-Oxford - Saturday: Part 19-
Snake couldn't believe the hassle he was having, he hadn't heard a shot, not after he was hit. He doubted that Cinderella made it out alive, he grunted. He wouldn't fault her in the end, she was trying to better her position but her mistake was trying to grab to high. If she had just kept her mouth shut, had just done what he said, he would have kept her. Maybe in a decade or so, he would have requested ownership over her, made her his at least until his own death. Then she would have been one of the wives of the fallen, brought into the Manor. Taken care of, not mistreated, not used. Untouchable. There she would have grown old, forever watched but still better than the lives that tended to fall the other women.
'Damn bitch just had to betray me in the end.' He mentally shook his head as he painfully removed the vest. He didn't need to look at it to know that it wouldn't last another attack but he had to see how bad the shot had been. The fabric was heavy on its own but what bothered him was how bad it was looked. 'Lucky I'm not dead' but he could tell as he rolled his shoulder as he tossed he opened some random duffle bag and shoved the vest inside. Then torn off the tag before swinging it over shoulder almost hating the motion in doing so. The pain that shot throw his body was enough to tell him, that if he was lucky all he had was bruised back at worse, he might have a bone fracture. He would not be in a position to fight.
The biggest problem wasn't the fact he was hurting, nor the fact he had to run to the best of his abilities, which he was thankful he wasn't out of shape but the bag hitting him as he did so was not making it easier at all. No, the real issue was that they had a rat in their mists. The question was who was the rat? They wouldn't be able to trust any of the people here until they had that answer, 'Worse case he will have them all killed.' He could say for sure that at least the two guards who had died weren't the rat, but he couldn't be sure if it wasn't Cinderella, not after that last stunt she had pulled, it wouldn't be the first time a woman had thought they wouldn't get found out. 'No, I would have noticed' he was sure it wasn't her after thinking about it, she wouldn't be that stupid. So that left someone else inside here, that knew about their movements, knew exactly who he was and that bothered him. Pulling out his cell phone he did his best to run and text his boss: Trouble, we have a Rat. Plans need to change.
Snake knew there wouldn't be any help, at least not until he was out of the hot spot he was in. He shoved open the door, again wincing slightly at the movement as he slipped into the main section of the airport, he wanted to sit, but sitting might not be the best choice. His eyes scanned the area, he had to make up his mind quickly. VIP was out, he needed to lay low. A grin played across his lips as he saw a group of middle age men, some sort of convention group it looked like and they looked like they were heading out of the airport and getting out of the airport seemed like a great plan. The planes, after all, would not be leaving anytime soon and they would likely be canceling most trips out if not all. Which meant getting out as quickly as possible, he made his way towards the group and slowly seemed to become a part of the group.
"Sorry man, I think I forgot your name." Said one of the guys as he wrapped his arm around Snake's shoulders, he didn't allow the pain to show on his face.
"Ha, s'right. Names Peili Canular," Snake said grinning at his new pal. His eyes noting the dark-skinned man who had been in the lot, red hair turning as he carefully scanned the area around him. Looking for him, but Snake knew he wasn't an easy man to find, he was average, he was boring, he could blend in nicely with the crowd and as Beast turned his eyes to the group of them, he looked away. 'Now what you gonna do? Kill them all or give up?'
Ruto's eyes scanned the baggage loading area, as he walked, the lights flickered and he knew there should had been people out here but due to Angi, they were on alert according to the files. He could hear the footsteps ahead of him, the man was not even trying to hide it, but every now and again Ruto noted that it would disappear and he found himself scanning the area more closely before he would hear the steps further down. He heard the door opening before he reached it and he cursed under his breath. Standing at the door he looked down at his sword, he wouldn't be able to bring them and he wasn't sure yet if he could still reach him and within less than a mintue he had set them off to the side, clicked the little switch on the door, so that he would not be locked out and could retreat back to the lot.
Slipping into the airport main waiting area he scanned the groups of people, it had bothered him that he had not seen blood at all. Yet, that meant the man was likely hurt, he wouldn't want people hanging on him, he wouldn't want to move much either. Not after that run, so his first glance was at the people sitting about, his eyes narrowed as he didn't notice anyone that seemed out of place. Slowly his eyes were pulled to the group of people, men that all looked closely enough that it would be a nightmare for someone to pinpoint who the killer was among them. He had even been slightly taken back at first before he noticed him, it wasn't so much his looks, it was the fact the clothes he was wearing, the way he was clearly moving in pain, though hiding it remarkablely well. Pulling out his cell phone that was still on call he brought it up to his ear as he followed after the group.
