So first off I would like to apologize, I don't know how half of the last chapter ended up in bold print it was a mistake on my part. I try to leave the bold print for very important things and the AN so you know when the chapter starts and begins. By this time it should be fixed. If not let me know and I'll fix it...again. Chapter title was too long for FF so I cut it down but the full chapter name is What Happens in Moldavia, Stays in Moldavia!
Shortish chapter once more, not too far off from last chapter. I try to keep them at a good size but I don't want to just fill it in with nonsense that nobody wants to read so there's that. Just a heads up I am considering changing my Username. I made this account a couple of years ago, and I'm not sure if I like the name or not. Feel free let me know what you think, I'm always open to input!
Dear 15th, I'm so glad you liked Luca's ploy to get the hat, she really has a problem! Sheril will definitely have a reaction to meeting Luca and voice his thoughts on her relationship with his brother. As will Road and the Earl. If the twins found out then they would definitely throw Tyki under the bus at the next family dinner. I'm overjoyed about your thoughts on the witch and that being the plot of the chapter. As it was a test I admit that I was rather nervous about how it would go over with my readers but your feedback had encouraged me greatly. I have to say every time you bring Joyd up I have to hold myself back. I don't want to give anything about the story away but I'm ecstatic for the chapter where Luca and Joyd meet (probably around chapter 24 but I make no promises. Chapter numbers can change depending on the story. I only have a rough outline) because it will definitely be an interesting meeting and that's all I'm going to say about it though I will admit that I absolutely adore hearing your theories about what you think is going to happen. It fills my heart with such elation that my story is good enough that you make theories about it and think of it even when not reading. As for any gift from Tyki well you'll just have to wait and see! Also thank you for your input about the scene changing. I was going to do it at first but couldn't (and still can't) figure out how to get fanfiction to do it so I will be doing it manually. I'll go back and change it in the other chapters probably next time that I update but I did do it in this chapter. If there are any places that you think I should've put it that I didn't please let me know. I always want to hear about changes that my readers think need to happen.
And again, I don't own DGM, I only own Luca, Scor, and Harlequin. Man I'm getting tired of saying this but it needs to be said so I guess "Suck it up cupcake!" Sorry, something my dad says to me a lot. Now that's over and done with enjoy chapter fourteen~!
"Luca! I swear if you don't start calling regularly I'm going to tell Allen how many times you've almost died because you couldn't resist poking the same Noah with a stick!" The brunette sighed as the Chinese man continued to yell in her ear as he had been for the last 20 minutes. Honestly she wasn't even sure if he was breathing during the rant or not. It was actually starting to worry her a bit.
"Chief! Breathe you're turning blue!" Reever's panicked shout came through the phone. Well I guess that answers that. He wasn't breathing, she snorted at the thought. She could hear the Australian coaching the older man on breathing properly. "Who is this?"
"Hey Reever." Luca greeted lazily leaning against the wall fighting back another yawn while she leaned against the wall sipping at her third cup of coffee that morning.
"I should've known that it would be you. You've been causing a lot of trouble lately, ya know that right Luca?" Her short laugh didn't help Reever much. "I'm serious, Luca he's been freaking out." She sighed.
"I told him I was fine."
"You missed your train." He deadpanned she could practically see the expression on his face. Her eye twitched a bit.
"Yeah and who's fault is that? It wasn't even innocence or akuma just some crazy segg (ass) witch. I spent most of the night fighting zombies! Zombies Reever! You sent me there. I was so tired I slept through my alarm clock well, that's actually not true. I woke up long enough to throw the thing out the window." she paused a moment remembering the look the manager had given her when she told him. "I'll just fly to Moldavia. It's a pain but I won't be late. I'll catch up to the others before they leave Ukraine." she huffed a bit childishly.
"Okay I admit the zombies is a new thing. Still you could've called." She sighed.
"Reever I got back to the hotel and barely managed to change before I fell asleep." He hummed and while shuffling through some papers.
"What about the Noah, he just left?"
