Hello everyone and happy Valentine's Day I hope you all are having a wonderful day with the people you care for
So without further ado, let's begin
Death was sitting on the porch outside of Summer's house in the woods. He decided to visit her but apparently Summer was currently out so he was waiting patiently for her to return as he had nothing better to do at the moment.
Death heard footsteps and looked up to see Summer walking up the road to her home with a small plastic bag filled with groceries in her hands "Oh Death, I didn't expect you to come today" Summer said surprised but with a honest smile on her face
Death shrugged as he got up from the bench "I had nothing better to do and I was in the area" Death said as he watched as Summer walk up to him
"Really, is that all" Summer said with a sly grin causing Death to look at her quizzically
"Yes, that's all. Why are you looking at me like that?" Death asked noticing Summer's disappointed look
"Oh I just thought you came here because it's Valentines day and wanted to make it special, that's all" Summer said disheartened as she walked past him causing Death to look at her confused
"Is that why the town was covered in hearts and flowers. I honestly thought some idiot was spreading a rumor that love can defeat the Grimm" Death mused as Summer stopped to give Death an completely shocked and confused look
". . .You honestly didn't know what day it is?" Summer asked slowly as Death raised a brow but nodded
"Yeah, I know what Valentine's day is, which is about love and all that crap. By the way, Valentine's day initially wasn't about love, honestly the true story is much more brutal which includes the death of Saint Valentine" Death said as he chuckled with amusement "Fun story" Death said as Summer looked mildly disturbed at what Death said
"Okay~, I'm just going to ignore that conversation with a ten foot pole" Summer said with her hands up as she opened the door to her home "You coming" Summer asked as she was holding the door for him. Death grunted as he walked into her home with her closely behind.
Death went into the living room as Summer went into the kitchen with bag she had "You redecorated" Death said out loud as the entire room previously was a dark shade of red with black highlights in certain areas. Now. . It was pink
"Yeah, I got real festive for the holiday, ya know" Summer said with a shrug as she came into the living room carrying a tray
"A little too festive" Death muttered
"What was that?" Summer asked
"Nothing, just wondering when are you getting rid of the pink" Death said truthfully as Summer stared at him dryly
"You could just lie you know" Summer grumbled
"Yes and where will we be if I actually lied about what I thought all the time" Death said nonchalantly while waving her off as a vein on Summer's forehead throbbed a bit
"I don't want to answer that" Summer grumbled dryly as Death shrugged
"Is there a reason why you looked mad when I didn't know it was Valentine's Day?" Death asked leaning in the chair he was in
"I just figured that you decided to skip out on a job to come see me because today is a day dedicated to love" Summer said with a longing sigh
"Not really what this day is about but let's roll with it" Death interjected which earned him a glare before she continued
"I just wanted to think you cared more about me than your job that you would actually take the day off instead of being in between jobs" Summer said with a distraught look
"I do care about you Summer, it's just that I do jobs to keep the bloodlust I have down so I won't hurt anyone. It use to be worse in the past trust me" Death stated with a tired sigh "Honestly, I've been taking fewer jobs now than I use to as I've finally been able to control my desire to fight to the point I won't fidget in a crowd anymore" Death pointed out as Summer gave him a worried look "Don't give me that look Summer, I've learned to control it well enough but I've still have a ways to go before it's fully under control. Honestly I can't just get rid an endless amount of bloodshed I've committed all those years ago and not be affected by it" Death said as he looked down at his hands that been covered in the blood of so many innocents
Summers hand slowly placed themselves on his hands as Death looked up to see her kneeling in front of him "Don't be like that Death, being able to regret the actions as grave as those shows you are human. . Faunus, you know what I mean" Summer said waving her hand at that analogy "What matters right now is that you're trying and I guess I have to accept there will be times where I won't be able to see you. Even if I miss you dearly at times" Summer said softly as Death reached up as he gently cup her cheek
"I know, I miss you too" Death said softly as he pulled off his mask and leaned in as they shared a kiss
~Present~
"Happy Valentine's Day~!" Ruby cheered happily as she walked into Death's classroom who the occupant was doing some work.
