Grell bounded around the dispatch, his flamboyant actions seemed to have been amplified. He seemed to Glow, and three certain reapers, and one ex-reaper knew the reason why. Grell often giggled, he was lost in space often, and when he was snapped back to reality, a blush was evident on his cheeks.
Ronald smiled. It was their lunch break, and this was the second time he had snapped his fingers in his his friends face, dragging him back to reality. "So I'm guessing the date was pretty amazing, huh?" He leaned back in the chair, taking a sip of his beer.
Grell giggled. "Oh Ronnie~ It was absolutely stunning." Grell sipped his red wine and smiled. "I can't wait to see him again! My heart is simply bursting!"
"Yeah, yeah..Lets just hope Spears -Senpai dosent find out." Ron took another swig.
"Let's hope he dosent find out about what?" Grell and Ronald froze at the sound of their supervisors voice, Ronald almost spitting out his beer.
William narrowed his eyes at them both, fixing his glasses with a 'click'.
Grell blushed and ran a nervous finger around the rim of his wine glass. "We were hoping you wouldn't find out that we were drinking. We know you hate that."
Ronald nodded. "Yeah, I've already had two bottles!" He said, catching onto the lie.
William glared at them. "Just don't get drunk." William took the bottle away from Ronald. "Wrap it up, we have a reaping to do, Sutcliff."
Grell sulked at the thought of Will reaping with him. Usually, Grell had fun while working. He flirted with his demon, he didn't have to worry about his reapings being called sloppy, and he got to go shopping. With William here, Grell was sure the day would be awkward and silent. 'At least I have my thoughts of last night.' Grell thought to himself. Surely, the thought of Undertaker would perk him up.
Grell stood up and abandoned his wine, turning to William with a smile. "Of course darling, let's be on our way, shall we? Ronnie, I'll see you later okay?"
XxxxxX
Grell looked at the target.
"Michelle Orlando. Age 23, Dies of multiple stab wounds. Time of death: 4:33 p.m" William stated aloud as he watched her as well, he closed the book with one hand and fixed his glasses.
The time was 4:30. Grell said noting as he watched the lady. 'So Carefree..Ignorant Bitch.' Grell snarled, during work, Grell was a different person. Especially when it came to women. Grell was more aggressive twords them, when he would reap them, Jack would come out to play. Dearest Jack. He loved to play with the pretty women. Grell smirked, watching as a man held a knife to the woman, demanding her purse and jewelry. Grell had to take medicine to keep Jack caged. If not, Jackie-Boy would come out. Grell smiled darkly as the man plunged the knife into the woman's soft skin, his hand over her mouth so her screams were muffled. No one would help her. There was no redemption. The man took the knife out, and plunged it into her again.
"Alright Sutcliff, fetch her." William said, keeping his eyes on Grell. Grell revved up his death scythe, giggling as it roared to life. He took so much pride in the chainsaw, it painted so many people the beautiful shade of red he adored. He swooped down as Michelle's cinematic record flew upwards, he sneered at it. The lady was so dull, her cinematic record should have been in monochrome instead of in color. He felt a fire rise inside.
"Oh ho ho! The stupid bitch,lets go ahead and end her..if that damned man wasn't here, we would have some fun. Such a shame.. "
He heard Jack whispering. It scared Grell, he regretted what he did to Madame Red, he wished he hadn't have killed her.
"No amount of Medicine can keep me down, Grell. I am always with you.."
Grell shook, and reaped the Lady's soul. Jack was Grell's other half. The half he had hoped died along with Angelina. Angelina had given birth to Jack, and had sadly clung to Grell after her departure. Jack was abusive, sometimes Grell would black out, Jack taking over. Grell would wake up with bruises covering his body, knowing Jack had done this.
"Grell, I said let's go!" William strode over to the red head, a nasty look on his face. "Let's go back home, we're done for today." Grell flicked a bit of hair over his shoulder. He watched as William began to make the portal, then squealing when he felt someone grab him from behind.
"W-Will!" Grell cried out, a cold hand being placed over his lips. The stranger tilted Grell's head up, and the red head couldn't help but to break out in a smile. "Unny!" He wrapped his arms around the silver haired man's neck, and nuzzled him.
William turned around, and sighed. "It would be best if you didn't scare my reaper like that. He is quite useful when not up to his usual annoying antics." William shot daggers at the Undertaker, who was petting the top of Grell's head.
"Ooh? But the look on Grell's face is adorable, and besides, the tremors going through his body are hilarious. Genuine fear." He kissed the crown of Grell's head, and handed him a red box with a rose on top.
Grell squealed. "Oh Unny darling, how sweet of you! Such a gentleman!" He gushed over the unopened present, nuzzling his neck.
"Yes, yes darling~ But if you don't mind, I need to talk to William." Undertaker tickled Grell's neck and Grell pulled away. The mortician smiled at William. "So may I take Grell out tonight?"
Grell beamed, and looked at William with a face that begged for him to say 'Yes'. William sighed and rubbed his temples. "At what time do you wish to pick him up? Grell is in quite a bit of trouble at the moment, so I'm going to have to watch over you two as you go out. And you're not allowed to go anywhere in the mortal realm."
