1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

take us to the moon. take us to the moon. ok i've been shying away from writing this story because i'm afraid of the plot. but it's been haunting me so here goes. please enjoy and review :)

"deep into that darkness peering, long i stood there wondering, fearing,

doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before"

the raven-

edgar allan poe ( published1845)

aug 26 1889

august 26, 1901.

xxx

a pale hand reaching for the tea, ciel phantomhive took a sip in cele

ation of the twelfth year anniversary of his death.

he then lifted the delicate porcelain in his equally delicate hands. he looked up impishly at the butler seated across from him. his midnight blue eyes flashing, he raised the cup towards him.

" to my death."

his companion looked at him with cold crimson eyes. his cup remained on the glass table, untouched.

" hardly."

ciel snorted, lifting the cup to his lips once more. even after this many years of being a demon, tea was still a necessity. morning, noon, and night. good thing he had a butler to serve it to him.

" say sebastian, you are quite a bitter demon i find."

sebastian replied curtly.

" young master, after twelve years of serving you and your new identity, i find you to be quite the vain demon. cele

ating your death every year? do you realize how many death days you have in the coming years? decades?" sebastian paused before continuing on blearily. ".. milleniums?"

" you cannot expect me to cele

ate every time, when i found no enthusiasm to cele

ate the first."

ciel smiled.

" at least cele

ate today, i've promised you that i would find my first soul today, didn't i?"

sebastian glanced at him again before returning to his leisurely scan of the aristocrats and business men drinking champagne and laughing in front of them.

" surely you can't hope to find a contract in this crowd of cholesterol inflated imperialists?"