Konichiwa! Innocent-illusory here. Do you believe that depression because of nothing is the worst of its kind? Well, I very much agree to this. Currently, sorrow is emanating in the abyss of my empty heart...and I can't seem to find the answer why. Here' s Chapter 10...please R&R and enjoy.
Chapter 10: A Day in the Village
The three exorcists checked in to their rooms. They stayed in two rooms adjacent to each other. Kanda and Allen shared one room, while Lenalee, had one room all to herself. Now, the problem was who was little Lucy-chan going to sleep with.
Kanda and Allen's room had two twin beds with a side table that stood in between. The bathroom door was located at the opposite side of the two beds and the closet stood adjacent it. A lone armchair stood at the corner of the room. There was no need for lights, for the daylight outside was already sufficient enough to light up the whole room. And thankfully, useful black curtains hung above the windows to keep the daylight out when needed.
Lenalee sat in one of the beds in the two boy's room as she watched the two male exorcists unpack their things. Little Lucy was comfortably seating on her lap. Lenalee took the liberty of tidying up the little boy and getting rid of his old clothes. He was now wearing one of Allen's button-up collar shirts that were clearly too big for him, but this was only for the meantime until Lenalee gets to buy him new clothes.
Allen opened his luggage and as he did, a golden blur suddenly shot out from his belongings causing them to scatter in place. It was Timcanpy and he was mad. He ragingly flew around the room barring his sharp teeth.
"What the…" Kanda was swatting the berserk golem out of the way.
"Timcanpy, stop! What's the matter?" Allen reached out for his golden friend.
Little Lucy was rather amused at the berserk little creature flying around the room. He giggled and clapped his hands in delight.
The golden golem finally slowed down and went in front of Allen. He was mad at the cursed-boy for trapping him inside his luggage. Timcanpy growled at the cursed boy and barred his teeth in furious rage.
"I'm sorry Tim…I didn't know." The cursed boy apologized. The golden golem growled in reply.
Then, the little golden golem saw the little boy on Lenalee's lap. Lucy stared at the golden golem. It stayed like this for a long while and then…it was instantly love at first sight. Lucy reached his arms out towards his new golden friend. The little boy smiled brightly as the little golem flew towards him. The little boy clapped his small hands in delight as the golden golem flew around him and rested on his soft light-blue hair.
"Awww…" Lenalee cooed at the heartwarming scene.
"Che…" Kanda hissed as he ignored the two.
"Oh yeah, it's almost getting late. Lucy should go to sleep now," Allen said as he placed his clothes inside the closet.
"So, who's he going to sleep with?" Lenalee asked.
There was a long silence.
Then, little Lucy got off Lenalee's lap and slowly walked towards Kanda. He gently tugged on the samurai's uniform as he looked up at him with his big innocent gray eyes. Anyone who saw those eyes would definitely give in, but not Kanda.
"No," Kanda said directly to the little boy. "You are not sleeping with me."
"Aw…come on Kanda," Allen pleaded to the stubborn exorcist. "Lucy says he wants to sleep with you."
The little boy continued on tugging at Kanda's uniform. The little boy was being very persistent but the samurai still said…
"No."
"…at least just for the night, Kanda. We'll take turns sleeping with him every night. Is that okay with you, Lucy?"
The little boy turned his head at the white-haired exorcist and nodded in agreement to the suggestion; then, he quickly turned his head back at the stubborn samurai.
"Che…"
"Kanda, how could you be so cruel to little Lucy-chan?" Lenalee scolded at the stubborn exorcist. "Lucy-chan just came back from such a heart-wrenching experience. The least you can do is comply with his simple request."
The little boy below Kanda gently nodded as he agreed with the female exorcist. And then he looked up at Kanda with his big gray eyes. Then, tears started to well up at the little boy's eyes.
"Fine! Just don't cry anymore." Kanda finally gave in.
The little boy was delighted. He instantly wrapped his small arms around Kanda's leg.
"Che…"
"Awww…" Allen and Lenalee cooed at the pair.
Then, the little boy's eyes slanted mischievously. Paradoxically, pissing off the samurai made little Lucy feel happy. The little boy was still as sadistic as ever.
Lenalee finally went back to her room leaving the three boys. Kanda let down his long black hair as he prepared himself to retire. As his long hair gracefully fell, little Lucy watched in awe.
"What?" Kanda cocked an eyebrow at the awed little boy in his bed. In reply, the little boy moved to touch the samurai's soft black hair.
"Well, it's lights out," Allen announced as he closed the curtains. The room instantly dimmed down.
"Oyasumi." Allen said to his roommates as he went under his covers to retire for the day.
"Che…" Kanda hissed back at the cursed boy as he and little Lucy went under the covers as well.
Kanda turned his back towards Lucy while the little boy was left staring at the dark ceiling of the room. The boy held the blankets closer to him. He couldn't sleep for his deprived heart was still yearning for something. He gently pulled on the resting samurai's soft long hair.
"What?" Kanda asked groggily at the little boy behind his back. The little boy continued pulling gently.
"You…" Kanda turned around to face the little boy and just as he did, the little boy buried himself in the samurai's chest.
"Oi!" Kanda yelped. Kanda was not an affectionate person. But then the boy snuggled underneath the exorcist's chin as he settled himself in the warmth of the samurai. Although, he was annoyed by this, Kanda could not bring himself to push the tired little boy away, so he let out a sigh and placed a gentle arm around the small boy as he himself went to sleep.
The next day, the three exorcists woke up with a fresh start. Lenalee was sitting on Kanda's bed with little Lucy on her lap again. She watched the two male exorcists in their final moments of preparation. Kanda tied his hair in a secure ponytail while Allen Walker was putting on his jacket.
