"They're way too secretive of this place. All it seems to be are old classrooms. I was really hoping for something more interesting. How boring." Alois sighed with a look of childish disappointment painted on his face. After entering the basement, nothing really seemed to stand out. It was dark and dreary as expected and cobwebs, at least Ciel hoped they were cobwebs, covered the corners of the ceiling. The hallway split in three sections from where the two boys stood and seemed to just be old classrooms that were no longer in use.

"Just old classrooms? I wonder why it's locked up like this then..." Ciel commented while scanning the surroundings illuminated by the other boy's flashlight.

"Well we're already here. Might as well explore this hellhole before we head back." Alois said and started walking down the middle corridor. Ciel hurriedly followed him, not wanting to get lost without the protection of light. The first classroom they entered seemed normal enough; desks lined majority of the room and an old weathered desk was positioned in the front. The blonde's flashlight flickered upon the walls, showing dusty English posters and peeling wallpaper.

"It doesn't look like this room has been used for years." Ciel murmured mostly to himself as he ran his hand along an old bookshelf full of outdated textbooks.

"Looks that way. Why were you so interested in coming down here anyway?" The taller boy absent-mindedly asked while gazing into a hand-held mirror he found in one of the desk drawers.

"I just asked you about it. You're the one who insisted on coming." Ciel retorted with his arms crossed. "I was just curious about the note I found that's all."

"Oh you mean the one with the dead girl's name on it?" He asked before reluctantly setting down the mirror. "Let's go find somewhere more interesting."

Ciel's eyes widened and he quickly followed after his roommate as he headed down the hall to another one of the classrooms. "Dead girl? What are you talking about?" Alois's icy colored gaze glanced back at him with a bored expression.

"The list you showed me at lunch? I Lablanc was written at the top. Isabella Leblanc. That little bitch who made a huge spectacle a few days ago. She was a spoiled brat anyway. Better off gone." The blonde shrugged carelessly.

'The girl who Lizzie found... Is that why it had me so curious? Still... Something about it doesn't sit right with me...' Ciel didn't have time to force the worrisome thoughts out of his mind before a loud creak caught his attention. Before he had time to react, Alois not so gently pulled him the rest of the way into the room.

"Well now... Looks like things are finally getting interesting." Ciel could hear the child-like amusement in his roommate's voice and watched him click the button on the flashlight, leaving them together in complete darkness. The sounds grew louder and he quickly identified them as footsteps. Ciel tried to keep himself in utter silence and prayed the other boy had enough common sense to do the same. He couldn't even imagine how his strict aunt would react if he got expelled in less than week. Unlike his cheerful cousin, his aunt was not so forgiving.

As the footsteps grew closer he could hear a conversation between two adult voices. While the one had a monotonous quality, he could still sense the irritation the voice held.

"I really can't understand why you're so hung up on this, Claude. Everything's going according to plan. There's nothing to be worried about." A female voice said and Ciel thought he could hear the clacking sounds of heels as the voices passed the door. He couldn't make out the rest of the conversation and minutes of silence passed by before he dared to speak again.

"Looks like they've left. Let's hurry up and leave before-" Ciel was cut-off mid-sentence as Alois suddenly slammed the door open.

"What the hell are you doing?!" The small boy hissed under his breathe as the flashlight flickered back on."Those teachers could still be down here!"

"Good! I can still catch up to them then! What kind of nerve does he have! Being with some stupid whore!" The blonde's eyes were burning with the anger of wildfire.

"What kind of idiot are you?! I'm not going to let you get us expelled!" Ciel grabbed his arm to try and stop him, but Alois easily pulled his arm back.

