In retrospect , Sala killing jyunichi was one of the most satisfying experiences she'd ever a little bit too satisfying as the dead Ronin's body parts and blood covered most of the floor . To be honest , she was pissed off . One of her longest best friend's was dead and another was mortally wounded. Speaking of which , she was still waiting for the phone call to see if he was going to live.
Halfway out the door , she got it. His voice came through , tired and weak but still undeniably Gat. Laughing back some tears of relief ,Sala smiled
"Nice to see I wouldn't have to kick your ass outta hell , Gat."
"Ha. Now that's something I'd like to see. But I'm hurt Sala , you seriously think I've stopped so low that I'd go to hell." Sala mentally gave him that look , the ' you did not seriously just ask that' look. Obviously he could feel it over the call because of what he said next.
"Ok , ok you've gat me." He started laughing at his own joke and as he heard Sala laughing, something happened and it made his heart , well , flutter no matter how gross and cheesy it sounded. "Seriously though , you should come see me, and bring me some freckle bitch's .Hospital food sucks." Johnny groaned dramatically.
"Ok , ok I'll be over in a minute." Sala responded , and with that - she hung up. A small smile grew on her face as she left Kanto , her hand gripped tighter around the samurai sword. She'd get it mounted , like she did with 's head . A memory , a trophy to remind lowers that you should not cross the saints. Getting back in her car , she laid the sword in the back seat and then sped off towards Freckle Bitch's and then the Hospital .
THe hospital was depressing. Sala had never had to go herself , only for other people she knew . As a girl , she saw the realities of her dad's violent gang activities (part of the reason she wanted to join a gang) , as a teen she saw the first violent end to a battle , as a young adult she knew already how situations could end and now, she watched everyone go through horrible pain. Sala often asked herself if she felt lucky. She didn't , nothing about this was lucky. Especially with her best friend and , if she wanted to be entirely honest , soft crush , in a bad position . The ride up to his room felt like it took forever as the elevator climbed up and up. When she finally got up there she finally released the breath she didn't realize she'd been holding in . She strided to the room and was greeting with a
"Hey boss!" Johnny exclaimed as Sala passed over to him , a small smile creeping onto her face , something she wasn't really feeling lately .Johnny's smile changed slightly as she came in. It felt , odd.. Like seeing someone after a long day of being away from them and really missing them. He didn't know why he was feeling this way but he did. Johnny scooted over to make room for her to sit down. Sala passed him the bag after taking out her own food items , setting them down on her lap. Johnny enjoyed the food but Sala felt off on something. SHe was making jokes and sharing stories with him until she felt a disturbance.
"What's wrong?" Johnny questioned as Sala turned around.
" to kill you. They don't know I see them yet." Sala spoke looking at , johnny would admit to an interviewer , she looked haunted. She looked like she was always so tired with having to deal with the situation here. A hand slowly crept up her thigh as she grabbed her gun. A small pistol , and shot a ronin read in the forehead as he attempted to enter , not even bothering to look at him. Sala sighed , running a hand through her dreads. She had wanted to sleep for a while now but was nearing the climax of her journey so far. The ronin were the end .THe last of it. She'd dealt with the others and now all that was left was the Ronin. Johnny noticed the tire and the pain. The lights went off in the area and sala shoot her head, temporarily hiding the funk she was in as she helped take the various things out of johnny's arms . He was fine , he told her earlier , but they were keeping him in there for observations. Well now he was getting an early check-out. Later on , johnny would tell people that it felt odd . When he was being rushed through the hospital. The blood was leaving him and bullets whizzed by as he was carted through the halls.
The front lobby was a no-go. Sala cursed under her breath as she spun around , moving to go back the way they came. There was a helicopter on the roof , she'd seen it from the street , and was ready to take Johnny back to the Saint's hideout. Her flying wasn't the best but she could make it work. Johnny made comments about losing blood as they ran to the roof.
THe helicopter , as it was , was ok. Her landing had been rough , skidding just enough that johnny's gurney slid slightly against the wall.
"Watch it genius!"He shouted , undoing some of the restraints as he was sure this was the end of the journey.
"Sorry Johnny, its all good now." Sala smiled , greeting him out in front of the wandered back inside , Sala holding onto johnny , helping him onto a couch in the main room.
"Nice place you have here ,did you do something to it? ... Wait how long was I out for?"He commented , a soft but empty laugh escaping his lips as they descended down the white marble stairs into the crib. Sala just shook her head smiling , johnny secretly watched. He took it all in , time seeming to move in slow motion as he examined every single crease on her face .The faint scars , covered by makeup , small splotches of blood from the earlier gun battle , gunmetal lip ring in the center of her lip , silver nose stud on the left side of her face. He snapped back into the present moment when he noticed her looking back at him , and looked away as she sat him down.
"I've ... gotta go check up on how everyone's doing. I've got a mounting job to pick up for Sunshine;s head."Sala grinned at him , another one of the bosses was dead?Wow , Johnny had to hand it to her . She got shit relaxed further into the couch , not the old dingy one that was a staple for them.A monument of sorts. No , this one was nice and new. Purple. He liked the voice chimed in and Johnny looked to listen to the source .
"So you actually got that shit taxidermied ? "A saint called from across the room , diverting Sala's attention of of him and she laughed heartily.
"Damn straight I did. It's my trophy. I've gotta get a mount for this baby too. "She held up the bloodied sword she'd used to kill jyunichi , setting it down on a table as she picked up another pair of keys.
"You're wild boss. One wild gal." THe way a saint said those words had Johnny gat thinking once more ... about a multitude of topics. Some good and some bad , all would connect sooner or later. He just wanted to know whether his ideas would be in the right mindset.