Summary: Set during the current arc in the manga. Ciel infiltrates the boys' school, monopolizing two houses and setting up Snake in purple house. He doesn't know that Lizzie has done the same thing. How was Ciel to know that witches could transform into males? (Slight Yaoi/boyxboy)
Ciel approaches the Middlefords with an easy smile, hiding his confusion at Lizzie's absence. 'Still as unruly as ever, Sebastian.' Frances scoffs discreetly, glaring at 'Professor Michaelis'. The demon butler lifts his glasses mock sheepishly. 'This is the Queen's errand then.'
'Yes, Aunt Frances.' Ciel confirmed, ignoring the chocked looks on Edward and Alexis' faces when they realized it truly was Sebastian. The matriarch of the Middlefords took that opportunity to lean down to Ciel with a stern look, as if giving him advice.
'Look after Elizabeth then. She came here with Catherine to look after you so I expect you to return the courtesy.' She spoke nonchalantly. Ciel's eyes widened as his mind raced. Lizzie had infiltrated the school?! But he got it together and played along, smiling and nodding to avoid suspicion.
'Of course, Aunt Frances.' He answered and then a strange aura filled the room. Sebastian glanced over, his eyes meeting a pair of similar ones. Both pairs of eyes flashed a disconcerting red. Ciel turned to Sebastian, taking notice of the sudden silence and of course… Agni's arrival.
'Ah, Professor Michaelis, if I may borrow you and the young Phantomhive for a moment… I would like to personally express my congratulations.' Agni said, his silver braid gone and his skin tone lightened by divine transformation. Soma was doing a bad job concealing his nervousness, glancing from Catherine to Ciel.
'Of course.' Sebastian spoke easily. Frances did not meddle in and instead turned to her two men, intent on drawing their attentions away from that particular confrontation.
Meanwhile, Sebastian and Agni crossed the room, taking with them their charges who struggled to keep up with their inhuman speed. 'Sister… of all disguises…' Sebastian groaned quietly.
The demon witch smoothed out her slightly messy and currently short black hair before smiling and running her hands down her flat chest. 'It's a boys' school, brother. Nice, isn't it? My chest hasn't been this flat since…'
'You… are a man.' Soma choked, staring at her new lean but sturdy build, the robes of a teacher falling nicely on her male frame. A delicately folded green handkerchief confirmed that she was playing the role of the Green House's dorm teacher.
'Well, what kind of a witch would I be if I couldn't do that? You must start calling me Caleb now, unless you wish to be revealed.' She spoke smoothly, her voice deep and directed at her brother. Sebastian frowned.
'Isn't it reckless to have a name similar to your actual one?' Agni asked anxiously, his eyes darting around the area. Soma continued to stare at 'Caleb's flat chest.
'Not anymore reckless than using your true name, angel.' She spat bitterly, chiding the fallen divine being harshly. 'Do you want something to kill you, Azriel?'
'Professor Azriel' blushed a slight pink in embarrassment but said nothing. Ciel interjected impatiently. 'That doesn't matter. Where is Lizzie?'
'You have to call me Edwin, Ciel.' A kind voice said to him and Ciel looked to Catherine's right to see a green eyed, blonde haired boy that looked similar to Edward but with sharper features. The Phantomhive took note that her lashes were still as thick and long as ever and her hair still in tossed curls. Boyish lips frowned and a hurt expression came over her face. 'I know it's strange for you to be engaged to a boy right now, Ciel, but I can change back at any…'
'It's fine. I just…' Ciel cut her off, realizing she has misinterpreted his silence for repulsion. Refusing to stutter at the current moment, he fisted his hands but smiled at his male fiancée lightly. 'I'll meet you after the party in the west wing of the library.'
'Now, now, Phantomhive, loitering is against the rules, especially at night.' A deep and playful voice joined them. A voice that was far too familiar. Sebastian bristled visibly and Ciel spluttered.
'You. What are you doing here?' Sebastian demanded, his voice dripping with venom. Which was understandable since the silver-haired shinigami was standing inappropriately close to his sister, especially since both appeared to be male. 'I knew it. You two are just here for a sick game... Stop insulting my sister's body, shinigami!' Sebastian hissed, causing Catherine to chuckle.
'I asked for his help. He's the Purple House's new dorm teacher, Constantine.' 'Edwin' said defiantly, staring down Sebastian. She was rather close to Undertaker since the man would drop by her house when she was feeling bored. The demon said nothing but glared at the shinigami man. His hair was short and his fringe combed back to reveal plain green eyes and an unscarred face, courtesy of Catherine's magic. He was to put it simply... hot.
Ciel sighed sharply, pinching the bridge of his nose. 'Anymore surprises?' He asked sarcastically.
'Yesss.' A hissing affirmative answered nervously and Ciel looked up to see that flanking Undertaker was his own servant whom he had placed in the Purple House… standing next to a stunningly handsome purple haired, violet eyed boy. A boy who had his arms clasped around Snake's shoulders, lips hovering with a smile over the servant's cheek.
