Two days had passed since Alan and Eric had seen each other. Alan stood in Fangurl's bathroom early in the morning looking in the mirror. He was wiping the sweat and tears off his face with a cold washcloth. Alan had been awoken from his sleep again with nightmares of Eric. "Why Eric . . ? Why do you keep haunting me?" Alan whispered as he put his head in his hands and felt new tears fall.
Suddenly, Alan felt arms wrap around his waist and a head rest on his shoulder. "You had another nightmare didn't you?" Fangurl whispered gently.
"Yes," Alan mumbled as he lowered his head. "I'm sorry for making you get up."
Fangurl turned the brunette to her and kissed his forehead. "Why are you sorry? I'd get up for you any night," she replied as she lowered Alan's face to hers and placed another chaste kiss lightly on his lips. The Shinigami softly smiled as he took one of Fangurl's hands in his.
"Do you wanna go back to sleep?" he asked.
"Yes, I would love to go back to bed, but you my dear need to get ready for work," Fangurl reminded quietly.
Alan lowered his head when he thought of work. "But if I go to work, then I'm away from you and near my ex," he said.
"I know, but if you need me any, just call me and I'll be there immediately," Fangurl promised.
The brunette kissed Fangurl once more before she left him to get ready. When he'd gotten completely ready, Alan went back into the room he now shared with his new girlfriend and found her sleeping peacefully on her side of the bed. He reached out and shook her awake gently. "Hey honey, I've gotta go to work, but I'll be back tonight," Alan said. Fangurl nodded before reaching up to give him one last sweet kiss.
Alan smiled before letting the girl go back to sleep. He hurried to the Shinigami Dispatch Society's office, not looking forward to having to deal with Eric all day.
The brunette Shinigami closed the door to his office and exhaled deeply. Luckily Eric hadn't arrived yet and he had some alone time. But sadly that time alone would be brief, because he heard Eric's voice as he walked down the hall. Alan embraced himself to see his ex-boyfriend again. "Just leave me alone," he muttered as the door handle twisted open. Instinctively, Alan looked down at the work on his desk.
"How many times must you come in here alone?" Eric questioned. He then closed the door and growled "You little whore; you think you can hide behind your little girlfriend like she's your protector? Well just know this; if I ever see you without her while not at work, I will take you and tie you up inside my apartment and never let you go."
Just then William walked in and stated "Slingby, Humphries, you two have a reaping to do in London today at eleven a.m. sharp. Get to it."
"Yes sir," Alan responded as he stood up and walked out of the office with Eric following behind.
During the reaping, Alan felt extremely uncomfortable with Eric watching him. He knew that this was awkward for the both of them, but he and Eric were partners at work and he would just have to pull through it.
When they returned back to the Dispatch, Eric left Alan to go get something to drink while Alan returned to their office. He hadn't been in there for two minutes before Ronald barged in. "You kissed Fangurl?!" he questioned.
"Ronald, I'm sorry, but she was there and she comforted me," Alan explained.
"I don't care what she did, the fact is, is that you touched my girlfriend," Ronald said furiously.
"Fangurl told me that you two were just in a casual type relationship," Alan stated. Ronald Knox stood there speechless. Yes he and Fangurl did agree on a very simple type of relationship, but it was still a relationship. "Look, Ronald, Fangurl is very special, and she's one of the best things in my life right now. She helped me feel safe and loved again. But if it makes you uncomfortable, then I'll leave her alone."
"No, Alan-senpai, I know that Fangurl is special, and I love her enough to make her happy, and if she's happy with you, then I respect that," the blonde replied boldly.
Alan took in Ronald's statement. This kid really did like Fangurl, a lot. "Thank you Ronald," he said.
"But just know this senpai, I will not respect you if you hurt her in any way," Ronald warned.
"Don't worry, I treat her lovingly, just like she treats me," Alan promised with a smile. Ronald grinned, nodded, and left just as Eric walked in with two cups.
"Here, I got you something," he stated as he set one of the cups on Alan's desk.
Without thinking, Alan took the cup and began to drink it down. "You made sure to get decaf right?" he asked.
Eric nodded and leaned against his desk. Alan continued to drink, but soon began to feel dizzy. The brunette set the cup back down on his desk and grabbed ahold of the wooden edges. "Eric, what did you put in that coffee?" he asked as he began to collapse on the floor.
The blonde appeared behind him and caught him under his arms before whispering seductively "Something that will make you mine forever." Alan wanted to respond, but soon blacked out.
Around seven that evening, Fangurl was beginning to worry about Alan. His shift ended at five and he still wasn't home. She knew that he would've come straight home after work so that he could stay as far away from Eric as he could. Worried, she called Ronald. "Ronnie, have you seen Alan?"
"Well I saw Eric-senpai leaving with him a few hours ago. He said that Alan-senpai wasn't feeling well so he was taking him back to his apartment," Ronald explained.
"Alright thanks Ronnie," Fangurl replied and quickly hung up the phone. She knew what Eric was up to. She knew that Eric was trying to make his point clear that Alan belonged to him. Well Fangurl wasn't going to sit around and risk Alan getting hurt again. Picking up her jacket, Fangurl called Ronald again. "Ronnie, I need to go to the Shinigami Realm. Will you come get me?"
"Yeah, I'll be there soon," Ronald promised.
Fangurl waited outside the Phantomhive Manor for Ronald to show up. When he did, Ronald took her to the Shinigami Realm. "Alright, where's Eric's apartment at?" she asked.
"It's about ten blocks this way, across the street from mine," Ronald informed as he led her down the street.