Hey guys! Sorry for not updating soon. You see, I've been cleaning my room for two days...HAH! TWO DAYS! And I am helping a friend in her project. : 3 By the way, just now, I was helping my little brother how to make an origami swan when I saw a stray snake turtle. Yep, you read it right. A SNAKE TURTLE, a little one. I don't know where it came from, it just appeared in front of me, walking- or crawling, out of the blue. The turtle was missing a leg sadly. : ( And the turtle stink of mud! What should I do?... I want to take care of the turtle, but my older brother said it is dangerous and that father has no extra money for its food...

Night Fifteen

Spending four days travelling in a wagon to get to town together with a red haired smoker, debt maker, a blonde idiot, whose leg often bitten by a golden, round, and possessed stuffed toy, and a cold black haired who was obsessed in strawberries was not as boring as the white haired lad had first thought. Indeed, it was quite silent at first, but as they spent much time together the long ride to town became livelier. Allen would sometimes be found frozen on spot whenever Cross would pulled out a handful of notices, Loki would spend most of his time watching the scenes outside as they passed while ignoring Tidus who would tease him about him calling them by their names and would whine every time he was ignored. Loki did not remember him calling them by their names because he was literally not thinking straight the moment Tidus had refused to give him those chewable strawberry candies. It doesn't matter to Loki anyway.

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"Ahhh… at last we're here!" Tidus said as he stretched his stiffed arms up.

They finally reached the town by noon.

The town they were in was just an ordinary town like the others Allen and Cross had been. It was a bit crowded though, people were buzzing here and there, a group of street children run away from a man who was chasing them because they stole a three pieces of bread, and vendors calling for customers. Allen felt nostalgic, he felt like it has been ages since he last came to a lively town.

"Thanks for ride." Said Cross, grabbing their things out of the wagon.

"No problem!" Tidus beamed, posing like a hero. "By the way, this is the goods Yuna prepared for you two." He handed them a bag full of foods, first aid kit, and things they might need in their journey. Allen took it and thanked the blonde teen.

"Thank you, once again." Smiling, Allen said. "Please say hello to Yuna and Amy once you got back home."

"Sure! Leave it to me!"

"Well, then. We're going. Thanks for everything." Said Cross, tipping his hat.

"Yes, yes. Ah-!" Tidus jerked when he felt his leg being bitten by some creature. He mechanically looked down and paled when he saw the golden golem nibbling his leg. "KYAAAAAAAAAAAA! LET GO! LET GO! DON'T EAT MEEEEEEHHH!" he yelled, shaking his leg frantically.

Even though this kind of scene always happens since then, Tidus will never get use to it. Cross told him that it was not a possessed stuff toy, but a golem, a golden golem named Timcanpy.

"Just get it over with. It's just a golem." Eyes closed upon rubbing his temple in annoyance, Loki said.

"I COULDN'T CARE LESS IF IT IS A STUFF TOY, A GOLEM, OR A WHATNOT! IT JUST FREAKS ME OUT! GET IT OFF!" he cried.

Loki ignored him and just proceeded on unloading the boxes that will be delivered to stores while the Master and apprentice stared blankly at the hysterical blonde.

"Timcanpy really likes him, right Master?"

"Yeah. I wonder if Tim would like to come with us or stay with Tidus like that."

It took them past half an hour before they were able to pry the golden golem off the blonde's leg. Tidus was greatful to them and cursed the 'possessed stuff toy' before they split.

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Allen wanted to train so badly, but Cross told him he was not ready for it yet. His Master said he has to learn different kinds of works and earn money for their expenses, or more like, for paying Cross' debts. At first it was fine for him to work and earn money for their selves; after all, he used to work at the circus as an errand boy until a crazy clown came into his life and adopted him. Since then, he learned how to balance himself on a ball, how to juggle, how to do a cartwheel, magic, and so on and so forth. All thanks to Mana Walker who thought him everything he knew. These abilities helped Allen to do his odd job much easier than an average kid his age. Well, the idea of working while under the care of Cross Marian, the great, was not that bad because he did not want to be a burden to him until the very day he tasted the wrath of debt collectors, his Master's harem, wines, and his gambling in which he often lose his bets.

As they walked down the pavement, Allen noticed how those women of all ages stared at his Master with thirst though Allen couldn't understand it yet. The stares the women were sending towards their direction made Allen uncomfortable. Some of them looked at him directly because of his odd hair color and his peculiar scar. And this occurrence really made him anxious, and insecure.

Maybe I should by a cap to cover my hair…

Allen brushed off his feelings and looked straight to where they were going. Even though he was small, he could see the sea up ahead.

Fed up of the stares his Master received and his anxiety made its best, Allen looked up, brows furrowed in a worried way and said, "Master, you are gaining a lot of attention from people. It is because of your clothes, right? I think you should change, Master." Little did Allen know, it was not because of his Master's uniform, but his looks and charisma.

"Is that so? But I should not change, Allen. This uniform will tell us apart from ordinary people, that we are exorcists. This way, we set ourselves as baits for akumas to come out and attack us. It is to attract akumas for short." Cross explained without looking at his apprentice.

"I see…" Allen replied as he looked back straight, still thinking and processing the explanation his Master had provided him.

It did not take them too long before they reached the quayside, but…

"Looks like we'll be busy for a moment." Cross smirked as a horde of level one and two akumas rose from the body of water and from the sky. Allen's cursed left eye then activated at the sight.

"This is what I'm talking about, Allen."

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