Ryuk laid back in the dead tree he was perched on.

Is Payne really the one?...

He shook his head in refusal to his thoughts.

No....It's impossible.....

Even if she was,I couldn't prove my love for her.

It's a rule not to....

He blushed at what he was just about to say.

"If I do love you Payne,I promise that I'll give up apples for the rest of eternity."

He thought a minute after his declare.

"Well...Maybe a few days or so.I can't go too long without them."

--The next day--

"I TOLD YOU,FAEIR! QUIT ARGUING!"

Before Payne stood a Shinigami in a black robe who wore a necklace of his own feathers and beads.

He had what seemed like a dinosaur skull for a head.

His eyes pierced into her security.

"Look,you've been gone for 5 days! I'm concerned about what you're doing when you're gone!"

"I'm not doing anything!"Payne shouted,her voice now shaking with rage.

Tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Payne,I'm just worried about you!"

Faeir gripped her arm in a tight clench.

"No! Let go of me!"

Payne struggled to have herself released and even went to lengths of biting him.

Faeir let out a hoarse screech at the touch of her sharp teeth and pulled away.

The enraged female Shinigami fell to the ground because her force had been too strong.

She efforted to crawl away,but Faeir's taloned claws grabbed her ankle.

Payne's wings shot out and they flapped in panic.

They only lifted a few inches off the ground until her left wing became sore.

She began to give up and suffer what was to come her way.

"WHAT THE HELL?!"

They both looked over to the source of the raspy voice.

Ryuk the Shinigami stood 10 feet away,his eyes tense in fury.

Faeir let go of Payne's leg and confronted him.

"Who are you?"he questioned with high authority.

"Forget it,"Ryuk snapped at him and rushed after Payne.

"Are you ok?"

He slipped up her dress to inspect her ankle.

Blue blood dripped freely from 4 scratches scarred her silky skin.

Ryuk looked up at Faeir with a hateful glare.

"You bastard! Leave her alone!"

Faeir growled at him threateningly and flew away.

Payne turned to Ryuk with her eyes full of tears.

She buried her head in his chest,sobbing miserably.

He comforted her by stroking her head and whispering soothing promises in her ear.

Ryuk would never forget the time he saw a Shinigami even injure another of their own.