That's not my name...

Chapter 1

Sebastian hadn't  been expecting the cry that came from his young master's bedroom in the middle of the night. Yes, the young Ciel Phantomhive had nightmares in the past, but with the boy being thirteen now, Sebastian had thought they were past it. Nevertheless, he moved from filling out records and going to his young master's bedroom. It would certainly not be a quiet night.

"Young master?" Sebastian asked as he knocked on the door. "May I come in?" While Sebastian would have normally awaited an answer, this wasn't a normal situation. His master wasn't going to answer him no matter what.

"Young master?" Sebastian asked once again. "Did you have another nightmare?"

  "I'm not your master," Ciel's voice cried out from beneath the covers. "I'm not. I'm just the Phantomhive that wasn't intended to get anything. The one they didn't like. The one that wasn't supposed to live."  

"What are you on about, my lord?" Sebastian asked. He knew what Ciel was speaking about, but he would let the boy answer himself.

"You know what I'm on about!" Ciel exclaimed suddenly. "You know who I really am!"

"You told me your name was Ciel Phantomhive, master," Sebastian said. "When I asked you your name, that is what you told me. I needn't know anything else."

"But you do!" Ciel exclaimed. "He's your master, not me!"

"I am not his butler," Sebastian said. "I did not spend these years caring for him. I spent them with you. No matter what your true name is, you are the one that I have served all this time. You are the one who holds the contract seal on your right eye."

"But..." Ciel trailed off. "I can't do this. I'm not who they say I am. They chose him. Not me."

"You did not deserve to die." Sebastian said. "You didn't. You were ten years old. So was he. You did not have to take on his name. Master, you were the one who chose him over yourself." 

"No, they were so relieved when they thought he was alive!" Ciel said. "They hugged me, thinking it was him!"

"Master..." Sebastian trailed off. "What is your name?"

"Not Ciel," Ciel said. "My name isn't Ciel. It's not. That's his name." 

"What is your name?"   Sebastian repeated. "Tell me, lord. You've already confessed this much. Tell me your name."

"My name is..." Ciel trailed off.