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~~CIEL'S P.O.V.~~

After we finished our snack, Alois and I parted. We were too tired to continue another game of chess, or start another activity, so we retired. Continuing my nightly ritual, I put on my white shirt and removed my eye patch, revealing the symbol that marked my unholy contract with an unholy being. I lied down, but really could not sleep.

I wanted to tell him everything. Alois wanted to know, but I couldn't. I can't. He has to remember on his own, or else he'll most likely deny what I tell him. I would much rather he not remember us, than to have him deny me altogether. I hope I'm making the right decision. If I lose one more person I care about in this world, then I might as well give up on putting my feelings out there at all. Is it truly better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all…? I'm vulnerable. I am completely emotionally vulnerable to my own thoughts. Everything I think is eating away at me. I can't handle it anymore, but I must wear a false smile until he remembers. I'm not sure how long I can keep it up though. I am all alone in my mind and in this house. I'm waiting.

I gently rolled over in my bed to face the lone window in my room. The curtains were pushed apart, so I could see the darkness in the sky that cradled a crescent moon and bright stars, scattered around the heavens. The sounds of the night both relaxed me and made me uneasy. No, it wasn't what I was hearing... Something outside was- different. The shade of blue had darkened, but I saw a figure. I saw what looked like a human in the sky. It was very far away, but I saw it. It was glowing. Why was it in the sky? I brushed the thought aside. It's probably just my imagination getting the better of me. I've been feeling a little absent-minded lately. I'm losing it.

I rolled over again. I need some sleep, or I'll be a zombie in the morning. All I have to do is relax. Relax and leave any and all troublesome thoughts from my mind, and sleep. I clenched my eyelids shut. I need to let everything go. Just for tonight. Alois will need me in the morning. I have to keep him out of trouble. If I'm half asleep, I won't be able to keep an eye on him at all. I turned so I was lying on my back.

My eyes shifted to the clock. It's already one in the morning. I need to sleep. I closed my eyes again to finally enter a peaceful slumber. Of course, it was short lived and interrupted by an 'Alois Trancy' that this manor possessed.

I pushed myself up with my arms, so I could see what was going on. It was definitely Alois. He looked frightened, though. He was carrying his blanket and a pillow.

"I-I'm sorry to wake you. I heard something outside... I can't sleep. -Do you mind if I stay in here, tonight?"

I rubbed my eyes to wake myself up further and nodded, "Do you want me to move?"

"No, I can just- sleep on the floor. I only don't want to be alone…"

"Alright. Sleep here." I pointed to the floor beside my bed. He walked up to where I pointed and threw his belongings to the floor.

"Thanks, Ciel." He had shown a smile through his fear. He may be an 'outgoing' person, but he still has regular human fears, just like anyone else.

He lied down on the floor facing the door, tightly hugging his pillow. He had often shown his weak side to me, but he easily kept it hidden inside when he's around other people. Alois is a prideful person. Much like me, actually. Both of us together, though, makes for two weak individuals. When we're weak, we'll get hurt more easily. That's why this situation is so difficult.

I rolled over so I was facing Alois. Apparently he moved too, now he was facing me. He looked peaceful. I smiled.

"What's got you so happy?" Alois snapped me back to reality.

"Nothing. Goodnight." I rolled over.

"It didn't look like nothing, but okay. Goodnight, sweetheart~!" He laughed

"Shut up." I closed my eyes again, to fall asleep. Wait. Sweetheart…? Does he…? No… He's probably just being stupid. Well… Maybe he remembers something…?

"Alois, -do you remember anything that you didn't, before…?"

"I don't know. Do I?"

"You're no help at all. Never mind," I shut my eyes tighter, "If you remember anything, please tell me."

"I'll try. Now you should sleep. I'm tired."

I eventually fell asleep and stayed asleep after a few tries. Even though I managed to fall asleep, it wasn't a good night's sleep. I didn't have a good dream, nor did I have a bad one. I didn't dream at all. Maybe I was just too buried in my thoughts to have any kind of dream.

The sound of Alois waking up woke me up. He's a very loud person. I got out of bed and went with him to the dining room for breakfast.

"Hey, Ciel? Do you think we could have some of that curry bread again?"

"Probably not. If you eat too much of it, you won't like it anymore." I advised him.

