EXTRA! Chapter 5
Stephanie sighed as she looked for Grell in the crowded bar. She should have suspected it would have been a mad house, since almost every new reaper was there celebrating passing their exams. She supposed the ones that didn't pass might be there as well, drowning out their disappointment. It had been fun hanging out with her fellow classmates, yet now she found herself stuck with the responsibility of looking after the immature red headed shinigami.
Focus! You need to find him.
All of a sudden she heard a shrill shriek to her left and whipped her head around to stare at a peculiar sight.
There was the one and only Grell Sutcliff currently fawning over a golden and dark haired young boy. She groaned hearing his slurred high-pitched voice, "Aren't you the cutest thing!" he uttered, leaning all over the poor kid.
"Ok, I think it's time for someone to go home!" she said yanking Grell off of the boy.
"My apologies for his behavior. I hope he didn't cause you too much trouble," Stephanie said hopefully at the kid, while turning to glare at Grell which made him whimper a bit.
"Eeeh! You look just like Willll when you're angryyy!" he drawled before passing out on the stool.
"Wait, Will as in William T. Spears? Oh man, you're his sister aren't you?" the younger boy laughed as he continued, "Henry was telling me about you! You're like the first female shinigami in years! Pretty legendary huh? Nice to meet you, my name's Ronald Knox, oh, and no harm done earlier. That one has been pretty plastered all night," he finished, gesturing to Grell.
"Nice to meet you Ronald. Henry told me about you too. I hear you're signing up for the next class huh? Aren't you a little young to be a reaper? What are you like fifteen?" she joked, feeling more outspoken due to the allotted two drinks she had been allowed to have.
"Nah I just look young for my age," he replied, flashing a cocky grin. "I'm really 22."
She was surprised as he did in fact look a lot younger. "Well, good luck Knox, you're gonna need it. Who knows, maybe someday we'll be partners?" she laughed before struggling to get the unconscious Grell off the stool, heaving him onto her shoulders. Fortunately, he weighed next to nothing, but in her semi-tipsy state, she was having some trouble.
"Hey Steph, you need help with that?" questioned Ronald. "I could help you take him home," he offered genuinely.
The bespectacled girl turned back, "Actually… yeah thanks. I can't really manage this by myself can I?" she chuckled.
He smiled giving her a hand and leaned in toward her, "Hey, it looks like we're becoming partners faster than expected."
She laughed and raised an eyebrow before whispering back, "You wish."