Kesenai grunted "This is taking too long…."
Lavi laughed "You're too used to sitting around, waiting for something to happen to you, aren't you?"
"Yes…" Kesenai growled. Kesenai's mind remained at unease because he felt the presence of someone following both himself and Lavi.
Lavi looked at Kesenai "What's wrong? You seem to be uneasy.".
"No it's nothing." Kesenai shook his head.
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Road giggled "Should we attack them now or later?" she asked Tyki.
Tyki answered with "I think we should attack them once they've found the Innocence."
Road groaned "But that'll take forever at the rate that they're going."
Lero complained "Every time you say that, you have fun torturing me like I'm some child's toy!"
Road giggled "But you are a child's toy, you always were ever since I first started to play around with you!"
Lero complained again "Which is why I prefer the Earl over you."
Road frowned "Really?"
Lero realized that he had said something wrong and screeched "I'm sorry!! I didn't mean to say that!!" Road fakely cried and threw Lero away, accidentally throwing Lero at the direction of Kesenai. Lero screeched "I'm sorry milady!!" Kesenai immediately turned around and caught Lero with one hand, squeezing tightly enough to attempt breaking Lero.
"Who threw this?!" Kesenai asked, now angered by the fact that someone threw something at him.
Road turned into her human form (Without the crosses and white skin instead of gray) and walked toward Kesenai from an alleyway "That's mine. I'm sorry. I got robbed of poor Lero and they must've gotten sick of him, throwing him at you." Road said cutely.
Kesenai grunted "Don't get robbed again. I don't think you'll enjoy getting something else robbed from you." Kesenai handed Lero back to Road.
Road smiled "So what're your names?" she asked.
Kesenai answered "Name's Kesenai Tsumi, and the red head over here is Lavi. What's yours?"
Road giggled and said "My name's Road Kamelot."
Kesenai said "Nice name. Sorry, we have work to do so we have to go somewhere now." and began walking away with Lavi.
Road smirked as she came up with an idea on how to get to the Innocence and ran to Kesenai, jumping on him, hanging by his neck "Don't leave! I have nowhere else to go!" she fakely cried.
Kesenai twitched at the physical contact and said "If you try not to annoy me or get in the way, then maybe I'll let you follow us around." Kesenai replied.
Road nodded her head "Okay!"
Lavi laughed "Looks like someone likes you now, even after those 2 months of being completely rude."
Kesenai laughed "Yeah looks like you're right." Road giggled, not really understanding what was going on. In her head she thought: "I hope they find it early, I really don't like acting like this…"
After 3 hours of searching, Kesenai, and Lavi found nothing at all. Kesenai growled "This is starting to suck! I say we just let the damn Innocence go crazy on this town!"
Lavi laughed "Don't joke like that. We need to find it." Road was asleep in Kesenai's arms, snoring lightly. "Looks like someone really likes you then, you two just met and she's already sleeping on you." Lavi joked.
Kesenai sweat dropped and said "I really think this might get embarrassing sooner or later. If she snuggles me like a teddy bear, I'm really going to have to hand her to you because I don't plan on being close to someone about 2 years younger than me."
Lavi laughed "But she prefers you."
Kesenai sighed "Fine." Without Lavi or Kesenai even noticing, Tyki was following them, keeping watch on them in case of anything. Kesenai trembled and looked uneasy again "I feel like we're being followed Lavi… They're right…" Kesenai quickly turned and threw a small dagger at Tyki's direction "There!".
The dagger got Tyki by surprise and got him right on his chest "Ugh! Damnit!" he growled.
"Heh, so you were the one that's been following Lavi and I. So who are you?" Kesenai growled, asking.
Lavi trembled when he saw the crosses on Tyki's forehead "He's…."
"He's what?" Kesenai looked at Lavi.
Lavi growled "That's a Noah Clansman…."
Kesenai looked at Tyki and smirked thinking "Finally someone from that clan has appeared, it's about time." Kesenai gave Road to Lavi "Hold her for me, I'll take care of this."
