Chapter 2: Cross's Petty Fail

~Tyki Mikk's POV~

"Lulubell-sama! Lulubell-sama!"

Oh, no... [At that, I swear I heard the Earl exclaiming 'Oh, yes!', but I think it was just my imagination] That's Mimi, Lulu's annoying assistant. First of all, I hate her nasal voice. Secondly, she's annoying. I'm wondering how Lulu survived with her as an assistant. Really... Ugh. But I guess we should've listened what she had to say... Ugh, what am I talking about. That was none of my business anyway and the Earl seemed to have important dealing with me. And with Jasdebi, of course... While Jasdero had been quiet, Debitto apathetically told me that this job is very boring and sucks [which, in my opinion, doesn't have any importance because it's obvious, but whateva, I agree with him.]

"Lulubell-sama, the guy at the cell number 729 escaped!"

729 you say, huh?

"That's not Cross's cell?" I randomly asked Debitto, who rolled his eyes but didn't seem affected at all, not even nervous or agitated that he and Jasdero were responsible of Cross... The same diktat applied in the case of his brother. As the Earl was keeping dragging us, I saw Lulubell and Road running to... I dunno, I think they were going to find Cross. Whatever.

By the way, Sweet Tooth was there, too, so I boredously asked:

"Sennen ko, are we going to help them catch the escaped prisoner?"

"Oh, no, no, my dear Tyki, we're going to do something different now... I'm sure Lulu will manage to catch that insolent person who dared to alarm everyone in my lovely penitentiary..." he replied, sweetness still present in his voice.

Bitterness covered the atmosphere. Those being established, seemed like we were going to remain with the Earl for a while. I smirked while puffing my cigarette. Good luck, Lulu. And take care at Cross.

"By the way, Tyki, isn't smoking forbidden here?" all of suddenly Debitto asked me. I shrugged indifferently but didn't look at him, just unresponsively continued puffing.

~Normal POV~

"Oh, so you had been accused for incest?" Allen asked Krory, a definite sorry look settled on his cute face. Really, Krory never thought Allen Walker can be sorry for someone. Krory vowed he'll punish those who accused him unfairly. 3007. He hates those cruel people who forced him take a new name, a new identity, based around this simple, meaningless number: K3007.

Everyone here had been accused unfairly. Lenalee and Komui had been made responsible for money laundering, but that wasn't true at all. Miranda had been accused for abandoning her newborn baby, but she never had been pregnant. While Lavi and the Bookman had been accused for drug dealing, Allen Walker had been wrongly blamed for killing his adoptive father, Mana Walker.

They shared all these thoughts and Lenalee explained Allen that there are a couple of locked people they know in this building: Kanda Yu and... Cross Marian.

~Meanwhile~

F*ck, Cross thought. Someone must make these conducts bigger, really. Not everyone has buttocks like mine. That's definitely discrimination. Good-looking people aren't' allowed to evade?

Even so, Cross slowly made his way, crawling through the narrow conduct he somehow managed to get in, his half-lit cigarette hanging at the edge of his mouth, still dispersing bitter smoke around.

There must be a way to escape... God... I need some wine, really. Not wine, but alcohol. And a woman... A Spanish or an Indian one... Or a brun-

Cross's thoughts had been shaken by a dim light he saw at the end of the tunnel; it wasn't coming to him, but he could creep towards it so he could reach it. "That's it! Finally... I'm coming..."

~Tyki's POV~

Boredom again. The Earl wasn't planning anything cruel with us – he just let me and Jasdebi in a messy office to consume our boredom, which kinda sucked. Ah, damn. There was a cool guy trying to break the prison and I was smoking in an office, monotonously staring at Debitto. Of course, the Earl locked us there. And let's say that I should have not smoked again because I was trying to quit. Sort of.

So, determined by my inoperative desire of quitting smoking, I placed my cigarette in the ashtray and stood up. With lazy and heavy steps, I somehow handled the situation and walked towards the bookshelves, from where I chose a random book. I analyzed the reddish brown covers after reading the title. Life never fails to surprise and... drily amuse me. From the multitude of books, I had the luck to pick the one entitled: "The Journal of a Seattle's Bachelor'.

