N/A: I set this fic after chapter 174, on the extra, when Allen and Tim showed to Link the record of Timothy crying with his body.
Beta-reader: Kura-chan, who is a super-pro. Thanks for all your help, darling. I'd wouldn't do it without you.
Disclaimer: D. Gray-man belongs to Katsura Hoshino and there's nothing I can say about it. It'd would be fail if this awesome manga were mine.
Payment
By: Yin Riench
"Is this your true face, Walker?"
Howard was not sure of what kind of face he was making at that moment, but he expected that it did not reflect all the incredulity and the indignation that he was feeling. What he was sure of, was that he was dying of embarrassment and he that he would never let anyone see the pictures that Timcampy had taken, even if he had to pay the price.
The difficult part was to know how much he would have to pay.
The undecipherable smile of Walker assures him that it will not be cheap and, due to the numbers that appear on the bills that the boy was keeping, Howard doubted that he had enough money to buy his silence. He sighed and pinched his nose bridge in a attempt to recover control over himself.
Walker hadn't answered his question yet, he just stood there, in front of him, with his undecipherable smile -which could from far away be confused with a gentle gesture.
He removed his hand from his face.
"My income is limited."
And eventually, his mask of politeness broke apart, parting his lips in a twisted grin. Illuminating his eyes with the light of one who knows the game as won.
This is the game in which Walker is the dominant player.
Thank you for reading~.