Sinful deception chapter 02:
A/N: and another chapter is here, after months of nothing, here are two in one day. Anyway for those of you who are interested in my progress and want to know when I'm going to post I will be posting on tumblr under the 'sinful deception' tag and possibly the lokisadopted tag too. So if you want to keep updated keep track of those. I will also post my fanart and headcanons there. Including little drabbles and pieces that do not make it to the final editing. So if you want to read those to go to the sinful deception tag on tumblr!
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This time there was no sinful dream that was forgotten the moment he woke up, this time there were nightmares. Images of a dark world filled with hideous creatures that were out to get him, humanoid looking monsters with sharp claws and peeling skin. Bright red eyes and hungry looks.
Broken bodies littered cracked desert like floor and the smell of decay hung heavily in the air making Ciel feel nauseous and ready to pass out.
All around him the hideous creatures were eyeing him, standing in a crouch like an animal ready to pounce only to back down when the dark turned darker by a shadow. Ciel turned, looking at dark broken wings, bloody and torn, charred and blackened skin over the thing's arms and torso, its face was marred by open wounds and scars, one fang poking out and a russet pair of eyes completed the horrifying appearance.
The already humid air turned even more stuffy and Ciel found it hard to breath, desperately he tried to inhale as much oxygen as he possible could as his vision was blurring. The thing was stepping closer to him, its crow like feet making soft noises as the claws scrapped against the dry soil.
A clawed hand extended toward Ciel and he could barely make out a grin as he sunk to his knees, hand to his throat as he was slowly suffocating.
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With laboured breaths and gasps, Ciel woke up his eyes snapping open and focussing on the ceiling above him.
It was still difficult to get the much needed oxygen in his lungs, as if something was blocking his airway, or as if someone was pushing the air right back out before he could really get it in his lungs. The dark haired boy tried to roll onto his side, wanting to curl up in a ball and seek some comfort but found It increasingly difficult to do so.
His limbs felt heavy and as if he had lost most of his control over them. His pinkie finger twitched slightly as he tried to move his arm but other than that there was no reaction what so ever.
Ciel began to panic, his mind still stuck in that dream. Thinking the monster had got to him and he tried to scream in protest but nothing came out of his mouth.
'no, no get off, let me go' his mind was desperately yelling what he could not as his eyes were wide and a cold breeze went past his face. He could still faintly smell the horrible smell of dead that clung to the dark world of his dream and it only intensified when the breeze went past.
He closed his eyes tightly, trying to get back in control of reality and before he knew it, breathing became easier and a calmness fell over him once again as he drifted off to sleep again. A russet pair of eyes was watching him from the corner, a certain softness in them that gave the room a warm feeling.
Another pair of amber eyes however were lurking around in the dark corners of the room, focussed on the sleeping male
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"Damn Ciel, what did you do last night. You look like you went to one awesome party" Alois patted him on the back Ciel scoffed and turned to walk away from his blond friend who was grinning from ear to ear. It didn't discourage him however as Alois just followed him through the hallway, a slight skip in his step. The energy of the blond made Ciel slightly jealous –with him feeling like he had been dragged to hell and back and ready to fall asleep where he was standing.-
"Shut up Trancy" he muttered taking a seat on one of the windowsills. Looking outside, he noted the dark grey clouds that were rolling in and a frown came on his face. 'rain' he thought and as if on cue a drop fell onto the closed window. This meant that they would be having P.E inside instead of outside. And that meant that he could not just hide behind one of the many bushed or inside one of the many trees near the athletic field/tennis court/whatever place they would be sporting at.
Alois's grin widened, thinking exactly what Ciel was thinking. "Ciel has to sport~" came his sing a song voice only helping in making the Phantomhive boy's mood worse than it already was. He just patted Ciel's head and took a seat next to him, crossing his legs and leaning back against the glass –not at all worried that it would break so it seems-
The day went by in much the same manner as the morning, ciel grumbling and Alois finding pleasure in annoying his tired friend and by the time their 7th and last hour rolled by and it was time for P.E Ciel was ready to drop down and just fall asleep on the floor –no matter how improper it would be-
"We'll be playing indoor football (1) today" announced the teacher, one of the triplets that each taught a different subject here. "Devon, Alexander you two pic the teams while I make sure the goals are correctly opened (2) so we can play without any troubles." As mister Canteburry walked off to one side of the court to pull out one of the built in goals the two boys were picking their teams. Alois was already chosen as he is one of the better footballers in this P.E class despite his slender frame.
