Kei Getting back to the compound by himself was as easy as he had predicted, but Kei had admittedly dragged his feet for longer than necessary so he could prepare himself for the potential outcome of his sudden disappearance. He had already practiced his speech inside his mind and thought about a million different excuses depending on how he was approached, either by his parents or the Council. No matter how many times he told himself that he was ready – and despite how confident he’d been with Ciel – it was a fact that he felt more than a little anxious. Too many things had happened in a short period, and the last thing he wanted was for the already vast distance between himself and Ciel to be extended. That was a definite ‘no’ in his book. Kei still needed to get his mind in the r

