Brook X GN Reader || I'm The Grim Reaper

Chapter 25

     Chase and Scarlet were walking down an empty dark street. Scarlet was in front of Chase, a smile on her face remained from the day the two had spent together. 'I'm... In a really good mood! Is this okay? Am I allowed to be happy in my situation?' Scarlet asked herself, looking down at her hands. She had almost forgotten about her situation and had when they were at the amusement park. 'After all... This is just a distraction...'

      She got so caught up in her thoughts that she stopped walking, and Chase noticed. He walked towards her and tapped her on the shoulder, making her jolt in surprise. Scarlet turned around to look at him, and he didn't say anything. "What's up?" Chase remained still for a few more seconds before he smiled. "Hey, remember what I said earlier? About celebrating your birthday too? Well, that was for a reason. I got you something."

     He reached into his pocket and pulled out a phone. Scarlet looked at it for a second before realizing what it was. Her eyes lit up, but she was still surprised. "W-w-wait! Hold on! I can't accept something like this- phones are super expensive!" Chase's smile dropped with a fake look of dismay on his face. "Awww... Well, it's non-refundable... Well, it can't be helped." Chase gently tossed the phone into the air. Scarlet panicked immediately, clasping it between both of her hands above her head.

     She brought it down and looked at the screen. "Ah, so you did want it. It's all yours. Besides, you needed one eventually. Basically, everyone has a phone. It'll be way easier now if I need to contact you since we're both always out and about..." Scarlet felt her face heating up and reached a hand up to grab the top of her hood, pulling it over her face. "Thanks. I've never gotten a gift, so I don't really know how to respond... Really, thank you." Chase looked down slightly. "...no problem."

     Chase stood in an alley by himself. He punched a concrete wall, hard. "Ow! Shit! Fuck, why did I do that?!" He pulled his fist towards her. "Why does she just trust me?! I couldn't even look her in the eye..." He put his hands in his pockets and pulled out his phone. He opened an app, and on his screen appeared the home screen. "TRACKMATE - START - EXIT"

    'The plan worked perfectly.... But if I click this button...' "I'll really have given up what's left of my humanity in search of the truth...But is the truth really necessary here?" '...I know she's a killer... But, so am I. Do I really need to know the person she is now, to solve case X? Or... Am I just stubbornly trying to prove to myself that I haven't lost my skills..' "Of course that's it." Chase looked skyward. 'If her current identity was imperative for solving case X... She would not be using me to solve it. She'd figure it out herself. I'll do anything to solve case X. But stooping this low won't help me. She trusts me. And for that, she's an idiot.' "But she's an idiot that's grown on me." Chase sighed, before clicking exit. "For now, I don't need to resort to this." Footsteps crossing the alley on the other side of him came into his hearing. He turned around, seeing the same person wearing neon green walk by, not even glancing at him. Chase felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. That person really was odd.

     In an alley a few blocks away, a man with long hair hunched over took a few heavy steps. Blood dripped from his face as he walked in a zig zag line, before there was a crack and he stumbled sideways. He leaned against a wall slightly. " 'What am I going to do...'

  "Now Scarlet can enter the wonderful world of mobile games" - Graveweaver

(Edited and revised: yes, once)

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