"Yeah. Why do I keep having to go through this?" she sighed and downed the rest of her cup of coffee. "Look I need to head out I'll check in tonight. Later!" she hung up the phone before he could say anything else. "Man I'm getting tired of that. I feel like everybody's telling me how to do everything. If I die then I die. Geez give it a rest." she huffed. Scor fluttered by her head bobbing slightly. Taking a deep breath to rid herself of the anger she left the hotel stepping out onto the street. The teenager was still in a mood when she landed for lunch in a quiet town near the border. She walked into town causally knowing better than to use her innocence in public unless absolutely necessary, it always drew unneeded attention and her uniform already did that.
"You should go somewhere else Miss." she looked over at the doctor who had grabbed her arm while she was thinking. She looked him over, he didn't give off the feeling of an akuma. Her eyebrow raised upon notice the mask on his face, it was a hospital mask.
"Why would you say that good doctor?" His deep blue eyes were surrounded with wrinkles from years of smiling though, lately that had not been the case clearly.
"There is am epidemic sweeping through this town. I have no doubt that the mayor will soon be ordering all those who are healthy to leave." She nodded.
"I'm sorry to hear that, it must be rough on you. Have you lost many?" His bowed his head whispering a silent prayer for the deceased.
"Until you can leave," he rummaged around in his bag for a moment before pulling out a clean mask. "here this will help you stay safe. I would leave as soon as I could if I were you. I doubt this town is going to last much longer." Offering a weak smile the Hungarian pulled the mask on before nodding her head at him before leaving. She noticed that there were few people despite walking down main street.
"With so many dying I should poke around for some akuma. There's bound to be at least a few. Humans are pitiful creatures who understand little. How anybody believes his lies I'll never know." She heard the click of a gun.
"How dare you speak of our master in such a way little exorcist!" Luca turned slightly to face the akuma behind her. She eyed the level one point one of it's guns at her head before turning to the level two that had hissed at her.
"What?" she turned all the way around facing them directly. "Am I not allowed to voice my opinion? I wasn't even talking to you. Don't you know it's rude to eavesdrop on other people's conversations?" The level two looking rather like a demented komodo dragon standing on it's hind legs. It was a bit disturbing to say the least.
"I can do whatever I want! I'm an akuma!" she rolled her eyes at the proud proclamation. Harlequin shot through it's head.
"Well now you're a dead akuma." waving her hand the molten metal cut through the level one before it could shoot her.
"Avenge me, my brothers!" The teenager rolled her eyes at the dramatic level two as it died. All around her people transformed into various akuma mostly level ones with a few level twos mixed in.
"Get her!" She glanced up at the level two that gave the order. It was a serpent with scaly bat like wings and a pair of front legs with long claws at the end of each finger. The level ones open fired causing Luca to run.
"Man, what a pain." she managed to groan while dodging the bullets. Summoning her weapon back to her as she dove behind a building she paused to think for a second while pulling the mask from her face. She didn't really like them anyway. "Well might as well try it. I haven't used them in a while. The liquid metal solidified into a pair of tiger head hook swords. "Time to dance." Leaping out she sliced through three level ones before landing on the roof near four more.
"Shoot her you idiots." She glared at the akuma shouting. "How hard is it to hit one useless exorcist?" A pout forming on her lips as she sliced through the four closest to her.
"Clearly you need a lesson in manners." She jumped from cluster to cluster tearing through the akuma with ease. "I guess I'll just have to give it to you. I hope mine aren't too rusty." The serpent like akuma grew increasingly more frustrated with each moment the passed and every akuma that died as the Hungarian carved through the hoard of demons.
"How is it possible for all of you to keep missing her?" It turned to another level two. "You! Go hold her down!" The other akuma looked offended.
"What? Me? You go do it! You're the one that wants her dead so bad! Work for it!" The serpent glared at the bird like akuma with disgust.
"I gave you an order!" How the bird snarled with a beak Luca didn't know but she was highly entertained by the fight going on. Most of the level ones were dead so she decided to watch leaning on one of her swords as if it were a cane.
"You're not the leader!" The serpent hissed at that remark.
"Of course I'm the leader. Clearly I'm the most intelligent of us all. So do as I say."
