This chapter is sort of mushy but I liked it 3 I hope you do as well. Thank you for the reviews! It makes me quite ecstatic every time I see that I have new ones. I'm not sure where this story will go from here, if you have any suggestions you like, let me know and I may add it into the equation. For now I will continue to pull ideas out of my tired brain hmhm..*1a.m in the morning where I am -_- zzzzz* Enjoy this chapter and tell me what you think of it! :D
~Becoming a Neko~
Dinner time came around faster than the two would have ever expected. Claude walked into the room as the two Nekos were wrestling with each other over a stuffed bunny.
"hmm...Time for diner kittens.." He said as he held out his hand for the two to leave the room, the boys still smiled and giggled as they ran past the butler out of the room, chasing each other down the hall. "Calm down you two..play time is only when in the play room..Alois...you know better."
The blonde Neko let his ears drop for a moment and stopped running, Ciel noticed and fell back to where his fellow kitten was. They snickered a bit but then fell silent as they were guided to the dining room where they were given their meals.
"If you eat it all, remember you get a treat" Claude told Alois, obviously that was the norm.
Ciel began to feel more like himself rather than the kitten, and looked a little confused recalling his behavior the last two and a half hours in the play room.
"Tsk..what is happening to me." He whined to himself as he put his clawed hands up to his head and pulled on his ears.
"It's alright kitten, eat your food." The butler said as he placed two small blue plastic cups before the Nekos. Ciel looked at it in disbelief.
"What is this? Do you not have glass wear? I do not use plastics. I don't keep them in my manor at all." Ciel scolded as he pushed the cup of milk away. Still catching the smell of the white liquid however and giving in, picking it up and taking a few drinks, then turning to his chicken dinner.
"Hmhm..Neko's have a tendency to become rather clumsy. I can't allow my fine china to be broken..."
Ciel would have argued that but was too absorbed in the delicious food before him.
By the time the two cat boys were finished with their dinners, they felt incredibly sleepy. Playing at high energy levels in the play room for hours, and then having a large hot meal. Ciel for one wasn't at all used to the exertion. Alois played in the room all the time, but the phantomhive child hadn't played that way since he was very small. Alois laughed as Ciel fell back in his chair, dropping his fork to his lap and sleeping soundly.
"Look master..hehe, he fell asleep. Isn't he simply delicious?" The blonde boy giggled as he took one last bite of his chicken and climbed down.
"Yes..delicious..." Claude said as he fought the urge to lick his lips. He'd made an official agreement with Sebastian to not steal the boys soul while he was in his care. Instead, the butler carried the boy to the room that he an Alois shared when the boy came over. Only this time, Claude put Ciel in a kennel careful to not wake him up. It was large enough for the boy to turn around in on his hands and knees, and sit up on his knees, but not stand. Inside was a fluffy pad and several blankets. Ciel in his sleep cuddled into the blankets and laid comfortably in his slumber.
"Uh, Master..why did you put him in there? He hasn't done anything wrong.." Alois questioned with a sad face now that he wouldn't be able to climb into bed with the Phantomhive boy. Claude locked the kennel and stood up.
"Sebastian will be returning late tonight and coming here in the morning. If Ciel is loose, he may run from him, which would be annoying and pointless. Be quiet and get some sleep Alois. No causing trouble." Claude tucked the boy into his bed and kissed his forehead after tousling his hair and petting his ears.
Ciel woke up to quiet talking. Alois was poking him through the kennel. The boy groggily sat up and went to stand up clunked his head on the roof of the kennel. He went wide eyed and panicked slightly, being somewhat susceptible to claustrophobia he forced himself to relax, and looked out at the individuals in the room. Ciel perked his ears up a little.
"Nya?" He mewed and then shook his head and put a hand over his mouth. What was that? Had he really just mewed? He sighed heavily and looked out of the kennel, but what he saw sent a wave of terror through his body. "S...Seb.."
"Ah, good morning my lord. Hmhm, I do hope you slept well." His wine eyed butler greeted with a smile. The boy looked a little flushed of color and took hold of the cage door, trying to manage to unlock it.
