DeiDei: S'up readers!

Jazzy: Are you always this weird on here?

DeiDei: Pretty much. Anyway, here is the next chapter of Moonlight. For those of you who felt the last two chapters were too short, this should suffice as it is a couple of hundred words longer.

Jazzy: DD said I could say that it is a Lambourghini Carriage featured in the beginning.

DeiDei: It's to soothe his car obsession, since Ciel doesn't drive...

Anyhoo,

Disclaimer: Neither DeiDei nor Jazzy own Kuro or any of the characters..

By the time the carriage had arrived at the Trancy estate, the young Earl had a plan in his mind, a glint in his eye and a smirk tugging at the corners of his lips. The door opened gently to reveal his butler, eyes also gleaming as he helped his bocchan from his seat. Both soon-to-be guests slipped back into their emotionless masks. If anyone were to spot anything suspicious about them then their plan would never work.

"Are you ready for this, young master?" the demon asked, briefly glancing at the shorter male beside him.

"Of course, Sebastian. You know what you need to do."

"Yes, my lord." he breathed, raising a fist and knocking heavily against the door. 'I'm going to enjoy this'

Alois knew Ciel would be arriving. Even before he heard the carriage pull up outside, before the persistant pounding echoed through the halls. Despite the whirlwind of emotions bubbling inside him, the excitement made him grin in anticipation. It had taken a lot of effort simply to sit still in his seat, as Claude layed out various teas and cakes before going to answer the door.

Calming himself, Alois wiped the grin from his face, in exchange for a small smile of greeting as the other Earl entered the room, met with a curt nod. Butler at his side, the blunette seated himself quietly in the soft chair opposite the blonde, whilst both demons stood respectfully behind their masters. For a moment their eyes met, and their determination and sadistic glee clashed together in an unusual harmony. Neither Earl noticed their glance nor smirks, but that was to be expected of the two, so suddenly lost in each other.

Ciel allowed himself a small twitch of a smile as the three of them wandered the corridors of the Trancy resisdence. There was no question as to why they were visiting, no snide remarks and, as of yet, no silverware battles. Things were going too well, and that seemed to shake the boy more than anything else, yet he could not allow himself to get distracted. He would not stray from the plan. He successfully managed to get his thougts in order by the time they reached the plain door at the end of one of the winding hallways. Holding his breath slightly, the shortest of them wandered through the opened door. As manners dictated, he nodded briefly in acknowledgement to the others smile and seated himself with barely a sound.

Before long, the two engaged in meaningless chatter. A feat neither enjoyed but kept up mainly for show as well as proving to their demons that they could withstand such close proximities. Not too long into a discussion on Marketing techniques, Alois paused and focussed his attention on choosing one of the small cakes Claude had placed in front of them. Ciel took this as a chance to scan the small room they were in.

'Only one door' he noticed 'Perfect.'

The rest of the room was as plain as the door. Darkened wooden furniture rested decoratively against the deep purple walls, covered with the odd nick-nack or candelabra. However, other than the two chairs and glass table, not much had been used. Begging the question of, why sit in here?

Alois looked up from the tea cakes to meet Ciel's blank stare. He was obviously lost in his own thoughts, though he would never admit to it later. Honestly, he couldn't blame the shorter boy. The start of these meetings were so trivial and draining. It was almost as if Alois could feel the seconds ticking by, and he was pretty sure Ciel could as well. So, in order to do both himself and his companion a favour, he gently cleared his tight throat, startling the other Earl from his trance.

"So, there was obviously another reason that you came here today, Ciel Phantomhive. One would not travel as far as you did simply for small talk and business propositions. Want to start with that now?" The blonde added a slight raise to his eyebrows with this but it seemed that the other had not noticed.

"Well,Alois, what I wish to discuss is something I consider to be somewhat private. I would very much like it if we could remove our demons from the scene. No need to bring butlers into this, eh?" Both Alois' and Ciel's eyes sparkled at the reference, sly grins slipping onto their faces.

"Very well Phantomhive. Claude! Go make us some more tea and take your time. If I need you, you will know, but other than that, leave us."

"Sebastian?"

"Yes, my lord"

Sebastian bowed lightly before leaving the room through the only door, a reluctant Claude in tow. Neither boys heard the soft click of the doors lock.

"Well Alois, it seems as if you decided to enjoy yourself last night at my expense. The way I see it, we need to restore the balance.."

Before the Trancy boy could blink, Ciel was against him, teacups shattering against the floor, chest pinning chest and a soft hand grasping his chin.

"..and tonight, I'm going to show you who's really in control here."

Things are finally going to plan.. But who's plan is it really?"

Jazzy: You know, where she put "grasping his chin" at the end, I thought she put di-

DeiDei: Yeah, I think we know what you thought. So yeah. Review n stuff.

NOTE:

DeiDei: The next chapter to this will be posted Monday [my monday, I dunno what your time-frames are] at the earliest as not only are Jazzy and I working together on this [meaning we only see each other at school] but also because I was a baka and saved the first half of Chap 4 on my school log in. So most likely expect it mon/tue time.