"I guess you're right," He dragged on, "but, what are we eating?"

"I'm not sure. Just wait until he brings it out."

"Alright…" Alois gave up. I heard Sebastian bring the food in.

"For today, we have Ceylon tea and scones." He placed the tray in the center of the table.

"Nothing else?" I asked.

"I'm afraid not. I was going to prepare a much larger breakfast, but I must head to the market for more supplies. No worries, the task will be completed before lunchtime." Sebastian bowed and walked out.

"I'm not very hungry anyways…" I heard the blonde boy say.

"Me neither." I reached out to grab a scone and I sipped my tea. Ceylon isn't my favorite, but it'll do.

"What do we have to do today?" He asked me.

"Nothing that I can think of."

"Oh… I have to work. And do some studying."

"Can I help you with it? I mean- I have nothing better to do."

"I would like that, Phantomhive~." He beamed and we began our breakfast.

We finally finished eating and we left to Alois's office. He showed me everything that he had to do and had me sit across from him at his desk.

"What do you need me to do, Alois?"

"I don't really know… Maybe you can help me sign these documents." He shoved an entire heap of various sheets of paper in front of my face.

"What do you want me to do precisely…?"

"Sign them." He said flatly.

"I don't know your signature."

"Use this." He pushed a sheet of parchment to me that had his name written neatly on it. He wrote it very femininely, which didn't surprise me.

"Okay…" I looked carefully at the curves of each letter and copied it flawlessly on each vacant line on every single sheet of paper. The task was tedious, but I had nothing better to do. I looked up over the mountain of papers to see Alois working very gradually, writing each letter individually.

"What the hell are you doing?"

"Huh?"

"What are you doing?" I repeated.

"Oh. I'm writing my signature on these papers." He said as if he were doing nothing wrong.

"You aren't going to get much done if you're working that slowly, you know."

"I didn't realize I was 'working slowly', but I still want to make it look like a respectable name, so I have to take my time."

"So, if you write quickly, it doesn't look good."

"…No… It doesn't."

"Well, let me decide that for myself." I pushed a blank document to him. He looked tense. It took a lot for me to hold back my laughter. Alois took the quill and placed it gently to the paper. A spot of ink stained the paper.

"Wait! Let me try again…" He grabbed another sheet. This time he took it to the paper much more hastily and began swiftly writing his first name then his last.

"…There." He said awkwardly and pushed it over to me hesitantly.

"Wow, Alois…" I scanned it over, "This looks… awful." I laughed. It looked like a three year olds writing.

"Shut it!" He scolded, "You should know I'm not good at things like this."

"I'm sorry, but why do you have such bad handwriting?"

"When I was young, I didn't really have any method of schooling-," He paused, "So it takes me a while to write it nicely."

"As long as the work gets done, it doesn't matter. Just write a little more quickly, okay? Don't rush."

"Alright." He started working again, but at a faster pace. It seemed to be helping him get better. He was finally getting the hang of the fluid motions. Every time he finished a sheet, he stacked them all around himself. Soon he had an entire pile of papers obstructing his view of the outside world.

"Alois…"

"What?" He kept writing.

"Maybe you should take a break…"

He tried to look up at me, but realized he couldn't see over the papers. Alois pushed them to the side.

"Maybe that's a good idea. I've done enough for today. And thank you for assisting me." He grinned. We got up and went to the dining room for lunch. Sebastian had gotten the ingredients that he needed and prepared an extravagant meal for us. We quickly finished our food, but instead of working, I decided to lay down for a bit and Alois returned to his office.

I lied back and relaxed for a while after a long morning. I closed my eyes lightly. Something was bothering me though. It was a nervous feeling in my gut. I felt like I was being watched.

I had gotten the feeling several times today, but didn't say anything because Alois would've just thought I was foolish, or It would've frightened him. With him it just hinges on the time of day, I guess. I rolled over to look out my window. I saw a distant figure glide by quickly. The same one that I saw last night. I rubbed my eyes hurriedly and looked out again. It was gone. I know what I saw. It was distant, but it looked like a normal human. A human… with wings.

A/N: ...

I'm going to leave you to your thoughts right now...

DO YOU KNOW WHATS HAPPENING?!

I do.

I had writers block in the beginning of this chapter, but then I was like..

BAM!

Are you still Jelly?!

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