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Chapter Thirty - Four - Important News

Road was on her way back from her mission to track down the son of her favorite sibling. A mission that she had begged and begged Lord Millennium to allow her to continue. They had briefly ceased their attempts to find him when the reincarnations of the other members of the Clan of Noah had begun to appear but, once the excitement of that had died down, she had requested to once again be allowed to resume her search for the boy. To which the Earl had relented. It had taken a great deal of work, as well as a large amount of luck, but she had stumbled upon the Musician's brat in an out of the way little town in England. She had enjoyed playing with the boy but that had came to an abrupt end what with the arrival of a man who was proving to be no end of trouble for the Noah. And she was irritated beyond all reason thanks to the interruption of that red headed fool from the Black Order. Things had been going so well before he had shown up to spoil everything. And needless to say Road was NOT happy about the way things had played out.

"If that idiot Cross hadn't shown up when he did…"

After her encounter with the child of the brother that she had lost Road made her way back toward the Ark. She was fairly certain that this would be where she would find Lord Millennium and, after everything that had happened, she really needed to speak with him. Because, while he had ordered that Nicholas' son be found and eliminated, Road was no longer sure that this was the best course of action for them to take.

Things had changed rather drastically after all.

The little boy, whose name she hadn't even bothered to learn, appeared to have inherited Noah genes from his father. That was surprising enough, considering the fact that his filthy sub-human mother had been one of those damned Exorcists, but more surprising still was the fact that he seemed able to harness and at least partially use those powers that he had been granted by the superior blood inherited from his father.

Even at his young age.

"He really may be the one we need to move the Ark once more…"

If the child had inherited powers even remotely similar to those of the Musician then he may prove able to remove the curse that his father had placed upon the Ark. It no longer responded to the Heart, the control center, and was thus forever bound to Edo. Or so they had thought.

Road didn't even pause to consider the fact that her thoughts were focused so thoroughly on the youth whom she was supposed to despise. If she had then she may have realized that she was completely infatuated with the boy that she had sought out solely for the pleasure of ending his life. But that was before she had discovered that he was truly a member of her family.

One of the Clan of Noah.

Anxious to impart this bit of news to the Earl, the young Noah girl quickened her steps. She was certain that she would find him in the dining hall in the tower, since this was his favorite place inside the Ark. Skipping along, Road began humming to herself as she traveled along toward the tower that was positioned at the top most point in the Ark. It was cursed and could no longer be moved but it was still home to the newly reestablished Clan of Noah.

"Perhaps I'll soon have a new little brother." The possibility that the Earl may want to take in this child with Noah blood had occurred to her before and, the more she thought about it, the more Road found that she liked the idea. After all he was such an adorable little thing and she was certain that he would be so much fun to play with.

Perhaps even as much fun as the Musician himself had been. And that was something that Road had felt sure was impossible.

Sitting alone at the large table, that was meant to accommodate so many, the Millennium Earl was lost in thought. Thoughts about the past and how everything had gone so utterly and horribly wrong. The customary grin was still in place across his face but that was undermined by the fact that both of his hands were clenched into fists. The search for the Musician's brat wasn't going at all the way that he had planned and he found himself cursing the black sheep anew. It appeared as though the Noah of Praise had taken great care to hide the sole remaining member of his family but this didn't diminish the Earl's determination to locate the kid.

And completely destroy the brat.

This thought was interrupted however as the door of the dining hall was unceremoniously thrust open. He was fairly sure that he knew who it was because there was really only one who would enter in such a manner. And all doubts vanished as the new arrival spoke. "Lord Millennium!" a familiar voice called out, in a sing songy fashion.

"Hello Road," the Earl practically purred, his gaze going over to the first child. He gazed at her fondly as she skipped over to the place where he was seated at the head of the table and could tell, by the light that was shining in her golden eyes, that something had happened. "And what is it that has you in such good spirits?" There was a very faint note of curiosity in the man's voice as he posed this question to the girl.

A broad smile spread across Road's face as she launched herself at the fat man. Landing in his lap, she immediately wrapped her arms around his neck. "I found the boy, Lord Millennium," she whispered, her voice uncharacteristically quiet as she offered the man this bit of news.

