Ch. 1: "You're Not Sorry"

I saw him standing there. He was the one, I, Grell, wanted, but he rejected me one-too-many times.

I sat there in the rain, on the verge of crying. "But... I l-love you." I said, my voice breaking up.
"I just don't have those kind of feelings for you. I love Ceil, and always will. I'm sorry." With that, a tear fell out his crimson eye. He kissed me on the forehead. And with that, he walked away.

As he walked away, I said to my self, "You're not sorry."

That was it, I broke down crying. I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around to find... Claude just standing there.

"Do you want Sebastian?" he asked coolly.

"More than anything in the world." I replied. "But... he's made it pretty clear: he doesn't want me. He wants C-c-c... Ceil!" I cried harder. Claude picked me up, threw me over his shoulder, and onto his back.

"Hang on." he said before taking off.

During the trip, I had fallen asleep on his back, I had cried myself to sleep.

"Grell."

"Hn?" I woke up on a porch, it looked a lot like Ceil's old place, before it burned down for a second time.

"Where are we?" I said, still groggy. "We are at the Trancy household." He said as he opened the door. I looked around; this was Ceil's old house.

"Come. I shall show you where you'll stay." he instructed.

"Why?" I asked.

"Why what?" he replied.

"Why are you being so polite?" I continued.

"I have a deal to make with you, but it can wait 'till the morning." He said.

He opened the door to my room, and I stepped inside- Red all over! From the ceiling to the floor!
My smile showed my razor-sharp teeth.

"I hope every thing is to your liking." And with that, he walked away.