13: Visiting
"You've been very happy these past couple weeks" Grell pointed out as he brushed Anastasia's hair. He set the brush down and gathered her hair.
Anastasia grinned and looked down bashfully. "Sebastian and I may have worked things out better than I had hoped" she replied. "Way better than I had hoped actually."
Grell squealed and hugged the younger girl. "I'm so happy for you dear" he said. "I was wondering when you two would work things out. You were gloom and sad face."
"Gee thanks" she replied.
"You know what I mean" he said.
She rolled her eyes.
"So tell me what happened? How'd it happen?" he asked.
Anastasia blushed at the memory. "Well…I went over we talked and we made up" she answered.
"Very funny. Come on, whole version right now, spill" he said rearranging himself so that he was facing her. "And don't leave out any details."
"You miss dad huh?" Anastasia asked.
"…well who goes to Paris and leaves me behind?" he asked.
"Someone who plans to get work done. It's a big funeral, big house fire or whatever" she answered with a shrug.
Grell raised an eyebrow. "Someone's taking death lightly" he said.
"…you learn to get used to it" she replied picking at a stray thread.
Grell tilted her chin up and looked her directly in the eye. "You're upset about something" he noted.
"…this week is the anniversary of my mom's death…I just miss her you know" she answered. "Sometimes I can't even remember what she looked like."
Grell pulled her into a hug. "Sweet heart why didn't you say anything?" he asked.
"It's not really a big deal" she answered.
"Not a big deal? This is a big deal…we should celebrate" he said.
"Celebrate?" she asked slowly.
"Yes celebrate…Celebrate the dead. Día de los Muertos" he answered. "You, me, Ronald, Alan, Eric, Sebastian and we'll even drag William and Ciel along. We'll have a picnic in your mother's cemetery and-"
"Grell" Anastasia interrupted.
"Yes?" he asked.
"That sounds nice…thank you" she answered.
So exactly three days later Grell, Anastasia, Ronald, Eric, Alan, Sebastian, Ciel, and William sat on a picnic blanket at night next to Anastasia's mother's grave.
"A picnic in the cemetery is so romantic don't you think?" Grell asked no one in particular.
"Yes. It is" Anastasia answered while looking up at the stars.
"I agree" Sebastian replied while stroking her cheek
"I'm surrounded by love crazed romantic's" Ciel muttered while rolling his eye.
Sebastian chuckled.
"Hey were did Ronald and Mr. Spears go?" Alan asked from where he was snuggled up against Eric.
Grell giggled. "I think they snuck to an unoccupied tomb for some alone time."
"They are children present Red" Eric said.
Anastasia couldn't stop the small snicker that came from her. "Never stopped you."
"Oh don't you start" Eric said.
Sebastian stood up and motioned for Anastasia to follow. Grell shot her a questioning look and she just shrugged before following Sebastian.
"Everything ok?" she asked wrapping her arm around his. "You're quite quiet this evening."
It was meant as a joke of course.
"Everything's fine" he answered. "Ronald and Spears had a good idea."
"We're in a cemetery" she said.
He smiled devilishly. No joke. "I'm sure we could find an unoccupied tomb."
She blushed and playfully smacked his arm. "You devil" she teased adding a southern belle voice.
He mockingly tipped a fake hat. "At your beck and call madame."
She smiled. "Thank you" she said on a serious tone.
"For?" he asked.
"Coming here" she answered. "It means a lot to me."
He smiled and kissed her backing her up against a tombstone practically taller than both of them.
"Told you they would kiss."
Sebastian pulled back slightly. "Bochann are you spying on me?" Sebastian asked.
They was the sound of feet retreating and the sound of Grell's giggling differed through the air. Anastasia smiled a little. "Seems we've been found out."
He pressed a gloved finger to her lips and grinned playfully. "Then we shall hide again" he replied.
They returned to the group awhile later to the sight of a sleeping Ciel using Grell's jacket as a pillow much to the red head's displeasure, both Ronald and William looking dishelmed and Eric and Alan having gone home.
"Ah have a missed the party?" a chuckling voice said.
"Taker darling" Grell said launching himself at the retired shinigami.
Undertaker chuckled and kissed the red head tenderly. "I've missed you too my love."
Anastasia smiled. "Think we'll be like that?" she asked Sebastian.
"No way. We'll be better than that" Ronald said.
William pinched the bridge of his nose. "Ronald honestly" he replied.
He only grinned.
"It's impossible to reach out level of love" Grell said still hugging Undertaker. "Now if you'll excuse us we have much catching up to do. And Sebas-chan, I want my coat back."
They walked off.
"And then there were five" Anastasia said.
"Actually three" William said picking up the now asleep Ronald. He nodded goodbye and left.
Anastasia leaned against Sebastian. "This was just perfect. Honest to God perfect" she said.
Sebastian put his arm around her. " Wouldn't trade it for anything?" he asked.
"Never" she answered.
Author's Note: Just thought i'd add a cute little scence here. Hope you enjoyed it.