HERE'S CHAPTER 2! PLEASE REVIEW! Otherwise I won't be able to write a next chapter!
After eating a brisk breakfast that consisted of a simple piece of toast with butter and orange juice, Ciel left his house, desperately trying to escape the grasp of his maddening mother who didn't seem to want to leave him the hell alone! Quite frankly, it was driving him mad.
"Have a nice day Ciel! Don't be back too late otherwise Mama will start to worry and there won't be anyone to cook with me! Oh, and don't forget, the groceries honey! Don't talk to strangers...well you may if he's incredibly cu-," Ciel's mom had blabbered in one smooth breath. But Ciel abruptly cut her off for the second time that morning.
"OKAA-SAMA! I get it already! I'm leaving!" And with that Ciel banged the front door behind him and broke off into a run, in fear that his mother would come rushing out the door to bid him a farewell while waving one of her old, wrinkled up white handkerchiefs. "Why must she always have to insist that I meet a guy on the streets?" Ciel insinuated to himself.Once he got past the corner of the street, he fished out a crumpled sheet of paper from his pocket and looked over all the groceries his mother required him to buy.
Groceries List:
Bananas
Eggplants
Red Bean Paste
Marshmallows
Green Beans
Jalapeño peppers
Spinach
Coconuts
Ciel re-read the list over and over again to make sure he wasn't being delusional in reading the foods he was to buy. He kept on furrowing his eyebrows in confusion.
"What is this woman thinking? What's with all these foods? Marshmallows and Red Bean Paste? Those don't even go together! And she knows I hate Jalapeño peppers or anything else even remotely spicy!" Ciel's mind was completely and utterly confused about this list; was his mother trying to poison him with non-edible food? But he decided not to question what on earth his mother had in mind for lunch and dinner. "Lunch," Ciel thought. Looking back at the list, he pulled out his cellphone and texted his mother.
"I'm eating out for lunch."
After he clicked the SEND button, he put his cellphone back into his pocket. There was just NO way in hell he was going to eat whatever concoction his mother was going to brew up for him. He wasn't going to take the risk. He'd just wait until dinner to suffer.Releasing a big sigh, Ciel stuffed the groceries' list back into his pocket and went on his way towards a Ramen Noodle Restaurant, for that would surely strengthen his appetite. Heading down the street, he spotted his destination to the right and headed for the restaurant. He flipped open the curtains and took in his surroundings. There weren't many people here. Just a few old couples eating ramen noodles. The floors were shiny and clean that Ciel could see his reflection in them. He made his way towards the bar and sat down on a stool and waited for someone to come and take his order!
"KON' NICHIWA!" Some random feminine voice screamed behind him…..at least he thought it was feminine. Standing behind Ciel was a tall girl with big round white glasses that pretty much covered her entire face. Her hair was an odd magenta color and she wore a blue dress with a white apron on top with a label that read Meyrin.
"K-Kon' nichiwa," Ciel stuttered. "I'll have the Tonkotsu Ramen bowl…..please," Ciel stated, feeling his hunger slowly increase. The waitress scribbled furiously at her notepad and looked back up at Ciel.
"H-Hai! I'll b-be back i-in a minute!" With that she scrambled away and went into the kitchen. Ciel just sat there, taking in the thick and spicy scent of the ramen being cooked in the kitchen. Sooner or later, Ciel just dozed off into space, comforted by the strong smells surrounding him. Suddenly, Ciel fell off his seat and landed with a thud as he heard this enormous explosion in the kitchen. He stared with wide eyes at the seat he just fell off and looked around him. All the old couples were still just sitting in their seats shaking their heads as if they didn't hear that explosion. Ciel got up and absorbed the scene in front of him. From looking through the gap through the wall, smoke had engulfed the entire kitchen. Once it cleared, Ciel could clearly see a man with a big, burned golden-yellow afro. He had goggles on his face and was dressed in a white uniform, while holding what looked like a…..was that a flamethrower?
"BARD-SAN! How many times must I tell you NOT to use the flamethrower while cooking the ramen! You'll scare away our customers!" Meyrin shouted at Bard.
"Well, using a flamethrower is much faster to cook the ramen than using the stove! Look at how small those flames are. At that rate, the ramen won't get finished on time and our customers will be starving to death!" Bard argued back.
