🌙When the Lights Go Down🌙

Chapter 15:

Sunlight streamed through the top of the curtains, casting just enough light in the bedroom that made it near impossible to fall back asleep. It wasn't fair, Sebastian concluded as he tried to bury his face into the pillows in a feeble attempt to ignore the sunlight. This was the one day he could sleep in like a normal person, and enjoy a normal sleep pattern. And the damn sun was making it impossible to accomplish such a thing.

It wasn't only the sun that was working against him but also an infernal internal clock that told his body he should be up and that his alarm clock would be going off soon. But Sebastian refused to open his eyes to check the time. Because knowing his luck, he would look at the clock a minute or two before it would go off. It didn't matter if he was already awake and was simply lying in bed with his eyes shut. The bed was comfortable. The cool morning air, not so much.

In the distance, Sebastian could hear the ringing bell on Soot's collar as the cat moved throughout the condominium. No doubt, she was pouncing on the streams of sunlight that filtered into the living room. The sun hit a small prism that Ciel had hung by the window nearly two years ago, sending colored specks dancing across the floor that entertained Soot almost all morning.

Speaking of Ciel. Sebastian rolled onto his side and his eye opened slightly, looking at the empty spot next to him. It had long since grown cold but Ciel's smell still lingered on the sheets and Sebastian rolled over to inhale the crisp scent. Ciel had left for work already, about an hour or so ago while Sebastian was still lost to the dream world.

Sebastian sighed loudly and buried his nose further into the sheets. "Evil Monday," he grumbled and debated about pulling the blankets over his head in an attempt to fall back asleep but the damage was already done. Sebastian was awake and there would be no going back to sleep now. With another sigh, he sat up and tossed the blankets back, shivering in the crisp morning air.

He reached down and picked up his sleep pants and a lightweight shirt, slipping them both on before padding into the bathroom. It seemed odd to be up at this time, when under normal circumstances, Sebastian would be going to sleep around this time. But DIE was taking a four month break and Sebastian had easily fallen back into a normal sleep pattern.

They were already three weeks into their break and Sebastian only had to wait one more week before Ciel had time off as well. They had plans to travel during that time and Sebastian couldn't wait to spend the time with Ciel in a new country. Already, Sebastian pondered the idea of doing an international special for a shooting with DIE and he wondered if he could convince Ciel to make a dry run at certain places.

Sebastian paused in the middle of brushing his teeth. "We haven't made our own sex video yet," he murmured to himself and shook his head, pushing the thoughts from his mind.

He finished brushing and made his way to the living room where Soot greeted him with loud cries. He picked her up and scratched underneath her chin, listening to her purr. A quick glance at the clock showed that it was almost nine and he had a meeting with The Undertaker in an hour. Despite the four month break, they were still working occasionally. Money didn't grow on trees and some profit was better than none.

While they weren't producing DVD's during the break, Sebastian had suggested making calendars and other paper products that were easier to produce and didn't require a mass amount of effort. Pictures were easy to pull from video stills and Sebastian found that writing the short descriptions for the magazine was rather fun.

Their newest issue, which Sebastian wanted to produce weekly, was due Thursday afternoon if it was to hit shelves by Friday night. So far, the magazine was popular and demand was high. It was like Playboy but with a DIE twist.

Sebastian chuckled lowly and set Soot down next to her bowl. She cried at him and weaved around his ankles as he poured some food into her bowl before checking her water. Seeing that it was still full, he turned to get his own breakfast and hummed lightly under his breath. Perhaps if his meeting finished early today, he would stop by and see Ciel at work. Ciel had his own office now, which promised fun times if Ciel was in the mood.