Hey! Here is another request from XenaTheAlienChick! This song is Move Along by All American Rejects. Sorry I got it up later than I thought, but it was fun to write. I hope you like it!
"I would like to discuss the latest letter from the queen."
"Do we have to?"
"Of course we do. She asked us to work together…so I am inclined to do so." Ciel sighed and placed his hand on his forehead.
Alois frowned. "I don't feel like working."
Ciel sighed. The two were sitting in Ciel's mansion in front of a fire that Sebastian had started for them. It was cold in the manor, so the fire was helping to keep them warm as they sipped tea and attended to business.
"The case letter states that there have been numerous murders of parents, leaving children orphaned." Ciel gulped and looked over at Alois who looked back at Ciel with an upset look. The fire danced and dark shadows covered the faces of the two boys.
"I don't want to work on this one." Alois shrugged and looked into the fire.
"…we have to. It's an order from her majesty." Ciel turned towards him and lowered his voice. "Besides, don't you want to help those kids?"
Alois turned and looked at Ciel with a shocked look on his face. "Others deserve what I have been through. Like I said. I don't want to work on this one."
Ciel looked at him with suspicious eyes and sipped his tea quietly. He knew that Alois wasn't that terrible…he knew that even though he had been through a lot he would still want to help those kids. He knew that the reason Alois didn't want to work on this case was because he was scared. Scared to revisit his past.
And Ciel couldn't blame him.
The two sat in silence for a while, only staring into the fire and sipping their tea.
"Do you want to work on this case, Ciel?" Alois said breaking the silence. Ciel looked at Alois and spoke firmly and confidently.
"Of course I do. It's an order from the Queen and I…"
"No Ciel. That's not what I meant. Do you…I mean Ciel Phantomhive…wants to work on this case?" Alois' eyes burned into Ciel's skin, making Ciel squirm in his seat. He had never heard Alois be so stern before…
Finally Ciel sighed and set his tea cup down. "Of course I don't. Why would I want to go back and look at something I had already been through once?" He turned to Alois and continued. "I know you feel the same way, Alois. It's not that you don't want to help…it's that you can't."
Alois stared at Ciel for what seemed like forever before turning his head away. "That is none of your business Ciel." He said, voice cracking. "I just…I can't go back…I don't want to remember what it was like to feel so alone. I couldn't watch other people go through what I did."
Ciel listened, agreeing with every word. He closed his eyes and forced his thoughts to clear. "I know Alois…I know how you feel." With that Alois turned his head to face the other earl, his eyes welling up with tears.
"You do?"
"Well…yes. I went through it too. I don't want to go back either." Ciel said setting his hand on Alois' which was resting on the arm of the chair. "But we don't have to."
Alois was shocked by this sudden interaction with the blue haired boy, but didn't say anything.
"We need to move forward, away from the past. We need to keep strong and work towards a new goal. Like my father used to say, 'when all you can do is stay strong, move along.'"
Alois looked up at Ciel, tears streaming down his face. "It's ok Alois…I promise. We will get through this together."
Ciel almost couldn't believe it, but he felt tears pushing their way out of his own eyes too.
Suddenly, Alois stood up and held a hand out to Ciel. Ciel was shocked and didn't know what to do, so Alois motioned for him to take it. He paused, but finally put his hand in Alois'. Alois pulled him into a firm hug, burying his face in the others shoulder letting tears soak into his jacket. Ciel almost rejected the hug, but eventually let it happen and set his chin on Alois' shoulder. He tried to keep himself strong, but he hadn't gotten a hug like this from someone since…since his parents died.
"We can get through this together, right Ciel?" Alois said face still buried in Ciel's shoulder.
"Of course Alois. Together."
Well I hope you guys liked it. I thought it was kind of cute :3. Obviously I meant for this to be a friendship kind of thing between Alois and Ciel (as to not offend anyone) but take it how you will. Yay! Leave a request if you like! Bye-Bye!