The noble man and the demon boy von _Shary_ (Sebastian x Ciel) ================================================================================ Kapitel 8: This demon, Feelings ------------------------------- The hospital's sterile smell was still in his nose as the demon returned from his hunt the next afternoon. He did not like that smell at all, as it was very intense. But maybe it just felt intense because his senses had finally returned to their normal sensibility, and compared to yesterday he felt incredibly strong even though he had only eaten a single soul. In yesterday's state hunting would indeed have been impossible. Fortunately, in the morning Sebastian had had the idea for Ciel to sneak into a hospital and steal someone's soul there. It had felt kind of shameful devouring the soul of someone who could not even defend himself, but there was no other option. He definitely did not want to die yet, so he needed to clutch at straws. He knew it was selfish, but that was just what he was like. At first Sebastian wanted to come along to help him but this time Ciel had insisted on going alone. It was his last pride as a demon to not allow a human helping him with his actual hunt. But fortunately everything had gone fine. Thanks to his outer appearance he did not look suspicious at all and just walked into the hospital under the pretext of wanting to visit his grandpa; a story Sebastian had made up for him earlier. In a moment when the nurses weren't watching he had taken the chance to sneak into one of the rooms unnoticed and took the sole of an old grandpa, who had not even resisted. Shaking off the thoughts of his hunt, he sped up and reached Sebastian's mansion in no time. *~*~* When the mansion's gate came into view, Ciel saw someone standing in front of it. At second glance he recognised the person as the curly black haired woman they met during the photo shoot. But she wasn't alone. Sebastian was standing in front of her, engaged in some kind of conversation. Even though the demon was still a few houses away, thanks to his returned senses he could see that she was crying. Her furious voice could not be ignored. Although he did not know why Ciel somehow got the feeling he shouldn't be openly watching them, so he hid behind another house and observed the two humans. It was too late though, since Sebastian had already noticed him with his exceptional perception and threw a quick glance in the direction the demon was hiding. Suddenly a smile crept onto the man’s face. “Why are you laughing? There is nothing to laugh about! Have you even listened to me? Why didn't you tell me earlier?”, the woman was almost screaming by now. Unlike Sebastian she hadn't noticed Ciel spying on them. She was really emotional and her face showed a mixture of anger and sadness. Parts of her make-up were smudged from crying. “I know that it was never serious between us... and that it's some time ago...but...but something like that... I at least have the right to know about that!!” She looked to the side. Suddenly it seemed difficult for her to form the next words. “How long have you known about it? Have you ever planned on telling me? If Joker hadn't told me about it, I wouldn't even know right now, I might’ve never known! I mean... We saw each other only a week ago and I ignored you all the time because I didn't know about your condition! Just imagine if... you'd....you'd died the next day... and all I did before was ignore you...!” Her shoulders were vibrating from tears and she was staring at the black haired man accusingly. Suddenly Sebastian placed his hand on her shoulders and threw her a pitying look. “I know that it might not be enough, but please excuse my rude behaviour. I probably should have informed you earlier. But you know... lately I have had a lot on my plate. You should understand that this new situation is not easy for me either. But right now I'm trying to make the best of it. So please, don't make it even more difficult for me.” His words silenced the woman and she stared to the side. She probably regretted her emotional outburst by now. “However, I'm glad that you came here right now.” Irritated, she lifted her head up once again to look at his face. At this moment, he grabbed her waist and drew her closer, kissing her deeply without any warning. First her eyes threw open in shock, but then she replied to his kiss, her eyes glittering in tears. Sebastian then guided her inside his house, but not without throwing Ciel another mischievous glance. The demon felt a sudden rage flood threw his veins. Stupid stupid stupid human!! His anger was so intensive that he felt like kicking something. He could not describe it; he had never felt as enraged before. Clenching his fists, he did not know how to vent out this sudden feeling. Then he saw a garbage bin. On the brink of his mind he