"W...Why am I in this?!" He panicked as he still tried to unlock it. Just then Sebastian walked over and kneeled in front of the cage with a calm smile. The child phantomhive was plunged into sudden anxiety and backed away all the way to the back of the kennel, drawing his knees up to his chest.
"Hm?" Sebastian muttered quietly. He looked his pet in the eye and Ciel couldn't tell what he saw there. " Come now Ciel, why don't you come out? We have some things to discuss." The butler said as he unlocked the kennel and opened the door. Ciel wrapped his arms around his legs and put his ears down on either side, not back, but down to the side. His eyes began to water.
"S...Sebastian..I'm sorry..." He cried to quietly as his eyes continued to water. Sebastian looked in curiously at the poor Neko.
"Sorry?"
"Yes...I..I'm sorry...I just, I just didnt..." He started again but buried his face in his arms that wrapped around his knees which were pressed tightly to his chest.
"I assume you know what is coming?" The demon said softly, looking in at the terrified kitten.
"Please...Master, I'm sorry.." Ciel didn't even realize what he'd said until he looked up at the demon who smiled slightly and shook his head. Sebastian reached in and took out the shaking boy, who didn't fight him.
"It's okay...shh..." He soothed his pet as Ciel still stayed in a ball. "What did you do to him? This is very uncharacteristic..." The butler asked Claude as he sat on the couch with the boy next to him, leaning his head on the butler as Sebastian pet him.
"Nothing. He just played with Alois. It is my understanding that his Neko insticts have fully awakened."
"Yay!" Alois cheered happily as he sat criss cross, ears perked up and tail swishing around beside Claude.
Sebastian looked down at Ciel, who at the moment, looked so fragile. He made the boy sit up and look at him through a wet cerulean eye. The same eyes that usually bore such rage and pride, were now innocent and begging.
"I think you understand what you did well enough. I'll let you off with a warning this time. Hmhm.." He told the boy and noticed his eyes brighten up at once. The boy sniffled a few times and then sniffed Sebastian's waist coat pocket, blushing slightly.
"Seba...uh...Master...um...what's in your pocket?" Ciel asked innocently as his ears perked up a bit and his tail switched around behind him.
"Hm? Oh yes, I'd almost forgotten.." The butler replied as he reached into the pocket and pulled out a blue berry flavored treat. The one he'd put in his pocket when they'd visited the first time. He taunted the boy a little with it, waving it in front of his face, and letting Ciel think he would be able to snatch it from his hand but missing each time. Finally the boy pouted and sat down, putting his hands in his lap stubbornly, his tail switching a little more sharply now. Alois snickered on the opposite couch and watched as Sebastian then held the treat in front of Ciel's face and the boy just watched it. He wanted so bad to try and snatch it away but he refrained from doing so.
"Hmhm...such a good kitten. If I'd known all you needed was some solitary time with another Neko, I'd have made you stay in the play room quite some time ago." He said as he popped the treat into the boys mouth, Ciel smiled and fell over on the couch savoring the snack. Just then the boy leaned over onto the demon butler and allowed his ears to be pet.
"Master...do you really care about me? Or do you only care for my soul..." Ciel asked after a moment.
"Hmhm...At first I only cared for your soul my lord..I couldn't have cared less about you, however now, I feel I do have some human feelings for you.."
Ciel smiled at this and leaned back, thinking about how he would manage to still convince Sebastian to let him be the head of phantomhive manor. Maybe they could break a deal.
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Me: Awwwwww I love this so much X3 I'm so happy I wrote it!
Ciel: This script is appalling. Making me bow down to my butler..what are you thinking?
Sebastian: Hmhm...*smile* It is my pleasure to continually teach you life lesson's my lord.
Ciel:*ferocious blush* shut up! You and I both know that would never actually happen!
Sebastian:Hmhm...*Flips Ciel over his knee*
Ciel: O.O SEBASTIAN!
Sebastian: I'm only joking my lord...hmhm..*removes Ciel*
Me: ROFLOMGLMFAOLOLOLOLOL! Ciel! you should have seen your face! XD *Evades a ferocious attacking Ciel*