I. Earless

"Ciel, it's ready now"

Ciel turned to see Sebastian with a fine and expensive tea set. He couldn't believe that Sebastian has such talent as immortality sharing. He still is in shock of knowing that he himself is immortal. It also means that it would double the pain and sufferings. "I guess it's okay then", he murmured.

"What Ciel?", Sebastian turned in his usual monotone voice.

"Nothing, continue to what you're doing", he frowned.

Sebastian nodded, pouring over a finely brewed Earl Grey tea. It smelled great; still the same smell a hundred years back, where Ciel was still mortal. Where he was still positive that death would come by. Sebastian grinned, still reading the very thoughts that were so immature. Now, he will never mature; and that tickled Sebastian.

"Anyway, since it's our first visit in Tokyo, we might as well stroll around, to get a hang of it", Sebastian smirked, while offering a cup to Ciel.

Ciel nodded, his eyes on the tea cup, "Good, I need some new clothes and I need some notebooks and stuff, but really, why do I still need schooling? I could top over Albert Einstein without breaking a sweat". He didn't know what made him a thousand times smarter than Albert Einstein. All he could reason is Sebastian's antics.

"You know, I'll be your music teacher-"

"Still be my music teacher, you were always my teacher, but I guess I should be thankful for that", Ciel sighed. And to add credit to Sebastian's greatness, Ciel perfected all of Mozart's pieces with his eyes closed.

"We should leave now, it's almost night time", Ciel suggested, polishing his cup and scones, and Sebastian did the same. He's still his butler, in some way or another. "Yes, my lord".

The next morning…

"Good morning, I am Ciel Phantomhive, I have recently moved here from England and I hope I will have plenty of friends here".

Everyone stared at him with curiosity. Damn, maybe it's the eyepatch. Ciel thought and went to the empty seat way back in the classroom. In front of him was a big-boobed girl, with pussycat ears and beside him was a boy with black hair and also with cat ears. Maybe it's the ears.

"Were you raped?", Yuiko whispered in front of him.

What the hell?, "Pardon me?", Ciel asked, clearing his voice. "You have no ears, so you must be an adult, a small adult", Ritsuka added.

He really feels like thrusting a white-hot rod down to Sebastian's throat right now. He doesn't have the slightest clue to what the two pussycats's yapping about. He decided to ride with them. "What do you mean by adult?", he asked.

"You know, people who are no longer virgin", Yayoi whispered behind him. Ciel felt his Goosebumps crawl over his entire body, "You mean, the one who experienced sex?".

"Yes, that's it", Yuiko whispered back.

"NO! For the love of…no I'm still virgin, in England, we don't have those stuff, we only have HUMAN ears and no tails", Ciel cleared his throat and that ended the uncomfortable conversation. Ciel finally had his focus on the lecture.

"Class dismissed".

The students shuffled around as Ciel remained motionless in his seat, waiting for the next teacher. "Ciel-kun, what is England like?", Yuiko asked, her tail danced and her ears perched.

"Normal city, I guess, no cat ears on citizens, and people there prefer dogs over cats", Ciel calmly replied, his hands clasped together on his desk. His eyes closed.

"What happened to your eye?", Ritsuka asked, pointing on Ciel's eyepatch. Ciel opened his eyes and threw a question back as answer, "I could ask the same thing on your cheek, and hand, and wrists and God knows where else". Ritsuka frowned, "I…I'm a…clutz, so I get injured pretty easily".

Ciel answered his question, exaggeratedly, "My left eye, have been melted by a hot rod thrust into it. Blood spilled all over the place and I didn't cry, because it was my fault anyway". He smiled maliciously. Yuiko cried, "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! Did it hurt?".

"Of course it hurt!", Ritsuka answered. Yayoi felt his bile rising up to his mouth, "Gosh, I have to go!", and he dashed off to the men's room. Ritsuka and Yuiko just watched him run, with pitiful looks on their faces. Ciel merely shrugged.

"My apologies for being late children, I am your new music teacher, Sebastian Michaelis".

Ciel jerked up only to find Sebastian wearing a vest, with long sleeve polo underneath. He looked amazingly attractive in his usual way. It was something Ciel was used to. "Teacher, you're late, as usual".

The whole class who were starstruck by Sebastian now turned to Ciel. "What did you mean by, as usual?", Ritsuka asked to end his curiosity. Yuiko and Yayoi turned to see him too, and that made Ciel shuffle in his seat as if the seat was made up of thorns. "He's my but..le…er, I mean, my guardian". Ritsuka, Yuiko and Yayoi nodded as if to follow some rhythm. Sebastian smiled, "Let's start, shall we?".

Moments later…

*!*

The bell went off, and it was over. Ritsuka dashed off together with Yuiko and Yayoi outside. Ciel took his time and slowly went outside. He knew Sebastian would be late so he went ahead. As if I would get lost…

When he got outside, he noticed a tall figure talking to Ritsuka. He got curious. Little by little, he moved slowly to eavesdrop. "Hi Ciel!!!!!!!", Ritsuka called, waving his hand. The blond haired man also gazed at him, but with cold eyes. Ciel sighed in disappointment then slowly approached them.

