Here it is guys! chapter three. the plot really takes off in this chapter. and UNDERTAKER is in it (one of my favorite characters), and i think he's one of the more important characters. I GOT NEW REVIEWS! SO EXITED! thanks everyone, please enjoy. Sorry, because i know this one will be late, my mother has, in an attempt to make our family "closer", ordered a complete tech turnoff at seven pm. my prime writing time. this makes updating hard, so ill give you all my apologies in advance. PenNinja

Faline looked up at the large sign again: "UNDERTAKER". THIS, was a terrible idea, and in her own world, she would never, under any circumstance, have gone with a strange person for a job with what she now understood was some form of mortician, but, she wasnt in her world was she? A new world meant that new rules applied and that she had to take every opportunity, no matter how ridiculous, in order to survive. she simply had to look on the bright side of things. This meant, food, shelter, and a place to hide. OH NO. HOW WOULD SHE EXPLAIN THAT?! she only had about two seconds to think about it before Grell pulled her into the ominous little shop of horrors. As she entered, or rather, was flung, into the shop, she took a look around. It was bigger than it looked on the outside, with dim lighting and, of course, coffins. It was cold and it smelled funny, but that was for obvious (and rather unpleasant) reasons. The second thing she took note of, was that nobody was home. She looked up at Grell expectantly. His reply was a smirk that suggested he knew something she didnt, only furthering her irritation with him. She was about to turn around and leave when she heard an ominous creak. That could NOT be good. she turned her head slowly to see the coffin that was standing upright in the back of the room open about an inch, presumably so that someone could peek out. WHAT THE HELL?! She heard giggling. So, either her possible boss was a child, or a nut case. she learned shortly after that it was the latter.

A man, who seemed young enough, but for whatever reason had white hair, slowly peeked his head out of the coffin. oh yeah, she was going to just love this job.

"Ahhhhhh...i havent had any guest of the living kind in ages..."

WHAT. THE. HELL. This guy was TRYING to be creepy? okaaayyyy...she could do this. its no worse than any other job she ever had. in truth she had only ever had one job and she quit after a month. the old guy that worked the drive-thru was always staring at her, and not just in the rude way, in the "i want to stuff you in my car after creeping on you" way.

"lady sutclif, you brought me company? how thoughtful of you. ahhhhhh, and what is the young ladies name?" he asked, stepping out of the coffin and turning to face Faline. She wasnt going to lie to herself, even after being cursed, sent to a different universe, and spending a night among the trash before being griped at by a shinigami, that was still incredibly scary.

She stared at him for about 5 seconds before managing: "...Faline...whats yours?" He looked at her for about 2 seconds before he busted out laughing. Not just a chuckle or a run-of -the-mill laugh, but truly and LOUDLY laughing. It was almost enough to shake all the jars and tea cups, all of which held questionable content.

"how," he asked in between laughs " did you find such a cheeky little thing?" he said to Grell while trying to pull himself off the floor. Faline had no idea what was so funny, or what "cheeky" meant.

"i didn't bring her here to amuse you, i brought her here for safekeeping." Grell said in his raspy voice while looking questioningly at the laughing man. "She needs a place to stay and i need a place to keep her, and i thought, that since you're alone in this shop, running it by yourself..."

"ahhhhh, you want employment? You have already given me the great gift of laughter, so i suppose i DO owe you, and to have such an amusing girl around could prove interesting..."

"Good," said Grell, while walking out the door," i'll take my leave then, i have a report to fill out" he said while glaring at Faline. Grell was not a fan of "reports", it would seem. Faline was almost as sorry to see him go as she was to stay. She had no idea what working for this man would entail. WHAT IF HE WANTED HER TO CUT PEOPLE UP, OR PUT MAKEUP ON DEAD PEOPLE?! Now, she was not afraid of the dead, but messing with them didn't sound fun. In her cat form, Faline was VERY sensitive to the supernatural. OH SHIT, that's right, she never figured that out. Would such a crazy man really mind having a cursed cat girl around? from what she had seen he might just find it amusing. Now that she was alone with him, he looked less scary for some reason. She looked at him, in where she thought his eyes were, and said:

"you didn't answer my question" he smiled at her remark, and replied; "im known only by my profession these days, so to you, i am simply Undertaker" Of course. Now she needed to somehow explain to "Undertaker" her current predicament. but how exactly does one bring that up? Again she was pulled away from her thoughts, literally, when Undertaker took her hand and pulled her to a small table.

"you MUST be starving, here i just made some tea and baked some biscuits!" he said gesturing to some bone shaped cookies. WERE THESE DOG TREATS?! that only stopped her for about 2 seconds. Her stomach ached with the sharp pang of hunger, and she popped one in her mouth. it wasnt bad. it tasted like bread, only with a little less flavor. He looked at her expectantly, and she managed a smile, making his already cheshire-cat wide smile larger. She didn't know why this guy was so easily amused or what he found amusing about here, but it kind of amused HER. By no means was this in a romantic way, but more in a way that inspired fascination.

"Well, say something then! i havent laughed in about five minuets now." She didn't know what to say that would make him laugh, and she wasnt really comfortable with speaking at all around him yet, but...if he found her personality so amusing...

"alright, three years ago i was cursed by a witch to turn into a cat at night for the rest of eternity. " she didn't know if it was the story itself he found amusing or if the serious way with which she told him that he found amusing, but he laughed even louder than the first time. She almost wanted to cover her ears.

* flash forward

After several hours of him showing her around and trying to teach her things, much to her distaste, she could feel the change starting. She had told him earlier what would happen, but it was clear that he thought it was a joke, and she was not about to try to argue that it was the truth. As crazy as this man seemed, she highly doubted that he would believe her. Not one person had come in all day, which she thought was odd, particularly with the total disregard for pedestrians in this town. As night was fast approaching, she knew that he would see soon enough. Showing someone made her afraid, of course, but it had to be done if she was to depend on this man. The idea of depending on another for something was appalling to her, but in a new place without friends, she was dead.

She called him into the room and he walked in at a leisurely pace, surprised. This girl had barely spoken the entire time that she had been here, and she had not used his "name" once. He was by no means used to having a child around,let alone one so amusing. But as he walked in he noticed that something was not quite right. Has the girl had a tail when she first arrived? perhaps, but HE certainly hadn't noticed. he looked at her for a moment, and a grin slowly spread across his face. She had not been kidding, only making her telling him that much more amusing. She stared at him quietly until she had completely changed. He then proceeded to pick her up, and after doing so said:

"ARENT YOU JUST THE CUTEST KITTY!" while hugging her.

"oh yes. this was a mistake." Faline thought.

i hope you all enjoyed this chapter, even though it was horribly late. i got lucky, i think..., and got sick over the weekend, so i have until one o'clock when my mom gets home for typing. (She has no idea i write fanfic. i think she'd make fun of me for it) Sorry about the shortness of this chapter, the next one will be longer.I think ill put Ciel and Sebastian in the next chapter. that was supposed to be later, but it was suggested to me, and im always up for suggestions. Speaking of which, feel free to make some! just leave them in the reviews. The next chapter should be coming sooner as i have thursday and friday and next monday off from school. - PenNinja