remembered not using all of his strength but he kicked it against the house wall, spilling it's content on the street and flushing out a cat which lay on the ground next to it. Unfortunately the cat escaped by jumping into his direction and past him, making him sneeze from his allergy in the process. Then a man stuck out his head from the window and upon seeing the spilled garbage on the floor turned bright red with anger, yelling at Ciel: “You bloody wanker, get away from my house or I'm gonna call the fucking police!” Clenching his teeth, the demon rushed away from the man's house. Not knowing where he was going, he surged through the streets until minutes later he turned into a side street and suddenly bumped into someone smaller than him. The black haired girl he had run into was thrown back and landed on her bottom, the bag she had carried, which had the writing “Tokyo Toys” on it, scattering on the floor. A couple of pocketbooks fell out of it, all with colourful, interesting illustrations on the covers, depicting two people embracing or kissing. “Mein Gott! Watch where you are going!”, she complained in a foreign accent and quickly collected the pocketbooks. When she stood up, wiping away the dirt from the black Lolita dress she was wearing, she noticed the anger on the boy's face. He seemed much more troubled than her and she doubted his mood had anything to do with their little accident just now. “Why do you look so angry? Did something happen?” “Why should I tell you about that?”, the demon muttered still in an extremely bad mood. “Well, that's rude! First you push me over without even apologizing and now you don't even want to tell me why! So much about Brits being Gentlemen!”, she sulked, crossing her arms. “... sorry...”, he mumbled not looking into her face. It was not like he wanted to be rude, but he just did not feel like saying anything nice at the moment. “I guess that's okay for a start. So why are you walking around like this without caring about any consequences? It couldn’t be- Did your girlfriend leave you? My, my, such troubles at your young age. But you seem to be quite hot-blooded regardless of your appearance.” The demon looked at the small girl as if she was crazy. “No, what are you even talking about?” Raising an eyebrow, the girl continued asking: “No girlfriend? Well, what happened then? You know, talking about your anger can help you calm down.” That made Ciel prick up his ears. “Are you sure?” “Of course I am! Let it out!” “...” After a pause the boy began talking about it hesitantly while averting his eyes from her. “...I saw something that made me feel incredibly angry but I don't know why...” “And what was that?”, the girl asked further. “... I saw them kissing.” “Oooohh, that's getting interesting!” Her eyes began sparkling. “Who is 'them'? Do you know them?” “Yes. One of them is my contract par- … 'friend'.”, he corrected himself to not sound suspicious. “And the other one is a woman who works at a magazine we had a photo shoot with last week.” “So that's where the wind blows.” Wiggling an eyebrow, her face split into a devious smile.”I guess you would have liked to kiss her instead?” The demon threw her an irritated look. “No, that's not it. It's just... it's just...” He clenched his fists. What was he supposed to say? He didn’t even know why exactly he was angry, just that Sebstian had be extremely stupid and he definitely didn’t want to kiss that stupid woman, he just wanted her to stay away from Sebastian because- “He is supposed to be mine! Yet he is doing such unnecessary things!” Spurting out those words he stared at the ground furiously as if he wanted to pierce it. Upon hearing those words, the girl let out a squeal and quickly covered her mouth to calm down. “Oh gott, Oh gott! Calm down, Sieglinde! Calm down!”, she reminded herself and took a deep breath. After that she stared at the taller one with eyes wide open in excitement. “I had no idea you swung that way! You should have told me earlier! But if it's like that, there's only one solution!” Having no clue what that weird girl was talking about, Ciel just continued listening to her with a frown. “You have to tell him exactly what you told me right now. Tell him that he is yours! Men shouldn't be kept on a long leash. Let him know where his standing is! Trust me, I've read about this a hundred times already.” The demon was still not very convinced. “Uhm...” “I would so like to see that with my own eyes!”, the girl continued in a delighted voice. “But I promised Wolf to be home for dinner... You have to tell me how it went later! You'll find me on all social media pages under my artist name ‘Green Witch’.”, she told him, reaching into her little pouch and handing the startled boy her business card. “Well then, bye bye! I wish you luck!” She waved at him and then hastened away, leaving