A/N: Felice Fiestas! Happy Holidays! XD. I made a new Kuro RP as a present! (though I would've done if anyway.)
Disclaimer:I don't own. Not even during the holiday season.
Chapter 12: The Difference of Two Brothers
"This game is too difficult!"Kurt ground his teeth together. The parlor was alive with the sounds of knights and bishops moving from square to square, and the noise of Kurt's protests after losing another piece,"You've robbed me!"
"I wondered where all that confidence came from, now I see..."Ciel moved his knight three up and one over,"Felix was letting you win; unless he sucks at chess also."
That got Kurt boiling. His face a cherry red with indignation and embarrassment. Looking over the board at a feverent pace, Kurt moved his rook six squares away from the knight. Ciel gave a smirk that made Kurt turn white.
"So predictable. Checkmate."the Phantomhive moved his bishop into the king's square and enjoyed the gulp it roused from Kurt. Where his rook had been wouldve guarded the king, but Ciel's knight would've gotten rid of that. Then either way the Phantomhive would've used his bishop to win. Kurt rose and slammed his hands on the table as he did a double take on the board.
"N-No way! I beat the Undertaker at this game too!"
Ciel sweat dropped as he thought of Undertaker's words:
'The last customer was more than enough! Hehehe.'
He stared at the boy who was busy flailing about with his arms waving like an angered lunatic. Kurt's emerald eyes were burning and Ciel realized that he was gawking and even released a low chuckle. He stopped immediately.
"I see now why when we arrived he was laughing so hard..."Ciel murmured.
"That's it! I can't take this loss without one last battle!"Kurt's loud slam against the chessboard jolted Ciel from his daze and scattered the chess pieces about in an anarchic manner. Ciel caught his king and knight before they rolled off, but the others were not as lucky. He sighed.
"Chess, again? We've played three times already."the Phantomhive stated with a bored shrug,"And we'll be departing in no less than fifteen minutes." Kurt was not amused. He ran over and grabbed Ciel's wrists, startling the Phantomhive once more before making Ciel roll his eyes as Kurt pulled him into a standing position. Only then did the emerald-eyed boy step back and motion to the entire mansion. Ciel blinked as he waited for an explanation that was sure to come from the riled up boy.
"Not chess! Let's do a game that's more physical."Kurt demandedas his eyes sparkled with excitement. Ciel groaned internally at the thought of running about the manor in an unruly fashion...his eyes drifted over to Kurt who'd begun explaining physics.
'If he breaks something expensive and irreplaceable, Sebastian will have no choice but to clean it up, replace it to save face, and leave his new found toy (felix)to the packing. That could be amusing.'Ciel planned. The thought of Sebastian having to waste time AND leave the entire London estate in Felix's hands for more than two seconds would probably torture his prudent butler. Time consuming and amusing.
"Come on. Or is your small body only cut out for strategy?"Kurt smirked at his taunt and the way Ciel's focus sprung onto him. The Phantomhive decided that overall the benefits outweighed the risk of revenge that would surely follow.
"Fine. Then allow me to decide what game we compete in."
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"Sorry to intrude-ah!"Felix blinked in surprise, rousing curiousity from the head butler behind him. Sebastian's crimson eyes blinked as well from the strange sight before them. He (knowingly) placed his hand on Felix's shoulder to usher him inside anyway, demonically enjoying the bizarre flush spread across the new servant's gaze. The red-haired man quickly set the tray down with shaking fingers before once again laying his eyes upon the scene before him. He let out a small chuckle that caught Sebastian's ears.
"My, how childish those two can be."Sebastian mused along.
Before them lain Ciel and Kurt sprawled on the ground in an imprudent fashion. Kurt's head on the Earl's chest, obviously worn-out, and Ciel was probably too tired to care who or what touched him. The Phantomhive's long arm was sprawled about his head while the other held an both of their hands were a long and clearly over-used sabers.
"Seems Kurt gave him a run for his money."Felix nodded,"I bet the young earl wasn't expecting a pheasant to know how to fence."
