Contrary to popular belief, I'm not dead! Not yet anyways... Have a chapter! Sorry for the tremendous wait!

I headed back to the house, one shinigami glove and, more impressive, one shinigami death scythe in hand. Finny was cleaning up the trees that had been burned, knocked over, or destroyed. May-Rin and Bard were putting away the guns when she spotted me heading back towards the house. She said something to Bard then rushed to me.

In a low tone she asked, "Do you need to yell at me now for giving you a gun with only one bullet?"

I kept my voice low as I noticed Sebastian watching us from above as he quickly replaced the window that had been blown out on the second floor. "No, dear. Because he was too daft to dodge it and I actually hit him."

May-Rin, smiled, seemingly relieved that she didn't have to be yelled at. "Okay then. Lemme know when ya wanna start dinner, alright?"

I smiled and nodded. She rushed back towards Bard. He made some joke I couldn't hear but I could see her blush. Ah, the joys of young love. I headed inside and noticed the chandelier in the great room had fallen in the commotion…Or else Sebastian was testing me. So I made sure no one was watching, and drew the water from a potted plant in the corner. I compressed it, getting it boiling hot, but keeping it liquid, in a plasma state. I then manipulated it quickly to melt and fix the twisted metal and glass into a new, more ornamental chandelier.

But how would I get it back up in the ceiling? She-demons didn't have the strength of male-demons, that's why we had our charms and protection spells…Hmmmm…

I stuck my head out the door and whistled for Pluto, who had already fallen in love with me. He came bounding out of the woods with Finny on his back, trying desperately to hold on. When Pluto got near, I commanded him to "sit". He plopped his big butt down immediately and made a submissive yip sound. I smiled and tossed him a dog treat I had grabbed earlier as Finny climbed down.

"Did ya need something? 'Cause ya coulda just called for me, you know."

I smiled seductively and made my voice low and sultry. "What would be the fun in that?"

He looked away and blushed. I took the opportunity to ask for his help. "I need you to help me get this chandelier back in place. I can heat the base plate in the ceiling so they'll fuse again, but the problem is getting the damned thing up there."

Finny smiled. "Ooh! I know! You could hold it and I could throw you up there!"

I thought it over for a second before kissing him on the cheek. "Brilliant, Finnegan." Then I noticed Pluto, in human form, naked, sitting in the open doorway, begging to come in. I saw he was filthy.

First I ordered Pluto. "No, stay!" He whined and lied down. Then I turned to Finny. "You get to give him a bath when we're done here. If he gives you any trouble, just tell him I said I'd give him a treat afterwards. He'll understand that much. Let's get to it then!"

In no time Finny had his ands on my hips, the chandelier in my hands, ready to throw me to the ceiling. I had the metal base plate boiling and ready to be fused. "Now Finny." He yipped a cheery "Okay!" and threw me up there. I quickly reattached the chandelier and began to fall back to Earth. Finny caught me in his arms, just as planned. But I could sense Sebastian watching from the stairs, just out of sight from us, trying to be sneaky. I decided to let him get away with it, but not without a small fee.

I kissed Finny right on the lips in thanks and he blushed a deep scarlet. I giggled both that and the fact that I heard Sebastian whisk away from his hiding spot back to Ototo, probably to tattle. Finny set me down and mumbled a "your welcome", still shocked by my kiss, and headed out to wash Pluto. I grabbed the scythe and glove and headed to the young master.

I walked smoothly up the grand staircase and towards the master's study. As I entered, Sebastian was not there, and Ototo smiled. I laid down the scythe and Grell's glove on his ornate desk. He stared at them blankly for a moment before speaking.

"Is..Is that shinigami's death scythe?"

I bowed my head. "Yes, master."

His smile spread as he picked up the glove. "Is…Is this Grell Sutcliffe's glove?"

"Yes, master."

He threw his head back and began to laugh so loudly that it brought warmth to my cold, unbeating heart. Sebastian burst into the room, obviously concerned with Ototo's raucous laughing.

The young master didn't seem to care as he choked out some words, still laughing and wiping away tears now. "That…Haha…Is the most impressive thing ever! Sebastian?...Hehe…Do you see this? She got Grell's glove!"

With the last words escaping, he fell into another fit of laughter. But Sebastian wasn't watching Ototo, he was staring at me, and for a moment I saw passion burning in his eyes. All I could think of is how he was such a man whore. I stared right back, defiant. His passion was quickly replaced with a look of composure.

The rest of the day was smooth by comparison.

Well, how did I do from my foggy, drug-induced state?