Grell couldn`t do anything but stare in horror at the murderous villain standing menacingly over the unconscious young butler. Grell felt so helpless…
"What have you done!" Grell demanded feeling his anger building up
"Nothing really, just given him something to make him sleep" the killer replied, their voice sounded a little different but Grell didn`t care, he just wanted to take this bastard out
"Why are you doing this?" Grell asked still angry
"You were warned, you were told to stay away" they replied sounding emotionless
Grell couldn`t take it anymore, he fired up his death scythe and dashed at the killer
"I warned you" the killer whispered before jumping out of the way of the angry reaper`s attacks and landing behind Grell and fired the gun at him, the bullet hit Grell in the arm.
Grell winced in pain and dropped his death scythe and instinctively clutched his arm.
"SENPAI!" Ronald yelled, an expression of anger crossed his normally cheery features "Right that`s it, you`re gonna get it!" he powered up his lawn mower-like death scythe and charged at the murderer
"Don`t Ronald!" Grell yelled still clutching his injured arm
The killer simply dodged the attack, Ronald couldn`t see their face as they were wearing a white mask that covered all of their features except the mouth and eyes, so Ronald could see them smirk as they dodged his now seeming feeble attack. They then proceeded to fire a shot straight at Ronald, he blocked it however with his death scythe, thankfully Ronald had learnt this useful trick a while back in his various "training" duels with Grell.
"Hmph, I`ll admit you have some skill, for an amateur" The killer said sounding un-amused and somewhat bored.
"Heh amateur eh? Well I`m not having that" Ronald simply answered grinning as he suddenly jumped back
"You really shouldn`t be so arrogant, it could lead to your death!" With that the killer suddenly fired three more shots straight at Ronald; he dodged them just in time, just then Grell despite the intense pain he felt in his arm managed to retrieve his temporarily discarded death scythe and attempt to attack the killer from behind; however they dodged his attack again with great skill.
"Hmph I`m bored now" with that final statement the killer jumped onto the rooftop of the manor and then vanished from sight.
"Damn it!" Ronald cursed under his breath
"Never mind, we`ll get him Ronnie" Grell panted still holding his injured arm.
"Are you alright Senpai?" Ronald asked looking at Grell`s arm with concern
"Heh I`m fine thanks, are you ok?" he replied still panting
"Yep, never better" Ronald was grinning again "I lasted longer in that battle than you" he smirked
Grell smiled then remembered that Darcy was unconscious; he rushed over to the fragile butler to check if he was alright. Grell checked his pulse and breath.
"Good, he`s still breathing" Grell breathed a sigh of relief
"I take it he`s ok?" Ronald asked noticing the relieved expression on Grell`s face.
"Yeah" Grell replied smiling a little. "You can go home if you want Ronald; I should make sure he wakes up"
"Ok" Ronald replied smiling smugly to himself, he was glad Grell cared for this man so much, maybe he would finally find someone who would love him back.
After Ronald had left Grell decided to sit next to the still unconscious butler, he hoped he would wake up soon…
Just then as Grell was lost in his fantasies Darcy stirred a little, his bright green eyes then flickered open and he lifted his head a little
"Grell? What happened? Wait why am I on the ground?" The butler asked very confused.
"Um… Well I`ll explain it later" Grell replied nervously "Are you alright though?"
"Yes thank you, I can`t really remember what happened though… All I remember is I was playing my violin, then someone approached me….then I fainted…" Darcy said trying hard to remember more. He then noticed Grell`s injured arm from where he had been shot
"Grell…your arm, are you ok?" Darcy asked looking extremely worried
"It`s nothing" Grell said "Don`t worry about it"
"You should take care of it; do you want me to help?" Darcy asked still worried
"It`s alright really" Grell smiled happy to know the butler cared about his safety "I`ll get a doctor to look at it" he reassured
"Ok then, if you`re sure" Darcy looked a little calmer now
"Well I`m just glad you`re alright now, you had me worried" Grell said smiling and blushing a little
"Hehe thank you and I`m sorry for making you worry" Darcy smiled back
Grell stood up and offered to help Darcy up, as he got up though Darcy`s legs collapsed under him Grell caught him, he looked quite concerned
"Are you sure you`re ok?" Grell said looking worried
"Yeah I think so…" Darcy replied trying to stand but with little success
"Ok, you can`t stand" Grell said "I`ll carry you to your room"
"No it`s alright you don`t have to worry about it, I`m fine" the young butler reassured him
Grell didn`t take no for an answer though, he picked the young man up bridal style and gently carried him into the mansion, once inside Grell quickly located Darcy`s room as he had remembered from when Darcy had helped him. Once in Darcy`s room Grell gently set him down on his bed
"Is there anything I can do for you?" Grell asked gazing at the butler affectionately
"No, thank you, you`ve done plenty already" Darcy said gratefully "I don`t want to inconvenience you further" he added blushing a little
"It`s no trouble, if you need anything then I`ll be here" Grell said smiling
Darcy blushed "Thank you" he whispered shyly
"Also thank you for the present you left earlier" Grell added
"Oh you weren`t supposed to see that yet!" the young man exclaimed, embarrassment creeping over his already blushing face
Grell giggled at the butler`s cute reaction "I thought it was nice" he smiled lovingly at him, if only he could tell him how he felt…
Grell stood up "Well you should get some rest then"
"Alright, but only if you get your arm checked out" Darcy replied
"It`s a deal" smiled
Just then the young man hugged Grell, Grell hugged him back but then to Grell`s surprise he felt Darcy kiss his cheek
"Thank you for everything" Darcy whispered
Grell blushed a deep shade of red "Anytime" he said calmly before turning to leave
"I hope you feel better tomorrow" Grell said sweetly as he left "Goodnight Darcy"
"Goodnight Grell" the butler replied smiling sweetly
Grell teleported back to his room and then flopped on his red silk bed, Ronald had already gone to bed so he didn`t bother waking him, after changing into his usual night-wear Grell slipped under the silky covers of his bed, he was about to fall asleep when he once again thought of what had just happened…
Grell felt a nosebleed and didn`t hesitate to scream "HOLY SHIT HE KISSED MY CHEEK!"
To be continued in chapter 11
AN: Aww this was fun :3 Developing relationships is fun X3 Who could the killer be? And why did they target Darcy? And why did he kiss Grell? Review and all these questions shall be answered ;)