Ai-Chan: YAY! Chapter 13!
Grell: YAY! Why are we cheering?
Ai-Chan: Cause William gets to kick some shinigami bootay!
Grell: YAAAY! William to the rescue!
William: why are you two acting like I'm batman or something?
Grell: Cause in my world you're every superhero combined. *bats eyelashes*
Ai-Chan: AWWW! How sweet! Well, here it is and don't forget to review!
I saw Grell on the floor by his desk. He was being held down, by his hair no less, by a shinigami I had once had a bad encounter with while reaping. Grell had both of his hands on the other's one that was firmly grasping Grell's red locks. The most baffling part? Grell was crying. The only other time I have seen Grell cry was when he was afraid I would leave him. Not once did he cry when I rejected him back in school, at least not that I saw. Seeing Grell on the floor at the mercy of another shinigami snapped something deep inside of me. Not to mention the look of raw murder in the other's eyes and the paperweight I had given Grell as a welcome back gift made things much worse.
"Let go of him."
"Well, well, if it isn't little William T. Spears. What a pleasant surprise. Who knew you would be working for Grell, here?"
"I don't appreciate others coming into my subordinates' office and harming them in any way at all, so if you would please take your hands off of Grell and leave."
"Oh? Well, it seems Grell wasn't that great of a student now, was he?"
This guy is seriously starting to annoy me. I could feel all those years of self-control be flushed down the drain. This guy thinks it's funny to come in here, mess with Grell, then mess with me, and get away without a scratch? I think not. I hadn't realized I had taken out my scythe until I saw myself lunging at the man.
3rd Person P.O.V
Jaques dodged William's attack, taking out his own death scythe (a pair of sickles) and releasing Grell in the process. Grell took that opportunity to run behind his desk to his chainsaw. Jaques barely touched the floor before attacking William head on. Of course, working with Grell has made William's reflexes quicker over the years, making him able to dodge the attack with ease. He quickly countered, almost making Jaques fall from the sheer speed of his attack.
The two shinigami were on par. No doubt this would be a test of stamina and not skill. They continued attacking without either gaining any leverage, and eventually made their way into the hall. Now, to say the other shinigami in the building were surprised to see their superior fighting inside the building, let alone having any emotion shown, was an understatement. Many pulled out their phones and began filming the scene.
Both shinigami charged at each other, ending up throwing themselves back from blocking the attacks and the force behind them. They stood silent and still with roughly ten feet between them. Neither dared break eye contact. The tension in the room could be cut with a knife. Everyone had newfound respect, and fear, for William. At that moment, Grell walked out of his office loosely holding his chainsaw in one hand. He walked toward William, smiling nervously before turning to face Jaques.
"I would stop if I were you."
Jaques dropped his guard, smirking as if he had already won the fight.
"And why is that? Afraid William will get his butt kicked?"
"No, William can hold his own. In fact, I think he fights even better when he lets his anger show."
"Hmph. You mean to tell me this B student can defeat me, and A student, by himself?"
"Yes," Grell moved over towards the spectators on the opposite side of the hall.
"Well, we'll just see about that, won't we?"
Jaques charged at William, only to have his attack deflected. He crashed into the wall before being tripped. He turned and came face to face with William's shears. In a moment of vulnerability, William had managed to pin him to the floor with his foot. Jaques looked surprised for a brief second, before he replaced it with a smirk.
"Now, now, William. You don't have the guts to do any harm. You're still the B-grade student you were in school."
"I beg to differ. I am much more capable of doing my job now than I was back then."
William lifted his shears and brought them straight down to Jaques throat. A loud clang was heard, as metal hit metal, stunning both William and Jaques. Grell had intervened with his own death scythe before William could kill the other. Jaques smirked, while William threw a dirty at Grell.
"Sutcliffe. Please remove your death scythe."
"Sorry, Will, but I think someone else should handle this."
"Oh, Grell. I knew you still had a soft spot for me."
"Don't be mistaken, Jaques. I am merely handing this issue over to a higher authority."
At that moment, Missy walked in with her father in tow. Two shinigami wearing the Shinigami PD uniform walked in right after. The two officers took hold of both of Jaques' arms before lifting him off the floor and cuffing his hands behind his back. Missy ran over to Grell looking him over before noticing William's disheveled state. Jaques began to laugh maniacally before she could get a word out.
"You really think I will be locked up? HA! You really are still as gullible as you were back then. My father won't allow this. As head of the council, he'll see that I walk."
"I'm sorry, Mister Renard, but your father will not be helping you out of this trifle. Your father has been inform and presented evidence of your crimes against Mister Sutcliffe. You are to be taken into holding before your trial tomorrow, as order by the council chairman."
Jaques' face turned from cocky to baffled as he was being informed of this new development. The two officers detaining him carried him away, his surprise not yet over.
William: Why did you have to throw him in jail? I wanted to kick his ass into the next millennium!
Ai-Chan: Well, we couldn't have that. What would have happened to Grell if they took you away on murder charges?
Grell: Yeah! I would have killed Missy just to be close to you.
Ai-Chan: Ugh! Boys. Anyways, until next time. Review please!