"Oh, Will-darling, I don't have any idea what you're talking about!"

"Oh, don't play dumb, Sutcliff. It was the coffee, wasn't it? I knew I never should've taken anything from you. You'd better tell me what you slipped in there, THIS INSTANT."

Grell knew he was busted, but any rate, he was having fun- so he might as well enjoy it while it lasted. If William was going to find out anyways, he might as well spill the truth.

"Undertaker gave it to me."

"But what is IT?"

"I have no idea."

"What does it do?"

"Still drawing a blank."

"SUTCLIFF…"

"Okay, okay, I THINK it's some sort of love potion." Grell looked down at his shoes. This wasn't exactly what he'd planned when he wanted to be discreet.

"A LOVE potion? Why in the world would Undertaker have that? More importantly, why would he give it to YOU? No, no, it's gotta be some sort of truth serum-"

William cut off his sentence, hoping Grell wouldn't get what he just said. In fact, he wasn't sure HE had gotten what he'd just said. If it was a truth serum, did that mean everything he'd said before was true? Hopefully Grell wouldn't get what he just said-

But Grell got it. He breathed in every word like air, nearly getting a nosebleed from the meaning of those words. Could it be true? Could this potion make William tell the truth about anything? A smile crossed the red reaper's lips- he just had to try this out. It was then, seeing that sharp-toothed grin, that William knew he was doomed…

"Well, um, I mean, that's pretty ridiculous. I mean a truth serum? Like those even exist! It should wear off soon at any rate-"

"Do you really hate me?" Grell interjected. He had been wondering this for some time.

"No." Will said, before he could stop himself. This was disconcerting- was he really going to tell Grell everything he asked? What would he do if he found out the truth? He tried to divert the subject- but too late.

"So that means you like me, then, Will-darling? Oh, I'm sooooo thrilled!" Grell knew now that he had a chance- William didn't hate him, so it wasn't a lost cause.

"I… well… I…" William was struggling with his words. He knew what they wanted to say- something he'd been trying to hide for decades now. A terrible secret of sorts- and especially Grell couldn't find out this secret… crush of his.

It was stupid, it was troublesome, and as a result William had to work harder every day just to keep his mind on track. Was he supposed to spill everything now, just because of a stupid truth serum? It was growing harder and harder as the seconds passed to keep his mouth shut, especially while looking at Grell, who was looking expectantly at him.

Those shinigami eyes that stared at him behind red glasses, partly covered by a flowing mane of scarlet locks. The shark-toothed grin sparkled beneath lips the color of freshly-picked cherries, and the cloak around the redhead's torso flowed with his every movement.

There was no point in resisting anymore- a feat that was quickly becoming totally impossible. If he was going to spill anyways, why not do it dramatically? He rose from his seat and walked around the desk, standing to face Grell. Grell looked up at him with a new curiosity, which soon turned to disbelief, as William took Grell's cheeks in his hands, and closed the space between their lips.

As William closed his eyes, Grell's widened drastically, realizing a dream come true all too clearly. He kissed William back, closing his eyes as well. William licked Grell's upper then lower lip, asking for entrance, and it was granted. Grell lost track of how long they were like that.

Their tongues played around each other for a bit until William pulled away, looking flustered and embarrassed at the realization of his actions, and saw Grell frown from the loss of connection.

"There, you got your answer." He mumbled, looking down and away, feeling a fiery blush rise to his cheeks. This was so unlike him- acting like such a child in front of his subordinates. He was a full half foot taller than the redhead, but right now he felt much smaller.

It was strange, as well, but shining even a brighter color then the red on his cheeks was his happiness. That kiss was… well… considering he couldn't even remember the last time he'd kissed somebody… it was just amazing.

Grell was smiling brighter than he ever had. This was more than just a dream come true- this was all of his dreams come true. To think, William actually had liked him before now- and the face he was making now was just soooo adorable! He checked his watch, and got even happier, if that was even possible.

Grell tilted William's chin so that they were looking at each other, and gave him a peck on the cheek. He pulled his boss into a warm hug, standing on his tiptoes to be able to reach his ear. "I love you too, Will-darling!" he whispered, making William blush harder.

He broke away from the raven-haired man, and started for the door, showing his expertise in playing hard to get. William tried his hardest to regain his composure at that point, and was standing straight up again, looking down on his new lover.

"Sutcliff!"

"It's Grell, darling. Call me Grell."

William twitched at the informal name, but decided it was worth trying. "Fine. Why don't you tell me when this stuff will wear off, GRELL?"

Grell smiled one more time as he turned to leave the room. Just as the door closed, he called back,

"That would have been 5 minutes ago, darling."

Haha there's something to say if all your last chapters are sucky, huh? Guess I'm not very good with endings. Oh well the only way to get better is practice, I suppose- so expect some more stories from me!