Snake or Sly as he had to take up an alias, shied away as the beautiful boy made a grab at his face, playfully smudging a bit of the concealer that hid his scales. 'I have to help my sister, you know. And I heard Sly would be here too. I trust you remember me, Master Ciel?' The transformed male witch explained. Snake's blush showed that he didn't mind that his witch was currently male.
Ciel's blue eye twitched. 'Zanna, I believe.'
'Zane, actually. Don't forget we're all men here.' She jibed, making Catherine and Lizzie chuckle secretively. Undertaker laughed along too, mildly so as not to attract attention to himself.
'Indeed.' He purred leaning in to Catherine's masculine jaw as if his lover was still a female. She raised an amused brow at his actions. Sebastian growled, just under audible volume. Agni took a step back and looked away, his face reddening.
'Not in public, Constantine.' She said, playing the part of a teacher properly before turning to her brother with a mischievous grin. 'Brother, I'm surprised, you don't usually display such disgust when you have Grell under you doing…'
'I do not wish to hear such things.' The young lord cut in suddenly, irritation obvious. But Catherine's eyes sparkled with a challenge and cunning.
Is the young lord repulsed by intimacy between two males? What a close-minded human. And a cruel one to treat Master Edwin in such a manner.' She tsked disapprovingly and Lizzie shocked by her words simply stared at Ciel, blush and… sadness filling her features. Catherine grinned like a Cheshire.
'That's not it!' Ciel snapped back at her, angry at how she had twisted it in order to give Lizzie the wrong perception. 'I have no objection to that. Edwin… meet me in the library in a half hour.' And with that he stormed away and Sebastian followed but not before flicking his sister on the forehead hard enough to fracture the skull. Even those surrounding her heard the splintering sound.
She winced but her body began to heal it immediately. 'Idiot.' She swore at him quietly. But a secret smile came over her as she watched her charge straighten her back and leave for her dorm. Turning to Zanna, she said only one thing. 'Have fun with Sly, Zane.'
And with that she swept out of the room, smiling as Undertaker's whispers reached only her ears. She hurried after Lizzie, knowing what she had done would cause the young earl to react in a very… interesting way. And she didn't want to miss was her job after all.
PART TWO
Ciel stared at his male fiancée. Her hair, though short was still as soft as it looked and her eyes were the same that sparkled. She was a very beautiful boy. 'Lizzie, why did you come?' He asked quietly, the small lamp set on the table, casting an even dimmer light.
But he could still see the frown on her boyish face. 'Edwin, Ciel. You'll end up calling me the wrong name in front of everyone.'
But he shook his head in refusal. 'You're Lizzie, regardless of gender. I'll call you Edwin when I have to.' He spoke stubbornly. They were both dressed in similar nightwear, a simple but long cotton shirt.
She sighed in response and approached him. He did not step back but her quick approach caused him to lean away from her. 'Are you repulsed, Ciel? By my male form?' He could not hear the hurt in her voice but he knew it existed otherwise she wouldn't have asked him this.
'No.' He answered swiftly, easily. A voice that brimmed with confidence. It was not the voice Lizzie was looking for.
'I will change back after the mission. I know this kind of… relationship between those of similar gender is disgust…hmphm!' She started before a pair of surprisingly soft lips engaged hers, hard but briefly. She was still breathless when Ciel pulled back, holding onto her boyish shoulders gently.
'I don't care.' He said simply, a smirk on his face, one he used on business rivals or an opponent. A devilish smirk. 'I've never minded Grell and Sebastian's relationship. And I won't mind ours. It makes no difference to me.'
Lizzie blushed at their unmoving proximity though she had hoped for a display of his affection, now staring into his sapphire blue eye… she was embarrassed and flushed, just like a girl. She went redder still when his hand brushed over her lower back shyly, touching the scars of her branding. 'C-Ciel?' she stuttered, cursing herself violently in her mind.
'Yes?' He asked cockily, pleased with his reaction. Lizzie could see that Sebastian and Grell's frequent trysts have caused him to lose an innocence. An innocence that made him feel no regret or need to apologize for his un-gentlemanly actions towards her. Fisting her hands, she collected herself, she would not lose to him, fiancée or not.
'Don't come on missions without telling me again. I'm your knight, woman or man. Understood?' She demanded, her boy's voice sounding even more commanding. The Phantomhive's eye widened in surprise before his face relaxed into a knowing smile.
'Yes, Lizzie.' He spoke, the dignity in his voice displaying his respect for her. Then she promptly blushed and kissed the corner of his mouth quickly.
'Good night… and thank you, Ciel.' She whispered, rushing out of the room. Ciel's lips twitched up in the corner she kissed, though she looked and acted with the pride of a man, she was still a woman.
Despite her shy exit, a watching Catherine was proud of her student and rushed away. Now she could return to Undertaker's waiting arms without a single worry for the night. Unfortunately, due to his lack of control, within the coming week, the whole school would be whispering about the suspicious relationship of Professors Caleb and Constantine.