Later that night Ciel kept himself locked up in his room refusing to come out but of course his mother was sympathetic her son's situation and told her husband to leave Ciel alone and that if he was to try and speak to there son at this point in time it would only push him further away from them. Understanding this Vincent agreed with his wife and decided to leave their son to his own thoughts and in the time begin he would have to help with the preparations for the announcement of his son's engagement.
In Ciel's bedroom. When he had gotten to his room he had shut and locked the door and once he had Ciel leaned his back against the door, staring up at the ceiling. He couldn't stand everything that was happening and being so powerless with his own future, why shouldn't he be able to choose who he loves or in fact marry. No this wasn't fair, none of it was but once again he found himself weak and powerless at doing anything about it and slid his back down the door and sat the floor. Ciel wrapped his arms around his legs and brought his knees up into his chest so that he could rest his head on them and buried his face in between his knees. The one thought that kept popping to his mind was Sebastian, since just after he was able to except him for who he was, this happens. Ciel had already broken Sebastian's heart once, how could he possible bare to do it again but he knew his time Sebastian wouldn't last long.
For the rest of the night nothing was herd coming from Ciel's room and even in the morning when the butler went to check on him Ciel door was unlocked but know one was in the room. Ciel had decided to leave early for school today since he wasn't in the right mind to really look at his parents right now. He still loved them dearly but the fact that after he had came out to them and told them how he truly felt, they still intended to make him marry a girl he hand no interest in. Ciel understood that it wasn't so much his parents fault but in the end they were his parents and shouldn't they have the say and not his aunt? he couldn't wrap his head around all of this and so just left to avoid seeing them for now. His goal for to day was to see Sebastian and act as he normally would and for now he would hold back on telling him the grave news. I mean he didn't want to ruin newly formed relationship, it had only just begun and with a rocky start to begin with and so for now he wouldn't do anything to course more harm to it. Since he knew for sure in the future things were only going to get harder on the both of them and so for just this short amount of time Ciel wanted to be selfish and keep Sebastian to himself.
Meanwhile Sebastian was getting ready for school bright and early like he did for most even if he choose to walk a slow and lazy pace in the mornings on the way there. Thoughts of his new found love popped up into his head and this brought a smile to his lips that even he couldn't hide even if he wanted to which was unlike him. To make the morning bright for him, he came across a stray cat with bright blue eyes, that also reminded him of his beloveds. Sebastian approached the cat and began to stroke the feline fondly.
At school the first bell had gone and Ciel had already arrived at class over half an hour earlier then anyone else and sat down in his chair. When the class began he soon noticed that Sebastian was no where in sight and wondered if perhaps he had changed his mind about loving him and in fact couldn't bare to look at him. Ciel soon washed this thought out of his mind the memory of having Sebastian confess to him popped into his head and this brought a little smile to him and his pale cheeks became tinted with a light pink ever so slightly from the continuing thought. Around ten minuets into the lesson Sebastian came from the class room door and apologized for being late but of course his teacher wasn't happy with just a simple sorry.
"Sebastian sit down and get on with the work and we will discuss you lateness after class, is that understood?" Sebastian nodded his head and took his seat next to Ciel and looked out the window away from him. Again Ciel had the thought that Sebastian may have changed his mind but that wasn't the case since when Sebastian entered the room the first thing he had notice was the little smile on Ciel's face and felt that if he was to look at him right now his face may indeed turn red. Sebastian ripped a corner out of his note book and wrote something down and placed the note over on Ciel's desk once again keeping his eyes to the window. It didn't take long for Ciel to notice and with a small gulp of worry, he picked up the note and read it.
bYou look happy, I don't suppose it was because you were thinking of me? well I would like to ensure you that I haven't changed my mind and I intend to stick with you until the end x p.s I was late due to being distracted by a cat that reminded me of you. /b
Ciel read the note and a small sigh of relief could be herd coming from him and he was happy knowing that Sebastian's feelings for him hadn't changed over night and that he more then likely didn't regret falling for him. Although Ciel wasn't to sure on if he should be happy with the whole "there's a cat that looks like him" Ciel emphasized in his head. Ciel was about to write something back to him when he notice the teacher glaring over to him and so decided that he wouldn't write back and just speak to him during their next break.