"I refuse. There's no way a dumb snake could be smarter than me." The bird akuma flapped it's wings sending the serpent fluttering backwards awkwardly as it tried to regain it's balance in the air.
"Are you challenging me to a battle for control? I can assure you that I will consume you." The girl watch the pair claw and scratch at each other using their powers to try and gain the upper hand. The bird's wings created razor sharp blasts of wind while the winged snake breathed fire. After a few minutes she sighed and pushed off of her sword.
"Okay I think that's enough of that." Tossing one of the swords straight through the bird akuma.
"Hey! I was going to eat that." She rolled her eyes.
"Don't worry about it. You'll join him soon enough." Her comment enraged him as he turned to the other akuma.
"You idiots! Hurry up and kill her! Master Noah needs more time to find the innocence!" it's shriek rang across the street. Luca jerked her head around to stare at the akuma.
"What? Innocence? Here?" A level one took it's opportunity in her moment of distraction and fired. Eyes snapped forward to see the bullet hurtling towards her face. "Francba (shit)!" She held her breath as she caught bullet between the hooks of her swords before throwing it back. Darting out of the poisonous cloud she took a huge gulp of air as she caught her breath. I guess I shouldn't have thrown the mask away. Clearly not my best idea. I just can't stand them, always feeling like I can't breath like that, she mused to herself.
"Reveal yourself and die with dignity!" She huffed at the serpent screeched again. Ducking around behind the akuma she locked the hooks around it's throat before she whispered in it's ear.
"What would you know about dignity?" It writhed in her grasp trying to free itself.
"Release me now!" It's voice shaking as the innocence burning it's skin.
"Where's the Noah?" The akuma continued to struggle despite the fact that the exorcist was standing on it's left wing pinning it down to the roof. It's short arms couldn't reach her from where she stood.
"I'll never tell you. I'll proudly bring your head to him." She snorted though noted that the akuma said him ruling out Road.
"And what? You think he'll reward you? You're just a tool. You mean nothing to the Noah and the Millennium Earl. Just a means to an end. Now where is the Noah?"
"I'll never betray my masters." She sighed.
"Very well. Rest in peace." Yanks her swords in opposite directions she tore the head from the body freeing the trapped soul. She turned to the rest of the akuma. "Anybody else want to share?"
"Get her!" she sighed as the rest of the akuma rushed her. Man, this day sure is turning into a hassle, she thought shredding another akuma.
"Well that was a waste of time." Scor flew around as her mistress walked down the road. It was completely barren with all the akuma dead. "I guess that's not true. I now know that there's innocence and a Noah here." She looked around the town. "The doctor wasn't kidding. I swear that half the residents of this god forsaken town were akuma. It will all be gone soon." She perked up from her rather sullen mood upon sensing a familiar presence on the outskirts of the town. Grinning widely she started that way.
Why is this my life? Tyki wondered as wandered around looking for the piece of innocence that was suppose to be in the little dying town. One of the new akuma had reported it but said that they couldn't get it. He couldn't find it and the akuma weren't answering him. Where did they go anyway? he silently questioned as he stepped through another deserted house. The piece of innocence was strange. It wasn't acting up in any way, the only reason the akuma had known that it was innocence was because it burned the akuma. Finding nothing he moved on to the next house. The process was tedious and time consuming. He had already spent all morning looking for this one piece of innocence and still it alluded him. Sighing he left the house and moved out into the street. I can't believe I'm saying this but I actually miss Butterfly. What a concept, he shook his head trying to rid himself of these thoughts. They weren't helping at all. If fact they were almost as distracting as the exorcist herself. The strange girl had been plaguing his mind lately. Even when he was trying to work and she wasn't there to cause trouble. Sheril had thought that he had lost his mind and Road somehow knew something and wouldn't stop giving him a rather unnerving look. The rest of his family was too stupid to pick up on anything and luckily the Earl had been too busy to ask questions as long as Tyki was smart enough to hide in his room as soon as he got back to the ark.
"You know your akuma aren't very bright." His eyes snapped over to the rooftop of the house on the other side of the road, following the sound of her voice. Butterfly grinned down at him from her place seated on the roof. Her left leg crossed over her right one while her chin rested in her left palm supported by her elbow placed on her elevated knee.