"You'll burn the noodles you idiot!" Meyrin shouted at the top of her lungs, not really caring that Ciel was staring at her from the bar. "It's fine. Just give me the noodles and I'll go serve them!" With that, Meyrin grabbed a bowl from a cabinet and carefully picked up the burned pot and poured out the noodles. Then making her way out of the kitchen, she placed the bowl and some chopsticks in front of Ciel. "Sorry about the wait Mr. Customer! Please enjoy your meal!" Meyrin said, a little out of breath. After that, she left Ciel to his meal and went back into the kitchen to yell at Bard once more. Sighing, Ciel took his chopsticks, broke them in half and murmured under his breath.
"Itadakimasu!" With that, he started gulping the soup and furiously consuming the ramen noodles. 15 minutes later when he finished, he left the money for the bill, and left the shop. He took his cell phone out and glanced at the time. 5:15. "Wow. Time really passed by." Walking out of the Ramen restaurant Ciel looked around himself wondering what he should do next. When realization hit him, he headed towards the Fresh Market. Ciel also grabbed his note from his pocket to look over the groceries list. "Guess I really have to buy them."
Ciel entered the Fresh Market and first looked for the bananas, eggplants, green beans, spinach, and jalapeño peppers in the produce section. Checking off those items on the list, he made his way towards the aisle with all the sauces and hesitantly got a jar of red bean paste. In the next aisle, he took a coconut, wondering why his mother would need to add coconuts of all things to a dinner meal. Checking off the coconuts and red bean paste from the list, he made his way to the candy aisle. As he looked up ahead, his mouth started watering from all the sweets placed neatly on the racks before him. They all ranged from gummy bears, to snowcaps, to jellybeans, to twizzlers and even fudge! Ciel had the burning desire to ravage the whole damn aisle, but held himself back for he didn't want to cause any trouble for the store clerk. If the workers or even the manager found a 14-year old boy in the middle of the candy aisle with empty bags and wrapper stacked upon each other with his hands filled with chocolates, and gummies, then there would be trouble. He walked down the aisle and looked on both sides looking for a pack of marshmallows. Coming towards the middle of the aisle, he spotted a bag of different colored marshmallows neatly hanging on a rack to his right. Ciel's face immediately lit up as he hurriedly rushed towards the marshmallows that seemed to be calling out to him. But right as he was about to grab the packet, he was knocked down by another person walking by.
"Oi! Watch where you're walk-," Ciel ceased his speech once the man had turned around and looked down at him. Ciel's eyes went wide as saucers. Standing in front of him was what looked like a 6'1" man in his mid-20's. He was wearing black leather pants that fit a little too well around his legs and a black button shirt with the first few buttons open, revealing his white undershirt. He wore cleanly polished black shoes and had messy black hair that fell on the sides of his face. But what struck Ciel the most were the glowing red eyes that stared back at him. It was like those eyes could see directly into his soul. Ciel just sat on the floor staring up at this intimidating, yet gorgeous man standing before him. The man's eyes were also just as wide, as he gaped down at Ciel. It was like he was in a trance. "Why's he staring at me like that?" Ciel wondered. The man suddenly broke away from the dream-like state he was in and gave Ciel an amused look.
"I'm terribly sorry. I clearly wasn't paying much attention to where I was walking," the man replied. He offered Ciel his hand to stand up. Once Ciel got up from his position, he got a closer look at the man.
"N-no…..It's fine," Ciel hesitated. "Damn it. Why am I stuttering like this?" Ciel mentally cursed himself.
Suddenly the man gently gripped Ciel's chin with his hand, tilted his head up and leaned down toward Ciel's face. He gazed longingly into the depths of Ciel's eye, as if he were trying to find something. Ciel furrowed his eyebrows feeling extremely uncomfortable at the close contact this stranger was making with him, but he also felt a slow blush make its way across his cheeks.
"Why do you wear an eye patch over your eye like that?" the man suddenly asked. He seemed to have a worried look on his face. Ciel didn't really know how to respond. No one really ever asked him that question before. Normally people just kept their distance from Ciel.
"I-It's none of your business, s-so don't concern yourself with it," Ciel whispered under his breath. He avoided making eye contact with this man; there was something so familiar, yet intimidating, about those ruby red eyes. Something so familiar….but he couldn't tell what it was. Maybe it was just his imagination. "E-Excuse me, but I really must be going now," Ciel finally looked up at the man to see a smirk resting upon his lips. Ciel just stared at the smirk, but this man seemed to be all the more amused at this young boy staring at his lips. It made his smirk grow even wider. He leaned over to his right and grabbed the pack of colorful marshmallows and offered it to Ciel.
