And of all the things you never explained
When you know this is your biggest mistake
"I still don't understand what we are doing," I state, crossing my arms over my chest. One minute I was in my apartment, listening to my music player as I cleaned my room, the next minutes I'm being flown to the station by Happy.
I knew it would be a bad idea to live in the same apartment building as Lucy, but she insisted. I was questioned multiple times why I didn't live in Fairy Hills like most of the other female guild members. They thought it was best for me to stay with them, me being the youngest member and all. I told them that I was fully capable of living by myself, beside, the rent there is far too much, and I kinda don't want my secret out. Lucy urged me to stay with her at first, which lasted for about a month. I payed half rent for my share of the apartment, but I didn't like Natsu breaking in so often. But sometimes he would sleep in Lucy's bed I couldn't help but wonder if I was intruding on their private lives.
I was going to move to a new building, but Lucy made me get the room below her. She said that if anything happened to me, she'd be right there. It was a good idea and I felt comfortable with it. I have my privacy but still had someone I know close by. Even though I had a new location, Natsu and Happy still broken in when Lucy was in a bad mood. This was their second time of abduction, though.
"I told you," Happy says, "we got this request to hunt down and turn in this huge group of bandits." The exceed stretches out his arm, indicated how large the group is.
"I still don't see why I was forcefully taken from my room," I say with a sigh.
"I know how you feel, Rin," Lucy says next to me. "These two dragged me around almost every time they take a job. They once took an S-class mission without telling anyone and Erza hunted us down." She shivers slightly, as if remember something she rather not bring up. I look over at Natsu, who look ready to barf, again.
"You two got me on the one day I actually decided to clean my room," I say.
"Don't worry, Rin," Wendy say. "It should be a really quick job, especially since we're going to do this together."
"Yeah, it should be," I reply. Wendy smiles at me and I smile back. Even though there are so many people in the guild, I feel as if Wendy is the one I'm most open to. Maybe it's because she is the closest to my age and also knows how it feels to loose people at a young age. We talk a lot and share stories about our past, manly hers, and 'adventures'.
"Yeah, aren't these missions fun?" Romeo says with glee. I roll my eyes at him, although my lips curl in a smile. he like going anywhere with Natsu, no matter what he's doing. Romeo is also the other guild member I have been drawn to. He is very intusticast, yet he has his calm and mature moments. He reminds me of Iris, even down to their magic Romeo's is using different color fire, all have a unique ability, same with the crystal magic Iris possessed.
Although my days by myself were only a year ago, they feel like another lifetime. I find myself going on more adventures and hanging out with others. I learned that almost everyone in Fairy Tail had their fair share of tragic experiences in their childhoods and learned how to use their struggles as their strength. Having them share so much with me, I was debating on whether or not to give them my story.
I told them about how my father left me years ago and how I lived on the street with a friend. I didn't tell them that my father was Lucifer, or that I was a half demon and angel. The only people I shared that knowledge with was Master Makarov and Mira. He respected my secret and promised to keep it between us. He told me that I should trust my guild mates and open up, but he never pushed me. Although he is an honest man, he constructs a lie for me. He said to tell everyone that I had an unknown magic and I simply referred to it as holy magic. No one seem to question it.
I think the thing they were most interested in was my moon mark. I didn't explain it until I fell asleep for the first time. I remember waking up and my first sight was everyone staring down at me with a worried expression. I explained that I was cursed and that was the aftermath. I didn't talk about the battle itself, just the result. No one seemed to pry for detail, something that I was thankful for.
Mira seems to show the most concern for me. She was also shunned by the people of her town when she did nothing to harm them. We both had the understanding of being rejected simply because of our outer appearance. Also, I think having come demon in her is the closest thing to my devil side. That is actually the reason why Master told me to go to her if anything odd happens. I've showed her my tail, but never my magic. Thinking of the bartendress makes me think of food, the lady alway giving me the best ice cream whenever I was down.
"Do they have a snack cart?" I question with a groan.
"Yeah, I think so," Happy says. "Want some food Natsu?" The dragonslayer groan in pain and hurls out the window. I immediately bolt up from my seat, knowing his up chuck is going to make me lose my appetite.
"I'm going to get something to eat," I state.
Wendy gets up also and gives me a smile. "I'll come too."