"Well that explains why the akuma aren't answering. You've already killed them." he sighed though the corners of his lips still pulled up slightly.
"Yeah I think I offended them. Didn't mean to, but I think I still did." She sat up as she tapped her bottom lip thoughtfully.
"I'm probably going to regret this but I'd like to know. What did the akuma do that wasn't very bright?" he tilted the brim of his hat back a bit so he could see her better as he spoke.
"They mentioned you and innocence. I actually only stopped for lunch. Had one of them not mentioned that a Noah was here looking for innocence I wouldn't have even known. I mean this is getting a little sad. Why don't you just give us a call next time or let them make a sign?" He sighed a slapped a gloved hand over his face. The girl was right they really were stupid. This wasn't the first time that an akuma had tipped her off to him and innocence.
"I guess it's a good thing you killed them. Had you not I would've. Useless creatures the whole lot of them. Though I can't decide if I'm disappointed or not that you are unharmed. You don't even seem out of breath. I guess I'd be disappointed in you if that were true so I guess it's not their fault." he shrugged with a smirk.
"So how long have you been looking?" His smirk dropped telling her all she needed to know.
"Ahh, you've been here for a while I'm guessing. Did ya miss me?" He turned away from her.
"Nope, I was enjoying the peace." she snorted at him.
"Liar, I bet you were getting bored without me." He didn't say anything unable to come up with an answer that was in any way convincing. He watched as her grin stretched her lips while trying to keep himself from pouting which he did not do. No matter what Road said he didn't pout.
"I don't suppose you found the innocence did you?"
"So you can steal it from me?" she giggled at the dark look that came over his face.
"Except for the fact that you've always stolen it from me." She laughed.
"Exactly. It's your turn now, the only problem is I can't let you have it so we seem to be at a bit of an impasse." He raised an eyebrow at her.
"So you do have it is what you are saying?" he asked. She continued to smile cryptically.
"Maybe I do. Maybe I don't. Why should I tell you My Love? Hmmm?" he glared up at her as she hummed at him completely content with bothering him rather than doing her job.
"Butterfly are you trying my patience on purpose or are you just naturally like this?" She threw her head back and laughed, her laugh echoed in the empty streets before she singsonged like a child would when they know something.
"You're just lucky My Love, I'm naturally like this." He rolled his eyes at her tone. She was enjoying this way too much for his taste.
"Joy."
"Aww don't be like that you'll make me sad." she cooed.
"You shouldn't be happy to see me." She ignored his sigh and arched an eyebrow at him.
"Are you scared of me?" He looked up at her like she was crazy for asking that question.
"No of course not. That's different."
"Wow. Okay, ouch, way to hurt my feelings." He blinked up at her several times before raising his own eyebrow, at her statement. He couldn't tell if Butterfly was playing or not. Her smile had dropped and now her lips were pulled into a thin line despite their fullness.
"You didn't actually think that I saw you as a threat did you? You've entertained me so far, so I haven't killed you."
"Well if that's how you feel." she got up and dusted herself off before she started walking along the peak of the roof away from the town. He watched her jump over to the next roof and continue down the row of houses as if she was leaving the town though normal people used the road. It took him a minute to come to the realization that she really was leaving town.
Luca wouldn't admit that his words had actually stung. She knew he was much stronger than her but she had hoped that it didn't matter. Shrugging the Noah's words off, she would be upset about them later, she started for the woods that sat around the town. It would be easier to take off there. She'd stop for lunch somewhere else, her appetite now gone. I guess I'm glad I didn't tell him that I did in fact find the innocence along with a pretty silver button, she thought remembering how startled she was when she had literally tripped over the vase that the lantern containing the innocence had been hidden in trying to pick up the button. Her own innocence and the other pieces that she had collected hid it from his perception.
"Are you actually leaving?" she was surprised by his question. She hadn't been expecting him to talk to her. She paused to glance at him over her shoulder as if she was uninterested.
"Of course. I'm not here for anybody's entertainment. I don't have any reason to fight you so I'm moving on. The rest of my team is expecting me and I'm already late due to that whole witch debacle." her tone was flat and cold, while her words were curt. She kept walking, never once faltered or even swayed.
