The Test of Morals [sen]

[Sen]

the little boys face brightened instantly. As soon as Roka was done talking he took off. It wasn't to long after that Sen came running back down the stairs. He had one bag on his back and another held out for Roka.

The contents of Sen's bag made and odd jumbled noise as if there was a box of lots of loose little pieces in there.

[Roka]

Thump... Thunk... Clunk... What in the world was that kid taking with him? It sounded like a box full of rocks or something. At the moment, he just wanted out of this house. He would have to ask about it later.

"Get as much food as you can carry. Nothing that will spoil... I'll get everything else..." One good thing about well to do demons. They always had sellable objects. Most likely he'll sell these for far less then market value, but it's still more then he had before. And the sooner it was out of his hands the better.

Roka walked back into the living room and started collecting the collectibles till something caught his eye. A little marble was laying on the rug. He went over and picked it up. Definitely wasn't a marble. But what it was exactly he didn't know. Maybe the kid would know... Or maybe it was his. He thought about the box of rocks maybe it was a marble collection?

[Sen]

Sen was bustleing around again. It took a little bit of time but evnetually he had done as he was told and gotten as much of the food as he could.

"Is this good?" He asked as he hurried back in to the room.

[Roka]

This should have him good for a long while. Wait, he had another mouth to feed... Ok, still longer then usual. He continued to stare are the marble thing for a while. It was very pretty, though, it seems that it could be prettier. It was a little foggy and a slightly awkward color. But to him it made it look rather unique. Maybe if it wasn't the childs, he would keep it.

"Yeah, that should be fine. Hey can you catch?" He asked Sen. Whether he said yes and Roka tossed the gem to him or it was a no and he handed it to him, either way the child now had it. "Is this yours?"

[Sen]

Sen nodded then scrambled to catch it. He just managed.

The little demon looked at it. Then frowned. "Yeah It's mine....."
He didn't sound all to happy about that fact. in fact he sounded pretty gloomy.

The small hand went to give it back to Roka. "You take it."

[Roka]

He took back the gem. Well, that solved that. But why the kid wad depressed about it he didn't know. Roka rolled it in his hand before pocketing it. He nodded a thanks but nothing more. Maybe if this little relationship works out he'll ask about it later.

"Alright. I guess you arrived before I left... So let's go." Roka slung the bag onto his back and put Raikito onto his shoulder and started walking out the door.

[Sen]

Sen let out a big smile and turned to follow. His bag started to make the noise again as he practically hopped after Roka.


"Hey mister! I forgot ot ask whats your name?"

[Roka]

What was he doing... He hated demons with every fiber of his body. He wanted them all to be destroyed. They had ruined his life to no end. They destroyed his home town, killed all of the innocent people within. They use humans, and once they weren't useful anymore, killed them.

Now he was being followed by a demon. Honesty the most adorable creature he has ever seen. What made him any different then all the other demons? His age? Roka didn't know what was wrong with himself...

"I am not telling you. And I don't care about your name, kid." They had to get the farthest from here as quick as possible. The next city would be good... Then to the black market. Great. More demons.

[Sen]

"My name's Sen." The little demon said evne tohugh it wasn't wanted. He pouted about not knowing Roka's name. "So am I jsut suposed ot call you mister then?"

He was trotting to keep up with Roka's longer stride but didn't seem to be haveing a problem with it. "Cause that just seems rude."

[Roka]

This had to stay just the way ti was now. He wasn't going to become friends with this kid. He was just going to let him live. If anything, this kid will prove that all demons are evil. That was what he was going to do. Use the kid to prove that.

"I said I don't care what your name is..." he said as they walked. "And I don't care what you call me."

After a while of walking his curiosity finally got the better of him. He looked back down to the demon trotting behind him. "What is in your bag anyway?"

[Sen]

This made the small demon grin suddenly. "My collection!" He started to dig around in his bag until he was able to pull out a box. Sen opened the lid and inside it were in fact a large amount of rocks. Most of them were shiny or interestingly shaped a couple of geodes could even be seen.

"Well not all of my collection I couldn't carry it all but these are my favorites." He was smiling happily as he shifted through the contents of the box.

[Roka]

He didn't think that when he thought it sounded like a box of rocks that it would be true. But what was he to expect, the boy was just a child. Again, he actually found it rather cute instead of annoying. Some of them were actually quiet neat looking, so for a child they were probably the most amazing things in the world. None of them were the little gem that he had in his pocket.

"That's cool," he said accidentally voicing some actually interested emotion into it. Though, he still looked away and continued walking.

[Sen]

"I know isn't it!" The little demon hurried to catch up with Rokka while putting his rocks away so he wouldn't lose them.

"Where are we going?" He asked with a curious voice. her started to skip to kepp up with the older male's larger stride.

[Roka]

"To town," he said to the kid. "We have to sell this as soon as we can." And the sooner the better. All of this was just weighing them down. Once it was all turned into coin, it will be much easier to carry and make him smile a little bit more.

However, one glance at Sen made his little joyful mood disappear. The boy was acting just like a normal kid... Just he has pink eyes, gray hair and pointed ears. Oh, and not to mention a giant gold horn on his head. It was going to be hard to hide that thing in town. Perhaps he could leave the kid outside...

[Sen]

"Town!"

The little demon's happiness seemed to bubble over at this. "You mean with lots of people and stores and restaurants and stuff?" The rocks continue to rattle as he jogged a little to keep up with Seido. His eyes were bright as he looked up at Seido with an awe filled expression.

The little boy had never been to town before. He had always been in Iyashii's house. Somehow he never expected leaving to be this exciting. It was though. Sen couldn't wait for whatever was coming next, and Roka was so nice, much nicer than his father had ever been.