~Check~
The two walked quietly out to the carriage and left into town, they stopped at a store that Ciel had never been to before, it looked well off enough. When they entered Ciel found himself furious and glared at the man before him.
"It's a pleasure to see you again Alex, or shall I say, Lord Phantomhive?" Claude said with mock humor, a little boy came skipping up behind him, blonde locks and bright blue eyes. Ciel would have been annoyed by how hyper this child was, but was more interested in the pair of blonde cat ears that rested atop his head. They had white tips on the top and the boys tail was slightly more bushy, also bearing a white tip.
"A...Alois? But..I thought you were dead." Ciel stuttered as Sebastian stood beside him, closing the shop door.
"Dead? Tehehe, as far as I know I'm alive. ^^" The blonde said in a hyper tone as he tugged on Claude's arm. "Master, Master! Can me and Ciel go play?You said we could!"
Claude sighed and looked down at the boy.
"Very well."
"Um, excuse me but I don't 'play'. Unless it's a game of chess. And at this time I have no interest. Sebastian, I order you to tell me why this man isn't sitting in the federal prison, living on rats and drinking toilet water." Ciel spat, Sebastian didn't answer, instead he nudged the boy forward. "Uh, how dare you! Sebastian, what is the meaning of this, what could you possibly want from this man."
The young Earl Phantomhive clutched his walking cane as if ready to strike someone with it, furious.
"Please forgive me my lord, but do to your status as of recent, I do not have to answer. Please, go play with Alois." Sebastian grinned with closed eyes and shooed Ciel towards the blonde, Alois grabbed his arm and practically drug him out of the room and down a hall and to the right, out of sight.
"Hm, what is that stupid demon scheming." The boy protested to himself as he sat across the blonde boy on the floor with some blocks before him.
"Cieeeeel..." Alois whined. "You're not helping me build the castle!" He pouted, Ciel stood and kicked the tower over.
" That's because I don't play with silly children like yourself. I will not be forced to stay here any longer, good day." Ciel said as he made his way to the door and grabbed the handle. But to his surprise it was locked. "Uh, Alois, unlock this door at once."
"Tehehe, your a stupid one aren't you. Hmhm, I can't open it. Not until Master Claude comes back and does it."Alois said with a slightly different aura. "Now don't be daft and come sit with me and built the castle."
The phantomhive boy turned to look at the blonde Neko. He sighed and sat down before the boy and began stacking blocks expressionlessly.
"That stupid demon had best hurry it up." Was all the boy said as he gazed out the window.
Back in the other room, the two demons were discussing different matters.
"How is he taking to his new form." Claude asked as he sipped his tea.
"Slowly. He still has a very long way to go before he will accept me as the new head of household and Master." Sebastian answered, hands relaxed in his lap, one holding a tea cup. His left leg crossed over his right.
"He will be susceptible to feline diseases, so he will need to be vaccinated shortly. Alois has already had it done, if you need, I can give Ciel some cat nip to calm him before it."
"Yes, it will be near impossible to do so otherwise. So Faustus, how long were you creating these creatures successfully." He inquired with a slight smirk. "I almost killed you at the facility, but it was my orders to stop you. Hmhm."
"Your fellow servant Finnian was the first to be successful in any of the experiments. Hmhm, it was such a loss to lose him."
"Yes, well, can we get down to business?" Sebastian said as he narrowed his crimson eyes a little.
"Very well." Claude said as he stood from his black leather seat and went over to the wall behind the counter. "You will need one of these for the training." He said as he placed a tone device on the counter top. "And you can pick out a collar and leash that you prefer."
Sebastian went over to the wall and looked over the different pet accessories. Collars, leashes, toys, shampoos and conditioners, treats, bottles of catnip in a sweet liquid. He picked out a blue thin leather collar with a cloth underside for less irritation from the wearer. It had a small black bell and a blank tag, as well as a metal loop on one side for a leash attachment. It came with a matching dark blue leash. He also picked out a bottle of the shampoo and conditioner, as well as three bottles of the cat nip, and just to be nice, he picked out a small bottle of strawberry flavored snacks and a stuffed white bunny with a bell inside.
