A Black Butler Story

A Reaper's Daughter

First Meeting

Chapter 1

~London, England 1888/Night Time/? POV~

Darkness...

Loss...

Cold...

Blood...

My once beautiful moon lite world of slumber has become my darkness of death. Six years old and all alone now in my room cold and scared of my surroundings. I was shivering from the cold coming from the opened window that was left open when the killer escaped. Yes I said killer, and he'd escaped after robbing my home and eliminating my parent's in the process.

The only reason he didn't kill me was because I hid in the secret compartment door hidden in my closet. My father had it built for me in case there was ever any danger and I had to hide. Turns out he was right about that for who knew that I'd have to hide in it to save my own skin. I stayed in there for what felt like ages until I slowly peeked out and looked through the crack of it and the closet door.

All was silent, but the doors opening up and my footsteps against the wooden floor. Blood spots were on the floor leading from my door to the window. As a curious child I followed the blood spot trail from my room to the room to the left. It was my parent's bedroom, and I grew concerned and scared for them. Alas, when I opened that door I was greeted by a dark and tragic scene.

I screamed and ran back to my bedroom where I fell on my knees and cried into my hands. I cried and I cried for a good long five minutes for seeing the horror that was in that room. I felt awful for not being there to warn them, but I had not heard the noise until a loud scream awoke me. Alerting me to vacate and hide without hesitation.

As I sat there on the floor crying, a large shadow hovered over my body. I didn't notice it at first, but then when I lifted up my head to try and calm down, I saw it and gasped. I wanted to run, but my body froze in fear and shock more from the cold. The killer had returned to finish the job, and I couldn't do a thing about it now. Cruel fate had fallen onto my world, and now I was going to be falling to my grave. I cried softly awaiting for death, but instead a voice spoke up and arms engulfed me lifting me up to a warm body.

"My aren't you a lucky girl. Surviving from that ghastly attack, you must be pretty clever, but you're all alone now. *sigh* Poor thing..."

Hesitantly I looked up at the person who spoke and saw a man with luscious long red hair and glasses that showed his lovely eyes. I saw a tiny bit of his teeth, but I could see that they looked like shark teeth. His clothes were as red as his hair and glasses making me think the obviously this man loved the color red.

Allot.

He frowned down at me, or rather it was more of a sad face?

Did he feel sorry for me?

He pulled out a book and scanned through the pages looking very hard for something. When he finally stopped his eyes moved right to left indicating that he was reading the page. He then looked down at me, then the book, and then me again. His expression changed to a very sad face. He looked like he was going to cry like I had already.

~Grell's POV~

I had just finished reading the girl's files. Apparently her name is Rebecca Danforth and her only living family members were now descended. She had nobody now, and as I looked down at her fragile body and her deep brown eyes, I saw the face of someone who was truly scared. Scared of what would become of her now and probably from seeing what death truly looked like now.

I wanted to help her, but William would kill me if I did anything but my work. If I left her she'd be shipped off to an orphanage for god knows how long and miserable for the rest of her life.

Oh she was such a precious little thing and all I wanted to do was snatch her away from this awful world the human called home and raise as my own. Hell why shouldn't I do that?! I would be a great parent like I am a reaper to this child and do everything with her. Who cares if William has a problem with it or if it's against the rules. Rebecca needed someone more then ever right now and I was it.

"How would you like to come and live with me as my daughter?" I asked her.

~Rebecca's POV~

"How would you like to come and live with me as my daughter?" The man in red asked me.

I sniffled and looked at him with much curiosity and surprise.

Not only did he want me to live with him, but he wanted me to be his daughter.

I must have been hearing thins, but I decided to ask him anyway.

"D-Did u ask me to stay with you as your daughter sir?" I asked him shyly.

"But of course~ I can't just leave you here, you're to precious and fragile to leave. I refuse to leave a helpless child here to be take away to some orphanage. So I would like you to come with me and I'll raise you as my own." He explained to me.

"You'd do that for me?" I asked him.

"Oh yes~" He cried out spinning me around in the air with much happiness.

"Ah!" I cried out because I didn't like to be spun around.

"No spinning please! No spinning!"

He immediately stopped spinning me and held me close again.

"Sorry about that, but I've always wanted a little girl to care for, play with, dress up, hold in my arms, love, nurture and call my own. You are just the little girl I've wanted so please say yes and I'll protect you and keep you safe." Then man in red explained to me.

I wasn't really sure what to say in reply to that. I wasn't even suppose to talk to strangers but I was talking to him anyway. Sure he seemed nice, but looks can be deceiving and for all I knew he was the killer. Still, I didn't have anywhere else to go and I was all alone. I didn't know how to take care of myself yet alone cook food or buy stuff.

I suppose this was my only option and I had no choice. But still, did I want to take that chance with this man who could possibly hurt me or worse? Shivers ran down my spine and not from the cold air but from that thought of what could happen to me. I think he noticed me shaking because he wrapped his coat around me till I was snugged as a bug.

"There we go, no more cold chills." He said with a smile.

"Thank you sir." I said softly.

His smile brought forth warmth and a little smile to me. Maybe he wasn't such a bad person, and really did want to help give me a new life? Still, I couldn't put my guard down just yet. Whether he was telling me the truth or not, I wouldn't know now. I would have to take a chance and just go with it. After all, he really could be a sweet man, but only time would tell.

"So, do you accept? Oh please accept. I really don't want to leave you here until someone finds you and your departed parent's." He told me.

"Well...to be honest I don't completely trust you sir, but I would like to." I replied.

His smile grew super big showing off his sharp shark teeth to me and hugged me.

"And I promise you I'll be the best mommy ever~" He said.

"...? Um aren't you a boy?" I asked confused.

"Well yes...but I act more like a girl and I love attracted men." He replied blushing.

"Oh, well I don't mind that as long as you're happy." I said with a smile.

"Well thank you baby~ My name's Grell by the way, and you're Rebecca Danforth correct?" The man known as Grell asked me.

"Yes, but how did you know?" I asked in surprise. I had not told him my name, and yet he already knew it. How odd's that, that he knew my name already?

Then I remembered the book he was looking through.

Was my name in there?

Why was it in there in the first place?

"Um Mr. Grell sir, is my name in that book you were looking in earlier? If so, why is it in there?" I asked him curiously.

"You're a smart girl Rebecca, yes your name's in here. Along with every name of everyone living here in London. You see Rebecca, I'm not suppose to tell you this, but since you're going to be my new daughter I'll tell you. See I've got this job that involves collecting certain objects that a person carries with them all the time. That object is their soul, and my job's to collect these souls when the time comes because I'm a grim reaper." He explained to me.

"A grim reaper? Like in the story books? You decide on what happens to a person, where they go, ect. that kind of stuff?" I asked him making sure I heard him right.

"Yes that's correct, you truly are a little bookworm just like William." Grell said happily.

"Who's William?" I asked not sure of who Grell spoke of.

"Oh he's my boss and a man I desire. Sadly he refuses to show any of his love for me yet, but I'm getting there. He's bound to confess to me sooner or later." Grell explained sounding very confident in himself. Determined to win the heart of this William man one way or another.

"Will I get to meet him?" I asked.

"Of course, I have to report my work to him so you'll be meeting him momentary." Grell replied.

"Where do we have to go?"

"To Heaven."

"The Heaven?"

"Yes, that Heaven. Now close your eyes and when you open them you'll get a big surprise."

I obeyed him, curious and anxious to see what would come once I opened my eyes. I felt the cold air hitting my face and a jumping motion going on. It didn't last for long because I soon fell into a deep sleep.

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