(Okay, so I'm sorry for not leaving paragraphs but I started writing this around 5:00 am. Won't happen again that's a promise~ Again I thank all of you for the reviews…now then, on to the next chapter!)
Ciel left as hastily as he had woken up grabbing a piece of buttered toast between his teeth and commencing the four block walk to school. The teen sighed, living in one of the richest neighborhoods of the town meant he had to go to the best private academy, but why the hell was that damned academy so close to his house? Ciel hung his head as he walked a dark aura emitting from him as he passed other students, a group of girls giggled and waved to him yet he kept walking carelessly as if they didn't exist.
Yes , he had become quite popular ever since he had taken to wearing his contact lens on his twelfth birthday. That was the year everything had changed for the cerulean eyed Phantomhive. Games stopped, smiles gradually became less and less warm, the color faded from the fantasy world he had created in his lonely childhood mind and now Ciel was the handsome heir and next head of the family destined to take over the renowned Funtom Company as soon as his father Vincent approved of it. For now Ciel followed the beat of his own drum writing poetry and short stories in his free time. Why had he changed really? Ciel paused for a moment just outside of the school gates to look behind him in the direction of the park.
"Ciiiiieeeeel~ !" Two arms wrapped around the surprised and annoyed to say the least boy as their owner proceeded to shamelessly squeeze the life out of him before letting him go. "Elizabeth, lively as usual….so early in the morning…lovely~" Ciel mumbled sarcastically at the bubbly blonde who was now busy pouting at him. "Its Lizzy! Lizzy! Ciel! Why are you so mean to your girlfriend huuuuuh?" She mumbled poking him roughly on the arm. Ciel sighed and thought it best to avoid answering all together as the common phrase of "I am not your boyfriend" was not understood by the blonde. "Tch.." Ciel passed the gates making his way in the building and on to his locker. "This is going to be a long day.." He mused grabbing a bunch of books.
"Ciel~" Oh God not again…. "Ciellll~ Don't ignore me I know you heard that". By this time the teal haired boy was beginning to lose his patience. "Shut up Alois." Ciel greeted the blonde moving to his seat as soon as he entered the classroom. Trancy, like always simply laughed and rudely sat down on Ciel's dest giving the not so amused teen a full view of his thighs in those tight black booty shorts. Ciel flashed the blonde an annoyed look. "Off my desk now you slutty psycho!" He ordered shaking the desk so as Trancy would fall off. "Aww come on Ciel you now you love it when I'm all sexy for you like this". "Hah, I also love it when Claude walks in on your trying to be sexy on my desk and gives you a good thrashing for it." Ciel added smirking evilly making the other pout and move to his own desk defeated. "Touche my dear Phantomhive touche~" He mumbled picturing the last time his boyfriend had caught him playing around with the bluenette.
Ciel casually flipped him off before slamming his head down on his desk moaning "Why me?" softly to himself. "Man what's the matter with you? You look like you woke up in a gutter today" Alois said leaning over to poke the bluenette with his pen. "I didn't get enough sleep that's why…" Ciel said before propping his head on his fist while turning to the blonde. "You know the past is a bitch right?" Alois nodded laying back on his chair thinking. "Yeah, past's a bitch alright."
Ciel smirked turning to look out of the window. It was a slightly foggy yet relatively warm and moist September day, the more Ciel gazed out the window the more his morning thought grew to a desire in his mind. He'd return to the clearing in the forest. Would everything they had made back then with Sebastian still be there? No, Ciel doubted it greatly and yet, he….he….
"Sebastian?" Ciel cautiously circled the huge tree looking around for the raven head. Slowly he peered around the tree trying to adjust to the darkness that lay beyond the clearing. "Boo." Two strong arms wrapped around Ciel's body from the darkness pulling him to the ground. "Aah!" Ciel jumped as he was greeted with a pair of crimson eyes shining mischievously as well as a feline like grin. Ciel's cheeks reddened with anger as he gave his friend a shove. "Se-Sebastian you scared me what are you trying to do kill me?" Ciel protested pouting and would have lectured to older boy a great deal more had no his eyed darted to his sitting position. He was currently seated on the raven's lap while the other had casually wrapped his arms around the petite boy's waist chuckling at his reaction. "You where saying?" Sebastian asked softly flashing Ciel one of his grins making the blush on the porcelain cheeks deepen further. "I…I…uhm" Ciel looked down blushing before he saw Sebastian extend his arm as if it was a branch. "Look…" He said softly. Ciel turned his gaze to Sebastian's arm to see a slim black snake curled around it hovering slightly. "Is she not beautiful?" The boy said bringing his arm somewhat closer humming a melody Ciel had never heard before to the snake, minutes passed with Sebastian humming softly and the snake lifting its body slightly as if dancing.