Sebastian thought about what Ciel's face must've looked like. Scrunched up with frustration, yet a small confident smirk that matched his sparkling entertained gaze. The demon chuckled at knowing he was probably right.
"I'm guessing that you taught him such skills?"Sebastian asked as Felix carefully took the blunt objects from the children's firm grasps with a gentle smile at their comfortable and light breathing.
"Not fencing. But teaching him how to use swords and other blades must've given him at least some initiative."Felix brushed the brown hair from Kurt's eyes before wrapping the boy's arms about his neck. Sebastian followed suit and picked up Ciel who squirmed subconsciously in the demon's grasp. With a newfound interest, Sebastian further questioned the publisher.
"Such things are necessary?"
Felix frowned and tightened his grip around Kurt,"The way he grew up...yes."
Kurt shuffled his body to curl up against his guardian before Felix set him down on the couch in a sitting position. Sebastian thought the idea to be silly, especially as Kurt's head swayed. Seeing his confused face, Felix grinned.
"I enjoy seeing his disgruntled expression when he wakes up. So forgive me if it seems unreasonable."
Sebastian blinked before walking towards the door with the Earl fast asleep in his arms.
"I think I'll go set him in his bed for the time being while I pack-"his crimson eyes twitched in irritation as something in the room caught his attention. Felix was already bending over the glass shards and shaking his head.
"I guess this will interrupt the schedule you've laid out?"Felix stated with a badly hidden smirk at the demon's irritation.
"Indeed it will."He sighed and looked down at his master,"You're always troubling me aren't you?"
"Feel flattered Sebastian."Felix stated as he stood up. Sebastian cocked his head at the statement.
"Pardon?"
The redhead grinned before ruffling Kurt's hair.
"For boys their age, any attention is still attention. He picks on you to show his admiration."the guardian smirked as felt Kurt stir,"Humanity is weird like that. He must look up to you more than you realize."
"Look up to me?"Sebastian questioned almost stupidly in surprise and confusion,"Him?"
Felix sighed,"I don't have the faintest clue why, perhaps it's because you were the one to..."
The redhead caught himself when he was about to say something he would regret,"...because you're the one to take care of him after his parents death. He was only about nine when the fire occurred correct?"
'There. Now I sound well-informed, but not TOO informed.'Felix commended himself,"All children by nature feel a certain attachment to those who raise them, and it's not always the child's parents."
"You seem to know a lot about the way children interact."Sebastian stated curiously,"Were you around many children growing up?"
Felix smiled,"Yes, an orphanage is full of children after all."
Sebastian frowned,"My apologies, I was unaware-"
"Please, don't trouble yourself. It wasn't as if my parents abandoned me, they just disappeared after I turned three. Then my mom adopted me only two years later; she is the one I consider my mother."Felix smiled,"She taught me many things and we traveled all over the world before settling here."
He turned to Kurt with a warm smile,"I think she fell in love with the land, while I fell in love with the people."
Sebastian gave a chaste smile and quickly drew a blanket to cover the two boys who were only beginning to awake.
"I'm envious of that emotion called love."the butler stated,"Perhaps it's because I don't understand it."
It was then that Felix recalled who and what he was standing and chatting with. His face became an indifferent frown.
'Of course, a creature like you wouldn't understand.'he thought.
"Its about time we woke them, don't you agree?"Sebastian asked as he stepped back. Felix cocked his head.
"You just blanketed them, why would you insist that they wake now?"
"...I want to see my master's frustrated face when he wakes sitting up, and also seeing that I'd done something to waste time."Sebastian smirked. Felix blinked before chuckling at the statement.
'...perhaps...we're not so different afterall.' Felix begrudgingly decided.
A/N: Joy to the world! My chapter has come! Let me recieve reviews!
SubMe: Don't sing.
Me: Why don't you just be SILENT toNIGHT?
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Me: *runs*
Felix/Kurt: Happy Holidays! (Too cheesy? Too bad!)