I will not stop moving, and I won't regret the steps I have to take. So this is an order to you! Never betray me! Never leave my side. Ever.
Yes my Lord.
Ciel shot up in her bed with sweat running down her back. What was that dream? That was her voice and someone else's. She got out of bed and pulled out a notebook and pen. She quickly scribbled down what she had heard in her dream.
"Never betray me. Never leave my side. Ever" She murmured and then shut the notebook.
She crawled back into bed and let the dream take over her mind. In her dream it was still for a moment and then when those words were spoken, the wind had begun to blow. She grabbed her rarely used phone and then texted Alois.
Can't sleep. You awake? - Ciel
A few minutes later the phone buzzed.
No, a zombie answered this text, ;). Bad dream?- Alois.
Yeah, not a bad one, a really weird one- Ciel.
Oww, listen to some music to sleep- Alois.
Thanks, A. If that doesn't work, I'll study- Ciel.
She set her phone down and began listening to some music. Then she got bored and began to study. Outside her window the sun rose and Ciel heard her aunt wake up. She stretched and went to shower. She dressed in her school uniform and headed to Alois's house. Outside, watering the plants was Luke, Alois's little brother.
"Ciel!" Luke abandoned the water hose and ran to hug Ciel.
"Hey little man, how're you doing?" Ciel lifted up Luke high into the air and Luke let out a laugh.
"I'm great. I don't see you much anymore" Luke said wrapping his arms around Ciel's neck.
"Where's your brother?" Ciel asked looking around.
"He's right here" Alois said coming out of the house.
"Let's go, we'll be late" Ciel said.
"Bye Luke" Alois ruffled his brother's hair and took Ciel's hand like he did every day.
They entered the school where yet again whispers surrounded them especially since Ciel had the fresh scratches from Amber's nails on her cheek.
"Ignore them" Alois whispered and Ciel nodded.
Their first class of the day was Dance which Ciel was willing to ditch but since she had missed it yesterday, she didn't want to get the wrath of Mr. Michaelis.
"Ciel, since everyone was paired up yesterday, you'll be with me for the remainder of the month" Mr. Michaelis said and Ciel whirled around to glare at Alois.
"He didn't want me to sit it out since you weren't there. So I got Emily as a partner" Alois said with a shrug.
Ciel was afraid to say the least. She was horrible at dancing but Alois was a good lead who could cover up her mistakes enough to give her a passable grade for the class.
"Partner up, today we'll be practicing the waltz" Mr. Michaelis said once the students were done with their stretches.
Ciel stood awkwardly in front of Mr. Michaelis. She was only five foot three but he was at an impressive height of six foot.
"Follow my lead" Mr. Michaelis said and Ciel placed her hand on his shoulder and allowed him to place a hand on her waist.
"One, two, three, four, twirl" Mr. Michaelis demonstrated for the class and Ciel was twirled around and then back in the position when they first started. Ciel could feel the glares of the jealous girls in the class.
"Let's all do it" Mr. Michaelis said.
The class stood ready and then Mr. Michaelis began counting. Ciel was twirled again and then heard a scream as two girls stumbled out of step and onto the floor. Alois had twirled Emily into his arms and then dipped her.
"Mr. Trancy, stop fooling around. You two, stand up. Dave, Shun, the girls are not rag dolls" Mr. Michaelis scolded.
Ciel found herself in Mr. Michaelis's arms again and then he started counting. Soon the class had it down and Mr. Michaelis brought out a few dips and moved around the room to complete the lesson. Ciel extricated herself from his arms and walked over to where Alois was talking to Emily.
"Alois, we'll be late for Music" Ciel said tugging on his arm.
"I'll be there. Go in without me" Alois said waving her away.
Ciel nodded and went out of the class. She ignored the pinprick of tears in her eyes. Alois had never told her to go to class without him. Now he was busy talking to stupid Emily Benson who was dumber than a flying fruit fly.
"You're early, Ciel" Mr. Michaelis said from his desk in the music room.
"You were just in the dance room, how did you get here?" Ciel asked staring at the teacher.
"I walked" He replied with a smirk and Ciel frowned.
She plopped down on her seat and pulled out her iPod. She put it on shuffle and began listening to music to drown out the chatter that came from the hallway. Sebastian looked up as Ciel began humming under her breath. Even from the humming, Sebastian could tell that Ciel was a good singer.
"Ciel?"
Ciel ignored him and closed her eyes, totally absorbed within the music. Sebastian chuckled and continued his paperwork but still took more than occasional glances at his Young Master's lookalike. The class began trickling in one by one or in pairs but Sebastian noticed many of them took one look at Ciel and then took a seat as far away from her as possible.
"You all should start working on what I gave you yesterday. If you need me I'll be right here" Sebastian said.
He sat back down and then saw Ciel looking through sheet music. Alois had not shown up to class at all but she didn't seem entirely affected by it. She continued to browse and then pulled out a few songs she might be able to work with. Then Alois came running into the room, his hair disheveled and his tie undone.