"Target found, he has innocents." He paused "nine... of them." He wouldn't be a problem to get from here, he could simply take the ones behind him until he hit his target, the best choice would be to walk up to him, stab him under the ribs or behind the neck. There were choices, plenty and he still had his throwing knives to just that.
"Only if you can get him alone, do not engage otherwise." Kendi's answer was not the one he really wanted. Ruto understands exactly what he was thinking about though and he couldn't deny the reason behind it. This wasn't even planned, no this had been by choice. If he did go through with this, the chances were high with the number of witnesses, he would no longer be able to stay with the Takarada at least not until things calmed down. There was the possibility that it would take years and that he was not willing to give up. Not at the moment, besides he had taken the life of the one who had taken her away. That would just have to do for the time, there would always be another chance.
"Understood." He said simply as he turned away from the man he wanted to kill. "Do you need help with clean up?"
Reino leaned against the pillar in the hospital parking lot, his eyes scanning his cousin carefully. If you didn't notice the minor shifts in his stance, you would think he was a statue, unmoving, the dark aura that was wrapping around him was still there but Reino knew it would only be a matter of time before his cousin would slip into the darkness and he wasn't sure how far he would fall for one little girl. The only reason they were standing here, was because Reino had requested the aid from one of the spirits that were trapped here. The older man had agreed to help, and that had been the end of it. Reino would not step foot in that hospital, he hated hospitals and that was saying something as someone who was loved the darker nature of things but certain places just gave off bad vibes and this place was full of it.
Reino's eyes darted towards the little grudge in his pocket, he could tell from the way it was panting that it was in distressed.
"Have they found her yet?"
Reino sighed heavily as he turned towards his cousin, looking at his back trying to judge from his very limited body movement, worry, and anger. 'Why is she so important to you?' He mentally shook his head before turning his head back towards the grudge, 'Then again, she is amazing isn't she?' he placed a finger on top of the little grudge's head and he frowned. Her little hands reaching up to hold his finger as she made a silent scream. 'Damn...' his eyes darted back around the parking lot, searching for the man who had agreed to help and not seeing him. "We're still waiting..." he debated if he should say something but mentally shook his head again. 'No, we need the location first.'
The low growl that echoed from his cousin caused his head to snap towards the man, "I can't feel her anymore..." his red eyes turning and again he was reminded that his cousin had a weakness it seemed if only for a glimmer of a moment, the man looked just as distressed as the grudge was.
'Perhaps...' his eyes darted towards the grudge, 'Is that even possible?' Well, he didn't think this sort of grudge could feel any other emotions than it did already. He also didn't think his cousin could enter the mind of another person and guard it. If that's what was really happening. So perhaps it was possible to connect the soul with another on a deeper level but how would he know how to do that? Was it just something that happened on its own? Reino's head was spinning but he knew he had to focus on the here and now. "She's still alive. That's what matters." Though again he couldn't promise for how much longer.
Reino's eyes caught the sight of the older man and moved away from the pillar towards him, his cousin didn't move towards him. It wasn't as if he could see the spirits anyways, "Did you find her?" The spirit simply shook his head but then nodded towards a woman who stood naked. Yet, that wasn't a first, nor was the fact that this woman had lots of stab wounds, bruising all over her body. There was a fear in her movements and Reino felt like he was about to deal with a wounded animal. Stepping forward he watched as she took a step back with each step he himself made and so he stopped. "We're looking for a girl..." he said and watched as she shifted some on her legs before moving a step closer.
He felt his cousin move but dared not look at him. Not yet anyway, "She's about your age..." he found himself quickly comparing her to Kyoko and that startled him slightly, "About your height and built too..." he felt a hand on his shoulder and he looked up at his cousin, there was something behind his face, images of Kyoko beaten flashed through his mind before his hand dropped off his shoulder. 'Same... almost...' he thought looking at where the marks that weren't by blade were on the woman in front of him. "I'm going to guess she was taken to the same place you were." The woman looked away before slowly nodding her head. "Can you take my cousin there?" Her eyes turned towards his direction before once again nodding.
"And how is she going to take me there?" His voice was low but Reino could only smile some.
"We're going to do a video call." The look in his cousin's eyes would have been amusing before he started swearing in Russian before pulling out his phone.
A/N: Thank you for the comments n.n