A/N: Hey everyone!

I thank you all for letting me know that this was worth continuing. I'm not quite sure how long it'll be, but for now it still has the status of 'mini-fic' until I figure everything out.

I know that the summary leaves certain aspects of the story out but I did it that way so that everything wouldn't be given away. I wrote and rewrote the summary several times and I'm pleased with the information given in the final version.

I hope that you all enjoy the second installment.

Two weeks had passed since Ciel took the job as a nanny for the Michaelis family.

So far, things had gone smoothly for the teen at his new place of employment.

Things were actually going a lot better than he expected. It was probably an insult to the Michaelis' that Ciel expected his tenure as their nanny to go horribly, mainly because of their differences in socioeconomic statuses, but he was grateful that at the end of the day he was yet to be belittled for having less and knowing less about their lifestyle. Some days, it almost felt as if Ciel Phantomhive belonged.

Some days.

The best thing about being employed by the Michaelis' had to be Sieglinde. Sieglinde was the sweetest little girl on earth; Ciel was certain. Of course, like any six year-old, she did have her moments where she got a little cranky. It was expected.

Some days she flat out refused dinner in hopes that her mom would bring her home some of the baby cupcakes she loved so much from the bakery in downtown Manhattan, and it took some work to compromise with the first grader.

Despite all of these things, Ciel adored how this little person could have such a huge personality.

She loved asking questions and learning more about any and everything. She loved to keep busy, and there was never a dull moment. Ciel really liked how Sieglinde didn't judge him like other people did, mainly his peers. He felt like he could be himself around her—four eyed with the large, black frames and less than fashionable clothing, tons of his favorite tv episodes on his laptop, his obsession with his favorite authors—she didn't care. Sieglinde was basically the coolest new friend he could ask for.

Ciel had to admit that he was rather surprised when the two weeks had ended and Hannah and Sebastian didn't approach him about having found a new nanny from the agency. The teenager was certain that Hannah would've made good on her initial plan to get him a desk job with some magazine company and find herself a nanny that was more experienced—one that she'd maybe feel safer leaving Sieglinde with. Surprisingly though, that didn't happen. Last Friday, Mr. Michaelis got home while Ciel was making himself and Sieglinde peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Before he could even greet the man hello or ask how his current case was going, Sebastian had handed him his paycheck and asked Ciel when he'd be moving in.

It wasn't like he didn't have an option. Ciel could've told the family no if he wanted to. They knew where he stood on the whole live-in thing initially. But, Ciel's outlook on the situation had changed. He enjoyed spending time with the little Michaelis, and Sebastian and Hannah were really nice bosses. Well, Hannah was pleasant for the most part. Sometimes. He could deal. The pay would go up if he were to move in, he would get a free room and board, and he'd have weekends off. It wasn't a gig at the Science Museum but he wasn't going to complain.

He moved his belongings in on Sunday evening. It wasn't much—more books than anything— and his collection of vneck shirts and suspenders did add up over his first couple years in college. Besides that, he was a light mover. One of the Michaelis' drivers picked him up from his dorm room and drove him uptown to the 1212 Fifth Avenue condominiums, and when he arrived, the Michaelis' welcomed him with a little ice cream party. It was the most at home Ciel had felt since leaving his father back in London and starting afresh in America.

Sebastian Michaelis gave him a tour of the building and all of the amenities that were offered. Ciel tried his best to ignore how the man would touch him as he spoke. Mr. Michaelis did a lot of talking, which was fine. Ciel didn't have much to say too often, but he was a good listener. It worked well for their relationship.

When they reached the basement, Sebastian stepped off of the elevator first; his hand on Ciel's back. He showed Ciel the gym and though Ciel doubted he'd be spending any time in there, he nodded and smiled when his boss looked at him and went on and on about how amazing the treadmills and elliptical bikes were, and how they have yoga instructors come in on certain nights of the week. Next, they went to the indoor pool on the third floor. Sebastian told him that there was one on the roof as well that opened during the summer. Ciel nodded, fixing his glasses over his face as they walked close enough through the halls that Mr. Michaelis's arm brushed against Ciel's.

Ciel most certainly wasn't crushing on his straight, married boss, who he just so happened to live with now if that's what you're thinking. Not one bit.

