Note: /drum roll And the winner is...

~After Speaking With the Undertaker~

Ciel dismounted from his horse, hands shaking and head spinning. The weight of what he was about to do was almost too much – he felt ill.

The manor seemed very large and scary as he stood before it, knowing what waited inside. He hesitated before he went up the steps, and then again at the French doors.

Swallowing the growing lump in his throat Ciel pushed the doors open.

Sebastian was waiting for him on the stairs just inside the manor, Rose in his arms. For once he wasn't coddling the child, but sat silently brooding, his eyes dark and menacing.

"Welcome home, my lord," he said. "I'm assuming you're ready to make the trade. The child for reality."

Ciel walked right up to Sebastian. His eyes were one the baby in his butler's arms, and he knelt down to brush her face with the back of his hand, earning a cheerful gurgle from the infant.

"Sebastian… I have one final order from you."

The demon blinked, crimson eyes dangerous. "Final order?"

Ciel didn't take his eyes from Rose. "Before you leave to whatever hell you came from promise me you'll see to it that Rose will be taken care of."

"My lord-"

"Don't argue with me."

Sebastian fell silent.

"Do you promise?"

"…Yes, my lord."

Ciel didn't say anything for a long time. He just sat and admired his daughter's curiously innocent face and wide blue eyes. "I love you," he said softly – whether to Sebastian or Rose he wasn't quite sure. Maybe both.

And with that he finally looked at his butler. "You can take my soul now."

.

Ciel was more than surprised when he woke up in his own bed in the manor. He could hear the servants bawling outside the door, but it didn't matter. He sat bolt upright, eyes immediately falling on Sebastian.

"You're awake, my lord," he said simply. Emotionless.

"…Where am I?" Ciel looked around frantically. "What's going on?"

"You are outside the dream now. Frances and Alexis will be coming to fetch Rose soon, so you don't need to fear for her." He cleared his throat, eyes never once leaving Ciel. "You're physical body has been in a coma for two months. I told the servants and the Midfords that you had died. I didn't intend to do this right now, but the servants insisted that I get to say goodbye to you alone." He chuckled. "Maybe they aren't as idiotic as they seem."

Ciel didn't laugh or smile or even acknowledge him other than a stiff nod. He couldn't even fight when Sebastian caught his chin and tilted his face up. "I'm a bit surprised," he said. "I never thought I'd be here. Everything I've done – it's all been so I could avoid this moment." He sighed. "I should've known you'd be too noble to let Rose die for your sake."

Ciel didn't speak. His throat was too tight to allow for any words to come out.

Sebastian's thumb stroked Ciel's cheek, and only then did he notice he was crying. He lowered his eyes, unable to hold Sebastian's gaze any longer. "Would you hurry up already?" he choked.

With a soft sigh Sebastian nodded, leaning forward. His lips brushed Ciel's cheek before he caught Ciel's mouth against his own. It was an odd sort of kiss, Ciel thought. Too slow and too gentle. This wasn't like Sebastian…

He felt lightheaded. He opened his eyes abruptly, staring across at Sebastian's closed eyelids. The last thing he was conscious of was Sebastian's muttered, "I love you."

.

Sebastian pulled away, hand still cupping Ciel's cheek. It wasn't as if he were dead. There was still color in his cheeks and his eyes were peacefully shut. His skin was warm and soft as it always was – if it weren't for his stilled heartbeat Sebastian might've been able to believe he was sleeping… just sleeping, and he'd wake up in a moment and kiss Sebastian and ask why he didn't have tea prepared yet. Sebastian would smile and kiss him back, saying that he hadn't been allowed to leave until Ciel woke up.

He could feel himself fading. Sebastian would disappear, as well as any affection he had held for Ciel Phantomhive. He gripped onto that last bit of feeling – the tiniest scrap of draining human emotion.

"I love you, my lord," he said softly. "…I'm sorry. I love you." He leaned forward, not kissing the empty shell that had once been his world but simply nuzzling against him. This was how he wanted to be when he disappeared. When Sebastian disappeared.

And for a moment he was happy. Happy to know that Sebastian would disappear with his master. They'd be gone together. But he could feel the joy fading, consumed by feral demonic instinct.

Keeping his eyes shut tight he tried to draw out the moment, but it couldn't last. He was used to the feeling, but never had it torn him apart like it was now. And that was his last coherent thought before he, Sebastian, the exceptional butler to the Phantomhives, was gone.

Note: This is so rushed ;_; I'm sorry~~ I almost forgot to do this and barely finished it last night. Thankfully I actually planned ahead on this one and knew exactly what was going to happen (mostly because I already wrote it once xD) so it was fairly easy. Anyway... I didn't use this ending because 1. It was too short 2. I just couldn't bring myself to kill off Ciel and Seb (even though I had planned to do it from the very beginning lol) 3. The first time I wrote this I cried. I just couldn't do it lmao

ABOUT PART THREE: YES I will do it. When, I have no idea. Maybe next week. Maybe next month. Maybe not until next year. But I will! I promise you this! I've written bits and pieces and I know, mostly, what I want to do. The main problem is finding the motivation to sit down and write another fifteen chapters...

ABOUT MY NEXT FANFIC: I have been writing and rewriting chapter two of Nothin' On Your Eyes (Loveless, RitSoubi) since before I posted chapter one. I'm working on it, though!

Okay, so before I go can I just say thank you so much and I love you all soooo much! I never expected this to get the attention that it did, and I really look forward to seeing you guys in my next fic.

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