Hoshi: FINALLY! A Kuroshitsuji fic!
Kage: Since your reviews are helping us continue Frozen in Flames, we decided to start putting up other stories in chapters!
Hoshi: These chapters will be rather short. We're just going to try and break it up by scenes, so some chapters will be tiny and some ENORMOUS!
Kage: Anyway, enjoy!
The stinging cold surface of Will's baton-like Death Scythe struck Grell's cheek for what seemed like the hundreth time. On impact, the redhead was knocked back into the ground, an angry bruise on his pale flesh. Through pained tears he looked up at his superior, a pleading look in his deep emerald eyes.
"P-please, no more, Will-kun!" He shouted, struggling to get to his feet. The brunette was beating him much more severely than usual. A few teeth had already fallen out, and he may have fractured a rib from the harsh blows to his thin frame. He coughed up a bit of blood, trying to maintain his composure. "At least tell me why you're punishing me like this!"
Will showed absolutely no emotion in his expression as he stepped closer to the redhead. For a moment, his eyes narrowed, and he swung his scythe down into the man's head once more. Grell fell back on his rear, whimpering loudly. A trickle of crimson liquid curled out from under his hair. His superior merely curled his upper lip in distaste.
"You've got some nerve, demanding explanation for this, Grell. You should know well what you did wrong." He jabbed the shorter man's throat with his scythe, tilting his sharp chin back. Blood dripped from between Grell's puffy, bruised cheeks and tears from his tightly closed eyes. "You've been interfering with an important mission dealt to Sebastian Michaelis from the Death Reaper's Legislative Court. He's after a demon who's been evading our capture for centuries. Unfortunately, we've had to enlist vermin like him in order to seize the little rat."
"Sebas-chan is not vermin!" Grell squealed, opening one eye partway.
Will rolled his eyes. "All demon are trash as far as I'm concerned. The point is, your constant barging in on him and bothering him everywhere he goes has been seriously dampening his ability to hunt this man inconspicuously. You were warned many times to stay away from him, but unfortunately for you, you didn't listen."
The redhead intertwined his fingers, clenching them together over his heart. "Not even the Court can keep me away from my dear Sebas-chan! The bonds of our passionate, star-crossed love are unbreakable by any man or beast!" He purred in delight to himself, imagining the handsome butler despite the many distracting lethal wounds embedded in his flesh.
"Grell, you're not listening." Will stepped on the man's head, shoving his face into the pavement in front of him. "You're deterring him from his mission. And clearly, you can't be trusted on your own devices to stay away from him. So the Council and I have been discussing your punishment, and have decided to strip you of your Reaper powers until Sebastian has finished his job."
"Wh…what? That's so cruel, William!" Grell cried, looking up from under the man's boot.
The brunette leaned down to glare more closely into the redhead's eyes. "You've been unreasonable lately, Grell. I hear you're visiting the Phantomhive estate at an average of twice a week, always uninvited. Your shenanigans have been adding onto the workload that Sebastian has to carry, and frankly I won't stand for it. I could care less about him, or you, but I want this damn demon captured, and if anyone can find a demon it's another of its kind. So until this man is caught, you will remain in your human form with no access to your powers, weapons, or anyone related to the Reaper world. Is that clear?"
Emerald eyes widened in fear. "Will, no! Don't do this to me!"
A sharp heel was dug into his scalp, drawing more blood. Will's glasses flashed as his lip curled back again. "Is that clear, Grell?"
Hot tears dripped onto the bloody pavement below. "You're so awful."
"Excellent." Will replied, smirking. He stepped off the redhead and onto the ground beside him. "Your punishment will be effective immediately. I hope you're grateful towards me, because the Council didn't want me to heal your wounds before I sent you to the human world. Lucky you, eh?"
A wash of heat overtook Grell's broken body, filling him with a pleasant sensation. In an instant, his teeth re-grew in his bloody jaw, his ribs repaired themselves, and the many cuts and bruises simply withered away. He sat up quickly, examining his body. Bright eyes looked up at Will as he realized what had just occurred.
"How kind, William-san! You must really care about me!" He cheered, lunging forward to grab the man's legs. With almost no effort involved, the brunette stepped aside, causing Grell to smash his face into the floor beside him.
"Don't touch me, scum," Will snarled, kicking him sharply in the stomach. "I'm not nice. I may have healed you, but that's because I got to choose where your helpless, pathetic little human body will end up when we decide to transport you"
Grell suddenly froze, once again nervous. "Wh…where did you chose?"
A gratified grin spread across the brunette's face. "Sleep, Grell Sutcliff. You'll find out when you wake up."
Suddenly, a dense haze fell over the redhead. His eyelids grew heavy, and his mouth fell slack. Drowsily, he glanced up at Will's steadily blurring face, his fear of the man slowly fading as he sunk into a deep repose.
Kage: Um...here's the first chapter! Since our brother is harping on us, we're gonna wait until tomorrow to put up the next one!
Hoshi: So please look forward to future chapters!
Kage: Cause we have loads already done! ^_^
Both: REVIEW PLEASE!