dreamgirl: I started this and finished this while my cousin was at my house. He asked me what I was writing and I took the opportunity to introduce him to Kuroshitsuji. Long story short, he loves it now!!! ^_^ He even said that even thought he's straight, he'd so do Sebastian. I feel accomplished!!!

disclaimer: I don't own!!!! Yana Toboso does!

warnings: Nothing more than the usual stuff.

ENJOY!!!!

Chapter 19

"Leviathan, what are you doing here?" Sebastian tried his best to remain calm and not kill the man who currently had his arms wrapped around him.

Ciel, on the other hand, was looking from afar at the brown-haired man who seemed very "close" to his butler. "Who the bloody hell is this, Sebastian?"

The demon sighed, "Why don't we all go into the parlor and discuss this over some tea?" Sebastian kept up a smile that obviously said Not-here-and-not-now.

The twelve-year-old raised an eyebrow. Now why would his butler seem hesitant to tell him? Well, it didn't quite matter to him. He just wanted to know who the hell was the man who was all over the demon. Not that he particularly cared; it was just a burden to have an unknown man under his roof. Yeah, that's it!

So, the three men proceeded to go into the parlor and sit down. Except Sebastian, of course, he was getting the cart ready and poured two cups of green tea into polished china.

Ciel sipped at his tea and spoke first, "I will not repeat myself again, Sebastian."

The butler bowed in apology, "Yes, I am sorry, my lord. This," Sebastian motioned towards the brunette, "Is an old acquaintance of mine." And so, the demon left it at that.

"Specifics, Sebastian…specifics."

The demon brought his hand to his face and pinched the bridge of his nose with his index finger and his thumb. "He was one of the demons I've known since my creation. The very demon whose partner changes each and every time. This man is named Leviathan."

"The one who you were talking about the other day?" Ciel asked.

Sebastian nodded.

Leviathan spoke, "You talk about me?" The butler picked up a fork and threw it at the other demon, hoping to stab him in the head. Unfortunately, because the latter was a demon, Leviathan caught it and said, "Sammy! I just got here and you already wish to kill me? I'm offended."

Sebastian gave off a pissed look, "You should be!"

Ciel just sat in his chair and look at the demons' conversation with great interest. Well, it wasn't every day one saw a pissed off Sebastian. The blue-eyed pre-teen set down his cup of tea and said, "So, you're the infamous Leviathan I have heard so much about? It's a pleasure to meet you." Ciel outstretched his hand.

The brunette grinned and shook the young earl's hand, "So this is Sammy's new master?" Leviathan bent his head and kissed the back of Ciel's hand, "I wasn't expecting such a cute little earl to have had made a contract with Sammy, over here."

Ciel withdrew his hand and wiped it off on the side of his vest.

Sebastian's eyes narrowed, "Leviathan, I will have to ask you to refrain from calling me as such. Here, my name is Sebastian. Sebastian Michaelis."

"Ah, Sebastian, is it? Did your little lord here choose that name for you?"

"Why yes, he did."

Ciel didn't know why, but he took some offense to Leviathan's comment.

The brunette shook his head and said, "I see…then I guess your name shall be Sebby-chan!"

The butler's eye twitched, "Sebby…chan?"

"Of course! Since your name is Sebastian. As for the 'chan', it was something I learned while in a foreign country for 'business'." Ciel got the idea that by "business" Leviathan meant having a contract with a human. So, he didn't really question anything the demon said.

The boy's attention began to divert away from the conversation his butler was having with the other demon, mostly because of the situation no longing being of any interest. So, he stood up and began to take his leave, "You will have to excuse me. I have some prior arrangements to attend to."

Sebastian gave his master a smirk, "But young master, you have no lessons for today. Unless you want to…" The demon trailed off.

Ciel blushed, "You impudent bastard!"

Leviathan, obviously lost in the conversation, took a great liking to his friend's master. "Since you have no plans for today, little master, how about I keep you company?"

It seemed like an innocent suggestion, but Sebastian knew otherwise. "Absolutely not. While in your company, who knows what the young master will be forced to do!"

The brown-haired demon smirked, "Now, is that really what you think of me, Sebby-chan? That's not nice." He turned towards Ciel, "How about it?"

