The walk was silent, not a word said, no eye contact made. Grell wanted to say something to her, but didnt know what to say. Robyn wanted to talk to him again, but felt like she shouldnt, like he wouldnt want to after she snapped at him. Grell decided to try and make conversation.

"Robyn-" He was interrupted by Robyn who at the same time spoke.

"Red i-" The two fell silent again, looking into each others eyes.

The two suddenly heard a noise. The sound of a man shouting.

"ROBYN!" It bellowed.

"SHIT! Its Will!" Exclaimed Grell. "That bitch mustve told him!" Robyn scuttled around trying to find a hiding place.

"What am i gonna do now?" She asked desperatly. Grell thought, he then realised they were almost by his room.

"Quick, follow me" He said eagerly while grabbing her hand and rushing round the corner. He placed the key in the lock, hands shaking and flung the door open. "Get in!" He said pushing her through the doorway. He then rushed in and shut the door, locking it. "Quick! Hide in the wardrobe!" He exclaimed. Robyn turned to see a large red wardrobe. She ran towards it and climbed in closing the large wooden doors behind her. At that moment there was a loud knock on the door of the room.

"Grell! Open this door immediatly" Snapped William.

"Coming Will!" Grell said with a musical tone. He unlocked the door the see William, red faced in the doorway.

"Where is she?"

"Who?"

"You know who! Robyn!" He snapped. "You were seen dragging her away from the fight this morning and we havent seen either of you for hours!"

"Well you must be mistaken because i-"

"STOP! I dont want hear it" Grell gulped. "Where is she Grell?"

"I dont know Willy"

"Dont call me that and dont lie to me!"

"But Will i-"

"GRELL!?"

"Will i dont know where she is ok?" Grell said scowling. "How dare you come here shouting at me! I havent done anything wrong! Im going to go for a bath so dont disturb me!" He began to shut the door but Will pushed it open again and walked in further.

"Grell, If you dont tell me where she is so help me-"

"What are you gonna do? Hit me? Go on hit me!" Grell shouted in Williams face. "We'll see what the judge has to say about that then wont we?" William stopped and glared at him angrilly.

"Fine!" He snapped stomping towards the door. "But this isnt over Sutcliff!" He slammed the door as he left. Grell gave a sigh of releif as he heard William storm down the corridor.

"Ok Robyn, come on out" He called out assuringly. Robyn nervously stepped out of the wardrobe.

"That was close"

"Yeah it was."Grell said slumping down onto a red rocking chair. "William has never been like that with me before."

"He'll calm down Red." She said softly.

"Yeah i guess." Grell then drummed his fingers on the arm of the chair. Robyn watched as he drummed his fingers and Grell noticed it. "Whats up?"

"Red," She asked "Why are you doing this for me? Why did you protect me?" Grell looked down and smiled.

"I dunno" He said shyly. "I guess, its because you remind me of me..." He looked up at her smiling nervously. Robyn Smiled back then stared at her shoes. When she looked up again, Grell was standing in front of her looking into her glimmering green eyes. " And i guess i like you..." Robyn blushed bright red. Grell grinned showing his shark teeth.

"Well, thanks Grell" It was the first time she called him Grell, it was always "Red". Grell leaned in and looked at her eyes even closer. Robyn looked into his eyes. "But what about Will?"

"Will who?" Grell said softly. He then kissed her softly on the lips and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her closer. Robyn wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. Once they stopped kissing, Robyn looked up at him.

"Wow..."She said catching her breath. "That was suprising." Grell chuckled.

"Yeah..." He said as he kissed her forehead softly. Robyn smiled and rested her head on his shoulder. The two stood there for a while until the clock on the wall chimed . It was late. Robyn had to get back to her room without Will finding her.

"I gotta get back" She said reluctantly. She didnt want to leave Grell, but she knew she had to, she had to explain everything to William aswell, but not until morning.

"Well you cant go out there now. Will is looking for you."

"He'll find me sooner or later. I'll just have to sneak back." Grell wanted her to stay with him but he knew she had to get back.

"Ok, Ok cmon we can sneak through the gardens. Nobody goes out there this time of night."

"Good idea" Robyn said while walking to the window and climbing through after Grell. He took Robyns hand and creeped slowly towards the window of Robyns room. Robyn opened the window and climbed through. She then turned to Grell on the other side of the window.

"Goodnight" She said smiling.

