PG: Heh heh, thanks for the not-put-downer thing :P Ah yes, I was hoping it wouldn't be completely obvious who it was that pulled Grim through the window. :)


After being yanked through the window, Grim found himself being dragged into a set of arms, his head being pushed against a soft, slightly squishy substance.

"Oh Grim, I thought I'd never see you again!!" A familiar voice squealed, Grim flailing to free himself from the strong clasp he was forced to be in.

"Who-?! Leggo!" Grim gasped, astonishingly being released right after his words were said. He fell backwards, supporting himself with outstretched arms behind him. He barely had a spare moment to breathe before the being –whatever it was- threw itself onto him, knocking the skeleton completely to the floor. Recovering quickly from the knock-down, Grim peered at the someone that was once again holding him in a tight embrace, their arms wrapped around his ribs. Grim's eyes widened, recognizing the boy who held him.

"BILLY?!" Grim exclaimed, amazement and disbelief tinting his voice. The small boy who held the skeleton dearly looked up at Grim, a smile stretching from ear-to-ear underneath his pink nose. That, however, led Grim to notice a little something he had never seen before in the young child.

Grim sat up, allowing the kid to remain clinging to him. "Billy, why are you... transparent?" Grim questioned, concerned.

Billy shrugged, looking down at his seemingly half-there self. "Ter-ends-purr-ant?"

The cold truth of the situation finally slipped inside of Grim's hollow cranium, displaying a sympathetic look as he watched Billy. Billy only smiled, still hugging his friend. Grim swallowed, realizing Billy didn't exactly know he was dead. Did he have to be the one to tell him? And... and why was Billy a ghost, still residing in the mortal realm?

"Grim, where's Mandy?" Billy asked, releasing his friend at long last and glancing around as if to spot the devilish girl. That brought yet another worry into Grim's head; What was he going to do about Mandy?

"Why don't you go talk to her?" Grim asked Billy, trying to make his tone happy-ish.

"Okay!" Billy nodded vigorously, wishing to see the friends he hadn't seen in over a week now.

Grim offered a crooked grin, staring at Billy who stared back at him. The Reaper would've stood up already, but the small boy on his lap prevented him from doing so. "Uh, Billy? We're going to have to move if you want to see her."

Billy blinked, his smile fading. "You mean leave my room?" He asked, slightly trembling.

"Er... yes, to get to Mandy's house, which requires leavin' your room." Grim replied, raising an eyebrow quizzically.

Billy shook his head, "No no no no no no no!! I can't leave my room!" Billy blurted, suddenly appearing frightened.

"And why not?" Grim asked, assuming the answer was some idiotic excuse Billy had cooked up using his wild imagination.

Shaking, Billy's eyes widened, looking up at Grim. He clasped his hands together, biting his lower lip nervously. Finally, Billy merely shook his head. "I don't know why," the ghost explained, "but it's scary..."

Not quite understanding, Grim stood up, Billy falling off his lap and onto the floor. "Hmm..." He glanced out the window, scratching his skull in thought. "Perhaps, since you are a ghost and there's something keeping you from being sent to wherever you ought to be, your-"

"What?" Billy interjected, confused. "A ghost?? Where? I can't see it!" The boy looked around fretfully, thinking that Grim was talking to something he couldn't see.

Grim sighed, dropping the matter. "Never mind. Time to go to Mandy's- and don't worry, I'll make sure nothing happens to you after we leave your room."

Upon Grim's mentioning of him leaving his own room, Billy shuddered, forgetting about his previous questioning. Grim cracked a smile in attempt to comfort the boy, and extended a hand. Billy grinned toothily, grabbing hold of Grim's offered hand with both of his own.


Bleh, those first few chapters are blechy. The last chapters coming up are better :) By the way, this is going to be a pretty short story-- only six chapters long. Oh well. It's cheesy anyway. :P