"Like I'm going to let you tell me what to-!" The boy's eyes widened as the old floor boards underneath him started to shake. Alois fell backwards before the wood gave out completely and Ciel didn't realize the scream that pierced the air belonged to him as his body plummeted through the newly formed crater. His small fingers desperately grabbed onto the splintered wood of the remaining floorboards and he could barely make out Alois's voice overtop of his pounding heartbeat. Panic overflowed his petite body and the adrenaline blurred his vision in the overbearing darkness. Another panic-filled scream escaped his lips as his grip started slipping on the wood. As soon as his hands unwillingly let go, he felt a pair of hands grip his wrists tightly.

Leaning back on his heels, Alois managed to pulled Ciel back up from the hole and with one more desperate tug the blonde fell backwards with the other boy on top of him. Both of their breathing was fast and heavy, the sudden shock of the situation leaving them in stunned silence. As the minutes passed, Ciel felt a blush creep up on his pale cheeks realizing he was still laying on top of his roommate. He pulled himself up and the delicate aroma of English tea roses suddenly engulfed him when a strand of his blonde hair brushed up against his cheek. The scent reminded him of the garden his mother had when he was a child and greatly calmed his still frantic nerves. The silence continued to stretch between them and Ciel shakily stood up, his legs trembling.

"You're right. Let's head back." Alois quietly said, finally breaking the silence. Ciel watched the boy walk towards the entrance with mixed feelings. 'Alois... What's up with him...' He sighed before mutely following behind him. Not a single word passed between them as they walked back to the Sagittarius dormitory and Ciel was beyond relieved when they made it back to their room without getting caught. They both sat on their own beds, but the lights remained on and neither one seemed eager to go to sleep. After checking the time on his phone, the small boy glanced over at the other in the corner of his eye to notice him slipping off one of his thigh-highs. The one black stocking was torn near the knee and the skin underneath was scraped and the slightest bit bloody.

Ciel quietly stood up and opened the top drawer on his provided dresser and rummaged around before pulling out a small first aid kit, knowing the blonde must have gotten hurt when helping him. Alois sent him a quizzical look as he approached but decided not to say anything.

"He seems to mean a lot to you... Doesn't he?" Ciel said in a leveled voice as he knelt near the foot of his bed and grabbed a cotton ball from the medical kit. The older boy's eyes widened for split second and a sigh quickly followed.

"So you knew then?" He said in a surprisingly calm manner. He winced slightly while Ciel wiped the cut clean.

"Not on purpose... I saw you two in the library... I wasn't trying to spy." Ciel plastered a bandage on his knee firmly before closing up the kit. "Why did you get so angry earlier? Just because professor Faustus was with that woman?"

"It was well passed two a.m when we heard their voices. He lives off campus. What the hell was he doing down there with her this late?" The blonde's eyes drifted out the window but Ciel could still see the troubled expression they held. "Besides... He's already turned down my advances."

The boy looked at his roommate with a sudden surprised gaze. "You can't possibly mean-"

"You just don't understand, Ciel. How else are you supposed to keep a grown man's attention? If he rejects it, there's a good chance he's getting it from somewhere else..." Alois's voice grew smaller and smaller before it faded all together and he was quite shocked seeing the confident blonde in such a vulnerable state.

'Alois... It's awful the way he's thinking... But I guess he's not all that wrong... He must really love him...' The boy thought, staring down into his lap.

"I don't really think that's the case you know." Ciel responded after silence once again began to drift between them. "We're allowed out of campus grounds on the weekends right? Do you think you could show me some of the town tomorrow?" He added quickly afterwards which earned him a curious gaze from his roommate.

"... I don't have much to do tomorrow. I suppose I can amuse you for a bit." The blonde murmured. Before Ciel had a chance to reply, Alois pushed him off his bed with his non-injured leg. "You were trying to cheer me up, weren't you?" The blonde state matter-o-factly with a sudden smirk. "You're pretty awful at it so you know. I want to get breakfast before we leave tomorrow so get some sleep, Phantomhive."

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Finally reached chapter 10! I would like to thank everyone who has read the story so far and I will try to update more frequently! Special thanks to LittleStar12 for all the support to write! Thanks again!

-With love, Cressy Drizzle