Kuroshitsuji Fan Fiction ❯ A second chance ❯ What will you do? ( Chapter 2 )

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Chapter 2
~ASC~
I had the impression that there were people watching me, and I started getting nevous, thinking that everything last night was a dream. I heard giggling, and someone shushing them. "Maylene you'll wake him up."
"But Bard, he looks so adorable, yes he does."
Adorable? I opened my eyes, and out of reflex I yawned and stretched, wincing slightly at my wounds. "G-good morning." A voice said, it sounded familiar. I looked up and saw three people in front of me. A man with blond hair, and a cigarette in his mouth, a women with rather large glasses on her face, I think I remember her slightly, and a boy that looked the same age as me, he was the one that held me down now that I remember. I straightened up, bad idea (since I'm still hurting.), and I pressed my back against the wall.
"Wait please don't be scared!" The girl, I think her name was Maylene, said.
How can I not be scared when some random people are crowding me! I move a bit and felt something slide of my shoulders. I look down and realize that someone must have placed a blanket on me. I grabbed it and tried to pick myself up. They had offered to help but I denied.
"Ah your awake I see." Sebastian was next to the trio, scaring them for coming out of now where and I wondered if they knew he was a demon too? He looked at me and winked, I guess that answered my question. I grunted as I straightened up and walked a little closer to them. I held out my hand and they each shook it, "My name is Matthew."
"Maylene."
"Bardroy."
"Finny!"
They smiled at me and Sebastian cleared his throat, "This one over here is , Matthew." He pointed to a little old man that was sitting at a corner, I didn't notice him there. I went down on one knee, wincing a bit, and I shook his hand, "Hello Sir."
"Ho ho ho." He said as he went back to drink his tea.
"Matthew here is from a foreign land, and he is here to work. He'll be our lord's concierge." A concie-what? "In short terms it means your the the 'keeper of the candle." I thought about it for a moment then snapped my fingers. "Graveyard shift...shit." I hung my head down, that means I would have to work at night...doing what though?
"Anyways I shall take the lord his breakfast." He turned around and walked away. My stomach growled at the thought of food and the trio grinned, "You hungry?"

I almost died today! It was a good thing I took over cooking or else we would have had an explosion. Apparently it wouldn't be the first time. I flipped the ham and then went to some cheese, "You guys want cheese on your ham?" They looked at each other, then shrugged, "Sure." I sliced some cheese and placed it on the ham. Then I grabbed some eggs and cooked them on the side of the ham, "Bread?" I asked.
Maylene went over to the cupboards and brought some over. "Thank you." She blushed and almost tripped as she tried to go back to the table. I served the food onto the dishes, and handed them their plates. They dug in as soon as they recieved it. I looked at Tanaka and asked if he wanted, he just pointed to his tea and I shrugged. More for me.
I was standing up as I ate, not wanting to sit on that small table, and I looked at the people before me, I was fed, I was clothed, though they were kind of stuffy to me, and I had a job, god I should have done this a long time ago! I was going to work with them from now on it seems. That means I should try to get along with them. Sebastian came in and stared at the kitchen, as if he entered the twilight zone or something. "I'm guessing Matthew cooked." Everyone nodded.
"Well at least you won't cause me trouble. Anyways you should go back to sleep Matthew, today we will have a guest, and you need to be ready for tonight incase she will need anything, and you will be outside on guard duty. And you will pick up any chore that these buffoons left behind."
"And you can't do all this because." He smiled that fake smile at me, "Because I 'sleep' at night and work all day." I blinked at him with a bored expression. "Whatever, I don't mind going back to bed." I finished my food and left the dishes in the sink.
I walked back to my room and threw myself at the bed. The nice soft bed cradled me as I slept.
...For like three hours...
I was bored in this room, nothing to do. 'Oh right I almost forgot.' I grabbed my backpack and pulled out my stuff. My snowglobe I sat on the desk, though it wanted to roll so I carved a small indention into the wood so it wouldn't fall. Then I took out my books and laid them on this minature bookcase that seemed to be on the desk. Finally I grabbed my canned food and started opening them so I can eat. Yes I eat alot if you didn't know, the only times I don't eat so much is when something is troubling me, or if the food taste really really bad, and that is because I'm actually a picky eater so all the canned foods I had were pretty pricy, stolen of course, and had a fresh taste to them.
