After the previous day's confusing conversation with Lenalee, Mitsuko had every reason to want to avoid the Dark Order. She accepted every mission that Komui threw at her, and completed every single one whilst taking her utmost time. She hadn't seen Tykki Mykk in a while, which of course threw her off a bit, but she knew he'd turn up sooner or later. Dispatched to handle a specifically time consuming mission, Mitsuko lazily traversed London in search of her target. There had been rumors of missing people in London, which sparked rumors of serial killers to ravenous animals, but the Dark Order knew better.
Strolling through the cobblestone streets, Mitsuko watched as all the normal people gestured with confused faces at her conspicuously odd coat. People didn't usually wear long, black trench coats with silver buttons, as well as a mask, so of course she looked like the possible 'serial killer' that had been plaguing the city. Sighing in annoyance, she passed by several shops on the streets, ones that were as colorful as peacocks, and others that were decorated with goods that looked almost ancient. London was definitely the place to be if you wanted expensive things.
One shop was so dazzling and wonderful, you'd expect it to have its own building instead of working on the streets. She had been staring at the shop for so long, she plowed right into an inconveniently placed bystander. He barely even swayed as she leaped back and started spouting apologies like a broken faucet. He turned around, giggling amusedly, most likely at her unusually polite demeanor. She was surprised for a moment, but giggled too at the familiar man's smiling face.
"You pop up in the strangest places…" Mitsuko sighed, walking closer to the dazed Tykki Mykk.
"I should be saying that to you. I was simply shopping." Tykki replied, holding up a bad full of bought goods. His face was, instead of its usual purple, the same color as hers. The stars that speckled his forehead were gone, replaced by a tidy head of hair that supported a tall, fancy top hat.
"You look fancy today." Mitsuko said as they started walking down the street together. She pleasantly noted that today he smelt like dried lemons. Not in the bitter way, but in the deliciously citrusy way. She loved citrus.
"Well, Master Earl told me to get some decorative goods for his bedroom. He recently got it remodeled." Tykki replied, gazing at the tiny shops and picking out what would be best to get. "By the way, what brings you here?"
"Just a silly disappearing person case. The public suspect a serial killer, but the Dark Order has deemed it an Akuma." Mitsuko replied. She trusted Tykki Mykk enough to tell him these things, even though he could easily call all of his Noah friends to come and annihilate her.
"Really? I don't sense any Akuma around here. Probably out of town." Tykki said, popping a cigarette into his mouth. Although he probably smoked daily, he looked as if he'd just turned 20.
"Well, I'm not allowed back until I find out what it is." Mitsuko whined, scratching her head. The wind had been rustling her neatly kept hair, swishing it against her forehead and making it itchy.
"I'm all right with that." Tykki whispered, smiling his devilish smile that could melt ice. Blushing slightly, Mitsuko kept on walking with him until they had reached the city square. She knew that Akuma tread in populated areas, so she started mentally training herself that everyone in the square had the possibility of being an Akuma. Just to be sure, she released a few of her butterflies, including Tykki's black one. They crawled along her coat until the perched atop her head, scanning the area for Akuma.
"Ah, I see you haven't abandoned my butterfly yet, have you?" Tykki commented, brushing his gloved finger along his traded butterfly's wing. "I still have yours, you know." Holding up his hand, he pulled back his glove revealing the black, spiraling hole that harboured all of his butterflies. After concentrating for a few moments, the butterfly she hadn't seen so long popped out, alighting upon his hand. It seemed happy to see her, as it flitted over, desperately trying to attract her attention by crawling along her face.
"Why, hello there, old friend." Mitsuko whispered softly, plucking the feverish insect from her face and caressing it in her hands. "How have you been?"
"I do think the poor thing gets bullied sometimes. I've called it out occasionally to see how it's doing, only to find it pockmarked with scratches and left trembling and paranoid." Tykki explained, but wished he hadn't when he saw Mitsuko's sad, sympathetic face for the small creature. "Ah- I think all the others are jealous." He felt better when the smallest of smiles crept up to her face.
Whispering some sweet nothings to the traumatized Innocence, it fluttered back to its second master, placing itself atop Tykki's tall top hat. "As my butterflies are soft and caring, your butterfly is a bit bossy." Mitsuko laughed, Tykki's butterfly trying to push all the other white ones off of her head.
"Well, they do harbour such nasty habits…" Tykki sighed, removing his top hat and smoothing his hair back, just to have it crushed by the top hat again. "Shall we be going?"
Mitsuko looked as if she'd reply, but was cut off by a startlingly close explosion. As she quickly turned to the scene before her, dozens of balloon shaped Akuma drifted up from their discarded bodies, their guns ready to steal away the lives of the innocent.
"Oh my, well it seems you've found your Akuma." Tykki responded, completely unfazed by the terrible creatures roaming the plaza.
"Ah yes, well it seems that I must get to work. Ciao." Mitsuko mumbled, disappointedly waving and leaping off to battle the wretched beasts. Tykki lazily waved after her as she released hundreds of butterflies into the air, creating a hovering cloud of Akuma-destroying bliss. Standing only a few feet away, she had all the power she needed to completely erase these Akuma from existence. She raised her hand, her butterflies awaiting their command to feed on the demons that plagued the Earth. She snapped her fingers-such a common and careless gesture-sending forth a great mass of white. The butterflies careened through the air, able to move at immeasurable speeds. They tore through the Akuma, like bullets sent from God himself, and after they had been felled, quickly latched on to devour the Earl's creation. It was over in a matter of seconds.
The butterflies, now out of their fighting stance, lazily fluttered around, moving from Akuma to Akuma, multiplying in numbers as they destroyed the demons, bit by bit. A slow clapping sound came from behind as Tykki rejoined the scene, his hands slapping together, cutting the silence.
"Wow. I can't even destroy Akumas that fast." He said, whistling at the scattered metallic bodies everywhere.
"The poor things. They barely get to feed as is, and the cafeteria at the dark order doesn't exactly serve Akuma flesh." Mitsuko replied, holding out her hand, calling her friends to her. They all graciously returned to her, crawling into the portals placed on her palm. "Well, now that that's over with, I have to go back to the HQ." She sounded disappointed in completing her task, even though she was happy to have destroyed the Akumas. Slumping her shoulders, her and Tykki walked through the streets together, the imminent threat destroyed.