"Wendy," Carla says in her usual commanding voice. "You shouldn't walk around on a moving train if it's not necessary. Just stay seated, child."
I roll my eyes at the mother like exceed. I try not to have negative feelings towards others that are just trying to be nice, but Carla's overprotectiveness is bothersome. Maybe because I've never had an overprotective associate, but I've don't like people trying to control me.
Wendy is much better at saying no thank you in nice way than I am, and she assures her partner that we'll be okay. Romeo, having nothing better to do, decides to join us.
Wendy, Romeo and I make our way to the snack cart, discussing what we want to have. Romeo mentions cake, which causes us all to begin a mild argument on the best cake flavor. Romeo declares that vanilla is the best, red velvet is Wendy's candidate, yet I stick with my favorite, chocolate.
"Chocolate cake is just so rich and flavorful," I explain to my comrades. "It is totally the best."
"What did you say?" I hear an all too familiar voice say as I walk through the doors to the cart. Almost shaking, I look up to see none other than Erza Scarlet staring hard at me, a piece of strawberry cake on a fork an inch from her mouth.
"Oh, Erza," I say, almost sweating bullets. "I didn't know you were here. We were just trying to figure out the second best cake, following strawberry cake of course."
Wendy lets out a nervous laugh and Romeo nods, Erza composes herself, eating the desert. I let out a sigh and go over to the bar where the food is served. The dragon slayer gets a fruit salad, our male comrade goes for a sandwich, and I order multiple snacks.
"Why are you getting so much?" she ask in her usual composed voice.
"I need to stalk up," I say. I hold up my adventure pack, the one thing I was able to snag before getting dragged here. I always have my bag with me when I'm heading out, it's basically an essential.
The sky dragonslayer nods her head in understandment. We go back to the others and take our seats.
"Hey, Rin," Happy says, staring at me oddly. "Where's your earring?"
The question confuses me, it's always in my ear. I move my hand to where my crystal jewelry should be, but my hand only touches my neck. My eyes widen and I feel myself begin to panic. I feel my neck on both sides and shake my head, but I don't feel the precious stone touch my skin.
I see Happy snicker from the corner of my eyes. Instantly, I grab the exceed and bring him to my face. I stare down at him intensely, angered even. He's smirk leaves his face and he is shaking. "Listen you little brat," I hiss, black fire flaring off of me like my anger. "What the hell do you do to my earring?"
"I-I-I," the cat stutters out.
"Speak!"
"I-I-it's in y-y-your hair-r-r," he answers. I drop him into the floor and he lets out a yelp. I comb my fingers though the hair that near my ear. Sure enough, the gem was untangled in black locks. I sigh in relief and sit back down in my seat.
"Rin," Lucy says cautiously, "I know Happy can be annoying at time, but don't hurt him too bad."
"You know how I feel about my personal positions." The blonde nods. "I honestly think I was soft on him." I take my music player out of my pocket and put my earphones in. I listen to a recording of one of Marijane's songs, her voice soothing me.
"I hate train," Natsu states are we leave the train station.
"It's fine, Natsu," Romeo encourages. "We all have weaknesses, you're still the strongest wizard in fairy Tail.
"I'm sorry I couldn't help," Wendy says sadly.
"Don't be upset, darling," Carla says. "It isn't your fault he has a weak stomach."
Everyone laugh at the joke but Salamander. "Yeah, yeah," he mutters.
I look around the station, scanning the crowd of people.
"Looking for someone?" Lucy questions.
"Shouldn't we wait for Ezra?" I ask the group.
The dragon slayer and celestial mage stare at me with wide eyes. "Erza was there?" They question in unison. I nod my head and I see Natsu turn a bit pale.
"What, did you take another S-class mission?"
"No," he states. "It's just that she was there and I didn't know. The thought creeps me out."
I roll my eyes at me them, and we all begin to head towards town. When I'm with my guild mates, I feel less self conscious. I block out the odd glares and whisper like before, but I do it with more confidence now.
We make it to the client's house. Everyone goes in, and I insist on staying outside. They have long stopped trying to force me to interact with others and respect my wishes. I stay on the porch, watching people go to and from destinations.
