Chapter 3
Grell woke up to a shirt unbuttoned Sebastian holding him. He knew exactly how it came to that. Grell remembered the two of them reliving their lovely time together, including the undressing and cuddling. Though different words were spoken, Sebastian and Grell reenacted it perfectly. Grell sat up and looked at Sebastian, who was wide awake. The light from the window hit Grell's eyes, informing him that it was the morning.
"Sebastian," Grell stared at him. "you need to wake up Ciel, don't you?"
Sebastian at up like Grell. "I suppose so. I just hope he hasn't already awoken, or else I'll be in trouble." Sebastian buttoned up his shirt. Grell stared, almost bidding farewell to Sebastian's muscular chest. Grell continued to watch as Sebastian put his vest and tailcoat on. Then, Sebastian stopped and looked at his bloody glove. It was smeared with Grell's blood from his head, and it was dried by now.
Grell felt the back of his head and looked back at Sebastian. He grabbed something off of the nightstand and walked over to Sebastian.
"Here," Grell said, holding out the gloves Sebastian had left for him two nights before. With a small, forced smile, Grell showed them to Sebastian for him to wear instead of the bloody glove. "you can't walk around London with blood on your gloves."
Sebastian smiled at Grell and lightly pushed the gloves back to him. "No, you keep them. I'll find a spare when I reach the mansion." he then walked over to the window and opened it up. As he hopped onto the window sill, Sebastian turned back to Grell and smiled. "What's the line from Romeo and Juliet? Ah, yes. Parting is such sweet sorrow."
Grell smiled back. Sebastian was so romantic sometimes.
Then, Sebastian jumped out of the window and left.
Grell placed the gloves on the nightstand again and walked over to the cupboard. He looked for something to eat, but found only a box of breadcrumbs.
"Great. Now I have to leave home to eat my breakfast." Grell thought to himself. He quickly got dressed and combed his hair. While he looked at the bandage in the mirror, Grell decided that he didn't need it anymore and removed it. Then, Grell left to go to a restaurant and eat.
As he sat down at a table in a restaurant and looked at the menu. Human food. All just sophisticated human food. Grell winced at the sight of the "gourmet" food. Sure, Grell loved high-class food, but not at nine o'clock in the morning. Grell soon settled for a fruit pie, which he ate all of. After paying the bill, Grell left.
"Ouch." Grell said. His head began to hurt. Maybe because he was moving it so much? Maybe he had exposed it to too much air? Either way, the pain was just a minor shock as Grell continued to walk around the alleys of London.
Not far afterwards, Grell saw a small box sitting in the corner of an alley. He walked up to it, curious to see what lay within the box. As Grell peered inside, he saw that the box had four small kittens inside. All of them were playing around and jumping on each other. They seemed happy.
Grell smiled and picked the one that was completely white up. The kitten was so small it was able to fit into Grell's hand almost completely. It looked at Grell and purred, rubbing it's tiny head against his thumb. Grell lightly stroked it's back with one finger making it arch up. It looked at Grell with large sparkling eyes.
"Well, aren't you just the cutest thing ever?" Grell spoke sweetly to the kitten. As it purred to him again, Grell smiled even more. "I wonder if shinigami's are allowed to keep pets." Grell said to himself. "…I don't care. I want to keep you!" Grell smiled at the kitten and gently put it in the pocket of his jacket. It fit like a coin in a large bag.
"I wonder if Sebby will enjoy seeing what I've found? He does love cats after all." Grell wondered to himself. That was the first time he had called Sebastian 'Sebby' since the incident with Claude…Grell didn't like it. He had finally come to his senses that Sebastian was better than that. Far better.
Grell passed through a small shopping area and saw a store to buy pet necessities. Grell smiled at the small black collar with a bell on it. Happily, he bought it and put it on the kitten before returning it to his pocket. "I think I'll name you Sebby." Grell talked to the kitten. He had forsaken the name for Sebastian, but he wanted to use a pet name for an actual pet
Grell walked silently through the alleyways and occasionally stroked the kitten's head in his pocket. He made sure that the button on his pocket was fastened each time he removed his hand so the kitten wouldn't fall out.
Grell began to feel light headed after a while. "Oh no. Is it still bleeding?" Grell talked dizzily. He was all alone in an alley. "I'd better get home soon." he said to himself as he walked. He only made it a few more steps before collapsing onto the ground in dizzy-ness. Grell panicked when his eyesight became blurry. He couldn't find his glasses on the ground and was too disoriented to get to his feet and look. At some point, he gave up and his head rested on the ground. He could feel his pocket move slightly, allowing him to know that the kitten was alive. Then, Grell fainted, still lying on the ground.
