Aidan kept giving Lance odd looks. This made Lance look fairy confused. He lazily sat on the bed and looked at Aidan who was undressing and asked,"Wassup with the look?"
Aidan only sighed and shook his head before saying calmly, " You've seen that brother of mine, do not get involved with him in any way. And..." He seemed to hesitate as he looked at Lance from toe to head. Lance also checked his own body.
" What?" Lance asked again raising his eyebrows.
" Ah,... Forget it....forget." Aidan said. Lance stared at him for a while.
" Do you mind telling me what happened between you and your brother?" He asked politely. Aidan looked at him and only frowned.
" He is just evil." He said and Lance realized he didn't want to talk about his brother. Instead of asking any other question, he just smiled and mumbled an ' Oh.'
" Be careful." Aidan said and Lance looked at him in silence before busting out and laughed like crazy.
" Hahahaha hahahaha!! ' Be careful.' What the heck have you been taking??"
Having seen Lance like that, Aidan felt embarrassed and clicked his tongue to hide that embarrassment.
" Be careful." Lance repeated teasingly.
" SHUT UP!!"Aidan blurted out.
" Ah,say you're just embarrassed." Lance teased. Aidan shook his head. There was a moment of silence.
" Are you hearing what I'm hearing?" Lance asked.
" Rain."
" Let's sleep."
The sound of the rain falling on the roof was too calming hence the night was peaceful.
In the morning Lance and Aidan woke up at the same time and prepared for work. When they got out of the apartment, they bumped into Raven. She looked very uneasy. But at seeing them she straightened her expression.
" Hi." They greeted her.
" Hi." She replied calmly as she unconsciously sighed.
" What's wrong?" Lance asked a with concerned look. Raven only glanced at him with a small smile and slightly shook her head.
" Where is that good friend of mine?" Aidan asked meaning Lynx.
" I don't know." Raven replied.
" Ehh," He murmured and gave an annoyed look which made both Raven and Lance look at him wondering what was going on in his mind. And then they continued walking forward and got out of the apartment building. The moment they got out, they saw a number of people surrounding something in the middle.
" Let's take a look." Aidan said as he moved forward. The other two followed behind him.
There were two people lying down on the pavement. They looked like they were sleeping but someone who was checking on them said they were dead. Lance stared at the scene in front of him and felt like smiling but suddenly shook his head violently.
" What a despicable thought!!" He murmured.
He then started observing that crowd of people and soon spotted Magda. She was wearing a satisfied smile on her face as she stared at the two men that lied there motionlessly. Her eyes locked with Lance's eyes. Her smile didn't disappear. Instead, she smiled even brighter and waved at him. He didn't know what else to do but to also smile. He then glanced at Raven and Aidan on his side. They both had complicated expression. Lance then nudged Raven on his right side asking her with his eyes what was wrong. Raven took a deep breath and looked at him and slightly shook her head. Lance then shifted his gaze to Aidan who was at the right side of Raven was only frowning as he looked at the bodies. He then shifted his gaze to Lance and gave a ' Let's go' gesture. Soon Lance realized Magda was no where to be seen.
Lance then followed Aidan but he soon realized Raven was still standing in the same place and walked towards her.
" Let's go." Lance told her but she didn't move. Lance then extended his hand to her. Raven glanced at his hand and then at his face. She then casually slapped his hand away and passed past him. Lance's lips curled up and he also followed behind him.
They separated at the bus stop as Aidan took the bus while Lance and Raven continued their way to the market.
" How long have you known Aidan for?" Raven asked him out of curiosity.
" Long enough." Lance answered simply. That was the first answer that popped into his head . He didn't exactly remember the time he had met Aidan but he knew that it had already been a long time. Raven frowned at the answer. Lance saw her expression and smiled.
" You really like to smile." Raven said with annoyance. Lance nodded.
" What do you like?" He asked. Raven glanced at him and shook her head.
" You're different from the way you were five years ago." Raven said unconsciously.
" Excuse me!" Lance was suprised and then Raven knew, she screwed up.
" Nothing." She immediately said.
" You gotta be kidding me!" Lance exclaimed. Raven started laughing with insincerity and then increased her pace. Lance looked at her and frowned. The fact that he was ignored whenever he asked about his past made even more curious. He shook it off his head. He would sooner or later know it anyway.
In the market , the story that everyone was talking about the people who had been dying in the neighborhood and the ones who had gone missing. Raven heard at these stories attentively while Lance asked some questions.
" I really can't even sleep at night." One middle aged lady said.
" You are right!" An old lady said.
" Yes!!" Others agreed.
" Is there anything that these people had in common?" Lance asked.
" Who cares about that?" A man blurted out taking money from his client. And then he added," It's not like there are people who are in charge of protecting us; "
" Let's us hire people to investigate." A lady said.
" Who have got the money?"
" Everyone should just contribute."
" Ha ha. That's wouldn't be enough."
" By the way, Raven..." Another lady called her. She glanced at Lance and then at the lady.
" I heard there were two people who died in the middle of the road. They were both men and severally injured. They were even holding hands." The lady said dramatically.
Raven looked at the lady and then at Lance.
This story was exaggerated. Neither were the men severally injured nor were they holding hands.
" You're right." Raven said avoiding that she would be asked many questions.
" Poor them."