AN: Tyki's life was more than just playing noble and following the Earl's orders.
Disclaimer: D. Gray Man belongs to Katsura Hoshino, not myself.
Eeze leaned against the windowsill, watching the raindrops roll down the pane. He turned away from the glass to his companions, fighting off a series of coughs before he spoke, "Tyki hasn't been home for a long time. When will he be back?"
"I don't know Eeze, but I sure hope that he's better off than we are." Momo turned to look at the boy as he spoke.
"Yeah. We can't work with this downpour, and that means no pay." Crack grimaced as he fingered his diamond-backed playing cards.
The boy sighed and rested his chin on his fist, staring out the window and clutching the buttons that Tyki had given him, waiting for the companion who was like a brother to him, not knowing that Tyki Mikk would never return.
AN: Many thanks to Rika the Strange, pika318, and There Was A Silence for reviewing the last chapter.