WARNING: This crossover will contain shota yaoi at some point, so if you dislike older men getting dirty with younger boys... Don't read it. Seriously, you should read what the fic is about before you click it. Feh. THERE WILL BE LULZ. JUST WAIT.
Disclaimer: I don't own VK or Kuro/BB in any way, shape, or form. I worship their mangaka and suggest you go read/watch the manga/anime if you haven't before. The only thing I have a right to is the story itself and the right to make the characters seem OOC at times. I also do not support pedophilia in any way, I just think that these pairings are cute and it is solely for my own sick pleasure that I write this. :D
Zero sighed softly, sitting in the large armchair across from another that looked a bit more elegant, his eyes roaming around the lounge. He sat restless, shifting a bit as his impatience grew to be more of a nuisance. He sighed once more and turned his attention to the window. He blinked, catching sight of the workers from before. There was the blond gardener and the maid - Meilin, he remembered - but there was an old man in butler uniform as well, and a taller blond man who looked American. The cook, most likely, by the way he was dressed.
The sound of a door opening brought his attention back to the inside of the house, eyes flicking to the door as Ciel was gestured in by Sebastian. Ciel sat across from him and spoke to Sebastian about bringing their breakfast in here, gazing across at Zero after the butler bowed and left. Zero's brow raised lightly.
"Ah, please excuse me this morning. After that incident in your room, I've had to rearrange the schedule for today. Besides, don't you think that the lounge is a better place to dine than a plain dining room?" Ciel spoke to him directly, leaning to put his elbows on the table and chin in hands. Zero shrugged a bit, gazing off like before in the room.
"It's fine. Never really paid much attention to where I ate, I suppose." he replied, keeping his eyes away from the frame of the boy. Something told him to keep their eyes locked, but another thing also told him that it would end badly if he looked. His gaze snapped to Ciel after he next spoke, though.
"May I see your gun?" the boy asked. Zero stared at him incredulously. After a moment, his eyes narrowed.
"Why?" he asked back. The only other person who had touched his gun since he had gotten it was.. Yuuki. He was very protective of it.
"I carry a gun, and I know how to use it. But yours is quite obviously better. I'm just curious, Zero." Ciel replied, head tilting to the side lightly. Zero gazed down, sliding the gun out of his jacket and detaching the chain from his belt loop. He glanced up at Ciel again, reluctantly passing the weapon over. Ciel took it from him carefully, gazing intensely at it.
"Bloody Rose? Hm. I like it." Ciel muttered, seeming to talk more to himself than to Zero. He couldn't help but watch the boy as he moved the gun in his hands and examined everything. Zero's brow raised a bit and he reached over to pop the magazine out for the boy. Ciel thanked him, obviously not having seen a gun quite like this before, and examined the bullets. Zero rested an elbow on the arm of the chair, watching Ciel with an amused look now. He couldn't help but think of how childish he looked. As if he was playing with a toy he received for a birthday.
"Bocchan. Mr. Kiryuu. Breakfast is served." Sebastian's voice called before the door opened and the butler rolled the tray into the room. Ciel gazed up from the gun and cleared his throat, handing Zero the weapon and the magazine. Zero popped the magazine back into the gun to where it clicked, clipping the chain back and hiding it away in his jacket once more.
Ciel glanced up as Sebastian called out and brought in the tray, instantly giving the gun back to its owner. He hadn't noticed how hungry he was until now. He watched Zero while Sebastian set the plates of food and cups of tea on the table, taking note of how closely the man was watching his butler. He was right, they were wary of each other - he could see the way Sebastian was being extremely precise today. He wondered, briefly, if something happened after he had fallen asleep. He shrugged it off, picking up the tea and taking a sip.
"Mm. Perfect, Sebastian. You may leave us." he said simply. He could feel a twinge of what seemed like reluctance from the demon, but the butler did what he was told. Ciel watched him leave for a moment before turning his attention to Zero.
"Sebastian's cooking is quite perfect, I assure you. Go ahead." he said with a smirk, taking his own fork and taking a bite of the seafood omelet that had been made. In a subtle way, he watched Zero eat in silence, making note of each expression he made. He couldn't place it, but there was something about this man that made him curious beyond imagination. Several minutes passed before they were both finished, the only thing remaining being the tea. Sebastian had come to take away the plates and refill the cups at one point, and Ciel had hardly noticed. He sat back in the chair, sipping his tea once before setting it on the saucer on the table.
"Zero, have you ever played Russian Roulette?" he asked suddenly, a sly smirk on his face. Zero glanced over at him and shook his head.
"Heard of it, yes. But I don't think I'd want to.. play it." was his reply. Ciel tilted his head to one side, standing and walking over to a cabinet.
"Oh, but it's fun. And they aren't real bullets. It's red paint." Ciel said, tilting his head back to look at him as he pulled a box out of the cabinet and headed back to the table. He opened it to reveal a revolver and roughly six bullets with red paint loaded into them. Zero looked away, which made Ciel smirk.