Then one person catches my eyes, because he seems to have his on me. He leaned against a building on the opposite side of the street. I can see from here his brown eyes peeking under his blue cap-turban. He looked a bit rough and his clothes were sagging and old looking. We lock eyes for what seems like an hour, but only a few mere seconds. He smiles slightly and straightens off the wall. He walk away and I keep my eyes on him until he turns a corner and leaves my line of sight.
There's nothing new about people looking at me, but this was different. I get up to go over to where he disappeared to, but the door to the house opens. Natsu and company comes comes out of the house. I sigh and turn toward them.
In front of the group is a mid-aged man. He eyes me up and down without saying a word. "Show me your emblem, young lady," he commands.
I have learned some time ago that if the client wants something that isn't of inconvenience, then don't argue with them. I sigh and pull up the side of my shirt, revealing my light blue, Fairy Tail emblem on my upper right arm, right under my shoulder. The man nods his head and walks back into the house mumbling something.
"Tch," Natsu says. "I hate when they act like that."
"It's fine," I assure him. "Do we have the path and location to the gang's hideout?"
Lucy retrieve a price of paper from her pocket and makes it slightly. I nod my head as they descend down the stairs and we walk the streets of the town. I turn my back, checking to see if the man from earlier return, but he didn't. I decide to forget about him and focus on the now.
We walk to the end of town until we come to the wooded area with a dirt path. Curtesy of Natsu request, there's no cart provided for us, which makes the rest of us a bit ticked.
"If I get tired, you're caring me," Lucy says as if it's a threat to Salamander. Natsu and I both roll our eyes, but for different reasons. He probably finds the joke unamusing. I just want them to stop freaking flirting and hurry up and confuse their undying love.
It doesn't take us too long before I hear rustling in the bushes. I look over to Natsu and Wendy, who I can tell both heard it.
A second later, about two dozen men come out of the wooded area and surround us. We all stop moving, full alert of the enemies. A tall one with wild brown hair and light armor steps up, placing his hand on the sword in its stash on his side. "What are you folk doing here?" he ask with a smirk.
"We're here to take you punks down," Natsu says punching his palm with a wicked smile.
"Is that so," the leader says with a glance to his men, who all snicker. "A pink-haired punk, a little boy, three girls, and a pair a little kitties, are here to take us down. Well," he drawers his sword from his sash, "lets fight." With that, him and his men begin to charge at us. They draw their own weapons, yelling loudly.
Natsu is the first to attack, his fist engulfed in flames. He dashes with lightning speed towards the enemies. "Fire dragon's iron fist!" he yells, smashing his clenched hand into the face of man.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see more men appear, and daggers are thrown our way. I duck down, Lucy jumps out of the way with a yelp, and Carla lefts Wendy into the sky. Still suspended in the air, Wendy uses her sky dragon's roar, sending multiple bandits flying and knocking against trees.
"Purple net," Romeo says, setting a netted mass of purple flares in the direction of the enemy. The are caught in the stick flames, unable to escape.
"Holy Light Ray," I say, a ray of blinding light bursting from my hands, blinding the enemy. The yell, shielding their eyes from the harmful light. "Now, Lucy!"
"Got it," she says, grabbing her whip and snapping it in their direction. The electric whip slaps all their ankles, causing them all to hiss in pain and fall to the ground. She then takes a key from her pouch. "Open the gate of the maiden, Virgo."
With a puff of smoke, the pink haired maid appears before us. "Is it punishment time, Princess?" she ask in her usual flat tone.
"No!" Lucy yells at her masochist maid. "Just help me."
"As you wish, Princess."Virgo disappears into a hole. The bandits, stunned by Lucy's celestial magic, wonder where the sudden maid vanished to. Moments later, large craters form under them, causing them to fall into the deep ditch.
I point my fingers in a gun gesture at the bandits. "Holy Light Bullets." Small burst of light begin to shoot out of my pointer fingers, striking the enemy.
I lower my arm, surveying the area. The bandits are all lying unconscious on the ground. I sigh, that was a quick one. Well with all us working together, it doesn't take long to defeat a few dozen criminals.
I feel a hand on my shoulder, and I quickly fire another ball of light at the remaining enemy. Instead, I shoot Natsu in the face, causing him to fall to the ground from the sudden attack. Wendy gasp and I hear Lucy laugh slightly.
"Sorry, Natsu," I say crouching down. "But you shouldn't touch some who still has adenline in their blood."
