[He wasn't going to be in here for long, he just wanted to pick out a few more books to busy Lien with. The girl was getting better with her English and he was hoping to start on a new language soon after she mastered this one.
Turning away from the bookshelf his ears picked up the sound of something move across the floor. Looking around he caught sight of the determined baby and nearly dropped his books. He looked around for any signs of a nearby parent.] Ah- Hello? Is anyone in here?
[He looked back to the baby before setting his books on a table. A parent wouldn't be too far away... He walked over and leaned down to pick her up and blinked at the... Asiatic features. No, it couldn't be, he thought. He held her on his hip looking very unsure.] Great...
[She certainly does seem to respond to the name: she huffs a bit, a silent, "Well, now that you're holding me, what are you gonna do?" It almost sounds like a scoff.]
[He... doesn't know how to react to this. Looks around and spots a chair, taking a seat in it.. slowly. Setting Aya in his lap he just looks at her, studying her.
Runs his thumb over her cheek and through the wisps of her hair.] Hey... Aya.
[Taking in every little detail, yes? Let's start with her eyes. They're very much like his own, vivid and curious and green. Her hair is much more like her mother's, promising to be long and thick and straight.]
[She shakes her head when he touches her cheek though, huffing again. Oi! Then gives him a bit of a bored look, until she's distracted by something on his cloak and reaches out to grasp the material in her hand and tug on it.]
[She's so much like her mother it surprises him when it hurts. He lets her grab at the cloth of his cloak, not really all here right now.
Maybe... Maybe he should go find Yuu. Yes, he should. He won't admit that he'd miss this, holding her even if it felt... strange. He couldn't admit it.
So he stands up again, holding her close, an arm under her to hold her up. Exhaling, looking down at her, he left the library in search of Yuu's room.]
[He'll find Yuu's room empty, unfortunately. Who knows where Mama is at the moment, likely meditating, likely training. Aya looks around when Lavi brings himself to stand again. Oh, we're moving? :*]
[Glances back up at him as he starts walking, as if studying his face before letting out a yawn that's a bit too big for her own face.]
[When he's inside he just stands there, feeling awkward and at a complete loss.] I'll... I'll wait for her. Certainly can't leave you alone, can I? [He couldn't. No one in their right mind would leave a young child alone.
He looks back down at her when she yawns and walks over to a chair to sit in. Now began the waiting game.]
[At the very least, the room is clean. Barely looks lived in. And yet, there are scraps of paper and ink wells that signify that there is in fact more than one adult living here.]
[At any rate, Aya is staring up at the stranger holding her, eyes slowly getting heavier and heavier.]
[He studies the room, noticing these things one by one. His hold on Aya tightens slightly without his realizing it, but otherwise he doesn't exhibit any other feelings. When Yuu comes back he'll give her Aya and leave. Simple.]
[It is very, very, very difficult to remain completely composed as she crosses the room to lift the little girl from his arms, but she's going to do so without a word, and hold her up to inspect her.]
[... she's so much older than she remembers her... where'd all the time go? D8]
[Aya is only really half-awake, though, and she offers Lavi a bleary look before Kanda tucks her under her chin and just. Stays there for a moment.]
Turning away from the bookshelf his ears picked up the sound of something move across the floor. Looking around he caught sight of the determined baby and nearly dropped his books. He looked around for any signs of a nearby parent.] Ah- Hello? Is anyone in here?
[He looked back to the baby before setting his books on a table. A parent wouldn't be too far away... He walked over and leaned down to pick her up and blinked at the... Asiatic features. No, it couldn't be, he thought. He held her on his hip looking very unsure.] Great...
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[And as he blinked down at her, she blinked up at him with what could almost be describe as a scowl as if to ask, "Great. Now what do you want?"]
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Aya? [Hey maybe it isn't? Or maybe she's too young to understand her own name... How old was she now? Frinkin' time screw-ups.]
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Runs his thumb over her cheek and through the wisps of her hair.] Hey... Aya.
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[She shakes her head when he touches her cheek though, huffing again. Oi! Then gives him a bit of a bored look, until she's distracted by something on his cloak and reaches out to grasp the material in her hand and tug on it.]
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Maybe... Maybe he should go find Yuu. Yes, he should. He won't admit that he'd miss this, holding her even if it felt... strange. He couldn't admit it.
So he stands up again, holding her close, an arm under her to hold her up. Exhaling, looking down at her, he left the library in search of Yuu's room.]
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[Glances back up at him as he starts walking, as if studying his face before letting out a yawn that's a bit too big for her own face.]
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He looks back down at her when she yawns and walks over to a chair to sit in. Now began the waiting game.]
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[At any rate, Aya is staring up at the stranger holding her, eyes slowly getting heavier and heavier.]
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[Oh. You. And....]
[Brb, just staring. Processing. Is that Aya?]
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Of course when he feels another presence he snaps to and looks over.] Ah, Yuu.
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[... she's so much older than she remembers her... where'd all the time go? D8]
[Aya is only really half-awake, though, and she offers Lavi a bleary look before Kanda tucks her under her chin and just. Stays there for a moment.]
.... how?
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He stares down at Aya, not looking at Yuu.] I just found her in the library, that's all.
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... she isn't supposed to be in this place.
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