I absolutely had NO idea what a book like that was doing in an office. Really. But, fake smirking to myself, I went back at my place and opened it with indifference. By the way, I took back my cigarette and started smoking again, not caring at all about my plan on quitting smoking. I began reading the first page, burying my cheek into my palm and placing my elbow on the desk.

"Oh, Tyki, what book is that?" Debitto asked me curiously. I vaguely shrugged with no words, my eyes' attention still focused on the lines of the book.

~Normal POV~

"Okay, here we go..." Cross sighed while staring at the 5 meters high fence of the prison. But he didn't anticipate one thing: when he tried to touch the fence to climb it up, he felt electrocuted and immediately detached his finger from there. F*ck. He didn't know that. Plus, for trying to evade, prisoners get one year and one day added to their sentence.

Really, his dreams for a hot Indian woman and for a glass of Romance-Conti were just some dreams for now. Some far dreams... Now he'll spend one more year in this piece of sh*t called prison. F*ck.

The next second, he was encircled by many policemen with dogs. Cross never liked dogs, really.

"Here's your bed, above mine." Lenalee amiably explained while pointing at Allen's new sleep place. In the room there were three bunk beds, positioned in one line. Allen had to sleep on the upper bed, and Lenalee's bed was below his. Allen counted again: three bunks beds... which means six beds, but they are seven.

"Oh, that's because Lavi and Bookman share a bed, hehe..." Lenalee enlightened Allen while scratching the back of her head.

~Tyki's POV~

I turned the page of my book while Debitto was exploring the room. Surprisingly, he found some chocolate bars. Yeah, I also couldn't believe when I realized that it was Sweet Tooth's office. So, Debitto started to crunch one of the chocolate bars and also handed one to Jasdero, who cautiously smelled it, and, after he convinced himself that the bar was edible, he started to wolf as well. That sound annoyed me a little, but soon I discovered myself eating, too. I've never been a fan of sugary things and candies, but those tasted really sweet. I'm wondering how Sweet Tooth can eat them. They were damn excessively sweet.

While eating down Sweet Tooth's provisions, I comprehended that the book wasn't the best in this world, but neither the worst; even if maybe it was inclined to the worst book in this world... Ew, despite the fact that it was rather stupid than bad, I continued reading it because it had some nice descriptions of the landscape of Seattle and, of course, because I had nothing better to do at that moment.

Just then, my gaze somehow accidentally shifted on the window of the door, which was revealing the hall. Yeah, I saw Lulu, Road and some policemen [including Mimi] passing by, with Cross walking before them, his hands locked in handcuffs and his shoulders and body tightly grasped by the lawmen surrounding him. Hm, so his effort to leave the penitentiary had been in vain.

Plus, fugitives' sentences are extended with one year and one day, but who knows, maybe Cross's gonna take a little more. That would be fun, really. I think I started to like this guy... Heh. Lulu didn't see us, even if maybe I wished so.

And so, that resulted Sweet Tooth to be our last savior.

But maybe it wasn't that bad to be locked in Sweet Tooth's office. I actually started to enjoy the stay there. Moreover, the book began to get interesting.

"Aaaah, stop eating Skinn's sweets, Lero! He's gonna get really mad, Lero!"

Oh, that's Lero, Earl's golem Road likes playing with? What the heck is he doing here?

"Tyki, stop eating Skinn's sweets, Leroo!" Lero continued to scream nervously, but no one even looked to him. Okay, what the heck is Lero's problem with us eating Sweet Tooth's sweets? At least they tasted good. Anyway, I continued reading with indifference. Um... There really should be a way to escape from here... Maybe if I...

"Um... Lero." I started coaxing him, even if I was still centered on the lines of the book, "I can give you chocolate if you tell the Earl to unlock me."

"Oh, no kiddin', Tyki, I don't eat, Lero!" he replied. Oh, sh*t. I forgot that he doesn't eat...

