Sebastian didn't sleep that night. His eyes stayed fixed on Ciel's tiny body curled up in front of him. It was four o'clock and Sebastian stood up and stretched his limbs and did a few quiet exercises on the floor to keep himself awake. His eyes began to sting and he decided to make a pot of coffee to help keep himself up. He grabbed a pair of sweatpants and quickly and quietly switched into them and tugged his shirt off. He placed his dirty clothes in a corner and stepped out of the bedroom. Something wasn't right. He looked back to make sure Ciel was still sound asleep in bed and quickly glanced towards the window to make sure it was shut. He let a small smile creep onto his face before quietly shutting the door and walking towards the kitchen. The moonlight that shone in through the window reflected off of his toned pale chest and sharp hip bones. Sebastian felt a presence in the room and opened the cabinet with the coffee container and pulled it out quickly and sat it on the counter. He pulled four steak knives out of the drawer along with a spoon. He slid the knives into his waist band and popped the lid off of the coffee can. The roasted coffee's smell wafted its way up to his nose and he grabbed a coffee filter and scooped a couple spoonful's into the thin paper. Sebastian remained composed and calm, continuing to prepare his coffee. He dropped the filter into its rightful place and filled the glass pot full of water and dumped it into the machine. Once he set the coffee holder back down he grinned and cleared his throat.
"How long are you going to sit there in silence?" He rested his palms against the granite countertop and his eyes focused on a dark figure leaning against the wall next to the television. The figure pushed itself off against the wall and made its way closer to the kitchen counter top. Sebastian stayed still and calm, but his smirk turned into a solid emotionless look.
"You know, you make a shitty cup of coffee. Always have." The voice was quiet and smooth. Sebastian looked down at the counter and felt his skin begin to heat up. He was angry and tried to control himself.
"Why are you here? You have no business being here Claude." The tall figure stepped into the light shining through the living room window and smirked.
"I just came to make sure the little guy was okay. I heard he ran into some thugs earlier." Sebastian's lip curled up and his nose wrinkled as he bared his teeth at Claude. He pushed himself up and dove over the counter and knocked Claude down onto the hardwood floor. His fist gripped the man's overcoat firmly and he grasped the handle of one of the steak knives tightly with the other hand.
"What do you know? If I find out you had anything to do with what happened to Ciel, I won't hesitate to kill you." Sebastian was mere inches from Claude's face. He remained composed while Sebastian's muscles flexed and his hand gripped harder around the handle of the knife still in his waist band.
"Pish posh. You wouldn't kill me. There was a time when you'd give your life up for me, you'd do anything to protect me and keep me safe." Claude brought a hand up to Sebastian's face and brushed a strand of loose hair back. Sebastian's grip on Claude's coat tightened immensely.
"That was before I found out what you were really like. You lied to me and tricked me into loving you. You're a lying, manipulative, cum dumpster." Claude smirked and laughed a little. He pressed his knee up between Sebastian's legs and caused Sebastian to snarl and he brought the knife out and quickly thrust it downward. The knife made a loud noise against the wooden floor. Claude's eyes shifted to the left to glance at the silver serrated metal that had barely missed his pristine face. He lowered his knee and shifted his gaze back to Sebastian.
"Touchy." Sebastian grabbed two handfuls of Claude's coat and pulled him inches off of the ground.
"Stay away from Ciel. Understand?" Claude smirked and nodded slowly.
"Whatever you say." A door creaked as it was opened and Sebastian looked over his shoulder quickly. Alois was walking out of his bedroom and his small hand rubbed his eye as he padded into the living room.
"Se-Sebastian? What are you doing out here?" Sebastian shook his head and turned back to where Claude had been. The bastard was gone and so was the knife. Sebastian quickly calmed down and stood up and faced Alois.
"I thought I heard something out here and I tripped over one of the floorboards. What are you doing up so late?" Sebastian fixed his waistband and shifted the other knives further into his sweatpants. Alois stopped rubbing his eye and stretched a little bit.
"I thought I heard something too. I thought maybe you were talking to someone." Alois walked into the kitchen and stared at the coffee pot.
"Are you making coffee already? It's only ten past four." Sebastian chuckled and nodded.
"I know it's early, but I haven't been able to sleep all night. So I decided I might as well stay up and just sleep tomorrow night." Alois nodded and turned around to open the fridge.
"I've had those nights. They suck dick." Sebastian chuckled and leaned over the counter and watched Alois grab a few items from the fridge.
"What do you think I can make with mustard, pickles, strawberry jam, some frozen toquitos and gravy?" Sebastian grinned and walked into the kitchen to look inside of the refrigerator.
"Mystery soup? That all sounds disgusting." Alois giggled and threw all of the ingredients into the trash.
"You guys need some groceries. I'll go get them right now for you. We can make breakfast when I get back." Alois nodded excitedly and ran into his room to grab a pad and pencil and quickly began scribbling down things he wanted Sebastian to grab at the store. Sebastian walked up to Ciel's bedroom door and quietly opened it to find the boy curled up in the same position that he was in when he left. He opened Ciel's shirt drawer and grabbed one that was his size and pulled it over his head.
'I'm sure he won't mind.' He walked over to the bed and watched for a few seconds as the small boy slept soundly in the warm blankets. He leaned down and pressed his lips gently against the boy's forehead. Before turning to leave he adjusted the blankets and opened the blinds up so the moonlight shone into the room and illuminated the boy's silky pale skin. The door shut silently and Sebastian returned to Alois who was still scribbling down the names of things he wanted from the store. Sebastian looked over his shoulder and began reading the list while chuckling.
