Thanks for the reviews! For this chapter, I'm pretending that William has a closet in his office full of suits (in case Grell comes in and messes up what he's wearing or something XP).
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Kuroshitsuji.
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William could sense it. And he was very displeased with the what he was feeling. It was as if he were being watched by something, though he could see no one in his office. It had been like this for most of the day. In fact, William had felt it ever since he had entered his office that morning. It was the unshakable feeling that he was being observed. For what purpose, William couldn't discern. At least it wasn't a demonic aura, otherwise he'd be tearing up his office to locate it. Since it wasn't...whatever it might be, William wasn't about to let himself be distracted from his work. He would work diligently until he had finished for the day. After that, William would check on what the source of the unnerving feeling could be, after he had gotten as much work done as he could. Unlike some other worker William knew...
William frowned, adjusting his glasses as he paused in his writing. Speaking of that, he didn't recall seeing Sutcliff that day, and it was nearly 5 o' clock in the evening. William scowled ever so slightly. That nuisance had better not be slacking off again, because then that would mean more overtime. William sighed, and went back to scribbling notes on a spare sheet of paper. He'd deal with the red-head later, especially if the slacking fool gave him unneeded hours of work.
William worked for another two hours, before being satisfied that he had gotten a sufficient amount done. The feeling of being watched still dogged him, but the dark-haired reaper chalked it up to built up stress and a lot of recent overtime. It didn't have to mean anything. It could just mean he was tired. William put out the lights in his office, ready to leave, when a slight thumping sound came from his office. William paused in the doorway, and heard the sound again, this time louder, and something that sounded suspiciously like a muffled cry for help.
Twitch. With a slight sense of dread at what he might find (because he had a pretty good idea of what he would find) William edged into his office slowly, lighting a nearby lamp that lit up the room in a soft glow. William looked around, and his eyes were drawn to the closet he kept in his office, off in one corner. William heard the thumping sound again, this time a bit more loudly. And it was coming from within the closet. William rested a hand on the handle of the closet. Was this what he had been sensing for the whole day? William opened the closet door, and found himself staring down at a teary-eyed Grell, who was bound and gagged and looked absolutely miserable.
The two shinigami stared at one another for a few moments, before William brought one hand up to rub at one of his temples. Why was it that he always found Grell in either precarious (i.e.: nearly being killed by Sebastian) or in just very strange predicaments, like now? He should have known that something was amiss when Grell hadn't bothered to interrupt his work earlier in the day. William left out a sigh and stared at Grell a moment longer, before speaking, "Grell Sutcliff...what are you doing in my closet?" Muffled sounds of reminded William that Grell had been gagged. Shaking his head lightly, William reached down and rid Grell of the gag, looking at the red head expectantly. He had better have a good excuse for being in his closet. William wondered why Grell hadn't tried it before...but it didn't explain how he came to be tied up.
Grell saw William's frown, and, hoping that he wouldn't be left where he was, explained why he was where he was, "Well, you see, Will, I had gone to visit Sebas-chan this morning, before I came in for work," Seeing the frown on the other man's face deepen, Grell hastily continued, "I got into a bit of a disagreement with him, and he decided to tie me up." Grell smiled a little as William went back to massaging now both of his temples, "Now, now Will~. Normally I wouldn't say no to being tied up by a handsome man, but not when I get taken and stuffed into a closet and gagged." Grell shrank against the back of the closet as William's frown turned into a scowl.
That demon had been in his office? How had he gotten here without any of the other shinigami taking notice? William would have thought that a demon carrying around a bound employee would have aroused some suspicion. William put the question to Grell, "How did that demon get into my office?"
Grell gave a tiny shrug, "I was unconscious. I only woke up when Sebastian was gagging me and shutting me in this closet."
William went back to frowning again, and resolved to make it harder for that demon to get into headquarters. William fixed his gaze on Grell, and, seeing the other's pleading expression, William sighed again, and knelt down to undo the ropes that bound the other. The dark-haired reaper talked as he went about his task, "Why didn't you try and get my attention earlier? I can't imagine that the closet is very comfortable."
Grell wriggled free of the rest of the rope, and stretched out as much as he was able to. Smiling, Grell scooted forward and draped his arms over William's shoulders, as the man was still kneeling on the ground. Ignoring William stiffening at the sudden contact, Grell secured his left arm around the back of William's neck, pulling himself closer, and dropping his right hand to trail along William's chest lightly, "Hmm~I didn't want to say anything earlier because I knew Will doesn't like being interrupted while he's working~."
As Grell's right hand went to wrap around William's waist, said shinigami tensed further, "If you knew that, then why don't you stop bothering me while I'm working other days?"
Grell settled comfortably against William, "But Will, you like it when I show up. I can tell, you know. A woman's intuition is never wrong~. You just don't want to admit it," Grell wore a sneaky smile, "You are done for the day, aren't you?"