There was a weird ringing outside my room, as I popped another peach slice in my mouth. I went outside and looked around and saw weird lines that was connected to a bunch of bells and the one bell that was making noises. I went to it and saw a small plaque on it, it apparently was Ciel's office. Something told me to grab my backpack and so I did and I left my room.
Ciel looked mad, he pointed to my gameboy and proceded to show me that it wouldn't turn on. "The battery died, you have to charge it. Are there any plug outlets in here?"
"Over there next to the lamp." I went to it and unpluged the lamp and plugged in the gba charger.(Ok, history isn't my thing, I know that this is another world by the fact that everything really, really different yet the same, and there is no way that plugs were invented yet right?) I grabbed the gameboy and started to charge it. "You see Ciel, this thing does have a limited time that it can be used. When that time comes you have to charge it."
"Is there anything more that can entertain me?" I thought about it and snapped my fingers as I took out an old ipod, and a deck of cards, "I only have music from my time and I have these cards." He sighed and pointed to the cards, I came over and we started to play.
Sebastian came in with some pie, I like pie, and he asked where I got my cards. "Oh these were when my family went to Hawaii, I bought them as a souviner, cause the pictures are pretty." I showed him the pictures of the cards, each were different parts of the island. "Pay attention." Ciel said. I nodded and continued the game, I never realized it but without that worm I'm actually more social, but the thought of people so close to me still drives me up an edge. Strange isn't it? "The Duke of Windsor will be coming soon Young master."
"Very well, everything better be prepared." He laid the cards down and stood up, "We will have to end our game for now. Oh and here." Ciel handed me a huge metal ring with a bunch of keys hanging on them. "Those are the keys to the mansion, Sebastian will give you a lantern at 10 o' clock." I nodded to him. "Ok." I stood up and left the room.
There wasn't much to do here, everyone else was having fun, destroying the garden, breaking dishes, even setting fire to stuff. I sighed and went back to my room...maybe I should listen to some music. I grabbed my ipod, it was soo old it was the little rectangle ones, I hardly see anyone with them, but I bought it off a girl for like twenty bucks. She had good songs I'll admit. I went through the songs and took out my headphones that were in a hidden pocket, surprisingly none of my stuff was damaged. I plugged it in and started wondering how I was going to charge my Ipod, the cord was broken and it needed a laptop to charge it, '...I'll fix it later.' I roamed around the list and found Linkin Park. I actually liked some of their songs. I picked Numb and laid down on the bed.
Something pulsed in me, as if calling for my attention and I turned my head. The book of the dead was glowing, it wanted me to pick it up. My fingers grazed its covers, I didn't notice before, but it was soft to the touch and felt almost...alive? I opened the book and looked at its contents. Like I said I knew latin (for singing), but I didn't know what I was reading. even though in a way I can understand it now, the words are unfamiliar to me. It felt like it was telling me something, but I couldn't hear it. The symbols seem to glow and I traced all that I could find.
I continued to flip the pages, my music still blaring into my ears, and I stopped. Half of the books contents were empty pages. "Why is that?" I said outloud. The book thrummed in my hands, the pages started moving by themselves and they rested at the first page were there was just rusted red words written, who ever made the book used strange ink that's for sure, it was dried, almost rusted looking. No wait its not ink! I brought my nose to the book and sniffed it, I must look very weird right now, but I was right, the book smelled of iron and the coloring was like rust. Who ever made this book used blood to write with.
My headphones were pulled out of my ears and a warm breath touched the back of my neck. "Listen when someone talks to you." I jumped and turned around to see Sebastian right behind me. "Sorry, what were you saying?" I backed up a bit, this demon either doesn't know what personal space means, or just doesn't care.
"I said that I can teach you."
"Teach me what?"
"Latin, you don't understand what the book is telling you am I right." I nodded and he came closer, seriously I don't like that. "Well I know Latin. And if you want I can teach you." I looked at the book and I wondered why it wanted me to read it.
