A/N: Chapter nine is up! Get ready for some fighting!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroshitsuji
Claimer: I only own this fanfic and my OC...
That Shinigami, Heart Thief
Chapter IX: That Shinigami, Demonic
After strolling around the streets for an hour or two, Alex and Ronald decided to head back to dispatch. They entered an alley and hopped onto the rooftops.
The two reapers continued their way over the rooftops in silence until something wrapped around Alex's ankle and she fell forward. She sat back up to see a black whip wrapped around her ankle "Ronald!" Alex shouted as she began to be dragged along the rooftops "Help me!" She was suddenly thrown into the air and then the same black whip wrapped around her mid-section and slammed her against a flat rooftop. Alex sat back up and gritted her teeth at the pain that ran through her back, she looked forward to see Ronald coming towards her.
"Alex! Don't move!" Ronald shouted as he neared her. Alex began to stand back on her feet, she swayed a bit before regaining her balance. Ronald landed in front of her "We need to get back and now! Come on." Alex's right arm was placed over Ronald's shoulders and he grabbed the handle of his death-scythe with his free hand "That might be a demon. It's not often that a shinigami runs into one of them."
A black cloaked figure suddenly appeared in front of the two reapers, Alex's eyes widen. It's the figure that she saw a while ago. A hood covered the figure's face but its blood red colored eyes glowed underneath the shadow of the hood "We know you're a demon! Who are you and what do you want?" Alex asked but the demon remained silent as it unraveled a black colored whip from within its cloak. The demon lashed out its whip, Alex and Ronald dodged the whip.
"Demons who are the silent-type are fairly creepy." Ronald commented.
The demon put its whip away before taking out two daggers, "Is it normal for demons to be carrying weapons with them?" Alex asked nervously, Ronald was to answer her question until Alex interrupted him "You better not say 'yes', Ronald."
The demon disappeared, Alex and Ronald cautiously looked around "You know how to fight right?" Ronald asked.
"I-I- not really," Alex replied and Ronald stared at her disbelief "I barely made it alive during my training exercise with Mr. Sutcliff by kicking him between his legs." Alex heard Ronald trying his best not to laugh. Now that she thought about it, it's funny to know that she kick the dispatch officer between his legs. But right now isn't the best time to laugh about it.
The two reapers were suddenly shoved away from each other. Alex was grabbed the ankle was thrown over to Ronald thus landing on his stomach which knocked the air out of him "My stomach," Ronald wheezed.
"Sorry, Ronald." said Alex, removing herself from on top of Ronald's stomach. The two reapers returned to their feet only to see more daggers flying towards them. Ronald and Alex dodged the daggers that the demon kept throwing at them, Alex threw one of her scythes. The demon dodged the scythe "Ronald!"
"Got it!" Ronald dashed for the scythe that Alex threw and grabbed it then threw it back towards her, the demon slightly stumbled to the side as the scythe flew by its head.
Alex caught the scythe and exchanged both scythes so that the chain made an 'x' shape. Alex yanked the chains back and the chain closed in around the demon's neck, the chain tightened around its neck thus choking the demon. Alex smirked, this is going to be her first demon that she defeated with Ronald's help.
Ronald appeared next to her with his death-scythe in hand "Ready?" Alex nodded "Lets go!" Alex yanked the chain and the demon flew towards them, Alex and Ronald brought back a fist and aimed for the demon's face. However, the demon manuvered its body and jumped over the two reapers. It landed right behind the two and slashed Alex and Ronald's back.
Alex cried in pain and Ronald gritted his teeth. The demon sent flying with a roundhouse kick to the ribs "Ronald!" Alex shouted as she stumbled with her balance, she was then knocked her feet and onto the ground.
Blood seeped through her turtleneck and her jacket, Alex managed to get on all four before something forced her back down. She moved her head to the side and saw the cloaked demon standing over her with its foot planted on her back and keeping her down. Alex then noticed that her death-scythe was within her reach, she extended out her arm to grab the chain.
The demon grabbed the back collar of her black jacket and removed the jacket off of her. It then grabbed her hair and brought the young reaper back to her feet.
Alex can feel the tip of a dagger lightly tracing her back, tears began to form in her yellow-green eyes as the tip of the blade began to cut her skin and blood trickled down her back. Alex felt the blade start from her left shoulder blade and slowly cut her to her right hip. She gritted her teeth as the demon tossed her onto the ground like a ragdoll, Alex laid on her side as the blood stained her turtleneck, her back, and her black shorts.
