Julius was completely puzzled at this point, what on earth was going on?! The young boy that was currently struggling against the binding spell he had placed on the boy, glared daggers at the Wizard King. He was angry, shouting, he wanted to leave now. He reminded Julius of a certain Black Bull member, as far as the side of his personality he was currently showing went. Julius sighed and looked over at Marx, who had a concerned look on his as he watched the boy struggle.
" Marx, why don't you summon Yami again? Tell him to bring Gauche and Grey this time please." He asked in a slightly exasperated tone, Marx nodded before going into his own office. Julius watched as the boy began to settle down a bit, he was probably getting tired of struggling or he had just accepted that he wasn't going to be able to get out of the spell. Either way Julius was thankful, although, he did wonder what the two Black Bull members would think when they saw the boy.
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Yami groaned as he, Gauche, and Grey walked towards Julius's office, again. First, he was summoned there with Hikari, then Zora was summoned there for Josslyn and Ace, and now he was being summoned there with Gauche and Grey! He hoped beyond hope his gut feeling about this meeting was wrong, that it wasn't another child who traveled here from the future. He glanced at the two walking behind him, they had just started figuring out their feelings for each other, and now to throw a possible kid into the mix? That could easily spell disaster! But, considering how close the two were now, they would be ok he thought.
" Hey, you alright back there?" He asked, Grey jumped slightly and hid behind Gauche. She was still a little nervous when Yami addressed her directly. Gauche sighed, he acted like he was annoyed whenever she did that, but sometimes it warmed his heart that she wanted him to protect her.
" Yeah we're good Captain, right Grey?" Gauche asked, directing his question to the bluenette behind him. She peered around him and nodded at Yami.
" Y-Yes sir, we're ok!" She told him with a firm nod although she was still holding onto the back of Gauche's shirt tightly. Yami nodded before facing forward again, the Wizard king's door in sight. He knocked on it firmly before a voice on the other side told them to come in. Yami opened the door and walked inside, leading the two squad members inside as well. He walked up to the desk and saw Julius with a sheepish look on his face.
" Hello Yami, how's Hikari?" Julius asked, trying to sound casual as he made small talk, the two had already seen each other earlier that morning and yet Julius was trying to act like they hadn't, he watched the young man's eyes narrow.
" She's fine. Why are we here Julius? Please tell me it isn't another-." Yami wasn't able to finish his sentence before he noticed a young boy with dark blue hair that had an almost brown-ish tint to it, standing next to the desk, bound by Julius's magic. " Uh…"
" Great, the old man's here." The boy mumbled as he glared at the group. Yami glared at the boy.
" What did you say kid?!" He asked in a dangerously low tone, the kid blinked up at the Captain seemingly unphased.
" Oh, I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about him." The boy nodded his head in Gauche's direction, causing the three Black Bull members to stare at him, Gauche? An old man? Yami sighed before turning to look at Julius.
" Let me guess, another kid from the future?" He asked exasperatedly, Julius laughed nervously before scratching the back of his neck.
" Yep you guessed right! He was found wandering around in the Capital, and some of the magic knights brought him here." Julius explained.
" Why is he bound up?" Yami asked curiously, it wasn't like Julius to bind people with his magic unless he didn't have a choice.
" Well," Julius laughed again nervously. " let's just say he's a lot like his father." He didn't really feel like explaining how the young boy was angry at being brought there and started attacking the magic knights and Julius had to bind him in order to make him stop, so instead he looked pointedly around Yami and was staring at Gauche, who had paled slightly and looked at the boy in shock.
" T-That's not possible! There's no way I'm this kid's father!" Gauche tried to argue and he heard the boy scoff slightly.
" As much as I wish you weren't my dad sometimes, it's the truth unfortunately." The boy smirked and Gauche growled.
" What'd you say, you little brat?!" He began to walk over to where he was standing but Grey grabbed his arm to hold him back.
" G-Gauche! Don't!" She pleaded, her face red from embarrassment. She didn't like everyone looking at her but she had to stop Gauche before he did something to hurt the young boy, his son to be exact.
" Why don't you explain a little a bit? Just to clear things up?" Julius offered, the boy glared but sighed slightly. Even his glare looked like Gauche's.
" My name is Aloys Adlai, my parents are Gauche and Grey Adlai." The boy muttered. Gauche and Grey both just stared at the boy in bewilderment, he was their son? But, how? How could he be their son when they weren't even in a relationship yet? This was impossible right?! Grey's face suddenly turned the deepest shade of red it ever had in her entire life! Just the thought of possibly having children with Gauche was enough to make her wish she would sink into the floor and never resurface!
