"Ciel?" Sebastian asked out into the darkness when he heard the voice.
There was a soft chuckle and the tomb was opened and a winged figure gazed down at the demon within the crypt with soft sky blue eyes. Sebastian watched the angel with cold eyes, clutching the body of his young master protectively, as the divine being reached down to touch the corpse. "He must have been beautiful in life," he mused.
Sebastian growled. "What do you want, Jophiel?" the demon demanded coldly.
The angel smirked at the demon; his eyes alight with amusement as he looked down at the corpse. "You loved him," he said then paused, "you love him still..." there was silence as Sebastian sprouted his raven black wings and folded them around Ciel's body. Those sky blue eyes grew warm and gentle at Sebastian's actions. "Oh, Sebastian..." he sighed once more, "dear, Gabriel."
'"I have always loved you, Sebastian, and I always will."'
"Leave us be," Sebastian said softly. "He's mine. Mine."
"He's a rotting corpse and his soul was your dinner, Gabriel." Jophiel said coolly then his voice became warm once more, "but you love him. Perhaps you do deserve what I have to offer you."
With a frown, the demon looked at the angel, "Exactly what are you plotting?"
Jophiel laughed, "Not I, my dear fallen brother. Father has seen your heart; he has watched your actions and explored your soul. You love him even though he was human, even though now he is rotten and ugly. You have not returned to the realm of light yet, Gabriel, but you have begun your path. For that, Father offers you a reward."
Sebastian peered at the angel suspiciously. "A reward?"
The divine being nodded. "Sleep, Gabriel. You will have what you desire in the morn."
Sebastian nodded and settled down, succumbing to sleep.
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'"...Sebastian..." the faint sound of Ciel's voice stirs something within Sebastian as he turns to look at the ten year old boy clutching a pillow to his chest. He put down the book he had been reading and kneeled so that he was the same height as the young master. "I had a night mare," the boy admitted and the demon could only smile slightly.
"Come, young master, I'll read you a story," the butler told his little master as he picked the boy up and carried him back to bed. A book was picked out as Ciel settled into the covers of the bed. He snuggled in as Sebastian took off his shoes and sat beside him. "Once upon a time ..." the demon began once ha had opened the book that he had selected.
Within a few pages, Ciel was asleep. The boy looked so peaceful, so perfect and Sebastian quickly found he didn't have the heart to leave him so he stayed. He stayed all night only to watch over to watch over the sleeping child.
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The first thing Sebastian realized when he slowly became conscious was that he was on something soft and warm and clean. He could feel a damp cloth on his forehead and pillows beneath his head. He opened his eyes to find he was in his own room back at the manor but there was someone there with him. He could make out a pair of delicate hands rinsing off blood and dirt in a bowl of hot water before picking up the cloth on the edge of the bowl and washing Sebastian with it.
"You're awake," a voice said; a voice familiar and warm. "You've been keeping me waiting, you cat obsessed moron."
"Young ... master?"
"Hello, Sebastian."
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