"Lucy-chan, how was sleeping with Kanda?" Lenalee asked the little boy on her lap. Lucy gave her a big toothy grin and the female exorcist giggled.
"Kawaii!"
"Che…" Kanda hissed at the couple on his bed.
"Neh, Lucy-chan. How about I buy you some new clothes in the village?" Lenalee said to the little boy. At this, the little boy's eyes widened and he quickly nodded. It was apparent that the little boy was very eager.
"Want to come along with us?" Lenalee turned to the two exorcists.
"I'll come!" Allen said eagerly as he went towards the pair. Timcanpy came out of nowhere and followed Allen as well.
"How about you, Kanda?"
"Che…I have better things to do," the grouchy samurai said as he sat on the lone armchair at the corner of the room.
"Suit yourself." Allen lifted little Lucy and put him to sit on top of his shoulders. Lucy clapped his hands in delight and rested them on top of the white-haired exorcist's head. "Let's go," Allen said.
Allen, Lenalee, Lucy and Tim walked around the village. They were quite a unique bunch from the other people in the streets. They were seen by most of the people as a teenage couple with an illegitimate child and a flying thingamajig but despite their obscure description, the people cooed and gazed at them in admiration.
"Aww…such a cute couple," two women cooed as the couple passed by.
"Err…Lenalee, why are they looking at us strangely?" Allen asked the female exorcist beside him.
"We do look like an odd bunch, don't you think?" Lenalee replied.
"Hehe…" Allen gulped. Little Lucy giggled as Timcanpy circled around him playfully.
Tyki Mikk watched his targets as they roamed around the village from a tall stone building a few blocks away. His hair swayed with the warm breeze of day as he stood on the rooftop observing them. A sly grin formed on his lips as he thought of a great surprise for them.
"Aww…that is so cute. They even got a little boy with them," Tyki cooed with oozing sarcasm. His eyes slanted mischievously as he continued watching his prey. "This will be much more entertaining…"
The company finally went inside a dress shop. The young female shopkeeper welcomed them inside. The shopkeeper found her new customers odd but quite delightful. She observed them as they picked out clothes for the little blue-haired boy.
"Allen, what do you think of this?" Lenalee raised a white sailor-collar shirt, with blue lines that ran along the edges of the collar.
"Err…I don't really know, Lenalee." Allen scratched his head. He's not one to be asked for opinions when it comes to clothes because he doesn't really care about them.
"Miss, I think that is a brilliant choice." The female shopkeeper approached the exorcist.
"Ah, thank you." Lenalee smiled at the shopkeeper. Lenalee then selected a matching pair of blue shorts.
"Lucy-chan, come here." The motherly exorcist opened the curtains of the dressing room. "Let's put on your new clothes."
Little Lucy smiled brightly as he eagerly ran towards the female exorcist and into the dressing room. A few minutes later, Lucy came out with his new wardrobe on—the blue outlined, sailor-collar shirt with the matching pair of plain blue-shorts.
"It's cute, don't you think, Allen-kun?" Lenalee turned to the white-haired exorcist. Allen nodded.
"Miss, may I recommend something to add to the little boy's wardrobe?" the kind shopkeeper asked the female exorcist.
"Sure." Lenalee smiled at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper got a blue ribbon and a flat white sailor hat with a blue tassel hanging on the side. The shopkeeper approached the little boy. She tied the ribbon under his collar making a nice ribbon at the center. Then, she gently put the sailor hat on the little boy; it complimented the child's soft light blue hair.
"What do you think, miss?" The shopkeeper turned to the couple behind her.
"It's very nice, thank you," Lenalee said to the kind shopkeeper.
"Only one last thing…" Allen lifted a pair of clean white socks and a pair of black leather shoes with shiny silver buckles. Allen hoisted little Lucy on a stool and put the socks and shoes on the little boy's small feet. "There," the exorcist said in satisfaction. "Now, you're all set."
Little Lucy hopped off the stool and turned around to let them see the full of his appearance. The little boy beamed with sincere joy apparent in his honest gray eyes. Little Lucy jumped and wrapped his arms around Allen's waist with his little feet floating a few inches above the floor. This was the happiest he had ever felt in his entire life.
"Aww…" The shopkeeper cooed. "He's such a bundle of joy, isn't he? You are so lucky to have them in your life, miss."
Lenalee was a bit intrigued with the shopkeeper's choice of words. But nevertheless, Lenalee was indeed happy to be with them. "Hai," she replied.
"The little boy has his father's eyes. They look so much a like," the shopkeeper said as she watched her supposed 'father and son'.
"Excuse me?" Lenalee and Allen turned in unison to the female shopkeeper.
"And they say teenage couples were taboo, but I don't see anything wrong with your relationship," the female shopkeeper said.
Allen cleared his throat. "Onee-san, you are mistaken. Lenalee and I are…"
"I'm so jealous." The shopkeeper placed a hand on her cheek as she blushed in embarrassment. "I'm twenty-two years old and I don't even have a decent boyfriend…"
"Onee-san, it's not like that…" Lenalee tried to reason.
"But oh well…there's no point in brooding over it, is there?" the shopkeeper said. "Neh, make sure you bring your children here in the future. I would love to see you again. I'll even give you a discount for every child…"
What was this shopkeeper thinking? 'For every child…'—she must be thinking of Allen and Lenalee as an 'active' teenage couple. This was quite far-fetched, much to the two exorcists' embarrassment.
"Well, errr… thank you Onee-san." Allen smiled wryly at the kind shopkeeper. "We'll bring our… children with us when we come back."
"Allen!" Lenalee jabbed him on the arm with her elbow.
"Take care," the shopkeeper bade her customers as they left her shop.