KNIGHTS OF LAZARD(Rise with dark hour)

A chat with an unexpected knight- Sero

While everyone were busy in the Cafe eating and chatting with each other. Just then a young boy entered. He was a well highted young boy with grey eyes and white hair with bluish borders from the edges and had a long braid behind till his legs. He was wearing a long grey coat hanging till his knees with blue crystal buttons, black pant and black boots tight till his legs matching his look and appearance. He was a person with sharp expression plus, seemed a silent one about age 26.

Whoever saw him greeted asking "welcome back, how was your mission?"

"It was tough but, I managed it" was his simple, short reply and walked to the side.

The people in the Cafe knew he won't reply much and this was his only answer. Even this small answer was enough for a reply cause he mostly stayed quiet and would talk less. It was obvious he was a silent one.

He walked towards the sink washing his hands. That's when a person called him from behind. Offing the tap, he turned and saw Haku pointing his finger straight at a distance towards something with a smile.

To his surprise, that person who he was saving and who they missed was now sitting inside this base, this Cafe as a member and one of them.

"Speak of the devil and it comes" recited the man a proverb and he turned away.

Right after preparing his dish, he saw the newcomer and walked the opposite of his seat towards him.

"May I have a seat here?" questioned a voice when the boy was chewing his sandwich.

The moment he looked up, his heart skipped a beat by the shockness of meeting this person that resulted in dropping his food on the table and stood up as though he was frightened by seeing a threat.

"Stay clam it's alright" the boy calmed him rising his palm.

Such a noise didn't go unnoticed and it caught everyone's attention to the corner.

"I.... I am sorry I should have lent you a space...." apologized Allison trembling

"It's alright no need to take it so deeply. Have your seat and I will...".

"No! No!" inturppted the boy thinking he might leave due to his disturbance or that his actions  might have angered him.

"Please stay help yourself. There's plenty of room here" he offered trying to act normal but, it didn't work.

"Sure" nodded the youth "as long as you have the seat first".

This melted Allison in embrassement as he felt ugly, unmannered for been ordered first to sit. While he was suppose to offer him cause he came to his side as a guest but, ended up been ordered by the guest to first sit because of his nervousness.

The moment he sat and looked up a shocking scene turned him pale white. All the boys available were looking back and straight at him  smiling. It was obvious all saw or heard the noise to see what happened making him the center of attention. This turned him beetroot red in shyness and he lowered his head as it was steaming. He was so ashamed by his act and didn't want to look up avoiding their or his guest's eye contact.

Blocking their view by standing front of him, the whitish blue haired boy sat in between. He turned to all with the tip of his index finger on his lips which made all understand that he was asking them to look away or pretend they didn't see anything. It was seen that all listened to him without arguing as though he was their leader or someone high rank who they respected.

 Everyone did nodding assuring him and he also got to his food.

Both are in silence not talking or making eye contact only the sound of eating was heard between them.

By gluing up the last liquid of water in his glass, Allison moved to his fruits, sliced pineapple dish eating it slowly when a question caught him off guard.

"Are you new here?" was the next question, "when did you arrive?"

"Just this morning" answered the boy in short feeling shy talking to such a high rank person and the boy in front of him felt his troubles.

"So you were on the train? Were you hurt or something? Did something trouble you?" he asked concerned and trying to lower the boy's tension.

"A... I am fine nothing much happened. I arrived here sa.... safely" answered the boy looking down at his plate not wanting to make eye contact or look up out of nervousness.

The same the whitish blue haired boy was doing.

"Allison is that it? Your name?" questioned the boy.

Allison nodded in silence. "Mine is Zetsu Sero, I am the expert rank of all ranks".

This stunned the boy as he looked up at him who was also doing the same with a light smile.

There were many questions running in his head. Why was he introducing himself to me? What was he exactly aiming at? Does he want something? High ranker people always takes their status people by their side making a group knowing their benefits on themselves and commonly they uses the lower ones to do their works and bidding for them even ignores them at all cost, clarifying them as weak creatures or sort of curse for their life and status.

 Tragically, this was somewhat a different story.

A different person who was strong and high ranked, who didn't use his title for such uses. Who himself came to have a seat beside someone low. Who introduced himself first to a new member that didn't yet do any mission. Who talked normally without any fight or pride just normal friendly chat. This was Sero. The one who fought the first multi versus guest and unbeaviablely stood against him toe to toe with no sweat breaking out and who could have believed that he had the upper hand and won in the battle.

I won't.

Then why was he so confident about talking to a low looking boy like Allison? Why wasn't he avoiding him? Why was he coming here and chosing to only sit beside him? There seem no choice but ask....

" Umm... Question Mister Sero?" spoke up Allison using formals to address him.

"No Misters, just the name" reminded him the boy sitting with facing him.

And now he doesn't wants formality and says to drop it....this is strange?

This didn't feel right. He asked him holding up his guts that why was he speaking in such a friendly manner? It wasn't fair on him.

"I don't look like someone you should come closer to cause I am still in a test here. Not a long duration here perhaps in may appear failure and I might leave so.... don't bother..." smiled the boy looking up at Sero.

To his surprise, Sero was only listening to all of this without any annoyance or disturbance but in full attentio. "Don't be that way Allison and don't think like that. We are all like brother to each other cause we share the same suffering and hardships in a misson, experiencing the same feelings cause we know what other go through. There is nothing like different of ranks, level or duration". He added that who knows how long we are going to live, stay or fight. If it's short or long we give away our best.

It brought confidence on Allison understanding that he shouldn't have pushed that hard.

When he silently finished his fruit dish, an another plate of fruits got pushed in front of him by his front neighbor. He felt awful by this, looking up at Sero who asked him to share and eat from this plate.

" As a matter of fact you can sit here and we can chat for longer. On top of it, you don't seem to be having any duty to perform after this".

He was right after all. It won't be any trouble.

Allison sighed and admitted smiling, "alright.... alright I lost. I tried to get away not to cause troubles to high knights but, I failed..... this is a good way after all...." he picked up a piece of fruit and began to eat. Sero was satisfied.

In the side of this scene, no one was talking among themselves instead all ears were perked up at the back corner hearing in eagerness to know the new comer who will soon be among them. Not to mention even Rade was listening. All knew one fact, a conversation between the newcomer Allison and Sero this has to be heard and it was a sight to see. Normally, that Sero never spoke well within others mostly staying silent here this was the moment all ears were straight.