"Aw come on Butterfly don't be like that. You're taking it the wrong way. It was a compliment. No exorcist has survived running into me, never mind more than once." Arrogáns rohadék (Arrogant bastard), she hissed in her mind furiously. She kept walking desperate to keep her temper in check before she said or did something that she would later regret. She registered the sound of his footsteps as he walked along with her. She jumped to another roof watching him jump up to the roof that she had just been on out of the corner of her eye. His pace quickened to catch up with her. "Hey, don't ignore me." He grabbed her right arm, preventing her from moving any farther. His grip was tight without hurting her. Swinging around she delivered a quick and sudden left hook shattering his nose. He groaned in pain as he tilted his head back, his left hand came up to hold his broken nose until his healing ability finished repairing the damage. "Was that completely necessary?" The Hungarian bit her lip to keep the giggle in. He sounded rather funny. The Portuguese man pulled his hand away once his nose was in once piece again. "You know you're really bad for my wardrobe." he sighed upon seeing the blood that stained his once white glove.
"You brought it on yourself." she huffed turning away from him.
"I suppose I did, now are you done playing around?" She turned back around to face him slowly.
"What ever could you possibly mean, My Love?" Tyki sighed relieved internally as she spoke. The nickname had made a come back so she wasn't as offended as she had been a minute ago. He had been rather taken aback when she had answered his question about her leaving. He had never heard her speak that way nor the way she had looked at him. She looked at me like I was nothing more than a level one akuma not even worth the effort of a fight, his wounded pride spat savagely but he pushed that part away for now. He didn't want to lose his new favorite toy.
"I mean that you would never leave without the innocence so you must have it. Now hand it over." she snorted at him as he held out his other hand for her to give it to him.
"You must be kidding me My Love. If I didn't give it to you before why would I do so now?" He tugged her a little closer. A mischievous smile took over her features, he wasn't sure if he liked it or not.
"I'm serious Butterfly." She closed the space between them as her features took on a more seductive look.
"You can't have the glowing rock but you can have my innocence." she purred pressing her body against his. He blinked at her several times.
"I-I-I-uhh..." he trailed off completely taken aback by her offer, mouth still hanging open slightly as his brain ran on high trying to process what she just said and how to proceed. He backed away from her as she moved to press more of her body against him. Grinning she shoved him off the roof.
"Sorry My Love!" Laughing she ran along the peak no longer upset by his comments. His back connected with the ground forcing the air from his lungs. Tyki lay in the dirt for a moment, ignoring the fact that the back of his suit was now brown. Taking a gulp of air he composed himself, hitting the ground had cleared his head.
"Butterfly!" He jumped to his feet, grabbed his fallen hat and rushed after the hysterical exorcist. He was going to kill her. "Get back here! You are going to pay for that dirty little trick!" She was almost out of sight but he could still hear her cackling like the little witch she was. They were out of town by the time that he caught up to her tackling the teen to the ground. The pair rolled in the dirt both trying to gain the upper hand. "That was a nasty little gambit Butterfly. The Noah had the girl pinned to the ground her wrists caught in his larger hands on either side of her head. She was out of breath because she had been laughing too hard to actually be running though she was still giggling regardless of the fact that she was trapped by the older man. "You think you're real funny don't you?"
"Yeah, actually I do." she grinned up at him, her eyes practically glowing with mirth.
"Now relinquish the innocence." He didn't dare let go of her hands knowing that he would end up with another broken nose or a similar injury.
"Oooh I like that word. Relinquish. It's fun to say. Relinquish." He rolled his eyes as she played with the word letting it roll off her tongue. Despite her position she seemed to be having a good time, highly entertained by him.
"Do you have to do this every time I want something from you?" he sighed knowing that he had to stay on topic or she would divert the conversation to something completely unrelated. Man this girl is such a distraction, he shook away that thought when he realized that despite looking directly into her bright green eyes he had no idea what she just said. "What?" She smiled at him tilting her head to the side quizzically.
"Oh, have I hypnotized you?" she drawled sensually.
