DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN EITHER GOKUDERA OR URI BUT I DO OWN URUMEKI AND HIS MEN.
Chapter 12
It was the bright lights from the glass chandelier above him that eventually roused Gokudera from unconsciousness. Even with his right eye covered up the dazzling lights hitting his left eye alone was enough to cause a single tear to run down his cheek. He blinked once, then twice to clear his vision of the annoying whiteness that danced around in front of him.
Eventually satisfied that his vision could get no clearer, Gokudera, still disorientated and hurting, proceeded to scan his surroundings with his one un-bandaged eye. He needed all the information he could get. After all, he wasn't in the most familiar of territories. He needed to know exactly what he was dealing with and needed to form a plan. He didn't know how long he had been unconscious for, or where he was but he still needed to escape as soon as he could.
After scanning his surroundings to the best of his ability Gokudera was surprised by two things. The first being that he wasn't in the typical prison cell that he assumed he would end up in. Rather he was in a finely decorated and grand bedroom, although he was secured tightly to the bed. The second thing he was surprised by was the amount of pain he was in upon awakening. He hadn't thought it was possible to feel so much pain and still be able to retain consciousness, but then again he wasn't your average human. He looked around the room as best as he was capable, keeping his movements to a minimum to lessen the pain.
He gathered that he was fastened tightly to the bed, both his arms and legs chained to the bed but his movement wasn't severely restricted.
"How fucking primitive," he said out loud his voice husky from not being used for a time.
Looking over his body he noticed that someone had changed him out of his ruined suit and put him in a Japanese robe. Had he not been chained to the bed he would have appeared to be a valued guest rather than a prisoner.
"I fucking liked that suit. One more reason for me to kick your asses when I get out of here you bastards."
Gokudera's right arm was strapped tightly against his body, bandaged thoroughly and he felt bandages press against his forehead, torso, arms as well as both his legs. Whoever had treated his wounds was an expert, that much was obvious. Though it was still agony, Gokudera was well aware that he should have been feeling the pain far more than he was. With such serious injuries it was surprising that he was actually conscious in the first place. But it staggered him that his enemies were taking such good care of him in the first place. He had expected them to let him suffer, to dull his senses and try to make him more submissive to their will. But someone obviously hadn't received the memo, or acted against it.
Gokudera knew what they wanted from him even without them telling him. It was obvious and he was by no means a fool. But they had quite a fight on their hands if they thought he'd lay down and surrender to them. If that's the type of man they thought he was then they obviously hadn't done their research well enough. Gokudera wouldn't give up, he would find a way to escape. Alive, and if possible he would take as much of the opposition down on his way out as he could manage.
"I need to get back to them. That idiot is useless without me. He's probably crying somewhere that he couldn't save me or some shit like that. Fucking idiot."
Gokudera was well aware that Yamamoto was furiously protective of him when it mattered and he knew that both Yamamoto and Tsuna would blame themselves for his capture. That's why he needed to get back in one piece. If he were to die in enemy hands they would never forgive themselves, even Hibari would be angry somewhere deep, deep inside. Lambo would cry. Even though he swore to Gokudera that he would stay strong. Mukuro? Who knew what that guy would do. And Ryohei…well he wouldn't let Gokudera rest in peace that was for sure. He'd probably shout at his grave until he died himself.
"That would just be fucking annoying."
Now that he thought about it, Gokudera realised how lucky he was to have so many people by his side. So many people that would be sad or angry if he didn't manage to get out alive. If that wasn't incentive enough he didn't know what was
"Well this wont fucking do now will it? I'm supposed to be having lunch with Shittoppi-chan on Tuesday, I have dinner with father and sis on Wednesday and so much fucking paperwork to do. I'm too busy to lie here and do nothing. I'm no fucking damsel in distress waiting for rescue."
Gokudera had already assumed that the room he was held in was both bugged and watched closely. But unbeknownst to them Gokudera already had ways of dealing with that.
