This is my first kuroshitsuji fanfic and I've decided to write about Grey :3 cause..Grey is my favourite character? HEY come on how many Grey fans are there? Anyway, sorry if it's OOC or anything. yeah.
~Be There~
Chapter 1
"Food, food, wherever you are, I AM COMING!" Charles Grey said enthusiastically.
He pushed open the large white double doors that led to the Palace's kitchen. Glancing around the huge room, Grey saw the chefs and assistants scurrying around, doing their work. Some were preparing the afternoon snacks, some were busy cleaning up, some were experimenting and creating new delicacies.
The whole kitchen was almost shiny. Their uniforms were mostly white, the walls and floors were white. Well, some tables were shining silver, some were made of wood, some were covered with white tablecloths. There were shelves at several parts of the kitchen –made of wood of course- and had all sorts of ingredients stored there.
Well, those ingredients were not all the palace had. Especially when there are lots of people staying and working here and there is a certain young man called Charles Grey, more food is definitely needed. There were several more storerooms connected to the kitchen, which stored their food supply. Every week, the kitchen would get their new supply of food from trucks that delivered them to the palace. However, if there is a certain important ingredient that is not easily obtained or commonly delivered, the kitchen would usually send someone out to get it.
Grey put a hand on his hip and scanned the kitchen for a familiar face. He did know some people that worked in the kitchen, but he could not possibly know every one of them, right?
"AH~!" Grey snapped his fingers as he talked to himself. "Found ya~"
As he walked towards a certain girl at a corner of the kitchen, he was greeted politely with bows from whomever he passed by.
Reaching his destination, Grey slammed his hand on the wooden table in front of the girl playfully. The girl, who had been polishing the silverware before Grey interrupted, looked up at the butler with her pale blue eye. She puffed out her cheeks and gave a bored expression.
"Hey, Mister Charles. You messed up the tablecloth." She said, twirling her light blonde hair that was slightly longer than Grey's.
Grey pouted and folded his arms.
"I don't care~ Anyway~ Hey~ I'm hungry~ Ms Naggy Granny, are there any nice snacks here~?" Grey asked and whined, followed by a growl from his stomach.
"My name is Reene! And it's only one hour since lunch ended!" the girl, going by the name Reene, snapped back.
"One hour and fifteen minutes." Grey corrected. "I thought a chef should be more precise about time~? Oh, I just remembered, you're only an assistant." Grey teased with a smirk.
Reene tried to keep a straight face, but could not stop the blush that was forming on her face. She felt embarrassed, yeah she did.
"S-Shut up!" Reene said. "Just wait till afternoon snacks arrive, will you!?"
"It's one hour and fifteen minutes to afternoon snacks~" Alex, who happened to be walking by, added in with a childish smile on his face, then walked off to do his work.
"How accurate~!" Grey said, turning back to Reene with a bright smile on his face.
Reene gave a tired sigh. "I wonder how that stomach of yours works, seriously. Fine, I'll get some chocolate cake for you, is that okay?"
"YEAH~!" Grey exclaimed and sat on a nearby stool, waiting for Reene to get his cake.
So Reene came back in a few minutes with the cake on the large plate. And obviously Grey gobbled up everything which could have been fourteen servings of dessert. Just because he was a little hungry.
Reene felt herself soften up as she watched Grey eat every piece of cake hungrily. He seemed really cute.
"Hey, Reene." Grey called out, with a curious expression on his face. "Why were you smiling just now?"
"Huh!?" Reene gasped, not knowing that she had smiled. "I did...?"
"Yeeeeaaaahhh...?" Grey said slowly as he passed the empty plate to Reene.
Reene took the plate and quickly turned her back towards him.
"You must be seeing things, Grey. I wouldn't smile without realising it." Reene announced. What a lie.
"Heh." Grey got up and stood beside Reene, placing one hand on the table in front of her.
Reene bit her tongue as she saw the playful smirk Grey had on his face.
"W-What?" Reene stuttered.
A few chuckles could be heard from Grey. "Noooothing~"
Just as Reene was about to open her mouth to say something, the kitchen's double doors opened and a few claps echoed through the kitchen, effectively silencing everyone, bringing the attention to the person who stood at the door.
Grey stood up straight, wondering who that was. He then saw that the man standing there was his partner, Phipps. A few question marks popped up above Grey's head as he wondered what Phipps was doing here. Phipps rarely came to the kitchen, after all.
Phipps cleared his throat. "Sorry to interrupt, people. The Queen wishes to see Reene Aubrey. And, Grey, if you are wandering around in the kitchen again, please come along." There was slight frustration in his voice when he mentioned Grey.
Grey waved his hand in the air. "Yeah, I'm here, Phipps. And-" Grey tilted his head to look at Reene. "Reene's here, too."
"Okay. Hurry, Her Majesty is waiting." Phipps turned and walked out of the kitchen, motioning Grey and Reene to follow.
Grey grabbed Reene's wrist and ran after Phipps.
"Hey!" Reene whispered at Grey.
Grey looked over his shoulder at the girl he was dragging along. "Hurry~ don't keep her Majesty waiting."
"Okay, okay." Reene whispered as they finally slowed down to walking after catching up with Phipps.
Grey merely nodded.
"Why do you think Her Majesty wants to see me?" Reene whispered as she asked Grey, feeling slightly worried. She had never been called to meet the Queen like this before.
Usually, only the Queen's butlers and her personal maids would be close to her, sometimes she would meet guests that came, and on rare occasions she would call someone to meet her. Like what is happening to Reene now.
"Who knows~ you'll see when you get there." Grey sang, not seeming one bit worried.
Why should he be worried? Reene thought to herself. It's not like it was rare for him to see the Queen. Reene sighed at her own foolish thoughts. I just hope it's nothing bad.
Reene's fists were tight, and her fingers gnawed at each other while she walked forward with the two butlers, each footstep bringing them closer to the Queen.
This is just the first chapter. JUST THE FIRST ONE. I know its short. But thanks for reading and everything~