Chapter Three: The Man

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Ciel lay on the ground motionless as a tall and handsome man stood over him.
"Clumsy boy," said the man as he knelt by the unconscious body.
"All I did was step on a branch," muttered the man as he turned the boy over onto his back.
The man stared at the boy's face for a few seconds.
What a gorgeous boy, he thought moving towards the backpack that had fallen on the ground.
He dug through the pack and grabbed the water bottle. Opening the cap, he poured a bit of water on the boys forehead.

The cold liquid running down Ciel's face woke him up.

"Ngh," managed the boy as he tried to sit up. Suddenly his vision became all blurry causing him to fall back down onto something soft.

The man smiled to himself seeing the boy struggle to move.

Opening his eyes, he met the gaze of a strange man who moved the wet hair out of his eyes.
"Don't touch me!" Growled Ciel as he tried to sit up again.

The man replied in a smooth voice, "You hit your head really hard. You need to lay back down."
The man pushed down on Ciel's chest causing him to groan out in pain as he felt the side of his head throbbing.
The man started to blush at the innocent sound the boy had just made. Looking further down, he saw a tear in the boy's shirt exposing his toned stomach. This caused the man to blush even more.

"How could someone so young be so beautiful?" the man thought out loud.

Ciel responded with a confused voice, "What did you say?"

Staring into the boy's eyes, he shook his head as if he had not uttered a word.

"What happened?" asked Ciel in a quiet voice, "My head hurts."

Reaching to examine the boy's head, the man said, "You got scared because I snapped a twig. Then you fell over and hit your head pretty hard." Looking at the young face, he saw a tear run down his cheek. Wiping it away, Sebastian told him that everything as all right.

Seeing a slight hint of fear in the boy's eyes, he decided to introduce himself.

"My name is Sebastian Michaelis. I was hiking nearby when I heard you walking a bit ahead of me. I was about to call out when you fell over."

Helping the boy sit up he heard him say, "I'm Ciel. Sorry for all of the trouble I caused you."

Sebastian smiled back at the boy handing him the backpack.
Ciel grabbed at the strap as the man asked, "What is a young boy doing out here all alone wandering around the woods?"

With a frown on his face, the boy replied in an irritated voice, "I'm not a young boy. I'm 20 and live right on the border of the woods."

Smiling back, Sebastian said, "Pardon me. You just look very young."

"Ya, I hear that a lot." Replied the boy examining the tear in his tank top, "By the way, you don't look much older than I am. How old are you?"

"24," replied the man.

"Hmm," Ciel stood up acting as if he didn't care for the answer, "I'm out here looking for an abandoned cabin."

Looking down at the man, Ciel asked, "Do you want to help me look for it?"

"Sure," responded the man, "some company wouldn't be bad."
Suddenly the man stood up handing him the water bottle.
After saying thanks, Ciel put the water bottle in his pack and started walking forwards again.

This time he was not alone. He was with a strange man named Sebastian who just happened to be 'hiking' through the woods.

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