Hey guys, this is my first Kuroshitsuji fic and Grelliam is my OTP so i hope you guys enjoy my writing. :)
I am going to apologize in advance if my writing isn't as good as it could be ... this is supposed to be a yaoi fic buuut fanfiction has new rules about what is appropriate and all so my vocabulary will be limited to words that could mean other things to children ...I.E. sausage, member, nether region, things like that.
Also I do not own Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) or any of the characters ... though I wish I owned Grell ... I mean what? I didn't say anything ... well let's get on with the story shall we?
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Grell had felt like he had tried just about everything to get William to notice him, and none of it had worked. He had been flirty, he had gotten in trouble on purpose, and for hell's sake he even dressed up in a short frilly dress that was practically lingerie and sat on Will's desk. The only thing that seemed to get him to pay the slightest bit of attention was when he ran around flirting with Sebastian. He knew his boss harbored a large hatred for demons and he knew that hanging around one would probably get Will to at least keep an eye on him. Grell never truly had any feelings for 'Sebas~chan', though he was a handsome man, and he had no intention of bearing the demon's children either. That was said purely because he knew that William was close enough to hear most of what he was saying that night.
So now he sat in his office with his underling, Knox, venting his inner thoughts as usual. Ronald was a good listener though, and the redhead often wondered how Ronald had never been a psychiatrist, or psychologist. He was good as figuring out people's brains ... most of the time ... and he was just as good at slacking off as Grell was with paperwork, so this was how they spent their time in their shared office.
"Ronnie, do you think that Will would get jealous if I started chasing after two demons instead of one?" he said with a sigh.
"Well, because one demon throws him out of whack, I can see how you'd think another would help. Maybe ya just need to do more with the demon ya got, maybe make a deal with him?"
"You mean like a contract? Ron, you can't be serious! I do believe I've already told you that I don't actually like Sebas~chan..." He said looking at his subordinate as though he were an idiot for suggesting such a thing. "Besides he's already contracted to that little Phantom-snot brat."
"Yeah, I know that, and that's not what I meant. I meant you should like get Sebastian to kiss you or something in front of Will, but like make him promise not to kill anybody when the boss attacks him." Ron said in an almost defensive tone.
Grell sat up from his slouching position in his chair and looked at Ron like he was the dumbest person alive. "What did I just say Ron? I don't actually like Sebas~chan ... I just pretend I do." He let his head fall down and hit his desk, his crimson hair flowing all over the undone paperwork.
"Okay, okay ... well I didn't say what type of kiss, Grell-san. Maybe he could just kiss you on the cheek or something?" Ron said while staring at his senior.
Grell threw his head up from his desk and jumped out of his seat in excitement. "Ronnie you're a genius!" he exclaimed. He ran over to the blonde at his desk and hugged him. Then the redhead grabbed his hand and started dragging Ron off with him.
"Where are we going?" Ron asked while trying to free himself from his psycho senpai's death grip.
"Where do you think we're going? To the Phantomhive manor of course! We have a deal to make with Sebas~Chan!" He exclaimed in a tone that mimicked a child in a candy shop. Ronald was now scared out of his mind. He hadn't expected Grell to up and leave work like that and he really hadn't expected that he would take him along.
"Why do I have to go?" Ronald asked in a whiny tone.
"Because you came up with the idea so who would better explain the plan to Sebas~Chan than you?" He looked back at Ron with a devilish grin that made the younger reaper's stomach churn.
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When they arrived at the manor Ronald looked a bit disheveled from being dragged behind Grell the whole time. Where as Grell's emerald green eyes were still beaming with excitement and he couldn't help but squeal and wiggle his hips, the way he did, when they reached the front gate of the manor that held the answers. Sebastian didn't know it yet but by doing this he would be getting rid of a major nuisance. Grell ran up the steps to the front door and knocked loudly waiting for the demon butler to open the door. Ronald stood behind him fixing his clothes and worrying about meeting the demon for the first time. When the door finally opened to reveal the butler they were looking for Grell almost went into his swooning maiden act before he remembered Will wasn't anywhere nearby.
"Hello Grell, have you stopped by to once again annoy me and disrupt the manor?" Sebastian asked in an irritated tone. Then he noticed the other reaper. "Who is this?" as if one reaper wasn't bad enough.
"Actually I'm here to propose an idea that would benefit both of us." Grell said in his usual flirty tone that he used with everyone. Sebastian raised an eyebrow already assuming the reaper was going to hit on him again. "I brought my friend Ron here to help explain since he came up with the plan and all." Upon hearing that Sebastian relaxed in the slightest.
"Well then why don't you both come inside for some tea and we can discuss this 'plan' further." He said while stepping aside to let them in and quickly leading them to one of the drawing rooms that was hardly ever used as it was the young master's least favorite. "We shouldn't be bothered in here, but keep in mind I may be called away to serve my master at any moment."
