What Hakuren found on the first floor was a complete mess, only slightly different from how he had last seen it. Leila, his quiet partner in crime, was engulfed in a book, the title of which he could read on the cover as "ALGO Rhythms", and did not give out any signs that she had heard his call until she muttered a low "Ah, um...". There was no need for an explanation, as the young man could clearly tell what the girl had been doing in his absence. Numerous pieces of literature were resting atop the table and floor, their pages freshly flipped and contrasting well with the others, whose pages were stained and yellow, due to being open long before the humans had come to pay the house a visit. The air had been stirred and there was far more empty space of the bookshelves than awhile ago. Miss Noelle had done a throughout research, yet the lack of a proper answer indicated that nothing concerning the case they were working on had been found. It was indeed unfortunate, considering what a marvelous home it was. There was a grand veranda towards the back yard, which offered a wonderful view of the lake. The windows with their yellow frames stood tall and allowed light to enter through the dirty glass and into a world where it was as if a tornado had passed through a library. All stood still as the two living beings silently remained in the room, only the breathing audible. It truly felt as though time did not exist there. Whilst the lass gathered her thoughts, the green-blue-eyed individual took a few steps closer to the pink polka dot piano. It was grand, the top still held open by a big candy cane, revealing the rainbow strings within. Lifting the fall board, the youngster couldn't resist playing a couple of light gentle keys. He had always loved music, it was something most children of the modern age could not live without. His preferences always varied and he never stayed on one genre for too long, but there was a soft spot for the classical piano and violin somewhere in that complex heart of his. [hider=music][youtube]pxrOuM_MZgA[/youtube][/hider] Randomly tapping on the keys, creating a gentle pleasant tune, the lad turned his gaze towards Leila, who was looking at the window. Tall, lean, almost doll-like, her figure was well-composed and not too thin. Having scanned all of the girls in the group until now, Hakuren couldn't put her as his number one choice when it came to looks, albeit she was by no means unworthy of the adjectives "pretty" and "beautiful". In fact, she stood out as the one whose body had been tended to the most and the least messy of them all. A sheltered snail with a polished shell. How befitting. With a somewhat guilty expression on her face, which was notably adorable, the puppy, as Dissonance had dubbed her, placed the book in her possession back in its rightful place and gestured at her companion. Turning to look outside, the young man noticed that Leon and Mado were waiting for them outside. This was very fortunate, since it meant they would not go around in circles searching for each other. However, before a word could escape his mouth, the young lady waltzed past him and towards the exit, like a queen with an iron fist through a hallway of soldiers who gave her a salute. Smirking to himself, he followed suit and was soon outside. It felt nice to be out of the house, as the atmosphere was not as stale as it was inside. Smiling as always, the black-blue-haired boy greeted the other duo in a friendly manner. [b]"Hi everyone. Hope the two of you had a good time sniffing around. We found a few measly scraps, but if we have the energy for it, we can come back and do some more questioning later. Right now, the wind's blowing in our favor. Lets head for the caves and..."[/b] he held to a stop the moment he noticed a peculiar sight, which in turn increased his smile by a little bit. [b]"What do we have here~?"[/b] The wind was indeed blowing. Blowing through two tin tall brown mountains of leather. Mado, the Loco Coco as Hakuren had named her in his mind, had an oddly interesting attire on herself, which Leon had most likely attempted to hide by making her wear his long jacket. Styling a finely tailored leather mistress suit, the belts and chains of which gave it a nice rough appeal, it was as if she was a skinny amazon, knife in hand and ready to tackle everything face to face and skin to skin. Everyone knew there were a few lost screws in the girl's head, but this was perhaps the top of the ice-cream. The garment suited her well, but it was quite unfortunate that she wasn't his type at all. Perhaps if she were to put on a collar and cat ears she could be counted as a cute devil, yet the only label he could currently place of her was 'ferocious jackal". [b]"Mado-chan, that's quite the interesting armor you have there. And what might be in the bag~?"[/b] he had noticed that something was making it stick out. Maybe the collar was inside? [Will definitely edit. It's half past twelve at night x-x]