A/N: So sorry for the wait! Thanks to Sheep05 for your favorite and review! Thanks to HaruhiandHikaru for your favorite! Hope you enjoy!

9

As hard as she tried, Rosie couldn't get to sleep. She kept hearing odd noises and felt a presence in her room. Too afraid to turn on the light or call out for Grell, Rosie felt trapped in the darkness.

"Rosie?" A familiar voice called.

"Ryan?" Rosie blinked in disbelief. Was she going crazy?

"Rosie, I know it wasn't you." A pale, glowing Ryan appeared, illuminating the room. Rosie gawked. "Look, you can't trust Grell!"

"Wh-why not?" Rosie shuddered as she heard footsteps hurriedly coming up the stairs.

"Shit!" Ryan swore, "He's coming." Ryan began fading.

"No, wait!" Rosie yelped, standing. The light was gone as the door opened.

"Rosie?" Grell asked, walking up to Rosie as though she were an illusion.

"Yeah?" Rosie turned around and saw Grell's terrified expression. Grell immediately threw his arms around Rosie.

"Oh, Rosie!" Grell cried. "I had the most horrible nightmare."

"Aw." Rosie frowned. "What happened?"

"You…" Grell paused, afraid to say it as the scene repeated in his mind. "You left me, and I-I hurt you because of it…" He looked Rosie straight in the eye. "You… You know I'd never hurt you, right?"

"I sure hope so." Rosie forced a smile. "And you know I wouldn't leave you. At least, not without good reason." Grell smiled and rested his head on Rosie's shoulder.

"I hope that won't happen." He admitted. "I love you." He added after a short pause.

"I love you too." Rosie smiled and Grell held her tighter for a short while. He pulled away, blushing at his next words.

"May I… er, stay with you for the rest of the night?" He asked. Rosie blushed at the thought of sleeping with Grell again.

"Uh… Sure…"

"Well, then." Grell carefully took Rosie's hand. "Let's go to sleep, shall we?"

"R-Right." Rosie blushed, lying down next to Grell, who wrapped his arms around her shortly after.

Rosie sat dejectedly at her desk. Despite her good mood this morning, her schoolmates had crushed her spirits. Sydney had been spreading rumors about her, and Ginger had been avoiding her. As Rosie would put it, "Not cool, guys…"

"Miss Eason." Rosie looked up to find Mr. M looking down at her with his strangely red eyes, which Rosie now noticed. "Please see me after class." Whispers erupted from around them.

"Yes, sir." Rosie nodded politely as Mr. M walked away. Rosie watched nervously as some students looked at Mr. M, then back at her, only wondering what they could be thinking.

The ball rang, signaling dismissal. Rosie watched as the students left, leaving her and Mr. M alone. She refused to look up until the typing sound stopped. "Miss Eason." Mr. M spoke. "Please come over." Rosie felt her heartbeat racing and her stomach tied up in knots as she walked towards Mr. M's desk.

"Yes, sir?" Rosie asked, trying not to stutter.

"Your butler, Grell." Mr. M began. "There is something he's keeping from you."

"Wh-What?" Rosie blinked. "H-How do you know about Grell?"

"He's an…" Mr. M paused. "Acquaintance, of mine."

"Alright…" Rosie paused, still unsure about whether Mr. M had secretly been stalking her or if he was telling the truth. "So, what's this… thing he's been keeping from me."

"He is an intermediary between God and man." Mr. M stated. "A Grim Reaper."

"A what?" Rosie yelped. "Like the skeleton guy from 'The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'?" Mr. M blinked.

"Humans make cartoons of Grim Reapers now?" he asked himself, as in disbelief.

"There was a comic where the Grim Reaper is secretly a duck." Rosie explained. "Yeah, it was weird."

"Either way," Mr. M sighed. "Ask him yourself if you want to know more. You should be going now."

"R-Right." Rosie blinked, walking back over to her desk and slinging her backpack over her shoulder. "Goodbye, Mr. M."

"Um… Grell?" Rosie came up to him after her mother had left for a date with Oliver.

"Yes, dear?" Grell turned around smiling.

"Er… I was told something earlier I need to ask you about." Rosie's stomach tied in knots.

"Of course." Grell smiled, gently taking Rosie's hand. "Ask away, darling."

"Um…" Rosie looked down, took a deep breath, and then looked up. "Are you really a Grim Reaper?" Grell stiffened. "S-Sorry!" Rosie apologized quickly. "I-If you are… you don't really have to tell me. I mean, and if you aren't, you probably think I'm crazy don't you?"

"No," Grell looked down. "You deserve to know. I am one."

"O-Oh…" Rosie jumped. Whatever she was expecting, it wasn't that. Then, a thought crossed her mind, which she spoke. "Grell? If you've kept this secret from me this long, then how do I know I can trust you enough to keep being with you?" Grell was shocked. Was… Was Rosie leaving him?

"Are…Are you leaving me?" Grell asked, looking down.

"I might as well." Rosie shrugged, backing away as Grell began shaking. "I mean, I'll still see you every day, but I guess it, like, won't be the same…"

"WHY?" Grell yelled, causing Rosie to jump. "Why? When I thought I had finally found the right person, who loved me with all her heart, why are you leaving me now?"

"Because I can't trust you!" Rosie retaliated. "If you're the one who's been killing people and been keeping a secret as big as the fact that you're a fucking Grim Reaper, I can't trust you anymore!" Grell shouted in frustration and slammed his hands on the counter, trapping Rosie.

"I love you." Grell growled. "And you can't leave me. I won't let you." He leaned in close. "You're mine now. And if I can't have you, no one else will." He wrapped his arms dangerously low on Rosie's waist. "If you even try to leave me, I will kill anyone else who dares to be with you." He pulled Rosie into a forced kiss. As he pulled away, he whispered into her ear. "Mine. No one else's." He walked away, leaving a frightened Rosie.

A/N: So sorry for the late update. Hope you enjoyed anyways. Do you think Rosie is still going to leave Grell after this? Let me know in a review (if you want.)