It was a grey afternoon as the clouds loomed over the sky, threatening to rain. Tyki took one last glance at the sky before returning to his walk in his human form. Tyki was holding onto Eez's hand to prevent him from getting lost in the crowd, while he tucked in other hand deep into his pocket, leaving only the thumb hanging on the edge of the pocket.
They halted at the entrance of an exquisite looking bookshop with its glass entrance of the café's door framed with dark maple wood.
"Stay here and don't wonder around Eez. I will make it quick, alright?" He patted Eez's head gently. Eez replied with a nod of his head.
He reluctantly removed his hand from Eez and reached out for the golden knob of the door. With that, he entered the shop leaving Eez outside waiting for Tyki to finish his errand. As Tyki closed the door behind him, he turned into his Noah, sashayed his way to the counter and greeted the old man behind the counter who was busy with his paperwork.
"Excuse me old man, do you have any new titles written by Selva Lestrange?"
"Her books will arrive shortly. In the meantime, you might want to browse through other titles. Any tea for you while waiting, sir? We have English Breakfast for today." The old man looked up from his glasses and pushed it up before replying Tyki.
"What a pity. I guess I will stop by another time then old man, I have an important guest waiting for me outside." Tyki turned his back and walked away from the counter. As the old man was focusing back on his paperwork, he took the opportunity to turn back to his human form before exiting out from the bookshop. He turned to the side of the bookshop where Eez was supposed to be there waiting for him but there was no skin nor hide of Eez.
Tyki began to panic and asked if anybody had seen a boy with blonde hair. He reached to the pier and saw a woman donned in a black dress which reached to her knees, accompanied by a black overcoat and a red scarf wrapped nicely around her neck. Her wine coloured hair swayed in the breeze before she tucked the hair behind her ear. Her look was completed by a silver framed, rectangular glasses which giving off a studious look. The lady was walking down a flight of stairs while reading a book off. Tyki decided to approach her and ran towards her direction. It was quite a distance before he stopped in front of her, panting.
Tyki bent down and used his knees as support as he was catching his breath.
"Are you alright, sir? You looked pale." Questioned the lady as she noticed a figure panting in front of her and immediately put away her book in her pocket.
"I am looking for a boy with this height with blonde hair. Have you seen him around?" Tyki managed to caught up with his breath and stood upright to respond to the question.
"No, I have not seen any boy according to your description. I have time to help you out. Do you mind?"
Tyki was delighted that someone was willing to help him out in his search for Eez, let alone the fact that he minded another helping hand.
"I don't mind at all! It's nice to have such a fine lady willing to help me out." Tyki was so excited that he couldn't contain himself, he reached out, took both hands of the lady and shook them hard.
"Well, I can't ignore a helpless person with such a concerned look painted on their face." The lady forced a smile on her face, feeling uncomfortable with Tyki's sudden gesture.
"It's hard to find such pleasant young-" Tyki's was immediately cut off by the sight of a Finder, who was approaching towards their direction. His grip on the lady's hands were both loosened.
"Miss Mar-" The lady threw a book directly at the Finder and hit his head.
"Bull's Eye." Thought Tyki. He was taken aback at the fact that she was an Exorcist and she was not wearing the uniform or the crest: which both are important symbols to show that you are a clergyman from the Black Order. Many questions were running through Tyki's mind but decided to put them aside as his priority was on finding Eez.
The Finder stood up and whispered to the lady's ear, an annoyed look formed on her face. She nodded her head and told the Finder to book a hotel for them to rest and that she would rejoin with the Finder once the business was finished; which was finding Eez. The Finder nodded and gave Tyki a quick glance and left both Tyki and the lady alone.
"Sorry, my assistant is a bit like my dad." The lady turned her attention back to Tyki with an apologetic smile.
"Nah, that's fine! Shall we start looking for Eez before the sky turns dark?" Tyki pointed at the sky. The lady followed Tyki's finger and noticed the sun sank lower in the clouds.
"Ah, you're right! Let's get started! Which area have you not cover?"
"Well, I have yet to cover the central square, pavilion and the cargo area."
A/N: YAS! This is my first fanfic and it's really short(I know). I'm currently looking for a beta reader! If you're interest gimme a heads up and I will get back to you ASAP. Despite my busy schedule of work, voluntary work and personal hobbies, I will try my best to keep this update on a monthly base. Remember to comment below your suggestions if you have any. (:
And special thanks to ~vlefayne for dealing with my horrendous grammar and spelling mistakes! Do visit her page and read her creations!