Okay, here is chapter 15, I know that the last chapter kinda sucked, but o-well!! I'll try to make up for it with this chapter!! J!! lets see where did I leave off, oh yeah should I start off with Serena or Lita and Raye, or maybe even Mina and Amy or Darien and Andrew…I got it….

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BIRDY

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"Avery, there here! The Radical Dreamers are here. You have to go and find Serena, I'll look for Amy and Mina, and Catsy, Catsy you go and look for Lita and Raye. Okay?" Birdy commanded

"I don't see why we can't look for them all together, I mean what are the chances of them being spilt up into the groups you say their in?" Asked Catsy

Birdy, Catsy and Avery where in the Town Bar, with Prisma seeking out her master's orders they were free to talk without any interruptions.

"Well from what I have heard the towns people have said that they say and heard Serena and the gang split up into the specific groups that I had just recently named off! So I think we will go with my plan!" Birdy said somewhat sardonically

"Well excuse me, it's not like I'm a mind reader or something, chill! I was just asking sure you knew what you were doing is all!" Catsy yelled back

"Whatever we don't have time to waste, we'll meet back here in 2 hours at the latest, the earliest will be an hour! No later or earlier, go it? Oh and Avery, are you okay, is something bothering you? You seem…..I don't know a lil out of character?" Birdy questioned

At the brown round table the 3 girls sat discussing their new found and foolproof plan. Usually Avery would be the one to disagree and make sure everything's in order or the way she liked it, but today, today for some reason she was acting different, more quite and minding her own business for one.

From the sound of Birdy's voice, it some how snapped Avery out of her own world and back into reality.

"Oh, what? Yeah right , sry, I'm just thinking, don't you think that Prisma has the right to know what we are doing? I feel like we've betrayed her, and I feel…..I don't know…un..faithful? We're all friends of Serena's right? Why can't Prisma be involved in this issue?" Avery questioned her sisters

"I have been over this plenty of times, do not dwell on what's been already done or decided, there's no way to change it now, look towards the future and except what has come to pass. I'm sorry but we haven't the time to talk about this right now, The Engravers could be back any time to take Hotaru back, time is not on our side right now, so lets go, you need to go to bunker hill since you've been there sooo many times before…okay?" Birdy once again commanded as she left the bar in a sort of rush.

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'Blah blah blah, sometimes Birdy gets on my nerves real bad. Just because she's a little smarter then us doesn't give her the right to treat us like shit! I don't care what she says, Prisma deserves every right to be in on this just as much as we do! I'm soo tired to this and that always messing our relationships up….o-well 'must not dwell on what's already been done, what's done is done I say, can't change what's come to pass….' blah blah blah….Birdy,' Avery thought to herself as she walked down the dark empty streets of Bunker hill

For some odd reason it seemed more dark and eerie then usual. Avery was always used to this place, she would always go this way to get to the warehouse, she wasn't afraid of anything, and it was shorter through Bunker Hill any was….so what was stopping her? Absolutely nothing…

She had been walking for about 10 maybe 15 minutes since she left the bar. She had heard that there hadn't been a rape or murder since two weeks ago, and that's real good. She felt at ease to let her guard down just a little, not a lot but just a little so she wouldn't get too stressed.

She started to hear a faint scream, it sounded like it was real close but at the same time real faraway…

'What in the hell was that? It better not be…Serena….oh no!' Avery ran towards the noise as the thought of the victim being Serena came across her mind.

She reached two old broken down buildings that seemed vacant and in between the two there was a small alley way, the noises became louder as she stepped around the corner and into the small alley way…

As soon as she saw a small girl with black hair, laying on the floor, it hit her

'HOTARU? NOOO…' Avery thought as she quietly walked towards the girl's body

Avery was very careful when it came to situations like these.

"Hotaru? Are you okay? Are you conscious?" Avery said just above a whisper

She waited a minute for an answer, but still nothing was heard except the faint sounds of foot prints that seemed to get louder with every second.