"You know this book better then me. Why does it want me to read it?"
"Because you are it's master, and now you can use the spells correctly."
I stared in awe at the book, it wanted me to use it then. "Alright, but one condition."
"What is it?"
"Personal space is right here." I pushed him back and drew an imaginary line with my foot, "Ok." He smirked, and just nodded to me. "We will begin your lessons tonight then, and every night."
I raised an eyebrow at him, a frown on my face, "I thought you needed to 'sleep,' Demon." I actually did the air quotes, lame, but since they haven't been used in this world's century, maybe I can start the trend. He looked at my hands and did the same, "A 'demon' as you say, don't require 'sleep,' obviously." I rolled my eyes, he's a fast learner isn't he. Sighing I just nodded to him, "Ok demon I'll see you tonight I guess." He nodded and grabbed my backpack, taking out the extra game cartridges, "Young master wants to try some of the others while he figures out the first." I nodded and he went towards the door. He stopped, lingering for a few seconds and looked at me, "My name is Sebastian, you do remember right?"
"I know, but you are a demon. There's no way Sebastian is your real name." He smiled at me, that annoying fake smile, "And why, may I ask, do you think so."
"Because, you don't look like a Sebastian." He lightly chuckled and left the room. I stretched, wincing again, and looked at the book. "You want me as your master right?" The book gave a vibrant glow and I smiled, "Alright, then I'll take care of you." I went back to the bed and tried to take a nap once more, my body still tired from the blood loss.
'Tonight I will learn Latin, and I'll stay here from now on till I am no longer wanted. It is the least I can do for Ciel, and the book, for giving me a new life. Because without those two, I would just be back in my world, dying the death that I deserved. This is my second life, my second chance.'
The book thrummed in my hold and I smiled as I fell asleep.

The first two weeks were hell, my sleep schedule was literally out of whack, I would sometimes find myself asleep in hallways, corners, stairs, and even out on the lawn, someone though keeps placing a blanket on me.
A difficult thing I found while being in this mansion is learning latin, it really isn't something you learn right away. Luckily, Sebastian was patient...kind of. It was also certainly awkward though, he teaches in a rather...'unique' way. He likes to dress up, which I find strange, and when he does something, he does it to perfection. Though one thing I can say about him, is that his cooking is amazing, first time I tried it, I really enjoyed it. When he found out how picky I am though, he started using me as a guinea pig to try out new dishes.
Unfortunately, my taste prefrence is more of bitter and sour, while Ciel's is sweet and...sweet.
Ciel is also strange. He wakes me up and makes me help him in the games, makes me play chess with him, and he takes whatever he wants, literally from my back pack.
I was quick to learn that there was only the trio, Sebastian, Tanaka, and Ciel, who occupied the mansion. It was strange, usually there should be more, and as I would wander the halls at night, I noticed that there was no lord or lady in the house, it must mean that Ciel is an orphan. I do remember stumbling upon an old portrait in one of the halls, Ciel's mother was beautiful, and his father was handsome, but I noticed that he looked awfully familiar to Sebastian. How strange everyone in here can be. How strange that a demon is with a child. And how strange I am, my wounds healed alot quicker then a normal human, and yet Sebastian tells me that I am still very much human, only that my soul had slightly merged with the two demons when we were in the circle.
There was something tapping my shoulder and my eyes opened and all I could see was Sebastian's face very close to mine. "Ah!" I fell off the tree branch, what the hell was I doing there anyways? And Sebastian easily caught my ankle, "Sleeping on the job?"
"It's daylight, my job is over when the sunrises!" Sebastian just rolled his eyes and released my ankle. "Wah!" My back strucked the ground and I groaned as I stared up at Sebastian, "Are you mad at me or something?"
"No, what makes you say that?" Sebastian hopped off of the branch, he clearly wasn't happy with something. "Penny for your thoughts?" I asked him as I dusted myself off.
"My thoughts would be worth more then a penny."
"It's only a saying, seriously what has your knickers in a bunch." He raised an eyebrow and I sighed, I suppose I can't use idioms so easily with him.
