Hello everyone and happy Dia de los Muertos. In honor of this day I wished to make a small chapter in honor of the day we remember the dead and give our respects with food and dance. I hope you all enjoy and please if you don't have anything good to say keep it to yourself as today is a day of remembrance and shouldn't be soiled with unwanted comments.
Please enjoy this small chapter, thank you
Death was walking towards Summer's home in the forest as he just shot a Beowolf that tried to sneak up on him "Strange, usually Summer would deal with the stragglers that come around here" Death said to himself as that was the fifth Grimm he killed that was around her home. Death continued walking towards Summer's home and reached the front of her 'lawn' or what count as a lawn as it was just a house in a middle of the clearing in the woods
Death flared his aura for a second and waited. . . He waited. . And waited. . "Strange. . Usually she at least tells me she's here when she senses my aura" Death said to himself and was about to investigate until he heard something and turned to the direction of the sound "Is that. . . music?" Death asked as he swore he heard a music coming from the distance behind Summer's house
Death walked around Summer's home and towards the music that was getting louder as he got closer until he came upon another empty plot of land. Death kept walking until he saw Summer sitting on a blanket while swaying her head softly to the stringing of the guitar from the music player she had next to her. Death kept walking until he noticed there was two grave stones right next to Summer that was covered golden orange flowers with an assortment of food on top of the tomb
"You called me out here, to have a picnic next to a grave while listing to a person playing on a guitar and maracas?" Death asked as Summer turned her head to Death who stood next to her now
"Actually I'm celebrating" Summer said softly as she patted spot next to her, indicating for him to sit down
"Celebrating what?" Death asked as he sat down next to her
"Dia de los Muertos" Summer stated as Death just stared at her blankly as Summer scoffed at him "The day of the dead is a holiday in honor of remembering the dead and show we still care for them and that we're still having fun down here" Summer explained as Death eyed the graves
"So these" Death said pointing to the graves
"These are my parent's graves" Summer said softly as she eyed the graves with a soft yet distant look as if she was remembering something with a smile
"So you brought me here to celebrate the day of the dead because?" Death asked blandly as Summer looked offended at what he said
"Because I wanted. . . Because I wanted to show you that I think of you as family as people usually celebrate this day with their family and give their respects to ones who aren't with us anymore" Summer said looking away with a pout and soft blush on her face as Death stared at her incredulously
After a moment Death let out a soft chuckle until he went into a full blown laughter. Summer stared at him incredulously before glaring harshly at the man as tears threaten to fall from her eyes at him being so insincere with what she just said "I-I'm Sorry" Death laughed as he tried to calm down "It's just the way you said it is as if you were asking to marry me" Death said with a soft chuckle
"W-WHAT!" Summer said blushing heavily at what he just said
"It's just funny because from what I know, it's usually the guys job to be the one asking the other for marriage" Death said jokingly as Summer opened up her mouth and closed it like a fish the made Death snicker as he flicked her forehead which snapped her out of her trance "Keep your mouth open like that and flies will get in" Death joked softly as Summer swatted his hand away
"Shut it! And that's not funny!" Summer shouted at him with a massive blush as she repeatedly hit his shoulder
"True it isn't funny to joke about marriage when I haven't even asked you yet. Maybe someday when I'm done with my work" Death said softly but loud enough for Summer to hear as she stopped hitting him as she stared at him incredulously as he promptly ignored her look as he looked away from her
Summer sat there in silence as a faint blush appeared on her cheeks as a soft smile followed after "You better" Summer said softly to herself which he heard and grunted in acknowledgement as the two spent the rest of the time talking and saying their respects to her parents
~Present~
Death was walking down the halls of Beacon with a giant basket of marigold flowers. Many students stopped to stare at the strange scene of the most deadliest hunter carrying beautiful flowers down the halls of Beacon. Death ignored their stares as he approached Ruby who was talking to her friends but stopped when she saw her father approaching her
"Hey dad" Ruby greeted as her father stopped in front of her "What's with the flowers and do I smell cookies" Ruby asked sincerely and licked her lips when the smell of fresh cookies that was around her father as she noticed he was carrying another basket used for picnics
"Come on Ruby, we're going to visit your mother today" Death said as Ruby looked confused as she didn't know the reason why he wanted to visit her mother's grave today but if he wanted her to come she might as well seeing as she might as well say hello to mother.
