Ciel POV

Ciel could tell he was not a normal high schooler. Rather than being excited about going home from school and getting the chance to hang out with friends, he awaited the end of school so he could get home to do his homework and read. That was his not-so-secret secret: Ciel was, undeniably, a huge nerd. Name any Shakespearean play, classic novel or renowned scientific article, and the intelligent bluehead has most likely read it. Because of his introverted nature, Ciel had an extremely hard time making friends. He much preferred the characters in the precious books he read to normal people, because they could never leave him (except when they died, of course). He has had an issue with being deserted ever since his parents died three years ago, and now Ciel is living with his transvestite guardian, Grell.

Ciel met Grell at his parents' funeral, where Grell introduced himself as his father's close friend whom Ciel had not seen since he was very young. Grell was involved in the fashion industry, thus making her (Grell's preferred pronoun) schedule extremely busy in the recent years, explaining why Ciel had not remembered her. Grell even went so far as to show Ciel his father's will, which stated Grell as the young teen's guardian if they were to become incapable of taking care of him. Though Ciel was still devastated by his parents' death three years later, he did not mind living with Grell. The fashion designer created extremely popular pieces under the line "Red," which became a famous line in the past year. Grell was considered a top designer now, and she gained a lot of money at a quick rate. Despite having an over packed schedule, Grell still made time for Ciel, because she loved him like he was her own child. Ciel shared the same feelings, but was not able to express them, so he settled for giving Grell a heartwarming hug once in a while. Ciel could tell how much this meant to Grell, and he did not take her money for granted.

Ciel just started his junior year at South Pines School for the Advanced Studies, an expensive private school Grell insisted he attend, because it was one of the best in America. Though he would never admit it, Ciel found his classes extremely easy and simple, allowing him to have extra time to read or do additional studying. This, paired with the fact that Ciel did not have anybody he would spend time with other than Grell, meant that basically Ciel's whole life was devoted to academics. It was already the third week of school, and Ciel prided himself on the fact that besides the random teacher or parter he had to pair up with for an activity, nobody had spoken to him so far. To maintain his antisocial attitude, Ciel wore two-sizes-too-large khaki pants and a large grey hoodie, pulled to cover his hair that embarrassed him. He was so extremely close to being satisfied with his life. There was only one thing he actually paid attention to besides his studies, and that thing sat next to him in chemistry. Its name was Sebastian Michaelis, the guy who almost every girl deemed the most attractive guy in school.

What drew Ciel to become interested in Sebastian's actions was that despite him being the star of the school, dating the head cheerleader, and hanging out with the most popular crowd in South Pines, Sebastian always carried a book with him. Thus, on the first day of the third week of school, Ciel could not help thinking about the guy when he noticed that Sebastian had Ciel's all-time favorite book with him, Romeo and Juliet.