Modern!AU. Undertaker is a rich guy who loves his garden so much, but his manor is empty and the only thing he has for company is his TV, which plays numerous comedy shows a day.

He sees a kid that's very bitter, 'cuz his parents just had a divorce and left him somewhere, so he takes him in and gives him a lot of support for school and such. He sees a young lady who ran away from home because her parents see her as a guy rather than a girl, so he takes her in as well, plus, he buys her an entire wardrobe of red dresses. He sees an obviously depressed teenager who attempted suicide because most of his past girlfriends cheated on him, and takes him in, and thought him how to be optimistic. He sees two young students struggling to pay for their rent and tuition fee while one of them needs medical attention, and takes them in as well, and often brings the other for checkups to ensure he's fine.

In short; Undertaker just adopted five teens and is now satisfied with his life.

No one knew his real name. All they knew that he was such a creepy guy with a tendency to laugh at jokes he watched on TV. He was called Undertaker for an odd reason, but nearly everyone gossiped about him being some sort of ghoul or demon that was sent from hell to drag others from earth to the underworld. It was also a rumor that he admired coffins and corpses, judging by the way he seemed fascinated whenever he hears someone nearby dies.

Which was a load of crap. Who believes in demons and ghouls? Definitely not him, that's for sure. He was William T. Spears. He was a logical young man who believed in science and everything logical, and not silly things like magic or demons or different dimensions and whatnot. Logic was important, and Will was sure of it. The only ones who believed in other dimensions and ghosts are people like Ronald Knox and Alan Humphries, one of his six housemates.

He didn't mind their company though. His housemates were all interesting, but that didn't mean he didn't snap at them every once in awhile. Like Grell, for instance. When she hit puberty, she started whining constantly and became more sassy and bossy than she already was. Plus, wearing a red miniskirt to school was a big no-no back then, but now that they were all in highschool, nothing was stopping her from wearing her all-red wardrobe. Ron was another example; while he didn't mind his presence because Ron was known as if he was the sun itself, he was too optimistic that it was just plain scary. He didn't really snap at Eric or Alan much, considering both boys preferred to just sit in a corner and watch the others instead of trying to replace all of Will's underwear with Grell's. Ew.

He stood in front of the gate of his home; a large gate that was black and had a skull and two crossbones above. Honestly. It looked menacing, and that was one of the reasons people thought Undertaker was a scary man. In all honesty, Undertaker was nice enough to even give them a home. Undertaker preferred doing things himself, but when they turned into teens, Will had told his housemates that he and the rest of them should do chores sometimes as well. Undertaker was getting a bit.. old, to be honest.

They had all made it perfectly clear to never let Eric clean the basement. He'd procrastinate and dig around a few boxes just to stare at them for ages. The same went for Alan and the kitchen. Despite the latter being as good-natured as Ron, he was bound to be arrested for poisoning his housemates with horrible culinary skills like that. Grell wasn't much of a problem, except she was a bit too lazy and busy with her girlfriends to actually do chores. Ron was eager to do chores, but.. never let him near the garden. Other than the fact that Undertaker treasures the garden, Ron could manage to destroy it within seconds. He gained an obsession with bringing the manor's lawn mower around for some reason.

He sighed, pulling out a skull-shaped key out of his pocket. Undertaker had numerous keys that would open the gate to the manor, and he had given two each to him and his friends, with Undertaker referring to them as his "children". Which.. was a bit odd. But it wasn't that bad. Undertaker was kind to them, giving them a home and all.. he felt really safe in the manor, to be honest.

William went straight to Alan's room first. Will just went out for fresh air, considering he and Grell had another argument about who does the dishes and who ate all the cupcakes in the fridge. But Will was concerned for his friend. Alan and Eric were the last two to be found by Undertaker, and when those two were found, they looked horrible. Will arrived in the manor with eye bags, red eyes, and a messy hairstyle. Grell arrived in the manor with a torn dress, strange hair cut, and some lipstick that was scribbled all over her face. Ron arrived in the manor with wrists bruised, his face a wreck, and barefoot. How did the two arrive?

Eric was more than a wreck. His shirt was torn off, and one of his legs were bleeding. He and Alan didn't possess glasses back then, and like everyone else in the manor, their eyesight was beyond terrible. He also had a black eye. When Undertaker took the three kids out for a walk, he certainly didn't expect finding a young blonde named Eric fighting a couple of older thugs all by himself.

Undertaker also didn't expect Grell to claw at their faces mercilessly. But that didn't mean Undertaker wasn't proud of her. He treated her to a new doll and a box of chocolates the week after that.

After Grell's sudden outburst scared the thugs away, Eric had murmured a word of thanks, before Undertaker knelt down in front of the kid and offered him a place to stay. Instead of replying, Eric grabbed the older man's hand and lead the four of them to an abandoned cabin near the park. Inside was a shivering Alan, who was crying in his sleep. Undertaker understood the important situation, and had Will and Ron assist Eric, while he carried Alan. When the young brunette woke up in the manor with different clothes and a damp cloth on his forehead, he was panicking because he thought someone had kidnapped him and had left Eric. Those two were really close.

Unfortunately, Alan always had weird attacks. The doctors couldn't diagnose what was causing pain to him, which frustrated Undertaker and Eric to no end. Knocking softly on the door that was painted green, Will hoped he would still hear his friend's voice. He had to be fine. "Hello? Alan?"

"Eh..? Door's open!"

Ah. Will sighed in relief. Alan sounded fine. He opened the door, and found a bunch of books in the floor, as Alan was plopped down on the checkered rug with a book in hand. It was the same novel Eric was reading the other day too. Eric was faster when it came to reading, but Alan was more observant. "Oh Will, Hi! I heard about the fight you had with Grell today. Ron rants about it to Mister Undertaker, so there was no way for me to not hear it. She's at her friend's house. Hannah Anafeloz's, to be exact." He exaplined, before picking up all the books on the floor.

Will decided to help him by placing the books on the bookshelf. Alan was the shortest, even shorter than Ron, who was the youngest. It was probably because of his unknown illness, but he was certainly active and optimistic for someone that always had to come home in the middle of the school day. He wasn't as optimistic as Ron, because he was as emotional as Grell sometimes. "I plan to apologize after she finishes crying to over her friends. It'll be awkward at dinner when we don't say a word to each other."

Alan nodded in agreement. "True."

First chapter's boring. I'll make the second one soon. Review if you find this interesting.