A mop was dunked into a bucket and taken out. Jackie was working hard to clean up the mess that was created during the little fiasco that she had created when attempting to take some food.
"Grell! Help me with this mess," Jackie groaned before pushing the mop around on the floor.
"Sorry kiddo. This was your mess. I cleaned up my mess this morning," Grell said, examining his nails.
After the confrontation with William, Jackie couldn't wait to fill out an application to be a grim reaper. She was quite excited.
A couple of minutes later, Jackie put the cleaning supplies away and punched Grell.
"Aahhhh! What was that for," Grell asked, rubbing his arm.
"That's for making me clean up this mess by myself. You took too long to get food," Jackie said in a huff.
"Jackie, you are so impatient," Grell said before walking away.
"Where are you going?"
"We are going to get you an application. How else are you going to be a grim reaper?"
Jackie beamed at this thought and hopped on Grell's back.
"Onward ho Grell! I'm gonna be the youngest reaper ever!"
All of the other reapers looked at the two and couldn't believe their eyes. There was someone who made William be what can be called normal for a couple of minutes and calm Grell and his fanatics.
Not much longer, the two were in front of a desk that had application forms.
"Alright. Ready to fill this out," Grell asked.
"Yup," Jackie exclaimed before taking a form and a pen.
"This application is confusing," Jackie groaned as she began to eat more food.
"Jackie, the form is easy. What can be so confusing," Grell asked as he bit into an apple.
"Everything."
"Let me see that," a man said before snatching the form off of the table.
"Who are you to interrupt me," Jackie said grumpily.
"Who are you not to apologize after spilling food on my suit?"
"Oh. That was you? Sorry," Jackie said as she placed her hand out.
The man shook her hand and said, "It's alright. The name's Knox. Ronald Knox."
"Jackie. Just Jackie. Can you help me with this?"
"Hey! What about me? I can help," Grell exclaimed.
"Too late Grell. I got Ronald," Jackie said before pulling Ronald into the seat next to her.
"So what do you need help on," Ronald asked as he fixed his spectacles and picked up the pen.
"Everything."
"Okay. Let's start off with your first name."
"Jackie."
"Alright, now your last name."
"Um... I don't have a last name."
"Just make one up then."
"Okay. How about Michaelis?"
"Alright. Jackie Michaelis."
"Age?"
"6."
"You are awfully young. Date of birth?"
"I'm fine. March 28, 1876."
"Address?"
"London street alleyways."
"References?"
"References? Why would I need those?"
"Just protocol I think. I'll be one of your references."
"Grell! Be one of my references!"
"Okay," Grell said as he got up to throw his apple core away.
"Now you just need one more."
"How about boss-man?"
"'Boss-man'? Oh. You mean William. I don't think that he will want to be one of your references."
"Oh well," Jackie said before easing the form and pen out of Ronald's grasp. "I'll just ask him right now!"
Jackie ran away and headed towards William's office. Trying to remember the way, Jackie made it to his office just before he was about to head home. She entered his office and ran up to his desk.
"Hey boss-man! I'm almost done with the application. Can you be one of my references please," Jackie said with a pout.
William looked at her and sighed.
"Fine, but the form isn't due until tomorrow," William said as he fixed his spectacles.
"That's alright. Better to hand it in now instead of later and forget about it," Jackie said as she gave it to him. "Bye boss-man!"
Jackie ran off and left William's office in a hurry. A couple of minutes later, Jackie saw Ronald and Grell waiting at the same table.
"Done. I handed in my application form," Jackie said with a beam.
"You got him as a reference," Ronald asked.
"Yeah. I think he likes me more than he lets on," Jackie said before sitting down.
"Will is so nice! He will make me a happy bride one day," Grell exclaimed while going into another one of his fantasies.
Author's Note:
Sorry if I put Ronald in here way too early. I wanted a reaper that was going to be in season two to help out our main character. Don't worry. I have plans for this!
Ciao!