"..." He sighed, shoulders slightly slump and he started walking away. "Hey," I followed after him and kept a two feet distance from him, "Seriously if you don't talk about it, it's never going to go away." He stopped and I almost bumped into his back, "I doubt the problem will go away just by speaking of it."
"True, but it helps somewhat." He looked at me, eyes searching in my own, as if he was trying to see what I was thinking. We stood there, a few minutes passing and he finally turned around and continued to walk away, "Follow me." He simply said, and I did as he commanded.
We were at the horses stable, I've been here before, but it was pretty much empty, apparently Ciel did not like the horses they had before. We entered the stable and I barely had time to duck as hooves came near my head. "I have retrieved splendid horses that the master will like. Unfortunately, they are wild and refused to listen to me, even if I threatened them." He glared at the horses, there was four of them with a beautiful black coat that looked almost blue in the light, they were quite big as well, and very feral. They went even wilder, more crazed, as his aura frightened them. "Stop that!" I smacked his back and he looked at me, slightly surprised that I would do that. I did something else that surprised him, I forced him out of the stable and looked at the wild horses that tried to escape their pens. "Bring me some sugar cubes and apples. The good kind." He raised an eyebrow at me, the look on his face screamed to me 'Are you ordering me around?'
"Just do it. Seriously, I can't believe how useless you are with animals." I think I strucked a nerve becuase I could feel that strange aura of his behind me, but he left to get what I asked him too. It didn't take him no more then five seconds, to bring me what I asked for. He handed it to me, and I made him stay outside. I went to one of the horses, the one that tried to take my head off, and I noticed that he was staring at me cautiously.
"Shh, it's ok. Here." I handed out one of the apples and it stepped back, not trusting me, "They wouldn't come so easy so I drugged the food when I caught them." Sebastian said, my eyebrow twitched in annoyance. "I could have used that earlier." I sighed and looked back at the horse, "It's ok, really. Here I'll show you." I bit the apple and smiled as I chewed it and swallowed the piece. "See," I opened my mouth to show him it was gone and held out the apple again, "It's safe to eat it."
"It's not going to-crunch" Sebastian shut his mouth as he stared at the horse eating out of my hand. "Good boy." I whispered softly as I petted his long neck. It whinned a bit and stared at me, "I'm sorry for this demon scaring you, all of you," They all stared at me and I continued to talk, "But if you want, I'll personally take care of you all."
"They can't understand you." Sebastian said as he stepped inside. The horses started wailing and bucking again, and I glared at him, "Useless people need to stay outside!" He frowned and stepped outside the stable. "Sorry again. Here." I handed him a sugar cube and he licked it out of my hand, I laughed, his tongue had tickled and I went to the others, calmly speaking to each one and feeding them.
~Sebastian's POV~
I stared at the boy, when I first met him, I had my doubts. But as I watched him work these past two weeks it made me wonder if maybe he can handle this kind of life. I especially wondered if what he said was true or not, because if it was,...well I don't know what to say. I watched him talk to the horses, calming them down, and he pressed his forehead to theirs, whispering promises of grooming them and taking them on walks. They seemed to like him, it was like he had a way with theses animals, and they responded by nuzzling him.
"How beautiful you all are," Matthew muttered as he smiled at them, "I'm glad you all are going to let me take care of you." They neighed softly at him and he mumured goodbyes and promised to see them later on to feed them and brushed their coats. He stepped out of the stables and started walking away, I followed after him, really amazed at how he handled the situation, and slightly envious as well.
He stopped and looked at me, a frown on his face, "Why are you following me? Don't you have work to do?" He asked me. "I wanted to ask you something," He stood still and waited for me to continue, "Are you sure you'll be able to handle a life like this?"
"..." His head turned from side to side as he looked around, "It's not what I would have expected, but I'm adapting." I frowned, and I forgot that I've never really explained what he really was ment to do. "Matthew, your going to have to do certain things that regular humans can not handle. It may disturb you, what your job is really all about."