After class Ciel was waiting outside the classroom for Sebastian as he explained to the teacher why he was late. While there, Bard and Finny approached Ciel and stood around a foot distance from him. Finny looked to Ciel and thought that there was no way that he could be a boy and gave "her" a bright smile, while Bard just folded his arms and held a slight irritated look on his face. The truth was that bard couldn't help the fact that he had called this "girl" hot once and was annoyed at himself since he "She" was out of his reach and in the back of his mind he wondered could this be why he was so determined in saying that "she" was a he. Bards train of thoughts were interrupted by Ciel as "she" spoke up
"Excuse me but do you mind telling me what you guys want? or are you both going to continue looking at me? it's rather irritating" Ciel said this with the slight out of annoyance in his voice and wasn't interesting in talking to Bard. Finny didn't so much as bother him only that he was hanging out with an idiot who had made some rather horrid comments about him before and Ciel didn't care to converse with either of the two. Bard spoke up in response to Ciel's question and there was a sound of sarcasm and annoyance that could be herd in the tone of his voice.
Well if your gonna stand there like a show dog, then I don't see why we can't take a look at what's on displ-" Just before he could finish his sentence Sebastian exited the classroom and stood behind Ciel. He had a rather devilish smile held across his mouth as he looked to Bard with sharp eyes, Sebastian soon spoke up as well which caused Ciel to jump slightly from surprise of suddenly hearing his voice.
"Show dog you say? I'm afraid the only dog's I see are in front of me and I am afraid that if the do not disperse soon, I may have to do the dog catchers a favor and get dispose of them" He shot bard a sinister smirk and this only was enough to send a shock down Bards and Finnys spin. With in no time Finny smile and grabbed Bards arm looking to him as he spoke up in a nervous but cheery tone.
"O-Oh I forgot Bard, we are meant to meet up with Mey Rin r-remember" he laughed nervously and soon pulled Bard away and down the corridor and with the looks that Bard was still getting from Sebastian, he showed no signs of resisting and went with him willingly in order to escape Sebastian's stare. Once the two had left Ciel tuned and looked to Ciel and soon Sebastian's smile turned from one a devil would pull into a loving and warm smile. This caused Ciel's heart to skip a beat on the spot but it wasn't a feeling that he minded and in fact he quite loved it when Sebastian could make his heart stop with just that simple warm loving smile of his and in return Ciel smiled back to him.
For this break time Ciel and Sebastian went to the school roof and looked out over the balcony at the view to take in the still fresh and bright day. They didn't seem to say much during this time by they still very much enjoyed just simply being in each other's presence. Sebastian notice that Ciel was still wearing the same hoodie from the other day and this caused him to raise a brow considering how hot the weather was. But before Sebastian could get out a single word Ciel spoke up to break the silence, with a slight cheerful but also calm tone.
"S-Sebastian can I ask you something?" he asked with a slight stutter, Sebastian slightly titled his head and gave a slight smile as to answer that he could ask him what he wanted and with that smile Ciel looked of to the side his cheeks becoming red once more.
"U-Umm well, I was just curious on umm" he couldn't help the nervous tone that only seemed to grow in his voice as he tried to get out his question, his eyes slowly making their way back over to Sebastian's who now held a curious expression on his face.
"What was the first thing you notice about me?" This made Sebastian's eyes widen slightly simply in surprise to the question and on his own pale skin, a soft velvet color appeared in his cheeks but he soon left out a soft sigh and answered the question with a warming smile.
"You eyes of course, why do you ask?" This made Ciel's face turn a much deeper shade of red as he turned his back to him and let out in a nervous panic.
"N-N-No reason at all! none at all!" he couldn't help this over whelming feeling of embarrassment that seemed to consume him. Even thought it was something so simple, all he said was his eyes and yet once again Ciel found his heart beating faster and faster with every second that past. There was no doubt about it he was already madly in love with this guy even thought they had only just really met. Before Ciel's thoughts could travel any further, he suddenly felt himself being pulled into a warm embrace from behind as Sebastian pulled him closer to him in a hug. This once again made Ciel burst out in embarrassment and a slight annoyance but only to the fact of how shy and nervous he felt at this point in time.
