Hey guys, sorry about that cliffhanger, probably left you wondering what Sebastian's plan was going to be. Well trust me, you'll love it. This chapter is a small part of the reason it's categorized in humor as well. Well I hope you guys laugh and just overall have fun reading this chap. Also sorry about the thing earlier, you may have gotten a false notice about the second chapter earlier today. I tried to repost the first one and it posted it as the second chapter. Well either way I fixed that and I actually do have the second chapter now.
This one picks up with the plan already in effect that night ... So you don't get to read how Sebby words his little deviation. XD enjoy.
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Grell and Sebastian were already in the Phantomhive garden, waiting for the signal from Ronald. Once they received the signal they would begin the performance.
"What do you think is taking Ronnie so long?" Grell asked while standing next to the demon butler. He was anxious to get this over with because he wasn't completely comfortable with Sebastian's plan. Regardless, he had some high confidence that it would work since both Sebastian and William were composed men who, in some ways, thought similarly.
"I don't know, maybe your boss is being stubborn about coming along? Just be patient." Sebastian said smoothly. He was completely prepared for the performance of his life. He had to go undercover and pretend to be many things, but never did he have to be in a role he so completely disliked.
They sat there for about five more minutes when they finally received the signal ... Which was a rock thrown onto the roof of the Phantomhve manor. Ronald had come up with that one because otherwise he would have had to throw his death scythe. Quickly Sebastian and Grell got into position. Sebastian took Grell's glasses off of him and threw them about ten feet away then spun the redhead around so he would be disoriented. Then he ran off so that it would look like he was just exiting the manor, causally. When Sebastian sensed that William and Ronald were glasses. Just as William had both of them in sight, Ronald stopped him from approaching and put a a finger to his lips to tell his boss to be silent. They sat in a tree about fifty feet away from the target scene.
They watched Sebastian walk over and pick up Grell's glasses for him. "I believe you dropped these." He said, helping Grell stand up. He looked him in the eye and stared for a second before continuing. "And might I say, you look very lovely without them. Have you ever considered contacts?" The demon picked up Grell's hand, kissed it, and then handed the reaper his glasses. Grell blushed slightly and then fumbled to put his glasses back on.
"Thank you Sebas~Chan." he said in a flirty tone. Then he looked down as though he was ashamed. "But you know, reapers are required to wear their glasses, we don't really have the option of contacts. It's against code." He said as though he was trying to counter Sebastian's flirting. It was an unusual scene and Grell was almost glad to be the one fending off the flirtatious comments this time.
William was bewildered at the change in demeanor on both of their parts. 'Since when does Grell care about code or conduct? And since when did that disgusting demon scum start being flirtatious with my Grell? Then his thoughts stopped for a second and he wondered. 'When did he become my Grell? Ugh, What is wrong with me?' So he continued to watch further to inspect the situation.
"That's unfortunate. Your eyes are the most beautiful and radiant shade of green that I have ever seen. To be masked behind those lenses doesn't do them justice at all." He said, sliding Grell's glasses down his nose and letting the chain around his neck catch them from falling to the ground again. Grell closed his eyes due to the fact that he couldn't see.
"Hmm, so you finally noticed my beauty?" he said after the compliment. "Hey stop that!" He said a bit louder and more forcefully when his glasses were removed. But before he could say anything else, Sebastian leaned down and kissed both of his closed eyelids. Grell blushed and stepped back, stumbling to put his glasses back on once again. He hadn't realized that there was a tree root behind him or that Sebastian's hand was firmly on his lower back. So when he stumbled backwards he tripped and took Sebastian down with him. They fell with a thud and Grell squeaked when the demon landed on him. "Get off of me!"
Sebastian smirked. "No." he said firmly. "I don't think I will." He shifted up a bit and put a hand on each side of Grell's head and his legs on the outside of the redhead's, effectively straddling him and pinning him to the ground. Sebastian stared down at his prey with glowing red eyes. The main thing that kept his performance realistic was the fact that he was mentally pretending that Grell was Ciel and then changing certain words in his dialogue.
William was about two minutes away from snapping. 'If that disgusting demon doesn't move in the next minute, I am going to rip him to shreds.' He thought to himself. He was scowling and Ronald was watching his reactions the whole time. He was glad it was working but also concerned that the demon would actually get killed. He knew that his boss would kill him if he interrupted his train of thought right then and so he scooted away a bit on the tree branch, and sat down.
Grell didn't have to fake being afraid here with how convincing the demon above him was being. He was almost scared that Sebastian was actually going to rape him or something. He tried to squirm, but Sebastian caught his wrists and pinned them to the ground. Then he ripped the top two buttons of the reaper's shirt off with his teeth and began to kiss Grell's ear, nibbling on the lobe. Then he made his way down to Grell's neck and past that to his extremely sensitive collarbone. This was the better alternative to a kiss on the cheek because with that plan there could be an accident that could end up with a real kiss. He made his performance as real as necessary and refrained from leaving any marks.
It took William a minute to register the scene before him. Ronald had known it would happen and snapped his head towards Will to watch his reaction. When he saw his boss fuming mad, actually more angry than he had ever seen the man before, he knew that Sebastian would have to outrun him to escape this fury. When everything had clicked in Will's head and he understood that his Grell did not want to be there and that he was probably about to be raped. Then he completely lost it and his self control snapped as easily as a pencil would. William summoned his scythe and charged forward preparing to cut the demon's head off.
