover. Hopefully he could keep Prince Soma out of his hair for that long. Besides he was feeling warm – it was a warmth he had not felt in a long time. Warmth like his mother had held when she had been alive. He felt the bed shift as Alena moved to stand up from where she had been sitting on the edge of his bed. Had she been the warmth?

But just as quickly as the warmth had disappeared, it had suddenly reappeared. Yet this time it felt as if he was wrapped in it, like a blanket. He did not open his eyes at all; he just let it consume him. It felt comforting. Just like his parents were still there with him…


His eyes slowly parted as they adjusted to the darkness of the room. What time was it? How long had he been asleep? He lazily stretched then rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

"Sebastian," he quietly said into the darkness.

Within seconds, Ciel's bedroom door opened as Sebastian entered the dark room carrying a candelabrum that was lit into the room giving off a dim light. "You called my lord?" he said bowing slightly.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"Two and a half days."

"What!"

"Alena felt that given your vulnerabilities that you needed extra time to heal. So she allowed you that time, yet it came at a cost to her." Sebastian said motioning to the chaise lounge in the corner where the sleeping figure of Alena lay curled up, wrapped up in a pair of what looked to be wings.

"Are those wings?" Ciel asked.

Sebastian nodded. "Yes, they are my lord. Those wings were protecting you while you recovered. And do not worry – Ms. Elizabeth and Prince Soma never saw them. In fact, I sent them and Agni away while you recovered. I had Agni and Prince Soma escort Ms. Elizabeth home then they were to go to the mansion to check on things there for me."

"Good thinking." Ciel said as he sat up in bed a bit more. As he did, his stomach grumbled a bit.

"Would you care for something light to eat, young master?" Sebastian asked.

"Yes, please."

"I shall return momentarily."

Departing with the candelabrum, Sebastian quickly disappeared for a few brief moments only to reappear with a tray of scones and tea. "I am sorry that it is not much, but since you have not had much in the last few days, I did not want to upset your stomach too much at such a late hour," he said as he poured Ciel a cup of Earl Grey tea and handed it to him before placing a scone on a plate and handing it to him in bed as well.

"That is fine," Ciel said as he happily accepted the tea and scone. As he drank the tea and nibbled on the scone, he tuned his attention to the sleeping angel in the corner of his bedroom. "Why do angels and watchers need sleep while demons do not?"

"I believe it is because they put so much effort into protecting others from demons. Besides it also depends on the amount of energy that an angel or watcher expends. Sometimes they can go for years without sleep, just like a demon can. I have a feeling that Alena had gone for a long amount of time without sleep. Watchers more so then angels forgo sleep."

"How come?"

"Because they are the ones who typically fight the demons."

"Fight the demons?"

Sebastian nodded. "When a soul cries out for help, either an angel or demon can appear – whoever gets there first. It is a fight over souls. Heaven versus hell. Even after a soul is claimed, there is still an occasional fight for a soul. Then there are those who simply offer their souls to the other side in exchange for something that can never be…"

Ciel heard a sigh in Sebastian's voice. It almost sounded as if he was longing for something. "What's wrong Sebastian?" he asked.

"Alena is fighting for my soul. She made a contract with Satan."

"She's a fallen angel?"

"Not yet…" Sebastian said as he looked at the sleeping figure before turning back to look at his young master. "I honestly have no idea what to do. The only thing that I have to go on is what she has told me."

"Which is what?"

"That I have to love her as much as I did when I summoned Satan myself and made the deal with him to avenged her death so long ago. She had been my reason for living. My reason for everything. But I do not remember that love. I do not know how to love like that any longer. Demons do not love. Yet I can not loose her to the 9th circle of hell!"

"And you won't, because I won't let you! That is an order."

Sebastian looked at his young master shocked for a moment then smiled slightly. "Yes, my lord."

"Besides, what happens if you do happen to fall in love with her?"

"I regain my soul and become a watcher. Yet, from what I have been told there are Angel of vengeance. So you will see your vengeance no matter what. I can guarantee that."

"But is that allowed?" Ciel asked as he finished his cup of tea.

"Who knows. I guess we just have to find out."


AN: Whew. I honestly thought that this chapter would never get done. Anyways, Ciel had an ear infection. I wasn't just going to come out and clearly state it. Besides when I have an ear infection, I favor one side of my head more then the other. But that is just me. Oh well.

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