A/N: Welcome one and all to another chapter! How about some french?

Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroshitsuji nor any of its characters
Claimer: I only own this fanfic, my OC, and the storyline.

*Re-edited 4/28/2012

That Shinigami, Heart Thief

Chapter XIV: That Shinigami, Visited

Papers flipped as Alex walked through the hallways of the dispatch society. She was going around and collecting paperworks from the shinigamis on the list that William gave her. So far, she collected all of the paperworks from all of the shinigamis on the list- Ronald also helped her. Life has gotten better in the London Dispatch Society- if Alex can say so for herself.

Right now, Alex had just dropped off the last bit of paperwork at William's office and she was now strolling about the hallways since the shinigami supervisior hasn't planned any lessons.

"Is that who I think it is~?" Alex stopped in her tracks, she knows that voice anywhere. Alex smiled and she whirled around to see a man with shoulder-length blonde hair with brown streaks. He wore black and white suit except his black tie was loosely tied around his neck and the first two or three buttons of his white dress shirt was unbuttoned. A silver rectangular framed glasses sat in front of his yellow-green eyes. He seemed to be around William's height. "Alex~!"

"Papa!" Alex shouted as she dashed towards the blonde-haired man, she wrapped her arms around the man and hugged him "Long time no see, papa!"

"Si bon vous voir de nouveau, le chaton ." said the man with a grin thus showing several sharp teeth- but not as sharp looking as Grell's "I missed you so much~!"

"I missed you too." said Alex as she let go of the man "Anything new happen at the U.S. Division after I transfered here?"

"Non," said the man as he ruffled Alex's black hair and the young reaper giggled. She then fixed her hair once he stopped "It's been the same since you left- though it has been a little boring without you there." The two laughed.

"Little Alex~!" Another voice sang out loud. Alex turned around to see Grell walking towards her.

"Afternoon, Mr. Sutcliff." Alex greeted the crimson reaper with a bright smile.

"Well~ you seem very happy today~" Grell grinned and Alex nodded. The young reaper then notice his yellow-green eyes shift from her to the blonde man behind her "Why~ Hello there, darling~" Grell purred as he suddenly appeared behind the blonde man. The man frowned "Another transfer, yes?"

"Actually, Monsieur Sutcliff. I'm Alex's previous mentor, Zackary Waters." Zackary replied "I'm a dispatch officer of the U.S. Dispatch Society."

"Isn't that lovely to know~" Grell batted his eyelashes at Zackary "What's even better is that you know french~"

Alex held back her laughter. There goes Grell again, flirting with another man that seems hot and sexy to him "Is there something that you came here for, papa?" Alex asked her previous mentor.

Grell's eyes widen and snapped his head towards Alex, "Wait, this man is your father?" Grell asked, incrediously as he pointed at the blonde. Both Alex and Zackary laughed and Grell raised a questioning brow, "What?"

"The reason why Alex calls me 'papa' is because she sees me as her parent- a father, to clarify." Zackary explained and Grell nodded with an expression saying that he get's it "Back to your question, Alex. I came here to visit you, of course~"

Alex blinked, "How?"

Zackary chuckled, "It wasn't easy but I managed to beg the supervisior of dispatch to let me have two or three days off so that I can visit my darling~ student~" Zackary ruffled Alex's hair once again and the young reaper laughed "I've also been thinking about something..." Zackary's voice trailed off "It's been a long time since I heard you play the piano~"

"You play the piano?" Grell asked, looking at Alex with a surprised look. She nodded.

"Of course, I do." Alex replied, "A month or two after I was assigned to papa for lessons, he taught me how to play the piano- and the violin." Alex then shifted her gaze elsewhere besides the two reapers, she was still smiling "I can only play two songs by Beethoven."

"Et vous avez joué les deux chansons bien, chaton." Zackary smiled, "You still play the piano now and then, non?"

Alex shook her head, "Truth be told, I haven't played the piano since then." She said "Though it would be nice to play again."

Zackary chuckled, "Well then, why not we go out to the human world and look for a store that has a piano. Semble-t-il bon?" Alex nodded with a smile "Excellent! Let's get going then, non?"

Alex giggled, she then looked at Grell "Want to come with us, Mr. Sutcliff?" The young reaper asked.

"You know me, little Alex~" Grell sang "I'm certainly dying to hear you play the piano."

With that, the three shinigamis headed towards the staircase and down to the lobby. They exited the building and Grell snapped his fingers, a portal appeared before them and they jumped through the portal.