"Hey Ritsuka, er…fancy meeting you here", Ciel muttered.

"Is this your friend Ritsuka?", he asked, his voice was as deep as Sebastian's, but the cigarette thing was something Ciel disliked.

"Yes, he's a transfer student! He was born without ears and a tail! We really thought he was raped", Ritsuka lovingly chuckled. The man nodded as he pushed his glasses back.

"Oh right, this is Ciel-kun, and Ciel, this is Soubi, he's my friend!", Ritsuka smiled. Ciel and Soubi stared at each other as if to study. Ciel finally offered his hand, "It's nice to meet you Mr. Soubi". Soubi threw his cigar away and shook hands with Ciel.

"The pleasure is all mine, as long as you add a dash of pain on it".

"What?!?", Ciel frowned, and Ritsuka as well. "Don't scare him Soubi, he's my friend". Soubi merely chuckled. Ritsuka sighed, as if he disliked it when Soubi acted that way. Are they lovers or some sort?

"Ciel-kun, would you like some parfait? C'mon, I know a great café nearby", Ritsuka pulled Ciel's sleeve, grinning like a little child. He kept in mind that he needs to make some connections in the future, and that means he should make friends. A lot of it.

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry after all", Ciel let himself got pulled away like a dog on a leash while Soubi followed like a stalker. All of a sudden, Ciel's phone rang. "Wait, I think this is urgent". He picks it up, "Yeah, What Sebastian?".

"I'm right behind you guys…".

Ciel turned to see Sebastian, now in a fine fur jacket, grinned seductively at them. He pushed his glasses back and began to approach the three, "Oh my, I'm happy to see that you already have plenty of friends". Ciel gave him the what's-up-with-you-today look. "Oh, we're going to have a parfait! You should come with us Sebastian-sensei", Ritsuka waved his hand. Soubi hid his irritation. "That would be great".

"Sensei, this is Soubi, and Soubi, this is Sebastian-sama".

"Oh, are you a friend of Ciel and Ritsuka?", Sebastian asked Soubi who was as tall as he is. "To Ritsuka, yes, but I'm not sure about Ciel", Soubi replied as he lit a cigar. Sebastian nodded, and hid his disgust from Soubi's smoking.

"Soubi! Please don't smoke in front of sensei!", Ritsuka pitched. "He's not in front of me, he's beside me", Soubi replied bluntly, teasing Ritsuka. "Don't play with me! Soubi, you're naggy!".

Soubi patted Ritsuka in the head and that made Ritsuka more pissed. Ritsuka merely pouted, "Stop petting me!", but deep inside, he loved Soubi's big hands. Ciel merely eyed the both and Sebastian's eyes are on Ciel's. "What is it bo-chan? Would you like me to pet you too?", Sebastian asked in fluent French. Ciel just shot him a deadly glare.

When they reached an isolated place, Soubi was halted by an unknown presence. "What is wrong?", Sebastian asked. Soubi raised his head, "A fighter's nearby, Ritsuka". Soubi revealed his notorious malicious smile. Ritsuka nodded, and Ciel and Sebastian merely exchanged looks of innocence.

"We're Breathless…and we've come to fight! But not you Soubi, but the other two!", Midori roared and Ai nodded in a rhythm.

Soubi and Ritsuka both stared at Ciel and Sebastian, "What is your name?". Ciel raised a brow, "Like I said, my name is Ciel Phantomhive and this is Sebastian Michaelis! What are you talking about Soubi? Have you forgotten?".

"I know that…I mean, your real name…", Soubi demanded and Ciel and Sebastian shut up.

"Sebastian, you have specifically one minute to explain this to me!!!!", Ciel yelled, making all of his nerves twitch. Sebastian cupped his chin and began to analyze the situation.

"This is a declaration of a spell battle!", he blurted.

Soubi grimaced and murmured, "Interesting, I wonder what their name is…". Midori and Ai yelled in duet, "We accept!". Sebastian paused again, thinking (or should I say eavesdropping on Soubi's thoughts), "Expand battle system!".

"We share one soul and one name, Breathless, so intense that it will leave you breathless, Expand battle system! ", Midori and Ai chorused. Then, it followed another track of silence. "Sebastian, what the hell is going on?!?". Sebastian smiled and whispered, "Bo-chan, you need to hold my hand, please…". Ciel nodded.

"We share the same fate and characteristics, and we both have only one name, Earless, our will is so intense that it will leave you Earless!!!!!", Sebastian yelled.

There was absolute silence, Ritsuka spaced out, Midori and Ai stood like statues, mortified, and Soubi swallowed his cigar. Ciel was completely red all over and Sebastian merely smirked. "I…uh…we…uh…retreeeaaaaaaaaat!!!!!!!", the two ran as if their butts were on fire.

"Uh, well…I'm glad that's over…let's have that parfait now!", Ritsuka herded them and Soubi walked like a mindless idiot.

"Hmmm…can we do that again?", Sebastian laughed.