Alois used his slender frame and agility to his advantage be it on the football field or just in general and Ciel… well. Despite being slightly slimmer than his blond friend he also had the misfortune of having asthma and a general weaker physique. Knowing how many times they cleaned the top of the gym here –which was never- there was a huge amount of dust piled up on the lamps and windowsills that occasionally floated down whenever a ball came in close proximity to it.
This was why Ciel didn't like sporting inside, there was always the possibility of him getting an asthma attack due to the dust. And everyone knew this, meaning he would once again be picked last, even after the Thawkins girl who was –or so almost everyone assumed- afraid of an oncoming ball. Though he couldn't really blame her, she was small and frail and when the guys got really into it people had to go to the nurse on more than one occasion.
"The teams are made? Let me count." He muttered under his breath and counted the members of each team, and since there were 3 people missing there was an uneven number of players.
"Ok I'll join team Devin. We are a small group so we'll play 5 against 5 and rotate 1 player every 5 minutes." Hearing that, Ciel made his way to the side line only to be stopped in his tracks by a loud "Phantomhive" by mister Canteburry.
"You'll be playing first and will rotate as the third person. Don't think I don't know that you never participate when we are outside." Making Ciel grumble under his breath about annoying teachers and stupid sports.
by the 9th minute Ciel was already exhausted and had to stop to catch his breath. He looked around the field noticing that Thawkins was making her way towards him a concerned look on her face.
"You alright?" she asked as Ciel was still trying to find his breath. "I need to work out more often." He offered her off handily before standing up straight and running back towards the ball.
The game left him more exhausted than he already was and the moment he sank down into the car seat he drifted off to a light sleep only to be awoken 20 minutes later when he arrived home.
Making his way towards his room -instead of the drawing room where he normally would make his homework first thing he got home- he passed by one of the maids who gave him a nervous smile and a squeak when she realised she was in his way. He rolled his eyes at her "It's fine mey-rin"
Finally reaching his room he immediately dropped down onto his bed not even bothering to remove his shoes or tie. He let loose a sigh and relaxed into the softness of his mattress and pillows, into the warmth of his blankets and the coolness of the body next to him.
Ciel shot up at that thought and looked left, only seeing more blanket and pillows not a cool and strong body. He shook his head now fully sitting upright and taking of his shoes, blazer and tie.
Once again he felt a coolness touch his face almost like a hand that was placed upon his cheek and he stood up. Walking over to the pile of bean bags in the corner and flopped down on them. Taking the quilt that was laying on another bag he put it over himself and sank into the embrace of relaxation.
The feeling of serenity didn't last long however. There was a loud bang outside in the hallway and he muttered an annoying "Damnit Mey-rin" he stood up and went to his door, opening it and looking outside to see the extend of the damage this time. If it wasn't for her amazing shooting abilities she would have been fired long ago as a maid.
One of the vases with flowers was laying broken on the ground near his father's study but there was no clumsy red headed maid and Ciel's eye twitched in annoyance.
He closed his door again, intending to go back to his nest of bean bags when he smelled an unfamiliar yet vaguely familiar scent. As if someone had forgotten to throw away a piece of meat that had been laying around in a warm and humid place for days.
Ciel pinched his nose to block out the smell and went to open the window but stopped in his tracks when his eyes caught something in the mirror. Looking closer he saw nothing so he just shook his head.
He could have sworn he saw a person standing behind him in the mirror. A person with gleaming, narrow amber eyes. Why did that seem so familiar though.
He stepped out on the balcony letting the fresh November air fill his lungs. The smell of rotting flesh still slightly clung to him for some reason and it made him grimace in disgust. There were new dark clouds rolling by which meant more rain. This whole day was just fantastic.
A bad night rest, Alois who had been annoying him, rain, P.E, a clumsy maid, and his own mind playing tricks on him.
From the distance, there was still a pair of amber eyes looking at the teenage boy, a predatory look in his eyes as he licked his lips in anticipation.
A/N:
1: by football I mean the kind of football we play here in Europe and most of the world not Soccer. I use the term football because well I AM from Europe so…
2:I don't know if most school have this but I had it in my high school, we had a brand new gym build a few years ago and it has built in basketball rings that can be opened. And the same with the goals for football and hockey and such.
Also no worries. The Thawkins girl will not be a main character unless people are interested in her that is.
Now my class was mainly girls with like 6 guys and they all played football or hockey so they were kind of rough and with kind of I mean like "OH SHIT GET DOWN GIRLS!" rough.
