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

Chapter 39

      'The...Rabbit Reaper knows that I'm here... If I run, would I be able to get away? That might work... He might get confused because of this outfit...I think that's my only option... If I fight him, there's no way I could win-' Running footsteps from behind her broke her of her thoughts. "Scarlet!" Chase was running up to her, she knew as she turned around. For a second she thought it was Brook. "Are you alright?"

     Scarlet's eyes widened. 'Fuck! I forgot! Chase is here!' "Ah! Well, you seem fine, but that guy isn't doing too good." (No wayyy really?) Scarlet remained silent. What was she supposed to do? "You know, you did a pretty damn good job. They spilled some excellent information!" Chase smiled at her. "I knew you were going to do great. Now we can pinpoint their location, since they told us the approximate distance of the warehouse from this spot. However, there are still a few things we need to sort out. Like... Finding out your name, for example."

     ..But you can leave that to me. You've done more than enough here, it's my turn to help you out... Scarlet? Are you paying attention?" Scarlet pulled down the mask that was covering the bottom half of her face. "..Chase. I want you to listen to me. Remember how I mentioned there are other reapers? One is on his way here, and he wants me dead." Scarlet grabbed her wig off, dropping it on the floor and starting to take off the cloak around her. "...Since he knows we're friends, you're in danger. He might take you hostage, or he might just kill you. You have a sinner's mark, don't forget that. I'm still not strong enough to beat him. He has far more experience than me. But right now... It's inevitable. I will let him find me. But I'm not going to let him find you."

     We're going to go outside. I want you to walk left, and never look back. Find a public area with lots of people. You can use the information you got here to further investigate the Red Spades. Maybe you'll be able to corner their leader on your own. That should be enough to get you back on the police force. You're extremely reckless and impulsive, Chase. Try to control that a bit more if I'm not there to cover for you."

     Chase stood, thinking. "Why are you talking like you're not going to come back... " "..Because...I'm not sure if I will."

     Chase had left the alley near the Red Spades as fast as Scarlet had instructed. She sat in the alleyway, waiting for Brook. It was all she could do. It only took a few minutes for her to hear footsteps behind her, but there were two pairs. What? Was the leader with him? She didn't turn around to check. "So, you're not going to run this time?" She could feel Brook behind her, watching her.

      When she turned around she saw Brook, along with another person. The same person that was wearing neon green. They had a mask covering their eyes and nose, their mouth still very visible. "If I ran, you would have found me anyway." She said, eyeing the stranger. "That is true. We've been watching you since you became a reaper. We could have found you at any time." Brook stated, his hand coming out slightly to gesture to the person next to him.

     "Who is that?" She asked, turning her head fully around to face the two. The stranger took a few steps forward so that they were a little closer to Scarlet than brook and leaned forward, reaching out a hand that had a black glove on, the palms were green. "I'm Deer. Another reaper. Nice to meet ya!" They smiled, waiting for Scarlet to shake their hand presumably, but Brook swatted at theirs and they put it down, crossing their arms and scoffing.

     "Why. Why have you been watching me?" Brook looked at Scarlet. "Because you're a reaper. That's rare." "Duh." Deer mumbled after Brook had finished speaking, and Brook looked from Deer back to Scarlet. He seemed as if Deer was annoying him, even though they were working together. Were they friends?

     "Satan hasn't appointed a new reaper for a hundred years." "Why hasn't he appointed any new reapers?" "...You ask a lot of questions."

    "Because I have a lot of fucking questions, Brook!" Scarlet yelled at him.

    "Of course she would have questions, Bun." Deer nudged him at the same time in a quiet voice as Scarlet yelled.

    "Please, listen to me! You guys are the only people I can hope to get any answers from! I woke up in judgment with no memory whatsoever. I was taken to hell without ever knowing what my sin was. And despite this, I have to repent. Kill a sinner a day. And now I even have you, more reapers, after me. And fine. I'll deal with all of this. I have no other choice. But I still want to know why! Why all of this is going on! What I did to deserve it! Please... Just for a moment."

     Try and sympathize with me. You're the only one who I can hope to reason with." All three of them sat in silence, glancing at one another. "...New reapers aren't appointed often because every single one has an exceptional circumstance." Deer started, setting their arms down. "Satan doesn't care about getting sinners into Hell. Every mortal dies eventually, and will find their way to their eternal sentence. All Satan cares about is himself, so, he picks reapers based on what piques his interest the most. I don't know anything about you before your death, so I can't tell you why you were picked." Brook finished for them, and they threw him a glance before turning back to Scarlet, a smile still on their face.

    "..Why were you picked, then?" Scarlet looked to Brook, then Deer. They didn't say anything, and Brook reached a hand gesture out like he was holding a ball above it. "I asked if I could switch places with someone in Hell. Satan agreed... But, since I don't have a sin, I couldn't be sentenced. I had to become a reaper instead. See, Satan didn't pick me because I would be an efficient killer. My situation interested him, and I had to be a reaper due to the circumstances." Scarlet glanced at Deer. They shrugged.

     I was supposed to be in the 6th circle, but I had connections with Brook in life so he made me a reaper to fuck with him. I can only tell you about our own situation. I was the newest reaper before you, and I have only been one for about a century. Ashe is impossible to talk to, and Wrynn and Damien died before we found out what they did."

     "..I haven't heard of the ones who died. How did that happen?" "Well if we're being technical, they didn't 'die' as a reaper. They just missed their quota, and Satan sent them back to their circle in Hell." "Yes, yes, I know. There are a lot of possibilities. But I'd like to know exactly why she wasn't able to kill a sinner that day."

     "All Satan told us...Was that she got eaten." Deer said after a moment of silence. Scarlet gulped. "How would that even happen-" "Scarlet." Brook interrupted her. His energy was being emitted, and so was Deers. "..Talking to you was a mistake. I feel like we could be friends. And I know better than to have things like 'friends' as a reaper. Especially when it's 200 minutes until midnight."

    "My editor told me he liked this episode, so I hope you do too." -Graveweaver

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