He blinked and stepped back, his eyes to the ground and his shoulders tense, "I will handle what is thrown at me, and if I can't do that, then I have failed at my second chance at life." He looked back up and his eyes were hard and determined, not easily swayed and he turned around and left. "I'm going to sleep before night time comes. Knock before you enter." He told me and I smirked as I watched him leave.
Maybe...no, I need to be sure.

There was a knock on the door and Matthew opened his eyes, the moon showned through his window and he stood up, "Coming." He yawned and opened the door, Sebastian held out the lantern and Matthew took it. "Tonights lesson will be canceled, I need you to come with me now." Sebastian ordered. Matthew rubbed his eyes and followed after Sebastian, their shadows stretching away from the light, and the windows shook from a sudden gust of wind.
They were both in front of Ciel's door and Sebastian removed a key from his pocket, the master key of Ciel's bedroom. Matthew looked at his own ring of keys and realized he didn't have that one key. Sebastian opened the door silently and Matthew went in. They walked past the room that connected Ciel's office and his bedroom, and they went into the sleeping boy's room. "Tonight is when your real job begins." Sebastian whispered softly, "If you fail, I'll personally kill you." He stared at Matthew, eyes glowing liquid red and he held something out. Matthew shined the light on to it. "Th-that's my..." Matthew's arm went limp, the lantern barely hanging on to his fingers as his other hand grabbed the hunting knife, the very one that had been thrusted into his body. "Don't hesistate to use it." Sebastian said as he walked to the window.
"You want me to..." Matthew looked at Ciel and he dropped the knife, "I-I won't kill Ciel! I refuse!" Matthew shouted. Sebastian covered Matthew's mouth, his grip tight and Matthew's heart started beating fast at the sudden closeness, "Don't. Wake. Him. Up." He grounded out. He picked up the knife and placed it in Matthew's hand. "I have never once said to kill my master, I just said to not hesistate." He whispered into Matthew's ear and disappeared in a second.
Matthew shivered as he touched his heart, he shook his head and walked over to the window. "What the hell is he do-" Matthew's eyes widen at the scene below him. There were twenty men on the ground, the moon shone on them and revealed holes where their hearts should be. Sebastian was chasing after the ones that were trying to get away, he didn't let any escape and he quickly killed them. Matthew, instead of being frightened, was mesmerized, 'The fluidity of his movement, the grace of his limbs as they striked, and the amazing speed, all of it was only a demon could do. How fantastic this demon is, so precise and accurate, like a great white hunting.'
Crack
The sound of wood breaking echoed from Ciel's office, and Matthew froze as he heard footsteps coming closer to the door. The doorknob turned and a man entered the room, he didn't notice Matthew, the lantern dead before the intruder even came in, and he hiding in the shadows and the large man pulled out a gun. Matthew's heart stopped as he watched the man point it straight at Ciel and he squeezed the trigger. Without a second thought, Matthew threw his body over Ciel, waking the boy up, and he took the bullet into his left shoulder blade. He hissed and glared at the killer.
"Shit, you littl twat!" He shouted and pointed the gun at Matthew's head. Matthew's gaze never left the man as they had a staring contest, "Matthew." Ciel whispered, his hand gripping the back of Matthew's shirt, "What will you do?"
Matthew's eyes harden and the man flinched as he stared at the vivid green eyes staring at him, "D-die!" He shouted as he squeezed the trigger twice. Matthew took the bullet on his shoulder and leg, and he kicked off the bed and tackled the man to the floor. "Wait! I-I give up! I'm so-GRAH!" The man screamed as Matthew stabbed him with the hunting blade. Matthew stopped as he stared at the blood dripping off of the hunting knife and felt the man move underneath him. His hand trembled and he stabbed him again, this time in the heart and he continued to impale the body, 'Never again, never again, never again!' He screame din his mind, fearing that the man may wake up and kill Ciel in front of him.
