A thousand years~ Boyce Avenue

Alois
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"Ah! I just love the smell of paperwork in the morning!" I stretch my arms and look over to Ciel, exhausted. "Yep, but that's what you signed up for right?" Ciel laughed and walked over to me. I placed my hands behind my head and kicked my feet up on my desk.

"Correction: You signed me up for this." Ciel leans over my desk with a devilish smirk, "I just wanted a chance to see you more." A small blush was on both of our faces. "Did I hear that right? Is the almighty Ciel Phantomhive flirting with me?"

Over the time I've been working here, Ciel and I have gotten more intimate. Both sexually and romantically speaking. It was kind of weird seeing this side of him, he's usually so quiet and mysterious so it's rare if he ever smiles. "Pfft, no. As if I'd ever flirt with my best friend!" He crosses his arms, "Liar. You love me, just admit it."

He scoffs and playfully hits my arm. I pretend to scream in pain, "Ciel no! I'm dying help me!" I grab my arm and continue to plead for help. "Never! You have to beg for me to help you!"

"Last I remember, you were begging for me." He blushes and stops teasing me. I knew I had won this battle. A gentle breeze came into the room suddenly, I shiver. "Go to dinner with me."

"What?"

"I said, go to dinner with me." Ciel smiles sweetly, taking my hand. "Come on, it's Christmas! You should spend it with me!" I turn my head with a smile. I look briefly out the window, the snow falling so gently.

The snow looked so fluffy and warm, almost like a blanket somehow. "I don't know.." My smile faded into a deep frown. It's not like I didn't want to spend time with Ciel, it's just.. it reminds me so much of Luka.

Luka loved Christmas, it was his favorite holiday. I remember it so vivdly... the last Christmas we spent together. I remember giving him a bunny that had discolored patches on it from all the tears that I had fixed for him.

I wonder if he still has it..

"Why not?" He frowns and sits on my lap. "Is it because of Luka?" He questions as I began to tear up. I bury my face in his chest as I start to cry. "Yeah.." I hug him tightly as does he.

He kisses my head to calm me down. "It's okay, we don't have to go.. We can just stay inside or watch a movie-" I let out a sniffle and wipe my eyes. "No it's fine. I just really miss him. We can go to dinner, it'll be fine."

"Alois are you sure? We could always just watch a movie, you know?" He asks reassuringly, I place my chin on his shoulder. I smile and kiss his cheek.

"It'll be fine, I promise."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, what time are we leaving?"

He gets off of my lap and goes to the door. "Seven pm, meet me by my house." I shoot him a confused look, where is he going?

"Where are you going?" I question as I stand up from my desk chair. Ciel grabs his coat and opens the office door. "I have to do something." And with that, he left.

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"Well maybe he does like you back."

"Don't be stupid, Hannah. He's straight.. I think."

She laughs and braids her hair while sitting on my bed. I grab a pillow and hug it for comfort. "You've had sex before, he could be bi." I shrug, "Maybe, but I'm not to sure." Hannah places a hand on my thigh.

"Do you even know your sexuality?"

Good question. Do I even know what I like? I mean, I like Ciel, but I also like girls.. Am I bisexual? "To be honest, no. I'm so confused!"

She gives me a small grin, "I'm almost one hundred percent positive that he likes you back! There's no way a completely straight guy would even consider doing it with another man! It'd probably hurt his pride. I say just go for it!" I sigh and lay my head down on Hannah's lap. She starts to pet my head.

"You know, you're like a big sister. You always give good advice." I smile and look up at her. "Hm, I guess. You've always been like a little brother to me so the feelings mutual."

"Claude's just a butt. He doesn't treat you well." I complain, scrunching up my nose at the mention of his name. "Yes he can be a butt sometimes, but I love him. He can be sweet when he wants to." I sigh and close my eyes for a brief second.

"I wonder what Luka's doing now.."

Hannah stops petting my head and slowly nods her head silently. "Alois.. you really do miss him don't you?"

"How can I not? He was the first person who ever loved me... the first person I had care for me before I was abandoned." Hannah gives me a comforting hug to cheer me up. "I'm here too you know?"

I wrap my hands around her waist and smile. "I know," My phone dings and I release Hannah to check the notification. Are you getting ready babe?

I blush and choke on air. "Alois!" Hannah rushes to my aid and hits my back to help me breathe again. "What happened?" I breath in and out before eventually catching my breath again.

"N-nothing. I've got to get ready."

She laughs and walks out my room. "Alright then. I have to go, Claude is waiting for dinner." I nod and swing my legs off of my bed. "Bye Han." I shut my room door and walk over to my closet.

"What am I going to wear?!" I sigh in frustration. After countless outfits later, I finally found the perfect one.

I get dressed, making sure everything was perfect. I wore a black sweater with a little Christmas tree on it. It fit quite big on me but I didn't mind. I grab my keys and head out the door.

I'm on my way :p

I close my phone, taking one last look at myself before heading to Ciel's house. "It's just a casual night out.. not a date." I muttered under my breath. Keep telling yourself that. You want it to be a date, don't you?

I bit my lip, I'll admit that I did secretly hope this was a date. I really like, no, love Ciel. He means so much to me. I just hope that he doesn't end up rejecting me if I confess to him.

"I'm going to do it. I'm going to confess to Ciel tonight."

I briefly gave myself a boost of confidence on the drive to Ciel's. It brightened my mood a bit really. Usually I hated going out because it forced me to interact with people.