"No! Don't do that!" he snapped shaking his head before she pulled him under her spell once more. She laughed again.
"Aw but I like doing that. Oh," she sighed happily. "if you could only see the look on your face when I do that you'd understand." He looked at her for a moment silently debating something.
"Do you really do this just to watch the expressions on my face?" She didn't answer him right away.
"Maybe," she shrugged here. "maybe not. There's no fun in tellin'" He made a face at her response.
"Fine," he sighed before moving her arms above her head allowing him to hold her down with only one hand. "don't tell me. It won't save the innocence you've collected." Using his free hand he unbuttoned her coat.
"Harlequin activate!" The molten metal shot up from the skin of her collarbone sending him flying off her.
"Damn it! I thought it was only on your arm." He pushed himself to his feet in time to see her leap from her back onto her feet in one fluid motion.
"Not quite, My Love. It wraps up around my left arm, over my collarbone, and down my right. It's why my shirt is strapless." She slid the jacket from her shoulders to show him her bare shoulders. He noted the small circular scar on her right shoulder, it's diameter about the same length as section of his pinky finger. "If I wrapped it around just one arm my entire arm would be black." She pulled the jacket back on but didn't bother buttoning it again.
"I should have seen that coming. You were far too calm for somebody who was suppose to be trapped." He groaned as he looked down at his pants. There was more brown than black. Sheril would have a fit if he saw his younger brother.
"Probably." she shrugged again. Did she take anything seriously? he silently questioned. Wait, when I first met her she took her friend almost dying seriously. So her friend's life is a serious matter but her own wasn't? What an intriguing girl, his mind answered it's own question.
"Why does it always have to be hard with you?" Luca grinned at him. He's making this way too easy, honestly I wouldn't be me if I didn't, she mused to herself.
"Cause I like it hard." she started laughing as he choked.
"You need to stop doing that." He was almost pouting though she knew that he would deny it later.
"It's just too good to pass up." She watched him eye the black innocence floating around her head.
"I guess I'll just have to take the innocence from you." he didn't give her time to answer already swinging his fist at her head. She dove backwards, planting her feet on his chest before pushing off onto her hands and then her feet again.
"Always so mean." she pouted before swinging her arm sending the weapon flying towards him at full speed. Not having time to dodge he blocked his face with his arms. The hit sent him skidding back, digging his feet into the ground just to stay on them. The exorcist grabbed the weapon forming it into a large halberd as she swung it towards him intending to cleave his head from the rest of his body. He lept back several feet to avoid the blade.
"Oh? I'm the mean one? You almost tore my head off." He ran his hand along his neck where the blade would've hit.
"You're the one that wanted to fight, I just wanted to cuddle." Molten gold eyes glared at her.
"That was not what you suggested." She smiled.
"No need to be so picky. We could do both."
"Had you not been an exorcist I would take you up on that."
"Our love is a forbidden one!" He groaned as she flailed around being overly dramatic on purpose.
"I swear if you quote Romeo and Juliet at me I'm going to leave." She started laughing, tucking away the idea to call him Romeo if she ever wanted him to go away. Granted the look on Allen's face would be priceless too.
"Ew no. I don't like Shakespeare." He raised an eyebrow at her.
"So what is it that you do read? You already mentioned that you read Lewis Carroll." She gave a rather lopsided grin.
"You remembered?" He shrugged avoiding her gaze.
"Yeah I guess I did." He rushed her. Twisting the halberd in her grasp she thrust it forward connecting the hilt with his forehead. He lept back and groaned, rubbing the aggravated spot. Holding onto the middle of the handle she swung the hilt at him again causing him to duck. Following her momentum she brought the blade around for an upward slash only for him to catch the blade between his palms. She struggled with him trying to free her weapon from his grasp. "Sorry Butterfly the games end here." Dark matter and innocence clashed each trying to destroy the other.
"A war of opposites, in which the stronger spirit will prevail." Komui's original explanation rang in her head as she drew on more and more of her will, forcing her innocence to combat the dark matter of the Noah. She couldn't lose, not when Allen was still waiting for her. The resulting explosion sent both of them flying back. Luca's chest heaved as thick liquid crawled back up her arms while she lay on the ground.