"You're late, Mr. Trancy. Detention" Sebastian said and Alois shrugged it off.
Alois sat down next to Ciel and they chatted as they normally did. Sebastian ignored them and continued his work. Ciel sighed as she put the sheet music back. Nothing was near enough the instrumental she wanted to play.
"I want you to play the electric guitar with me. When should we practice?" Ciel asked.
"Today I guess, we both have detention so we'll go to my house after" Alois replied.
They finished the day's classes and Ciel served an hour of detention. She went outside the school and waited for Alois. He came out soon enough and they went to his house.
"I'm back!" Alois shouted and Ciel chuckled.
"Welcome home, master" Claude, the butler said to Alois.
"Alois!" Luke came out of the sitting room where he had been doing his homework and hugged his brother.
"Hey Luke" Ciel said.
"Ciel!" Ciel laughed when she was immediately glomped by Luke.
"We have homework to do so we'll be upstairs. Claude, bring us some soda and snacks. Don't forget something sweet for Ciel" Luke said and then dragged Ciel upstairs into his large bedroom.
"I love your room. It's all black and eerie purple. My aunt would never let me have the walls painted black. She says it's not nice for a girl to be so morbid" Ciel said flopping down on the bed.
"Your aunt's better at cooking than Claude" Alois pointed out and Ciel nodded.
"Pardon the intrusion" Claude said and then entered the room.
"Today's cake is chocolate with vanilla cream and raspberry icing" Claude announced and Ciel grabbed the plate of cake.
"Claude, pack the rest of the cake so Ciel can take it home. Luke and I won't eat it anyway" Alois said to Ciel when he saw the protesting look on her face.
"So let's practice" Alois said and Ciel nodded, having finished her cake.
Over the next few days, Ciel spent her evenings outside in the backyard. Her dog, Damon sat down at her feet. Damon wasn't allowed inside since Aunt Angelina had an allergy to dogs and Ciel absolutely loved him enough to keep him even if her aunt didn't want him.
"Who's a good dog?" Ciel asked scratching Damon behind the ears making him growl with affection.
The phone rang inside the house and Ciel ran to answer it.
"Hello, Durless residence, Ciel Phantomhive speaking" she said.
"Ciel, its Mr. Matthews. Your aunt and I had a few after dinner drinks and she is kind of too tipsy to drive, I hope you'll be okay until she comes home. She's in my apartment with some coffee" Matthews said.
"Yeah sure, I don't mind. Tell her I'm fine. Take care of her" Ciel said and then hung up.
She called the pizza restaurant and ordered a small pizza for herself. She watched TV and then the doorbell rang. She opened the door a crack with the chain still in place and then was surprised to see Mr. Michaelis.
"Sir, what are you doing here?" she asked.
"I was just passing by when I saw a man with pizza heading to your place. I paid him and decided to drop by" Mr. Michaelis replied.
"Oh, thanks" Ciel opened the door and then held out the money for the pizza.
"No need to pay me back, take your pizza" Mr. Michaelis said holding out the box.
"Thanks. Um, would you like to come in?" Ciel asked.
"If it's not a problem. Where's your aunt?"
"She'll be home late" Ciel replied.
Sebastian looked around when he entered the sitting room. The house was a two story bungalow like all the other houses in this street. It had a pleasant homey feeling to it and there were books everywhere accompanied by the scent of sugar and sweets. Apparently the female Ciel loved sweets as much as the male Ciel.
"Would you like something to drink, sir? I have coffee and tea" Ciel asked.
"Tea will be fine, Ciel thank you" Sebastian replied and then smiled. This Ciel was more polite than her male counterpart.
"I heard the Phantomhives were rather rich" Sebastian said.
"I'm the only living heir. I will receive my inheritance when I turn eighteen. I'm still sixteen" Ciel replied.
"And the mansion in the outskirts of London?" Sebastian asked curiously.
"My father had it converted to a museum. It's actually the only source of income that is open to me. The businesses are taken care of by my aunt" Ciel replied.
"I see" Sebastian took a sip of the tea and smiled. Ciel could make a fine cup of tea.
The doorbell rang and Ciel rushed to open it.
"Ciel!" Aunt Angelina hugged her niece and Sebastian entered the foyer.
"Aunt Angelina, I'm fine" Ciel said tugging himself away from his aunt's embrace.
"Oh who is this? Just because I'm coming home late doesn't mean you should bring your boyfriend home" Angelina said with a smile.
"He's not my boyfriend!" Ciel screamed.
"I am her teacher, Sebastian Michaelis" Sebastian said.
"Oh you're too young to be a teacher" Aunt Angelina said slyly.
"Mr. Michaelis you should go now" Ciel said and Sebastian left.
"Oh Ciel you're so rude" Angelina complained and Ciel stalked to the kitchen to finish her pizza.
Wow, I never really knew this story would get really good feedback from everyone. A big thank you to my first four reviewers EmberRoseMichaelis, missjayne76, VampireSiren and promocat and also to all those who put this story on alert.
Onyxinlife.
