"Alex-chan! Alex-chan!" Mashiro repeated her name over and over again as Lisa and Hiyori set her down on the ground in the rain. The water felt nice, cold against her hot skin, moistening the dried blood. She couldn't find the strength to speak, but had so much to say. "Alex-chan!" Mashiro began again. Lisa and Hiyori stood by the hole, leaving Mashiro to watch her.
'How kind, leave me with the annoying one.' Alex thought, looking at how clean the green-haired girl was. How was it even possible for her to be so clean? Hiyori and Lisa were dirty, but hadn't once been touched by her mom. Mashiro continued to say her name, looking like she was going to cry. "Mashiro..." she said quietly. Lisa and Hiyori snapped their heads over and Alex forced her right arm under her, propping her up just enough to look around. "Shut up." Lisa relaxed a little. Alex wasn't hurt enough to not be a brat. Mashiro smiled wider than she already was and laughed before continuing on with Alex's name. Alex felt her entire left side throbbing. That one hit that had slammed her into the wall had finished her off, she had been sure of it. Yet, here she was, being protected by her three female friends.
Alex got to her feet, trying again to help. "What are you doing Alexandria?" her mom had asked, quick to get in front of her. She was facing her, sword still in hand. "You are in no shape to fight!" Alex lifted her head to look at her. "So?" she asked, lifting her own sword up and pressing the tip against her moms side. "Neither are you." as she thrust the sword into her mother's side, the woman moved a swift hand, throwing her backwards against the wall with bone crushing strength. Alex couldn't move. Her breath knocked out of her, she could hardly find the strength to keep her eyes open
"Do not ever speak to me like that again!" her mom hissed before taking the sword from her side as if it was nothing. Alex watched as she turned to see Grimmjow laying lifeless on the ground. Grim was nowhere to be seen. "Grimmjow! Get up!" she howled, hovering over him. When the man didn't do so much as twitch, she began to order him with more stress.
"Now!" Grim's voice echoed, and Kensei and Shinji lept at her mom, tackling her to the ground as Grim fell from the high ceiling. "Lisa! Hiyori! Get her out of here!" Shinji said, struggling to get the words out as he used all of his strength to hold the woman down.
That was how she had gotten here. Had the others not been there, her mother would've either ordered Grimmjow to kill her, or done it herself. Four bodies touched ground, instantly collapsing. Kensei, Love, Hachi, and Rose all were bloody, and beaten. Alex's eyes widened, blinking quickly as she took in the sight. Mashiro instantly left her side, dragging Kensei away and flipping him over onto his stomach. There was a large gash across his back, deep. Love had a scratch on his face, Hachi seemed untouched minus the cuts and bruises on his arms. Rose's blonde hair was sticking to his sharp face, and was sliced to no end. Alex tried to get up, but only coughed, a small amount of blood coming out with the air. Hiyori and Lisa exchanged glances before each taking one man, and disappearing. It took them a minute before returning, grabbing another one and leaving Alex alone once more. mashrio screamed at Hiyori as the small girl had grabbed Kensei, and chased after her.
Alex layed back, closing her eyes and letting her face get drenched in the rain. This was HER weather. The weather she hoped and prayed for when she was little. A shuffling sound in front of her, made her curiosity peek, and she propped herself up once more. A pale hand was able to be see on the edge of the rocks. 'What a pain! But I can't just let them hand there.' she thought, sitting all the way up, then flopping over so she could crawl. Tears began to fill her eyes once again as her broken body screamed for an end. At the edge of the rocks, she grabbed the wrist of whoever it was. Knowing half her body was of no use, she began to dig her right foot in to the ground, pulling herself and the excess weight with one leg. Yellow hair began to appear, and another hand made its way to the surface. Alex released Shinji's wrist, letting him pull himself up the rest of the way.
Shinji rolled onto his back, beaten the worst out of everyone Alex had seen so far. Love jumped up, in just as bad of shape as Shinji, but somehow still able to stand. "A-Alex..." Shinji said, hurting himself to speak. "Thank ya."
"Of course Shinji." Alex said with a half smile. There was a rubbling sound below them, and rocks began to drop into the hole. 'Grim!' Alex thought, staying propped up now as Love and Shinji got away from the entrance. They watched as the rocks turned to boulders. They couldn't save anyone down there now, there was no way. The rubbling stopped after a few minutes, and the rocks began to slowly stop piling in. Alex watched. There was no way Grim would go down like that! No way!
Hiyori and Lisa arrived again, each grabbing Love and Shinji. "Alex-chan we'll..." Lisa looked where the girl was. Her face grew dim. "We'll be right back for you." They left her again, disappearing with the men. Alex couldn't look away from the nearly filled hole. Something made her continue to watch it. After a moment, a rock shifted over, and a hand popped up.
"Grim!" Alex said, struggling to sit up as her body moved quickly. Another hand pushed up, and they lifted a beaten and battered body onto the surface. Grim was breathing heavy, and his skin was bloody and covered in dirt. He lifted himself to his feet only to see Alex struggling still to ge tot her own, her left leg bent backwards. "Your alive!" she said, watching him. It was like watching a toddler tryign to walk towards its parent.
Grim rushed to her, wrapping his arms around her broken frame. "O...Ow..." she choked out, and he whipped her into his arms, standing up and moving in leaps and bounds. "Loki...I'm sorry." Grim stopped, looking at her."I got all of you hurt...You could've left me there to di...'
"No!" he said, a sudden urgentness to his voice. "I mean...Well, I said I'd take you to dinner. I won't go back on my word." Alex smiled, closing her eyes and relaxing a bit. Grim walked smoothly into the house, and up the stairs, laying her on his bed. "You can't rest on a couch. You can have my bed until you get better."
"And you? Where will you rest?" Mashiro and the other two girls were making their way up the stairs with their medical stuff.
"The couch. I'm not as beaten up as you." he said, moving a piece of hair from her face before turning and leaving, being chased down by Mashiro. Alex turned her head so she was looking at the ceiling, and smile on her lips as she closed her eyes.