Chapter twenty:
They arrive at the location and are quick to get into position.
Cross is taking Diana, Cristian, Joe and Dan. He figures that all of them together will be able to do their task in this.
The boss comes over to them for a moment causing Cross to look to him. "So. After this will you be going back to being Kaoru or stay as Cross?"
"I think Cross has grown on me." Cross admits smiling and watches the boss smile at this as well.
"Alright. Well you're free to stay with us for as long as you want." The boss agrees to this.
"Thank you. Tsuki." Cross thanks him causing the man to smile a little more.
"Don't worry about it." Tsuki leaves to go to position with that and Cross turns making sure his team is ready.
Everyone is all set so they wait for the initial attack planning to charge in when they get the chance. They watch the rest charge in just as planned and Cross notices the opening as the front door is left open.
"Let's go." Cross gives the command and his group charges alongside him towards the building. He leads them inside then away from the fighting as they run down a hallway that seems to be more quiet and empty. He keeps looking around as well as the group checking the doors as they all so far are open… But most rooms are storage with weapons, random stuff, bedrooms or even just bathrooms. He does notice that it is mostly storage rooms than the others with bedrooms being second then the least rooms are bathrooms. He finally stops coming across one closed door and the group he has comes to a stop along with him. He approaches it cautiously with the others in his group pulling out pistols just in case. He opens the door and finds two people chilling in there only for them to stop to look to Cross.
One of the ones in the room looks to be from China.
The other one looks more American than anything.
The two in the room are quick to get to their feet and charge at the group.
Diana and Joe are quickest to respond charging back at the two attackers causing them to clash.
The room was just a room with sleeping bags anyways so Cross and the other two head off while the two they are leaving behind will deal with the people there.
Cross takes them along through more of the hallway until they come to a stop at one more closed door. He opens it with the two having their guns ready. He blinks finding that it is actually a set of stairs. He leads them to head up the stairs and they come to a higher balcony area where they find a girl settling into position with a black and brown sniper rifle that looks like a part of it is made from wood and the rest made from metal.
Cristian is the one who decides to take this girl on while Dan and Cross head back down the stairs to continue looking.
Cross leads the way further down the hallway hoping that the next closed door that he comes across the next closed door. He opens it and there is someone's corpse hanging in there tied to the ceiling and gagged.
The two can tell that this person is dead and it makes Cross swallow harshly at the thought that this man could have been him.
Hanging in some broom closet naked with blood all over. Dead as a doornail. Possibly not having been found for who knows how long.
Dan places a hand on his shoulder. "Let us continue." He suggests and Cross nods taking the lead once more to head off on their way. He opens the next closed door to find someone trying to set up a big gun in a weapons closet. He takes this one while Cross continues.
Cross stops and pulls out his own pistol getting ready to open this next door. "Come on." He opens it finding a surveillance room with one person inside getting some sort of control pad ready. He hurries inside and shoots the guy in the head causing him to fall from his chair.
The control pad in his lap tumbles and smashes on the ground.
Cross quickly takes a seat in the chair and examines the cameras that are set up before him on the many screens. "I'm just glad that the guy was much too busy to see us coming down the hall." He admits to himself. He slightly cracks his knuckles only to begin trying to type on the keyboard presented in front of him. "Okay let's do this… Come on… Come on…" He manages to move one camera a little getting a better view on the fighting going on in the main room.
Some battles are being won while others seem to be being lost.
Cross swallows harshly and so desperately hopes that they will win this in the end and not the enemy. He'd be in big, HUGE, trouble if the enemy had won now. He jumps when he hears the safety of a gun clicking off. He jumps to his feet spinning around as he grabs his own pistol.
"You shouldn't be here." The person warns before they begin firing at each other.
Those left along the hallway hear the gunshots coming from the direction that Cross went but they can't go anywhere being a bit busy. They bite their bottom lips as the gunshots stop after one last gunshot sound and they can right now only hope that everything is okay.
Elsewhere…
Hikaru has just finished reading the letter to the host club who had gathered together upon hearing the news of the letter being found.
They are all silent as they are sitting and thinking about every part of the letter that they were just read to.
"Well…" Kyouya is the first to speak up out of them all as everyone raises their heads from looking at the table to look to the raven. "This can't be good."