[Third Person POV]
After Ryujin got into a and went somewhere, Ciel also decided to go to her mansion. It was not big as her original mansion but still it was still one of the biggest mansion in the Astrik City.
"I wonder in whose house is he staying? After all he received a lot of offer."
Ciel wondered to herself. It took Ciel more than two hours to reach the mansion because of the ridiculous traffic caused by millions of people who were there to cheer for Ryujin.
Zerox dropped her at her home and went somewhere else. The maids inside the mansion welcomed Ciel.
"Welcome! My lady"
All of them said in an unison.
"Prepare lucnch for me."
"As you wish."
As Ciel was headed to her room she could see the door of the room next to her slightly open.
'There is nobody at the mansion except me. All of the maids and butlers are on the ground floor.'
Ciel took out her sword and walked towards the room. She slightly peeked from the door.
She could see a silhouette of a person behind the curtains of the bed. Ciel launched herself to the curtains.
She removed the curatins with one hand and swung her sword.
"Ahh.. Ciel it's me"
Ciel stopped her sword in mid air.
'What? Why is Ryujin here? Oh no. I should hide my sword.'
She immediately stored the sowrd inside her spatial ring.
"Umm.. I saw a mosquito and tried to kill it."
Ryujin had already sensed Ciel entering the room, he just didn't say anything.
" I am quite a big mosquito to be fair."
Ciel got flustered. She had never imagined Ryujin to be on her mansion.
'The headmaster had offered a place for him to stay."
Ciel remembered what Arlo had said.
' I didn't know he was staying here. Why did nobody tell me? Zerox he must have not told me on purpose. That sly old man.'
" Am I bothering you by staying here?"
Ryujin aksed Ciel in polite tone.
"No! I am actually glad you are here. You can stay here all you want and if you need anything, you can call me."
"Thank you, Ciel."
Ryujin could book a hotel and mansion for himself but he had to hide the amount of wealth he had. Most of the money he earned was on the name of Rune's Mage so if he directly took out the money, people would know he is the Rune Mage.He would usually ask Lucius to take out the money but he was was somewhere for his mission. He had no choice but to accept Arthur's offer.
"By the way. If you were coming to my mansion why didn't you get a different car?"
"If we both entered the same car, then there would be a lot of negative speculation."
Ciel was saddened by the fact that she had to hide her feeling towrads Ryujin from the world. She wanted to love him openly without any boundaries
"Can you help me a bit Ciel?"
"Of course, what should I do?"
Ryujin asked Ciel you sit next to him. He turned his back and and opened his shirt. Ciel got a bit flustered but it didn't last long when she saw his whole upper body covered in bandages.
"I want to take of this bandages but Mei made it quite difficult for me to take it of. I am not allowed to use my magic for a while so...can you take these off of me?"
Ryujin could use Kairos and fully heal himself but he couldn't let anyone know the true extent of Kairos. He had to play the part of an injured person.
Ciel hesitated to take out the bandages.
"Don't these bandages cover your wounds?"
"No. I am only wounded in my right torso. There is already an extra bandage covering that area so even if we take this bandage out, I will be fine"
Ciel slowly removed the bandages from Ryujin's body. Whenever some skin on Ryujin body was revealed, she blushed until she saw the scars on his body. Her hands started to tremble when she saw the scars. The more she unveiled the bandage, the scars got bigger.
She finally took out every bandages. Ryujin put on his T-shirt. He turned around and saw Ciel deep in her thought.
'She must be thinking about the scars on my body.'
"These scars were on my body from the birth, kind of like birthmarks but a bit creepy marks. These are not the scars caused by fights or torture."
Ciel was a bit relieved and confused at the same time.
'How can someone have so many scars from the birth?'
Ryujin was actually telling the truth. He once tried to remove those scars by using Kairos. He turned back time to when his body didn't have scar but the scar never faded. That meant that he had these scars from the start.
"Ciel, Are you fine?"
"Yes. I am perfectly okay. I didn't receive any injuries."
"No! Not that.....I mean, your cravings for my blood?"
