CH 5
After Allen, Lavi, and Kanda looked for the Sage's apprentice but came up empty, Allen noticed an akuma in a schoolyard in town. The three of them rushed out to destroy it, but before they got the chance, the akuma was destroyed by an unseen force. When they went back to inform Bookman, Kanda couldn't help but notice how calmly Tsamo had been acting regarding the akuma's destruction. The three of them went back into town to search for answers, but every witness said they saw nothing but 'silver'. They then met a young boy who claimed the one who destroyed the akuma was something called 'Silverton' that moves too quickly to see it clearly, leaving behind nothing but a silver streak of light behind wherever it went. The three of them knew innocence had something to do with it, but Kanda suspected the Sage was hiding something from them.
After questioning the townspeople for hours, Lavi, Kanda, and Allen were headed back to the Sage's residence. Allen's stomach was growling the whole time on the way there. He whimpered pitifully, "…hungry…"
"How can you seriously be thinking about food at a time like this? We've got more important things to worry about, beansprout!" Kanda snapped after listening to the whining for so long.
"Ugh…hungry…I wonder if bean sprouts taste good…" Allen continued.
"Tsk…Pathetic."
Lavi, Kanda, and a starving moyashi began walking up the path to the Sage's home. Kanda had planned to barge in and demand information from Tsamo on this 'Silverton' thing, but didn't get the chance. Once they'd reached the front door, they found Tsamo standing in wait for their arrival. "Welcome back, boys. How did the town search go?"
Kanda jumped on the opportunity. "Tell me what you know abou-"
"Come in, come in! I've prepared quite a meal for my guests!" Tsamo peered at Allen, who was clenching his stomach. "Bookman here tells me you have quite the appetite, Mr. Walker."
Allen's face lit up like a child's at a toy store. "You have FOOD!"
They all walked in the dining room and sat at the large table that was covered in food. Allen immediately began stuffing his face with one of everything. Lavi did just the opposite. He was being quiet and spacing out again, poking his food with his fork. Kanda ate the food in front of him to be polite, but would rather eat soba instead. They all sat there in this awkward silence, hearing nothing but Allen choking down everything on the table.
Bookman looked around. "Will your apprentice be joining us this evening?"
Tsamo wiped his mouth with a napkin. "Unfortunately, my apprentice can be a bit shy and has chosen not to dine with us. I apologize for their lack of involvement."
Lavi thought to himself, *"I wonder if the figure I saw in the window was his apprentice…maybe we scared him off somehow…probably thanks to Yu's grumpy face."* Lavi then caught himself smirking to the thought of someone turning to stone from looking Kanda in the eyes.
"You're a quiet fellow, aren't you? You and my apprentice would get along well." Tsamo said to Lavi, who was still twiddling with his fork.
Bookman laughed for once. "Believe me, he doesn't typically act so calmly. He'd definitely be more vibrant if you had a daughter his age."
"Actually, it just so happens I do have a daughter his age. Her name is Kyrine. She's supposed to take up being the next Life Sage." said Tsamo with the slightest glare towards Lavi, who was still smirking.
Allen, who'd already cleared half the table, said, "She's going to take over your work? That's a lot of pressure for someone our age."
"It must be a lot of pressure being the prophesized 'Destroyer of Time' as well." The elderly man said to Allen.
"Oh," Allen smiled and rubbed the back of his neck. "Really, I don't think about it too much."
"As if you EVER think, beansprout."
"My name's Allen!"
After they'd finished their meal, it was already dark outside. Tsamo had insisted they stay over night, he had no objections to having visitors for once. They agreed to stay, since they still needed to find out who or what destroyed the akuma in town.
Kanda had asked permission to use the room at the end of the upstairs hallway while the others went to sleep. He sat in the room meditating, but in the back of his mind he kept scolding himself. *"What the hell, Kanda? Why didn't you say anything to the old man? He's obviously got something up his sleeves…Guh, I'm such an idiot. Now I have to wait until tomorrow for answers…"* After 20 minutes or so of mentally smacking his own face, he went to the room the others were resting in, only to discover that there were only three beds, and all of them occupied.
Lavi heard Kanda come in and sat up in bed. "Bout time you got here, Yu. Allen and the ol' panda are asleep already."
Kanda pulled a blanket from the closet and laid it down on the floor without answering him.
"Lively as ever I see…" Lavi said, teasing him.
Kanda got comfortable on the blanket, ignoring the annoying bookman jr.
"Nighty night, Yu-chan!"
"Shuttup and sleep, dumbass."