Hey guys! I'm glad everyone is liking this story so far! ^^ That actually makes me very happy :).By the way the wiki says Ciel, in the anime,is thirteen and Elizabeth was thirteen or fourteen so just imagine her either the same age or a year older than Ciel :P. Well I'm going to do a bit of a time hop just to Ciel's birthday and there might be just another little time hop later on though but enjoy! ^^^
"Happy birthday Ciel!" Lizzy says a smile illuminating her face and Ciel flickered his eyes away from the decorations to Lizzy. So much had changed between them over the years, she wasn't the same perky girl she used to be, she spoke in softer tones, was more confident and strong willed, however her skin was soft like the whitest silk, she no longer wore her hair in pig tails, instead she let her hair down her curls bouncing and resting around her in a long golden curtain of hair and her green eyes seemed darker though she was still quick to smile.
"Thank you Elizabeth." He forces out looking around again at the decorations she had set up.
"You should just call me Lizzy." She sighs out shakking her head which made the curls bounce softly and subtly.
"Oh come on, I like your full name, its a good name." Ciel says meeting her emerald eyes as she smiled brightly. Then his eyes flashed over to her husband, he was Jeremy Xavier, he had shoulder length dark brown hair and soft gentle hazel eyes and he was tall, broad shouldered and very kind and the one thing that was obvious was he loved Lizzy very dearly.
"Hello Jeremy, its nice to see you again." Ciel says holding his hand out and Jeremy smiled reaching out taking his hand with his own shaking it once.
"Yes, Ciel the last time I saw was at the wedding, its been so long." He replies and Lizzy smiled up at him, completely smitten in his presence as her arms wrapped around his and he smiled widely at her. "Did Lizzy tell you the news?" He asks without thinking and Lizzy gasped her eyes widening delicately and then he realized his mistake.
"What news?" Ciel asks raising a dark brow as his eyes flashed from Jeremy to Lizzy over and over.
"Ciel I wanted to wait but I guess nows as good a time as any. I'm pregnant." She says rather softly and Ciel felt his blood freeze in his veins as he stared at the two of them.
"B-But you just got married last year! Why a baby now?" He asks stuttering a bit with his shock as his eyes widen looking at her directly, his blue eyes clashing with her emerald green ones and she sighed.
"It wasn't exactly. . . 're the first person we've even told, I haven't told Auntie yet and I'm a bit scared too." She says soft again as she looked down and Ciel sighed out softly. Well it was one hell of a surprise for his twenty-second birthday.
"I understand Lizzy. I won't tell anyone, just. . . tell me you'll tell our aunt soon enough?" He asks his brow furrowed deeply.
"Oh yes I plan to!" Lizzy says nodding and she suddenly stepped away from Jeremy and threw her arms around Ciel hugging him tight. He blinked surprised by the hug and he very hesitantly hugged her back. "Happy Birthday Ciel." She whispers in his ear repeating it again from what she had said earlier and he smiles softly.
"Thank you Lizzy for doing this." He whispers back and she steps back slowly.
"I'm sorry but I can't stay long Ciel, I am really really really sad I can't stay. Promise for the rest of the day you'll be happy? I'll be back again I promise!" She says her brow furrowed a shadow crossing her face and he just forced his normal crooked smile.
"Go on Lizzy, I'll be alright." He says turning to the stairs and began walking up them. He felt her hesitance before she and Jeremy walked outside the door clicking shut and he clenched the railing tight.
Even if he was fine with her leaving. . . it just felt like ever since Sebastian left, that everyone was leaving him but he needed to get rid of the feeling. He sighed walking to his study, shut the door and leaned against it. Sebastian hadn't been gone long and things had gone to normal but somehow, for some reason, deep down Ciel didn't feel normal anymore. It was like the raven haired man had left some kind of impression on him, he had prided himself for being cold but then just as he felt himself getting less angry, more defensive, felt himself getting used to Sebastian occupying the other side of his bed, it was like a small part of his heart began to dethaw and it made him reluctant to admit that out loud. He walked to his desk sitting down but he didn't bother looking at the papers and he turned looking out the window and watched the snow drift down slowly, he wanted to sleep already and he had only gotten up around four hours ago, he sighed again when he noticed a figure walking up to the front door.
