Hey, Can I Meet You Tonight?

It's So Dark Tonight, It Looks Nice

Adjusting his tie and freshly cleaned jacket, Overhaul reassembled his most annoying Bullet to grovel and struggle on the dirtied floor, watching the larger male, Rappa Kendou, curse and suffer in disgust before turning to the brute's handler. "I'm sure you can handle the rest of this nuisance." The young capo ordered, irritated.

The older male, Tengai Hekiji, nodded. "Of course, Overhaul. I'll try to keep this dog on a stricter leash."

"Yes, you will."

*

"Chrono." Called the mafioso boss.

Pausing from shuffling with papers and documents, the silverette turned to his boss.

"I will be heading out now. Keep an eye on things." "Yes, Overhaul. Will Mimic be accompanying you?" The assassin asked. Said potential accomplice looked up from his money counting to hear the answer as well.

Overhaul took a moment to address the pair, "No, not for this one." With that the doll-like man, Mimic, went back to his money. Chronostasis nodded then returned to his own task.

With that, the brunette dismissed himself with a slam of the door.

*

The young father stood before a pale rose gold door with a rectangular paper with the name "ERI" scribbled messily and expectedly child-like on it; the name of the room's occupant.

The internal debate of whether it was acceptable for him to enter or not or if he should knock first before deciding that it would be fine for Chisaki to enter. Opening the pink door revealed a plain-looking and almost barren room with the exceptions of a twin-sized bed covered in the same pink on the door, a few pillows and plushed animals scattered on the bed and around the moderate-sized room, a small stand with an average tv sitting on and drawers below it, and finally a small stationary desk set up to the wall next to the bed, a lamp and his small daughter occupying it. She seemed to be scribbling quickly on something.

"Eri." He called out, causing for the girl to jump before she swung herself around on her little stool. "May I enter? I'd like to ask you something." It was a few seconds before she nodded her head the slightest bit, permitting her father to enter her makeshift safe place. "Thank you." A few paces forward, Chisaki sat upon the dove's bed, both in an attempt to level himself with her and to , hopefully, appear less threatening to her. Finally the capo said, "I would like to take you to the park near here today." Confused now, Eri asked, "The park?" She'd heard of them before from the fun shows and movies but she had never before- or if she had, she didn't remember. "Yes. I wish to have you breathe some fresh air and some exercise would be good for you. I've been feeling bad about keeping you all cooped up in here just about all day every day." At least that's what all of the information he'd obtained in prep for the trip if she were to accept.

Eri fiddled with the bottom of her simple dress, either a nervous habit or one of thinking. She looked back at Chisaki, "O-okay." She said. "Great." The brunette said, standing back up, "Put your shoes on, we're going now." This surprised her as she scrambled out of her seat. "N-now?"

*

The first thought that Eri had, was that it was really warm outside. Keeping close to her papa, she watched all the people that were out and about all around her, all seemingly in their own worlds. Up ahead was another girl walking with a really big man beside her- most likely her dad. That wasn't what caught the six year old's attention- they were holding hands. The man's hand was big enough to completely surround the other's, and they both looked so happy too. The ruby-eyed child looked up at her tall Papa as they walked side by side before glancing at his gloved hand. Such dangerous hands. She knew her papa was very against being touchy with many other people- especially her after that day, he always seemed afraid of touching her in fact. Eri knew fear, lived through it back when her warm and kind papa was just the cold and cruel Overhaul. She didn't want Papa to be afraid- fixing her eyes back onto her papa's cover hand hanging by his side- Eri had an idea on how to help her papa.

Swinging her head side to side, like the sneaky girl she was, the dove slowly eased her small hand towards the other's, stopping every now and again when the target moved the slightest bit and/or twitched before just deciding to gun for it. In her hurry Eri grasped desperately onto as many fingers making a messy makeshift hold- not quite hand holding, but a good attempt!

Papa stumbled for a second before continuing on as though nothing was wrong in the slightest. A beat of silence passed before Eri felt a speck of disappointment(and unwanted fear) in her start to form when he pulled away that was washed away with him regrabbing her small hand again- this time it being in a proper hold.

When Chisaki looked down to her, she was already looking up at the masked man with a certain yet familiar light in her eyes, like whenever on a rare occasion he brought home a new journal for her. ".. Better?" he asked with which she fervently nodded back. With that he continued on. Even if Eri didn't actually smile, her shining eyes gave away her joy and happiness from such a small and simple action. He was happy himself to bring that to her.