Me- I don't feel like saying it over and over so nothings changing unless I write so. *happiness*

Ciel- why are you still writing this? *sighs and shakes head*

Me- because wonderful people have given me reviews!

Ciel- people actually like your work? That's just-

Sebastian- Master, is it really wise to argue with the author?

Me-enjoy everyone!


Briars and brambles that caught his clothes and slashed at his bare legs.

Hoping to prolong his life just a little bit longer.

Knowing that if he stopped he was dead, knowing if he ran he was dead anyway but at least he had more time.

Time… he was running from someone but who?

Claude was digging his claw tipped hands into his chest and pulling from it his bloody heart.

Claude had killed him…


Alois opened his eyes to the flaming red head staring at him, it gave a sad smile as it realized he had remembered.

Claude had abandoned him. He had broken his promise to never leave until the end. He had killed him and ripped out his heart. He was vaguely aware of the silvery drops of water dripping down his cheeks. His perfect eyesight blurred and he blinked sending more tears crashing down. Claude was the only thing he had to hold onto and now he was gone. Alois was too far gone in his tears that he didn't notice the red nailed hand push away his tears from under the glasses with a tissue from the black coffee table next to the couch. The creature let him cry; it never said a word just took away his tears before they could fall to the ground and join the other drops of silver on the floor. When his eyes had run out of their seemingly endless supply he slumped back into the couch ignoring the way the red thing looked at him with wondering eyes. A few moments of silence passed before Alois took the first move and raised his eyes from the floor.

"What your name?" he asked quietly his eyes flickered to the floor once again when the red person met his eyes.

"It's very rude not to look at the person you're talking to." The thing huffed and Alois blinked his eyes in wonder. He had not been expecting that at all. Alois looked up into the smiling eyes of the red head.

"That's more like it, my name is Grell Sutcliff I'm a butler to die for. Or was once upon a time anyway." The creature, Grell said standing up and making a pose with his left hand before sitting back down again.

"I would ask you to introduce yourself, but considering I already know everything about you there really is no need for that is there?" Grell said with a wave of his gloved hand.

"How do you- wait. What are you?" Alois said blinking again at Grell's bluntness of knowing his entire life, or so he says.

"It's very rude to imply someone's not human you should know that!" Grell yelled although it looked more like he was surprised then angry.

"I'm…sorry…Mr. Sutcliff…" Alois mumbled tripping over his words not wanting to anger the person who had taken him in.

" MISS Sutcliff!.. But you can call me Grell I'm not one for formalities unless it's important." Grell brushed off like nothing had happened.

"By the way…how are you feeling? I don't know what exactly Undertaker did but he for sure didn't use your human body that i know. It could never handle what you are now." Grell said standing up and studying him as if he was a piece of art.

"Human body…so this isn't mine?" Alois whispered mostly to himself but evidently Grell had pretty good hearing for being across the room at the moment, rummaging around in a drawer.

"Oh it's yours just not, yours I guess. The only soul in there is yours making the body yours as well but the body your soul was pulled from…well who knows what happened to that." Grell said coming back with his read coat swinging behind him an elegant hand mirror in his hand.

"What is this body then?" Alois asked quietly knowing Grell could hear him now; he hoped his face was the same he didn't want to be in a body where he wouldn't recognize himself in the mirror. Grell held out the mirror and Alois guessed he was going to find out. Shaking he turned the shiny side to his eyes and blinked twice and the ringed eyes behind the glasses frames did the same. His normal eye color was surrounded by an even brighter shade of almost glowing blue. His hair was longer in the back and falling into his covered eyes. His skin was an almost deathly pale and avoided the walking dead look by a few shades.

"What happened…" Alois said setting down the mirror on the cushion next to him with shaking hands.

"To make a long story short, you been reborn as a Shinigami, Reaper or Death God pick your poison." Grell said smiling like a Cheshire cat.

"That's what you aren't you." Alois asked unable to stop the words from coming out of his mouth. Instead of yelling at him about his rudeness the Reaper simply gripped his hands and pulled him off the couch where he had been sulking since he had woken up.

"it's not that bad kid, you're immortal, you got practically super human powers and get to cut people up into little pieces the only thing that's not to like is the paper work." Grell shuddered leading Alois down the red painted hallway.

"Paper work? It's a job?" Alois asked genuinely confused.

"Will seems to think that's all it is and without us the human population would grow out of control but as long as we have enough workers on hand not everyone as to work, take Undertaker for example, he's retired." The Shinigami said stopping at a red door opposing the black one on the opposite side. Alois was about to say something else when the doorbell chimed (yes he has a doorbell Shinigami's have technology in my fic)

"Gha! That's gotta be Ronnie he's here for my paper work! Here hide!" Grell said opening the red door and shoving him inside.

"By the way this is your room now okay?" Grell didn't give him a chance to answer before he swung the room door closed and went rushing off to get front door for 'Ronnie'

Grell swung the door open as Ron rang for the third time.

"Hi Ronnie!" The red head said cheerfully and glomped the younger Reaper who had braced himself for this knowing Grell by heart.

"Hi sempai I came for your work being you didn't turn it in yesterday, Wills kinda mad at you right now by the way." Ronald said untangling himself from Grell and walking inside the red themed apartment.

"Hang on Ronnie I'll go get it for you, make yourself comfortable." Grell winked closing the door behind him and going into the kitchen where he was sure he had left his paper work. Grell was aware Ron had taken a seat on the couch and had flipped on the TV (they have technology one again)as he scrambled around the kitchen for his bundle of papers he had hastily thrown together while the kid had been knocked out on the couch.

"ugh I swear it's here!" Grell Mumbled to himself pulling on his hair until he found the right draw where his papers had decided to hide from him.

"Found them Ronnie!" Grell said gleefully bouncing over to the bi-hair colored reaper. Ronald counted out the stack of papers as Grell plopped himself down on the couch next to him hoping Alois would be wise and stay in his room at least until Grell figured a good way to introduce him to the rest of the dispatch.

"'Sempai there's only 31 here? Will told me you had 32." Ronald said looking up from the pile to Grell who was twisting his long hair around his fingers.

"Sempai…" Ron said knowing Grell's guilty face. The small noise of padding feet from the hallway made both reapers turn their head to the noise.

"Who's that?" Ron asked seeing the small blonde head poke around the corner slowly.

"Alois why don't you come sit with us since you already announced your presence." Grell said hoping to keep the annoyance out of his voice. He knew Ronnie wouldn't tell Will on him but he had wanted to introduce him to his friends as a registered Reaper and not the illegal one he currently was. Alois blushed and quietly walked over to sit by Grell on the edge of the couch pulling his legs up to his chest and studying Ron with wide blue eyes.

"Okay… so… can you start from the beginning now?" Ron said giving the suddenly shy blonde reaper a small smile.

"Well Ronnie it's a kinda long story, it started yesterday."


Me- wow four chapters in only five days! *smiles*

Ciel- Why am I still here? You obviously aren't adding me and Sebastian to the story anytime soon. *glares*

Me- Be patient I'll put you guys in around the sixth chapter. Are you really that eager?

Ciel- o.O

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