Sorry it's been so long you guys, a lot of crazy stuff has been going on with my family and I haven't really had time to sit down and write. I appreciate the patience though, thank you. I hope that this chapter isn't too choppy and flows well with the previous chapters. Enjoy.
Ciel stirred around in his bed and felt the sunshine poking gently at his eyelids. He didn't want to open them, he was worried that once he really got up, he'd realize that what happened last night was all just a dream.
'I don't even want to know what happened.' Ciel scrunched his face a little bit and pulled the covers over himself and rolled around for a few seconds. After a few moments of silence and no movement, his little head popped out from underneath the covers and his eyes were wide open.
'Why does the sun have to be so bright.' He flung his blanket off of him and slid his legs around and over the edge. His tiny feet hit the floor boards and he stood up to stretch his thin body out. He realized that he hadn't changed into his pajamas or taken his clothes off the night before, he was still in his clothes from the previous evening. Ciel shurgged and looked at his bed and realized it was empty now. There was no other body.
'I knew I had to have been dreaming last night. It was too fucking good to be true.' Ciel sighed in disapointment and continued to walk towards his door and out into the living room. He was greeted with all kinds of delightful smells. There were blueberry and banana pancakes layed out on the counter and numerous bowls of fruit and a plate of steaming toast. His eyes scattered around at all of the food and he blinked quickly and rubbed his eyes.
"Alois, are you cooking?" Ciel walked up to the counter and picked up a slice of toast to reassure himself that he wasn't still sleeping. He examined the heated, brown bread and sniffed it.
"Sorry, Alois is gone already." A voice came from behind the counter, and Ciel saw Sebastian quickly stand up from his hiding place. The toast flew from his hand across the room and he stumbled backwards and onto the small foot rest. His eyes opened up and he saw small white patches floating around and when he regained focus again he saw the lovely ivory skin and black satin hair. He couldn't help but let a small smile creep onto his face.
"Good morning sleeping beauty. I was wondering when you'd wake up. You've been out for hours, it's already eight o'clock." Ciel tilted his head to the side and looked up at the clock hung up by a nail against the wall.
"Eight? It's only eight!?" Sebastian stood still and stared wide eyed at Ciel.
"It's freaking early! I should still be asleep, I don't have to work at all today. It's my day to rest." Sebastian snickered and began mixing something in a bowl behind the counter.
"It's late for me, my day begins early in the morning, and ends when there is no more work to be done. I can go a couple of days without sleep." Ciel stood up and made his way back over to the counter and picked at a few bowls of fruit.
"You never told me what it is you actually do for a living." Sebastian's face froze for a moment, but luckily Ciel didn't notice. He forced a smile onto his face and resumed mixing the batter in his bowl.
"I work for multiple wealthy men, I just tie up their loose ends and do the jobs that they don't have time to do themselves. You'd be surprised how much you can learn about someone you've never even met." Ciel's face scrunched up and shifted his gaze towards Sebastian.
"You don't know any of the men you work for?"
"Well, no not really. I'm lower on the food chain. We never have to formally meet in person. I'm just sent tons of files with descriptions of what it is I need to get done, and I do it. I've only met a few of my bosses."
"That sounds terrible, and hectic. I like to know who it is I'm working for. It makes me feel much more comfortable." Sebastian kept his eyes on his concoction and nodded.
"Understandable." Ciel looked back down and picked at a few berries and popped them into his mouth and chewed silently.
'I can't believe he's still here. And cooking, in MY kitchen. Nobody has ever cooked for me, Alois doesn't even cook for me! But then again, he'd probably end up poisoning me.'
"I'll bet you're surprised to find me cooking in your kitchen. I'm sorry, but as I said, I'm used to getting up early and I didn't want to wake you so I ran to the store and picked up a few things to make you breakfast." Ciel blushed a little bit.
"Oh no, I really don't mind at all. It's the first time I've ever woken up to a feast like this. Actually, it's the first time I've ever had anyone ever cook for me. I'm usually the one to cook for people. Even though I can't cook worth shit, Mac n' Cheese and Spaghetti are my specialties." Sebastian chuckled a bit and Ciel was satisfied that he had been able to make his guest laugh.
"Well, if you keep me around, you'll be enduring many more home cooked meals. I enjoy cooking for people, and I really have nobody to do it for anymore." Ciel's eyes dropped back down to the bowl of berries.
"You mean, previous significant others?" He felt his heart sink a little bit, for some reason it made him sick and upset to think about Sebastian being with anyone else besides him. He realized he was over thinking and felt a bit guilty and selfish.
"Well yes, I guess they count. I was talking about family though." Ciel still felt a bit jealous thinking about Sebastian being with other people.
"Do you not have many family members who live in the area anymore?" Sebastian's face went cold and he shook his head.
"I don't have any family, at all. My parents passed away when I was younger, and the only other family I've ever met was an uncle, and that was when I was really young at a party he and my father arranged for my mother's birthday. He's not alive anymore either." Ciel bit his lip and frowned.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry or invade your personal business." Sebastian's face returned to normal and his eyes shot up and fixed themselves on Ciel. He leaned forward over the counter until his face was mere inches away from Ciel's. He watched as the younger boy's face reddened and noticed his eyes flickering from place to place. From Sebastian's eyes to his lips to his hair and every other part of him he could see.
"Don't be, it's nice to know I can open up to somebody about it. It's even nicer to know that somebody remotely cares." Sebastian gently pressed his lips against Ciel's and kissed him slowly and passionately. Ciel's eyes fluttered shut and his heartbeat began to increase slightly. Sebastian broke the kiss and leaned back to his previous position above the bowl on the counter and continued to add ingredients to it and stir slowly. Ciel smiled and began picking at another bowl of fruit.
