Eric's Alan: Hello everyone! Well I did promise a sequel so here it is! *hides behind William before angry fans can attack*

~X~

The young man picked up his pace as icy rain fell from the dark sky over London. A shiver passed through his body as he felt someone watching him. Glancing into the alleyway he froze. A pair of crimson eyes met his gaze. Paralyzed by the sight he stuttered as the creature entered the light "G-God p-please save me..." Its fangs and muzzle were stained with blood. The beast resembled a large dog. A raven fluttered down and rested on its head. The stunning bird leaned its beak near the ear of the dog and the dog lunged for the terrified man. Within seconds the man was dead.

~X~

Ronald stared out at the setting sun from the roof of the dispatch. It had been two years and there wasn't a trace of Jasmine. He wanted nothing more than to hold her in his arms or hear her gentle voice. Fresh tears stung his eyes. The light dyed the sky a vibrant crimson. Removing his glasses he wiped the tears away when he heard footsteps approaching.

"I thought I would find you here." the familiar voice of Alan came from behind.

Ronald looked over as the older shinigami sat next to him. "She will come back. I know she will."

"I hope so." Alan glances to the side, the sun reflecting on his rimless glasses. "You know it has been two years though. Who knows how she will have changed or if she can even be saved? I want her back just as much as you, but it may be time we face reality."

"How could you just give up on her. Alan-senpai?" Ronald demanded, his voice revealing the betrayal he felt from the older Shinigami." After she saved your life."

"Ronald, I am not giving up on her, but sometimes people cannot be saved. Come on. William wants us to look into another soul disappearance." Alan stood from his spot and offered a hand down to the blonde shinigami.

"Okay." Ronald hesitantly took Alan's hand and stood as well before following after him. The halls of the dispatch were quiet as they had been for months. More and more souls had been vanishing lately and it was no doubt due to demon activity rising in London. Grell had calmed down since Jasmine was taken by Sebastian and it was strange to see the crimson haired shinigami doing what he was supposed to do and wearing a suit to top it off. William had become more reserved than ever before. He and Grell barely spoke unless it was involving work. Something about trusting a demon and letting his guard down got to him in a way no one else thought possible. Eric was bothered by the absence of the fox, but did his best to hide it, even from Alan. The brunette shinigami made sure to act as normal as possible around everyone, but Ronald could see how losing Jasmine upset him. Even if they got into little arguments here and there they both knew that the other didn't mean anything by it. Ronald drifted even further away in his mind as the two silently walked. They had been doing more and more missions together, which was strange to them both, but did not question it. People had been dying who were not supposed to die and souls were disappearing without a trace. A demon, no doubt, but a contracted demon would leave a mess. These bodies found were cleanly killed. A demon breaking a contract? Possible, but highly unlikely. A demon only contracts with a person they want so breaking the contract would make no sense. They won't get the soul that they desire that way. Ronald snapped out of his thoughts when they came to William's office. Alan knocked twice and then entered without waiting for a reply. Ronald absentmindedly listened as the two discussed the case. Another soul gone. Another cleanly killed body. Still no action taken by the Queen's dog. The kid's demon still tight on a leash. All the people killed in the same way.

"Ronald? Are you even listening?" William growled, his face hard and annoyed as always. His patients with the young shinigami was already low due to the late paperwork and the failed recovery of a soul. Perhaps it was a mistake to send him out and should put him on probation instead. No. That meant more paperwork that he would have to do and he had far too much of that. If Ronald continued to make careless errors then he would just make him doing something else.

"Yes. Souls missing. Same case as all the others." The younger shinigami didn't care anymore. It was the same case so why couldn't William just give them the case file and let them leave? He knew he was already on thin ice with his boss, but at this point he was tired of hearing the same speech over and over.

"You might be interested to know that there was a witness who claims to have seen the victim killed by a large dog. A dog with glowing red eyes." William sighed. Why did he keep this man as an employee? Would it not be more beneficial to everyone if he sent Ronald to another department? Maybe scythe repair? He did here the head of that division saying that he could use another set of hands. He would get a transfer form ready for when Ronald and Alan got back.

"A dog? Do we even know of a dog demon?" Ronald raised an eyebrow. The person must have mistaken what they saw. "It's probably those demons from before. As far as we know they never actually returned to Hell. One of them was a wolf, right?"

"A good theory, but a flawed one. They did indeed return to Hell. It is possible that it was a hellhound. There have been reports from other shinigami in the field that there was one near London. If not I can think of only two demons in London. You both know who they are. As much as I would have regretted saying this two years ago, not so much now, you need to eliminate the threat. One of them is stealing souls and that cannot be allowed. Now go." William slid the cream colored file across the desk and turned back to the one he was reading.

The two shinigami silently walked out of their superior's office and went to retrieve their death scythes. Ronald wasn't sure how he felt about having to go to London. It was cold and rainy there and that did not bode well for him. He glanced over at Alan only to be surprised by the same look of discontent. Alan never hated going out in the field. Ever. He must be thinking the same thing as him and William. The demon taking souls is Jasmine.

~X~ IN LONDON ~X~

The two shinigami stood on the roof of an inn as the sun completely set covering the city in a dark cloak. Both shared the same thought. Would they find her before she steals another soul? What were they going to do anyway? They would be unable to take her back to the dispatch, but they could not leave her here either. Maybe they could reason with her?

"You know we might have to kill her, right?" Alan's voice was barely above a whisper. His eyes glowing in the darkness of the night. Ronald had to admit he had a frightening yet mysterious aura around him. One of a person willing to kill with an unworldly force. Yet, Ronald noted, there was a hidden hesitation behind his eyes. One only Eric and himself could see. Unless you actually work with Alan you would never know what he was really thinking about some things. Yes, he was very expressive, but at the same time he would keep his own thoughts private when he chose to and no one would know any different.

"I want to save her, not kill her, senpai." Ronald's voice matched Alan's. They both turned their heads sharply as a scream pierced the cold night. "I guess we know where she is now." Ronald muttered as they leaped to another roof and then another in pursuit of their target. A soft drizzle began and the icy water stung his skin. Ronald sighed as he wiped water from his glasses with his shirt. Why he even bothered he was unsure. They would just get wet again anyway.

Alan knew that his younger companion could not kill the woman he once loved, even if she was now a demon. Alan had come to the realization long ago that she was no longer to cute fox demon that he and Eric had once brought to the dispatch. He had asked himself so many times why he had done it, but could not give a solid answer. All he could say was there seemed to be something different about her. As the two landed on the roof silently above the alleyway a thought came to his mind. Could they really save the once innocent demon?

~X~

Kuro: *still hiding behind William* Well? Please tell me what you think so I can keep going. Also, I know this is kinda short and you have my most sincere apology for that.

Ronald: She has so many ideas for this and really wants to write it!

Kuro and Ronald: Please review!