Akashitsuji

Chapter 4

Grell walk to the city and stop in a dark alley. He jump on the roof and start to searching for Lily. While he was searching, he bump into someone and make him fall on the roof.

"What the..."

"Where do you think you're going, Sutcliff ?"

"William ?"

"You run away from the office three weeks ago..."

"...oh shut up ! You know I hate office works."

"Then you do prefer to be humans butler than working in office ?"

William said as he notice that Grell in his butler outfit, not in his regular red shinigami outfit. Grell stop and think for a while. "Yeah... But not just any humans. Anyway, what are you doing here ?" William push his glasses and sigh a little.

"Baka ! I'm looking for you, of course. Do you know that all the paper work that you supposed to settle it is now under Knox ?"

"Ah... That kid. He's a good office boy."

"Hey ! Don't try to change the topic."

Grell shrug. "I will think about this... 'Office Problems' later. I have a quest to do." When Grell is about to jump, William use his death scythe to grab Grell's coat and throw him back down. "WILLIAM !!!"

"In order to replace everything that you have done in the office, including what have you did to Knox.. I suggest you go and find many soul to reap."

Grell chuckles. "Jeez... Fine. How many ?"

"Depend on how you can give. Also, collect their cinematic record for the prove."

William dissappear, leaving Grell alone. "Tch..." Grell said and continue to find Lily. He went to one big bungalow which is full of bodyguards everywhere. He land on a nearby tree. "So, this is humans... Everytime they have something precious, they definitely would hire so many people to guard them ? What a pathetic creature. Anyway, I better check her, first." He jump to every tree and every window to find her. He stop at one of the window which he believe is the master bedroom and peek inside.

"Bingo." He said as he finally found Lily which is getting beaten with a few thug.

Lily is completely weak. Her hands and feet have been tied up. There are bruises and wounds everywhere on her body. "Come on little girl, tell me. It's been two weeks but nobody came to save you.. aren't you afraid of us ?" Their leader ask her. Lily cough out blood and chuckles a little.

"Why would I be afraid to a coward like you ? I'll just wait and one day, someone will come and save me."

All of the thug laughing at her and continue to beat her senseless. She fall down and cough out more blood. One of the thug grab her face and force her to look at him. "Listen here, kid. I'm not a coward. You're parents are. Just look at your condition now. Where are they ?" He laughs more. "Of course... T-they are trying to find s-s-someone who can kill... E-every... Single one of you." Lily giggles. Grell who is outside the window, smirks. "You are one brave kid, my darling. And I am lucky to serve you as your butler."

The thug slap her. "I'm running out of patience, prepare to kill her." Their leader command. Every one of the thug in the room pull out their pistols and pointing it to Lily who is laying weakly on the floor. Just then something crash in the nearby window and a butler landed in between the thugs and Lily.

"Itai... Itai..." The butler said and look everywhere in the room pretending to be confuse. Lily widen her eyes and smile a little. "G-grell..." She whisper.

"WHO ARE YOU ? WHERE DO YOU COME FROM ?"

"What a rude thug. Let me introduce myself, my name is Grell Sutcliff the one and only butler in Lawrence family. Kore demo shitsuji... DEATH~☆." Grell said with a pose and a wink to all of the thug in that room.

"YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME."

All of them burst in laugh except Lily. "You ? A butler ? Don't be ridiculous. And also... Stop lying. The Lawrence family doesn't have any butler... Oh no, I mean stupid and clumsy butler like you." They continue to laugh. Grell laugh too.

"Oh please... Stop wasting my time. You guys have taken what's mine and now... I'm getting it back." Grell walk to Lily and as Grell wanted to pick her up. A bullet coming through his head. Grell manage to wink to her as telling her something. All the thug  starts to fire to Grell and many bullets coming through his body.

"GRELL !!!!" Lily yell. She try to move closer to Grell but unfortunately, she's too weak. She cry for what's happening. "No !"

All of the thug laughing at her. "Jeez... What a clumsy butler. You deserves a better butler than him, kid." Lily still crying. "SHUT UP ! YOU ARE ALL ANIMALS !" She yell. The thug's leader walk to her in mad, he point the gun to her. "I dare you to say that again !"

"YOU. ARE. ALL. ANIMALS !"

She said before to close her eyes, letting another tears streaming down her cheeks.

- END OF CHAPTER 4 -