"Yeah, Natsu," Happy says cheekily, "this isn't the first time you were attacked by a girl for touching them." He snickers, as if thinking of something totally different.
"Okay," he says, getting up from ground. "I just wanted to say good job." I nod my head at the complement.
"Yeah guys," Wendy calls. "I saw a cart a bit further up the trail, should we use it?"
Natsu turn ill just by the thought of the transportation. Lucy says we should carry the men in it. Natsu and I race up the trail and get the cart and bring it back down to the others.
As we walk back down the path with the unconscious gang members in one of their own carts, I notice movement in the bush. My head snaps towards the direction, but the figure is gone. I stare intensely at the area I know I say something.
"Is something wrong, Rin?" Romeo ask, noting my alert state.
"No," I answer softly, not turning to meet her gaze. "Just give me a second." I walk into the brush and away from my guild members. I hear Lucy and Wendy begin discussing something, but I block them out. Moving branches to the side, I walk a bit deeper into the wooded area. I don't hear or smell anyone, but the feeling I have is unshakable. After a second longer of standing in a still area, turn back and head towards the trail.
We make our back to town and bring the bandits to the client. I turns out that the leader was just his rebellious son and the followers were his misguided friends. They have some kind of heart to heart that I almost barf over. We stay long enough to get payed and head back towards the station. Even through out everything, the man and the figure in the woods pledge my thoughts.
"Yo, Rin," Natsu says as we wait for the train to arrive.
It takes me a moment for me to come out of the deep though I sunk into. "Hmm, yeah?" I respond to the fire mage.
"You okay, you seem out of it."
"I'm fine, just thinking."
"Watch out, Natsu, Rin's thinking," the blue exceed warns playfully. "We better take cover before something happens.
I roll my eyes at them. "If anything, you should be hiding when Iris is thinking." I say slightly, remembering saying the same thing to her year ago. Natsu and Happy give me a puzzled look and I cock my head to the side. "What?"
"You're talking about Iris again," the cat says. I feel myself freeze and look away. She seems to always be on my mind and her name leaves my tongue too often for my liking. I told them long ago to ignore me if I ever mention her. I told them she was my friend, but I never go into detail. I don't like giving people uneasy information about the past I wish could remain hidden. I know that they are conscious, but the never try to pry.
"Sorry," I softly. I think it goes unheard by the loud sound of the train's brakes screeching. "Hey, look the train is here." I jump up from my spot on the bench and head towards the doors. I hear the mighty dragon slayer groan at the thought of stepping on the train. Lucy sigh as drags him on the train my his scarf.
"Rin, aren't you going home?" Lucy ask me once we leave the train station.
"No, I'm going to head to the guild," I answer. "I was planning on going today anyways, and I don't want to be out when it's too dark." I say this, but I could care less. It one of the things I say to make everyone worry less about me.
"Okay then," she says, heading towards the apartment with a wave. Natsu admittedly talks with Happy, which I guess is the reason for Romeo to linger near Wendy, Carla, and me as we walk to the guild hall.
"Is there something you need from the guild?" Wendy question.
"Well," I say, "I need to speak to Mira about something." I look at the sky and fire mage out of the corner of my eyes. I contemplate on whether to show them or not. Mira told me long ago that I should be more open towards the gild mates, specifically Wendy and Romeo. Not only are we all close in age, but they is the only ones besides Master and Mira who has seen my tail. Ezra decided she wanted to take use 'little ones' on a mission, during this job, my tail was accidentally revealed to the two.
"I will show you two something, you guys promise not to tell anyone," I say. The look at each other and then nod in unison and we arrive at the gate of the guild. I look at Wendy and nod my head towards Carla, indicating that the exceed is excluded. With a bit of hesitation, she nods again and ask her mother-like exceed to give us a minute. Carla gives me a side glance and leaves.
I look at Wendy and Romeo and with a deep breath, smile widely. They gasp slight at at my open mouth. My canine teeth started to point into fangs, become extremely sharp. If I bite down on my lip or my inner cheek, and one of my many bad habits, I immediately start to bleed.
"Cool!" Romeo exclaims with a wide grin of his own.
"How long have they been like that?" she questions, being a bit more mature about the situation.
"About three weeks," I say shyly, closing my mouth. "I'm going to ask Mira what she thinks about it."