With one swift move of the leg Avery, kicked who ever it was behind her, and sent them flying to the hard cold ground of the dark alley.

"Who are you? If you want to keep all of your limbs intact then you better answer my questions!" Avery demanded as she watched the dark body on the ground begin to slowly recover from the fall.

"Wrong move…BITCH!" The stranger roared as he rammed into Avery sending her to the ground next to Hotaru.

'ow…that hurt dammitt.' Avery thought as she quickly regained her balance.

'Where did he go?' Avery thought as she looked all over for the intruder.

"I may have a disadvantage in the dark but as soon as I sense your presence I'll knock you to the ground…hard, and this time I won't let you get up! So give up now!" Avery laughed

She took a step to the left and was in an attacking stance, she was ready to fight what ever came at her. But what she least expected was a launched attack to the front of her. She was so startled that her reflexes were seconds too slow to stop the wire that wrapped around her throat.

"What was that about me being on the ground? I think not, your too cocky, that's your problem!" The stranger said

He then for some odd reason let lose on the wire around her neck and quickly tied her hands with rope and sat her down next to Hotaru, who was at the moment sleeping like a baby.

"What did you do to Hotaru? I swear if you laid one finger on her, I'm gonna lay both my fists on you buddy!" Avery questioned the stranger

"Okay, first I didn't do that to her, and second the name's not buddy its Darien! I found her like that, I'm just taking care of her until she wakes up, now maybe you can help me out…I'm looking for a girl dressed in a red dress with blonde hair, she goes by the name, either Angel or Serena, one of the two…do u know of her?" Asked the stranger

'Serena, then this must be a sheriff, no its too far away from his home town….a bounty hunter!' Avery thought to herself

She straightened up a lil more so her back was against the dirty cold wall with Hotaru's resting body lying beside hers. She looked the stranger in the eye and truthfully answered

"No, I do not know anyone by the name of either Serena or Angel, now please let me and my daughter go so we can be on our way! You have no business with us, your obviously a bounty hunter of some sort and you're only after one person as it seems!"

( Okay so maybe not truthfully but hey give her a brake will ya? Lol! )

'I'm never gonna find her, this place is too big, I mean where would she be, she has to find Hotar----wait a minute, stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid, Darien, you idiot, Hotaru is right here! All I need to do is use the girl to lure Serena into my nice warm grasp, I mean hands so I can get my bounty! Yeah that's it!' Darien was lost in his thoughts

And unfortunately for him a little to lost, he was just about to ask Avery a question when he noticed her hands were freed, he quickly charged at her with a fist.

"oh shiiitttt…." Avery said under her breath

She need to think quick because he was only few feet away from her and gaining in on her as well! As Darien rammed a fist into her stomach, or so he thought it was her stomach, Avery was bent down wards towards the ground with her foot in Darien's face. He ignored the pain and seized the opportunity to grab Avery's leg and make her fall to the ground. As he did so he tried to reason with her.

"Come on now, I'm done playing games, do you or do you not know a Serena? Answer me dammitt!" He tried to reason

Avery was now on the floor with her face down on the ground, Darien had his hand holding her hands and hair. While trying to talk to her.

"I told you, I haven't a clue to who this Serena and gang of girls it is your talking about!" Avery said

'Wait a minute did I ever mention the other girls? I think not…so she does know who Serena is, not only her but other girls as well! Am I lucky or what?' Darien figured out in his head

"I never said any thing about a gang of girls that were traveling with Serena…" Darien smiled in victory

'Ohhhh…..shit!' Was Avery's only thought

"Well…I…ah u…I mean….. I just, ummmm….I heard about them a while back is all! And now that you mention it Serena does sound pretty familiar!" Avery tried to cover up

Darien almost fell down laughing, he was so surprised to how someone soo 'smart' could mess up on everything with just a mention of one silly lil word!

"Yeah right, like I'm gonna believe that load of shit. Come on now, there's no harm done in just telling me where she is! Right?" Darien asked

'If only he knew what was really going on…..I yi yi!' Avery stressed

"damn bastard!"