The fifth floor had a coffee shop and one of those restaurants that you'd find in airports or amtrak stations. Residents were sat in the cafés eating or working on their laptops. Sebastian explained that he wasn't much for coffee so he didn't frequent here too often, but there was a cafe on West 20th that he and Sieglinde would take him to one day. She loved their cookies and he loved the hot tea. Ciel smiled at the idea and stuttered out that he'd love to, internally kicking himself for stuttering in the first place.

His first week living with the Michaelis' went decently. The first couple nights it had been hard falling asleep. His bedroom was large, he had a king sized bed with a duvet and a walk-in closet. It was incredibly empty because he barely had any clothes—Ciel was an outfit repeater for the most part—and this being his new sanctuary Mondays through Fridays took some getting used to. Eventually, he got the hang of it though.

It was very convenient being able to wake up and go down the hall to get Sieglinde ready for school. Traveling uptown to the Michaelis residence every day did get old fast, and expensive. Now, he didn't have to worry about that.

Ciel was also thankful he couldn't hear anything from Sebastian and Hannah's bedroom. He had this huge fear before moving in that he'd be able to hear the things they did at night, but it was pleasantly silent.

A week had taught him that he probably couldn't have gotten a better job. He was chauffeured to and from school for starters. Sieglinde was a pleasure to work with. She was smart and needed very little guidance with her homework. She sometimes let him try out new recipes on her at dinner time. Not always, but their experimentation had been fun so far. She wasn't messy, so the light housekeeping he had to do wasn't terrible. The maid handled the laundry, including his. Life was pretty sweet.

His alarm clock went off at 7 o'clock on Friday morning and Ciel found himself groaning. This wasn't so sweet. If there had to be a downside to his new gig as Michaelis family nanny, it was definitely this. Before he had a job, Ciel got two extra hours of sleep a morning on Mondays through Thursdays, and on Fridays he could sleep as late as he wanted to. There were no Friday classes on his schedule, but there were definitely Friday classes on Sieglinde's schedule. Adios to sleeping late. Though to be fair, Ciel tried to remind himself that before he had a job, he was also broke. He could sleep when he was dead.

Ciel put on his glasses and then a shirt before exiting his brand new bedroom. It was his fifth time waking up in the condo but he still hadn't quite gotten used to the glamour of it all. After sleeping on a twin sized bed in a dorm room that you shared with someone else, waking up in a king sized bed in a home that was easily worth 1.5 million dollars could throw you a bit. Ciel shook it off though and focused on what he was supposed to be doing. Yes, living in the Michaelis home was amazing but getting caught up in a lifestyle Ciel knew nothing about could easily become detrimental.

Ciel knocked twice on Sieglinde's bedroom door before entering the green on even more green decorated room. Naturally, it was a struggle to get her up, but Ciel succeeded when he promised bacon pancakes with scrambled eggs and strawberry syrup. He drove a hard bargain.

Rubbing at his eyes beneath his glasses, Ciel went straight into the kitchen and after yawning, began to prepare breakfast. As the water ran and the teen looked for an appropriate skillet, Hannah Michaelis entered with her purse in hand and trench coat thrown over her arm. "Don't forget she has ballet lessons after school and to make sure she doesn't forget her reading response when it's homework time."

Ciel nodded. He learned very quickly that she wasn't the 'Good morning!' type of person.

"The maid should arrive while you're taking Sieglinde to school and you'll be back here before Sebastian and me, so just make sure she does a decent job. I swear she's stealing. I should have cameras installed," Hannah mumbled the latter as she put on her expensive heels. "How'd you sleep?"

Ciel turned the stove on and looked at her. "Well," he answered.

"I'm going to be in the office in and out of meetings all day, so I'll be in late. I'll see you tonight."

Ciel pushed his glasses up his face and forced a smile. He couldn't explain it but he always felt a bit of anxiety when he was around Mrs. Michaelis. It was odd how she could be so intimidating without even trying. "Have a great day."

The woman answered a phone call and exited the condo without another word. Ciel took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Hannah was like a whirlwind. A very powerful whirlwind.

He loosened up a bit. The morning news was turned on in the living room, playing on the 96 inch screen. He listened to the weather report as he prepared breakfast and opened the cap on the mouthwash for Sieglinde when she came out of the bathroom unable to open it. About 15 minutes later, he had breakfast prepared and could start to get himself ready.

Sebastian Michaelis walked in the kitchen dressed in casual business attire. He had a black sweater thrown over a white collared shirt and dark denim jeans. He smiled when he saw Ciel and then smiled harder when he saw the breakfast. "Well good morning, Mr. Phantomhive. Is that food?"