behind a clueless Ciel. *~*~* It was past 10 o'clock when Ciel finally climbed through the window into Sebastian's room. He had spent the last hours walking aimlessly through the streets and collecting his thoughts. He hadn't come to a conclusion but at least his anger had calmed down slightly, even though he was still mad at Sebastian. Furthermore it was already late and he kind of felt like it was time to go home. In a way it was strange. Since when had he come to call that place his 'home'? When Ciel landed on the floor in front of the window sill, Sebastian greeted him with his usual smile. He was sitting on his couch and he was alone. “Oh there you are finally. It seems like your hunting took quite some time today. But at least you seem to be feeling better. What a relief.”, he greeted him, coming closer. The demon threw him an angry look. “Stop your farce! I know you saw me when I returned home in the afternoon!” “Oh my, you are in a bad mood again. Could it be because you saw me with that woman?” “No!! Just shut up!”, he barked at him loudly. Suddenly his anger had returned. Ignoring the black haired man, he opened the wardrobe and quickly changed into his pajamas. He just wanted to go to sleep and not having to talk to the taller one. Sleeping had not only become a habit, but it was also a good way of evading too much contact with people if he wasn't in the mood. While watching the smaller one crawl into the blankets and turning away from him demonstratively, Sebastian continued: “In case you're interested: after I let her into the house, I only talked to her. She went home half an hour later. The kiss was my way to calm her down.” However, he didn't add that it had also been a means to make the demon jealous on purpose. Upon this, Ciel couldn't ignore the man's words any longer. Sitting up again and turning towards the other one, he shouted: “Stupid human! Weren't there any other ways to calm her down?! That was unnecessary!” That moment, he remembered the girl's words again and added. “You're mine after all!” Why was it that his face turned a shade of red after pronouncing these words? Suddenly Sebastian's facial expression turned into a serious one. The mood changed immediately. “I hope you know what you are suggesting with these words.” Swiftly, he sat down on the corner of his bed, piercing the demon with his intensive stare. The sudden change of mood irritated Ciel and he returned his stare with a suspicious one. “It means you don't want me to give my warmth to other people. You want it all for yourself. I think that suits you well. That's just like the little greedy, selfish demon I formed a contract with.” This time he palmed Ciel's face with both of his hands. “And I'm willing to give it to you. All of it. As long as I still have the opportunity to do so.” Sebastian's words hit the demon right between the eyes and made him think. As much as he did not want to admit it, the man's words made sense. Maybe he did want him all for himself. It really was much like him. And the other's warm fingers on his cold skin felt indeed good. But neither of them knew how much longer Sebastian's time on this earth would last. The latter began caressing Ciel's skin with his long fingers. This time, the demon did not push him away. Instead he bit his lip upon the strange sensation that was flooding his body. “Oh my, you seem to like this, aren't you?” The smaller one averted his eyes and mumbled: “... it's not that bad, I guess.” Sebastian's face split into a grin. “I think today I'm going to show you a game humans are very fond of.” Ciel turned his face towards the man. “A game?” A taunting smile appeared on his face. “Then it'd better be a good one. I can be very demanding when it comes to games.” “That I can promise.” With these words, Sebastian leaned in to the demon, but centimeters before his lips could reach Ciel's, the smaller one stopped him by placing his fingers on the man's lips. “Not there...”, he added murmuring. Knowingly, the taller one replied with a smile: “As you wish.”, and instead removed the demon's eye-patch with a swift move, placing a soft kiss on the sensitive skin of Ciel's eyelid. “May we be bound together by this sign until the very end.” Until the very end. ########################### So this is already Chapter 8... time went by so fast. Next chapter is already the last chapter! I'm so happy that I finally managed to get this far with a fanfiction. It will be the first multichapter fanfiction I really finished. Thanks to all of you who are reading this and who gave me the motivation to continue with this story! Stay tuned for the last chapter! In this chapter there are again two characters from the manga. I like putting them into the plot to help Sebastian's and Ciel's bond to strengthen in the end. x3 Hosted by Animexx e.V. (http://www.animexx.de)