That brought William out of his thoughts, and he started to try and free himself from the red-head, sensing ulterior motives. With a sudden movement, William found himself being forced into the closet, legs bent across to the other side of the small enclosed space. Before William could even protest, Grell had climbed into the closet and made himself at home on William's lap, dropping his head forward to rest against William's shoulder, sighing happily.
William shifted his legs a bit in order to make room for Grell, as he didn't want his shins to become victims of Grell's heels. It would more than likely hurt, even if the angle Grell was in didn't really allow for the heels to step on his thighs.
Grell titled his head so that he could grin at William, "You're coming into work early tomorrow, right? Why not just stay here for the night?"
William wanted to protest again, but Grell merely reached over and closed the two of them in the closet. William heard a click, and sighed. He had forgotten about that. William seized Grell's wrists and held onto them, in order to prevent Grell's hands from wandering around in the dark, "You do realize that the closet doesn't open from the inside, correct?"
"Yes~." Was Grell's all too cheerful response. With a little difficulty, he managed to free his hands, and slid them up under William's suit, grinning when he heard William's breath hitch. Grell slid his hands up and down, trailing little patterns along William's sides, before one hand went and started to undo the white shirt's buttons.
William, feeling what Grell was up to, decided to put a stop to it before Grell could get too far. William managed to get Grell's hands out from beneath his suit, and, ignoring Grell's unhappy sigh, turned in the confined space, making it so that Grell was on his side, pushed up against the door of the closet.
"William~what are you doing?" Grell tired to turn over to try and see what William was doing, even though not much light was coming in through to the closet doors. Grell held still when he felt William lay down behind him, both their legs having to scrunch up in order to fit in the small space. Grell wiggled a bit, smirking when William twitched in response. Grell lost his smile, which was accompanied by a slight squeak of surprise when William's arm wrapped around his waist. When he got over his surprise, Grell started to smile, and all but cooed in a sweet tone, "Ah~Will~. Are you hugging me~? You're so sweet." Grell let out a small grunt of pain when William thwacked him over the head with a hand.
"I'm just keeping you from being inappropriate in my office, Sutcliff." William trapped Grell against his chest, to ensure that he couldn't move around freely. William felt Grell wriggle unhappily, but kept his grip until the red headed reaper relaxed.
With a light sigh, Grell settled his head on the ground and closed his eyes. William was being no fun, but at least he was getting to sleep close to him, "Good-night, William~."
William waited until Grell drifted off, before he allowed himself to fall asleep, seeing no point in staying awake.
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William awoke suddenly when he heard the office door open, and then the sound of the closet being opened. William stood up as soon as the closet had been opened. Unfortunately, William had forgotten all about Grell, and the other man had moved in the night, having turned over and wrapped his arms around him. So, instead of stepping out of the closet in a dignified manner, William fell out of the closet and onto his back, Grell sprawled on top of him.
"Good morning." Ronald Knox stated, looking down at the two shinigami on the ground. He had to try very hard not to laugh at the sight, "The director had wanted to speak to you today, but..."
That got William moving. Not listening to the rest of Ronald's sentence, William unceremoniously dumped Grell to the ground as he struggled upright. William managed to take two steps toward the door, before Grell grabbed his legs, halting his progress.
"Don't leave me!"
"Let go of me now, Sutcliff!"
Watching the exchange between the two, the younger reaper backed away toward the door with a smile, "The director said he wanted to talk to you, but tomorrow, not today. I'll leave you two alone."
"Thanks Ron!" Grell called from the ground, though the tone was laced with some pain, as William had just stepped on his face, in an attempt to make him lose his grip.
Ronald Knox watched in interest as Grell succeeded in dragging William back onto the ground and wrapping him in a very tight hug. Ronald shut the door, and walked down the hall. He wondered how long it would take William to escape. Oh well. Ronald grinned. As for him, he was heading to a party, and if William was occupied, then he wouldn't have to worry about being caught.
William, meanwhile, was trapped on the ground, as Grell had latched onto him, and didn't seem willing to let go anytime soon. William was about to demand that Grell let go of him, when Grell, with a smile, leaned down and kissed him, successfully catching William off guard.
"Grell!"
Grell grinned, but didn't say anything, instead choosing to play with William's buttons again, while also thwarting William's attempts at sitting up.
"..."
"Sutcliff! Watch where you're putting those hands!"
Grell smiled sweetly down at the other reaper, "Do you mean here~?"
"...Stop that!"
"No~."
"..."
Ronald would later learn, after returning from his party, that Grell had now decided to make it a habit to follow William around and drag him off into the nearest room for a quick make out session, before William would go to do his work like nothing had happened.
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Random chapter ending is random. I apologize if there are any typos. I'm starting to update again. After this, I'll update Rain Noir, then some of my other stories. The next chapter for this one will be the cheshirecat!Grell one, since I wrote most of it already.
