"It was about my past Ciel."

Ciel was quiet until "Do you want to talk about it?"

I've never talked about it before. How would he react? But would talking help?

"Ciel, are lives are separated by before and afters. My first before lasted for ten years before everything went wrong. Then my home caught on fire, with my family and I inside. I was able to get out with my little brother but when the house fell, a piece of wreckage fell on him."

I felt hot tears form  in my eyes and I tried to blink them away.

"Someone came behind me and knocked me out. I woke up in a dark room and men carried me into this sacrificial room."

I wasn't looking at Ciel anymore. I was staring at the white flowers before me. I used to be just like the flowers; innocent, safe, sane. But now I was burned and colored crimson.

"I watch them murder children them they...branded me. I survived the night. The next day a boy was brought there. I listened to him scream as they branded him."

I couldn't see the flowers in front of me,started.ictures of that night being played in my mind.

" One day I woke to find the men dead, fire burning everything in sight. I was alone and going to die alone. I was so mad at God. Why'd he do this to me? Why'd he make me go through everything just to kill me? I don't know how but I summoned Lilith. She saved me. She took care of me. She dried my tears."

"Lilith took me to home. She rebuilt the mansion. She let me cry at my parents graves. I had been gone for almost three months although I don't remember most of it."

"I had no family that could take over so I inherited everything. I thought that the after was over but it still continues, Ciel. I'm trying, fighting to get past it, to make it a before. To-to...be able to...love again."

That's when I broke. Tears raced silently down my face. As u stared at the flowers in front of me. The flowers who's life would be short and joyous just like my parents and James.

Ciel spoke "I was the boy."

"What?"

He took a breath "I was the boy who you listen to scream."

With that he stood up and walked away.

Leaving me alone. Just like everybody else.
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Time Lapse brought to you by Pasta! (50 points to Ravenclaw and a cookie if you get that)

Dinner was silent. That night no games were played. Our butlers seemed confused to what was happening but didn't ask. I couldn't sleep that night. Lilith went downstairs to get me some tea and Sebastian was out shopping.

Then the screaming started.

Adrenaline immediately hit me and I raced towards the source. I pushed the door open and saw Ciel fidgeting and screaming in his sleep.

"Ciel" I shoke him. "Wake up."

He continued to thrash around.

"Ciel, wake up!"

He shot up. His breath ragged and sweat plastered to his face.

"Vivian." He choked out.

I nodded  "Its me Ciel."

I wrapped him in a hug. He was rigid at first but slowly melted into it. We laid there in a hug. Two broken kids wrecked beyond repair hanging on to each other for dear life.

I felt something in me crack a bit. I felt something.....familiar but had no idea what it was called.

Lilith Starr's POV

I went to the my young mistress's room but she was not there. So I went to Ciel's room.

They were so cute together, if they kept doing this they'd never be able sleep on there own.

Poor girl doesn't realize her time is running out.