"What was that? Did you say something?" Questioned Darien

Before Avery could answer Hotaru started crying…both Avery and Darien looked over to see what was wrong. Again, seeing the chance to get loose with Darien a little distracted, she already could feel his grip loosen, so she seized the opportunity once again and rolled over with all her power and kneed Darien right in the….ahh….yeah, u know it! DING DONG…..LOL

With Hotaru's shrieks and cries getting louder by the minute Avery slipped under Darien and got up off the ground and kicked him in the head, sending him flying backwards.

He quickly regained his posture and waited for Avery to attack, seeing what he was doing she did what was least expected, she charged at him. Unfortunately for her Darien anticipated her move and swept kicked her sending HER flying to the ground! He then grabbed her hair and hands in the same position it was only minutes ago.

"Ya know, your really starting to make this hard for me, your lucky I didn't pull out my gun, I'm much better with it then hand-to-hand combat!" Darien laughed

"Ya know your really starting to get on my frigin nerves boy!" Avery spat out

"Boy, ya know where the hell do you think you come off….I mean seriously, boy? PAlease I've come across dead bodies that are more offensive then you!" Darien smiled as the words left his mouth

"You said you were helping Hotaru, so why don't you check up on her! Dumbass!" Avery tried to lean up to see Hotaru

"HOTARU…ARE YOU HURT?" Darien yelled to the small crying girl

"She's not gonna listen to you, she's gonna keep on crying until she sees that I'm free! And not endangered!" Avery smiled

"Well then I guess where gonna have to listen to her for while then aren't we?" Darien questioned

"Why you lil PA---"

Before Avery could finish what she was gonna say gunshots were fired toward Darien and Avery….The bullets just barely missed Darien's cheek, and gave off some kind of warning sign!

'Wow, that was a close one, whoever shot that must be very skilled in guns…looks like I'm gonna have some more fun!' Darien smiled to the thought

'Serena, it's about time you came….' Avery signed

"Let Avery and Hotaru go and I'll only torture you for a little while!" The Stranger calmly said

"That doesn't give me much choice does it, do you not know by one swift of the wrist this young lady here could lose her life?" Darien questioned

Walking out of the shadows and into a little bit of light given off from a single street light in the alley, came a girl in a red dress with blonde hair….

"YOU" Darien was startled

"ME!" Serena called back

Serena again shot her bullet towards Darien and this time she wasn't giving any warning sign it was straight, heading straight towards his head.

Darien quickly dodged the bullet but lost sight of both Serena and Avery,

'Dammitt…' Darien cursed himself

::BLAM:: ::BLAM::

Two more shots were fired, Darien easily dodged them as well.

Serena finally appeared in front of Darien again, but this time her gun was pointing straight towards his head…

"Nice to see you too, oh and by the way your looking stunning as usual….geez, you don't even say hi? Darien said sardonically

"Hi Darien" Serena smiled

Both Darien and Serena stood there looking each other in the eye, The first t move was Serena, she put her two guns aside of her and calmly spoke

"Draw on 3"

"Alrighty then…" Darien smiled at the pleasure of a quick draw!

Slowly moving backwards away from each others body they moved until they were at least 10 feet apart.

"1" the first number was called out

"2" the second number came just as fast as the first one

"You ready for this?" Serena questioned

"On 3" Darien replied

"3!"

::BLAM::

The two shots were supposedly fired one from Darien and the other from Serena, but it only sounded like one bullet was shot…they both just stood there not moving….

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Well that's all for today, ::CLIFFHANGER:: lol, how's that for a good cliffhanger? He he he ha ha ha! So what happened? Did Serena refuse to fire or something or did they fire at all? Or did they both get shot in the heart or the head with each of their bullets? Well next chapter everything will be revealed, I promise! Only maybe 2 or 3 at the most chapters left untill this is over! Sorry this is taking soo long to update! I hope ya'll like the story and all! And hey, I'm almost at 60 reviews, I want more reviews, hopefully a 100 +!! Lol keep them coming and until next time….

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