🌙When the Lights Go Down🌙

Chapter 2

The sun was shining and the weather was much warmer a week later as Ciel walked with Elizabeth through the neighborhood. The sun felt good on Ciel's skin and was resting high in the sky despite the late hour. Dusk was slowly approaching and Ciel found himself excited for the sun to finish setting. Claude had given Ciel the address that Sebastian was staying at and after watching the place for close to four days, Ciel had come to the conclusion that Sebastian didn't do anything.

The curtains were always drawn and the man never left the apartment building he was staying in. It made Ciel wonder what the hell Sebastian was up to, as he couldn't get any closer than that. He couldn't just randomly appear at Sebastian's doorstep, asking if he could come in. He could but it would arouse suspicion and if the outside of the apartment building was anything to go by, then Ciel didn't want to set foot inside the place. It looked dirty and rundown, and Ciel could only imagine the type of people that lived there.

It made Ciel realize why Claude didn't know anything about his brother, as Sebastian seemed to shut everyone out and kept to himself. And Ciel was starting to understand that he was being faced with a much harder task than he first thought possible. The only time Ciel had seen Sebastian outside his apartment during the day was when the man had to come into work that day to set up the equipment and help shot a music video. But the moment the shoot finished and everything was cleaned up, Sebastian had vanished back to his apartment before Ciel even realized he was gone.

But last night, through sheer luck, Ciel had had seen Sebastian exit the building a little after the sun had set. It was simply dumb luck that Ciel had fallen asleep in the car and woke up to a text message moments before Sebastian left. After seeing the man outside of his apartment so late at night, Ciel came to the conclusion that whatever Sebastian did with his life, it happened at night. With that thought on his mind, Ciel had a new plan of attack and one that he was anxious to try.

They rounded the corner and came to a stop as Elizabeth's dog sniffed a patch of grass, tugging at the leash to get closer. Elizabeth let out a sigh as the dog sniffed around the area and turned to look at Ciel. "You know, I had heard that DIE DVD's are hard to find and get a hold of, but I didn't expect them to be this hard," she said lowly.

Ciel chuckled. "At least I told you where to look. That was the hardest part for me because not every shop sells them and they don't directly advertise that they do. You have to find out by word of mouth and hope that the rumors are right. Not only that, but the owners won't tell you up front that they sell it unless they know you're not going to rat them out." He ran a hand through his hair. "But it's worth it in the end. And once they know you, then you're good."

Elizabeth nodded. "Yeah, I noticed. I just had to mention your name and the person pulled up your account. I would never have thought to go under an alias just to buy them either."

"It's better that way in case something ever happens to their cliental list. Wouldn't want the real names leaked to the public. I'm sure some influential names buy those DVD's," Ciel answered as they started to walk again. "Did you look at some while you were there?"

She flushed. "I asked to look at one of their magazines to see what the hype was about and the owner was more than happy to show me a few pages of a sample one that had been released." She gave a weak chuckle. "They were very...um...graphic," she said with a small cough.

Ciel smirked. "They're the best for a reason," he answered. "And I'll make sure that you get me the next DVD that is released. Every season they produce comes with a small teaser for the upcoming videos that will be released and yeah...I'll spare your virgin ears."

Elizabeth elbowed him in the side. "My ears aren't virgins, thank you very much. I might be but that doesn't mean I'm innocent to the sexual world around me." She glared at him. "I just haven't tasted pleasure yet like you have."