"Shall I go get him?" Claude asked as he handed Sebastian his change for the items after paying for them. The ruby eyed demon nodded and prepared himself for a fight. Claude calmly walked down the white hall. Sebastian stood and let himself examine the room a little more. White and light green tiled floor, two large windows in the front of the room beside the front door, allowing the sun to shower everything in light. Kennels and cages, as well as the wall of pet accessories, and then a hall on either side of the front desk going somewhere in the back of the building.
The demon butler picked up the familiar sound of his young master ranting about how Claude was more than a fool to dare show his face around the boy again after the case a week ago.
"Sebastian. Why did you not kill this man?" Ciel demanded as he slammed his walking cane on the floor louder than was necessary.
"Why my lord, you did not order me to." Sebastian grinned mischievously, and narrowed his wine colored eyes a little.
"Tea?" Claude suggested, as he brought out a tray from a back room with a steaming kettle of tea and a few tea cups. Ciel sighed and shook his head.
"No thank you, I would much rather go back to my manor." He said sharply at his butler.
"Please follow me." Claude said after putting down the trey and looking up at Sebastian.
The raven haired butler began guiding Ciel down the other hallway on the right side of the front desk.
"S..Sebastian! I said I wanted to go home! That's an order!" Ciel blurted but Sebastian simply ignored him and continued taking him down the hall behind Claude, he took him into a smaller room with a metal examinations table and a sink and a few cupboards, as well as a counter with several bottles of random assortments of things, que-tips, popsicle stick type things and a stethoscope as well as some boxes of things that were unseen.
"What is the meaning of this!" Ciel screamed out as he shoved his butler and glared ferociously. " I gave you an order!"
"No more orders today my lord." Sebastian said calmly as he picked up the boy and set him on the table, holding him down while Claude dripped an eye dropper full of a strange liquid down his throat after forcing his mouth open. Ciel tried to spit it out but it already went down. Sebastian let him up, careful not to get hit by the boys fist as it swung by. "What the hell was that that you just gave me!?" A furious child wailed, his hat had fallen off and his ash colored ears laid flat against his head in aggravation.
"Relax Ciel..." The ruby eyed demon said authoritatively. Ciel glared but started to feel a little..funny. He shook his head, pupils dilating a little more and taking on a more cat like oval shape. He rubbed his eyes and when he looked up Sebastian was holding a ball with a small bell inside, shaking it above his head. Ciel went wide eyed and smiled hugely the way a child would and grabbed it from the butler.
"Hmhm..." Ciel giggled as he played with the ball, making the bell move around inside with a slight jingle.
"That is the effects of cat nip. They can't help it, it will tame any Neko, of course, it's only temporary. I suggest to always keep it on hand." Claude said as he went over to the counter and grabbed a needle, sticking it in the top of a bottle and pulling out some of the syrum inside. He did this with two other needles as well, then walked over to the boy with them on a small trey.
"Please hold him still." Faustus said as he held down one of the boys arms securely. Ciel panicked when he saw the syringe and started wriggling and writhing, but was lacking some strength thanks to the cat nip. Claude stuck the first needle into his right arm as Sebastian shushed his poor Neko soothingly. He caressed his face as Claude stuck the second needle in his arm, Ciel cried out a little and bit Sebastian's hand, drawing blood now that his fangs had come in.
"No Ciel...that's bad.." Sebastian said with a look of disapproval, the boy's eyes watered a little and he let go of the butlers hand, a little blood resting on his lips. The last injection was given in his upper thigh and Ciel screamed at this one, he cried now, tears falling down his face to wet his hair and the pillow. Once finished with the vaccinations Claude typed out a receipt on a type writer, signing his signature and a time and date that the vaccinations were given. Sebastian let go of Ciel and the drugged boy jumped into Sebastian's arms, wetting the butlers over coat with his tears.