The weather of the human world was the same as last time; the breeze blew as grey clouds moved across the blue sky and blocking the sun from shining its rays. Grell, Zackary, and Alex landed on the rooftop "You know~ little Alex~" Grell spoke up, "I've seen a music store while working. If I remember, it's a little up north from our current position."

The three shinigamis began moving north to where Grell said that he saw a music store. The wind blew and Alex would sneeze once in a while. After a while of traveling from rooftop-to-rooftop, they landed in an alleyway and stepped out into the open. Grell glanced around the area, he scanned the area then spotted the music shop that is just down the street on the right. Alex walked towards the store with Zackary and Grell following her from behind.

The bell chimed as the three reapers entered the music store. Countless of instruments lingered the shop: Violins, trumpets, chilos, trumbones, flutes, saxophones, drums, harps, clarinets, and many others.

Alex took a step forward as she glanced about the shop. Her eyes then landed on a jet black colored grand piano. The lid was held up by a holder, Alex took baby steps towards the grand piano. She ran her fingers along the keys of the instrument. The seat of the piano had a black cushion on it, with gold buttons pinned into it and gold lacing amongst the surface.

"Hello, there." Alex turned around to see a woman with dark brown hair- the woman looks like she's in her early twenties "Is there something I can help you with?" The woman asked, glancing at the three of them.

"No thank you, we're just browsing around." Zackary replied, he glanced at Alex "Can my friend try that piano?" The woman nodded before returning to the back room of the shop.

Alex sat herself down on the seat, she slowly placed her fingers on the keys. She swallowed hard, hoping that she can remember the notes for one of the songs. Alex closed her eyes and took a deep breath, she then started playing one of the two songs: Fur Elise.

Grell's POV (3rd person)

Grell's eyes widen, Alex can really play the piano and she hits every note in the song perfectly. He held his elbow with his right gloved hand as he held his left hand under his chin. He smiled and his eyes softened 'Alex sure is something...'

"Mr. Sutcliff," Grell glanced at Alex's previous mentor beside him "I was meaning to ask, how is Alex acting since she transfered here?" He asked with a slight frown.

Grell giggled as he returned his attention to Alex "Little Alex has been acting like herself. Shy, nervous, happy, and bright." He replied "I never met a young shinigami like her." And that's true. Never has Grell met a young shinigami with Alex's personality, likes, and dislikes.

Zackary slightly grinned and he looked at the crimson reaper from the corner of his eyes, "You say that as if you like her, non?"

Grell turned his gaze to the blonde reaper, his lips forming into a slight frown "What is that suppose to mean?" Grell asked, "I like everybody- well...there are some that I really like." The crimson reaper then turned to Zackary.

"Listen to the words that come out of my mouth, Sutcliff." Zackary growled lowly, "Alex is like the daughter that I never had. I may be her previous mentor but I still care about her safety and her being- if something happens to her then it's on yours' and Spears' head. Just by listening to your voice- I can tell that you care about her." The blonde reaper slight narrowed his eyes.

As if on que, the song stopped and the last note echoed through the store then faded away. Alex glanced over her shoulder with a small smile, Grell watched as Zackary walked over to the young reaper and congratulate her on remembering the notes prefectly after how many months. The two laughed. However, Grell just stood there with a frown on his face.

"Mr. Sutcliff," Grell glanced at Alex to see her with a concerned look "Is everything, alright? You seem kind of...down." She commented.

Grell grinned- a fake grin- something he thought he'd never do, "Of course, little Alex~" he sang "I was just thinking about something, is all." He lied. The crimson reaper was actually thinking about the words that Zackary had just spoken before the song ended.

"How about the other song, Alex?" Zackary suggested with a smile, showing several of his sharp teeth. Alex turned back around to face the keys of piano, she placed her fingers on the keys and started playing another song by Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata.

Grell's grin then fell into a frown 'Is that really true...?'

A/N: And so this ends chapter fourteen of the fanfic! I hope you guys enjoyed and don't worry, I'll put up the english translations of what Alex's previous mentor said. Google translate is awesome to use! Until the next chapter~!
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P.S. I would like to thank "hello" for correcting the french words that I used in this chapter! Darn google translator!

French Translations:
Si bon vous voir de nouveau, le chaton - So good to see you again, kitten
Non - No
Monsieur Sutcliff - Mister Sutcliff
Et vous avez joué les deux chansons bien, chaton - And you played both songs well, kitten
Semble-t-il bon ? - Does that sound good?