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Chapter 10: Sleepless
"I told him to take me home after that, and that's all!" Ciel cried from the kitchen table.
Claude, who was until then pacing, slammed his hands on the table, "Why did you leave with him in the first place? No phone calls! No one knew where you went, and Alois was scared to leave the schoolyard because he didn't want to leave you there alone! I have heard everything from the school today. I heard you were doing drugs at school, but then I learn it was just your allergy medication, but then I hear you're missing of all things!"
Ciel cut in, "I left with Sebastian of my own free will."
Claude turned red in the face, "I don't care! You are still a child, and as long as you live under my roof and you are in my care, then you will report to me when and whom you leave with if I even give permission! You can't imagine all the horrible-"
Ciel cut him off as he stood abruptly, "If I cause so much trouble for you, then I'll find somewhere else to live!"
He stormed into the hallway towards his shared bedroom and saw Alois crying in the hallway, but sneered and continued into the room. He started gathering his things when Claude appeared.
"Where do you think you're going, Ciel?" He questioned.
Ciel didn't look up or speak, but continued packing his things in a rough manner.
Alois peeked in the room and offered in a small voice, "I love you, and I want you to stay with us. You're safe here."
"I've never been in an unsafe place." Ciel uttered under his breath.
Claude pressed his fingers to his temples and sighed, "Ciel, you're not leaving."
"Watch me." He said as he went to move past Claude. That proved to be useless, so he tried to move him out of the way enough to get through, but that too was in vain.
He looked around the room and found a window, but as he went to run for it, Claude grabbed him and hugged him.
"Ciel, I know things have been hard for you since your parents died, but we love you too."
Ciel thrashed around, "Let me go!"
Claude hugged tighter, "You're just a child, so act like one. Don't go off with strangers, don't leave your brother alone, and don't talk about moving out when you've just moved in."
Ciel stopped squirming and touched Claude's hands, "What do you know? You aren't in my shoes."
"I know that you're afraid of the dark because you were alone for so long in that house with no protection. I know that you are allergic to cats, and I also know that you're terribly strong, but you are still just a child."
Ciel started shaking, "I'm going."
"No you aren't. You're going to stay here where you are safe, dry, well-fed, and loved. You don't have to worry about running anymore; no more scavenging to stay alive. Just stay in school and be good to your brother, and that's all you have to do now."
Ciel sniffed hard and his voice came out shaky, "I don't know what came over me."
Claude hugged him tighter and caressed his shoulders.
"He told me all these things that got my head swimming, and it was like I couldn't control myself anymore. Then Alois was clinging to Ronald, so I was completely alone and so vulnerable. He could have done anything to me!" He had to stop because he could no longer speak.
Alois walked into the room, "I love you more than anyone else, Ciel. Not more than Claude, but the same as! I even love you both more than I love myself, and no one can come between us."
Ciel smiled through his tears and turned to face them both.
Claude looked at his watch, "It's time for both of you to go to bed. Go on."
Both crawled into their beds and said in unison, "Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Claude said as he closed the door behind him.
~*~
Sebastian pulled into his driveway, threw the car in park, and turned off the ignition before letting his head fall on the wheel.
"I'm a fool." He said to himself. He turned to the passenger seat and touched it lightly before sighing and getting out into the darkness.
He shut the door and then locked his car with the remote on his keys, walked up the steps to his door, then unlocked the bolt-lock and entered.
The kitchen light was turned on and all he could smell was garlic and tomatoes. He closed his nostrils with his left hand and walked into the kitchen to investigate. After dropping his keys onto the hook by the door, he turned into the lighted room on the left of the small hallway and found Grell at the oven.
"What are you doing here?" Sebastian said as he stood in the doorway and crossed his arms.
Grell looked back at him, "I'm cooking for you."
"You know I hate garlic iandi/ tomatoes, so what inspired you to cook this trash in the first place?"
Grell frowned and turned back to his pot on the burner, "You know I hate competition, so why bring him here?"
Sebastian closed his eyes and sighed in mild frustration, "You know the answer to that as well as I do."
Grell burned with anger, "If that's true, then I might as well do the opposite of that and make something you hate."
"I won't eat it." Sebastian said as he left the doorway. He walked upstairs to his room and stripped off his clothes.
He walked over to a small dresser on the wall at the foot of his bed, then entered the door on the right of that, which lead to his bathroom. He turned on the water to the bath, added some bubble bath, and eventually got in to soak in the hot water.
Grell appeared in the doorway, "Would you like to dine in the bath? I can bring it to you and feed you if you like."
Sebastian frowned, "I want your copy of the key to my house." He held out a hand to him.
Grell laughed, "I'm afraid I can't do that. You see, I'm in love with you, and if you want the key then that must mean you're going to give it to that brat, so I'll have to keep it for myself."
Sebastian slid into the water so that it was up to his neck, but his knees were sticking up, "I'll have to change the locks, then, won't I?"
Grell crossed his arms, "You wouldn't want something to happen to the dear brat, would you? I may be second-in-command, but I still have some power in this group, so don't even try to act like there wouldn't be consequences for your actions."
"I'm not concerned with that now." He replied.
"A leader who shows weakness is terrible, but a worse leader shows no interest. Who do you think you are?" Grell retorted as he neared the bath.
"I want him. That is all, and I won't forfeit my title until he is mine…especially if you're the one after my title." He said as he lifted his leg out of the water.
Grell watched the water run back down his leg, "I'm willing to calm down if you'll replace him with me." He giggled.
