Here's a new story for you guys! My friend and I decided to start another roleplay along with "Every Rose Has A Thorn", so we chose to do an Alois x Ciel roleplay. But this is unique in the fact that we're doing the 100 Themes challenge. We're doing our...fifth one now. Just so you know, it isn't going to be in order. And a good handful of them are going to have limes and/or lemons in them. So be careful. I'll warn you beforehand.

To start you off, I'll post a clean one. ^^

Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroshitsuji nor any of the characters.

Warnings: None. This time.

Enjoy!

"Aw, it's raining." Alois pouted childishly, looking out the window. He turned to Ciel. "What should we do to entertain ourselves? We could play a game!"

"What kind of game?" Ciel sighed, admiring his fingernails with disinterest.

"Um… I don't know." The elder earl kicked back in his chair. They were in the sitting room at the Trancy estate with nothing to do. "Why don't you choose this time?"

"Because you always say I'm too boring." Ciel replied.

"Well, you are." Alois giggled. "But I always choose and it's not fair for you, so you choose."

"Fine… How about we play a board game?" Ciel suggested.

"Okay!" The blonde smiled and dug through some cabinets until he found one. "Ciel I found-" Alois squeaked and dropped the box when there was a flash of lightning. He picked it back up, trembling as he walked over to a table and set it down. "This one's my favorite. It's the best game ever." He smiled slightly. "Your company made it, too."

"Well, of course." Ciel walked over and sat at the table, raising an eyebrow at his rival. "You go first."

Alois took his turn, accidentally knocking his piece over as a roll of thunder growled from outside. "O-oops… S-sorry." He righted his piece. "Your turn, Ciel-kun."

"Are you okay?" Ciel moved his piece. "…are you scared?"

"N-no!" The blonde retorted. "Of course not!" He took his turn.

Ciel let a cruel smile spread over his face. "Really?"

Alois blushed, looking away. "Your turn, Ciel-chan." He flinched at the next flash of lightning.

"You are scared." Ciel stood, walking over to the older earl. "Is it loud noises that scare you?"

A loud peal of thunder rippled through the room and Alois squeaked, covering his ears as he trembled.

The Phantomhive boy crouched beside him, seeing the familiar fear. "Alois…"

The elder earl whimpered and opened his eyes to try smiling at Ciel. "I-I'm not scared. I'm just surprised, that's all."

Ciel tried not to smile, straightening up and turning his back to Alois. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say."

Alois tried to stay brave, sitting up straight. "Y-your turn, Ciel-kun."

Ciel simply moved his piece, barely looking at the board. "Go, fraidy cat."

"I'm not scared!" The blonde retorted, moving his piece with trembling fingers. "I just didn't e-expect a thunderstorm today, th-that's all."

"You're stuttering." Ciel sat back in his chair, crossing one leg over the other, a smirk on his face. He moved his piece.

"I-I am not!" Alois tensed as the lightning flashed, closing his eyes. "Y-you're hearing things!"

"R-really?" The younger earl joked, almost cruelly. "The storm isn't that bad."

"Th-that's because you-" The elder of the two stopped, flinching as another rumble of thunder sounded. He whimpered, resisting the urge to dash under the table.

Ciel laughed. "I never thought I'd see you squirm."

"I-it's not funny!" Alois blushed, opening his eyes to glare at Ciel. "You have your f-fears, too!"

"Do I?" His voice was a dark chuckle. "Not like you, fraidy cat."

"I-I bet you do!" Alois looked down, his face red with humiliation. "D-don't laugh at me!"

"Why not? You're quite cute when you're red."

"Because it's n-not funny!" He snapped, his voice cracking as a flash of lightning lit up the room.

Ciel stood again, striding over to him. "You really are scared…" He touched Alois' cheek softly.

The blonde earl closed his eyes. "Y-yes, I am! Are you happy now?" A stray tear slid down his cheek and he trembled, thunder crashing loud enough to shake the walls.

Ciel wiped the tear away and hugged him. "It's okay…" Why am I doing this?

Alois shoved him away. "N-no! No, you d-don't care!" He wiped his eyes, glaring at Ciel. "Y-you're just laughing at me!"

"No, I was." The other boy sighed. "I'm sorry. I was only joking around."

"Well I wasn't! Wh-what if I joked about one of your worst f-fears?" Alois stood, his body going rigid in the lightning that flashed. "I-it's not funny!"

"S-sorry." Ciel whimpered fakely, putting a guilty look on his face. He went over and shut the curtains, jumping a little as the thunder crashed.

Alois watched Ciel, almost pouting as he glared. "D-don't mock me." He sat down again, wringing his hands anxiously.

"That wasn't me mocking you." Ciel grabbed the throw blanket and threw it over Alois' head as a comfort tool.

The elder earl peeked at his rival from under the blanket. "Y-you actually jumped?"

Ciel nodded. "I didn't expect it to flash right then." He sat down on the couch. "My mom taught me a trick against the thunder."

"R-really?" Alois walked over and sat next to him, pulling the blanket around himself.

The younger earl nodded again. "Yeah. Count in between the thunder. It helps."

There was another rumble of thunder. The blonde squeaked, hiding in the blanket. "Does it work?" His voice came muffled through the cloth.

"That…and listening to a heartbeat helps me." Ciel blushed a little.

Alois paused. "C-can I…listen to your heartbeat, Ciel?"

Ciel blinked, surprised. "W-well, I guess…"

Alois crawled out from the blanket, leaning over and resting his head on Ciel's chest. He let out a breath, listening. The young Phantomhive blushed brighter, wrapping his arms around Alois. The thunder rumbled again and he started counting quietly.

The elder earl tensed and whimpered quietly, but slowly relaxed in Ciel's arms. "Your heartbeat sounds nice, Ciel-kun…"

Ciel's heart fluttered. "Thanks." He hugged Alois a little.

Alois giggled. "Your heart's beating faster…" He murmured.

"N-no it's not." Ciel blushed.

"Yes, it is…" He sighed contentedly, not even flinching at the next roll of thunder. "It sounds nice."

Ciel just stayed quiet, hugging Alois almost tightly. Alois closed his eyes, relaxing completely in Ciel's embrace. After a while, he fell fast asleep.

The younger earl sighed, holding him. My heart's pounding…but not hurting…

Alois stirred slightly, muttering sleepily. "I… I love you… Ciel-kun…"

Ciel blushed. "Wh-what?" He moved a bit. "Ah… I-I…" It's okay. He was just mumbling. He's not really… Why is my stomach fluttering, then?

Aww...how cute. Anyways, I'll post the next one as soon as I can! (It will have a mild lime in it...) Please review and tell me what you think!

Kitsune Curoryu