Death looked up at Ruby from his desk with a raised brow behind his mask "Again, why must I correct people that Valentine's day isn't a day about love, why won't people understand that?" Death asked himself while looking up at the ceiling as if it was going to give him an answer
"Um. . Okay?" Ruby said not sure how to respond to that small outburst "Happy Valentine's Day anyways. ." Ruby said slowly as she walked up to him
"Is there something you needed" Death asked calmly as he put his pen down and set his work aside
"I just wanted to say happy Valentine's Day to you and give you some chocolate that I made for everyone" Ruby said with a big smile as she held out a small package of chocolates in her hand
Death blinked and accepted the small gesture "Thank you Ruby" Death said calmly before noticing she had one last chocolate in the bag she was carrying in the shape of a heart "Who's that for" Death asked motioning to the chocolate heart
"O-Oh, this" Ruby stuttered gesturing to the chocolate while having a faint blush on her cheeks "This is for the last person on my list" Ruby said looking away as her blush intensified
Death narrowed his eyes at what Ruby was suggesting she was about to do "So, who is it" Death said in on his desk in a happy tone that by all means didn't feel happy
"U-Uh" Ruby sputtered as she was scared of what her father was going to do "Would you mind repeating that" Ruby asked with a nervous laugh
"Who, are you giving that chocolate to" Death asked sternly as Ruby gulped as she stared at his unnerving gaze
". . . . Weiss" Ruby said softly as Death blinked at what he heard
". . . . Oh. . okay" Death said calmly as he began putting his work back in front of him
"Wait what?" Ruby said dumbly
"As long as it isn't a guy I approve" Death stated calmly as Ruby gave him a blank stare "You can go now" Death said as he noticed Ruby wasn't moving from her spot as he began to shoo her away. Though he wasn't expecting what she did next
"Thank you, thank you, thank you" Ruby lunged at Death and wrapped her arms around his neck
"Wha-! Ruby!" Death said as he nearly fell out of his chair when Ruby suddenly hugged him
"I thought you were going disapprove of it" Ruby said happily as Death realized what she meant and rolled his eyes
"Like I said, as long as it isn't some guy then I approve" Death said patting the top of Ruby's head
"Thank you, I love you dad" Ruby said giving him one more hug before picking up the basket and headed towards the door "Wish me luck" Ruby said with a giant smile as she ran out of the room as Death just shook his head slightly amused
Death went back to his work as he began thinking about the last Valentine's day he celebrated and that was nearly a year before Ruby was born ". . . Wait a minute. ." Death muttered to himself as he began thinking
"Hey brother, you here" Fury called out as she walked into his classroom and saw her brother in a middle of a brainstorm with his arms crossed against his chest
"That's Ruby's birthday and if I take account the time when a person can get pregnant. ." Death was muttering to himself
"You okay Death" Fury asked with a raised brow as she walked over to him
"Huh? Yeah I'm fine I just realized I conceived Ruby on Valentine's Day, ain't that a coincidence" Death nonchalantly as Fury gave him a blank stare
". . . . Okay first, I did NOT want to know about the days you did that" Fury said shaking her head as if trying to get rid of some mental images as Death just gave her an uncaring shrug "Second, you want to come down to Vale with me, I need someone to drive away the idiots who think I'm some cheap woman" Fury grumbled
"Well who's fault is that with what your wearing all the time, which by the way, I thought I told you to change out of that" Death asked harshly
"I did, then I changed back the next day" Fury said simply as Death let out an irritated groan
". .Alright, let's go. I'm going to get some flowers for Summer's grave anyways" Death said tiredly as he put away his work and got up from his desk
"There's the holiday spirit" Fury said jokingly as Death playfully punched her shoulder
"I'm going because I feel like it, not because of some holiday, which I keep telling people isn't about love" Death stated sternly as Fury just had a grin on her face
"Whatever makes you feel better" Fury said ending the conversation as she walked out the door with Death following behind her.
Death shook his head as he pulled out the chocolate Ruby gave her and decided to try one for the hell of trying it. Death lifted his mask slightly and took a chocolate from the small bag before popping it in his mouth. Death chewed on the chocolate and hummed ". . . A little bittersweet" Death muttered to himself as he walked down the halls as he went on his way to Vale to get some flowers for Summer with Fury. He soon realized that today did feel a little bittersweet if he thought about it with Summer dead but his daughter alive and happy. Maybe that's the reason why people celebrate this day as such, so that you know you have people that care for you even if it is only by little gestures and oddly enough, he's okay with that
I hope you all enjoyed this small chapter and I'll be getting right onto making the actual chapter for you all to enjoy. So until then, have a great day.