Ciel blushed at the sight of him. A lot of guys caused Ciel to blush from time to time, but none of them had children he watched over or wives that he worked for.

Get it together, Ciel.

"I'm actually working on a jigsaw puzzle here in the kitchen at the stove."

Sebastian stopped what he was doing—halfway through putting on his watch—and stared at Ciel. The boy's cheeks were scarlet and he looked down at the dishes he washed as he tried to stumble his way out of it.

"I-I'm sorry, Mr. Michaelis. I—Just, sorry—"

"Your sarcasm is refreshing." Sebastian was beaming as he said it; the smile bright enough to light up the room. Ciel chanced a glance at him and sort of smiled back.

He was honestly afraid that his boss would get upset at him for the quip. God only knows what Hannah would say if he pulled that with her. Sebastian took a seat on the bar stool and watched Ciel. "I didn't know you had it in you, but I like it."

Ciel tried his hardest not to color any redder than he knew he already was. "So you're not mad?"

Sebastian smiled and shook his head no. "I know that you work for my wife and me, Ciel, but that doesn't mean that I'm against you having a little fun. You can feel comfortable around us, I promise."

Ciel placed the dishes in the washer and then smiled at his boss. "I-I'll keep that in mind."

"Great," Sebastian said, looking at his daughter's plate. "Do you think she'd mind if I ate that?"

Ciel laughed as he dried off his hands. "I'd mind if you ate it. I promised her bacon pancakes and eggs if she woke up and she woke up. I have to make good on my promise."

"Ah." Sebastian grinned as he pocketed his cell phone. "Bribery. You'll make a great dad one day."

Ciel smiled, feeling his cheeks heat up once more.

"I can't remember the last time I had breakfast at home. I usually pick something up on my way to the office. I've been a fan of the really greasy stuff as of late. My wife threatened to take my bank card away if she saw 'Remedy Diner' printed on our bank statements."

"Well if you're in a rush I can put some egg and cheese on a bagel for you. I wouldn't want you to get in trouble, and that stuff's no good for you anyway."

Sebastian watched Ciel until he looked up at him and smiled, nodding a bit. "That would be great. Maybe one day I'll work my way up to bacon pancake status."

The nanny rolled his eyes playfully, making his boss laugh. "Maybe so."

They were quiet while Ciel worked. Sebastian glanced into the living room and listened to the entertainment news. Sometimes he'd sneak a peek at Ciel but not for too long because it was evident the teen didn't feel comfortable with him watching. Then he realized that he was watching and quickly looked away. After a while he got wrapped up in the television programming. He could hear his daughter singing to herself as she got ready for school and he smiled, turning back to Ciel who smiled as well. Maybe some light conversation would be nice.

"So what does one Ciel Phantomhive do on his Friday off from NYU? Oh, thank you."

Ciel placed the cup of tea down in front of Sebastian and nodded as a 'you're welcome'.

"He hangs out with his friend Alois and hopefully doesn't let Alois get him into any trouble."

Sebastian swallowed a taste of the tea and then added a couple spoonfuls of sugar.

"Alois, huh? Is he cute?"

Ciel laughed a bit as he went back to scrambling eggs. "Um. People certainly think so but he's my friend. Alois also has a plethora of boyfriends and I'm not one of them, nor do I have any intention on being. Not that he'd want me to be."

Sebastian watched as the seriously shy kid finally loosened up a bit and looked comfortable talking to him. It felt like an achievement of sorts. It'd been three weeks and up until this moment, Ciel usually laughed politely and went back to being quiet when Sebastian had said anything to him. The man was almost jealous of his daughter for being able to have a decent conversation with Ciel. He liked this more forward side of Ciel and hoped to see more of him. "There's nothing wrong with being single."

Ciel toasted the bagel and looked up at Sebastian; his blue eyes a bit brighter through the lenses of his wide-framed glasses. "That's easy for the happily married man to say."

Ciel found it weird when the small smile Sebastian had slowly began to fade away.

He didn't push the conversation any further, instead grabbing a bit of foil to hold his boss's egg and cheese sandwich in. Once he was done, he handed it over and forced a smile. "Here you go."

Sebastian perked up and smiled back, accepting it. "This looks amazing, Ciel. Thank you."

"Certainly," Ciel replied, noticing Sieglinde run out from the hall with her long, dark hair swinging. She jumped into her dad's arms and kissed him goodbye.