"W-What are you doing" A soft snicker could be heard coming from Sebastian as he brought his lips down to his ear and whispered in to Ciel's ear.
"Simply showing my affection for my love, my little lord" He let out another soft snicker and before Ciel could get out another word the bell for the end of break had rang. Sebastian took Ciel's hand without hesitation and lead him back down off the roof and towards the classroom but once in sight of people almost by instinct Ciel pulled his hand away from Sebastian. This caused him to turn and look to Ciel but Ciel just responded with a shy little smile and just followed close behind Sebastian back to the class room.
The rest of the day seemed to go by so quick and before Ciel knew it the school day had ended and he would need to return home. When this occurred him a slight look of horror hit his face as he got up from his desk and grabbed his bag. In this time Ciel had became lost in his own thoughts and completely blanked Sebastian not even saying good bye as the idea of going home horrified him more and more with each second. What scared him the most was the chance of hearing the date of when his aunt and parents planned to set the announcement for his engagement to Elizabeth and with every step he felt the weight on his shoulders only increasing. Of course Sebastian could tell right away that there was something on Ciel's mind and he knew there was still so much he didn't know about him but wanted to learn and if possible learn as much as he could as soon as he could. So in wanting to become closer Sebastian got up from his seat within no time and followed behind him.
When Ciel was around half way home he stopped and turned and walked into the small park that wasn't far from the path he was on and made his way over to the swings where he sat down and looked up to the sky. Ciel was aware the he was being followed and knew by who once he had snapped out his own little dark world. Sebastian made his way over to him without saying a word and sat down on the free swing next to Ciel, he then copied him and looked up to the sky just like he did. For a moment there was just silence between the two and Ciel was going to break it but this time Sebastian beat him to it.
"Why are you wearing that hoodie?" Ciel quickly looked from the sky and over to him as this wasn't the question he was expecting to hear from him right now. It was clear on Ciel's face that he was hesitant to answer the question even when Sebastian spoke up again sound more persistent this time in his questioning.
"Before this whole even with us you wore pretty dresses and more girly clothes and I've notice that you've been wearing that same hoodie since these events. So can you tell me why you are wearing it or must I remove your clothes and see for myself?" Ciel was lost for words as Sebastian's gaze moved from the sky and down to match his and Sebastian's serious expression matched his tone in which he had spoke in. This caused Ciel to gulp but in a way, Ciel also felt relieved that he didn't ask him what was wrong or what was on his mind and so for a moment Ciel looked down towards the ground and spoke up in a soft and quiet tone.
"it's the one thing that makes my pain go away. I know I shouldn't do it and it isn't a sight that is pretty, in fact it's probably the opposite but the truth is no matter how horrid it may appear to others, it really helps me in times that I can't take the most... I understand if this fact put's you off from me..." Ciel couldn't get out any more words and couldn't bring himself to even look at Sebastian at this point in time and a look of pain and worry crept up onto his expression. Even though Ciel didn't say the words directly, Sebastian already knew what he meant and what made it worse that because Ciel had only just started wearing that hoodie that it meant the problems and things that Sebastian had said to him before most likely brought his on. There was a look of equal pain on Sebastian's face and he let out in a whisper.
"idiot" Ciel expected words like these and so he didn't show any signs of change in his expression and expected to hear more words like these thrown at him but what he heard surprised him even more then what he thought.
"how could I be such an idiot? to have caused this type of event to happen..." Sebastian suddenly got of his swing and moved to in front of Ciel where he fell to his knees and once again pulled Ciel into a warm embrace, holding him tight as he rested his head over Ciel's small brought shoulders. Sebastian spoke up once more in a quiet and caring tone as he held Ciel close to him.
