"Ciel Vincent, I will not repeat myself a third time. Do as you're told." Sebastian warned as he placed a book back on the freshly dusted shelf.
"When I'm done." The boy said calmly returning to his chess set.
"I mean now, not tomorrow."
"In a minute Sebastian. I'm-"
"I have no interest in what you're doing, only that you do as I ask." The demon said.
'Here we go again, why doesn't he just listen, had I known that when my father wished for my children to act just as I had, that it would happen, I may have been better behaved.' He thought to himself.
"When I'm damn well ready I will!" Sebastian turned to him.
"Perhaps you forgot who you're talking to. Must I remind you?"
"Things were so much easier when I had a butler." Ciel muttered examining the pawn. suddenly it was pulled from his hands.
"Maybe that was the problem. You asked for a father and you got it. Here I am in front of you, and this is how you interact with me, I think it would be a good idea for you to get out of this chair, go up to your room and stay there until I come and collect you. Before I lose my temper."
"I'm not afraid of you." Ciel challenged.
"I can change that." The young boy glared at his father.
"Get up and do as you were told, or you will have to learn the hard way."
"I'm not going anywhere." Ciel crossed his arms defiantly.
"You think not?"
"I know I'm not."
"Very well, the hard way it is." Sebastian sighed lifting the boy up and setting him on his feet.
"Go on Ciel. Up the stairs." Ciel stood still his back to his father.
"Make me." He growled.
"As you wish." Sebastian once again lifted the boy into his arms ignoring the struggle.
"Put me down now, you can't do this!" Ciel shouted.
"I can, and I am. You are my son, you must learn to show proper respect. I realize it's difficult for young ones your age to get along with their parents. But I will not tolerate this behavior. I will do whatever it takes for you to understand this. Including but not limited to no dessert." He warned placing the boy in his bed and turning to walk away.
"I hate you!"
"Back to that are we?" The question puzzled Ciel.
"Always, I will always hate you!"
"You and I both know by now that is not if you believe it will make you feel better, by all means say it, it is alright Ciel because as much as you must hate me... I love you a thousand times more." Sebastian said pulling the door closed behind him just as he heard the sound of breaking glass.
He opened it again slightly.
"Just so you know, you will be cleaning that up. I would be careful with these tantrums love, and before you get any ideas, I will be instructing Mey-Rin to not do it for you." The door was once again closed. The demon made his way to his own room. Once inside he closed the door and laid down on his own bed, staring up at the ceiling.
"Rachel, dearest, our son is learning new ways to try my patience. What shall I do, I don't want to be harsh with him, I certainly don't want to become my father, I miss you so. Your soft hands, loving nature, your understanding. I am simply exhausted. I know that it mostly comes from me, and being a teenage boy, they are rebellious by nature. it is most difficult to be a parent." Sebastian sighed.
"But our Ciel is worth every second of it. We always knew it was not an easy task. Still, there are times when our little Ciel comes through, so loving and so much like you. I have no idea how to do this. "
Sebastian stood outside his son's room, where it was now quiet. He knocked on the door gently but received no answer. He opened the door carefully to find the young boy asleep in his bed. He briefly wondered whether or not he should wake him for dinner or allow the child to sleep and offer him something when he woke up.
He sighed, he just wouldn't feel right allowing the Earl to sleep through the evening meal without at least giving him the option to eat. He knelt beside the bed and called to him softly.
"Ciel, I would like you to wake up now, it is time for dinner. He began to lovingly stroke the boy's head. Ciel remained sleeping.
"Come now love, you must get up" He said slightly louder, this time the boy opened his eyes, he stared up at his father sadly.
"Are you hungry my little one?" Ciel shook his head but didn't speak.
"Are you certain?" Ciel didn't reply. The sadness in his eyes was nearly too much for his father.
"I know we've had quite a difficult day today, but now we must move on. Do you understand why I brought you in here?"
" because you hate me and want my life to be more miserable that it already is."
"That couldn't be further from the truth. You should know by now that there is nothing you could ever do that would cause me to hate you. I-"
"Just because you helped bring me into the world doesn't mean you have to love me. You don't have to take care of me either, you could leave of you want, no one would stop you."
"You are absolutely right, no one is capable of forcing me to stay. I also did not have to love you, or look for you after you were taken from me. I could have looked at it as my chance to be free from the responsibility." He reached out a gloved and and wiped away the tears from his son's eyes.
"But you are forgetting that before you were born, both your mother and I loved you, we wanted you and before too long, you had both of us wrapped around your little fingers. You were our special gift Ciel, I am incapable of hating you, though I do not much care for your behavior at times. No one ever said that family life would be easy, but we wanted it."
"You're lying, you said you weren't sure when you were told."
"I wasn't sure if I could hold you, I was in all honesty, afraid. You are my first and only child, I had no idea what to do."
"I really scared you?"
"On more than one occasion, yes."
"How could something so small possibly frighten a horrid, vile creature like the all powerful Sebastian?" Ciel smiled as he spoke.
"I am normally the one doing the scaring, however, when your child begins to learn to roll, or crawl and walk, they are more likely to get into trouble. Your mother had to do a lot of reassuring in those days. Then there was the infamous strawberry incident, followed by the cherry juice, the list goes on forever, and I am sure you will from time to time. Being a parent is the scariest thing I have ever done. But it is also the most wonderful."
"Even if I argue with you, and don't want to do what you say?"
"As I said, I don't much care for the behavior, but that does not mean that I don't want to be with you anymore. You are still my little boy, regardless of the difficult times between us."
"What about when I hit you... Before when you were my butler, how could you care for me after that?"
."it is never good to do such things, however I still love you, and to be honest yet again, I felt at times that I deserved it for allowing certain events to take place."
"What happened to.. us you mean?"
"Yes. Before I met your mother, I believed I knew what hell was, it pales in comparison to what I lived after losing you both." Ciel wrapped his arms around the demon's neck.
"I'm sorry, for everything. I'm sorry that we were separated and that she's not here with us."
"What happened that night was not your fault, it is mine. The only responsibility that needs to be addressed is what happened today. I believe you have learned your lesson and you are free to come out now. Will you join us for dinner?" Ciel thought for a moment.
"Fine, I'll come if you insist." Sebastian smiled.
"I do indeed."