"Oh, thank you Princess! I love you."

Sieglinde squeezed him tightly before hopping down and going to her breakfast.

"I love you too Dad. Have a great day."

"You too sweetheart. Goodbye Ciel."

Ciel waved a bit as he watched Sebastian walk over to his briefcase, already eating the bagel. "Have a good day."

"I'll try." He looked back and tipped his tea cup. "Stay out of trouble with Alois."

Ciel smiled and nodded.

Sieglinde squirted strawberry syrup over her food after her father closed the door behind himself. "So when am I going to meet this Alois kid?"

"Hopefully never," the teen said, brushing his hair back with his fingers. "I like you the way you are without being influenced in any way by Alois Trancy."

She smiled a little and grabbed her fork. "Did my mommy leave?"

"Yes." Ciel looked at her. "She didn't say goodbye to you this morning?"

"No," Sieglinde told him, a bit more ok with that then Ciel thought she should be.

"Sometimes she forgets."

Ciel frowned a little before catching himself and looking around the kitchen. He began to pack her lunchbox, trying not to think about what was just said.

"You should get dressed. I have like twenty minutes to be at school."

Ciel checked the time and his eyes went wide. "Oh! I'll be right back."

Sieglinde laughed at her silly nanny before focusing on her bacon pancakes.

"So are you excited to hear about this double date?"

Ciel stared down at the menu of the diner his friend brought him to. Alois had this big grin on his face that Ciel ignored, only studying the brunch specials.

Basically, Alois had been trying to get Ciel to double date with him since freshman year, only he'd been unsuccessful.

Until now.

Since Ciel lost a bet that Alois could convince a girl he was straight, he had to agree to go on a stupid double date. Ciel didn't get the point of it. As he told his friend time and time again, he was perfectly fine not dating. He knew he wouldn't be any good at it and to be frank he didn't want to try.

Alois never listened, though.

"Ciel?"

"No. I'm not excited. In fact, I'm dreading it with every fiber of my being."

Alois rolled his eyes and sat back as they awaited the waitress. "He's cute. He's British just like you! With an accent and all."

Ciel looked up at him while taking a drink from his water.

"Ciel," the boy sang with a smile. "You won't be upset with me for long. Not when you meet him."

Ciel placed the cup down and looked around the quiet restaurant. Most people were in school or at work at this time. "You're so busy trying to convince me that I'll like him but who's convincing him that he'll like me? Does he have his own personal Alois saying 'Oh, he's a bit of a geek and he rarely talks but he's ok company!'? Because if not, you should get him one."

Alois rolled his eyes. He had the most difficult guy in all of NYC for a best friend.

He was just as difficult as he was stubborn. "Ciel. You're hot. You have that whole hipster nerdy thing going on that people really dig; you just don't want to work it to your advantage. This is you, Ciel. You're not trying to be that guy, you are that guy. These other dudes out here are posers."

Ciel ignored him.

"You don't believe me for whatever reason but a lot of guys ask me what's up with you. A lot of guys are interested, Ciel. You're just so comfortable being in your shell that you can't see it."

Ciel still didn't say anything. His friend sighed.

"I just want to help you get out there, Ciel. One date. You're missing a lot of enjoyable things out in the world. We're attending a university in the city of New York. You should relax and take advantage of it."

"I guess."

After the waitress took their orders, Ciel fiddled at his blue bowtie and tried his hardest to avoid Alois's eyes. If it wasn't for that dumb bet, he wouldn't be doing this.

"What would help you feel more confident, Ciel?"

This earned Alois a snort and then laughter. Ciel looked out the window the two were sat by and shook his head. "A whole new personality, to be honest. I've gotten used to the fact that I'm not a people person, and that's fine by me. I don't really want to be. I like things the way they are."

Alois nodded. "Ok. That's fair. And to be honest, I like you the way you are as well. But how about you do something for me?" The older teen laughed softly as his friend pulled his glasses off, and Ciel gave him an uncertain look as he cleaned them on his shirt.

"That all depends on what you need done."

"Fair enough." Alois cleared his throat. "Let's go shopping—"

"I absolutely hate shopping—"

"I know," Alois said. "But this is a onetime thing only. I'll pay for everything."

Ciel took a deep breath. "I'm listening."

"I'll take you to one of my favorite places in the heart of SoHo. We'll get you some nice clothes that actually fit you. I won't change your overall style, just…"

Alois made a face as he tipped his head to the side, observing Ciel's current outfit. The bowtie was cute. The suspenders were like his trademark. "I'll just introduce you to something new."