"Alright, so I think I've mentioned at least one or two times that I don't really like you right?" Grell started hoping that he actually had remembered to tell him at one point or another.
Sebastian's shocked face was enough to tell him that he had forgotten to mention it at all. But the sigh of relief that the demon gave was slightly offensive to the redhead who was usually very self confident. "So then why were you flirting with me all the time?" he asked, not quite interested but wanting to know why this reaper would waste his time.
Grell sighed this time and took a deep breath before explaining. "I was trying to make Will jealous, because he hates demons, and so therefore thought he would pay more attention to me if I was hanging around a demon. Makes sense right?"
"Not completely, but I can see how you might think so." Sebastian replied, trying to keep up and starting to wonder where this would lead.
"Okay. Well just this morning Ronald and I were talking and I was trying to think of a new way to attract William's attention since all of my previous ventures have pretty much failed. And then Ron here came up with a wonderful plan. Ronnie, tell him." Grell replied nudging Ron with his elbow to try and get the un-characteristically shy young reaper to speak up.
"Oh, um. Alright. Well see the thing is that the Boss only seems to actually start to pay attention when Grell hangs around you. So I thought maybe if we could stage something where William sees you, Mr. Michaelis, responding positively to Grell's flirting that maybe it would make him jealous. In exchange for your participation, if there are positive results, it is implied that Grell will stop hanging around here and cease to bother you and the estate." Ronald said in a more business type tone than necessary. He felt like he was pitching an idea in a corporate meeting rather than giving a remedy to Grell's love-life issues.
"Sutcliff, have you ever considered that, since he is your boss, if you did your work he might pay attention to you then?" Sebastian said as though it were the most obvious solution as well as the best one.
Grell completely ignored the question and Ronald rolled his eyes at his senpai. "So will you do it Sebas~Chan?" Grell begged with pleading eyes and a puppy dog pout.
The demon butler was completely unphased by the pleading face. "I have a few more questions that need be answered before I can make a decision. Firstly, what sort of 'playing along' would I be doing? I don't take your boss for an idiot so I already know that I would have to be thoroughly convincing. Secondly, what happens if this little plan of yours doesn't work? I do want something for my performance even if it doesn't work to your advantage."
Ron spoke up before Grell got a chance to, mainly because he knew that Grell would say something stupid. "Well what we initially had in mind for the playing along was maybe a kiss on the cheek or something along those lines. Pushing the boundary without breaking the boundary is what we were aiming for. Anything past that might make the Boss think of Grell as undesirable for being, as he would put it, 'ruined by the taint of demon scum'. His words not mine. Also the playing along is completely negotiable if either of you are uncomfortable with the suggestion." Ronald noticed Sebastian had shifted in his seat, obviously not liking the idea but seeing the logic behind it. "As for your second question, I suppose you can be in charge of coming up with the next plan to help Grell considering that you also will have seen the Boss's reaction to the plan we already have. And that way you can help yourself to stop Grell from bothering you at work." Ronald stated in the nicest manner possible trying not to offend anyone. He glanced over to Grell who was lost in thought.
Sebastian opened his mouth to speak and then looked down at his gloved hand to which there was a glow coming from underneath. "It seems my master needs me for something, I shall be right back with my reply." He said smoothly getting up and dashing out of the room in a flash.
Ronald turned towards his senpai who was still staring off into space and waved a hand in front of his face. "Senpai, hellooo? Anybody in there?" he asked jokingly trying to bring Grell back to reality.
"Huh, what? What did I miss? Ron, where did Sebas~Chan go?" Grell said in a slightly rushed tone as he sat up straighter.
"Well Sebastian went to go tend to his master, and what you missed depends on when you spaced out." Ron said with a slight giggle trying not to actually laugh unless he wanted to do both their paperwork when they got back to dispatch.
"Okay. Um last thing I remember is begging Sebas~chan for an answer and having him give a long answer. I didn't really hear it though." Grell said in his usual happy tone as though he was excited to reply.
"You kind of missed a lot, but it's not too important. He will answer when he gets back." Ron said frowning and then shrugging it off. It would take far too long to recite all of what he said and what Sebastian had said. Not even a minute later the demon strolled back into the room and sat back down.
"So, as I was saying. Here's how this is going to work. I will play along with your little plan, but it will be under my conditions. If I were to ... kiss him ... on the cheek." Sebastian shuddered at the thought. "Then Sir William might be too far away to recognize it as only that so I have a better plan. Here's how it's going to work ..."
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Ahhhhh, I know cliffhanger ending. I hope you guys are enjoying the story so far and I will do my best to get the next chapter up as soon as possible. Also what do you think about Ron's plan? Do you think it will work on our stoic William? Any suggestion would be helpful, I will admit others do have better ideas than I do at times. Let me know in the comments, and please favorite and follow if you like it. It would mean the world to me. ^_^