Cat & Mouse Chapter III
The first thing Lavi's senses told him was that he was very comfortable. He felt encased in a cloud; warm, fuzzy, content and sleepy. However, when he opened his eyes, he was in a dimly lit room that smelled of stale cigarette smoke and alcohol. First impressions are rarely accurate. Lavi thought, looking around and feeling disappointed that he hadn't been on a cloud after all. The walls of the room were cluttered with pin-up posters, but aside from that, the room lacked in décor. Lavi was lying in a large, comfortable bed, which explained his cloudy thoughts earlier. On one side of the room, a red upholstered armchair sat flanked by two small side tables collecting dust. The dark interior of a barely lit walk-in closet loomed at him from the opposite wall. But it was the part of the room that lay to his right is what interested the young exorcist. There was a small balcony which let in a trickle of grey light and sitting in a plain, wooden chair beside it, Tyki Mikk.
"Ah. You're awake," the Noah said, smiling at Lavi and lighting a cigarette.
Lavi sat up and as the sheets fell away from his chest, he realized he was completely naked. "What the...?!" he scrambled to cover himself. A grizzly thought crept into his still bleary mind. He glared at the Noah. "You didn't..."
"No, Lavi, I didn't rape you in your sleep." He said in mild exasperation, as if explaining to Road for the thousandth time why she can't have candy before dinner. Not for the first time, a small pang of disappointment twisted Lavi's stomach before he beat it into submission. He sat there silently for a moment, his brain berating him for not saying anything. You've just woken up in a strange place to see your worst enemy sitting across the room from you. Don't just stare at him!!! "You seem disappointed about that. Would you like me to fix it?" Tyki made a move to stand up.
"NO!" Lavi said, inching further from the other man. "What did you do to me? Where am I? Where are my clothes? Why did you do whatever it was you did? How long have I been asleep?" Oh, so NOW you decide to act accordingly... all at once. Lavi's inner voice sneered.
"Geez, easy on the questions." Tyki said, leaning back and exhaling a cloud of smoke. "I think its fairly obvious that I kidnapped you. If I told you where you were, I would be in even more trouble with the Earl than I already am. Your clothes were filthy, they're in the wash. I thought we'd already got my motives cleared up last night at dinner. You've been asleep for..." Tyki paused to think "...about ten hours. Do you feel okay?"
"Uh... I think so. A bit of a headache, but other than that, I feel fine." Lavi said. Wait, fool!!!! Why are you casually chatting with a Noah!!!
"Good. I was beginning to think I'd hit you a bit too hard with that hammer." Tyki said.
"You hit me with my hammer?!"
"Not YOUR hammer, but A hammer...there was a lot of blood though..." Tyki said. "Breakfast is probably ready. You should get dressed."
"In what?" Lavi asked.
"You can wear something of mine." Tyki said dismissively, getting up and walking into the closet. He tossed Lavi some clothes and sat down again with a sigh.
Lavi pulled on a pair of Tyki's tight black pants. "I feel like a manwhore..." he said, missing his custom made uniform.
Road chose that moment to walk in the door. "Breakfast is ready. The Millennium Earl made pancakes." Her gold eyes drifted across the room till they came to a rest on Lavi. "Having fun playing with your new toy?" she asked Tyki, still looking at Lavi. "You really are hot," she said, her yellowy eyes penetrating Lavi's green one. "You know Allen Walker, right?" she asked.
Lavi nodded, putting on a shirt and eyeing the little girl in front of him with suspicion. "Who are you?" he asked.
"Road Kamelot," Tyki said, getting up and pushing her out the door. "My brother's adopted daughter. She's Noah's dreams and more than a bit annoying sometimes." He closed the door, then realized that he needed to be on the other side of it and opened it again. "Well come on." He said, looking at Lavi. The exorcist sat down firmly in the dusty armchair. Tyki sighed. "I said come on." Lavi glared at him. "As in NOW, Lavi."
The exorcist didn't budge. "I prefer to eat without feeling like I'M the main course," he said. "Besides, I'm not hungry."
Tyki shrugged. "It's breakfast. And most of them either aren't here or won't care." Lavi just stared at him. The Noah decided on a different approach. "If you don't get your ass out of that chair, I'll rip your heart out."
"No you won't." Lavi said, looking at the Noah blankly.
Tyki smiled. "Fine, have it your way." He said. With a flourish of his hand, Lavi's hammer appeared, seemingly out of nowhere. He twirled the small weapon in his finger's still smiling.
"Hey, gimme that." Lavi said, perking up a bit.
Tyki shook his head. "Not till you obey me."
"Fine. Keep it." Lavi leaned back. Tyki examined the hammer and began to slowly bend the handle. "Hey. Be careful with that." Lavi said. The Noah continued his bending till the small hammer threatened to snap. "OI! Give it here!"
"Come get it!" Tyki taunted, holding it over his head. Lavi lunged for the Noah, intending to tackle him, but passed right through him, almost face-first into the wall. Tyki grabbed Lavi's arm's, stabilizing him. "What's the matter? Am I to fast for you?" he said into the future Bookman's ear, laughing slightly.
'What the hell was that?" Lavi asked.
"Have you forgotten? I'm a Noah." Tyki released Lavi's arms and stepped back. "Ready to give up and eat yet? I'm starved." He smiled again, clearly enjoying this little game of keep-away. Lavi whirled around and dove for the hammer. Tyki held the hammer above the exorcist's head. Lavi jumped up, but Tyki was a good 3 inches taller than he was, so he came short. He kept reaching for it, and eventually backed Tyki up against the bed. He stretched his arm out, almost reaching it. Tyki, whose face was just inches from the redhead's, leaned forward and placed his lips against Lavi's.
Lavi was so surprised that he overbalanced and fell on top of Tyki. Any passersby would have undoubtedly screamed: 'Oh my God, Tyki's about to get raped by an exorcist!!!' Lavi hurriedly scrambled off the Noah, appalled. He wiped his lips furiously, shooting Tyki a venomous look. Tyki sat up and grinned. "Breakfast?" he said cheerily. Lavi knew that he'd been beaten and nodded.
"Don't worry about my family too much, okay? The only one you'll have to worry about is the Earl, but he's usually pretty genial till about 3 in the afternoon." Tyki stood up and walked through the door, with Lavi stalking after him dejectedly. The exorcist's conscience was mentally poking him: Lavi, you idiot. Bad idea. Really bad idea. He's a Noah. Don't follow him. Lavi knew it was right, but he couldn't pull himself out of Tyki's spell, so he kept walking. Had that one small kiss enchanted Lavi to the point where he had no control of his own actions? It was as if the second he'd laid eyes on this Noah, the man had turned him into a fish and hooked him. This probably meant Lavi was going to end up on a skillet, dead, but try as he might, every fiber of his being seemed drawn towards Tyki Mikk.
~*~I feel horrible about taking so long to write this!!! ^^' And I have no excuse whatsoever aside from stupidity and sheer laziness. Oh well. I plan to be a bit more motivated from here on...~*~
P.S.: For those of you who have read up to Chapter 187, I reeeeeally like Wisely and am thinking of adding him as a minor character...Should I?