A/N: Hi! Elle here! I heard some of your wanted an extra, and since I want to write extras just as much as you want them, I decided to take up the challenge! I thought that there was one character that got overlooked in the plot, only being mentioned from someone at a distance or in a flashback, and I don't feel like that should stick. So… Ronald Drabble! I thought it would be nice to show when Ronald first saw Grell's interspecies bundle of joy, and how he became "uncle". Enjoy!
While he usually went through work with a cool and nonchalant outlook as he completed the bare minimum of his tasks with only partying and free time on his mind, Ronald Knox's mind was only filled with concern as he attempted to distract himself by trying to focus on his work collecting. For it had been a week since Grell Sutcliff's blackout on the job and he hadn't heard anything about her from herself or the hospital that he took her to. He would've prefer hearing news from her herself, because that most likely meant she was alive, but any news about his best friend was good enough for him at that point.
"I hope your workload didn't get too big without me, Ronald." said a familiar voice. Ronald turned his head from a human's cinematic record to the relieving sight his scarlet superior next to him.
"Senpai! You're alright!" he said, relieved. He noticed she had a sling on her, but neither of her arms were injured, so he wondered why he had it. That wondering ceased, however, when he saw that there was a sleeping baby in the sling wearing a red onesie and a matching hat.
"Aww, you have a lil' one with ya, too!" he said, quieter, with a gasp as he looked closer at the resting child. Turning to look back at Grell, he asked, "What's their name?"
"Mara." Grell answered. "I thought it fit for her."
"Doesn't that name mean "bitter"?" Ronald asked.
"I chose it in an ironic sense." Grell answered.
"Oh. Wait, so this is your kid?" Ronald asked, just then realizing that Mara was Grell's child.
"Of course, Ronald." Grell said, smiling at the fact that she can say "yes" to such a question. "Did you think I named a child that wasn't my own?"
"No, no." Ronald answered, shaking his head. "It's just that the last girl you were with is pretty dead, and didn't ya say that she wasn't able to have kids anyway?"
"Yes, but it's just as I said; this child is my own." Grell answered. Ronald realized what she meant; she didn't just nurture the baby, but she had the baby.
"Ah! I get it!" he whisper-shouted, as to not wake her, putting his fist on his outstretched palm. "Wait, how's that even possible?"
"When I woke up in the hospital, the nurses explained that reaper and biology is different from that of mortals, especially when it came to reproduction." Grell explained.
"Hmm." Ronald replied, nodding. "Anyway, are ya sure that it's a good idea to have the kid here when you're collecting? You wouldn't want your daughter seeing things that are so gruesome, would ya?"
"Relax, Ronnie. I told Will yesterday that I would need to handle less gruesome deaths today. I'm surprised he was so lenient, but he only said "You better get this collection right, idiot"." she explained, imitating the stoic supervisor. "Besides, it's not as if I can trust just any babysitter at the moment."
"That's understandable. Scared that a sitter wont understand how to deal with her?" Ronald inquired.
"Hmm… you could say that." Grell said, before hearing a tiny yawn from Mara. She looked down to see her blink her eyes and look at the bicolor haired reaper. That's when she remembered: her eye.
She realized too late however, as Ron drew his gaze to her crimson right eye, which every reaper knew from their sworn enemies: demons. Grell soon felt anxiety crash down on her, not knowing how Ronald would react to finding out that her child was half demon.
However, she saw that he was not hostile, and was actually smiling down at Mara.
"Well I guess this is a total eye opener, eh?" he joked. "I guess it's pretty obvious why hiring a random sitter wouldn't work out."
"Wait, aren't you bothered by the fact that she has the blood of a demon?" Grell asked. "I expected that you might see her as a monster or a freak."
"Come on, Grell. Is this the face of a monster?" Ronald asked. "Besides, I knew there weren't a lot of options on who the other parent was."
Then, Ronald asked a question that would change the mood completely.
"So, how'd that demon take it?"
Grell found herself staring downwards, immersed in the painful memory of Sebastian's disregard for her child.
"We...we had already said we had to distance ourselves unless it was important. So, when I showed him our child, and that we needed him to stay, he still thought we should stay apart." she said, her voice trembling.
"Oh." Ronald said, saddened to see his best friend so hurt.
"It's just… I don't understand. He said not to spend so much time together unless it's important, but he can look at his own daughter and not be phased. H-how can Sebastian think his family isn't important enough to try to cut ties with that demon brat? It's not like he had anything as a benefit for the contract anymore, so why did he… why did he…" her voice trailed off as a tear rolled down her face.
Ronald didn't know the answer, either, for he did not know the mindset of a demon, much less that butler one. But he did know that he couldn't bring himself to let his broken-hearted best friend raise her child alone.
"I don't know what that demon was thinking, but I do know that you don't have to deal with this alone." he said.
"Eh?" Grell was confused.
"Well, there's no doubt that you'll have to have someone else watch her eventually, so when you're stuck with overtime or somethin', I can look after her when you're not around. I can be someone you can fall back on, someone that you know you can trust with her. I can be like an uncle; Uncle Ron. Yeah, that fits." Ronald said with pride.
"We aren't even brother and sister, though." Grell remarked.
"If I didn't think of you as a sister, would I offer to be an honorary uncle to your kid?" Ronald said, grinning.
"Ronald…" she said, smiling and drying her tears. She was not expecting to have such a good reaction after how Sebastian took the news, and she was so glad to have a friend as good as Ronald.
"I'd hug you, but it could crush her." she said, gesturing to Mara. "I'm just protecting her, you know?"
"Y'know, most people talk about protection before they end up with a child."
"Ronald!"
They completed their collections and were scolded later by William for being distracted. Luckily, he didn't care enough to notice her child.
It was very lucky, indeed.
A/N: If you have any other extra ideas that you wanna see, drop them in a review! I hope you enjoyed!