Ciel rubbed at the nape of his neck as he considered all of this. It made him feel uneasy. "I think that if you want me to change the way I dress for some guy then you want me to be someone else. If you're afraid I'll embarrass you then maybe I shouldn't attend this double date. Maybe you should take your guy out by yourself."

"Ciel," Alois began, shaking his head and rubbing at his temple. "I just asked you to step out of your comfort zone and try something new for once because I care for you. You've been wearing the same style of clothing since before you could dress yourself. Change is weird for you Ciel, I get that. But maybe if we can introduce you to something new you'll see that there's so much out there to offer.

I don't want to change you. I'm just hoping to help."

Ciel watched his friend for a moment before looking away. He did believe Alois. He'd been one of the only friends he had since moving to New York, though there were a few he was close to back in London. Alois only wanted to help, and if Ciel wasn't comfortable at least it was only the one time.

"Ciel?" Alois was smiling now. "Please?"

"Fine."

His friend grinned again and placed both his hands on the table. "Really? I promise you won't hate me after this!"

Ciel smiled softly, looking down at his hands. "I hope you're good at keeping promises."

Ciel ended up taking a taxi back uptown after the little shopping spree with his friend. They'd gotten a ton of new clothing that Ciel wasn't particularly fond of, but they weren't terrible. He didn't normally skinny jeans but Alois said his ass and legs looked incredible in them.

"I didn't know you had such an amazing shape. British guy is going to eat you up."

Ciel decided that when he picked Sieglinde up from school, they'd go get her mini cupcakes and then head back to the condo so that he could show her his new outfits. There was still a couple hours before her day was over though, so Ciel figured he could get back 'home' and start working on assignments and maybe prep for dinner before getting her from school.

The doorman was actually nice to Ciel now that he'd moved in. He offered to get Ciel help carrying his bags up to the 15th floor, but the boy told him he was fine, regardless of the fact he tripped over his own foot juggling all of the new clothes. A man exiting the elevator as Ciel entered smirked at his clumsiness.

"Careful, kid."

When he got to the Michaelis' front door and unlocked it, Ciel was surprised to see Hannah in the living room. She was applying her lipstick and stepping into her designer heels when she realized that Ciel had entered the apartment.

"Oh? Ciel…?" The woman looked around quickly and reached for her coat. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in class?"

One of Ciel's bags slipped out of his hand and he struggled to hold onto the others as he nudged the front door closed behind him. "Oh… n-no this is my day off. I don't have class on F-Fridays."

Hannah looked down at the bags in Ciel's arms as the teen attempted to push his glasses up with his tricep. "I do remember you saying something like that. Hm. I'll make note of it."

Ciel placed everything down around the coatrack and took off his jacket. "Is everything ok? I know you had to work late."

"Oh, everything is great." Hannah smiled, though it wasn't hard to see how fake it was. "I came back for lunch. I'm on my way out right now."

Ciel nodded.

"If you can pick up Sebastian's dry cleaning after you take Sieglinde to her ballet class, that'd be great."

"Sure." Ciel watched the woman shrug into her coat and then sway sexily as she walked to the door. "No problem."

"If you head out for the weekend before I get home tonight, have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday."

"You too."

The door closed and Ciel let go of a breath he wasn't even aware was locked inside his chest. The teen stood there for a moment trying to get his head on straight, and once he calmed down, he carried the shopping bags of clothes into his bedroom and laid down for a while.

The day flew by after Ciel's run in with Hannah. There was dance class and homework (Ciel liked getting Sieglinde's homework out of the way and giving her parents the weekend to relax) and going to the dry cleaners and cooking dinner.

Ciel didn't get a chance to model his clothes for Sieglinde because they were both beat from the busy day, and chilling in front of the TV to watch a movie was much more appealing.

Sebastian got in a bit after six and literally went on about how good the egg and cheese on a bagel was for four and a half minutes. After they had a quick chat about how the day went for Sieglinde, Sebastian allowed the teenager to go home for the weekend. He let Ciel know that he was going to do any work he had from home on Monday, so he'd see him then.

The weekend went by slowly. Ciel spent it in a bookstore spending the money he budgeted for new books there, and also in his dorm room reading those new books. On Sunday, he got text-yelled at by Sebastian who found out he picked up his dry cleaning for him. Ciel didn't bother telling Sebastian that Hannah instructed him to do so, he was sure that Sebastian knew anyway.

