A/N: This is a roleplay thread I had with williamtshakespears (dot tumblr dot com)and it had turned into this AMAZING story that went on for over a year! So you'll notice very distinct POV changes, which means that was us writing the replies as role play. Ah and I'm grell-candyapple-sutcliff (dot tumblr dot com)!

Chapter One: A night with Aunty Grell!

Jelena walked through the Dispatch halls towards her red sister's office, Michael on her hip and his bag on her shoulder. William surprised her with a nightly get-away together, and Michael would be spending the night at his own get-away with his aunt. Coming up to her door, she knocked. "Grell-chan! I've got a giggly little boy here for you!"

Michael giggled happily. "Aunt Gwell!"


Grell groaned a bit as she discovered her coffee cup was empty. She looked at the clock and realized it was almost time for her to clock out so getting another cup could wait until she got home.

When she thought of her plans after work, she smiled. Her sister was going on a one-nighter with her hubby, leaving a very bubbly baby boy to keep the crimson reaper company tonight. She'd even prepared her house to accommodate the little tot.

In her bag was some new drawing and coloring books she got up early to get for him before work. It'd been a while and Aunty Grell needed to spoil her Little Mikey! She even figured before long, she'll be buying him professional art supplies and things she couldn't even pronounce correctly for his artistic pursuits!

A knock at the door jarred her from her thoughts. The familiar voices that sounded hiked up her excitement and grabbed her bag quickly ready to leave with her precious little prince. "Here to see me?! Oh I am SOOOOO honored!" Grell dramatically exclaimed as her door opened for them. She loved putting on her little acts; they always made Mikey giggle. And Grell loves hearing his precious laugh!

"Oooohhh my darling prince has come back! It's been to long! You shouldn't leave your Aunty Grell alone for so long like that! She gets lonely!" She said immediately scooping up the giggly baby and proceeded to tickle and cuddle him like she usually does when she greets him.

"So where are you and your love pigeon headed off to?" She asked as she was handed Mikey's bag. "An escapade in Paris? Dining in Napoli? A romantic stroll through Madrid?" she playfully asked as she kissed the little one on his temple.


Jelena blinked as she suddenly found herself missing one toddler, but smiled at the display in front of her. Michael giggled and laughed, hugging his aunt with his little arms. He nuzzled his face in her neck. "I missed you, Aunt Gwell!" He had missed his aunt quite a bit. He loved his parents, of course! He just wished he could spend equal time with the very red woman who loved him just as much as his parents did. Michael returned her kiss with one of his own to her cheek, pulling some of her long hair over his head and giggling.

The librarian smiled. "No, no. Just a night out in London, Grell-chan. Michael's been very excited for his sleepover with Aunt Grell. Thank you for watching him tonight."

"Ooohh I should be thanking YOU dear!" Grell cuddled her precious more as he gave her a kiss of his own. "I really have been vegging out at home lately. I need someone to keep me on my toes! Being a couch potato isn't good for the waist, you know!" She was kinda amazed. Mikey was a little bigger than she remembered.

"Ooo speaking of weight, have you been growing little one?" she asked the giggly tot in her arms. "You're not supposed to grow! No no! You're supposed to be my little baby forever and ever!" she cooed as she playfully nuzzled him.

"Well I shouldn't keep you tied up any longer! Hurry and meet your partner in crime! You know how that man is about time. He got after me this morning for being 30 seconds late. 30 seconds!" Grell pouted. "Ahh, anyway hurry along dear! Mikey and I have a little date of our own! Isn't that right, my little prince?"

"I'm always yew li'l baby Mikey, Aunt Gwell! And when I'm big, I'll be yew big baby Mikey!" Jelena giggled at this.

Michael wasn't the only one amused by Grell's antics. Jelena always found the redhead to be good for a smile. While perhaps lewd at inopportune times, she'd never want Grell to change for anything. And she didn't mind being a bit of relief for her against William. She sighed. "Thirty seconds? I'll have to talk with him about it later. That's just not fair. All right. You two have fun." She gave her son a kiss. "Daddy will pick you up tomorrow Sweetie."

Michael kissed his mother back. "Bye bye Mommy!"

"Have fun Grell-chan!"


"Oh you don't have to get after him. I suppose he really needed this night out and off with you. Believe it or not, you're doing us all a favor! Just bring him back happy and you'll DEFINITELY make us all happy!" Grell laughed. "Have fun my dear!" she called to Jalena's back as she left.

Grell took off the other way out of the dispatch as her home was on that other end. She loved taking the back way out and getting a chance to stroll through the dispatch gardens before finally heading home.

The red reaper prepped the little stroller she'd brought to walk him home. It was a simple one that faced the front so little Mikey could see out at the garden and everything else for his eyes to explore. "There now! Time to get a little fresh air going home! Would you like to pick some flowers Mikey?" she said strapping him in. The path out of the garden led right to the street going to Grell's house. She loved that she found that little pleasant route home.


"I'll try my best," Jelena giggled. Ronald had said something similar to her earlier that day. She did agree that her husband needed to loosen up a little.

Michael waved to his mother as she started back fro his father's office for their night together. He didn't exactly understand all the implications of his parents going out without him, but he got to spend time with his aunt, so he didn't mind. He kept playing with Grell's hair as she walked out of Dispatch. It looked like he had his own red locks with the way hers draped over him.

He smiled as she set him in the stroller. Michael wasn't much of a fussy child. "Yeah yeah! Pick pwetty flowehs fow Queen Gwell!" And flowers reminded him of his Uncle Alan. He liked flowers.


"Ahh! You're so sweet! Well, let's see if we can find any good flowers on the path!" She tickled him once more before she pushed his stroller through the gardens.

"Oooo these are so pretty!" Grell said seeing that the pink rose bush was blooming. The red roses haven't come out yet, and which ever small blooms of the red rose bushes did come out, Grell had already had picked. Something that made her feel a little sheepish when she realized it.

There were yellow roses, white roses, lantanas , white daisies along the floor, Indian blankets , and many many colorful flowers.

She took Michael along the path to see which ones he could pick. Of course the rarer flowers should be left alone and would help Michael if he wanted to pick some roses as far as taking the thorns off. Grell's picked so many roses, she could take the thorns out very quickly and skillfully with her bare hands.

"Do you see any flowers you want to pick, Mikey?" she said strolling him along allowing him to look around. "They're in the trees, on the ground, in the bushes, there's so many this time of year!"


"Pwetty flowehs!" Michael reached out to all the blooms he could, just wanting to feel the petals on his little fingers. He didn't want to pick any just yet. They were all beautiful, but none of them were… right. If he was going to get some pretty flowers for his beloved Aunt Grell, they needed to be right.

Michael then spotted some lovely red snapdragons dancing in the smallest breeze of the day. His little eyes grew wide in amazement. "Aunt Gwell! Aunt Gwell! Look at the pwetty flowehs!" He pointed excitedly to the snapdragons. "Can I have some? Please! Please, please!" They looked so lovely and were a shade to match his aunt's hair. He loved them immediately.