'So how do we get to hell?' Ciel asked, walking alongside Sebastian for the first time in his life, rather than being carried.
'It's difficult. Because most demons are summoned here, they often have to be summoned back. Or when they retain their animal forms, the pathway becomes clear.' Sebastian answered, his gaze distant.
'Animal form?'
'It must have occurred to you that Claude was a spider and I'm a crow?' The butler turned his head to look Ciel in the eyes, raising his eyebrows slightly.
'Oh that... Okay then. Do you know what animal I am then?'
'I have my hunches. Other than that I don't know.'
'Care to share?' Ciel asked, having to jog a little to keep up with the older demon.
'It's for you to discover, not me.' To make things worse, Sebastian sped up his pace to the point where Ciel was running after him. 'This makes a change, doesn't it. You're running,' Sebastian mused, smiling slightly.
'Not voluntarily! 'Came Ciel's answer. For some reason he wasn't feeling tired, just inconvenienced that he had to run.
'Why don't we knock it up another touch? I'll make you sprint after me.' With that, Sebastian began running at a leisurely pace, which happened to be about 90mph. The younger demon had no choice but to sprint after him in a most ungraceful way, his hair blowing about in the wind and clothes flapping. They ran for almost an hour yet Ciel never caught up to him, never getting more than a glimpse of the demon in the horizon.
'You're cruel Sebastian, 'He cursed when they finally stopped, his eyes flashing cerulean for a moment. Just like they used to be.
Sebastian chuckled coldly, taking advantage of his master's discomfort. 'I know...'
'So where are we going again?'
'Hell.'
Ciel sighed, wanting to smile for some reason. He was glad to be in the company of Sebastian, after all he was the one that he cared about most, in living or in death. He sat down on the ground, succumbing to his thoughts. 'What is it like in hell?' He mused, untying his neck tie. In his hand, he held nothing more than a black ribbon, yet it could become something so... Different. It could be used as a decoration, to make somebody look pretty. Or it could be used as a weapon, to strangle somebody until they could no longer answer your questions. 'Sebastian, come here for a second?'
Ciel took Sebastian's hand, and tied part of the ribbon around it, then tied the other part of the ribbon around his own wrist. 'This way, you can't run off ahead.' He explained, holding up his wrist.
'We might as well just hold hands,' Sebastian said sarcastically, tugging at the ribbon slightly.
'That can be arranged,' Ciel grinned, tugging back.
'Since when did you get so open? Every time I tried to get it on with you, you always blushed and ran away!' Sebastian commented wryly, raising his eyebrows when he saw a blush creep over Ciel's porcelain cheeks.
'Never mind that... We should get going.' The two of them began walking, bound by their black ribbon.
'I think it's time we retired for the night,' Sebastian stated, 3 days of walking later.
'What do you mean retired?' Ciel asked, sitting down on the floor.
'Well I need to sleep too you know,' The older demon replied, gathering wood and flowers from the landscape. In minutes, a double bed was fitted together, with two pillows and a quilt weaved from flower began to strip, folding his clothes up in a neat pile until he was left in his plain black underwear.
'What are you doing?' Ciel asked in horror.
'I can't sleep in my clothes now, can I?' He climbed in, lying down under the petals. 'Well, goodnight Ciel.' He murmured, closing his eyes. Ciel stood next to the bed, a blank expression plastered on his face.
'Uhh Sebastian?'
'What is it?'
'Where am I going to sleep?'
'Oh... I left some wood over there, make a bed...' He didn't even bother to open his eyes, just flapping his arm in the general direction.
'What the hell Sebastian...' Ciel muttered under his breath, trying to assemble the wood into a bed shape, only for it to fall down again. He glanced at Sebastian, who was deadly still in the bed nearby.
Discarding the wood, he decided to try making a quilt at least, but the petals just crumpled and ripped at his touch, the wind sweeping them away in floral tornadoes.
'Ciel, you're making a mess,' Sebastian commented, his voice slurring slightly from sleep.
Turning around to lock eyes with the demon, Ciel retorted 'I'm no good at stuff like this...'
He eventually gave up and lay on the cold, hard ground, closing his eyes.
'Ciel,' Sebastian called, sitting up. 'Come sleep in my bed with me,'
'No, that's weird,' Ciel called back, hugging himself.
'You have yet to learn demon culture. You can either come sleep with me and actually have energy know the morning, or stay on the floor and feel dead for the next few days. I won't slow down for you.' His voice was strangely persuading, and Ciel felt himself being pulled towards him.
'Fine...' he muttered, sliding into bed beside Sebastian.
'Nuh uh,' The demon scolded, pushing Ciel away. 'You can't sleep in your clothes, it's unhygienic. Take them off!'
Again, his eyes widened in horror. He could easily just order Sebastian to let him in, but that would mean he was taking away his freedom again. Sighing, he began to remove his clothes, until he was left in his trousers.
'You need to take your trousers off too,' Sebastian told him, still denying access.
'I can't, I've got nothing on underneath them...' He hissed, a blush staining his face.
'That's too bad. Guess you'll just have to sleep naked.'
Ciel's eyes couldn't widen in horror anymore, they were at their widest already.
'What the hell Sebastian...' He cursed and removed his trousers, sliding into bed at long last. It was a lot warmer under the covers, the demon's body seemed to radiate heat. There wasn't enough room for Ciel to turn away from Sebastian, so he was forced to bury his face into the demon's chest, with nowhere to put his arms but over the torso of another. His legs had nowhere to go but over Sebastian's, bringing flesh to flesh in a moment of blazing heat.
'Convenient, isn't it?' The older demon purred, running a gloved hand through his companion's navy hair, savouring the feeling of Ciel's flesh against his. If he couldn't have his soul, he'd just have to take his being instead.
Ciel's face blazed. He closed his eyes, hoping that he could ignore the inevitable hardening of his member and just go to sleep. 'Goodnight, Sebastian.'
Thanks for all of the reviews overnight guys, it made me really happy! I'm afraid to say that Chapter 2 won't be uploaded until Friday at the very soonest; I'm going to stay in a log cabin with no wifi. I'll write whilst I'm away, and upload at least 2 chapters next weekend! I really appreciate your reviews! Don't be a stranger!
~HelixLawliet