The small eyes that were hidden behind the Earl's glasses grew even smaller as he heard these words. "And?"

"Well I was going to get rid of him like you said," Road said, a slight pout forming on her face. "But then some things happened and…"

The Earl listened as her words trailed off and he knew that the boy was still breathing. A thought that only seemed to further his aggravation. "What kind of things?" he questioned, his voice containing just the barest hint of the irritation that was all but consuming him at this point. It wasn't like Road to fail in her missions and he found himself wanting to know exactly what kind of 'things' had happened.

"Well," Road drawled in a slightly uncertain voice, not sure exactly how he was going to take this particular bit of news. It was difficult to judge how the Earl would react to things but there wasn't any way to be sure so, taking a breath, Road just blurted it out. "Not sure how exactly this happened but… the boy has the powers of a Noah."

Now it wasn't an easy thing to do, surprising the Earl, but Road had accomplished the impossible with this little revelation. "You witnessed this first hand?"

Road nodded. "I was having such a good time playing with him that I guess I got a little carried away… And somehow the Noah genes emerged and took control of the boy. He didn't transform completely although his eyes did turn golden. And they were such lovely eyes." Road took a moment to reflect on the boy that she was now hoping would be her new brother. "Such a marvelously murderous light shone in them…" Her tone turned somewhat harsh as she recalled what exactly had transpired next. "But that idiot Cross showed up and interrupted my fun."

"Cross…" The Earl's voice was a low snarl as he uttered this name. The red headed Exorcist who had been allied with the Musician was the bane of his existence and could almost always be counted upon to interrupt his plans. He took a moment to seethe before turning his smile back toward Road. Getting to his feet he held the Noah of Dreams in his arms. "Take me to the place where you found the boy… I want to see this for myself first hand."

"Alright Lord Millennium!" Leaping down from his arms Road summoned one of her doors, more than happy to do as he had ordered. Because it meant that she would be able to see the brown haired boy with the enchanting eyes again.

Following along behind the Noah of Dreams, the Earl was lost in thought. He hadn't expected for the Musician's brat to actually inherit the powers of the Noah and he wasn't exactly one hundred percent certain how he felt about that fact. Thus he refrained from making any kind of decision where the boy was concerned, at least until he had seen him face to face.

After that he would make a decision on the boy's future… or to be more precise whether or not he even had a future.

Using her special door Road took the Millennium Earl to the place where she had left the Musician's bleeding child. Stepping out onto the cobblestone street once more the girl pointed toward the demolished pile of wood where the boy had been buried. "He was there but I can almost guarantee that Cross has done something with him."

The Earl nodded as he made his way over to the pile of debris. Gazing down he saw the tell tale blood stains and his beady eyes shifted about, searching for a trail that he and Road could follow. Unfortunately, aside from a few small droplets, the only blood to be found was on the broken pieces of wood and the ground beneath.

"I'm sorry Lord Millennium," Road said, wishing now that she had chosen to stay behind and fight with the Exorcist General. It was true that the Earl had told her and the others not to engage in fights with the Exorcists for the time being but if she had only stood against him then the chances were good that she would have been able to bring the boy to the Earl.

Something that might have made up for all of the disappointments that the man had suffered as of late.

Returning to the spot where Road was standing the Earl reached out and gently patted her on the head. "No need for you to apologize Road… after all they can't have gotten far. We'll find the boy."

Somewhat cheered up by the words of the Earl, Road offered the man a smile. "Yes," she said, her voice quiet and yet at the same time containing the hint of a sadistic quality within. She was looking forward to the next time that she encountered the brown haired boy from before, looking forward to the opportunity to play with him some more. And of the possibility of once again seeing that marvelous, murderous light shining in his eyes. "We'll find him."

A/N - Another chapter that Allen wasn't in but now the Earl knows the truth of the boy. So what exactly will he choose to do with that knowledge? Stay tuned to the story to find out. Hope that you enjoyed, please leave a review and share your thoughts. And thank you very much to those who have reviewed, you're all wonderful. Sorry that the update was a day late but some things came up.