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

Chapter 82

"Wait, wait- Hold on, slow down just a second- No- I didn't say stop!"

"What are you even trying to do? We should have been there 10 minutes ago!" Brook steps away from you, stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. You frown at him, still looking at his feet. "I'm trying to..." You start walking again, and he follows slowly and falls in step with you. You halt. "Deer!"

He punches your shoulder and you look up at him, already growing frustrated. "Sorry, sorry! I'm trying to make our steps match." You can practically feel the internal facepalm Brook does.

He lets out a long and loud sigh, then grips your arm to make you face forward again. He starts walking, pulling you with him, and it takes less than 5 seconds for your steps to fall in sync, and your frown deepens. "How come you can do it?" You complain.

"It's easier when both parties participate, you know." He mumbles, glancing over his shoulder and then ahead of both of you before turning a corner into an alley. You roll your shoulders.

"I feel like we might as well not even live in an apartment," You murmur. "We come here daily anyway."

Brook hums but offers no other response, slowly letting his hand glide down yours until he laces your fingers together. You look at the graffiti on the wall to hide your grin, even though you know he knows already.

You look in front of you again and see Chase doing some sort of celebration while Scarlet watches him near a wall.

"Hey." "Scarlet!!!" You and Brook say at the same time, and you wave at her enthusiastically and grin as you both approach them.

They both glance back at you, and Chase's eyes widen. You follow his gaze as he rakes his eyes over yours and Brook's arms.

"Brook, what happened to your-" "Nothing." You grin at them both. "It's nothing, really. Scarlet's back, that's what matters." You gesture towards her with a grin again. "That's what matters," Brook says quietly.

Scarlet glances between Chase, you, and Brook. "Brook and Deer saved me" She supplies as an explanation. "I don't know how they did it, but they pulled me out of the Ninth Level."

Chase glances at you both with wide eyes. "Wait... If you broke her out of the Ninth Level, then is she going to... have to..." "No, it's fine." Brook shakes his head. "She doesn't have to kill you," You explain. "B-But how did you-"

"We made a deal." You say firmly. "As part of the deal, we can't talk about it. There's no catch for either of you. Scarlet is out, she doesn't have to kill you anymore, and all three of us have to kill one sinner per day. That's all, don't ask anything else." You shake your head.

Brook squeezes your hand slightly and you squeeze back, then Chase starts walking towards you both. "What are you-" Brook starts, but he doesn't get to finish before you both get practically tackled into a hug by Chase.

"Thank you so, so much... You saved both me and her," He says in between both of you, and you grin. "W-w-w-w-w-w-wh-" Brook stumbles over his words, tensing up under his grip. He tenses, even more, when Scarlet joins the hug, making you cackle.

You all sit there in silence for a few moments, and you watch as Brook processes what's happening. He's only ever really touched you affectionately, and you wince when he lets out a strangled type of scream.

Both Chase and Scarlet release both of you, and you can't help but grin at how defeated Brook looks as if he hasn't slept in 5 days and has been living off of coffee. He looked dead, or like he had just seen a ghost.

"Brook?" Chase says cautiously.

Brook waves his hands in front of him, face already starting to turn red. "I-I-I-It's fine! It was nothing, okay?! I fixed my mistake, that's all." He glances at you for help, but you only grin with a small shrug of your shoulders. "W-What we need to be focusing on, is getting our sinner quota out of the way!" He spews indignantly, and you can practically feel his resisting the urge to cross his arms over his chest.

"Oh, yeah, of course," Chase mumbles, watching Brook have his freak-out with raised eyebrows. "You did your part, now it's my turn to make sure neither of you gets sent back to Hell." You grin, linking your arm with Brook's.

"Let's go then!" You say loudly to get the attention off of Brook, glancing at Scarlet. She gives you a tentative smile back like she doesn't know what to do with you.

You pull Brook along as Chase leads you all through the alley to the next sinner for Scarlet, grumbling under his breath. You pinch his cheeks teasingly, and he unsurprisingly shoves you to the floor, hard. You still grin as you force yourself to stand up and Chase after them.