Thank you all for the reviews.
Anonymous: Thank you for sharing your opinion. If you want, you can give me some tips on how to improve the story.
Mai Koujo: Thanks. :)
Lady of stone: Not sure if sarcasm or not…
8
Rosie didn't notice the new teacher until he stood at the podium and introduced himself as 'Mr. M'. He also introduced a new student by the name of Ciel Phantomhive, which caused some murmurs about the classroom.
"Who has a name like 'Phantomhive'?" A boy asked.
"Why does he have an eyepatch?" A girl pondered.
The class seemed to go on for an eternity, as the last class of the day always felt like to Rosie. She had difficulties concentrating this day in particular, as everyone had been avoiding her all day. Much to Rosie's dismay, she couldn't figure out why.
"Hey!" Rosie called to Ginger, who yelped at her approach.
"R-Rosie…" Ginger turned around timidly.
"What's going on?" Rosie questioned. "Why's everyone avoiding me?"
"You… You don't know?" Ginger blinked. "Ryan's dead. Everyone thinks you killed him."
"What?" Rosie gasped. "I didn't! Why the hell do they think that?"
"Look," Ginger stepped back. "All I know is that you were the last one to see Ryan, and we know he was friends with Bobby and James. Just… stay away from me. Okay?" With that, Ginger ran off, leaving Rosie in tears. Other students just watched, in fear of Rosie.
As soon as Rosie was inside her home, she raced to her room and slammed the door, leaving her mother confused, and Grell worried.
Rosie sniffed, sitting up, and turned on the television to distract her. Surprisingly, the news was on. Normally, Rosie wouldn't watch the news, as it would just depress her even more, but the current story intrigued her.
"On Saturday night, another victim was claimed in the recent string of murders, making this the third in the last month." Pictures of Robert, James, and Ryan appeared on the screen next to the reporter. "All three boys were killed in the same method, so it is assumed that they have the same murderer. Police are asking anyone with information on this case to contact them." Rosie couldn't believe it. She knew that Grell had killed James, but Bobby and Ryan? Why?
"Rosie?" Grell opened the door.
"Come in." Rosie glared.
"Darling?" Grell paused, closing the door behind him. "What's wrong?"
"Did you kill Ryan?" Rosie asked as Grell sat down next to her.
"I had to!" Grell cried. "He was going to hurt you."
"You promised you wouldn't kill anyone else." Rosie protested.
"I know." Grell bowed his head. "I'm so sorry, sweetheart." There was a long, awkward silence, until Rosie spoke.
"And Bobby. Did you kill him too?" Grell nodded, reluctantly.
"I did." He was quiet. "He hurt you, so he deserved to die."
"It was a mildly harmless joke." Rosie sighed. "Grell?"
"Yes?" Grell looked at her with sad eyes.
"How am I supposed to trust you?" Rosie asked, on the verge of tears. "Everyone at school is afraid of me, because they think I killed Ryan when you did it. How do I know you won't hurt anyone else?" There was a long pause.
"If I promise not to hurt anyone, will you be alright with that?" Grell asked.
"Pinky promise?" Rosie asked, extending her pinky. Grell smiled.
"Of course." Grell paused. "Do… Do you still love me?"
"Yeah." Rosie smiled. She embraced him in a hug. Grell smiled, hugging back. As he did so, he silently promised to always protect her, no matter what.
A/N: Sorry that this was a shorter chapter. I ran out of ideas for this one. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to tell me. Hope you enjoyed.