"Goodnight" He replied as she slowly closed the window. Grell sighed happilly and slowly made his way back to his room. While he walked he thought about Robyn. Was he actually involved with a woman? He was so used to chasing after men that it seemed impossible that now he was interested in Robyn. He was definatly confused, but happy. As he clambered back in through his window and closed it, he had a shock when he turned to see William sat on the red rocking chair in the corner glaring at him.

"WILL?!" He screamed jumping back in fright. "What are you doing here?" William snarled at him.

"Shouldnt i be asking you where you have been?" He asked sternly. "Even though i might already know the answer..." Grell looked at him nervously and gulped. William stood up from the chair and walked towards him threateningly. As William got closer, Grell backed up until he walked into the wall.

"You lied to me about knowing where she was Sutcliff.." William said calmly but with anger in his face.

"William i-" He was silenced by William pushing him against the wall.

"Shut it!" He snapped. " I dont know why your protecting her but you cant keep on doing it for long!" Grells eyes filled with fear, looked up.

"Ok i knew where she was..."

"Where was she then? Hiding in the wardrobe?" Grell gulped. "Yep i knew it!" Grell scowled at him and said sarcastically

"Then why didnt you look in there?" Williams eyes were blazing with anger. With one swing of his arm, he punched Grell in the face who crashed onto the floor. Grell hit the ground and after a groan of pain sat up revealing his now bleeding lip. William knelt down in front of him and grabbed onto a chunk of his red hair. Grell let out a yelp.

"Listen to me Grell," He ordered "You will not frantonise with that rotten little bitch again. You wont speak to her, you wont look at her, you wont even think about her or there will be MAJOR consequences." Grell was just about to nod when a brave spark went inside him. He looked at Will angrilly and spoke in a stern tone

"Why? Why should i? What have you got against her? Why do you even care what i-"

"BECAUSE I DO OK?" Grell looked at him shocked. William sighed and let go of Grells hair. "It's because i care what happens to you. I dont want to see you in anymore trouble."

"LIES!" Grell snapped a tear in his eye. "If you cared you wouldnt treat me like this!"

"Who do you think conviced the judge not to fire you EVERY time you slipped up huh? Who do you think saved your skin when they were gonna punish you MORE than just taking your scythe away? Why do you THINK that you dont get punished more than you should?" William sighed and looked down at the floor. "Its because i begged them to..." Grell was shocked by this but knew it was true. He did get away with a lot without proper punishment.

"But i dont understand..." Grell said "Why are you-" Before Grell could say anything else, Will leaned in and kissed him. Grell eyes widened in shock. He pulled away from William who was suprised that after all the time Grell chased him, Grell didnt want him to kiss him.

"Will... i cant.."

"Why not? I thought you wanted this?"

"Yeah but-"

"But what? You have wanted me all this time and now that i admit i want you, you dont want me anymore?"

"Its not that..."

"What is it then?"

"I have someone else Will..." Grell cried "and i really care about her!"

"Her?" William gasped "A woman? You and a woman?" Grell didnt look at him. William finally understood. "Robyn?" Grell looked down at the floor embarassed. William leapt to his feet "Oh Grell what is wrong with you?" He shouted "Her? That reckless...uncaring-"

"SHUTUP WILL!" Grell snapped. "Who im with is none of your business!" William scowled.

"FINE! BUT DONT EXPECT ME TO PROTECT YOU ANYMORE! IM DONE!" With that William turned on his heel and left the room slamming the door behind him, leaving Grell sat in a heap on the floor, upset and confused. Without Will protecting him, he'd have to be careful what he does from now on. He decided the best thing he could do at that moment would be to get some sleep.

Meanwhile Robyn was in her room, she was thinking about Grell, about the kiss. She smiled to herself. She had an idea, she wanted to impress him. She would go out and reap the souls in his book for him. Surely nobody would mind her doing that. Its not like she would be reaping sould before they were supposed to, they were just out of Grell's book. Nobody would know, but she would need a death scythe. Perhaps she could borrow Grells. He wouldnt mind would he? She snuck into Grells room trying not wake him. She saw Grells book on the desk and picked it up putting it in her pocket. She looked around for the death scythe. After a while searching the room, she saw it in the corner near Grells bed, she carefully snuck over and picked up the death scythe. She paused before leaving and looked at Grell sleeping, she smiled and kissing his cheek softly. She then slowly made her way back to her room making sure she wasnt seen.