Grell Sutcliff, being himself as usual, was at that moment chatting to Eric and Alan in the Shinigami Dispatch Recreation Room. Although not much conversation was taking place since Grell was filing his crimson nails with an emery board. After a few minutes and just as Grell was finishing off his nails and now admiring them with a proud look on his face, Ronald Knox walked in and slumped on a chair on the opposite side of the room. He had a rather gazed look on his face and seemed intranced in thought. Grell watched the young blonde in confusion, but soon realised just what was wrong with the young Shinigami. Setting his his emery board on the desk next to his chair, Grell spoke in a very smug tone.

"Pretty is she?" He asked him grinning. Ronald sighed happilly.

"Yeahhhh-Wait...what?" Ronald jumped up in seat, eyes widened by Grells question.

"Oh cmon Ronald, I know that look!" Grell teased, flicking back his crimson locks.

"Who is she then Ronno?" Eric jumped in with a grin on his face.

"Oh dont tease him you guys!" Alan added nudging at Eric who was sat beside him.

"Were not Alan..." Grell answered giggling femininely. "Were just asking..." Eric got up from his seat next to Alan and stood next to Ronalds seat.

"Cmon Ronno..." He taunted punching him lightly on the arm. "Who the lucky girl?"

Ronald looked around at the group from Eric, to Alan, to Grell. Seeing Grell there made him nervous. What would Grell do to him if he found out her like his sister? After a agonising few seconds of worry, he finally gave in and spoke. With a gulp and rubbing his neck nervously he said...

"Her name is uh...Scarlet" He skrieked as he said her name and closed his eyes tightly, waiting for Grell to lunge at him. Both Eric and Alan turned to Grell, waiting for him react. Grell sat there for a moment, processing what Ronald had just said. Scarlet? MY Scarlet? My little sister? He thought to himself, while gritting his teeth. After a few seconds, Grell composed himself.

"My Scarlet?" He asked calmly. Ronald opened his eyes and looked at Grell nervously.

"Yes Grell...but...I...nothings happened with me and her..." He said shakilly, looking at Grells look of anger, his one eyebrow twitching. Ronald waited worriedly for Grells reply, but was soon put of his misery when Grells face suddenly changed from anger, to happiness again.

"Awh Ronnie!" He exclaimed in a sweet voice. Ronald shuddered nervously as Grell lunged at him, not attacking him, but instead hugging him tightly. "Your so cute when your frightened.." Grell teased, hugging him tighter. Ronald gave a sigh of relief that Grell wasnt going to kill him and thought to himself... i look cute when im scared? I must look freekin adorable then!

Eric disrupted Grells hugging when he remembered something from earlier that day.

"Speaking of your sister Grell, I saw William drag her inside a classroom earlier by her collar, rather roughly if i may say so. She was crying by the looks of things." He loved getting Will into trouble, almost as much as seeing Grell go off on one! He hadnt seen much action in the past few weeks, so knew mentioning that would make things interesting.

"What?" Grell shrieked, jumping from the chair and pushing it and Ronald backwards onto the floor. "He made my little sister cry?" He growled. Alan glared at Eric, with a face that said oh now youv'e done it! Grell snarled and stormed out of the room, picking up his death scythe from the doorway. Eric grinned and leapt up from his chair.

"Cmon I gotta see this!" He grinned as he grabbed hold of Alans hand, pulling him allong behind him as he follow Grell down the corridor. Ronald clambered up off the floor and rubbed his head.

"Damn that Grell is strong!" He whimpered.

As Grell reached Williams office and burst through the double doors, Eric and Alan planted their faces in the window, watching to see what exactly Grell would do to William.

William shot his head from his desk, to see a rather furious looking Grell stood in the doorway, clutching his death scythe in his hand.

"Willy..." Grell said in a very angry tone, twitching his eyebrow. "Who the hell do you think you are?" William looked at him, confused and rather nervously answered.

"W-What are you talking about Sutcliff?" He asked, slowly standing up.

"You ! Hitting a lady! Making her cry!" Grell shrieked angrilly, lifting up his death scythe.

"What lady?" William asked nervously and he hid behind his desk.

"My little sister!" Grell snapped, running at him. The two began running around Williams desk frantically as William tried to get away from Grell.

"I havent done anything Grell" He shrieked, running faster around the desk, flaling his arms wildly. Grell didnt listen and continued chasing. Eric and Alan watched as Grell chased William round in circles. Eric guffawed and fell to the floor, holing his stomach from laughter. Alan kicked him and growled.

"Its not funny Eric! Grell will kill him if he catched him!" This just made Eric laugh even louder and rolled around the floor. Alan rolled his eyes at the Shinigami on the floor who had tears running down his face in laughter. The two then heard the unistakeable noise of Grells death scythe revving and the sound of William shrieking.

"Sutcliff! Put that thing down! I swear I havent done anything!" William cried. Grell had rammed him against the wall and was pointing his death scythe towards Williams face.

"You were seen shoving her into a classroom, so hard that you made her cry!" Grell growled, bringing the scythe closer. "Its bad enough you treat me like that, but your not doing that to my little sister!" Grell began to grin and William shuddered in fright. "Now I must teach you a lesson Willy.."

*CRASH*

"Grell! Dont do it!" Shrieked Alan, bursting through the door.

"Awh Alan! Dont ruin the fun!" Eric whined, running in behind him. Grell ignored them and continued to bring the death scythe ever so closer.

"Grell! Stop! He didnt do anything!" Came a familliar voice from behind Eric and Alan. Grell stopped and turned around as Scarlet shoved his way past Eric and Alan, to look at Grell with a worried look on her face.

"What?" Grell exclaimed.

"He didnt do anything Grell! Eric was lying!" She cried. Grell looked at her confused and finally released William from his grasp. William looked at Scarlet and thought to himself Why is she protecting me? After the way i treated her this morning?

Grell sighed and stormed out of the room, keeping his head facing the floor.

"Grell wait!"Scarlet called out, but Grell ignored her. Eric and Alan watched as Grell left and turned to a rather exausted looking William. William glared at them.

"I will speak with you later Eric!" He snapped, dissmissing both him and Alan. Eric and Alan left the room swiftly, leaving William and Scarlet to be the only people left in the room. It fell silent until Scarlet finally spoke.

"Im sorry Willy...i-"

"No im sorry Scarlet...I shouldnt have treated you like that this morning." He said softly, picking up the pieces of paperwork that fell on the floor when Grell was chasing him around his desk. "If i hadnt have, none of this would have happened." Scarlet blinked in suprise. Is he apoligising? ...To me?

"Will..."

"I feel i need to thank you aswell..." He said smiling slightly. "If you hadnt stopped Grell, I wouldnt have a face left..." Scarlet smiled and giggled slightly.

"No problem.." She answered pushing her fringe from her eye shyly "I couldnt let him hurt you..." She said softly. William was quite suprised at that comment, he looked at her which made her blush slightly.

"Thank you Scarlet..." He answered smiling aat her. The room went silent again, with the two staring at each others eyes from across the room. William broke the silence by clearing his throat loudly. "Well...uh...I have to get on with my work now and its getting pretty late so..."

Scarlet nodded, a frown appearing on her face.

"Yeah it is...um...g'night Will.." She said softly as she turned to the door.

"Goodnight" He answered as he watched her walk out the door. Hearing, the door shut, William slumped into his desk chair and crashed his head on the desk.

"Why am i so usless?.." He groaned.

Once out of the room, Scarlet leant up against the door and sighed miserably. She slid down, slumping onto the cold floor, with tears streaming down her face.

"Why am i so useless?" She whimpered.