Chapter 13 Nearing the End

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ShitanePaiko: :D That's awesome! What is your story about? *facepalm* His wife's name is Lilia… Maria is a totally different person from a totally different story. XD

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Zana Zira: XD Stupid Will! XD Poor Grell…. Now he has felt what Undertaker went through.

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William stalked quietly down the hall, not paying attention to the murmurings of the Reapers lining the hall. The idle chatter only seemed to worsen his mood, for most of the talk was about Undertaker's bloodstained appearance and the recent string of demon attacks. Things that he wished would just disappear and be forgotten.

He relaxed as he reached the infirmary's lobby, following the sound of Alan's voice in order to find what room Grell had been given. Alan's voice seemed to be relatively calm but worry was evident in his tone, worry that was trying to remain hidden.

William walked into the room, finding that Alan was kneeled beside Grell's bed, an empty vial in his hand. The brunette had a tight hold on Grell's hand with his free hand was gently whispering to him, seeming to try and get the red head to relax. A couple of members from the medical team stood behind him, waiting for any commands to be sent their way.

Will stepped the rest of the way in, frowning as he watched tears stream down Grell's cheeks, his eyes still shut tight. The raven haired Reaper looked to Alan and then to the vial in Alan's hand. Will sighed and adjusted his glasses, looking annoyed. "I take it that you've found out what poison that was affecting him but whatever is the matter now?"

Alan quickly glanced at Will before turning his attention back to Grell. "Yes, I found which poison it was and fixed an antidote. He's slowly been getting better since I gave it to him, his fever has slowly gone down but he's not… I… I don't know-!"

He was interrupted by Grell's whimpers and whines, the red head's tears falling faster. He tossed his head side to side weakly, moaning something over and over. One of the medical staff members gasped and their eyes widen. "L-Listen to him!"

William sighed in annoyance and pushed the staff member that had spoken out of the way. The raven haired man kneeled beside Alan and leaned his head towards Grell's mouth, Alan mimicking the movement.

The two's eyes widen as they listen to Grell chant the same name breathily, a desperate and pleading tone to his voice. The red head squeezed Alan's hand painfully and his other hand knotted up in the sheets, tears streaming from his closed eyes. "Undertaker…. Undertaker…."

Will's eyes widen and he turned to the two staff members, his annoyance increasing as he saw that they were just standing there. He pointed his finger at the door, anger replacing his annoyed look. "Well, go get him!"

The two members jumped and nodded, hurrying from the room so as to not provoke Will further. Alan flinched at Will's angry tone, knowing that those two would be in for it later. The brunette turned his attention back to Grell, who was sobbing in his unconscious state and chanting Undertaker's name brokenly.

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Undertaker sat on the side of the bridge, gazing across the water that was lit by the moonlight. His expression was distant and sad, his hand holding his Death Scythe limply. His wounds stung slightly and the wind whipped at his long silver hair playfully, causing the strands to glimmer in the moonlight.

He shut his bright green gold eyes, taking a deep breath and let his mind wander, trying to forget his sadness, knowing that the recent events had taken a rather serious toll on him. His thoughts came to rest on Grell and Undertaker swore that he could hear the red head's voice.

The silver haired man shook his head and discounted it as wishful thinking. Undertaker sighed and turned his attention up to the stars, feeling his sadness begin to overwhelm him, finding that the stars cold beauty didn't ease his pain.

He shut his eyes once again and felt something nagging at the back of his mind, hearing what sounded like Grell's voice again. Undertaker held his breath and focused on listening, finding that the red head's voice was getting louder.

Undertaker's eyes snapped open and he looked around, expecting to see Grell coming towards him of even sitting beside him. He felt his heart lurch as he heard Grell's voice once more, realizing that he was speaking to him telepathically. "Undertaker… Undertaker…"

The silver haired man stiffened, pain racing through his heart as he heard the red head's broken and pleading tone. Undertaker's eyes flooded with tears, recognizing that the heartbroken had once been uttered by his self-long ago.

He stumbled to his feet and broke out into a run, his scythe in his hand. The only thing he could think about was Grell's heartbroken voice and the fact that he hoped that this sob story was nearing its end…

I hoped you guys liked this chapter and now to the surprise…. Eheheh. :3 Once this story ends I will write a sequel to it! :D Well, I won't be able to update tomorrow, but I hope the surprise makes up for it! Drop a review!

-zgirl16