He knew that the other Vongola guardians would mount a rescue, that they would come for him. But he had no time to wait around to be saved. He had no idea what Urumeki had up his sleeve after all. For all he knew Urumeki had simply brought him here to kill him from the comfort of his own home. That was definitely possibly considering what a nutcase he was. But Urumeki had forgotten one thing. The Storm guardian never rested and kept attacking. What's more they obviously weren't aware of Gokudera's special ability, something that he had honed into perfection over weeks of intense training. Him and his partner that was. Urumeki seemed to be under the impression that Uri was summoned from the box fastened to his belt, but that was not the case. Kept there simply as a ruse to trick the opponent into believing the obvious, the box was actually useless. Gokudera hadn't summoned Uri from the box in months. Rather he had worked closely with both Spanner and Giannini, told them all the information about the boxes he gathered when he had travelled ten years into the future, and they had developed the technology into something far greater and far more convenient. Something of a similar nature to the box but with a far smaller mass, say something the size of a small earring. To be more precise, the silver earring that was at that moment pierced to Gokudera's right ear. The enemy had taken his boxes, his belt, his rings and even the glasses he kept in the inside pocket of his suit but they obviously hadn't suspected that Gokudera's earrings held any threat. And they would suffer for that miscalculation. Gokudera was aware that once he started his escape his time would be limited, Uri wasn't invisible after all. Gokudera would have to move as quickly as he could manage.
He summoned Uri quickly, carefully instructing his energy to a point under the bed. Hopefully Uri would get the hint and appear under the bed where he would not be seen.
Just as Gokudera had hoped Uri understood his masters orders and although in his weaker and more childlike form, stayed out of sight when he was summoned. They had practiced for situations like this after all. Gokudera had prepared for any and every occasion, even his own kidnap. Now all he needed was to initiate the escape.
"Home run."
That was the code word. Obviously suggested by a certain other person rather than Gokudera. But unfortunately, unknown whether to simply annoy Gokudera or not, Uri had responded to that idiot's code word better so Gokudera had reluctantly decided to run with it.
Code: Home run was the signal word for Uri to use one of his more useful attacks in those situations. Using the storm and lightning attributes he created a magnetic field around himself, making it grow with each passing second until it enveloped the whole room. It was completely invisible to the human eye and scrambled any and every working electronic devices in the room. Urumeki's men were now blind and deaf to Gokudera's activities. But the fact that they could no longer see into the room would give them cause to check up on Gokudera personally. So he had to act fast. Using what little energy he could muster for it, Gokudera channelled some of his strength into Uri and watched in relief as the small cat grew into his larger form slowly but surely.
"Phew. Thank God I had enough left for that. Right Uri, you know what to do. Make it quick though."
Uri growled his response, knowing full well what Gokudera required of him and promptly set to work on freeing Gokudera from the bed. His sharp teeth encircled the chains that held his master and with a single bite severed them easily. Within seconds Gokudera was no longer chained to the bed. Although the manacles were still firmly clasped around his thin wrists Gokudera could now finally attempt an escape.
He slowly sat himself upright groaning with effort and wincing with the pain that followed. It was far more painful than he had anticipated and he wasn't quite prepared for it. Teeth clenched Gokudera braced himself for the pain as he attempted to stand up.
When he swayed and his knees buckled under him it was only thanks to Uri placing himself under Gokudera that he did not fall to the ground. Gokudera clung to Uri's fur and pulled himself up slowly, making sure that he didn't let go of his partner. He gasped with pain as he felt the strain on his recently set shoulder. But he was thankful that it wasn't still dislocated at least.
Hearing Gokudera hiss with pain Uri shifted his body slightly as if to make it easier on him.
"Thanks Uri," Gokudera said gently as he scratched behind the large cat's ear, "now what say we get out of this fucking hellhole? I'm counting on you to watch my back. I cant let these guys get close enough to land a hit on me or we'll be in trouble so we need to keep to mid or long range attacks. Got it?"
Uri growled in agreement and headed for the door slowly, making sure to support Gokudera's weight as he moved forward. He was well aware that Gokudera could barely stand on his own let alone walk.
As they neared the large door, inch by inch, Gokudera readied himself for the attack that would blast the door off its hinges. Not the subtlest of approaches maybe but they had no time to spare.
Suddenly, as they were just a foot away from the door the handle began to turn ever so slightly.
"Fuck!" Gokudera cursed, as the door slowly began to open…
TO BE CONTINUED
Okay, so I have an apology due here. Since my laptop broke a while back that means I have to practically start anew on these chapters so it's going to take a while for me to get this back on track ( Dummy that I am, I didn't save the chapters on my memory stick). I have no idea when the next chapter will be out since I'm so busy lately m but I guarantee that the next chapter will be interesting.
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