Grell saw Will coming to save him and was never happier to see him so completely pissed off. "Will! Help me!" he yelled as he squirmed and tried to free himself from the grip of his 'captor'. When Sebastian heard Grell yell this he stopped kissing his collarbone and smirked. "Checkmate." he whispered. He let go of Grell all together and rolled to the side dodging the first strike of the death scythe. It landed just above Grell's shoulder and right next to his face; right where Sebastian was a second ago. As the scythe drew back Grell squirmed out of the way and back until he was against one of the stone benches in the garden.
William wordlessly continued to run at the demon. Each shot with his scythe was issued with the utmost precision and focus. He was not only mentally set to kill, but determined to do so. Once Sebastian saw the murderous intent on the man's face he realized that his cutlery simply wouldn't do it. He now realized what Ronald had known all along and he began to run off, away from the manor. He was glad he had told his master that he would be busy all night and that he agreed to not ask him for anything. As he took off, he knew the reaper was following him, but he knew just how to get him to run back to the redhead. "Goodbye Grell! I'll be back for you eventually!" he screamed back. He, of all people, knew that a man such as William would be more atoned to protecting his love rather than going after the thing he was protecting it from. If you went after it then there was a chance you would die and then who would protect the loved one?
Grell looked up, confused as hell as his name was called. That was not part of the plan, and that's what caught him off guard. Then again the whole night was full of little bits that weren't part of the plan. Like the buttons on his shirt being obliterated, or his collarbone being dragged into it, so that he had suppress any noise he was about to make. It didn't matter who it was, if someone kissed his collarbone, he couldn't help but moan. Even if it was someone he would never be with for the life of him.
William had also heard the exclamation though, and as expected, he stopped dead in his tracks at the edge of the property and turned back to make sure Grell was okay. He didn't have anything on his mind but Grell and what had just happened. He didn't consider code, or conduct or even social graces that had been ingrained into him ever since his human childhood. He swiftly jogged over to his precious redhead, who was still sitting on the ground. Grell was crying, partially because of how scared he had actually been and partially because he was glad the plan had worked. He made it appear as though he was solely sad though so that it wouldn't be obvious it was a plan. William dropped to the ground without a word and hugged Grell tightly against him. Grell hugged back and started sobbing into his boss's shoulder.
"Will, I-I'm sorry, I sh-" he was cut off by William shushing him and pulling him closer.
"Don't apologize, it was his fault ... and partially my fault that I didn't step in to save you sooner." he said in a sincere tone. This was the first time Grell had ever heard honest emotion in his boss's voice other than anger and it made him cry just that much more. His tears were tears of joy of course, but while in the embrace, William had no way of knowing that.
"But if I hadn't been here in the first place, then it wouldn't have happened." Grell said, his words slightly muffled by Will's shoulder. "I was just here with Ronald to ask about the missing souls, then as we were leaving I fell and Ronald kept going. I lost my glasses..." He didn't even know how to continue because he knew that Will had seen everything from that point on.
"I know, I know. I saw. Don't worry about explaining. The important thing is that you're safe. I've got you now, and no one is going to hurt you while I'm alive, okay?" He said exactly what had been on his mind without filtering what he was saying. All he cared about at that moment was making sure Grell was okay and comforting him.
"D-do you really mean that?" Grell asked, leaning back from the hug and looking Will in the eyes. His own eyes were red and puffy from crying and you could see how scared he was that it might not be true.
William took a second to look at him and then blushed a bright red when he realized exactly what he had said and all that it implied. 'Well there's no backing out of this now, unless I want to break his heart.' he thought to himself. "Y-yes ... it's all true. Every word of it." he said. He wasn't lying but he didn't want to be held to it if the words ever backfired on him.
That was all the response that Grell needed. He didn't know if William loved him but it sure as hell gave him hope that he might. It was at least enough for him knowing that William cared. He leaned forward as though he were going to go in for a kiss, then stopped. He didn't want to force William to do anything he might not want to do so he lingered there, eyes half closed, offering the kiss without forcing it. William's eyes fluttered closed and he pecked Grell on the lips softly and pulled away sitting up a bit straighter.
William stood up and cleared his throat, then offered a hand to help Grell up. "We should be getting back to dispatch so I can lock up and we can go home." Grell took the offered hand and stood up, but was surprised when Will didn't let go of his hand.
Ronald walked up to them from behind. He had been watching from the tree the whole time and saw their little kiss, as well as heard their whole conversation. "Well you two love birds looked pretty cozy for a minute there." He joked while smiling at the two of them with a grin that said 'I knew this would happen all along.'
"Oh shut up Ron!" Grell said sticking his tongue out at him.
"Knox, unless you want a week of overtime, you didn't see or hear anything tonight. Are we clear?" William said in his normal strict tone.
Ronald almost jumped when he heard William revert back to his usual self. "Yes sir." He saluted and then began walking back ahead of the other two who were still holding hands.
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I hope you enjoyed the way that played out. I know that I enjoyed writing it. This chap was a lot longer, but don't worry it isn't over yet. I promise I will have plenty more for you guys. I mean after all, they're not even technically together so there's so much more in store for you guys. Any ideas or suggestions or anything you want to say, just leave it in the comments. It would mean a lot if you guys would also favorite and follow. Thanks ^_^