"I'll see you guys later I guess" Ruby said to her friends as they said her goodbyes as Ruby followed her father out of Beacon and towards the airships "Not that I mind visiting mom's grave but why are we going?" Ruby asked her father as the two stepped into a Bullhead airship. Ruby waited patiently as Death gave the pilot the coordinates before sitting down next to Ruby
"We're going to spend Dia de los Muertos with your mother" Death stated as Ruby stared at him before realization came across her face
"I love Dia de los Muertos!" Ruby exclaimed happily "I love the festivals that always take place around the town near our home during that this time of year" Ruby said excitedly at the prospect of spending the celebration with her father
"Yes that may be true but we're going to give your mother some flowers and leave something for her before heading out to the festivities" Death said ruffling Ruby's hair as she beamed at him
The ride was pleasant as the two soon arrive at the town filled with merriment as everyone was dancing a playing a instrument while the children had skeleton masks on their faces. There were woman with skeletal paint faces that were dancing beautifully as everyone celebrated this joyous occasion
"You know I never really got why people celebrated this holiday but you can't just say no to this infectious mood" Death said lightly as he noticed Ruby wan't next to him and looked around to find Ruby buying some sugar skulls and shook his head at his daughter's sweet tooth
"Sorry what did you say?" Ruby asked while munching on a sugar skull as she walked back to her father
"Never mind Ruby, let's just go say hello to your mother before we join in the celebration" Death said as Ruby nodded happily as the two walked through the celebrating town and out into the woods. They continued walking until the came up to a cliff where Summer's gravestone stood on the edge. Death walked up to the grave with Ruby as he placed both of the baskets down "Hello Summer, didn't expect me to come by so soon after what I did on Halloween for you" Death joked lightly as he cleaned the tombstone before placing the marigold around it
"Hi mom, how's it going" Ruby said softly as she placed a few sugar skulls she had for her mother on the grave while her father pulled out a plate of cinnamon cookies down next to the sugar skulls "Did you actually make that?" Ruby asked completely shocked at the freshly baked cookies her father placed down
"Just because I'm all about blood and gore doesn't mean I can't cook" Death said dryly as Ruby giggled at him as the wind picked up harshly in intervals as if it was laughing "Shut it you" Death glared at the tombstone as the wind just became harder in intervals "Yeah see if I decide to come next year if you keep on laughing" Death growled as the wind slowly calmed down
"Oh don't be like that dad, I know for a fact you'll still come even if you didn't want to" Ruby said softly as Death scoffed as he ruffled her hair
"Come on let's eat before we go back to town" Death said taking the rest of the food out of the basket as the two enjoyed the picnic together. Though every time Ruby tries to see her father eat he already had his mask down and was eating behind the mask making her huff childishly at not seeing her father's face which he responded with a soft chuckle. The spent nearly an hour there eating while paying their respects before putting all their stuff back in the basket. As Death was putting the plates back he turned to the grave and saw the cookies and sugar skulls that was on it was gone in an instant when he turned away causing him to smile softly as he put the plate back along the others
"Man that was great" Ruby said while stretching a bit
"Yeah come on let's go" Death said as the began to leave but Death stopped which Ruby noticed
"What's wrong dad?" Ruby asked sincerely
"I nearly forgot something" Death said as Ruby looked at him questionably as she stared at him in shock when he took out a small ring box from his pocket. Death walked back to the grave and opened the box to reveal a golden ring with a flawless red teardrop ruby in the center of the ring while surrounded by small diamonds "I did say that one day I will ask you for your hand didn't I" Death said softly as he placed the ring box on the grave while noticing her daughter had a teary eye look on her face "I'll see you again someday Summer, I promise you that" Death said softly as he walked back to Ruby who was wiping a tear out from the corner of her eye
"That's so beautiful" Ruby said as Death just shook his head with a soft smile
"Come on. Let's go back into town, I think they were going to have a parade soon" Death said as Ruby happily ran ahead of her father as she felt he needed some space. Death followed his daughter through the forest until he felt something hit his foot and looked down to see it was the ring box he put on Summer's grave yet the ring wasn't there anymore
"Thank you"
Death lifted his head when he heard the soft woman's voice before smiling as he saw a white rose petal flow in air past his eyes. Death just laughed slightly before continue following his daughter to spend their Dia de los Muertos together while knowing Summer was watching down on them with a smile on her face
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and all of you have a wonderful Dia de los Muertos with your family. Thank you and have a wonderful day
