Moonlit Meetings (Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler) (Sebastian x Ciel)

Sixth Sighting

Moonlit Meetings:

Chapter 6:

Was this it? Had Ciel given definitive proof that he had seen the phantom thief's real face? He waited eagerly with bated breath for Ciel's reply to the question. When it came he was severely disappointed.

"...Short people are good looking so of course he's good looking," Ciel's sleepy voice petered out into a snore.

At that moment Sebastian experienced a strong desire to wring Ciel's neck. What kind of answer was that? He had underestimated him. Ciel was not going to give up information regarding his best friend that easily and was more likely to give infuriatingly annoying answers.

He picked up the teacup again and placed it down with force onto the desk right by Ciel's head causing him to jerk awake with a fright.

"Here is your tea," he said with a forced smile, feeling the opposite inside.

Ciel rubbed his eyes and looked down at the cup, seeming to take a while to process it due to his sleepiness.

"How long was I asleep for?" he yawned.

"Only ten minutes. Did you finish doing what I asked for?"

"Almost," Ciel answered with a yawn. "I don't even know why I agreed to it anyway; I'm your superior officer."

Sebastian checked and found that Ciel had been telling the truth. It also proved that he could work hard when he wanted to which suggested that he had not found any clues on the phantom thief because he didn't want to and not because he could not.

"You agreed because you secretly enjoy spending time with me," Sebastian retorted.

Ciel snorted and didn't reply. He disliked being in Sebastian's presence because he felt nervous about a lethal slip up that would result in his arrest.

"Since you nearly finished, you can go home now," his rival continued on. "I will finish it myself."

Ciel nodded and yawned again. Tanaka and Mey-Rin were waiting at home for him, ready to start planning the next heist and to discuss what Sebastian had asked Ciel about. Tanaka had been very concerned about what could have happened tonight.

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"How did your date with Sebastian go?" Mey-Rin asked cheerfully once he returned.

She took the hint when he glared instead of answering."So it wasn't a date then?"

"It was definitely not a date," he emphasised firmly. "It was me doing his work for him."

Tanaka had left out a teapot wrapped in a tea cosy ready for his return and for once Ciel ignored it. The taste of Sebastian's tea was still in his mouth and he didn't want to taint it.

"Did you watch your words and avoid arguments?" Tanaka immediately asked when Ciel flopped down on the sofa.

"So much that we barely talked and I fell asleep."

"You know what you are like when you fall asleep," Tanaka groaned. "I hope he didn't ask you any questions."

Ciel thought back to earlier that evening. It had been cunning of Sebastian to notice that he was more inclined to tell the truth when he was half asleep just so he could get some peace. Unfortunately for Sebastian, Ciel had woken up fully halfway through the interrogation and had deliberately given a nonsensical answer.

"That was a dangerous situation," the butler said when Ciel had finished explaining. "You probably infuriated him greatly as a result so he is not likely to attempt that approach again."