TYKIII~! (Kiko12's fangirl screams in the background) Enjoy the TEASEing in the chapter, ahahaha, get it, Tease? No? Okay... Enjoy~!
The trip to the village was fairly silent since Kanda and Riya were trapped in their own little worlds which was so cute, the only incident was a thing called Lavi. "Neh, Miciah-chan, looks like Riya and Kanda are getting pretty comfortable. Why don't we do the same and maybe even take it a little farther if you know what I mean ", he said with a suggestive wink. Kanda and Riya turned around when Lavi released a shriek to see his hammer on the ground right next to his foot which was visibly throbbing. "Just keep walking ", I said casually as I passed them.
We arrived at the village within a few hours and encounter the two Finders sent ahead of us. I grimaced to see Kate and traded looks with Riya when Kate started winking at Kanda who just glared at her probably thinking something along the lines of Stop spazzing out with your eye before I cut it out with Mugen. I smirked at that thought before speaking up, "Okay, I suggest we break up into groups ". Kate immediately latched onto Kanda's arm like a leach, "I'll go with Kanda-kun ", she said and batted her eyelashes but I saw Kanda's hand twitch around Mugen. "Hmmm, no ", I said flatly before turning to Riya, "Why don't you go with Kanda ", I said and gave her a smirk while Kanda just sent me a thankful glare. Yes, it was a glare but if he isn't pulling out Mugen then it means I'm good. Kate pouted, "But why? ", she complained before glaring at Riya. At this I sent her one of my glares, "Why you ask, because you're reminding me of a leach and it's annoying", I said before physically prying her from Kanda's arm. "Lavi, your good to go with Chaoji, right? ", I asked and both nodded after seeing the little spectacle with Kate. "Great ", I said cheerfully before turning to Kate, "I won't have to drag you, will I? ", she just glared at me before shaking her head. "Great, well see you guys later ", I said casually before disappearing down an alleyway with Kate in tow.
"I can't believe I'm stuck with you when I could have been with Kanda ", she complained, she had been repeating the same sentence since we'd parted like an annoying parrot. I'm at the point where she may face a "regrettable accident" that will mortally wound her forcing us to leave her. We had been walking through the village and hadn't found anything suspicious or notable, "Miciah, we've been walking for hours and that slut is with my Kanda ", she whined before squealing when I had her neck pressed against the brick walls. My eyes burning holes into her terrified blue ones as her honey-gold hair fell messily in front of her face. "I think it's already clear that I don't like you and I think it's already clear that I like Riya so using the word slut and Riya in the same sentence is not a good idea in my presence. Also as a Finder don't you walk a lot so don't complain about walking for only 20 mins especially since you have not just recovered from a mission involving two Noah and Level 4 Akuma ", at this point I dropped her on the ground carelessly, "Also, Kanda doesn't like you, to him you're just another girl not worth his time so don't get your hopes up to high ". I turned around only to dodge the punch thrown at me, it was careless and weak so even if it had hit me it wouldn't have hurt. "What are you doing? ", I asked as I side-stepped to dodge another punch. "I'm trying to kill you ", I nodded, "I see so it's appropriate if I retaliate in kind ", I asked before letting my fist shoot out, throwing Kate into the building behind her. People began to surround us and as I approached Kate I raised my fist for the finishing touch before a golem, just like Komui's, flew in my face interrupting me. "What! ", I snapped before it spit out a message;
"All team members head to the Black Cat Inn, I repeat all members head to the Black Cat Inn "
Riya
"Tch, you're lucky this time ", I muttered before grabbing Kate by her collar and roughly lifting her back onto her feet. We followed the golem to the Black Cat Inn and I smirked when I spotted Riya wandering off with Kanda, "Little sneaks ", I muttered before my eyes widened as the image of Kanda disappeared in the place of Rhode Kamelot. "Oh no ", I said and Kate just snorted, "Oh no is right, she's with my Kanda ". "That's not Kanda that's a Noah ", I snapped and Kate's face paled when she turned to make a run for it I grabbed her arm. "Oh no you don't ", I said before grabbing the Golem, "Warn Lavi and Chaoji that the Noah are in the area and have Riya and Kanda ", before stealthy following Riya and Rhode and Kate was smart enough to know better than to make a big scene. I didn't activate my Innocence worried it would alert Rhode to our presence. We followed them to an abandoned warehouse and my nose scrunched up when Rhode kissed Riya to mess with her while she was still in Kanda's form before revealing her true appearance. We followed them into the warehouse and I had to restrain myself when Rhode threatened Riya by surrounding her with thousands of deadly shar candles waiting to stab her. We followed them deeper until Rhode revealed Kanda but then as the candles in the room brightened improving our sight my heart stopped when I saw Tyki Mikk, the 13th Noah of Pleasure.
My breathing became uneven at the sight of Tyki and I had to brace myself against the pillars, Kate gave me a strange look and mouthed Are you okay. I just gave her a wave but it's not everyday you run into your fiance whom you were previously hiding from. I gripped the wall as my anxiety and fear slowly changed into fierce anger. To see him sitting there and existing just annoyed me to end while also making heat rush to my face but no matter what people say I was not blushing. "It would seem we have some unwelcome guests ", Tyki's voice said evenly but it seemed to travel till it was whispering in my ear and I barely had enough time to activate my innocence before a hand shot forward and spread blood every where. Kate's were wide in confusion as Tyki's hand protruded through her chest before she dropped to the floor motionless. A small grimace past over all our faces but not much more than that. "Tyki? ", Rhode questioned and I prayed he wouldn't tell her to participate. "I've got it ", he said before lunging forward only to veer to the side when I slashed with my claws. "If I may, my lady, you wouldn't happen to be the same exorcist Jasdero fought would you? ", I frowned and blocked another strike, "and if I was? ", I countered, "Nothing, they were just very curious to know who is under the mask ". Tyki and I continued going back and forth almost like a dance, "Well I must say this is quite the dance, not even Allen Walker entertained me this much ". I cursed him silently for thinking what I thought before the familiar purple butterflies that Tyki employed appeared from his sleeves. I prepared myself to fight the Tease but instead of swarming around me like I suspected , instead the smaller golems to both my horror and Kanda's swirled around Riya just a breath away from her. "Here's the deal, you surrender your innocence and in return I won't kill your little friend ", he said as he played with one of the Tease the crawled around his hand. I hesitated for a moment before looking to see the obvious fear reflected in Riya's eyes even though she was trying to hide it and nodded, "F-Fine, just don't hurt her ", I said and my innocence quickly returned to the bracelets which I quickly slipped off and placed on the ground, "Kick them away ", he said and I did before Rhode trapped them in a transparent container. "Good ", Tyki said before I was trapped against a solid body which turned out to be Tyki with his hand holding my chin so I was facing Riya and the other was wrapped around my waist constricting one of my arms. "Now you get to watch your little friend die ", he whispered causing a shriek to release itself, "WHAT! But you said ", "I lied ", he cut me off before snapping his fingers. Time slowed before a deadly calm voice warned, "Don't touch her ", that I didn't even release was mine as Riya disappeared in the swarm of Tease. Kanda struggled violently against his restraints to the point where Rhode had to hold a candle to his neck and even then he was persistent as he yelled out, "RIYA! ". But when the swarm pulled away Riya was standing perfectly unharmed and we all watched in confusion as the swarm just passed through her as if she wasn't even there.