Ciel was mesmerized. Sebastian always fascinated Ciel to no end. He was funny, intelligent, mysterious and gentle but moments such as these made an unknown feeling in the eleven year old boy's heart bloom. Unable to move or speak and still seated on Sebastian's lap he watched his twelve year old mystery of a friend charm the snake. "Will it bite?" Ciel asked cautiously to which Sebastian shook his head before lowering his arm letting the serpent slither into the dense bushes. "Your birthday is tomorrow isn't it?" Sebastian asked somewhat sadly. Ciel nodded happily "Yes! I'm officially eleven years old tomorrow!" Sebastian smiled as his hand slowly moved to cup Ciel's chin, his gaze softening as he did so. "Then I shall give you my gift now." He whispered against Ciel's ear making the boy shiver slightly before pressing his soft lips against his, his tongue licking softly over the astonished blue eyed boy's bottom lip before pulling away. Ciel sat motionless trying to understand what had just happened….had Sebastian…kissed him? Ciel had gotten up in a frenzy and run away from the park towards his home far from Sebastian's comforting shadows into the blinding winter light. The crimson eyed boy had simply smiled to himself and uttered. "Happy Birthday…little one"
WACK! "Ow! What was that for you jerk?" Ciel shot up out of his seat before realizing he was face to face with his grinning teacher. "Hehehehe Phantomhive, quite energetic aren't you? And yet you have the nerve to sleep in my glorious biology class? Maybe I should use you in our next dissection eh?" The Undertaker chuckled running a long nail across Ciel's throat. Ciel jerked back and sat down in his seat blushing from shame as he realized all eyes were on him. "Damn it" he cursed under his breath praying for the hour to pass as swiftly as possible. How long had he been asleep? Ciel glanced at the time on his iPhone realizing there where only three minutes till the end of the freaky death master's class. Slowly the boy lowered his gaze to his notebook scribbling down the details of his very vivid dream, as if it had happened yesterday. Ciel felt an ache in his heart as the familiar question surfaced in his mind. "Why?"
"Alois!" Ciel called after his friend just as he was leaving Angela White academy for the short trip to his house. "Calling after me…hmmm who are you and what have you done to Ciel Phantomhive?" The blonde joked. Ciel rolled his eyes and grabbed Alois by the arm. "Come on…" He said swiftly leading the way off the curb and across the road. "Where are we going dude? I'm supposed to go to dinner with Claude tonight I need my beauty sleep damn it!" Alois whaled trudging after Ciel across the playground and towards the forest's opening. "I gotta show you something, it's been on my mind, if I don't tell someone I'm going to go insane!" Ciel said tightening his grip on the blonde. Alois pulled away shaking his head. "Man I'm going to be late I say show me some other time I can't miss my date with Claude again!" He protested. Ciel glared at him. "What kind of a friend are you?" He demanded. "A pussy friend" came the response, as Alois laughed lightly. Ciel sighed in defeat. "You owe me one though for not coming with me. What happened to the bros before hoes policy ?" The blonde rolled his eyes. "But Claude is …" He sighed batting his eyelashes. "Claaaaaude~" Ciel made a fake gagging noise. "Stupid homo" He added smirking at the blonde. "Says the straight guy" Alois spat back. "Mr. I kiss my poor helpless friend Alois do it with him and then refuse to talk to him for a fucking week." Ciel shoved the blonde. "That was one time would you let it go already? Besides we where both very drunk!" He protested not wanting to remember the insane night at Maylene's sweet sixteen birthday party. "Yeah yeah details! You liked it and you know it Phantomhive" Alois slapped his ass to rest his case watching the bluenette face palm dramatically. "Okay you win, but you owe me one and that's that!" Alois started off towards his house again waving to Ciel who like always flipped him off. "Yeah yeah ta ta sugar~" And with that Ciel was left alone to turn his head towards the once known path to the clearing.
Thump, thump, thump Ciel's feet crunched under dead leaves small twigs and earth as he ventured deeper into the forest. In his mind was the lullaby he'd heard the first time he had entered what he now called Sebastian's dominion. Cautiously the teen looked around making himself ready for…Who knows what danger or surprises would wait further into the forest. Silence, nothing but the soft forest sounds surrounded him now as he gazed on the familiar tree he and Sebastian would sit against. Some of the things they'd made where still there…The crown of vines King Ciel had, Sebastian's sword…Ciel knelt down by the roots of the huge tree laying his head on the root. "So long ago…" He murmured to no one as his eye caught something black stuck between to roots….A raven feather. Ciel picked it up examining it, what if Sebastian had been a childhood fantasy? No..he had existed Ciel was sure now.
The dreams, the feelings the signs… Sore demo hitotsu wo ai no katachi wa sagasu…Ciel jumped at the familiar ringtone as he pulled out his iPhone to answer the call. "Mother?" He said simply. "Ciel! Where are you? You are very late and I know you aren't with Alois. Where are you?" Ciel sighed cursing the moment he forgot to call Rachel. "I just stopped by the forest to…get something I'd forgotten." The voice on the other line wasn't convinced. "What on earth could you have forgotten in the forest? For starters when did you even go to the forest?" Ciel groaned. "I'm coming home calm down." He said hanging up quicklt and starting towards his house.
Cursing himself for making the needless trip to the forest Ciel started playing Fruit Ninja in an attempt to relieve his stress. "Ow!" Ciel bumped right into someone falling backwards. "What where you're going you clumsy oaf!" Ciel grumbled angrily standing up and dusting his backpack and clothes. "My …what a temper you have." A soft deep voice answered. Ciel froze, no it couldn't be….Slowly cerulean eyes collided and where soon sucked in a pair of hypnotic crimson ones. The same pale face, the same raven hair and the same feline grin from all those years ago…The taller male looked at the boy questionably. "Might you be?..." The male started but Ciel cut him off sharply. "I'm running late…watch where you're going next time" He added sprinting towards his house leaving the other to gaze after him.
A Cheshire cat grin formed on the teenager's handsome face. "Right where I left you, my little kitten". He chuckled turning to leave. "This should be very interesting"….