The two remained silent for a couple of minutes and Ciel stayed focused on what Sebastian was preparing. It was chocolate cake batter. He watched as Sebastian sprayed a pan and poured the mixture into the container and smiled when he handed him the chocolate coated spatula. He happily began licking the chocolate off slowly. Sebastian tried not to watch but couldn't help but stare and marvel at the way Ciel was attacking the batter covered cooking utensil.
'I wonder if he knows that what he's doing looks incredibly inappropriate right now. And it's starting to turn me on. If he doesn't stop licking and sucking on that damn thing I'm going to have to excuse myself.' Sebastian's eyes remained fixated on Ciel's mouth and didn't realize that Ciel was looking at him.
"Are you alright Sebastian?" Ciel asked in a small childish voice. Sebastian's gaze flew up to meet Ciel's bright blue eyes and he quickly nodded his head and tried not to give away any hints as to what he had just been thinking about.
"Yes I'm fine, I was just thinking about how much you're going to enjoy my cake, since you licked the spoon clean." Ciel looked down and noticed he was right, all of the batter was gone and he frowned.
"I love sweets, all kinds. They're my weakness." Sebastian smiled and tilted his head slightly sideways.
"I'll keep that in mind, I never would have expected you would have a sweet tooth." Ciel nodded and picked up one of the pancakes to examine it.
"I do, ever since I was little I've loved candy and desserts. I was lucky if I got something sweet once or twice a week. Alois likes salty things more than sweet, so we usually trade if one of us gets something the other one likes."
Sebastian slid the pan into the oven and set the timer, then turned around to see Ciel sitting on the counter space he had just been working at. One leg was crossed over the other and he had a little spot of chocolate cake batter left on the corner of his mouth. Sebastian leaned forward and licked the remains off of Ciel's face and watched as Ciel's chest began to rise and fall quicker than before. He could practically hear Ciel's heartbeat becoming louder and a smile began to tug at one corner of his mouth. Ciel slid his butt off the edge of the counter so that he was at a much lower level than Sebastian. Sebastian knelt forward and pressed his warm lips to Ciel's and began to trace his tongue along Ciel's much smaller mouth. Ciel felt an arm loop itself though his own and behind his back, and shortly after felt his tiny body being pulled forward and pressed against Sebastian's solid abdomen.
"Mmmph." Ciel mumbled against Sebastian's mouth as he felt Sebastian's hand gently graze his lower back. He felt nerves tingle and his knees began to feel light and weak. Before he had time to react, Sebastian pulled away from him and moved over to the stove.
Ciel's eyes opened up and he blankly stared at Sebastian's long upper torso. His mind went blank as he tried to register what had just happened.
'What was that? He just stopped and walked away.' Ciel watched as Sebastian turned back around and carried a tea pot that had been sitting on one of the burners back to the end of the counter to set it on a hot pad. He smiled sweetly and grabbed three small tea cups that were set against the back side of the counter and sat them down in front of himself and began to pour tea into them. Ciel watched and after about a minute of going over what had just happened quietly in his head, he looked at the cups suspiciously and furrowed his eyebrows together.
'Three cups? But it's only me and him.' Before Ciel could ask, the door flew open and in came Alois, swinging bags around and kicking his shoes off loudly before violently slamming the door shut.
"Hey you two!" Ciel didn't look at Alois and kept his eyes on Sebastian.
"Hello Alois, I've made some breakfast and tea for you and Ciel if you're hungry." Sebastian directed his attention to the blonde haired boy who was busy throwing his numerous shopping bags onto the couch.
"Breakfast? That sounds so good right now! I'm starving!" Alois shuffled over to the counter and quickly began examining the food that was prepared and ready to be eaten. Sebastian handed him a cup of tea and Alois accepted it happily.
"Thank you! This is so nice!" Alois pulled a small bar stool out and plopped himself onto the edge and began pilling up a plate that was already placed in front of him.
"Here you go Ciel." Sebastian smiled and slid a cup over to the boy standing next to him and avoided making eye contact. He knew Ciel had been staring at him since the moment he broke their kiss. Ciel stayed silent and didn't even realize what Sebastian was saying until he felt a wet lump hit his cheek. He looked at the counter and saw a blackberry laying in front of him and directed his eyes up towards Alois.
"Hi Alois, welcome home! That's kind of what I was expecting to hear when I got home. You haven't said anything to me since I walked in that door!" Ciel shook his head and tried to smile.
"Sorry Alois, I was spacing off. Hi, how was shopping?" He watched Alois's lips begin to move as he started his story but tuned him out and looked over discretely at Sebastian who was busy listening to his friend ramble and kept going over it in his head.
'How did he know to grab three cups, Alois hadn't even walked in yet. And I didn't hear him come up the stairs, you can't hear anything outside that door. Is that why he stopped kissing me?' Ciel continued to question everything silently in his head while Alois talked and Sebastian sat there silently with a smile on his face and listened.
"Ciel. Ciel? Are you listening to me?!" Ciel quickly looked up at Alois and shook his head.
"I'm sorry Alois, I was distracted by something, please continue." Alois nodded and began rambling again happily while Ciel tried to listen.
Sebastian shifted his gaze and stealthily watched Ciel and sighed quietly. He saw Ciel had become engaged in Alois's talk and knew he wasn't thinking about what had just happened anymore.
'I hope he doesn't think too much about what happened. I don't need him prying and asking a shit ton of questions. I'll just have to tell him it was a lucky guess.' Sebastian returned to listening to Alois and slowly sipped his tea after plastering that smile back onto his face.