Me: Hey guys! Here's Chapter 2. Do any of you wonder what Dagian meant when he said, "The owl comes at night"? Well it'll all be answered now!
Dagian: -Sigh- What do I do before I die?..."."
Me: Dagian?
Dagian: -Moaning- Why did you do this to me?...
Me: Dagian, look listen to me.
Dagian: I won't. I will do anything I want to before I die.
Me: DAGIAN! LISTEN TO ME!
Dagian:...O.O
Me: I was using that as a threat, I didn't mean that I would make you die...
Dagian: Oh...well uh you're cool about the fact that I summoned back Kaze'aze to kill you? I did that because of my "I want to do anything I want before I die!" thing.
Me:...What?
Dagian: Nothing...nothing...
Lass was extremely patient, and everyone in the Chase knew that. His patient was being put to the test now. It has been sometime during midnight since he had been waiting for Dagian. Dagian said, "The owl comes at night.". That was the code for him coming at night. Lass spent the time thinking about old memories, but soon he got worried. He thought about everything that happened today. Everyone seemed to act suspicious towards him, even Arme.
Arme wouldn't even take her goodnight kiss from Lass, which kind of hurt his feelings. Elesis eyed him during the training sessions. Jin seemed to stay closer to Amy the second he came near her. Lire avoided him the entire day. Ronan and Sieghart eyed him closely for the rest of the day. Zero barely looked at him since the entire time he was wandering somewhere. Dio seemed to eye him suspiciously, as if sensing his feelings. Ley acted a bit normal, but Lass could see the face of suspicion underneath her. The only person who acted normal, truly normal, was Ryan. He didn't have a hint of suspicion. Lass had thoughts of telling him about Dagian, but shrugged them off for later.
Suddenly wind blew past his face. The wind went past his face at an extremely fast speed. A bit too fast. No wonder, it was Dagian. The dark haired boy suddenly appeared in front of him. It was so fast Lass nearly had a heart attack, and he never had a chance of getting a heart attack.
"Hey Lass." Dagian greeted, sheathing the his Nadochi. Lass nodded and bowed. Dagian was always some sort of role model to Lass. "Where have you been? What have you been doing?" Lass suddenly blurted out. Dagian smiled at first. "It's...hard to tell...At first I ran away after Kaze'aze was defeated by your new friends. Then I traveled around Ellia, stealing food and money for a living. After 2 months, I met 3 assassins who needed some training. They became my pupils, and then we formed the Cross Slashers." he explained. Lass stared at him, trying to believe what he just heard. The Cross Slashers? They could have been the group that was reported in Kaze'aze's castle.
"Did you and your group go to Kaze'aze's castle recently?" Lass questioned, unsure about the answer Dagian was going to give. "Yes..." Dagian replied. It all came to Lass as a shock. But he couldn't just tell anyone about this. Suddenly, Dagian grabbed Lass's arm. Lass, unsure and using his ninja instincts, drew out his Nadochi. Dagian was a bit surprised. "What's wrong? We gotta leave now!" he exclaimed, trying his best to keep his voice down. Both of the assassins remained silent. Their silence spoke words. Lass had to choose on whether to join the Cross Slashers, or stay with the Chase.
Lass went through a mental war. One side was the Chase. The other side was the Cross Slashers. The two began to kill each other until only the leaders were left, and the leaders had no weapons. Therefore the war couldn't be decided. He held up his left hand, putting up his index finger. Dagian nodded, and dashed straight out of the window.