I'm finally back with an update! Sorry for making all of my lovely readers wait ^_^
Enjoy without further ado ^_^
~ Previously ~
"Who…who are you…show me your face…" she mumbled her memory fading.
"Sleep well Siera…" Sebastian whispered softly and kissed the top of her forehead holding her wrist gently as he laid down next to her on the bed instantly falling asleep his breathing shallow with Siera instinctively clinging on to him…
~ Currently ~
Kimi entered the room the two of them were resting in to check on them. The soft noise of the door closing behind Kimi, the window being opened and the tweets of the birds outside woke Siera.
She had her head snugly placed against Sebastian's with his arms around her protectively in a gentle hold. His cheek was on her head and her fingers were clutching his shirt like her life depended on it. Her cheeks turned a soft red as she felt his gentle breathing fall on her hair and she loosened her grip on his shirt. She turned her head a little upwards and looked at his peaceful expression and his gentle smile. Her fingers moved on its own to touch his cheek when Kimi's voice brought her back to reality.
"Good morning nee san" Kimi said softly realizing she had woken up.
"A-ah mo-morning Kimi" Siera said as she attempted to get out of Sebastian's hold.
She was about to shout angrily when she realized the reality that she had yet again spent another night with Sebastian but stopped herself when she saw his sleeping expression. She got out of his hold careful not to wake him and slowly pushed back the stray strand of his hair that was on his face.
Kimi watched her relief crossing his features that she was finally back when Siera stood straight her eyes in a panic,
"Kiki…where is Kiki?" she questioned turning suddenly to face him.
"A-ah Kiki is in our room…" Kimi said his voice trailing.
"Come on let's go see him. Who the hell gave him that vinylmint potion?" she muttered angrily as she rushed to twins' room.
"Kiki? Are you alright?" Siera questioned her voice soft as she sat next to Kiki on the bed.
Kiki groaned as he turned to look at Siera,
"Nee san…aren't you supposed to be resting?" he asked wincing slightly as he held his head.
"Idiot! Why did you drink the vinylmint potion?" she asked looking frustrated.
"Who the hell sent you that damned potion? Why did you drink it?" she asked again not giving him a chance to talk tightening her fist in anger.
"It was Claude nee san…Claude sent the potion" Kiki said panting softly.
"What?! Even so, why did you drink it?!" Siera lashed.
"It said the potion was for my health to improve…and since you strongly insisted Claude was your meito…I didn't think twice and drank it all" Kiki said looking forlorn.
Siera sighed and leaned over to kiss his forehead smoothing out his hair with her palm,
"Silly…don't ever do that again" she said concern coating her voice.
"Yes nee san…" Kiki said smiling at her.
Siera frowned and rubbed her temples looking tired. Kiki who was silent all this time held her shoulders from behind, giving it a reassuring pat.
"Why didn't you stop him Kimi? You know what it does to us…why is this happening to us…" she said softly.
"Like he said…you insisted Claude was your meito nee san…we didn't think twice about having something he sent for us" Kimi said smiling.
"Still…even the odor didn't warn you? That's really strange…" she said sighing.
"Well…both of you are fine…I guess I can't ask for anything more than that…besides I have to go back to look after Sebastian…Kimi could you handle Ciel instead of Kiki please? I'll make sure to look after Kiki and Sebastian" Siera said standing up.
"Of course nee san, I already helped him get ready, gave him his morning tea and made sure he ate a good breakfast" Kimi said counting out the chores he had done.
Siera ruffled his hair and held his cheek as she smiled at him,
"Thank you Kimi…I'll get going now. If something happens let me know" Siera said and walked out of the room heading to hers.
"Why did Claude give Kiki that potion…what was he thinking…if Mama hadn't brought us to our senses all hell would've broken loose…what did he want to achieve by giving Kiki the potion?" Siera thought to herself her thoughts a mess as she walked back into the room.
She opened the door gently realizing she must've stormed out earlier in her hurry to go see if Kiki was alright. She sat on the edge of the bed where Sebastian was still sleeping and looked out of the window the events of the previous night coming back to her slowly. She touched her lips gently,
"I was kissing Claude yesterday…we both had kissed…he was holding me in his arms…and yet…why didn't I feel anything…I felt nothing from his kiss…or the way he was holding me…I felt nothing…if there was anything…it felt wrong…it felt like he wasn't the one I supposed to be with…wasn't he my meito…didn't he win the ceremony? Who was he completing against…who was the other contender? Why can't I remember anything?"
Siera sighed audibly and winced as she felt the sharp pain from her abdomen. She finally remembered how she had fought with Kiki and the other low class demons and how she had gotten her injury. She needed to lie down and take rest hell she even wanted to but there was no other bed except the one in which Sebastian was lying down.
"Well…I'm just going to lie down and take rest…he is just there beside me…there is nothing going on between us…" Siera convinced herself as she let herself lay down next to him.
She placed the covers on herself haphazardly and closed her eyes as the memory from last night struck her again. She stared at the ceiling trying to figure out why there were so many holes in her memory. She sighed as she closed her eyes.
"Why can't I remember who was the one who tended to my injuries that day…why are there so many things I don't remember?" Siera thought to herself falling into a restless sleep.
She turned in her sleep and had her head resting against Sebastian's shoulder momentarily waking Sebastian from his sleep. Sebastian pulled the covers over her properly and was about to turn away from her when she gripped his shirt in her sleep,
"Please…I-I can't…please" Siera mumbled in her sleep her brows drawn together, a troubled expression on her face.
Sebastian realized she had another nightmare and placed his hand on hers pulling her into his arms kissing her forehead lightly and laying down next to her. She smiled in her sleep her earlier discomfort disappearing, her palms against his chest.
-Meanwhile-
Claude clenched his fist as he thought of his failed attempt to get Siera to mate with him. He stormed into the Trancy mansion his bangs hiding his eyes.
"Claude! Get me my tea" Alois called out pulling Claude out of his thoughts.
"Yes Your Highness" Claude replied moving into the kitchen and quickly setting to work.
"I have to think things through more carefully now…I cannot rush things…I cannot spoil this chance that I finally got to get both Ciel Phantomhive and Siera…I simply mustn't hurry" Claude thought to himself as he added the measured amount of sugar into the tea.
"I have to work things slowly…spoiling things when I'm this close to my goals is simply unacceptable"
He regained his stoic expression and began collecting the cups to deliver the tea. A dove pecked on the window trying to gain his attention. He turned to look at it and realized it had a note attached to its leg. He opened the window and took the note from its leg not giving it a second glance as it flew away.
A slow smile spread on his lips as he read the invitation,
"Perfect"
What is Claude planning to do now that Siera has evaded his attempt to mate with her? What invitation is it? Who is it from?
Wait for my next update to find out ^^
Till then adios amigos :D
