"So, what's been going on since you've left? Learn anything exciting yet?" Neah couldn't stop himself from questioning. He was Allen's rather overbearing uncle for a reason after all. Allen nervously chuckled, looking back to his friends for help. Lenalee and Lavi shrugged, while Kanda said nothing. Allen sighed, before turning back to his uncle.
"Well, I'm currently relearning the fundamentals of the piano to sharpen my skill, but that's about it so far." Allen lied, inwardly wincing about lying to his uncle. He didn't want to, but he didn't have a choice. Neah nodded in understanding.
"Yes, that makes sense. You always want to remember the basics of music and the piano." The older male mumbled, standing up from his seat. "What brings you home?" Neah asked, looking over at Allen and his friends as he poured some cup of water. "Not that I mind of course." Tim meowed as he entered the room, hopping into Allen's lap. The halfbreed smiled brightly at the sight of his buddy.
"Tim!" He cried happily, hugging the cat. Lenalee smiled softly at the sight. She looked over at Neah.
"Let's just say it's to help his music." She answered softly, making the male nod.
"Well, the place may be small, but you four are welcome to stay here as long as you'd like." Neah offered with a charming smile.
"Thank you Mr. Walker, we appreciate it a lot!" Lavi exclaimed, grinning. Neah dismissed his formality with a wave of his hand.
"No need with such formalities Lavi. Just Neah is fine." Lavi nodded in response. "Water, anyone?" Allen missed his uncle, even if he had only been gone for a month.
After catching up with Neah for a bit longer, the four went to Allen's room, and sat, discussing their plans. Lenalee and Allen sat on the bed, while Lavi and Kanda sat on the floor. Tim was purring in content as Allen ran his hand through his fur. "You don't think Komui would be mad if I brought Tim back, right?" Allen questioned, not exactly wanting to separate from his friend again. Lenalee shrugged.
"I don't think he would." She commented. Allen nodded with a small grin as he looked down at the animal happily.
"Alright, so what's our plan?" Lavi questioned, looking at the group. "We don't have much info on this guy. All we have is the file Komui gave us." Kanda flipped his copy open, cobalt eyes darting across the pages as he skimmed the information Central had given them. Lenalee and Allen did the same.
"The last missing person report was filed a few days ago. The victim was a mother in her late twenties. Her name was Anita, and she had a son." Lenalee read, looking at the picture of the woman on the page.
"Before that was a supernatural named Marc. Says here he was a father in a church, and he was married to a woman named Claire." Lavi said, frowning.
"It seems like only the Black Order has the reports on the supernaturals, while the police have the normal ones." Allen explained, sighing. "Besides victims, do we have any other information from Central?" He questioned.
"Che, we don't. Dumbass good for nothing CROW's. All they want to do is be Lvellie's damn lapdog." Kanda grumbled, crossing his arms. Allen gave him a confused look.
"CROW's are a special unit of people who are sorta like what exorcists used to be. Except, they don't have the authority to kill supernaturals. They also don't use specialized weapons like exorcists. They're trained mostly with talismans. They also report directly to Lvellie." Lavi elaborated, making Allen nod.
"They should be the ones gathering information, not us. Makes our job more fucking difficult than it has to be." Kanda cursed. Allen frowned.
"But what if they couldn't?" Everyone in the room looked at Allen in confusion. "This isn't like your previous job, where you were dealing with murders. These are kidnappings, meaning we have no idea where, how or who did it. We don't even know where to start, and neither did the CROW's probably." Allen suggested.
"Especially if we've got a supernatural kidnapper on our hands." Lavi added, sighing. Lenalee and Allen frowned. Kanda clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"So what do we do?" Lenalee questioned, looking at Lavi. The werewolf hummed, putting a hand on his chin.
"We should check places in town that look the most likely for a kidnapping to take place." The male suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement, standing up. "Hey Allen, you still know this place like the back of your hand, right?" Lavi questioned. Allen nodded with a confident grin.
"Of course I do. I could never forget it." He answered. Lavi gave a grin of his own.
"Great. Then let's start checking any alleyways you can think of."
"Checking alleyways for what?" The four stiffened as Neah entered through the doorway. The male had a confused look on his face as he looked at the four. "You aren't dragging Allen into any shady business, are you?" He asked. Allen sweat dropped.
"Che, no, we aren't." Kanda grumbled. Neah looked at him.
"Hey! Aren't you the one who took Allen on a date?!" He exclaimed, frowning. "I knew you were bad when I first saw you! First you drag my sweet baby nephew away before he can say goodbye to his wonderful uncle, and now you're using his love for you to make him do horrible things!" Allen face palmed, while Lenalee patted his back, knowing exactly how he felt. Kanda scoffed.
"I'm not making him do anything." He grumbled. The four watched as the older male continued to rant and over-exaggerate, reminding them of a certain eccentric chief. Allen motioned towards the four of them and then pointed to the door. They nodded, and began walking towards it when Neah was turned around. Lavi let out a sigh of relief once they were out of the apartment.
"Man, Moyashi-chan, your uncle could be the spitting image of Komui went he wants to be..." The werewolf shuddered, making Allen and Lenalee nod in agreement.
"I'll have to apologize to him for leaving like that later." Allen stated. He looked over at Kanda, pouting. "And you're helping, Bakanda!" Kanda frowned.
"No way in hell, Moyashi. I did nothing wrong." He grumbled. Allen looked at him, angrily. Kanda ignored him, choosing to walk next to Lenalee. Allen felt a small pang of betrayal, but didn't say anything. Instead, he went quiet, simply leading them to the alleyways. Lenalee looked at Kanda in confusion. Normally, he didn't treat Allen like that. Maybe they had a fight? No, that couldn't be it. If they had, Allen would've looked hurt and he would've been acting different. Shaking her head, she refocused on the task at hand;
Finding evidence to lead them to the kidnapper.
Hey guys! So, I'm going to try to update as often as possible, but still write -hopefully- good chapters. Lemme know what you guys thought of this chapter, and I'll see you all in chapter eight! Bai!
