"Grell Sempai!" At the Shinigami Dispatch Management Division, a young man who looked around twenty years old breathlessly burst into the office. He had striking features, messy ginger hair, dyed black at the bottom, a pair of bright yellow-green eyes, and thick pentagonal shaped glasses, which, in his attempt to rush as quickly as possible to the office, were knocked slightly askew. He was dressed in a black suit with matching black gloves, white shoes, and a silver watch on his wrist. In another situation, he undoubtedly would have been charming, but today his face held a look of sheer panic and distress.
There were two men in the office. One had a long stern face, with slanted sharp yellow-green eyes, framed by rectangular glasses. His hair was neatly combed back from his face and his lips were shaped into a small, emotionless frown. He too was dressed in a black suit. The other man was dressed in a red coat, which hung scruffily from his elbows. He had long, waist length, bright red hair and delicate, more feminine features. His red glasses accentuated his yellow-green eyes and he wore a goofy smile upon his lips.
The man in red who was being addressed spoke up. "What is it Ronnie?" he asked, slightly annoyed. "Will and I were just talking," then with a wink to the man with the rectangular glasses, he asked him, "weren't we Will?"
William's face twisted in disgust, the emotionless frown deepening, as he said curtly, "Sutcliff, get out of my office." The red haired shinigami pouted and whined in a high voice, but much to William's relief, Grell, for once, did as he was told. As soon as the shinigami left dejectedly, William turned to Ronald. "As for you Knox, have you not heard of knocking before barging in? I thought someone like you would know your manners."
Still breathless, Ronald replied, "Sorry, but it's important. Colleen Belle Knightly –the girl on the Death List who was scheduled to die tonight… She's gone. She… she didn't die."
"What? What do you mean?" William's eyes widened in shock and disbelief.
"Gunmen attacked her manor and her parents died like they were supposed to but… but she didn't. Her name was on the death list too and it said she was gonna die from a bullet through her head… but the guy's shot missed. Or rather… she ducked and the guy's shot missed. She's still alive."
William breathed in sharply. He closed his eyes and a crease appeared between his eyebrows. Exhaling slowly, he tried to calm the shaking in his voice. "That's impossible… You're saying… that she… escaped death…?"
Ronald nodded.
William sighed, a million thoughts swirling in his head. "Thank you, Knox. You may leave." It looked like he would be working overtime tonight.