The demon began to advance towards her with its blood covered dagger. Tears began to fall from her eyes as the demon grabbed her by the throat and raised its dagger over its head.
A clipper shot towards the demon and the cloaked demon back-flipped away as the clipper continued to advance towards it "And to see the day that I'm fighting another vermin of hell." Alex glanced at where the voice was coming, she then saw William T. Spears as he appeared in front of her bloody body "You and I are going to have a talk about this, Ms. Blackwood." William said, strictly. Alex made a small smile of relief before closing her eyes.
Grell's POV (3rd person)
"Sutcliff, take Ms. Blackwood somewhere place safe and find Mr. Knox." William instructed as Grell appeared next to Alex's unconcious body "Ms. Blackwood is going to be under supervision from now on."
Grell picked up Alex bridal style, he glanced at the cloaked demon that was growling. Grell saw the demon retrieve a black whip from his cloak "Oh~ kinky~! A mysterious demon with a whip~ How naughty~!" Grell giggled. His statement made William look over his shoulder and give him death glare. Grell sighed, before moving somewhere else "Ronnie!" Grell looked around but saw no sign of the blonde.
He stopped and set Alex down, Grell kneeled down in front of her and began to lightly shake her, "Alex, hello? Alex, wake up." Blood came out from the corner of her mouth. Grell removed his hand from Alex's back, dark crimson liquid decorated the palm of his glove. Grell stood up but kept his left hand on the unconcious reaper's right shoulder, he moved behind her and carefully lifted the turtleneck. His eyes widen at the sight of the three slashes on her back, blood covered her entire back.
"Senpai!" Grell looked to his right to see Ronald heading towards him and Alex with his death-scythe in hand. Grell remained where he was as Ronald landed near him and Alex "How's Alex?"
"I don't know, Ronnie" Grell replied as he continued to examine the damage on Alex's back "The slashes are fairly close to her spine but who knows if that demon paralyzed her."
Several daggers flew towards them, Grell grabbed Alex and jumped out of the way "That guy is still alive!" Ronald asked, incrediously.
Grell clicked his tongue in annoyance why did he have to be the one to babysit Alex? Why can't he be the one to fight the demon? The demon was wielding daggers and a black whip! "Ronnie, keep an eye on little Alex." said Grell as he laid Alex down on her back..
"What?" Ronald asked, "I'm injuried too, you know!" He gestured to the slash on his back.
"Come now, Ronnie~! It's a demon with a whip, I can't pass up this moment." Grell winked before summoning his death-scythe. Something collided with Grell and the red reaper fell face first onto the face of the rooftop, "What the hell!" Grell's outburst was muffled against the ground. He tried to get up but something heavy was keeping him down "Will! Ronald! Alex!" Grell cried as he tried to get up but failed.
"Don't move, vermin." Grell heard William growl. The extra weight on his back began to move then it the weight moved his tailbone "Your life ends here, demon."
The demon on Grell's back rolled backwards and its feet landed on the back of Grell's head thus smashed his face back onto the ground. The demon then dashed away.
Grell quickly got back onto his feet to see the cloaked demon jump but William appeared in front of the demon and pin it against the surface of the rooftop. Grell moved to where William landed in front of the pinned demon, his clippers retracted and the demon began to sit back up until William shot a clipper at the demon. However, the demon quickly dodged the clipper and took off running.
"A clever vermin, I'll give the demon that." William stated as he retracted his death-scythe and adjusted his glasses. He began to walk away "Sutcliff, take Mr. Knox and Ms. Blackwood to the infirmary once we return to dispatch." William requested, not glancing back "Once Ms. Blackwood wakes up, she has questions to answer."
Grell sighed with a frown, he wearily picked up Alex bridal style. Her head leaned against his right chest, Alex showed no sign of waking up anytime soon.
"What about the demon, William?" Ronald asked but the shinigami supervisior remained silent as he continued to walk away. Grell watched as the blonde shinigami grabbed his death-scythe and walked after William.
Grell glanced at the young reaper in his arms, her breathing was short and shallow. He sighed, "What are we going to do with you, little Alex?" Grell asked out loud before following the others.
A/N: No need to worry, Alex may be seem weak but she's strong. And yes, Grell, what are you guys going to do with Alex? Got questions so far? About Alex? About the demon that I, the author, put in here? Send in your questions with your reviews and I'll answer them :) Until the next time on That Shinigami, Heart Thief!
Grell: Don't forget to review darlings~! Reviews are what keeps this fanfic alive~ ta ta~! *blows a kiss*