A bloody gloved hand grabbed Matthew's wrist and took the blade from him, "That is enough. He is dead." Sebastian said slowly and calmly. Matthew stared at his hands and at the man that lied dead underneath him. He killed the man, he ended his life so easily. "You did good." Ciel said as he stepped off the bed and walked over to him, small feet touching the puddle of blood that formed under the man, "Messy, but you did well." Matthew's hands closed and he turned his head to Ciel, "..." He said nothing as he stared at Ciel, he seemed lost, dazed even. The spell broke at the sound of the winds hitting the window, he snapped out of his dream-like state, and he touched Ciel's cheek, smearing it with blood, "I killed someone..." He muttered. He stood up, limping slightly and he left the master and servant alone.
"So what do you think Sebastian." Ciel said as he rubbed the blood of his cheek.
"...I am unsure, he is strange, and I cannot read his emotions right now. Perhaps he may crack and quit by tomorrow, or perhaps he may enjoy the slaughter to much that we would have to put him down." Sebastian removed a handkerchief from his pocket and cleaned the blood off of Ciel's feet.
"Hm...see to him tomorrow. For now, let him thinking of what he has done." Sebastian smirked as he looked up to Ciel, "Such a cruel master. Especially when this new servant is so innocent and naive to death."
"Is that what you think of him? I think otherwise." Ciel stretched and looked at the body in distaste, "Clean this up as quick as possible."
"Yes my lord."
~ASC~
Sebastian waited in his room until the sun rose and he set to work preparing breakfast. The trio and Tanaka came in as he was whisking some eggs to make an omelet, "Morning Sebastian." Bard yawned, Finny nodded in his direction as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, and Maylene blushed as she bowed to him, "M-morning."
"Ho ho ho." Tanaka said as he sipped his tea.
"Ah, good everyone is here?" Sebastian stopped cooking and turned to look at them, "Last night there was a 'special' visit, and it was Matthew's first time dealing with the 'guest', so by Young master's orders, you are to avoid him."
"Woah, wait. Are you telling me that he isn't a...well one of us." Bard said as he pointed to everyone.
"That is right. Far from it actually. Now, everyone today's work is-"
~ASC~
Sebastian looked around the gardens, he couldn't find Matthew in the mansion, so he assumed that the boy was somewhere outside. He walked around and spotted Matthew sleeping under a tree. He was by the blonde in mere seconds and he saw the book under his hands, and the blood from last night was still caked on his palms. He laid the blanket down next to Matthew and he grabbed the bloody hands, "He didn't even wash his hands, maybe I was mistaken after all." He sighed and cleaned the blood off the hands, careful not to wake the resting boy.
Sebastian stopped and laid the hands down gently. He watched as Matthew breathed softly in his sleep, his blonde shaggy hair covering one eye, and his lips parted to released a sigh. Sebastain touched the lips with his gloved fingers, even with the gloves on he can feel how soft they were. His fingers trailed on Matthew's cheek and down his neck. "Nn..." Matthew's eyebrows furrowed, and his fingers twitched from the touch and he responded by just turning his head as he mumbled incoherent words in his sleep. Sebastian stopped when he reached the teen's heart, he couldn't read anything from the boy's mind, nor from his heart, 'You are strange for a human. Though I want the book for myself, I can't help but wonder what you, yourself can do.' The boy sighed in his sleep and mumbled something about his mother and father. Sebastian softly chuckled and placed the blanket on his sleeping body. He stood up and dusted his hands, "Now then what should be for today's dinner-crrk." Sebastian stopped and looked down on the ground and spotted a paper under his shoe with blood smeared onto it. "What is this?" He picked it up and squinted at it, it looked like a diamond with an S in the middle of it.
"So you're the one..." Matthew whispered, waking from his sleep.
"Ah, so your awake, I thought you threw yourself into a depressing fitted slumber." Sebastian smirked and looked down at Matthew, waiting for any sign that the boy before him would break down. Matthew didn't even look at Sebastian as he thumbed the blanket, "Well?"
Matthew shut his eyes and turned his body so his back was to Sebastian, "Thank you..." He muttered and went back to sleep.
Sebastian frowned, as he stared at Matthew, he didn't get an answer from him, nor could he guess if the boy was going to be useful to them or not. He folded the paper in half and slipped it into his pocket, "I'll come see you tonight, do not forget you still must work." He didn't hear a reply, except for the blonde burying his face into his arms, and with that Sebastian left the blonde to his rest, and continued with his work.
