It had been an hour since the tease was released, a long hour in which even reading his favourite book did not help it go any faster. In fact, the hour seemed slower even without watching the clock. Tyki Mikk could practically feel the unnerving desire rising within him, to just stand up and leave, saying screw the plan and he'd get the damn boy himself. In fact, he was probably about two steps from doing so. Tyki sat down again feeling the frustration of the situation.
He was waiting, he was undeniably waiting for his master plan to succeed, he was waiting though and waiting involved patience which came any other day with ease but not today because today he had to wait for the key. Waiting was going to drive him crazy. He waited though, tapping his finger, grinning at the book as he read.
The tease would be there any moment and Rhode would be just about done.
Tyki Mikk was brimming with excitement.
Kanda Yuu however was not, in fact, he seemed pleasantly content with cursing his comrades until their ears bled out, and after all, they boarded the wrong train. It had taken them two cities in the opposite direction to finally figure out they were on the wrong train, which of course was the stupid rabbits fault since he had dropped the tickets and never actually heard the name of the city they were going too. The finder would know if the rabbit hadn't asked him twenty thousands questions narrowing it down to five cities. None of them were close.
Well they weren't close until Rhode had appeared.
Rhode, surely they had all remembered Rhode. Rhode, the child niece of Tyki Mikk, one of the Noah's, who was also a Noah herself; the same Noah that had stabbed and temporarily and painfully blinded Allen when they had first met trying to save Lenalee –in which Allen was happy for a moment that she was not with him –but it seemed to be more than that. She had hugged Allen too, even kissed him which gave him a brief surprised but not before Tyki Mikk stole the surprise for him. Rhode, the young Noah who liked dress up, pain and Allen. Especially Allen.
"Why hello Allen" she smiled, "it's been quite awhile since I last saw you."
"Why are you here?" Allen yelled.
Kanda really give a shit if he got an answer or not, a Noah was here and that meant he'd have to kill it sooner or later. Sooner sounded better. He had made his decision.
Rhode toyed with a tease on her hand, "I don't know why Tyki loves these creatures so much." She smiled, "Other than for the fact you can exterminate you useless beings." She seemed to enjoy the thought a little more than the rest had hoped, except for Kanda. Kanda didn't really give a shit.
A door appeared behind the young girl, "How bout this Allen. We'll play a little game. If you can catch me in a game of tag, I'll give back something you hold dear. The longer you take the more value you lose."
"Why would he accept that knowing that he'd lost something?" Lavi said more to himself than anyone but still she replied.
"Simple. It's his comrades."
And without warning the tease landed on Allen, exploded into smithereens on his arms –his innocence.
The young boy fell to the ground at the shock and when he woke, the field lay open, Rhode stood at the entrance of the door peeking through to make sure he followed with a devilish grin across her face.
Lavi and Kanda were no where to be seen.