"I have to admit Butterfly, you have yet to disappoint me." She sighed upon hearing his voice. I really don't want to move, never mind get up, she groaned internally. "Not only did you survive but I didn't even manage to destroy your innocence." Luca pulled herself to her feet.
"Thanks for the compliment I guess." He offered a smirk.
"I think you'll be the only exorcist that I'll actually be sad to see die." She arched an eyebrow at his comment.
"You really know how to make a girl feel special." she drawled, sarcasm dripping from her lips.
"I aim to please." She observed him carefully. I can't fight him. My innocence is at it's breaking point, as if to confirm her thoughts she could feel the sweat starting to bead down her neck, and a migraine forming behind her eyes. All the fighting and lack of sleep is catching up with me. I need to get out of here, so how do I get away from him without running away? she questioned silently all while keeping a straight face.
"Don't space out on me Butterfly." the order was the only warning she got before her back connected with the ground rather painfully knocking the wind from her lungs. Tyki was sitting on top of the exorcist when she opened her eyes again. "I guess the last few days have finally caught up to you." Out of the corner of her eye she saw his hat laying next to her head, before she returned her gaze to his.
"Not all of us heal at an unnatural rate." she pointed out, her breath ragged. A thought occurred to her and a lazy smile spread across her lips.
"What are you smiling about?" He asked raising an eyebrow suddenly afraid of what she could be planning. Before he could do anything she flipped them over. Propped up on her hands and knees she hovered over his torso. She blinked at him owlishly. "What's with the look?" he moved to flip them over again but she caught his hand.
"Just hold still for a moment." He blinked at her several times.
"Why on Earth would I do that?" She sighed.
"I just want to try something. It shouldn't hurt."
"Shouldn't?" he questioned to which she shrugged. She did that a lot Tyki noted.
"I won't promise because I don' know. I just want to test a theory, like I said it shouldn't hurt." He stared up at her for almost a minute trying to decide if he should trust her or not. Logically it was a horrible idea to trust the enemy yet he was still going to do it.
"Fine, but know that if this hurts I'll never trust you again." She smiled at him.
"I think that's fair enough. Now just hold still." Luca was honestly surprised that he had agreed to it, but still took the opportunity. Releasing his hand she leaned down slowly. He eyed her warily but didn't move as instructed more than a little curious about what she was going to do to him. His eyes shot open wide before sliding close as the Hungarian pressed her lips to his forehead directly on the middle stigmata. She pulled back to watch as pure bliss washed over him. He moaned softly as a shiver ran along his spine causing his head to fall completely back as all the tension melted from his body. Slowly his long eyelashes separated allowing her to see their vivid sun color. He opened his mouth only to shut it again. Just as logic and understanding started to seep back into his eyes she kissed him again send waves of pleasure crashing over him. Grinning madly that her theory had been right Luca jumped to her feet, grabbed the hat and disappeared into the forest leaving the Noah laying on the road, lost in the euphoria her actions had caused.
Tyki lay in the dirt unable to think properly through the pure ecstasy. He never had the slightest clue that touching that particular spot would feel so good. Normally it only ever hurt whether it was his inner Noah acting up or somebody (namely Butterfly) would hit him there. As a matter of fact Butterfly had done just that several times. Sitting up in a daze he looked around. The exorcist and his hat where nowhere to be seen which means that she got away. Getting up he dusted himself off and stepped through the ark door.
"What in Heaven's name have you been doing?!" Tyki ignored the horrified shriek of his brother most likely at the state his clothes were in.
"Tyki are you okay?" Road asked when her uncle walked by.
"Hmmm" he hummed at her but continued on to his room ignoring the looks from his family at his dirt covered body.
"Is something the matter with Tyki-pon? He seems out of it?" both Kamelots shrugged at the Earl who had directed the question at them.
"He just walked in like that." Sheril gestured down the hall that his younger brother had wandered off more than likely going to his room.
"He didn't answer either of us. He hummed at me which means that he heard us but didn't say anything." Sheril nodded as his daughter spoke.
"Was it just me or did he look out of it?" Road nodded at her father's question.