~ASC~
Matthew stared at the waning moon in front of him, it was so clear the night and the stars were shining brightly. He would occasionally stroke the spine of his book, it would pulse under his touch and he was softly singing a song, not of any meaning, but to just disrupt the silence of the night. Sebastian silently landed on the roof and he looked at Matthew, the blonde not noticing his presence. He silently walked over to him and he listened to the words the boy was singing, "Please just don't play with me, my paper heart will bleed," He started to swing his legs as he looked down at the ground the darkness making it look like an abandon sea, "This wait for destiny won't do, be with me, please I beseech you. Simple things that make you-"
"Who are you sing this to?" Sebastian asked.
Matthew jumped upon hearing Sebastian, and his body slipped off the edge, "Ah!" Matthew gasped as he fell down, only to be caught by Sebastian's hand. He looked down at the ground, his book clutched in his free arm and his feet dangling below him. He released a shaky breath and looked up at Sebastian. "My apologises, I did not mean to startle you." Sebastian said as he easily pulled Matthew up. He released Matthew's hand and the blonde rubbed it, "Thank you." He mumbled and he stepped back away from Sebastian. "You're a very curious creature do you know that?" Sebastian said as he looked Matthew up and down, almost like if he had found a strange animal, is trying to make sense of it. Matthew looked away from Sebastian, his right hand gripping his left arm and he gaze went back at the moon, "Did you needed something?" He asked Sebastian.
"Ah, I wanted to speak about the man you killed," He watched carefully as Matthew's fingers squeezed the arm in a vice grip, "Last night... You left quiet a mess, and even left in such a hurry. It makes one wonder if you really are suitable for the job."
"..." Matthew didn't say anything as his eyes never left the sky, and his other hand lightly thumped the book on his thigh. "I really want to pick your brain right now, " Sebastian said as he came closer to Matthew, "What went through your mind as you killed the man? How did you feel? What brought it all about?" He touched Matthew's shoulder and the blonde whirled around and pressed the hunting blade to his neck. "It was nothing like I've ever felt before!" He said harshly as he forced Sebastian to walk backwards, threatening to cut his neck. "Fear overran my senses, but I choosed to ignore my cowardly instincts to run as I covered Ciel." He stopped and pulled the blade away as he stared at it, his eyebrows furrowed, mouth stretched to a thin line on his face, and eyes were narrowed and glowing slightly. "Blood was rushing to my head, I think Ciel said something, but I couldn't hear him. Without even thinking, I just attacked. When I easily cut into the man's body... I don't know, I guess everything I've been surpressing, every hated human emotion I possessed suddenly freed it self as I stabbed him! It felt good, it felt right, and yet...the only reason I did it was because of Ciel."
"Young master?" Sebastian questioned.
Matthew nodded as he held the blade close to his chest, "Yes... I didn't want to see him die in front of me, when I can do something to stop it all." Sebastian smirked as he took the hunting knife away from Matthew, "Very, very interesting...keep this up and I might consider your offer. That is if you still feel like it?" Matthew just stared at him, eyes which reflected Sebastian's own glowing ones. "My offer will always stand, if you wish it to be, Sebastian Michaelis." Matthew gave him a small bow and walked back to the ledge. Sebastian's smirk turned into a devious smile as he walked over to him, "I'll hold you to it you know."
"If you didn't, my expectation of you would have dropped tremendously."
Sebastian reached into his jacket and held out the blood stained paper. "What is this?" Matthew glanced at the paper and looked back to the moon, a smile grew on his face, as his hands went behind his back, his fingers tapping the leather book. "I did my first summoning, a healer." Sebastian's face faltered and he blinked in surprise, "Really now~" Sebastian growled under his breath, a devious smile growing, and his fangs peaking out. "Now that is very, very, interesting." Matthew raised an eyebrow at Sebastian, wondering what he ment. "Matthew, I would like to offer you an extra class, what do you say?" He smirked and held out a hand to Matthew.
Matthew stared at the hand and he hesitantly grasped it, and stared at Sebastian with determined eyes.
"Teach me."
~ASC~