"Tell you what. If you can beat me in a game of Russian Roulette, spinning cartridge, then I can answer your questions throughout the day. If I win, I get answers from you for the day. How about it?" Ciel picked up the revolver, sliding a finger across the barrel. He watched Zero's face change expressions, contemplative - thinking. He grinned at his reply.
"Any questions what-so-ever?" he asked. Ciel nodded.
"And they have to answered truthfully, no matter what?" he asked again. Ciel nodded once more. Zero sighed and stood with a nod.
"Fine. I'll play." he said. With a swift movement, Ciel plucked a bullet from the box and popped it into the cartridge, spinning it once he clicked it shut. He handed the gun to Zero. He watched him carefully as the gun was lifted to the side of the head and the trigger pulled. Empty. Zero spun the cartridge and gave Ciel the gun, the thrill of the game seeming to make the man's eyes brighter.
"I noticed something last night." Ciel said, setting the barrel against his head and pulling the trigger. Empty. He spun it and handed it back to Zero.
"Oh?" he asked, repeating the movement of before. Empty. The cartridge was spun, the gun handed back to Ciel.
"Your eyes, if for only a moment, were red." Ciel said, pulling the trigger. Another click. He spun it and handed it back. Zero seemed a bit strange at the mention of his eyes.
"You must have been seeing things. You did seem tired." he replied easily, pulling the trigger. Click. He spun the cartridge and handed the weapon back, carefully avoiding contact. Ciel raised a brow lightly, but dismissed it. He lifted the barrel to his head.
"Maybe." he said simply, pulling the trigger.
BANG. Splat!
Ciel closed his eye, a slim smirk appearing on his face as the paint dripped down the side of his face. He set the gun down and opened his eye to look at the surprised expression on Zero's face. Ciel chuckled.
"Well then, Zero. Seems I lost this game... Sebastian." he spoke, turning his head toward the door where Sebastian stood. He heard the startled intake of breath from beside him, but ignored it as the butler moved over and began wiping the red paint off of his face.
"You have the day to question me, Zero. Choose wisely." Ciel said, eye closed as he waited for Sebastian to finish.
Zero watched incredulously as the bullet exploded into paint on the side of Ciel's head. The boy was smirking, though, as if he had known he would lose the game. He hadn't even known the butler was in the room until Ciel had looked that way, and he sucked in a breath quickly. He watched as Sebastian moved over to the boy and began to clean the pain off of his master's face.
"...Choose wisely." he heard Ciel say. So he could question the boy about anything, and he'd have to answer with the truth. He watched the two for a while longer until Sebastian moved out of the room, and he sat back down in the armchair. Ciel followed suit, his one-eyed gaze on Zero intensely. Zero gazed off, thinking about the questions he wanted to ask. He blinked, as if noticing the obvious.
"Why are you the head of the household?" he asked quietly, turning his gaze back to Ciel. The boy blinked, turning his head away so that Zero couldn't see his eye.
"My parents were murdered." was the simple response. Although it was simple, Zero could hear the pain and suffering that went into those four words. His gaze fell to the floor.
"We have that in common, then." he spoke back. Their gazes met for a brief second, emotions hidden behind cold eyes on both sides. Ciel broke the hold first, turning to gaze out the window. Zero followed his gaze, watching the servants in the garden. He would need to be careful on his questioning from now on. He didn't want to get on Ciel's bad side, and most especially didn't want to bring up past feelings in the boy.
"Why so few servants?" he asked suddenly, watching the four outside. He could hear the smirk in the boy's voice as he replied.
"They may be few, but what they lack in household skills... They make up for in defense." Zero gazed over at him once more, intrigued.
"Defense? Does that mean you're being hunted?" he asked. Ciel turned to gaze at him, a dark and hateful look in his eye as he spoke.
"If one would call it that, then yes. I am being hunted by those I, myself, hunt. They disgraced me and my name, and so they will suffer the same punishment." he said. Zero gazed at him for a long moment, taking in the reply. He shrugged and gazed off.
"Revenge. Again, something we have in common." he replied, continuing, "Those, or the one I should say, that murdered my parents is long dead. I still hunt those of her kind, though." He didn't bother to look at Ciel.
"What is Sebastian?"
"A butler, of course."
"And..?"
"...He is something that can not be said. He and I have a contract, and he serves me to help in my revenge, in return for something that I have little purpose for." Ciel spoke carefully. Zero turned his gaze to him, eyes hard. Again, their eyes met and they held it for a while. Zero turned away this time, letting out a light sigh.
"Care to join me in the garden?" Ciel asked, standing and taking his cane in hand. Zero watched him for a moment before following suit.
"I could use some fresh air." he replied softly, thoughts racing. What was that butler, and why was the 'contract' between these two so important that it was kept secret? He'd have to outwit the boy somehow, get him to explain more without realizing it. Man, this would be much easier with Kaname around. Zero's eye twitched at the thought, mentally cursing himself for wanting that stuck-up Pureblood here. Oh, this day was going to be a long one...
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