The kidnapping of Grell Sutcliffe

Chapter 9

The butler's eyes widened, "You're...half demon?!"

"I just said that, Bassy!" Grell snapped, exactly like he would have before he was kidnapped, clearly it was a sensitive subject. Realizing what he had just done, Grell slapped a hand over his mouth, blushing and looking away. "Sorry..." He said, his voice muffled by his hand.

"No. Grell, there is nothing to be sorry for. I was just surprised, is all. I suppose that's the reason behind your sharp teeth..." Sebastian said softly, pulling Grell's hand away from his mouth.

"My mother was a demon," Grell started to explain, relaxing slightly after he learned Sebastian wasn't angry at his outburst. Hesitantly, the reaper leaned sideways against the demon and, when Sebastian wrapped an arm around his waist, practically melted into him. "She was a high class demon, but was shunned by her kind when she fell in love with my father: A reaper." Grell smiled sadly, "I got her red hair and teeth, I got his eyes, apparently, I hardly knew them...But I was always shunned and outcast by everyone else, I always thought it was because of my personality they did it, but found out that everyone wanted to stay clear from a thing that shouldn't have even been born..."

Sebastian listened quietly, gently rubbing his thumb on Grell's side. It was horrible the amount of pain Grell had been through his entire life, even starting from a young age. He felt a pang of guilt in his heart as he thought that he had also shunned the red reaper, and how he must have thought he was unwanted in both species. "You are wanted now, Grell." He finally replied, looking up at the mansion, "Not just by me, by everyone in this family."

Grell sniffed, looking up at Sebastian, "F-family?"

Nodding, Sebastian smiled, "Yes. As Master Ciel so loves to call it. Despite his cold exterior, he is incredibly sentimental. He feels Bard, Mey-Rin, Finny and Myself act as a family for him, and having him accept you into the House, he thinks of you as a member."

Grell's eyes began to water. He was...wanted?

Sebastian, reading his expression, chuckled, "Yes, you are, Grell-"

The reaper scrunched up his nose, "Mind reader..." He muttered, trying to stop himself from smiling.

The butler laughed and pulled Grell closer, only then realizing what the other was wearing.

"Grell...you got your coat back?! How?"

Grell looked down at his long, red coat that he loved so dearly and smiled, "Oh yes, Undertaker came by earlier, that's why I came out here, to greet him. He found my spare coat at the Dispatch and felt the need to give it to me. I am so glad he did. I love this coat so much!" He said, happily hugging the coat to himself.

Sebastian smiled, watching the reaper happily. Yes, Grell was almost back to his old self. Usually, the demon would have found the old reaper incredibly unbearable, but, now that he had gotten to know him, Sebastian couldn't wait to have Grell back.