He frowned a bit furrowing his bow deeply and stood up walking to the door, he threw it open and ran down the hall as fast as his feet could carry him and just as turned to the stairs he heard his aunts heels clicking softly against the floor as she opened the door when she gasped out loudly. Ciel immediately pounded down the stairs hard and he felt like his heart was shifting and lifting the closer to the door he got. When he reached the bottom of the stairs he froze when his eyes met those all to familiar ones and he felt his heart screech to a stop almost with his shock and he sucked in a breath through his nose as his eyes widened, the shock swirling and doubling inside of him.
His eyes stared deeply into those deep, fierce and bright red eyes, they took in his white palid skin, his shock of black hair and that voluptuos mouth that turned into his signature grin and Ciel felt some part of his heart jump at the sight of it. Sebastian couldn't believe it, but. . . Sebastian couldn't be here, he couldn't get all the way to California to there in such a short time. . unless he was there at his home all this time just waiting for the right time to come over. He felt like he couldn't breath at that moment, his lungs screamed for air and he just stared straight at Sebastian drinking in the sight of him.
Sebastian stood still as he looked right back at Ciel, feeling mesmerized by those deep intelligent blue eyes, that soft creamy looking skin, his deep blue hair, it was almost at the same time but the thought that ran across both of their minds at almost the same time was that their memory didnot do enough justice for either one of them when they recalled what the other one had looked like. Ciel took in a deep breath as he stayed glued by the stairs and his aunt seemed to have left but he didn't truly notice it at that time as he and Sebastian just stood there and stared at one another, almost as if in a trance. Ciel took another deep breath and took a small step in Sebastian's direction.
"Sebastian." Ciel whispers his eyes wide and his face holding and betraying his shock. "Sebastian your not supposed to be here."
"Well I wasn't supposed to be back until the summer of next year but. . . I was allowed to come home this month for Christmas I just got here earlier than expected." Sebastian replies his lips curving half way up but not fully, his eyes never straying from Ciel not once.
"I-I see." Ciel says again looking around, feeling strangely nervous being face to face with Sebastian again.
"Well I'd like to say something to you Ciel."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"well. . . ?"
"Happy Twenty-Second birthday to you."
"Wow way to go to make me feel older than I really plan to."
"Well you are getting older!" Sebastian jokes and they both laugh and it felt like some sort of ice barrier broke and melted between them.
"Sebastian?"
"Yes?"
"I have a. . . question for you strange as it'll sound."
"Sure ask me anything Ciel."
"Well I mean. . . Do you care about me? Like friendship wise?"
"Of course I do Ciel, since I'll be here for the month maybe. . we could hang out except without the fighting and screaming at each other part?"
"Sure, I guess that'd be better than how it was before." Ciel says rubbing the back of his head with nervousness as he looked to the wall finally tearing his eyes off of Sebastian.
"It would. I'd love to be able to just spend some time together. Is now okay with you?" Sebastian asks raising a dark brow as he looked at Ciel.
"I guess so. Just so long as you get me home before five o'clock tonight." Ciel says chuckling gently as he walked over lifting his black coat up off of the hook and pulled his boots on and Sebastian grinned.
"Oh I will, we're only going out for coffee and some birthday donuts before you get any cake tonight." Sebastian says in a joking tone grinning widely at Ciel who seemed unwilling to at first before his lips tugged up into a smile.
"Donuts and coffee sound interesting to me. Lets hurry and go before my aunt finds us and makes me do some god awful thing." Ciel says walking to the door and Sebastain chuckled again as he followed Ciel out of the door. The snow crunched under their boots as they walked, Ciel took in large breathes of the cold, crisp and sharp winter air. He saw the black Mercedes and he raised a brow looking at Sebastian again who smiled.
"Its my car, would you rather we walk to Dunkin Donuts?" Sebastian asks raising his brow slightly.
"No I'd hate to walk there, its much to cold for that." Ciel replies and gets into the car, sliding in naturally when Sebastian followed him and started the car.
Ciel couldn't stop the sharp, aching burst of happiness that seemed to echo through his chest at that moment as he inhaled Sebastian's dark and husky scent over and over as they drove to Dunkin Donuts. For once he felt extremely happy just being within Sebastian's presence seemed to fill him wtih so much damn joy it was also knew crazy. He knew, deep down, he was going to spend as much time in Sebastian's presence but he also knew. . very deep within himself that the cold barrier he built up around himself, that cold heart he possessed. . it was melting slowly but surely the longer he stayed around Sebastian.