"Not a chance." Sebastian said with a cold, flat tone.
Grell frowned, "I'll take matters into my own hands!"
"No need to even try. From this moment on you are no longer in The Devil's Puppets, and furthermore, I never want to hear your voice or see your face again. Is that clear?"
Grell panicked, "You can't do this to me!"
"I am the leader, so I believe there is no one else to stop me. Leave me now, and my locks will be changed by this time tomorrow, so don't even bother wasting your energy with that precious key." He waved Grell to the door.
"We'll see about that!" Grell said as he turned on his heels and stomped out of the room.
Sebastian could hear his shrill voice all the way through the house, so he took a deep breath and went under until he felt the front door slam. He slowly rose from the soapy water and looked around the bathroom before finally focusing on the clock. It was nearly 10:30 pm, and he wasn't close to being tired. Sebastian decided to finish washing himself before cleaning the kitchen.
He stood and let the soap suds move down his body before pouring a container of clean water on his head and down the rest of his body. He stepped out and onto a towel to let the excess water drain off him before he walked over to a small cabinet next to the shower stall for another towel. He draped it around his waist and secured it with a knot before exiting the bathroom and heading downstairs.
Sebastian entered the kitchen and found the garlic and tomato mess all over his walls, floor, rug, and even in the oven. He sighed and pushed the self-clean button before walking over to the sink to fill himself a glass of water. He sipped the water as he assessed the rest of his mess, he glanced at the clock, then back at his floor.
"I have time to make it to the hardware store before it closes" He said to himself.
He placed the glass of water on the counter as he returned to his room upstairs to get dressed. He chose to wear a simple black t-shirt and dark purple, skin-tight pants. As he was leaving the house, he slipped on a pair of black Tom's before grabbing his keys and shutting the door behind him, not even bothering to lock it.
He got in his car and drove into town to the hardware store. He parked in front of the store because he knew it wouldn't take long, and he darted inside, quickly scanning the signs above each isle to find "locks." He ran down that isle and found a large bolt-lock that looked completely different from the one he had installed already, so he chose it.
Sebastian then darted to the checkout counter, "May I open this to make sure my key doesn't already fit?"
The cashier looked up at him from her magazine without interest, looked behind him to make sure there was no line, then down at her clock, "Why are you buying a lock so late?"
Sebastian smiled, "It seems as though I have lost control of my life, so I need to make some dramatic changes, starting with this." He tore open the hard plastic and tried to fit his own key inside.
Without success, Sebastian happily handed the cashier what was left of the package, "I would like this in a bag, if it isn't too much trouble."
She rolled her eyes and placed the package in a small bag and handed it to him, "Your total is there on the screen."
Sebastian pulled out his card and handed it to her, she popped her gum twice before accepting the card. She slid the card and waited as the receipt printed.
"Here is your receipt. Have a good night." She waved him off and returned to her magazine.
~*~
Ciel turned over and looked at the small clock next to Alois's bed; it was 11:00 and he couldn't sleep. He turned on his back and stared at the ceiling, his thoughts slowly drifting to Sebastian.
He shook his head and closed his eyes to try and bring on sleep, but all he could see was Sebastian's hypnotic eyes staring into his, and he opened them in a panic. Ciel squirmed around and tried to think about anything else, but it was no use; Sebastian was everywhere. He touched the parts of his stomach, back, and chest where Sebastian's hands had been, and they burned. His lips felt extraordinarily dry and his loins were aching, whether from the trauma at school or his absence, Ciel was not sure.
He only found comfort from himself by the touch of his own hands on the places Sebastian had awakened in him, and as miserable as he felt, he needed relief. Ciel looked to make sure Alois was completely asleep before he would even attempt.
"Alois? Are you still awake?" He whispered into the darkness, hoping for no reply.
"Yes, I just can't sleep." Alois admitted as he rolled over to face Ciel.
Burning with anger, Ciel rolled over to face the wall, "Well, we're going to need it for tomorrow. Try and sleep."
Alois nodded and rolled over to face away from Ciel, and after a while, he began sucking his thumb like a child.
Between the burning agony from his loins and the annoying suckle from Alois, Ciel knew one thing for sure.
"I will not sleep this night."
~*~
'I'm wide awake.' Sebastian said to himself as he stared at his ceiling. He replaced the locks on the door and cleaned the mess in his kitchen, and he was somewhat tired, but not too tired to think about Ciel.
He blinked and thought about how cute he looked while he was dazed and told Sebastian he wanted him. He smirked at this thought, but then it left him when he remembered how he had taken advantage of Ciel in the first place at school.
He turned over on his side and clutched his stomach, as it was in knots, and he said to himself, "I hate me."
Sebastian curled into a tight ball and wished he could have taken it a bit slower with Ciel, he wanted to cherish every moment, but then he remembered how Ciel did give in, but then he shook his head.
"That's what an attacker would say about his victim." He said to himself with disgust.
He licked his lips in a hopeless effort of trying to capture any small remnant of Ciel's taste, but it died as he tasted nothing foreign. With a heavy sigh he closed his eyes and tried to remember how Ciel looked as he touched him, which was more than easy. Ciel was all he could see when he closed his eyes.
He relaxed somewhat and thought about apologizing to Ciel as he opened his eyes to the darkness, but then he tossed that aside. He then thought about directly asking him how Ciel felt toward him, but he dismissed that too, as it would be too weak of him.
Sebastian's thoughts were racing too fast for him to possibly keep up, and he wasn't feeling any sign of being sleepy.
He smirked to himself, "I will not sleep this night."