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"Sebastian!" Ciel called, slamming his head on the desk in boredom as he waited for his butler come. It did not take very long, and within no more than five seconds Ciel was looking up into the ruby gems that were his butler's eyes. He huffed in annoyance.
"I'm bored. Is there anything at all to do around here?" he asked, clearly agitated at the lack of activities at his disposal. Sebastian smirked. His master could be so amusing at times.
"You could play chess" he offered.
"Elizabeth lost my white rook and both of my kings" Ciel replied, his annoyance now clearly directed at his fiancee.
"How about a walk in the garden?" Sebastian suggested.
"Has finny attempted to weed anything recently? Because, if so, there won't be much garden to walk in"
"Perhaps you could read a book?"
"I've read everything in my library twice"
Sebastian sighed, placing a hand on his forehead. Ciel had gone from amusing to aggravating in under a minute, and he felt a headache forming. It was times like this that he wished they could hurry up and finish the damn contract, so he wouldn't have to deal with this anymore...
Ah.
Sebastian smirked to himself as he got an idea. It would certainly rid his master of his incessant boredom, and it would no doubt end favorably for him as well.
"Have you ever played a demon's game?" he asked, meeting the icy blue eye of his little lord. Ciel raised an eyebrow, studying Sebastian before shaking his head.
"What did you have in mind?" the young one asked, his voice apprehensive and curious at the same time.
"I was thinking we play The Gamble, my lord. It lasts for a span of two weeks... That would satisfy your boredom, wouldn't it?"
Ciel's curiosity was evidently peaked, and no one could blame him. Who'd ever heard of a game lasting for two weeks?
"How do we play?"
"It is fairly simple. We go about our normal business, but we also attempt to woo each other over the two weeks that we play" Sebastian explained, leaving out certain vital information but not really lying.
Still, Ciel's face set in a disgusted scowl.
"Woo each other? Sebastian, is this some sick attempt to get me to have feelings for you?" he growled, clearly not amused.
Sebastian gave a dark chuckle, his smirk not fading or faltering in the slightest.
"Certainly not, my lord. It's not an uncommon game for contracted demons to play with their contractors, I assure you. It helps pass time... Especially if a contract happens to be dragging a bit" he said, and he certainly wasn't lying. There were many impatient demons who would play this game, simply to get a quicker meal.
Ciel huffed, looking out the window for a moment, contemplating his answer. He finally turned back to face the demon, his expression one that said he refused to lose this game.
"Very well, Sebastian. Let's play"
Sebastian bowed, his hand over his heart.
"Yes, my lord. The two weeks will start first thing in the morning. I suggest you take your time now to prepare your strategy of exactly how you intend to woo me"
His voice was subtly teasing, and Ciel simply scoffed before sending him away. As Sebastian walked out, thought about the rules of the game that he'd purposefully left out.
If the human falls for the demon by the end of the two weeks, the contract between them will act as if it's been completed, and the demon will be allowed to take their soul early.
If the demon falls for the human, however, the human will be free of the contract, and is no longer subject to death, nor an eternity in hell.
If both the human and the demon fall for each other, then the contract will be void on both ends and the demon will be allowed to change the human, allowing them to live together for eternity.
Sebastian turned, glancing at the door, the smirk still on his face.
"Tread carefully, my lord. For no demon has ever fallen for the human"
With that quiet whisper, he went to prepare dinner.