Lavi took her into his arms and nodded his head "Go ahead."
"Thanks!" Kesenai went charging at Tyki, holding the hilt of his sword.
Tyki removed the dagger in his chest and threw it away, making a Tease appear "I don't plan on getting my gloves dirty." Tyki simply implied.
"Oh well too bad! Kiss your ass good bye!" Kesenai jumped at him. Tyki sighed and parried the jump slice that was fatal, coming from Kesenai, and put the Tease into his leg, attempting to destroy a few of Kesenai's leg muscles. "Kiss my ass! I know about those 'Tease' of yours!" Kesenai kicked Tyki away before Tyki could use his power to put it inside of him.
Tyki growled "Things might actually get rough here if this keeps up."
Kesenai smirked "Oh I'm ready for that." he sliced and hacked at Tyki, attempting to kill him. Tyki calmly dodged each and every slice and hack so perfectly as if he knew what was going to happen next. "Hold still!" Kesenai growled.
"You're a worthy foe… But you leave too many holes in your defenses." Tyki laughed, mocking Kesenai.
"Don't mock me like I'm a fool!!" Kesenai had finally landed a hit on Tyki, slicing his chest, leaving a large gash there. Tyki fakely fell to the ground as if he were dying. "Don't play tricks with me… I know that it takes more than that just to kill a Noah Clansman…"
"Looks like someone's done their research on us." Tyki laughed as he got up. "Oh, looks like I'm needed someplace else." Tyki laughed and disappeared right in front of Kesenai's eyes. Kesenai growled, wanting to continue his fight with him.
Kesenai sighed in relief, "I'm pretty sure I could've gotten my ass kicked if it hadn't been for that 'somewhere else' thing of his…." Road was awake, she had seen just about all that happened.
Lavi laughed "Yeah, then I'd have to have saved your ass for you!"
Kesenai said sarcastically "Yeah, your help would definitely have turned things around for me."
Lavi laughed "Yup yup yup!"
Kesenai felt yet another presence "Someone else is here…."
"What?! Where?!" Lavi asked.
He shivered "I know this presence…."
"Who is it?" Lavi looked at him.
Kesenai sweat dropped "It's…"
"It's James!!" a pitch black haired adolescent yelled. This adolescent was the same age as Kesenai and had green eyes. He was pretty much about 2 inches taller than Kesenai.
Lavi asked Kesenai "Who is this guy? How do you know each other?"
Kesenai sweat dropped, remembering his past experiences with James "This guy is my childhood friend, James. He tortured me for about half my life before I just suddenly disappeared on him and the rest of New York." Kesenai answered.
James then said "Yeah, but I managed to find you since everyone can remember your features and the rudeness of yours. Have you even tried to fix it?"
"Kiss my ass! I won't change myself. I'll rarely ever change." Kesenai replied.
James sighed "Well, if that's the case then… Hey… Red head. Wanna know something about Kesenai?" James asked.
Kesenai twitched "Not a word about me damnit!!"
Lavi asked "What is it?"
James said "Kesenai's afraid of milk, meat, and is afraid of women!" James said just to piss off Kesenai.
"AM NOT!!" Kesenai yelled.
James laughed "Ha! You still haven't fully made any progress in getting pissed off so easily."
Kesenai sighed and looked at James "I have a question for you… Have you heard or seen a person who couldn't be killed?"
James nodded his head "I've seen him. He's the one that's talking to you."
Kesenai's mouth dropped open "Childhood idiot torturer friend say what?"
Lavi laughed "Wow, so you were the person we were assigned to look for." Kesenai still couldn't believe it.
James laughed "Yup, no joke. It's me." Kesenai twitched, feeling other presences.
"Everyone, on guard! Now!" Kesenai barked.
"Huh? Why?" Lavi asked.