I hated socializing with strangers. It made me feel awkward. Once I had finally arrived at his place, I saw him standing in the driveway with a tuxedo.

I smirk and roll down my windows. I gesture him to come inside my car. I cup my hands and yell, "Get in loser we're going shopping!" Ciel laughs and runs towards my car.

He jumps in the passenger seat, "Did you just seriously quote Mean Girls? That's so you." He chuckled, buckling his seatbelt. "Yes, yes I did. Now where are we going?"

"Uhhh.. I'll drive. It's a surprise." He winked, I smile and exit the driver seat. I hand him the keys, "It's all yours." Ciel buckles his seatbelt again as do I. My mind ponders on where he was taking me.

A fancy restaurant? The park? Ciel wasn't exactly predictable. A word that suited him better was mysterious. He never really revealed his true feelings to often, and he rarely, if ever opens up.

"Oh! I almost forgot!" Ciel looks at me as I grab the box from underneath me. I had it to him. The box had blue and black wrapping paper with a black bow on top. "Merry Christmas, bluebell." I smile as I hand him the present.

"Bluebell?" He keeps his eyes on the road, he chuckles. "I haven't heard that in a while." I blush slightly and I suddenly remember he's driving. "Shit, I forgot you're driving. Sorry." I say nervously.

I keep my head down to hide the rapidly growing blush on my face. "No worries. I'll open it when we get to the 'surprise'." He elongated the word surprise. I nod and look out the window.

Snow continued to fall ever so elegantly on the pavement. We passed by kids making snowmen with their parents. I smile to myself and think of how lucky they are to have such loving and nurturing parents.

"And we are here."

Ciel snapped me out of my thoughts, I look in front of me. My eyes widen, "The coffee shop that we..."

"First met. Yep." He smiles and takes my hand, kissing it gently. He deeply stares into my eyes making me feel all kinds of happy. "Why here though?" I question. Of course I didn't mind here but I was just curious.

"Well let's not spoil the surprise." Ciel smirks, making me even more confused. I shrug it off and we leave the car. I shiver and hug myself with my hands. Ciel notices this and hands me his coat.

I smirk, "Romantic aren't we?" Ciel playfully pushes me. "Oh shut up and accept the gesture." I nod as he slowly snakes his hand around my waist. I pretend not notice but inside my mind: I'm squealing like a girl.

Once we strolled our way into the coffee shop, we order hot chocolate and make small talk. "-And then I just flipped the guy off and gave a him a ten cent tip!"

"Haha! Oh my god Alois! I didn't know you had that in you!" I grab my spoon and stir the hot chocolate. "Well if you get pushed around too much, people break." Ciel sipped his hot chocolate with a smile.

"So, where's my present? I gave you mine." I ask him, making a ball with my straw wrapper. He started to seem nervous which was very unusual for him. "Um, hehe, it's um right-"

"L-Luka...?"

"-there."

My heart stops as my eyes advert to the boy who looked strikingly similar to Luka. "B-big brother?" My eyes water as I run towards Luka and embrace him with a hug. "I missed you so much big brother!" He cries in my arms, I smile. "I missed you too.. Luka."

After a long seven years of seperation, I've finally seen him again. My brother, my.. family. I look at Ciel, "How did you-?" He shrugs and winks at me. "Not telling. Let's just leave it at that."

I shake my head and chuckle. "Big brother?" I kiss his forehead and look him in his big, brown eyes. "Yes Luka?" He pulls something out from behind him. "Y-you kept it?" I begin to smile, Luka pulls out the bunny that I gave him before we separated.

"Of course I did. It reminded me of you."

I hug him once more, "Thank you Luka." He shakes his head and points to Ciel. "Thank him." I stand up and grab Ciel's hand. I look back at Luka, "Luka can we have some alone time for a bit?"

He nods and goes off to eat some free samples. I change my gaze to Ciel. "Why did you do it?" He smiles and hugs me. "Because I know you love him and I wanted to do something special for you."

"Just admit it, you didn't have anything else planned for a present."

"Yeah."

I laugh and hold him. This moment was perfect, everything was so loving and warm. A feeling that I've never felt before, warmth and affection. I'm going to do it. I'm going to confess.

"Ciel I have something to tell you."

He smiles sweetly and tucks a strand of hair behind my ear. "What is it?" My heart races and my face inches closer to his. "I love.." Before I knew it, our lips met. Kissing him felt so right, like a million fireworks went off.

We pulled apart with huge grins on our faces. "You." He laughs and kisses my cheek. "About damn time." I giggle at his remark and kiss him again.

"Same to you, bluebell."

"Get a room you two." Luka says, making me blush. "H-hey Luka! Heheh let's catch up then!" I grab his hand and lead him to the booth that Ciel and I we sitting at.

"Maybe later on tonight." He winks, I hit his chest making him groan in pain. "Ow!" I tell him to be quiet. He just laughs it off and sits in front of us. "Big brother, I have so much to tell you!!"

I smile. This is what family feels like. It feels so warm and lovely, like a blanket on a cold winter day. It feels so right.

I had fallen in love with my best friend. The one person who understood me better than anyone else, someone who showed me real love. I couldn't be any happier.

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Finished! Ahhh I'm so exhausted, after four long hours of writing and editing I finally finished the book! It took my all week to perfect this chapter!

I would also like to thank each and everyone of you for reading this and showing your support <3 It's been a long smut and fluff filled journey :^)

Thank you all so much for reading Friends with Benefits, so long and goodnight ♥