Undertaker smirked. "I hope eight is quite alright~ And pity, I was hoping to fit Grell for a coffin." He hooked an arm around Grell's waist and smiled even bigger.
Grell blushed, knowing what he meant about "Fitting him for a coffin".
William eyed the couple and sighed. "That should be fine. Come Grell, I suppose you have to get ready for your date.."
Grell squealed and kissed Undertaker before jumping through the portal ahead of William. William turned and looked at the mortician. He scoffed at him before going through the portal behind Grell.
XxxxxX
William knocked on the door to Grell's apartment. It was 7:45, and he knew the Undertaker had a horrible sense of time. The door swung open, and William looked at the red reaper. His eyes shone, his hair up in a ponytail, the curls cascading down his shoulders. He was wearing a long red dress with a see through black layer on top. William hadn't ever seen this dress before.
"Do you like it?" Grell twirled around. "It's the present that Undertaker gave me, isn't it beautiful?" Grell smiled up at him, and William sighed a bit.
"I suppose so." He stepped in the house and wrinkled his nose. It smelled strongly of roses, the annoying color swallowed the house. Grell closed the door after William and went into the kitchen. "Will~Would you like anything to drink?"
William sat on the red love seat and glared at the reaper. "No thank you." he sneered. He had honestly hoped they wouldn't see each other over the course of Grell's groundation. He watched the red head as he read a card, then sat down in a chair across from William.
After a few moments of silence, Grell finally spoke up. "You know..you don't have to come. We're not going to do anything stupid." Grell smiled at him.
William smirked. "Yes, well, I already told you the rules, and what I said was final. If you two begin to act too close for comfort, don't think I won't split you two up."
Grell and William shared a glare before a knock on the door was heard. Grell jumped up and made it to the door as fast as he could in heels. Grell wrapped his arms around Undertaker, and planted a kiss on his lips.
Undertaker returned the kiss happily before turning to William. Undertaker looped arms with Grell and arched a brow. "If you seriously insist on tagging along, then come along, we have places to be."
William snarled and stood up. "So where to first?"
XxxxxX
William watched the couple as they danced. In the dress, one who didn't know Grell would assume that he was a female. The dress showed off his all too feminine curves, and clung ever so tightly to them. Undertaker had a hold of Grell as they danced, like he was almost afraid that someone would swoop in and steal the red head. William couldn't help but to stare, Grell was honestly breath-taking, and it was a bit painful to see him so happy with someone else. True, Grell would flirt, but his heart always had belonged to William.
Had.
William snarled. It didn't matter, did it? That annoying freak was out of his way now. He could finally have peace.
Right?
He tore his eyes away and concentrated on the glass of water in front of him. It was half empty, and he wiped some of the moisture off. Undertaker had chosen a restaurant that included dancing. Grell was of course ecstatic about it, and didn't want to leave the floor. They had already eaten, and the two had been dancing for thirty minutes now. William looked at his watch and rubbed an eye. It was 9:30, and Will was growing impatient.
When the two finally came back, William said his goodbyes to Undertaker and shook his hand. Undertaker gave Grell a goodnight kiss and formed a portal, returning to the mortal world. William walked down the streets to Grell's house, his hands in his pockets. As they walked along, William overheard a conversation.
"Is that it." A giggle.
"I know, pretty ugly right?" William lifted a brow.
"Why is that freak of a Shinigami wearing a dress?" Laughter. "Such an idiot, doesn't he know he'll never be a lady?"
William looked down at Grell, who had lowered his head and was walking a bit faster. William frowned. "Grell, are you alright?"
Grell nodded, and if it were not for the street lamp, he would have never noticed the tears running down his face. William hooked and arm around Grell, and they walked in silence to the red roofed apartment. Grell opened the door and rubbed his eyes, then smiled sadly at his boss. "Thank you for walking me home.." He began to close the door, but William stopped him.
"Grell-"
"What? I'm tired...please make this quick.." The red head snapped.
William sighed. "Those people were ignorant.."
Grell shook his head. "No..theyre actually right. I mean, look at me. How stupid I must look.."
William shook his head. "No, Grell..you don't look stupid at all."
Grell angrily looked at him. "Then how do I look? Because everyone else seems to think I look like a freak!" Tears streamed down his face.
William cleared his throat. "You look beautiful, absolutely stunning." William was surprised these words were even coming out of his mouth. "Every man was jealous that Undertaker had such a beautiful lady to dance with. The ones who talk low about you are nothing more than mortal rats. They know not of true beauty, because they haven't ever met you."
Grell blushed and looked at William. "I..uhm.."
William pushed the door open a bit and leaned in just enough to plant a kiss onto Grell's lips. "You're always beautiful.." He sighed, and turned on his heel before walking away.
Grell was stunned. William had never opened up like that before..A pain went through his head and he closed the door, bathing and putting a nightdress on.
He laid awake for a while, Williams words never leaving his head.
A/N: Why did I bring jack into this? Because he's vital later on. Very Vital *evil laugh*