She nods. "Yeah, that's good idea." We stay in silence for a moment, but then she puts her hand on my shoulder and says with a smile, "I'm happy you showed us."
"Yeah," Romeo agrees. He smiles softly at me. "I'm happy that you're warming up to us more."
I nod and they head into the guild hall. I stay at the gate for a moment, leaning against the stone wall. I gaze at the hazard, the light of the fading, twilight almost coming. I love it. It is dark and scary, yet is beautiful and loved at the same time. I'm not calling myself beautiful, but I think that I'm like the night. The night also holds many memories, both good and bad.
I the street lights begin to flicker on one by one. When the street is eliminated, I see a shadow out of my peripheral vision. I'm on full alert again and don't have second thought before darting down the road. Whoever is watching me is irking my nerves, and I'm not one to enjoy a stalker.
I race down the road, my ears straining to pick up footstep and my nose raise in the air to track a smell. When I scent finally enters my nose it's odd, but I follow it nevertheless. Suddenly, I see something on the ground that catches my eyes. I stop and look over at it. It's the blue cap-turban the man was wearing. I pick it up, clenching it in my fist. "Hey," I yell, even though I don't see a single soul. "I don't know who the hell you are, but you better stop messing with me!"
I then hear movement and turn in the direction the noise came from. Like I predicted, the man from early comes out, his hands up in surrendering gesture. "I give up," he says. "Just throw me the hat would ya?"
I narrows my eyes at him. "Why the hell are you following me?" I question, venom dripping from my words.
"I'm not going to lie, I was watching you. All in good intention, though."
"I'm not into older men, so run along you sick pedophile," I snap, throwing the hat at him. The catches the hat with a smile. I slightly laugh at myself. the last time I saw an unshaved man with oldish clothes, I also thought he was a pedophile. Unlike Doranbolt, I don't think he can benefit me in any way.
"I've been called many thing, but never a pedophile. But no, I have no ill thoughts. You see, I have a job and I thought you'd be good for the job." I raise my eyebrow at him, curious of what he has to say. "I can't just give this offer to anyone, and you caught my attention some time ago."
"Just get on to it," I snap.
He smirks. "I have a son that needs to be watched over, and I think you're good for the job."
"Why can't you do that yourself?"
"We just can't see each other at the time, but I still need someone to look over him."
"Why do you want me?"
"You're different from those members in Fairy Tail," he nods his head towards the direction of the guild hall. "I can tell by the way you act and even look, no offense."
I toss over the idea in my head. "What's in it for me?" I don't do charity, most of the time, so I need something out of this.
"I can promise a true adventure and a place where you'd be accepted for who you are."
My eyes widen slightly before narrowing at him sharply. "There is no such place, if their was I would have heard of it or be there already."
"Oh but that's the thing, it's not here, in Fiore, or the magic continent." 'What is he talking about, it's like he's talking about...'
"Ahh, I see you realize it now." he says, his smile growing wider.
"But that's not possible, unless it was a place like-" I was cut off by him, nodding at me with triumph.
"Oh, but it is. It's just like that place, but better, we have magical beast just like those talking, flying cats." I can't help but wonder if the place he is talking about is real. I know the story of it happening to the Fairy Tail members, but I never thought it was real.
I instantly notice something is off. "Prove it. Show or tell me how I know you are telling the truth." I can't just believe him like that. I learned that trust is something that must be earned, and I'm not just going to hand it to him.
"Oh, but you don't need one." My eyes widen filled with shock then narrows at him, if he expects me to believe him with no hard core evidenced, then he is sadly mistaking. "I'm a proof itself." 'What.'
"I am from this place we both speak of," he continues. "If you don't believe me, then I will show you something we can only do over there." Once he finished saying that and incredible aura was thrown my way, filled with blood lust. I started sweating, and praying no one will feel the monstrous amount of energy. It takes a lot to shake me, but this man does it with ease.
"I-I believe you," I say before he takes back his aura, "What was that, I felt this many time off of different enemies but this one is stronger." I yearn to know more about what ever he is producing.
"Nen." He states simply before continuing, "It is a technique that allows a living being to use and manipulate their own life energy."
"Wait, then that means I can also do that because I can use magic, and such."
He looks at me intrigued before I continue, "Magic is the physical embodiment of the spirit. When the physical spirit of an organism connects with the spiritual flow of nature, the spirit forms Magic as a product of the connection. We-our life energy is in our magic, if we were to run out of magic we would die because it is like using up one life energy."
