Contemplating
"Allen!"
Road's eyes widened and shot towards the direction of the shout.
"Allen! Where are you?"
She heard a rustle of branches not to far from where she and Allen were standing. Too close for comfort. Road stared longingly into Allen's eyes. A look of remorse was clearly making its way to his features. Road broke away from Allen and took a step back, her door materialized behind her. Allen grasped her arm, trying to hold her gaze but at the sound of hurried footsteps she glanced away frantically. Roads eyes shifted from Allen to the woods and back to him again before she turned and rushed though the doors. She gave Allen one last glance before the doors shut between them. She was gone.
"There you all Allen! I got worried." Lenalee said. Allen spun around, clearly flustered.
"W-what id you come looking for me for?" he asked her sheepishly, rubbing the back o his head. Lenalee tilted her head to the side.
"Well, you were gone for an awfully long time…" she stated. "What exactly were you doing?" Allen felt his face heat up.
"Nothing1 I was just thinking is all!" Allen felt a nudge in his right pocket. He looked down just in time to avoid Lenalee's suspicious look. Allen stared at hid pocket for a second more before reaching into it to pull out its contents. Timcanpi sat snuggly in his hand, shifting groggily around until he fluttered up to land on Allen's head.
'Could Tim have…no, he was asleep, there's no way he could have saw Road and I…'
"Allen? Lets get back to camp, we should get some rest." Lenalee suggested. Allen nodded and gave her a reassuring smile, which sure enough did the trick to wipe away the worried look Lenalee had.
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Road entered her home hastily, her heart still pounding from adrenaline. Wait, why did she care if they got caught? Well Allen might have been upset but it would serve Lenalee right to see Allen and her together. Sooner or later Lenalee needed to discover the difference between what was hers, and what was Road's. And Allen was defiantly Road's. She would make sure of that. But it would take a lot more than a few sour thoughts about a girl who didn't matter to get road down today.
She pranced through the dining area just in time to see Tyki pass by with that stupid book in his hand. Then again, if it wasn't for him and that book, that oh so "sweet" moment with Allen (as skin would say) would have never happened. So road, being in the almost sickeningly good mood she was inn, jumped into Tyki's arms. She giggled at his expression, which was a mix between confusion and amusement.
"What was that for?" he questioned.
"No reason! I'm just happy!!" Road watched Tyki examine her mud encrusted shoes, which, before her 'journey' were spotless and shiny.
"Where exactly did you go?" Tyki asked again.
"Oh that's nothing Tyki I was just walking around." She covered.
"And this?" he said as he pulled a white hair off her black blouse. Road masked her shock before Tyki looked back at her.
"I was just messing with some older people." She shrugged.
"When will you learn to respect your elders?" Road laughed at his nonchalant attitude. She knew he didn't care who she killed as long as it wasn't one of his friends.
"We'll I was bored and they were in my way!" she said defiantly. She always was a good liar. Tyki shrugged his masculine shoulders indifferently before leaving Road to breathe a sigh of relief behind his back. She was off the hook.
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It's been three days since that day with Road. Did I really kiss her? I know she's the enemy, and a bit on the nefarious side but its like I couldn't help it. It almost felt like a dream…
"Oi! Moyshi, get your ass moving we're going on a mission." Kanda jeered as he passed Allen in one of headquarters many corridors. Allen hadn't noticed he stopped walking. But he pushed away his previous thoughts to focus on his upcoming mission. Kumoi was sipping away at what seemed to be coffee when they entered his office. Lenalee and Miranda were waiting patiently in front of is desk.
"Ah there you two are. You all have a mission in Mexico this time. Sinkholes have been re- occurring in various places in a remote town. Sometimes more than one at a time. We believe this may be the cause of innocence. You guys have to go check it out." Kumoi informed the group of exorcists.
"Why do we need four people? I can do this mission myself." Kanda
"Oh Kanda there you go again with your unnecessary comments." Kumoi sighed. Kanda set a fierce glare to Kumoi who looked unfazed by it as if it happened often. But non-the less, shooed them out of his office to do, as he said, 'work'.
"I've never been to Mexico! What about you Miranda?" Lenalee asked.
"I've never really been anywhere…" Miranda responded meekly as they made their way out of headquarters, their finder leading them on.
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Road was playing with one of her ragged dolls in the garden and thinking of Allen of course. But her thoughts were interrupted by a previous conversation with Tyki.
Flashback
"Road I've never seen you this happy for no reason" Tyki said suspiciously. "what are you thinking about?"
Road was tire of lying to Tyki but she was scared of the outcome if she told him about Allen. Its not like she didn't already know he was an exorcist.
"Road?"
"Hm?" she muttered dazed by her thoughts.
"You didn't answer my question." He reminded her.
"Oh…what?" Tyki sighed and repeated his question. Without thinking, Road blurted out Allen's name.
"You mean that exorcist?" he inquired. Road nodded sheepishly. "Road we've been through this haven't we? 'Nothing will come out of a love between an exorcist and a Noah.'" He lectured. Road mouthed along with him. She's heard that line to many times before, and not only from Tyki and Lulubell. It seemed like everyone was on her back.
"I know you've told me that a million times. I get it!" she snapped moodily. Tyki shrugged and walked away. He never made much of a lecturer. He was much to laid back.
'Your wrong Tyki' she thought to herself. 'Something will come out of this love…I hope.'
Flashback End
Road scowled to her self. "Stupid Tyki…" she mumbled to her self. She ceased her playing when she heard someone's footsteps gradually get louder until they stopped completely. A long shadow passed over Road's small body, shielding her from the suns warm rays. At the head of the shadow there seemed to be an outline of a top hat. Road smiled.
"Tyki." She greeted politely ignoring her bitter thoughts from earlier. She could never really stay mad at him for anything. Road loved her family as much as she loved Allen.
"Road, its time to go after some innocence." He stated.
"Really? Where are we going his time?"
"Mexico."
"Sounds like fun." Road chuckled darkly.