Shinigami Marching Band (Black Butler)

Chapter Four ~ Dinner

Their team wound up winning and the band decided to go out to dinner together to celebrate the rare win for their football team and the success of their show. They wound up at a local diner and packed the place full along with some of the non-football jocks that had just come from the game and had the same idea for dinner. William, Ronald, Grell and Adrian were crammed into a booth in the middle of the row of booths by the window. Adrian had other friends he could have sat with, he knew almost everyone, but he frequently showed interest in being around the Knox boy. No one could quite figure out why, though they never could figure out anything he did anyway. Many assumed him to be completely insane and a potential murderor if provoked so people just left him alone.

They sat there for almost twenty minutes, making small talk, before the waitress finally brought them their menus. She immediately noticed there was something different about the group of boys, specifically Grell and William who were sitting closely side by side in a rather cozy manner. She realized what it was when she noticed that the redhead was wearing make up; she assumed they were all gay. She smiled at them, glad to have a table where she wouldn't be hit on by some jock or by some overconfident band geek. Little did she know that Ronald flirted with everyone and would not make an exception with her. Ronald considered himself bisexual and no one knew or dared to ask Adrian's preferences out of fear that he might have a disturbing and potentially overly detailed answer. Grell was flamboyancy in it's purest form and didn't try to hide it one bit where as William was less open about being gay and most people assumed he was asexual due to his focus on grades and lack of dating history.

The waitress passed out the menus and asked them about their drinks right away to make up for the wait they had endured. She jotted down everyone's orders, getting to Ron last and having to explain that she wasn't a 'tall glass of water' and that he had to make a selection from the menu. Needless to say she left the table a bit flustered and feeling a bit awkward about assuming that Ronald and Adrian were together. As she walked away Ron made no modest show of ogling her and watching her hips as they swayed away from him.

Grell noticed Ronald's staring and kicked him under the table. "Ronnie, that's so rude. Flirting is one thing but acting like a pig is another." he said in a harsh tone that sounded almost parental. It was enough of a distraction to cover Adrian's jealous expression long enough that he could lock away the envy he felt towards the waitress for recievin Ronald's attempt at flirting.

Ronald looked away from the waitress and at Grell muttering a soft "sorry" before picking up his menu. William grinned softly as he watched Grell reprimand his friend like a parent. Seeing Grell act like that made him slightly fascinated and increased his slowly growing interest in the redhead. Undertaker interrupted the small tension between 'parent' and 'child' by speaking up finally. He had to change the subject before it resurfaced.

"So ... hehe ... the game went well." he took a small pause before continuing. "Oh and you two!" he said suddenly, pointing two fingers at Grell and William, showing off his long black nails in the process. "Your duet was horridly wonderful. How do you keep that acting up?" He asked sarcastically. The compliment was sincere, but Adrian knew they weren't acting and he knew what was bound to come of it eventually.

"Thanks." Grell said sheepishly while blushing and leaning a bit closer to Will. The other part of the duet had a light dusting of pink across his cheeks and he stared at Adrian like a deer in the headlights because he knew he had been caught. Williams reaction had Ronald busting up laughing in an instant and causing the attention of a few people around the restaurant. That caused William to replace his embarrassed expression with a hateful glare towards Ron. Adrian started to giggle because he found Knox's laugh to be quite contagious. William blushed again and buried his face in his folded arms on the table, much like a child would.