He looks at me with even more fascination, but only shows it with a smile, "Yes, that is the same thing, we use our Nen to fight with enemies just like when you use your Magic to fight with your enemies, but the only difference is, unlike magic that only certain people can have, Nen is in everyone and Nen is one of a kind. You can't have the same Nen."
I hummed at this finding this interesting, until I smelt two familiar scents of two certain guild mate. They aren't the cinnamony smell of Natsu, the strawberry scent of Erza, or Mira's raspberry fragrance. It's minty fresh and belong to a certain sky dragon slayer and the young fire mage's peppery scent. I turn around, but neither one hasn't approached yet. Did they sense this man's 'Nen'.
"Hey," I say to the man, a bit shaken, "can we talk about this later and somewhere else?"
"I'm sorry to tell you this, uh…"
"Rin, I'm Rin," I say, looking back in the direction Wendy and Romeo should be coming from.
"Yeah, Rin, you can either take the offer now, or decline, there is no later."
I stare at the man, completely shocked. "What? Why not?"
"I can't risk you tell anyone about myself, my world, or son."
"I don't even know who you or your son is."
"Oh, my apologize," he says sarcastically. "I'm Ging Freecs, my son's name is Gon Freecs. Since you're asking, I'm guessing you're taking the offer."
"No, yes, uh, I won't tell anyone about you guys, I'll give you my word."
"I can trust you, but I don't know how long I have before I have to go back to my own world."
"Uh," I say.
"Rin?" I hear Wendy call, not too far away.
I state showing signs of panic as I press my lips together, body language translated to 'OMG, what the hell I'm i going to do?'
"So let me get this straight," I say quickly, "I go to your world and watch your son until you're ready to see him again. In exchange for my services, you will show me a place where I'm truly accepted."
He nods his head. He must have noticed my uneasiness, because he says, "I will throw something else in."
"What's that?" I ask, not looking at him my eyes attention on Wendy and Romeo's footsteps and frantic calls.
"Yo, Rin, where are you?" Romeo shouts, voice coming closer.
"I will give you some information about your father, Lucifer." The state me makes me snap my head so fast I'm surprised I don't suffer from whiplash. I stare at Ging in shock, how does he know my father.
"How do yo-"
"I will answer the questions you have about him if you take my offer." He walks towards me, shortening the couple of meters between us to a single foot. He outstretches his hand.
Hesitantly, I move my hand from my side and towards his. If I shake his hand i will get answers and a sanctuary
"Rin!" Voices yell in unison. I turn to see Wendy rounding the corner, Romeo on her heels, their eyes wide. I stare into Wendy's eyes, so similar to Iris'. Romeo has his Rainbow Fire attack prepared, ready to defend us if necessary. A feeling sinks like a stone in my stomach, one that I haven't felt in years. Guilt.
I look at them and say so softly I'm sure neither can didn't hear me, "Sorry, Wendy, Romeo." I grab Ging's hand and say, "I accept."
Ging's grin is the last thing I clearly see before my vision begins to blur and my senses die out. Then I'm blinded with an unworldly light before transforms into darkness.
Omake
"Don't you think you went overboard with Happy?" Natsu questions.
"No, he made me think something happened to my earring."
"He's like that, so it's fine. We all know its precious thing, so don't sweat it."
"Okay, then I will take your muffler and watch you have a panic attack."
"Let's not play like that, shorty." He laughs and pats my head.
I frown and pull him by his scarf so we're eye level. "Watch it,flametard."
Natsu frowns at me. "I can say the same for you, you don't know who you're messing with."
I smirk. "Someone who can't even beat Gray, so a whus I guess."
"Hey, I don't fight kids."
"Really it sounds like you're chickening out. I'm stronger than I look, so bring it."
"Hey, you two," Erza calls. "What's going on?"
I let go of Natsu's muffler and fake a smile. I punch him in the arm in a playful gesture. Natsu puts his hand behind his head and wraps the other around my shoulders, laughing nervously. "Nothing, Erza," we say in unison.
She raise a brow at us. "Hey, Natsu," I say. "Let's go get some food, there's a new buffet in town, all you can eat food and dessert."
"Yeah, that sounds great," he says and we bolt out the guild doors.