"Now that you mention it he did. Like he wasn't fully here. It was kind of the same look he gets when he's day dreaming about going back to his human friends usually after Jasdevi does something spectacularly stupid." Had she not been so worried about her uncle she would've laughed when she remembered the face he made when he had walked into the kitchen for a snack only to find it burned black with the twins standing in the middle of the chaos trying to hid his matches and a bunch of gas that they got from who knows where, behind their backs. The Portuguese man looked pained for a second before he left deciding in that moment that he was going back to his friends and immediately escaped into the safety of his human guise, not even staying long enough to reclaim his match box, nope he just bought a new one.
"I'm going to go check on him." Road grabbed her father's hand.
"Maybe I should do it. You tend to get excitable and he doesn't like that. I'll go." The man looked over at the Earl who shrugged, just as lost as the Portuguese minister.
Road knocked on her uncle's door three times. When he didn't answer she leaned closer only to hear the shower running. Shrugging her shoulders she opened his door and sat on his bed while she waited for him. Tyki stepped out of the bathroom a few minutes later now dressed in clean pants and a white button up only partially buttoned. He looked up at her through his messy bangs the towel was still draped over his head as he dried his hair.
"Are you okay? You completely and utterly ignored us when you came home. Not to mention you were covered in dirt."
"Yeah I'm fine." Instead of looking at her he walked over to the vanity to stare at his reflection in the mirror. He pulled the towel from his head and pushed his bangs back, his gold eyes fixed on the stigmatas across his forehead.
"You don't sound fine, you don't even sound like yourself. What's up with you?" He still didn't move.
"Did you know?" Road raised an eyebrow. Did she know what? What on Earth are you talking about Tyki? she wondered.
"Did I know what? Can you please start making sense?" He sighed.
"I'm probably going to regret telling you this. You can't tell anybody especially not Sheril or the Earl. I'll deal with it myself." She nodded.
"Okay I won't tell. Does this have anything to do with why you've been coming home dirty and without the innocence?" He winced answering her question. Yep, definitely, she hummed.
"I met this exorcist in Barcelona and I keep running into her. She different from the others." He sat down in his chair after not finding whatever it was that he was looking for in the mirror.
"Is that why she's still alive? You haven't gotten bored?" He shook his head.
"No she keeps escaping. Every time I think I've got her she pulls another ace out of her sleeve. I honestly never know what she's going to do next." A thought occurred to Road.
"Is she the one that threw the chandelier at you?" He nodded, snorting at the memory. At the time he had been exasperated but now it was almost funny. Of all the things she could've done she threw a chandelier at him. To say that he hadn't been expecting that was an understatement.
"Yeah, her innocence is something that I've never seen before. It doesn't have a permanent shape. She can change it at will and she makes the best of that ability using it to it's fullest."
"So what did she do today that's got you in such a haze?" He sighed again.
"She kissed me-" Road cut him off.
"That's what's up with you?" She shut up when he glared at her in annoyance. "Sorry."
"If that had been all I would be fine but she kissed me right here," his finger ghosted over the middle stigmata.
"Oh, that's different." Road nodded now understanding what was up. "Let me guess, it felt good, like really good. I bet you didn't even notice her run off did you?"
"She did it twice, when I could finally think properly she was gone with no indication of where she had gone or how long she was gone."
"Our stigmata are incredibly sensitive. I would be careful, it sounds like now that she knows that she'll use it against you." He snorted.
"Already did."
"What's her name anyway?" He paused and gave a crocked smirk.
"No idea."
So the headcanon about the stigmata is one that I found on tumbr and absolutely fell in love with. It's not originally mine. I believe the original owner is Candy-crackpot. Well I hope you all liked this chapter! This is the last time Luca and Tyki will see each other for a while, they are both going to be very busy! I have to admit that ever since I read that headcanon I've been planning this chapter for a while. It was just one of those that I knew I had to do and I feel like it is something that she would definitely try just because she can and is very curious by nature and has absolutely no self control! Honestly it's amazing she's still alive sometimes. Have a good day (morning, afternoon, evening, night, or whatever...whenever) and please review! It makes me oh so happy! Chess is out~!