Besides, it was a cute conversation where Ciel tried to convince his boss that it wasn't a big deal, but the man promised he was capable of picking up dry cleaning on his own. As Ciel sat in Central Park, enjoying the lovely spring afternoon in May, he and Sebastian texted back and forth about the book he was reading and the man gave him a couple recommendations before having to go to dinner with his in-laws. Ciel thought Sebastian was kind to chat with him outside of work. It was almost like they were friends, and it was nice to actually like your boss.

Well, not in that way, but Mr. Michaelis was a cool guy.

The next morning when Ciel arrived back at the Michaelis condo to get Sieglinde for school, Hannah already had the girl in her uniform and ready. Ciel greeted them both before the woman was leaving the apartment, on her way to Boston to attend a business meeting. Ciel was surprised that Sebastian wasn't around since the man said he wasn't going into the office that day, but he was partner in the law firm. Anything could've happened and he could've been called into work.

Ciel checked himself in the mirror and made sure he had everything as Sieglinde walked up behind him. "I'm ready!"

"You look super pretty, Sieglinde. Shall we?"

"We shall!" She took his hand and they headed out the door.

Although Sieglinde was a super fun first grader to be around, her friends weren't.

Maybe that was an unfair generalization of the boy to make but he didn't care.

Not after one of them had gotten chocolate milk all over his pants and blue sneakers. That was probably going to be the first and last time he stayed with her while the class ate breakfast.

Ciel checked the time as the driver dropped him back at the condo. He was definitely going to be late for class at this rate because there was no way he was going to school without showering the stickiness off of his legs.

Ciel picked out a new outfit and then grabbed his towel and body wash, rushing into the bathroom at the end of the hall. The condo was as quiet as it always was and he tried to shower quickly, wondering just how bad his professor's sarcastic comments when he showed up late would make him feel, as well as the judgmental eyes of the other people in his classroom.

The teen sighed softly as he forced himself out of the bathroom. The water pressure was fantastic and he definitely wanted to stay longer. As he headed back to his room—slippers on and towel wrapped around his waist, still wet from the hot shower—his heart just about stopped as he saw Sebastian walking down the hallway. Sebastian was dressed as if he was coming from the gym and the sweat covering his body and drenching his hair alluded to the fact that he'd definitely been working out. He had his earphones in and was singing along to a song Ciel was unfamiliar with when they caught eyes.

Sebastian felt himself freeze in his spot.

Ciel, their nanny, was standing at the end of the hall by his bedroom door.

Sebastian's eyes dropped from the boy's red face, down to his shirtless body. He looked at his wet torso and focused specifically on his smooth pale chest before finding his eyes glued to the V line of his hips—a slim waist wrapped tightly in a towel.

Sebastian closed his eyes when he realized he was staring. He swallowed hard, and shook his head. After picking up the music player that had dropped and wrapping his earphones around them, Sebastian licked his dry lips and spoke.

"Ciel. H-Hey. Good morning."

Ciel hadn't moved at all. Sebastian wasn't sure if he was even breathing. The man tried to smile as he thought about how weird it was that he stared at this guy for as long as he had, but he weirded himself out probably just as much as he weirded Ciel out. Smiling was kind of hard. Other things were getting hard too.

Other things that didn't get hard when Sebastian looked at males. He swallowed hard again and tried to speak clearer this time.

"I just got back from the gym… I didn't expect you to be here… I'm um, I'm sorry—"

Fail.

"Sieglinde's friend got chocolate milk all over me," Ciel blurted out at once. His eyes moved up and down Sebastian's body before he turned away, staring at his bedroom door. "Um… I'm… I had to come back and take a shower and now I may be late for school so I need to get ready."

"I'll get showered really quickly and then I'll take you."

Ciel looked back at Sebastian and both of their cheeks were red at this point.

Sebastian smiled a little and then gestured to his room. "I'll drive you there. Cool?"

Ciel realized he was still in front of his boss—his incredibly gorgeous, muscular boss—and that he'd be entirely naked if this towel were to fall off right now. He nodded his head before disappearing into his bedroom without a word.

Sebastian licked his lips and stared at the spot Ciel stood previously. He hadn't moved for quite some time, but eventually convinced himself to get rid of the images going through his head so that he could get in the shower.

It was a very, very cold shower.

A/N: Let me know what you think! c: