And then He Bled

His Butler, Withholding Secrets

Sebastian awoke when he felt his body growing wet, he then glanced to his right and noticed that Ciel was sweating profusely in his sleep while tossing and turning violently. Sebastian began to shake Ciel in order to wake him, but he only rolled away from Sebastian's grip, Sebastian then pulled Ciel close to his body and whispered that it was time for him to wake up, and, just like that, he slowly opened his purple and blue eyes to see Sebastian. He smiled in relief and hugged the older male tightly, he thought he had lost him forever to the darkness.

"Dear, are you feeling okay? You have a fever." Sebastian inquired, clearly concerned about Ciel's health.

"I-I'm fine." Ciel replied with a smile.

"Don't lie to me." Sebastian answered. "Does it have to do with that dream you were having?"

"Y-Yes." Ciel admitted shamefully.

"I suggest you rest for the day. Please, lie back down in bed dear." Sebastian said sincerely.

Ciel obliged and laid back down, slowly falling asleep. Sebastian, after getting dressed, got up and walked to the bathroom in order to get Ciel a cool cloth.

Once he had the cold cloth, he returned to the room to see that Ciel was fast asleep, and having another nightmare, however, after Sebastian laid the towel on his forehead, Ciel calmed down slightly before going on a rampage with the sheets again, twisting his body in painful directions. It looked as though he was struggling to escape something, but he was failing at it.

"Let me go!" He screamed.

"Ciel, honey, wake up." Sebastian said, not wanting to startle him.

Mey-rin, Bardroy, Finnian, and Tanaka barged into the room, and, as Mey-rin watched Sebastian place his hands upon Ciel's shoulders, she began to have a nosebleed - apparently she was imagining some yaoi. Sebastian gently began to shake his lord before his eyes slowly flittered open, and he blushed because the first thing he saw was Sebastian's lips, then he heard the other servants snicker and his sweat dropped.

"W-Why are they in here?" Ciel inquired, his eyes portraying annoyance.

"Sorry, my lord, I'll get them to scram at once." He directed his attention towards the servants. "Now, go see to your duties everyone."

They bowed respectfully before taking off to do their chores. Ciel then embraced Sebastian with tears forming in his eyes, however, he refused to allow them to fall from his eyes - he was getting stronger.

"Sebastian..." Ciel whispered.

"Yes, my lord?" The butler asked lightly.

Should I tell this to Sebastian? He might think I'm insane if I tell him about this.

"Well, umm, I was wondering - nevermind." Ciel replied, burrying his face in a pillow.

"It's okay, you can tell me anything."

"It's nothing." He answered, his voice muffled by the pillow.

"Ciel, honey, I can tell something is wrong. You were sweating profusely in your sleep. I'm not going to stop bothering you about it until you finally confess to me what it is." The loyal butler answered with a slight frown plastered on his face, it was evident that he cared deeply for Ciel.

"It's just - I saw this black figure in my dream, and it frightened me." Ciel said, every word coming out choppy and choked as though he would rather not say his fears aloud.

"Darling, if I could, I would chase away your fears," Sebastian replied while holding Ciel's small frame close to his. "You mean more to me than my own life, and I would give anything for you."