The young earl was hesitant, but shrugged, "Whatever, just don't get in my way."

Leviathan grinned like the Cheshire cat. Sebastian didn't like that look. Ciel walked out and as soon as Leviathan was going to follow suit, Sebastian caught him by the shirt. The brunette turned his head, "What is it, Sammy?"

"Why are really you here? Did Lucifer send you?" The butler asked while keeping a menacing grip on Leviathan's shirt.

"Whoa, hang on there, buddy. I can't exactly tell you when you're threatening me like that." Sebastian let him go. "Now, that's better. No, Lucifer did not send me. On the contrary, he was very much indifferent to me coming here. I just wanted to see what was taking you so long. It has already been almost three years you are gone. I thought you might be having fun, since it never took you this long to get a job done."

The black-haired demon seemed to calm down a bit, "Nothing of the sort. My master has yet to find the human he wants to take revenge on, hence the reason for my delay. Though, he does peak interest in me every once in a while."

Leviathan grinned, "I bet he does."

Sebastian made a face of disgust, "Is that all you think about? How distasteful."

"I just can't believe you haven't laid your hands on him yet."

Now it was Sebastian's turn to grin, "Who says I haven't?"

Leviathan seemed shocked, "I didn't think you had the same taste as I do."

"Of course I don't. It is not as if I look forward to it, I am merely following my orders."

"Right."

While these two demons were talking amongst themselves, neither one was aware that Ciel was standing right by the open door. Hearing everything that his butler had said. Deciding that he had heard enough, the pre-teen left and made his way into his office.

"So this is the little lord's study room? Fancy, I must say."

Ciel looked up from his from paperwork, "What is it, Leviathan? What do you want?"

"I ask for nothing from the little earl, I was just wondering if I could ask you some questions." The demon said with a smile similar to Finny's.

The boy's eyebrow quirked, "I suppose it wouldn't hurt."

Leviathan closed the open door behind him and sat down in a chair opposite Ciel, "Why did a young boy like you make a contract with the Devil?"

The blue-eyed boy kept on his poker face, "My parents were murdered and I served as a slave for some time. I was sacrificed and in the midst of me dying, I summoned the demon. Hence, I made a contract with Sebastian so I could find the people who assassinated my parents and bruised my pride."

"That's nice, your turn."

"Excuse me?"

Leviathan motioned towards the young earl, "Well, is it not fair that you get to ask me a question when I have asked you one?"

"I see. Okay then, I noticed that you have eyes the color of blood. Do all demons have crimson eyes?" Ciel asked, abandoning his work.

"Ha-ha, of course not. Only the high-ranking demons."

"High…ranking?"

The brunette nodded, "Yes."

"Does that mean Seba—"?

Leviathan waved his finger, "Nuh-uh, we take turns. Now, this may be a bit personal but what do you think of Sebby-chan?"

"What do I think?" Ciel asked; Leviathan nodded. "I do not know what I think. He is my butler and I am his master, nothing more. Are you satisfied with that answer?"

"Fairly."

The boy proceeded to ask his own question, "Can I ask you for your opinion on something, Leviathan?"

"Is that your question?"

"It's a question before the actual question."

"Shoot."

Ciel suddenly realized how tense he felt, "Sometimes I feel like I cannot breathe. As if someone has put me into a glass container with no flowing air. My heart begins to beat and I feel like I am about to die of a heart attack. What is this feeling?"

Leviathan paused to think about it for a second. Obviously caught off guard by the question. "Does this happen at any given moment?"

"Not exactly. I notice it more in the morning when Sebastian wakes me up and especially when he prepares me for bed." A light bulb went off in the demon's head, and he began to laugh. "W-what are you laughing about? What is so goddamn funny?"

"I am sorry, little lord, I did not expect for you to be so cute!" Leviathan answered honestly.

Ciel blushed. "Well, are you going to answer my question or not?"

The brown-haired demon suddenly stopped laughing and got into a flirtatious mode. He got off his chair and walked to Ciel's side and whispered in his ear, "How about we experiment a bit?"

"What are you talking abo—whoa! Wait, what are you d-doing?" Ciel asked.