"That. Umm"
Ciel would be lying if she said she didn't crave his blood. She thought about it everyday but controled herself. All she wanted was for Ryujin to get well, her cravings mattered after that.
"I have been craving your blood but you are injured right now. I have to control myself."
Ryujin moved towards Ciel.
"Its fine. Just take a small amount."
Ciel moved her head back. She slightly pushed Ryujin.
"No! Your health matters a lot. I won't do it until you are in perfect health."
'I can't let my desires get better of me.'
Ryujin slolwy moved his neck and perfectly positioned him for Ciel to drink his blood.
He whispered into her ear.
"Go on. I will be fine. Just make sure not to over do it."
It was like if a devil was tempting Ciel to let her desire loose. Ciel slightly moved her hand towards his neck and then put it towards the back of his head.
" You talk as if I am obsessed with your blood."
" But you are."
Ciel didn't reply. She just dig her teeth deep in Ryujin's neck. The flavour of the blood made her euphoric. Every drop of it was valuable to her. After 15 seconds she stopped drinking.
"Its been only 15 seconds Ciel."
"As I said before I am not obsessed over your blood."
'I am obsessed with you, idiot.'
Ryujin found it cute how Ciel was acting stubborn. He felt new things when he was with Ciel.
'I won't deny my feeling towards her. I don't want to lie to myself and to her. Whenever I am with her, I feel happy and safe. I want to hug her and pet her head everytime. This atmosphere maybe the right time to confess my feelings towards her.'
Ryujin pulled Ciel into his arms. Ciel was surprised bit she didn't mind it. Instead she sunk into his chest.
"Ciel, I feel new things when I am with you.
Hugging you, holding your hands give me an immesurable amountof pleasure. We have already crossed the line of normal friendship.
Maybe this is love but still I am unsure. I don't want to half ass what I have with you but still I want to elevate what I have with you further. I like.... like..."
Ryujin couldn't finish his sentence. He was getting nervous to say the three magical words.
Ciel heartbeat was racing. Her face had gone red. She was barely holding on to her rationality. Her mind was racing with only one thought
'An confession? Does he actually like me as well?He is stuttering as well.Kyahh....I might die if he proposes but how can he say such thing without being embarrassed?'
Ciel looked up to see his face. Ryujin had also beet red. He was blushing all over his head. Smoke was coming out of his head.
'My cutie'
She then stared at his eyes.His eyes showed many emotions. Happiness,embarrassed,satisfaction, indecisivness, fear. Ciel could tell that Ryujin was scared cause she also felt the same. Everybody is scared to confess their feeling. That they might lose what they have right now in search of something more.
'Maybe he thinks that I will reject him and he will lose me. Don't worry Ryujin. I am and will always be yours.'
Ciel grabbed Ryujin's cheeks and pulled it.
" You can take your time Ryujin. You can take all the time you want. I am not going anywhere. I will stay by your side no matter what happens."
Ryujin got even more flustered but inside he was happy. The warm feeling he had was because of the girl infront of him and he was thankful to her for that. His mind was filled with her.
He looked at Ciel straight in her eye. He mustered up every amount of courage he had.
"Ciel, I like you. I really do.This is not a thing I am saying because of the heat of the moment. I don't know what it means to like or love someone but I want to find about it together with you."
Ciel cried when she heard Ryujin say that. She had never felt this happy in her life.
Ryujin wiped her tears.
"Did I hurt you? I should have said love instead of like. I am so stupid."
Ciel shook her head.
"Its not because of that. I feel happy that we have mutual feeling for each other. I also don't know what it is to like or love someone as their partner but I do know one thing. I love you. Not because of your blood but for who you are.You are the sun that illuminated my heart. I will always love you no matter how tough things get. I love you Ryujin. More than I have loved anyone."
She then moved her head towards and gave him a kiss on his forhead.
Ryujin accepted her kiss and hugged her even tightly.
"Thank you Ciel! I never knew being loved was such a wonderful feeling."
"No need to thank me. I will do this again and again, for I have and will always love you."