I'm a bit unsure of this chapter. o_O
Anyway! Just tell me what you think. _
It was chaos. There was smoke and bits of gravel spinning around like a cyclone of destruction. Tips of buildings crashed downward and destroyed anything it hit. Bits of homes cracked the roads and the fences built around it.
"You can escape from this, you know?" A dark shadow wrapped its arms around Arystar Krory. In response, he flinched at the contact with his mouth gape wide open with surprise.
The white puff of ash cleared and there stood a handsome man with curly hair and glasses. Yumiko tilted her head to the side, eyes with interest. He noticed her presence, and nodded in acknowledgment of her. She pursed her lips together and fixed her posture to stand upright. Meanwhile, Kanda took notice of this and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Allen, Arystar, and Lavi stared at the mystery man in surprise.
"Super thick glasses!" They yelled in shock.
"Eh?" The man frowned and scrunched his dark eyebrows, "Is that my nickname?"
"Hey," said Kanda aloud, "You're going to kill us, aren't you?"
"It's not nice to jump to conclusions," Yumiko persisted and elbowed him in the side— but then froze when someone's hand grabbed her other arm. She looked up shakily and met the piercing eyes of 'super thick glasses man'.
"S-super thick glasses, sir?" She gulped nervously, her eyes darting from the physical contact and back at his luminescent eyes. His hands were gloved like a proper gentleman. Whoever he was, he was loaded.
"I can save one person— that is my guarantee," Super thick glasses man said, addressing it to everyone but only looked at Yumiko, "They'll leave without a scratch but the rest of you would have to find your way out though. There's no way I can assure you that you'll be out alive though."
He smirked and leaned into her concerned face. His hair was a hue of midnight blue. His skin was dark like purple velvet. Overall, he was a very shady person... Instinct pulled Yumiko into knowing that she could not trust him at all— but his magnificent golden eyes! His fair eyes shined and tugged her to the thought that maybe… she could depend on him.
When judging a character, you just have to look at their eyes. Are they dull and clouded with no silver lining to entrust? Or do they glow with the chance of truth?
"May I escort you out, Madame?" The man slid his hand downwards and his fingers slipped between hers, "I promise you, you won't regret it."
Everyone shifted, glancing at each other uncomfortably. Lavi frowned disapprovingly and was about to open his mouth once again, but someone else had beaten him to the punch.
"If you're going to pick up a girl, do it right," Kanda scoffed, breaking their interlocked gaze and arms, "I'd rather have you kill me here right now than watch this."
Super thick glasses lowered his brows in annoyance and grunted something that sounded like, if I didn't give you a chance this big…
Doors emerged from the ground and rumbled the Earth.
"Play it that way," He said coldly, "Let's see if you could make it out alive."
The gentleman gazed sadly at Yumiko, and then glanced unsympathetically at Kanda standing next to her. He said loud enough for her to hear, "Tykki Mikk…"
Yumiko took a momentary peek up at Kanda for permission first. His eyes didn't meet hers as he turned his head away with a quiet 'Hmph'. She rolled her eyes. Ever since she first met him, she figured that meant, 'Okay, fine, whatever' in Japanese.
"Uh, uh, Yumiko," She fumbled nervously.
"Yumiko …?" Tykki waited for her surname.
"It's, uh, uh," Yumiko sweated and panicked. What was her last name again? Lenalee sighed and shook her head. She looked up at Kanda and tugged on his sleeve to whisper, "Yuuuuu, I forgot my last name again… Could you tell me pretty please?"
Kanda snapped his neck and looked down at her. Yumiko winced a bit. His eyes. His eyes weren't as angry as they used to be. They seemed tired and cheerless… Well, more than usual anyhow. The pair seemed to sigh, 'Please, for me?'
"Uh, my last name is uh, Fukushima," Yumiko blurted.
Tykki Mikk stayed quiet, pondering for a moment. He knew she was fibbing. Although her given name was Japanese, she wasn't even Asian. Ah well, he thought, it wouldn't be too hard to find her real name. After all, there are only six billion people on Earth.
He smiled, a full one, "Yumiko Fukushima. I'll see you again."
And for one quick second, his eyes met Kanda's. There was satisfaction in them. With that, he disappeared.
Kanda's eyes rested. Finally, the stranger was gone. Oh, what was that in his palm? He released his rigid fist and realized he was clutching a key, with a note attached to it.
'Use it to open doors,' the scribble read.
Yuu rolled his eyes. No shit.
But then there was a smaller squiggle near the bottom of the slip.
He squinted, trying to make sense of it.
It didn't take long for him to make out the words.
He guessed it all along anyway.
'She will be mine'
Lavi stood there quietly all along, watching the whole scene. He wanted to speak out for his friend, but instinct told him not to. Something advised him that he should have sat this one out and aside… For the sake of Yuu… Both of them.
"We'll make it out of this, won't we?" Lenalee said, looking at Allen. He nodded at her.
Kanda crumpled the note with nothing to say and tossed the key to Allen Walker, who caught it with ease and that confident smile.
"We'll make it out of this," He repeated.
Yumiko and Kanda looked at each other.
Somehow, they had a feeling too.