Hello everyone, your writer is back again and this time with a new chapter story. Yes, another new one instead of completing the others that are still left open, haw haw… oh well. Here is another story which got inspired by a video by sedef001 which I suggest that you all check out. Enjoy! I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT YOUR SOUL.

Clowns

Part One: We're No Angels

There was a click and soon a puff of smoke filled the hot room and bounced off the steam covered windows. Tyki leaned back against the lightly damp pillows and took in another drag. Another perfect finish after some morning loving. "Well," he said as he stroked a bit of his sweaty hair back, "I think we started our morning off right. Don't you think so?" he then turned to the Noah of Lust and shot her a sly look.

Lulubell looked over to him as she brushed her messy hair; no words came out of her mouth but just a simple tilt of her head. Finally after giving a sigh she then gave him an 'if you say so' look.

No bit of emotion shown on her face, well… at least not any other time than sex. Tyki grinned and then laughed to her cold answer. He took another deep drag and then began to search for his clothes around the bed. Books, a table lamp and sheets were all over the floor, he gave a sigh and stream of smoke was exhaled from his mouth as he did so. They had sure made quite a mess of the place, and he hated cleaning up. Even though this was his own room. He slid off the bed and pulled up the sheets and found his boxers and his undone bow tie. Hands felt through the cools fabrics in search of his familiar materials until they had finally found them.

Lulubell watched him. The satin blanket was clenched in her tight fist and she held it over her naked body. Her hair was not tied yet and time was being wasted. Soon the Earl would be calling and then she would be late. "Could you hurry it up already?" she asked him impatiently, "I would like to search for my own clothes in private."

"You do know this is my room," Tyki reminded as the cigarette was clenched between his teeth. But then he smiled as he got up, his body unclothed and exposed before her.

She turned her head and put a hand to the side of her face, a tinge of light red appeared on her cheeks. "Please cover yourself, that is indecent exposure." A hint of shyness was in that voice.

Tyki grinned as he took another drag and exhaled the smoke. "Is that so?" he asked with a sly grin. And soon with a swift motion, had grabbed the blanket and yanked it out of her grip and bed, exposing her own body as well. He gave a chuckled as she quickly took the pillows and began to cover herself.

"Tyki!" she hissed finally with impatience, "Why do you always have to be so childish? Hurry up and put on your clothes already!"

"Alright, alright," he sighed finally as he began to dress himself. As he had finished up his dress pants, he then bent down and picked up her own clothes and tossed them to her. Along with the blanket. He continued to puff on his cigarette as he dressed; he watched Lulubell, as she shyly and quietly slipped on her undergarments. All concealed under the pillows as she did so. He was just about finished, all that remained was his bow tie, which he had a bit of difficulty doing. Looking into the small mirror that hung on the wall, the Noah of Pleasure carefully looked over each step of his own to ensure that he had tied it correctly and looked not too crooked.

Lulubell watched with silence as Tyki finished up his tie, but gave a small groan of disappointment to it and undid it. Slipping on her white blouse and buttoning it up, she then walked over to him. "Allow me," she offered as her gentle hands reached over to him.

"Be my guest," he replied with a smile as she began to do the bow for him.

"I always am," she informed him, her eyes meeting up with his. And without the two of them saying anything more, a kiss was then made. She felt his arms soon reach and circle around her tiny waist, "Not now," she said between the kiss, " I have my pants to put on there is my jacket."

"Those can wait," Tyki spoke as his hands began to slide downwards to her bottom. "We still have plenty of time before breakfast."

All this weeping in the air, who can tell where it will fall? Through floating forests in the air; 'Cross the rolling open sea…

"Tyki! You're late!" Rhode greeted with a giggle in her voice as she stopped scribbling in her notebook.

"Yo, Rhode," Tyki greeted back as he took his seat and sat down. He looked around for a moment and noticed that the Earl had not made his own entry just yet. "Huh? Where is the Earl?"

"Oh, him?" Debitto asked as his mouth was still stuffed with bread and fruit, "He's giving Lulubell a time out for being late."

"The Earl was all mad!" Jasdero cackled in between his bites, "He was all furious with wondering why she is always late every morning!"

Furious? The Millennium Earl? Impossible! For the Millennium Earl to be upset with Lulubell was highly unlikely, for she was the only Noah within the family that did not complain to whatever he had assigned or asked and tirelessly did whatever he had given her. Not once she had ever protested if the job was too difficult or not. But keeping a straight face, Tyki forced himself to shrug it off and pick up his fork and give a careless tone. "Oh well," he began, "I'm sure the Earl won't give her anything hard. After all, she is practically his little pet." He soon stopped himself as he thought of the Earl. 'His pet? Don't make me laugh!' The thoughts of Earl ever owning her would never happen. Lulubell held the highest respect for Earl than anyone else in the family, and nothing more. She could never and would not ever love him. Despite the cold glares and acts she had given to him, Tyki Mikk, inside he knew it was all an act. After all, Lulubell was a prideful woman.

Finally he was pulled out of his thoughts as the Earl had made his way to the breakfast table, "Ah! Greetings, my Noah children!"