"I believe that you were going to pick this up?" Ciel simply stared at the pack, then back up to the man, and back to the packet.
"A-Arigatou," Ciel murmured under his breath. He gently took the pack out of the man's hands and glanced up at him. He immediately shot his head back down when he realized that the man was still smirking at him with those…devil-like eyes. "W-Well then, please excuse me," Ciel nervously picked up his basket filled with his groceries, dropped the pack of marshmallows into it, and made his way around the man to exit the aisle. The man's smirk faded as he watched Ciel turn right, exiting the aisle, to head to the checkout counter.
"There's no mistaking it. That is my Bocchan. Those were his eyes, I'm sure of it," Sebastian thought to himself.
Flashback
It was a dark night and windy night. Sebastian had laid his Bocchan on the bench and took a step back. Ciel looked around himself, taking in his surroundings. There were parts of walls scattered here and there with crows sitting atop them.
"Is this the place where I will meet my end?" Ciel asked with a callous tone.
"Yes," Sebastian simply replied. Glancing behind him, Ciel spotted crows sitting atop a wall, ravenously staring at Ciel.
"The birds are awaiting their chance," he said.
"Yes," Sebastian agreed. He simply looked down at his Bocchan and waited for him to continue.
"Give them the remnants, when you have taken the soul," Ciel said, with a glint of sadness in his eye. Sebastian showed an expression of shock, but it quickly disappeared, replaced by a sincere smile.
"As I expect from my Bocchan, you are most kind," Sebastian said, with a sense of truthfulness behind it.
"Will it hurt?" Ciel asked, placing his right hand over his eye which contained the contract.
"Yes, a little. I will be as gentle as possible though," Sebastian said.
"No," Ciel said a little rushed. "Make it painful to your heart's content." Sebastian's eyebrows furrowed at the comment along with a questioning look in his eyes. "Engrave the pain of my life into my soul," Ciel said, confirming his last wishes to Sebastian. Sebastian gazed wide-eyed at his Bocchan, but they soon softened and his smile returned to his face. Kneeling down on his knee and placing his right arm over his chest Sebastian muttered:
"Yes, My Lord." Sebastian stood up, brought his gloved hand to his mouth and took it off using his teeth. Walking towards Ciel, he gently caressed his face until he finally removed his eye patch, viewing his contract in Ciel's eye. Ciel closed his eyes with much anticipation of his butler's actions as Sebastian leaned in. His eyes reverted from those ruby eyes to their reddish-violet color, signaling his desire for Ciel's soul. Closing his eyes, Sebastian gently pressed his lips against Ciel's cold ones, savoring the taste of his meal. Their lips molded perfectly together, but before Sebastian took it any further, he pulled himself back. He could feel a wet tear slowly make its way out of the corner of his eye and roll slowly down the side of his face. He chuckled to himself.
"I knew it. I really can't do it," Sebastian quietly muttered to himself. "I've been your faithful servant for 3 years, and now you expect me to devour your soul as if nothing has happened between us. That's quite selfish of you Bocchan." Sebastian glanced up at Ciel's face, as if expecting a response, but got nothing in return. He glanced down at his hands to see a floating blue sphere with white lines swirling around in it; it was Ciel's soul. As much as Sebastian desired to devour this lustrous and mouthwatering soul, he knew he couldn't. His Bocchan's soul was too pure for a demon like him to simply eat. Swiftly standing up, he lifted his arms into the air with Ciel's soul still in them. The blue soul slowly lifted itself up into the air and floated higher, and higher, and higher into the sky until Sebastian could no longer see it. Sebastian had a sad, yet happy glint in his eyes, though most of the sadness showed in his face. "Farewell, My beloved. I shall wait for the day until we may meet again."
End of Flashback
Recalling the past, Sebastian had a single tear rolling down his cheek, though it didn't go unnoticed. He wiped it away and his signature smirk returned to his face, his eyes glittering with pleasure, triumph and satisfaction.
"He's Back. My Bocchan is back!"
So that's the second chapter! I have to say it turned out better than I thought it would though it's still not all that great! PLEASE REVIEW! I CAN'T WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER WITHOUT MORE REVIEWS!