"OOH! This is near where Bassy lives~!", Grell almost howled as they approached the town near the phantomhive manor. They were about to reach the reaping site, Grell already excited enough to show off her skills to the elders, especially the males. Though they were a ton older than her, they had kept up good appearances, especially Simon and blake. OOF, what she could do with those men~.
Michael was much too sweet and playful for her liking, but nonetheless adorable. Mary and Belladonna seemed more like a mother and sister to her in a way, they were supportive like family and understanding. Honestly, this was the most she ever passed time with another reaper, usually she would just be given the cold shoulder. She was rather enjoying herself being noticed by a group of people.
"Bassy?", Blake asked raising an eyebrow. Grell released again who she was talking to and backpedaled.
"Uh, just a little friend-ish of mine~", Grell said as she toyed with her hair a bit. "A demon of sorts and a butler to kill for, but you sir, are a reaper to drop dead for~" Blake stiffened up next to her, a slight blush on his features, before composing himself once more. He opened his mouth to speak, but Simon beat him smoothly to it.
"He might be to kill or die for, but with a passion like yours and a fiery spirit of love inside you, you are a woman to burn the world for.", Simon said, glasses shining and smile playing at his face, concealed slightly from the shadows coloring his features.
Grell choked on her next words, causing the other reapers to chuckle fondly, Grell could only smile sheepishly and part away the hair from her face. Soon the playful atmosphere died down as they saw they target dashing through the darkened streets of london, a kidnapper he was.
Grell dashed forward, the other reapers following closely behind. Grell was about to jump up to the buildings, but felt a pair of arms grab her and hoist her up onto the roof. She gracefully landed, looking back onto the street to call for the others, only to see noone down on the alley below.
"No need to look down there", The voice of Michael said as he laid a hand on Grell's shoulder startling her and making her whip around to face the curly haired blond, who smiled cheekily back at her. "We are here with you every step of the way", he continued as he gestured to the other who stood silently watching their interaction. Grell smiled as she stood up, shuffling her favorite red coat around and pulling out her scythe.
"Hmm, impressive weapon", Belladonna said as she took a few steps closer, prodding the chainsaw's spikes. "It could hack anyone to a million pieces, indeed it can."
"I personally modified it myself", Grell said as she walked forward, chainsaw in hand, proud and content with the admiration of her handiwork in her precious belonging.
"A good weapon indeed, now let us see the reaper behind it", Mary said as they leaped from rooftop to rooftop, coming closer and closer to the target. Just as they reached the man, a flash of red flew past the elders and blood erupted from the man, cinematic records flying beautifully in all directions.
Grell stood in the midst of the records looking around at them, watching the records play out for any redeeming qualities, none to be seen though here. Quietly, she collected the soul, looking back expectantly at the elder, receiving smiles from them and a bounding Belladonna running up to her. "You did amazing!", Belladonna said as she grabbed Grell and shook her by her shoulders, making Grell's head spin by the amount of force she was using.
"Belladonna! Mind your strength", Mary said as she walked up to Grell and Belladonna. "But yes, your skills are impeccable"
"Efficient" "Amazing", Both Blake and Michael blurted out at the same time.
"Yes, even I don't need glasses to see you aren't a force to be reckoned with so easily", Simon said lifting his glasses off his face, a small smile on his face.
Grell smiled her shark tooth grin as she looked up at Simon and the other reapers, her smile dimming just a bit as she saw a pair of familiar figures come their direction. It was Ciel and Sebastian, though normally Grell would enjoy trying to gain the demons attention, she didn't feel it was necessary to her anymore, the need for his attention was just gone.
"Well I see our man has been dealt with, young master", Sebastian said as he looked at the bloody body, then back up at Grell.
"A convenience on one hand, a bit of a inconvenience on the other, the queens worries are over with, but now we have to deal with the bloody nuisance of a reaper", Ciel said
"Sebastian, earl", Grell greeted, her back turned to them. Sebastian's eyes widened a bit, the red haired male didn't sound overly joyed to see them, in fact she acted indifferent to him. Something wasn't quite right. Ciel merely gave a fake smile, opening his mouth in order to talk the red reaper into giving them information on the latest murders. That was until he got abruptly cut off.
"Pardon me, Grell, but weren't you gonna show us around the place a bit more?", called out Blake as he slipped out of the shadows, a toothy grin on his face. He and the others were silently watching from the side, fascinated with the interactions between the 3 species. Blake looked over to Sebastian, smile and enthusiasm gone. "Oh, is that a friend of yours?"
"Huh, oh Blake, um…", Grell responded looking back and forth between them, noticing that Blake made his fangs and horns much more noticable. He looked… imposing. She looked back once more at Sebastian, who had taken a few steps in front of ciel, eyes locked on her. "Uh, well. He's more of an frequent acquaintance, not really a friend or anything like that to me really."
Now Sebastian was really taken aback, he felt the wind in him be knocked out and his hands clenched into fists. After all this chasing around for him, the flirting, the constant crude comments about him and Grell being meant to be… it didn't matter to him? He would've expected Grell to say something like Grell is in love with him or something, but… he was just an acquaintance? And why was he talking to another demon? Why did it bother him so much?
"Hmm", Blake responded with nothing else as he looked behind Grell, Sebastian did likewise. "Anyways, Grell, we must get going, we were just gonna show you what else we can do on the field. We have a long week ahead of us, and an even longer list of things to show you." The reaper demon then held out an arm for Grell to hold onto, which she eagerly took, willing to follow the other to the edge of the world.
Sebastian on the other hand is dumbfounded, maybe a bit concerned, off put and… angry? There wasn't a reason for him to be. Other than another demon roaming about, consuming and distracting their "ally", corrupting his- Sebastian stopped his thoughts immediately, rejecting any idea if possession he had for the redhead. Though he couldn't bring himself to truly deny it, he really did like the reaper's company at the best of times, he was entertaining to chat and work with.
"Sebastian, enough with wasting our time staring into a dark alley", Ciel said, his scowl back on his face. "Is it?"
"Perceptive you are, my lord. Yes, it's a demon", Sebastian said, a forced smile on his face.
"Sebastian, I order you to keep a close eye on those two idiots. The last thing the queen needs is another killing spree in London", Ciel said turning around and walking away, cane in hand.
"Yes, my lord" Sebastian looked up once more to the now empty alley, eyes a glowing magenta and smile dimmed. I am simply curious, nothing more, nothing less... It's simple curiosity that driving my interest. Not the reaper… I'm not. I'm not. I'm not.