"Lots of junk foods I see." Alois turned around and stuck his tongue out at Sebastian.
"I like food. Specifically junk food. All of that dancing keeps me thin." Sebastian smirked as Alois held the list up in front of his face. He scanned through the list of goodies and shook his head.
"Sure you didn't forget anything?" Alois shook his head and jumped up onto the counter.
"Well, I'm going to go back to my place and pick up some stuff, I'll be back in a couple of hours. If you think of anything call me." Sebastian grabbed his jacket off of the edge of the couch and slipped into his shoes. He took his keys out of the small dish and felt a hand tugging on his sweats. He turned around and Alois handed him another list.
"Don't read it until you get to the place. I wrote the address on one of the folds. Just drop the stuff off in my room please." Sebastian smiled and nodded. He patted Alois's shoulder before shoving the paper into his coat pocket. He opened the door up and closed it quietly before flying down the stairs and entering his car. He grimaced after shutting his door and pushed himself up and shoved his hand into his sweatpants. He pulled out the three steak knives he had hidden from Alois and tossed them into a bag and hid them under his seat.
'It's a good thing they were in the back and not up front by my goods.' Sebastian shook his head and started up his car and took off for the grocery store first.
There wasn't much traffic on the roads at four in the morning so he cruised along easily and got to the store sooner than he anticipated. He jogged into the store and grabbed a shopping cart and pulled the list Alois had made out. Pretty soon his basket was full of junk foods, from cakes to chips to candies. Sebastian shook his head and decided to grab some bags of salad, a couple steaks and packages of ground beef. He also picked up some boxes of pasta, eggs, different kinds of cheeses, some turkey bacon and a few gallons of milk along with a few boxes of cereal.
'That should last them a while.' Sebastian made his way to the front of the store and began to unload all of the food onto the conveyer belt. There was a pretty young woman working the register that night. She blushed as she watched Sebastian load his cart onto the belt. Her voice nearly broke when she asked if he wanted paper or plastic. Sebastian smiled sweetly at her and replied plastic. She scanned all of his items as he pulled out his wallet and began putting the loaded bags back into his cart. He looked over the counter and next to the dirty magazines and packages of cigarettes there were boxes of condoms.
"Excuse me, can I get two boxes of those?" The girl looked up quickly and turned around and pointed to the cigarettes. Sebastian chuckled.
"No, the condoms." The young girl blushed madly and looked down before asking.
"What size..?" Sebastian scanned his selection and pointed to the box that read large. The girl was as red as a ripe cherry tomato. She grabbed the boxes for him, scanned and bagged them. She finished and read him his total and he handed her the proper amount of money. He began to walk out of the store.
"Sir! Wait, you forgot your change!" Sebastian turned and waved at her.
"Keep it, it's yours." The girl looked down and counted forty extra dollars. She stood in awe and just watched as Sebastian's figure faded.
Once he had loaded the groceries into the car, Sebastian retuned his cart and drove out of the parking lot and headed for the address Alois had given him. After fifteen minutes of driving around the city he found the store and was surprised to find it was open. He looked at the sign above the door to make sure the address was right. The store was called Fluffy-Cuffs. Sebastian locked his car and shoved his keys into his pocket and made his way up to the door. He pulled the heavy door open and once inside he was greeted with the warm scent of rich sugary lotions. He looked around and saw an entire section of the store filled with costumes, toys, edible accessories and games. He pulled the piece of paper out of his pocket and opened it.
"He sent me to a sex shop." Sebastian shook his head, grabbed a basket and decided to have a look around. He made his way up an isle and found some bondage toys. He examined them and walked on after picking out a few things Alois had written down. A woman walked up to Sebastian and introduced herself.
"Hi my name is Lacey. Is there anything in particular you're looking for that I can help you with?" She smiled innocently and Sebastian handed her the list along with his basket.
"I need to pick these up for someone." The girl smiled and walked into the back part of the store.
Sebastian walked to the isle with the costumes and began looking through the selection. While he examined each one he heard the giggles and gasps from girls in the dressing room. He ignored it and picked up four outfits that were Ciel's size. He walked around until he found appropriate accessories for each one. He laid them on top of the counter and walked into the isle with candles and massage oils. He picked out a few oils and lubrications he found interesting and brought them back to the counter. The woman was waiting for him and she rang up all of his items and he paid her. He carried three bags of toys and oils out to his car and tossed them in the passenger's seat. Not bothering to buckle his seatbelt, he sped off for his apartment and parked crooked in his driveway. He ran up to the door and unlocked it. Within minutes of rummaging through his dark home, he was right back outside carrying two duffle bags and some blankets and pillows.
By the time Sebastian arrived back at Ciel and Alois's apartment it was six thirty. He carried the groceries up in hefty loads, then returned for his gifts for Alois and Ciel. After everything was unloaded from his car but his own personal items, he shut the apartment door and began to place the groceries into what he assumed were the appropriate places. The coffee pot was still hot, and he decided to make himself a cup. He added some pumpkin spice creamer and took a sip. His eyes widened and he scowled. His tongue then clacked against the roof of his mouth.
"Shit, I do make a terrible cup of coffee." Sebastian sat his cup in the sink and began to rinse it out when he heard a loud thud coming from Ciel's bedroom. His head whipped around and he ran to see what was going on. His slender fingers gripped the door handle and the door flung open quickly. What he saw shocked him, to say the least.