After walking for a bit so I can calm myself, I headed to the library. My face still has the obvious signs that I was crying. My eyes drift to see the lights inside are on. There is only one person I know who is early.
'William'
It makes sense. He's the only one who would be here. I figured I would find him at his office, so that's where my destination is. I walk pretty fast, so I made it to William's office in less than 6 minutes. With my knuckles, I knocked on his door.
"William? Are you in?"
My hand grabbed the doorknob and opened the door. He wasn't there and the lights were off. That was what actually surprised me. He's always the first person who appears. He even told me that himself. 'Well… maybe William is actually tardy or I'm here first.'
I start to head out of the building to relax more, but I found who I needed, William. There's a good reason why I need him right now. Aside from the current situation with Big Brother, he is always the one guy I go to when Big Brother and I are fighting. Yeah, we're family, but families fight too.
William stands there and looks down at me. I'm short and that's not fair. I got the butt of the gene pool, but back to William. His hair is a brown color that is neatly combed and wears rectangular framed glasses. As usual, he is wearing a black suit and carries his Death scythe, which is a hedge clipper.
"Good Morning Alice. I see you are here significantly earlier than your usual time. Is something wrong?" Thank goodness that right now my hair is in my face right now or he would have seen 2 things. One, my eyes widen in shock, because William is socially dense and is basically a workaholic and never notices people's feelings. Two, my face is still puffy and red from sobbing like the little crybaby I am. I know I am. The second when he asked me that question, my body tensed. William may be not be a people person, but I know he cares for the people close to him and uses our work performance to cover this up.
"Nope. Big Brother's sick today, so I decided to do his overdue paperwork and mine."
I know there is a very high chance that William did not buy that, but never replied. I felt bad to have to be lying to William, but whatever Big Brother has to do, has to be something that is urgent to break his promise. Grell never has broken a promise to me and he's not going to start now.
My thoughts were broken as soon I felt a hand move my hair that was a curtain to my red swollen face with tear marks that were very visible. He lifted my chin and his lime green eyes got a clear view of me. Knowing William, he was going to ask me questions right now. To my surprise, he was silent and pulled me into his chest. As Will embraced me, I start to cry again. More to my surprise, he rubs my back and it didn't felt stiff. It felt genuine feeling, with emotion behind his actions.
Again, William lifts my head by using his thumb and index finger to look at him. My tears were basically leaking out and flowing down my face. Not to mention the probable rings under my eyes. I was recently sent on a To die list that had more than 20 people.
"How about we go in my office and you can sleep?" William suggests.
"I can't right…" He cuts me off with an unidentified look.
"Please Allie?" What the hell is going on? Will never called me that or acted like this before. I couldn't really tell William no. Here he is practically begging me to do something and calling me by a nickname. Then, there was his eyes. They were always stoic and indifferent with a tiny speck of other emotions, depending the situation. Now his eyes are filled with concern, worry and another emotion that I cannot see.
"Ok. Just wake in an hour."
"No, 4 hours."
"But…"
"Allie… I want you to listen to me… please."
I felt guilty now. I had him asking me with worry and I'm making it worse. I nodded yes and I think I saw I saw a relieved smile on his face before it went to Mr. Grumpy. Big Brother dubbed him that, since he always looked like he was going to blow his top off and explode. I realized how close William and I were, physically. Between us, there was only a few inches from my face to his. Our bodies had no gaps, because of the hug. Awkwardly, we pull away from each other. Though, I think William was a little reluctant.
We walk to his office and he turns on the lights on. It was organized and clean, just like its occupant. He leads me to the couch he has in there for guests, or lecturing. He lays me down with a little restraint on my part. I look at him and smile to the best ability I can.
"Thank you Will." Was the last thing I said to him and fell into the arms of sleep.
William moves the little bit of hair that fell in Alice's face and removed her glasses, to set them on the stand next to the couch.
"You're welcome, My Alice." He thinks in his head 'My Alice? I wonder…"
He stops that thought before he finished it. He stood up and started to walk away, only to feel a slight tug on his jacket. His train of thought might as well have crashed when he heard the voice of the damaged girl sleeping on his couch. He knew what happened to her in the past and he felt deep sorrow for her when he heard the news when he was a child. He still did.
"Don't… leave me…I don't want to… be… alone."
This made his feelings of sympathy for Alice to increase. As a child, he wanted to see her, the white haired girl that was bullied at a young age. He wanted to know why she was always picked on. William was never a judgmental child and only based his thoughts on people when he has met the person twice to not be wrong on his thoughts. William wanted to be Alice's friend, but was never able to. When he got the courage to confront her, she was hospitalized the next day. The teachers announced her condition. He could never have been through what she did. In fact he was sure nobody could ever go through it. The day after the incident that happened to Alice, he was too late to be her friend. She was not seen for several months and allowed no visitors, except her brother.
He looked at her pale face, flushed and tear marks stain her appearance, and took off his jacket to use as a substitute for a blanket. Alice relaxes to the feeling of William's hand that was warm. Tenderly, he rubs his thumb on her hand.
"I'll be here for when you wake up. I give you my word, Alice." He stands and heads out to see Alice's brother poor excuse of a Shinigami. He knew she was lying, so he wanted to know what actually happened. William sets his eyes towards the entrancing beauty sleeping and hoped that his actions comforted Alice and left.
His hopes came true. For Alice was at peace from the comforting and gentle actions from the No nonsense friend of hers, William T. Spears
Author's Note: William Might have been a bit OOC, but personally I think they're cute when they are. Here's a heads-up. Some characters might be.
Grell: HOW CAN HE CLAIM MY LITTLE SISTER AS HIS?! AS HER BIG BROTHER AND GUARDIAN, I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN!
Alice:* Has a big steel mallet and hits Grell on the head*
Grell: Ow~ Allie that really hurt.
William: She had the right to do that.
Grell: WILLIAM~ I was playing the part as her older brother. Besides you have me.
*William and Grell goes in typical routine. Grell flirts, William denies it and whacks Grell with his death scythe
In addition, School is back up on Monday so please be patient. School's hard.
Alice: Do not worry. Luna will update to the best of her abilities.
Yup, so look out for those new chapters coming from the dark depths of my mind.
Alice: I wonder what deranged violent thought you have if you were to write about the Hospital incident.
The best kind.
Alice: You are insane and weird
Well sanity and normalcy is overrated.
Alice: True.
Grell: OH WILLIAM! YOU ARE SUCH A DOMINATING MAN!~
William: Please do shut your mouth for it is spitting out nonsense.
Alice: Want to do the end and leave these 2?
Are you sure? Will may be calm, but the veins popping out of his head say he's going to go ballistic on your brother and beat his ass so badly Grell's going to need plastic surgery.
Alice: yep.
Ok 3…2…1!
Alice and Luna: PLEASE READ AND REVIEW FOR THE UPCOMING CHAPTERS! NO REVIEWS NO UPDATES.* Uses Puss's cute kitty eyes* Pwetty Pwease? Do so and get a cookie.
*Alice and Luna leaves William and Grell.*
William: It seems I will have to make Luna and Alice repent for this action of leaving me with this thing.
Grell: OH WILL~!* High pitched woman squeal* Hug me you handsome man you!
William: Oh dear god… ALICE! LUNA! COME BACK!
