Sebastian's eyes widened in shock and worry; he couldn't believe that Ciel had seen him and Claude together. He knew he hadn't told his young human master about the two of them, but quite honestly, he'd never had the time to before he was kidnapped and he had just regained consciousness a little while ago. Stricken, he looked at Claude, deeply afraid.
He had no idea if Ciel would tolerate him being in a relationship with someone, let alone another demon who happened to be both a male and Alois Trancy's butler. If Ciel didn't approve, it wasn't like his bond with Claude would be removed; he liked it, being able to feel his mate mentally and physically.
Seeing and feeling how upset Sebastian was becoming, Claude kissed him softly. "Whatever happens, we'll work it out," he promised softly, nuzzling his mate's neck and licking it once before he moved away. At least he was still wearing his pants, but Sebastian was wearing nothing at all. He knew that wouldn't be comfortable for Sebastian in front of Ciel like that, but with his back so raw from the healing, a shirt would hurt him right now.
Sitting beside him, Claude tenderly nudged him into a comfortable position; partially on his stomach so he put no weight upon his back but also slightly turned so he didn't pull the stitches, either. Sebastian's head rested upon a pillow as a cool sheet was drawn up around him loosely, to keep him both covered up and warm while Claude and Lucifer left to go talk.
Exhaling slowly, Claude swung his legs over the bed and glanced at Lucifer, knowing that he'd said he wanted to talk to him. From how the Demon Lord had brought up Ciel needing to speak with Sebastian, the golden-eyed demon figured that the other wanted whatever they were to speak about to be a private conversation, not one for any else to overhear. As such, he touched his mate one more time, his large fingers smoothing through the silky strands of Sebastian's dark hair.
"I'll be back soon," he whispered, stealing one last kiss before he left the bed reluctantly, ready to follow Lucifer to wherever he wanted to go. For himself, Claude would have quite contentedly stayed in bed with Sebastian, just holding the smaller demon against him. That would have been more than enough to make him happy.
Seeing how Claude was looking back at Michaelis, Lucifer was bemused, bidding his ward a quiet farewell before he led the way back to the door. "I promise I won't harm him, Michaelis," he softly said, seeing the anxious look in those red eyes as they watched him leaving with Claude Faustus. After all, hurting Michaelis would be akin to harming himself; he cared for the young demon too much to deliberately hurt him.
Hurting Claude would truly hurt Michaelis; Lucifer had realized this as he'd watched the two other demons cuddling together, seeing how Claude was constantly touching his younger mate. Michaelis, in turn, seemed to respond to those constant touches with a soft blush, a smile, or even a returned kiss. Those were all things Lucifer had seen between them so far, since he'd sewn up those nasty lashes on Michaelis' back.
Entering the hallway once more, Lucifer looked down at the human child standing there so anxiously, giving him a small smile. "Michaelis is resting in his bed," he reminded Ciel Phantomhive seriously, "and I know his back will be hurting again soon. If Claude has not returned by then, please tell my servants to come to my office to let me know so I can return and give him something for the pain."
Ciel nodded in silent agreement, brushing past Lucifer in his haste to check on Sebastian for himself. He nearly forgot what he'd seen, until he saw Claude standing there without his shirt. Pausing, he looked up directly at the taller demon, his blue eyes flashing with emotion. "If I find out that you hurt Sebastian in any way, I'll make certain you never come near him- ever again," he spat out heatedly, glaring at Claude.
"I could no sooner hurt him than I could harm myself," Claude replied back, meaning every word as he looked at the obviously upset teenager. "I've vowed to protect him always- no matter what I have to do..." He was not sure where Ciel had gotten the idea that he would ever harm Sebastian- he might have done so if things hadn't gone this way; if he hadn't mated with Sebastian and bonded him.