The door abruptly opened to see Road entering. Her expression was a bored and sulky one; she walked forward and sat down on a chair next to the bookshelves. I and Jasdebi didn't talk to her, but Lero immediately started to call 'Road-sama, Road-sama!', as always.

"Oh, Tyki, those aren't Skinn's chocolate bars?" she suddenly asked. I nodded my head with a bitter and low 'yes' as I passed her one; however, I still remained half-attentive at the book. Road started to eat as well while playing with Lero.

After some moments, Road stood up and took three chocolate bars from the desk. "I'll give Allen some of them... God... The food at the penitentiary is awful." she announced.

"Up to your decision." I told her blankly while taking a bite of the chocolate bar. She can offer help to a prisoner if she wants... None of my business.

And so, Road left the room.

~Normal POV~

Road bounced up and down on the halls of the penitentiary, in which there were at least two policemen carefully patrolling. Road hid the bars somewhere in her pocket and kept the keys in her hand, so those loyal lawmen didn't suspect anything. She was crossing those halls where the cells were barred, unlike those where prisoners were incarcerated. So, the prisoners were watching her more viciously than before.

Finally, when she arrived at Allen's cell, she unlocked it and entered. She hugely grinned at seeing Allen, ran to him and hugged him. "Alleen!"

Which, of course, made the others' eyes go wide, but Road didn't care. "Did those policemen treat you badly, Allen?" Road asked lovingly while stroking Allen's hair. Allen, who was confused at hell, didn't dare to say anything. "You like chocolate, Allen?"

Allen swore his heart started to beat madly at hearing the word 'chocolate'. The food at the prison was awful, he had to admit. Plus, he used to be hungry all the time because they never give him enough food. "Oh, seems like you're hungry! Perfect!"

And she gave him Skinn's chocolate bars. Allen's heart almost exploded inside his chest as he was eating. Oh, damn, he hadn't eaten chocolate in years. Road smiled while gently stroking Allen's hair.

O...kay... I didn't know Allen has a relationship with Road Kamelot. I mean, he's a prisoner and she's one of the lawmen [lawwomen, but whatever...]. Aren't these kinds of relationships forbidden? Ugh, ugh..., Lenalee thought.

Oh, damn... What the heck did this guy do to her? I mean, you saw her? She's mad about him and she brought him chocolate! Ah, I'm so jealous! He eats chocolate and also has a chick with him. Damn this Allen!, Lavi reflected sulkily.

So... Allen Walker and Road Kamelot? Ah, love is so beautiful... She bought him chocolate... Who cares that this kind of relationship is not allowed? At least they love each other... Eliade... [I think you've already guessed whose thoughts these are]

Should I tell Lulubell about this? I mean, if she'll discover about this, she'll probably punish us because we didn't tell her... Ugh... But Allen is now one of us, right? Ah... What should I do now?, Miranda wondered herself, her index finger brushing on her chin.

Oh... You mean my Lenalee can someday act like this girl? Oh, no... I have to kill every man who can steal Lenalee's heart like Allen Walker did with Road Kamelot. Ugh, but now I'm locked-up in here and can't use Komlin...

A/N: Eh, another chappie is done! Firstly: Thank you soo much guys for the reviews! :D

XD Sorry, I know, too much of Tyki in this story... You know, I just like to write in Tyki's POV. More than this, is easier for me to write in 1st person and I think it turns out better than writing in normal POV. Plus, it turns out better in Tyki's POV than in anyone else's POV. At least that's what I think. I don't know why... So, probably the most fragments written in 1st person will be in Tyki's POV.

Oh, BTW, thanks Aika-tan for reminding me, lol. I wanted to mention that Kanda is sort of an exception at his number, because it sounds better with Y than with K, and because Krory's number also starts with K, so, by using Y for Kanda, I wanted to avoid confusion. That's because, when I write in Tyki's POV or when Lulubell is talking about prisoners, it is possible to use those numbers instead their names.

I guess I should've told this somewhere in Tyki's POV, but now is kind of too late, heh, so I mentioned it here. [Even if maybe it sounded better with K, who knows...]

P.S.: You really read this long A/N? *passes cookies if you read this line*