Why Is It So Hard? FINALE (SebaCiel)

(Sebastian's POV)

"Sebastian...It'll be okay," Ron patted me on the shoulder in attempt to comfort me.

"No, it won't be," I mumbled nearly inaudiably into the cafeteria table.

His words still rang in my ears.

I don't want to see you here ever again!

Suddenly, I heard the sound of the bell, signaling the dismissal, and soon two frail arms wrapped themselves around me tightly.

"I came here as fast as I could...!" Ciel said, panting slightly. He must have been running. I embraced him with one arm while keeping myself propped against the hand of my second arm resting on the table.

"Can you tell me what happened?" my boyfriend asked.

I knew when Ron glanced at me awkwardly, even though I had my eyes closed. I heard him sigh.

"Ciel...remember the photo of you and Sebastian?"

"You mean the one with the cat ears?" he asked, confused.

"Yeah, that one. Well...Sebastian's father found it...and he wasn't happy. Actually, he was so upset that he threw Sebastian out."

Ciel's breathing slowed down as he released his hold on my waist. He took a shaky step back. "It's my fault..."

"NO!" I grabbed him by the shoulders, making him look at me. "No, Ciel, it's not your fault. I knew that my father was slightly homophobic, but I never expected him to throw me out of the house because I love a boy!"

"You're being so loud!" Grell scolded us as he approached, taking a seat next to Ron. "What are you fussing about?"

"Sebastian's father threw him out," Ron stated bluntly.

"Oh...Bassy, you poor thing~!" The other waiter patted me on the head. Then, he raised his finger to his lips, as if he was deep in thought. "...You mean that you have no place to stay tonight?"

"GRELL SUTCLIFF! YOU'D BETTER NOT EVEN THINK OF WHAT I THINK YOU'RE THINKING!"

The four of us stared at Mr. William with the 'WTF' look.

He coughed into his fist. "I meant to say... Don't you dare try and put him up for the night."

"Oh, Willie~" Grell went back to his 'seductive' mode. "You know very well who's gonna be staying at my house tonight~" He rubbed himself against the other man's chest.

William violently pushed him away and retreated to the 'Staff Only' area, muttering something about overtime.

"SO COLD, WILLIAM!" Grell exclaimed in his typical 'Drama Queen' fashion, but he quickly noticed that no one cared, so he calmed down and returned to the table.

"What was I going to say... Oh yes! Well, my lo- em, I mean boss is moving ove- out, so...well...maybe..." he trailed off. "Maybe you can rent the place after he leaves."

"Mr. Grell," I slowly took his hands in mine, noticing that his cheeks turned the same color as his jacket. "I would be more than grateful."

The moment of silence was broken by Ciel's quiet mumble. "...I'm sorry for being useless..."

"Ciel, you're not useless..." I was kind of embarrassed about saying that with having both Ron and Grell staring at us, but... "You're my only reason to live." I finished a tad dramatically and kissed him to emphasize my point.

"Aww!~" Grell gushed. "You're soooo made for each other..." It was just as if I were hearing Lizzie.

"Now, let's go!" He commanded. "We have a lot more to do!"

(-)

"That apartment?" William asked. "Well, it's fine with me, but it may be a little pricey. Do you think you can afford it?"

"I have a part time job; I was actually trying to save money to have enough to move out when I finished high school, but I never thought that there might be an emergency like this, so I'm afraid I only have enough money to last two months, no more," I confessed.

"How much do they pay you?"

I told him the amount.

"I can pay twice as much," he said without giving it a second thought.

"Wha-what?"

"I can double your pay. You can start on Monday."

"Wow... Thank you, Mr. Spears."

"You shall be addressing me as boss from now on, of course."

"O-okay..."

"Okay," he reached over to his leather briefcase and pulled out a key. "This is the key. The apartment is still registered under my surname, but we'll tend to those matters tomorrow. You should go and get some sleep; it's two in the morning already.

"Thank you, boss. Goodbye, then," I gave him a short bow and exited the staff room.

"How did it go?" Ciel nearly pounced on me.

In response, I dangled the key in front of his face.

"Se-Sebastian..." tears formed in corners of his eyes. "I'm so happy for you..."

"Now, now... Don't cry, sweetheart," I leaned down and kissed his eyes. "Everything will be fine from now on..."

"How do you know...?"

I just smiled at him and pulled him closer. "I have you."

(-)

I was just turning the key into the lock when Ciel and I heard the sound of the adjacent door opening.

"New neighbors?" A short Indian boy in an over-sized jumper came out. "I guess you're moving in here in the place of Mr. Spears?"

"Yes, it's nice to meet you," I took his hand and shook it lightly. "My name is Sebastian Michaelis."

"I'm Soma. I live here with my friend, Agni. Namaste ji.*" he said with a small bow. "Are you moving in together?" He looked from me to Ciel.

"No, Ciel just offered to help me unpack."

"Well, if you're Sebastian's boyfriend, then that automatically makes you my little brother!" Soma said somewhat peremptorily, pointing his finger at Ciel.

"Prince! That's rude! Please come back to the suite!" A very tall man with white hair covered by a turban said.

"Prince?" Ciel and I said in unison.

"It's just Agni's stupid joking. I'm not really a prince! Well...never mind. I'll see you tomorrow!" Agni wrapped his arm around Soma's shoulders and led him back to the apartment.

"Thank you, Ciel," I said once I retrieved my bag from him.

"Will you be okay?" he looked at me with a worried expression.

"I will," I promised him.

"I hope so," he stood up on his tiptoes and lightly kissed my lips. "Goodnight."

I smiled. That was the first kiss that Ciel had initiated.

Yes, my life is hard.

That will never change.

But as long as Ciel is with me, I'll be able to face any difficulties.

You'll see.