" So, he's like Hikari, Josslyn, and Ace then?" Yami asked, crossing his arms and turning towards the blonde haired man who nodded.
" Yes, I wanted to talk to you about that actually. Let's leave these three alone and talk in Marx's office." Julius suggested, standing up and leading Yami away.
" Hey Gauche, don't kill the kid alright?" Yami warned before leaving, causing Gauche to mutter under his breath. Julius quickly snapped his fingers and the magic binds were removed from Aloys. The small 'family' stood there in awkward silence after the two men had left, no one really knowing what to do.
" So-." Gauche started before Aloys suddenly darted for the office door. " Hey!" Gauche shouted before lunging towards the boy, he grabbed Aloys by the arms and held them tightly. The boy was kicking, swinging his arms around wildly, trying to get out of Gauche's grip.
" Hey stop it brat!" He shouted before one of Aloys's punches made contact with his stomach, effectively knocking the wind out of him. As soon as his grip loosened Aloys quickly ripped his arms out of Gauche's grasp and made a mad dash for the door, only to be stopped by Grey. She grabbed him by his shoulders, Aloys tried to fight her but not as much as he did with Gauche.
" A-Aloys, where are you going?" She asked nervously, even though her voice shook, her grip on his shoulders remained strong and firm.
" I need to leave! I have to find her!" He argued as he continued to try and wiggle out of Grey's grasp.
" Find who?" She asked, when he didn't answer she decided to speak louder. " Find who Aloys?"
" Maelie!" He shouted, his voice suddenly breaking. He stopped struggling in Grey's arms. He looked down at the ground, and Gauche watched the boys shoulders shake. He was crying. Gauche stood up and walked over to the two.
" Who's Maelie?" He asked, crossing his arms, Aloys didn't look up.
" M-My little sister, we came here together but got seperated. I need to find her! I can't let anything happen to her, she's my responsibility, she's all I have." His voice broke and he began to sob. Grey and Gauche both looked at each other, that's why he was so determined to leave; he wanted to find his sister. Gauche could understand completely, when it was just him and Marie when they were younger, he would do whatever he had to in order to make it back to her.
" Why didn't you tell the Wizard King?" Grey asked softly, the boy shook his head.
" Because I don't trust any of you! Sure, you all look and sound the same, but you're not. The Wizard King isn't the same, the Captain isn't the same, and you two are not the same!" He finally looked up at the two, tears streaming down his face, his cheeks and nose red, Grey quickly cupped his face in her hands and began to wipe the tears away causing Aloy's eyes to widen.
" Y-You're right, we're not the same. But if there is one thing we have in common with your parents, it's that we want to help people, to help you. I know you're scared and worried about your sister, but you can't find her alone! Especially when you don't even know where to look." Grey pointed out, causing Aloys to blush and look away, but Grey wouldn't let him and moved his face to look at her again. " So please, let us help you!"
Gauche watched the exchange silently, Grey had always seemed to be good with kids and this proved to be no different. Aloys bit his bottom lip in thought, as though he were contemplating the offer.
" You promise we'll find her?" He asked so softly, his blue eyes filled with tears again. Grey nodded firmly and she smiled at him.
" I promise! Gauche promises too, right?" She suddenly turned to look at him, he blinked in surprise, not really wanting to be wrapped up in this little 'deal'. But when he saw the pleading look in Grey's eyes, he sighed in defeat; he really couldn't say no to her when she looked at him like that.
" Fine. I promise." He grumbled under his breath, he watched as both Grey and Aloys's faces lit up. They had the exact same smile which made Gauche's heart stop for a moment.
" I'll tell the Captain and the Wizard King of our plans." Gauche added as he began to walk towards the door that led to Marx's office. Before he opened the door he turned and saw Grey and Aloys talking excitedly, the boy still seemed to be anxious to find his sister, but he also seemed to be more relaxed around Grey than the others. Gauche smirked, he was a total momma's boy. But as he watched how comfortable Grey was with him, how calm, kind, and almost motherly she was when speaking to him a moment ago also confirmed a suspicion he had since he had seen her with Marie and the other kids at the orphanage.
Grey would be a great mother one day, even if she had children with someone that wasn't him. Those kids would be some of the luckiest in the world to have her as their mother.