"Good morning, Earl!" They had all replied to him and watched as he had taken his seat.

"Ah, Tyki! You, too, had woken up quite late this morning, didn't you?" the Earl asked as he picked up his spoon and scooped at his soft boiled egg.

"My apologies, Earl," Tyki replied automatically, "It will not happen again."

"You've been late for quite some time now," Debitto added in, "if it's not breakfast, it's lunch. And if it's not that, it's tea. And not that, then it's something else."

"I have an agenda that at least keeps me busy," Tyki shot tactfully and grinned as he watched a scowl appear on Debitto's face.

"Tyki..." the Earl began as he sniffed the air, "are you wearing cologne?"

"Ah, that I am Earl," Tyki answered. "You see, I bought a bottle the other day and decided to try it out."

"It stinks, Lero!" Lero coughed out, "Tyki sama is wearing too much of it, Lero!"

"Lero is right," Rhode added in as she waved a hand in front of her face to clear up her nose, "Earl! Make him take a shower!"

"Tyki, please bathe after breakfast."

"I will Earl," Tyki said, "but if you don't mind, could you tell me what our job is now?"

"Forget telling him now," JasDebi wailed together as they pinched their noses shut, "Tyki, you stink! Take a bath now!"

"I am afraid I have lost my will to eat," the Earl added along.

"You all cannot be serious…" Tyki sighed out as he soon got up and left the room.

Finally after what seemed like a few minutes of waiting, the Noah soon welcomed Tyki back into the breakfast room. Rhode looked at him and then gave a giggle, "That wasn't so hard, was it?"

"So, now can we get this over with?" Tyki sighed out as he ignored the remark and sat in his seat.

"What is the job?" Skin asked.

"It appears that the Exorcists have now grown quite a bit," the Earl began as he folded his hands together, "they seem to have collected something called the 'Divine Comedy of Dante'. It was written by Dante Alighieri ."

"So what's so special about a play right?" Debitto asked as he leaned back in his seat and placed his feet on the table. "Do you want to read it, Earl?"

"Something to make you laugh?" Jasdero added in.

"It's a poem, you see." The Earl informed, "One of the earliest poems written about heaven, hell and the afterlife. That piece of poetry you see, contains clues also about the Heart of all Innocence. With it, not only will it be able to locate and attract other Innocence, but also revive them. Even though it is a legend, the 'Divine Comedy' is said to also revive human life and could be used as an anti Akuma weapon."

"You mean-?" the twins gasped.

"They might try and use it against us," the Earl finished.

There was a bit of silence at the table after those words were spoken. Finally breaking the silence, Tyki then asked, "And where do we come in, in all this?"

"I have already dispatched Lulubell to Rome. They have found a piece of the poem there but haven't found the entire poem it. Her job is to stop retrieve the rest of the pieces that are scattered in Paris, Barcelona and Vienna." The Earl then took a sip of his tea, "You all are going to stop the Exorcists from traveling over there. Tyki, Rhode; you two are going to Belgium and stop the Exorcists there. JasDebi, you both are going to Germany. And Skin, you will be in Greece, a rumor has it that a piece of the poem is there."

Tyki stared into his tea. His thoughts soon circulated on how long it would be until he would see Lulubell again. Sure, he was going to be with Rhode, that was a major plus. But all inside, he knew that he just wanted to finish this job quickly and be done with it all. Finally giving a large sigh and raising himself up he then spoke. "Alright, Earl, you can count on us."

With a wave of his hand, soon the Noah had left the tables and the room. Tyki walked silently through the halls as he thought of their journey. It would take them two days to get to Belgium and stay there for how long and rid of how many Exorcists. All of them in search for some ancient poem.

Rhode watched as Tyki walked and stared in what seemed like a trance to her. He had been silent since they had left the room and she could only wonder what was on her uncle's mind. "Tyki," she began, "don't worry. I'm sure you will have lots of fun there." She then gave him a smile.

Tyki looked down over to his niece and smiled in return. If only she knew that it wasn't boredom that was bothering him, but thank god she didn't know what exactly was on his mind. Finally, he soon caught sight of Lulubell at the end of the hall. "Lulubell!" he called to her, "Lulubell!"

Rhode watched as her uncle soon began to jog up to her distant relative. Curiosity and puzzlement circled in her mind and she soon began to realize that other than the Earl, Tyki was the only one that spoke to her.

"Tyki has sure gotten close to Lulubell sama, Lero." Lero piped up as he floated alongside her.

"It seems really nice, but I wonder why," Rhode questioned as she watched her uncle and the woman speak.

"It must be since he saved her as she was about to taken by Cross, Lero."

Rhode watched as finally Lulubell left and soon began to walk towards him, she was still curious to wonder why it was only that incident that had brought them much more closer to each other. Maybe it was a life saving thing, to owe your life to someone after saving your own. Either way, it didn't matter. They were family, but was there something more to this relationship? She didn't know.

"Alright, Rhode," Tyki began as he lit a cigarette and opened the door for them, "let's go and get this over with."

My fingers are cramping up... Oh well. I do intend on continuing and finishing this one up. What do you think? R&R! I'm out!