"I'm truly sorry for the pain I caused you but I want you to know that this so make sure to listen to my every word. If you feel pained or mad or hurt even if it's at me, please do remember that no matter what happens I will always be here so help with the pain you are feeling and I promise that I will find a new and easy way to help you release the pain that you feel but until then let me help by doing one small act now." Sebastian leaned back and brought his hands from around Ciel and onto his shoulders as he slightly tilted his head and gave him a small grin speaking up once more but in a cheerier tone then before.
"Now my little lord would you do be a favor and close your eyes for me?" Ciel felt comforted by just Sebastian's words, for as long as he was with him his heart felt calm and at peace but yet at the same time it felt restless and excited and all these different emotions brought happiness to his mind and heart. He looked deep into Sebastian's eyes when he gave him that grin and asked him to close his eyes, Ciel wondered on what reason he would need to but then he recalled the last part of Sebastian's sentence and this once again made the young lord blush just like a school girl in love. Ciel closed his eyes and waited to see what Sebastian would do as he felt Sebastian getting closer with every passing second and this only increased the speed in which his heart went but to Ciel's disappointment and surprise Sebastian only kissed his forehead.
Ciel opened his eyes when he felt Sebastian move back, not long after opening his eyes could he the smirk that Sebastian held across his face and this just made Ciel feel slightly embarrassed but feeling stubborn he did his best not to show his little disappointment as Sebastian spoke up once more.
"I can guess by that look on your face you weren't to happy with my little act? Since this is the start of something new I felt like getting your permission first before giving you just a slight bigger gift" The smirk on his face only increased and at the same time the annoyance on Ciel's also grew as Sebastian continued to speak.
"If you wish for anything more you will have to request it and by your order I will full fill it as my duty as your boyfriend or other wise what kind of boyfriend would I be if I couldn't grant my loves every request" The look of annoyance left Ciel's face and was replaced by complete embarrassment and out of stubbornness, he moved back in his swing away from Sebastian and began to continue his journey home as he shouted out back to him.
"To hell if I would do something as embarrassing as that!" He stormed of feeling embarrassed and there was a light smile held on his face that no amount of announce could seem to wipe it off. Once Ciel had began to head home again Sebastian stood up from the swing and made his way over to him and with Ciel's small steps it didn't take long for Sebastian to catch up to him. For the rest of the time Sebastian walked slightly behind Ciel since he was sure Ciel wouldn't be happy at him trying to catch a peak at his blushing face right now and so he made sure to keep a small distance as they continued walking. Like before Sebastian walked Ciel all the was home but before Ciel entered through the gates, he stopped where he was for a moment.
Sebastian stopped right after Ciel and watched as he stood there and just before Sebastian said anything Ciel spoke and turned to face him with a deep blush across his face.
"I-I... I order you to kiss me right now!" Ciel said this with a slight nervous tone at first but by then end of his sentence his voice became stern and this brought another grin across Sebastian's face as he replied to him.
"Yes my love" With that he took a step closer towards him and leaned forwards so he was near the height of Ciel's lips and got ever so closer but of course fate wasn't so kind and just when he was a centimeter away from kissing Ciel, Tanaka opened the front door and called out to Ciel, causing Sebastian to slightly panic and take a step back from him. Annoyed Ciel turned and looked over to him and shouted out to him.
"I'll be right there! now go back inside this instant!" By the tone of voice he heard coming from his lord, Tanaka didn't hesitate with going back inside the manner and made sure to close the front door and simply wait for Ciel to come in on his own time. Ciel let out a small sigh and then slowly turned his head back but before he could even turn his head all the way back he had already notice that Sebastian was gone. Within that short amount of time from when Ciel was yelling at his butler, Sebastian had notice the stray cat from this morning and without realizing it himself he had already walked around the corner and down a complete random street. This caused Ciel to let out another sigh and he turned and headed towards the manners front doors as he muttered to himself.
"Yeah one hell of a boyfriend my Ass" with another scoff he found himself inside his home making his way to his room where he once again locked his door and then just collapsed laying down on his bed once again muttering to himself in annoyance.
"Just you wait you idiot, I'll get you to kiss me!" He soon quickly buried his head into his pillow and once calm and relaxed he found himself drifting off into a deep dream-filed sleep.
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