"How long will this drug last?" Sebastian asked the other demon as he accepted the receipt.
"It depends, normally no longer than an hour or two. Of course, that depends on the dose, he had a fairly small dose, so expect him to be himself again within forty minutes." Claude said as he left and went to find his own Neko who was still locked up in the play room down the other hall. Sebastian carried his Neko out to the carriage, who was still sniffling and trying to stop his tears, shaking. The demon set him down and drove him home to the manor. Once there, he carried the now sleeping boy up to his room.
"Oh my! Is the young masta' o'right?"Meyrin squealed as she rushed to Sebastian who merely shushed her.
"The young lord has had a traumatic day, please allow him to sleep.
"Hey, you' been acting kinda' weird lately Sebastian, what's up?" Bard asked as he scratched his head.
"Yeah!" Finny followed.
Sebastian smiled deviously.
"Nothing. Let's just say a change is in the air. Now, if you please. Get to your duties." He said darkly. The three shuttered then saluted the butler and took off in a cloud of dust. Sebastian made his way over to the bed where his tear stained master slept. Carefully without waking him, Sebastian slipped the blue collar on the boy and buckled it, then laid him back down to his pillow. He pet his pet ever so gently, smoothing his mess of hair and his ears, then left the room silently.
Ciel woke up an hour and a half later, his eyes were sore and so was his arm and leg. Remembering what happened he jumped out of bed and launched himself at the door opening it and running out into the hall.
"SEBASTIAN!" Ciel bellowed, hate and anger drowning his voice.
"And that's the end of that dose of cat nip." Sebastian sighed from the other side of the mansion as he was dusting a picture hanging on the wall in a hallway.
Ciel ran down to the kitchen to find it empty, and then ran to the library, Sebastians room, the lobby..he ran to every place in the mansion but couldn't find his butler. So he glared and gritted his teeth and went outside, but right as he reached the door he heard shuffling behind him. A pair of strong hands rested on either of his shoulders. Ciel glared up behind him and shot death wishes in his eyes at the crimson eyed butler who smiled innocently.
"My lord. How are you feeling."
Ciel swung his hand up to slap the man but Sebastian caught it, the young phantomhive looked up at his butler only to flinch away from his disappointed stare. The demon let go of his hand and Ciel then heard a click and looked up to see Sebastian holding the end of a leash, Ciel followed the line up to his neck and went wide eyed and threw his hands up to his collar that he hadn't even realized was there. He ripped and tore on it furiously. His cat ears twitching and going back to show his anger, his tail flicking around.
"There we are...hmhm, if you didn't notice it, it means its a good collar." Sebastian said with a gentle smile. He was quite amused with the look of hate on his young lords face.
"Sebastian. Let me go now. That's an order." Ciel jeered as he took hold of the leash and tried to tug it out of the butlers hands.
"As I said before, no more orders today Ciel." The man said as he led Ciel outside.
"No! Let me go! This minute! Do as I say you damn bastard! I'm your Master!" Ciel shouted as he tried desperately to rip the leash and collar off. Sebastian sighed.
"It isn't my wish to punish you at this time my lord, but if you continue to disobey me and throw these tantrums I shall have no choice." The demon said as he stared down at the boy with a hidden warning somewhere in his gaze, who in tern furrowed his brows and looked more than confused.
"Punish?" The child repeated. "But, I'm your Master. How can you even dare to do these things." He said in an uncertain voice.
Sebastian grinned gently.
"The queen told me specifically to take matters into my own hands. You belong to me, you have always belonged to me, but now more so. You are my pet now Ciel. Now be a good boy and stop arguing." The butler said softly as the Earl Phantomhive gawked up at him. Ciel looked down at the concrete ground and felt at a loss. There was no way he could rival the demons strength, so for the moment, Ciel simply looked out at the setting sun and tried to hold some dignity and stood up straight. The butler let a dark grin accent his face as he approved of how the child at least tried to contain some of his pride even in such a situation. He had the boy in Check, and soon it would be Checkmate.