Emotionless Red

Chapter 16

Red's POV:

I destroyed another akuma as I inwardly cursed at Kanda, who somehow got here with this group when I saw him with another. I attacked the level two akuma taking out some of my anger on Kanda. After destroying the spider-snake like akuma, I landed on the roof across from the exorcists. The one with the head phones looked at me with his white eyes, my guess he was blind.

"Who are you?" He said in a deep voice that nearly reminded me of Tyki's but this guy's was raspier. I chuckled as I place a fake smile on my face. "Red and who might you be?"

"Noise. Why did you help us, Red?" He asked, I sighed if this is only going to be him asking me questions, I should have chosen a different group. I jumped down from the roof and made my way closer to them as I deactivated Crown Clown.

"Well those things have been trying to find me for a long time. Now, what are the rest of your names?" I turned and looked at the others as Road still was hanging off my shoulder behind my shoulder length hair. The older man chuckled as he eyed me; he lifted his hand for me to shake. "I'm Tiedol and this is Kanda."

I shook his larger hand. "I doubt you could have heard me from the building so I'll say my name again. I'm Red, sir."

After a million questions later I had finally been allowed to travel with Tiedol's group and been taking as one of his apprentices but it did not make me feel happy when Kanda called me 'Moyashi' every five minutes. I swear if this mission wasn't important, I would have killed Kanda already. I growled as Kanda was making fun of my height, Tiedol was having fun drawing a lake that was just right for him. I sat next to him as he drew; it was actually kind of beautiful. "Sorry but may I asked but how old are you, Red?"

I looked up at Tiedol as I stroked Road's hair, who was sitting in my lap. "I'm eleven, sir." His face relaxed a bit, a saddening look. "Child, I feel sorry for you to have a fate put on to your shoulders at that age..."

"It wouldn't have been the only fate...ow..." I looked down at Road, who stabbed me with a miniature candle in the leg. I stroked her head as Tiedol looked at me curiosity; he looked at the doll in my lap. "We'd you get the doll, Red?"

More questions yay. "I made her when I was younger... She can talk but she doesn't want at the moment because she likes stabbing me in the leg..." I played with her blue woolly hair on her head as I glared at her playfully. Tiedol raised a brow at this; he started to chuckle and in a second it came out as a roaring laugh. "Child, what is your dolls name?"

"Why don't you ask her yourself?" Tiedol looked down at the doll, feeling a little bit silly on talking to a doll. "Um...What may your name be doll?" Tiedol not expecting an answer nearly had a heart attack when the doll answered. "My name is Road, Sir."

Tiedol's eyes were nearly popping out of his head as he stared down at the doll, known as Road. I chuckled at his reaction and I had to explain why she could talk. "I learnt a bit of magic from my uncle. When my sister died from a sickness at the age six I put her soul in to this doll. I know it wasn't right but she was the last bit of family I had. I couldn't lose her..." I looked down at Road, who actually liked the story of being turned into a doll that way.

"Brother...Who is this man?" Road's voice was higher in doll form so she did sound like a six year old, I chuckled. "Were fine Road, don't worry. You can sleep if you wish to..." Road gratefully took that and fell asleep on his lap, blushing slightly because of her having a crush on me.

Tiedol finished his drawing of the lake and started to draw Red and the doll, Road. He smiled after he finished drawing them; he packed up his stuff and headed in the direction of the next village over. I picked up the sleeping Road gently and followed, wishing I could have just used the ark.

After arriving in the town I felt like someone was watching us but the weird thing is the feeling stayed with me the whole day. I looked around until I found the person, Skin. He was standing in an alley way eating a lollipop, I swear I could tell that if Road was awake she would face palm at Skin.

When the others weren't looking I slipped away from them and made my way over to him. I shook Road awake, she groaned but once she saw Skin she brightened up. "SKIN! You got a lollipop I could have?"

He nodded; she smiled and took the orange lollipop from him happily. I shook my head as I looked at Skin, I sighed as I put a hand on his arm. "Skin, go to your white form. We don't want them finding out." His skin bleed to a white and his eyes turned a light blue, his hair a sandy blond colour.

"Better and Skin, try to keep out of sight when following us. Goodbye Skin." I walked away from Skin, walking past a small candy shop, deciding to buy Road another lollipop to keep her happy. I found the exorcist on the other side of the town waiting at the exit. I ran up to them, a fake sorry look on my face. "Sorry, I got lost and I walked past a candy shop and bought my sis a lollipop."

"It's ok. Just stay closer to the group." We walked out of the town heading to the next on, which is a day's travel on foot.