Kesenai's right eye changed to completely white with navy blue pupil as his blue scar began to burn the right side of his face again "There's 3 demons here…" Kesenai answered.
James never saw Kesenai's cursed right eye before "What's with that?" James asked.
"I'll explain later. Just get ready for the fight of your life…" Kesenai growled. As soon as Kesenai had said that, 3 level three Akumas had made their appearance. Kesenai twitched "I've seen them before… Level threes… But I've never seen them cooperate so well…" Kesenai growled.
James yelled "Well, what're we waiting for?! Lets destroy them!"
Kesenai twitched "Who died and made you leader of this mission?"
"Uh… Your parents died and they made me leader." James laughed.
Kesenai twitched again "Hope you can run faster than you can talk."
"Yup! Sure can!" James laughed again.
Kesenai growled "Bastard…" Kesenai looked at the level three Akumas that were just watching this whole dispute. James made a serious face and looked around, searching for something. "What're you doing, get ready!" Kesenai growled as he began to grasp the hilt of his sword.
"I'm looking for a shadow!" James answered. As soon as he spotted one, he said "Perfect!"
"Huh?" Kesenai looked at him.
James snapped his fingers, and black chains flew out from the shadows, wrapping around the 3 Akumas "Alright then! Go get them!" he commanded.
Kesenai twitched "Don't command me." and jumped right at them, pulling his sword out.
Lavi placed Road in James hands and released his Innocence "Ban! Ban! Ban! Hell Fire Cyclone!" and a cyclone of flames had appeared. The cyclone pushed Kesenai at a faster speed (Like Lavi and Crowley's team up in what I think was episode 69 or 6) Then, Kesenai smirked and moved the blade of his sword into the flames, ready to slice. Gathering as much force as he could, Kesenai sliced at the 3 confused level three Akuma, the sword taking the cyclone of flames with it. Soon after, not only were the level three Akumas pierced, but they were engulfed in the flames. Afterward, an large explosion occurred, sending Kesenai flying back to where he originally was, slamming him into the ground and knocking him out.
Lavi laughed "Well now, he seems to be one hell of a fighter."
James laughed as well "Yeah, he usually was the roughest one out of anyone, risking his life. But I never knew why he's always done this kind of thing. I thought he was just doing this to feel the rush of nearly dying."
Lavi laughed as well "Maybe that is why he's done this much to himself."
James looked at Road "Who is this little girl anyway?" he asked.
"Oh, her name is Road Kamelot. She just got lost and found us." Lavi explained.
James thought for a second: "Why do I feel something strange about her?" and then shook it off. "Let's head off!" James laughed.
Kesenai had began waking up "Ugh… Did we win…?" Kesenai asked.
Lavi laughed "Yeah!"
Kesenai smiled lightly and stood up "James, don't come to the Black Order. I don't think all the Exorcists there need someone to torture them."
James complained "Aw come on!"
Kesenai growled "Just don't."
James sighed "Fine."
Road was beginning to wake and saw that she was in James' arms and struggled to get out of the stranger's arms "Kesenai!" Road got out of James' arms and tackled Kesenai back onto the ground.
Kesenai grunted "Ouch!" Lavi and James both laughed.
James then said "I'll be leaving now… See you guys some other time." James walked away into the shadows of the alleyway. Road snuggled Kesenai childishly. Kesenai twitched slightly because he was never used to something like that. Road thought: "Looks like I'll leave it up to Tyki to get to that Innocence. I have something in mind now… I'll try to have them take me to the Black Order that way I can not only steal this kid's Innocence, but also kill off everyone else with just this one stone."
Kesenai looked at Road, and slightly smiled "I guess you've become attached to me, haven't you."
Road giggled and pinched his nose "Yup yup yup!"
Kesenai chuckled lightly "Well if that's the case then." Kesenai thought: "And this brings an end to our mission. Mission complete."
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Disclaimer: DAMNIT! I STILL DON'T OWN D. GRAY MAN! DX! I'ma go cry in the corner again T.T