His head was still bleeding onto the cobblestone path in the alley. The color mixed with Grell's red hair as he lay there. Eventually, even the kitten fell asleep. Grell had been laying there for about two hours before he was found.
"Hm? What's that red thing?" Sebastian said from the rooftop of a large building. He squinted a bit and saw the red glasses not that far from the 'red thing' that lay in an alley. Sebastian's eyes widened. He recognized those glasses. "Grell." Sebastian whispered to himself as he jumped off of the building and onto the ground in the vacant street below it. In a flash, Sebastian ran to the alley where Grell was.
When Sebastian reached Grell, he knelt down and lifted Grell's upper body into his arms. Grell was unconscious, but Sebastian could feel his light breathing. He reached for the red glasses and put them on Grell's face. Then, he lifted Grell into the bridal position and carried him to the Phantomhive estate.
Sebastian quickly took Grell to his own room and lay him down on his bed. He took off Grell's jacket and put it on the foot of the bed. Sebastian cleaned Grell's head wound and bandaged it up to stop the blood. Grell rested for a half an hour more before he slowly opened his eyes.
"Huh?" Grell spoke quietly, not knowing where he was. The last thing he remembered, he had fainted in an alley. Now, waking up in a soft bed, Grell was confused. Grell sat up and looked around. He finally saw Sebastian, sitting on the bed not far from Grell. He smiled at the crimson shinigami.
"So, you're awake. That's a relief." Sebastian said sweetly.
Grell sighed with relief that he wasn't in some weirdo's room. At least with Sebastian, he was safe.
"How does your head feel?" Sebastian asked.
Grell's hand traveled to the back of his head and felt the bandage that covered his wound. Sebastian had taken care of him, yet again. Grell smiled. "It feels better."
"Good." Sebastian smiled again. "You know you really should avoid going into alleys by yourself. It never seems to work out for you." Sebastian joked around.
Grell giggled a little bit. "But then we won't run into each other as often."
"True." Sebastian replied. Then, both of them heard small 'mews' coming from Grell's jacket. "What was that?"
Grell smiled and reached into his jacket pocket. He pulled out the small white kitten, relieved that the fall in the alley hadn't hurt it. Grell petted it's head lightly and showed it to Sebastian. "I found this in an alley not far from where I fainted."
Sebastian stared at the kitten with loving eyes. It was adorable! "Oh?"
Grell held it out for Sebastian to hold. "Here. He's ever so soft."
Sebastian took the kitten and held it lovingly.
Grell smiled at Sebastian's amusement from the kitten.
"There's a collar on it. I'm guessing you decided to keep it?" Sebastian asked.
"Yes," Grell said as he gently stroked the small head while the kitten was still in Sebastian's hand. "I named it 'Sebby'."
Sebastian looked at Grell and smiled. "I thought I was 'Sebby'."
"I've decided that you are far better than that." Grell smiled.
Sebastian liked that Grell was going to call him by his actual name. It showed that Grell loved Sebastian enough to not call him a pet name. Sebastian smiled and handed the kitten back to Grell, who placed it on the floor to explore it's surroundings.
"Can I ask you something, Sebastian?" Grell said to Sebastian.
"Of course." Sebastian replied.
"…Do you love me?" Grell stared at Sebastian's eyes, waiting for him to answer.
Sebastian's facial expression went blank. He paused for a while. Did he love Grell?
After a few moments of complete silence, Grell frowned. Sebastian hadn't given him an answer yet. He still looked at Sebastian's eyes, but Sebastian looked away. Grell frowned even more.
"…Sebastian?" Grell asked, wanting an answer from the demon. "Do you love me?" he repeated the question in a quieter voice. Grell looked down when he still had no reply from Sebastian. A tear rolled off of his cheek and onto the sheets of the bed. "It's hopeless." Grell thought to himself.
Sebastian looked at Grell and saw the tear. He pushed Grell's chin up with his finger and looked deep into his eyes. Sebastian kissed Grell's lips. When he pulled away, Sebastian smiled at Grell. "I love you." Sebastian finally gave Grell the reply.
Grell smiled back and wrapped his arms around Sebastian's neck. Sebastian held Grell on his back. He pulled Grell even closer to him. "Do you love me?" Sebastian asked.
Grell smiled and replied. "I love you."