Leviathan pinned him to the desk and hovered over him. "Why don't we see if you feel these 'symptoms' while trying it with me?"

"Try what?"

"Do not play the innocent one here, little lord. I know you have already done this with your beloved butler."

It finally dawned on the pre-teen what the demon had in mind and blushed before realizing his current situation, "G-get off of me! Like bloody hell I'm going to sleep with you!" Ciel spat in the demon's face.

Surprisingly, Leviathan wasn't angered. On the contrary, he found it rather amusing. "Now, now, 'young master'," The brunette mocked Sebastian's voice, "Be a good boy and show Levi what has Sebby-chan so hooked."

Ciel thrashed around as Leviathan kissed up and down his neck and began to undress him. "S-SEBASTIAN!!!!" Ciel cried for help.

"Do you really think that's going to work? He won't co—" Leviathan's sentence was cut off by a knife stabbing him in the back. He turned around. "Does this mean we're not friends anymore, Sammy-kun?"

Sebastian threatened to throw more, "Release my master this instant, Leviathan. I will not go easy on you just because I know you."

The brown-haired demon let go of Ciel, but seemed like he wanted to rip Sebastian's face off…with a smile! "Now, what is so great about a human boy like him that you would actually harm a fellow demon?"

"You're no demon, you are a monster."

"Same as you, old buddy." Leviathan laughed.

Sebastian pursed his lips, "…I know."

Ciel arranged his clothes so that they were back to how they were before. He realized that his butler was about to fight with Leviathan. He knew Sebastian could never lose, so what was this feeling of anxiety he was getting? His breath seemed hitched, and his heartbeat sped up. What could all of this mean?

"Young master, I am going to have to ask you to leave the room. This is will get dangerous." Sebastian warned his master.

The boy forgot his symptoms for the moment and answered his butler, "No, I am not leaving and you are not fighting."

"But my lord…"

"I know what Leviathan did was unacceptable, but he is your friend. Or rather, he is a demon. If your boss from Hell found out you killed a fellow demon that would cause unnecessary problems for me. Have I made myself clear?"

Reluctantly, Sebastian backed down and put away the silverware. Leviathan calmed down as well and dislodged the knife from his shoulder blade.

The brunette traveled to Ciel's side and patted him on the back, "Thanks, little lord, I don't know what I'd do without you!"

Ciel swatted the demon's hand away, "Do not touch me. The only person who can touch me is Sebastian."

Leviathan's face lit up, "Do you here what you are saying?"

"What are you talking about, demon?"

"Are you not aware of the answer to your question?"

The pre-teen pondered upon Leviathan's words and remembered his question, "No, I still do not understand."

Sebastian made his way into the conversation, "What lies are you sprouting to the young master, Leviathan?"

Having realized that the butler was still in the room, Leviathan said nothing more. "Sebby-chan, can you prepare a room for me?" Sebastian refused to but Ciel gave permission for Leviathan to stay. So, he was obligated to. Before exiting the room, he bent down to Ciel's ear and said, "Come to my room before you go to bed and I'll tell you the answer to your question."

Ciel finally escaped from Sebastian's company and sneaked away to visit Leviathan in his room. He knocked on the door.

"Come in", said a deep cheerful voice. The blue-eyed boy proceeded to enter. "Don't just stand there, come sit on the bed."

The pre-teen hesitated, considering what Leviathan did to him earlier in the day, but did as he was told anyway. "Are you going to give me an answer?"

Leviathan was currently in his robe, lying on his bed, doing absolutely nothing. "You know, I hate humans. All demons hate humans. Except one: Samael."

"Where are you going with this?"

The demon ignored him and continued, "Legend has it that he fell in love with the forbidden fruit. He seduced the first woman and impregnated her with the first murderer in history. Supposedly, he fell in love with her and she betrayed him when she went back to her husband. After realizing that his son had become a horrible human being, Samael gave up all hope on mankind and began his hatred for humans. Though, I have been told that he might have never lost his hope completely."

Ciel was officially confused and said, "What the bloody hell does this have to do with my question?" The pre-teen felt angered at being ignored.

"Everything."

"With knowing all of this, are you sure you want to know the answer?"

"Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?

Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you?

It's inevitable"

-"Why Can't I?" by Liz Phair

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