AN/ Thank you all for the reviews! They mean very much to me. I'm sorry if my updating slows down a little more life keeps happening and I have to participate. I posted this once and read through and took it down to fix a few mistakes although I'm sure there are plenty more. I'm very bad at editing. Anyway thank you again!
Lyon stood facing Jose, Levy and the injured Gajeel behind him. Jose smirked as he tossed the knife casually in the air catching it again by the handle. Lyon could hear Levy talking to Gajeel trying to keep him still. Lyon wasn't sure what he was going to do or how he was going to fight back weaponless but he knew he had stay in between his friends and this crazy bastard.
"So what's with all you fucking brats wandering around in the woods today? I got enough shit to deal. I'm not a fucking babysitter!" Jose complained.
The teen age boy glared, "What the hell is some middle aged psycho doing out here with a gun? Listen we're not trying to cause trouble we are just looking for our friends. You just scared us with the gun so we panicked. Whatever you have going on isn't of any interest to us. We can take our friend and pretend like we never saw you I swear."
Jose shook his head, "Now come on kid, don't be so stupid. How ya going to explain your bleeding friend over there? Unfortunately you guys won't be going anywhere, I'm about to make sure of that. Although that little lady right there might be useful later when I'm bored."
Gajeel immediately tried to get up and was shoved back down by Levy. She turned her head to Jose, "I rather be skinned alive than help you with your boredom."
Jose snickered as he waved his knife back and forth, "That can be arranged also."
Once again Levy had to push the injured teen down. He growled in frustration. "Do not growl at me like some animal mister. You need to stay down!" She held both hand over the wound on his stomach. It was the deeper and the flow if red out of it frightened her to no end.
"Please stay down. I've been in love with you for weeks I swear, you can't bleed to death before we get to have a real conversation." Maybe it was the quiver in her voice or the fuzzy cold feeling all over his body but he was too exhausted to argue. Defeated he rest his head back on the ground.
Lyon circled to the right a little. If this guy lunged at him he didn't want to end up fallIng back on the other teens. It had gotten impossible to see very far out but Jose was close enough not to lose sight of. The reflection from the knife catching on the little moonlight that made it through the trees. No plan only adrenaline to guide him Lyon decided he wasn't going to wait for Jose anymore. Lyon sprung forward in an attempt to catch the other man off guard. The blood rushing through his ears was so loud that he didn't hear anything else so he was surprised when Jose turned his attention away from Lyon.
Jose had his eyes on the white hair knowing the impatient kid would move soon. All these teenage brats acted like they had no time. His lips curved in a slick smile when he saw the kid spring forward but the sudden sound of leaves and twigs being trampled caught his attention and he turned his head. He couldn't see anything in the blasted darkness that enveloped them and snapped his head back to the white haired brat just a second to late.
Lyon put all his had into moving his feet as fast as he could. Head down he barreled at Jose and didn't look up until he felt his head impact into the man's soft stomach with a vicious force. Jose was knocked onto his back with all the air knocked out of him. His grip on the knife failed and Lyon was swift to grab it from where it had fallen. Jose groaned and Lyon knew it wouldn't be long until he was back on his feet.
"That's probably not what they meant when they told you to use your head but at least you can't damage that brain anymore than it already is." Lyon scowled at the joke. This was not the time to be funny.
"You're not the least bit funny Gray, this is certainly a time for a more serious attitude." Lyon scolded. Leo must of be rubbing off on Gray. Trying to make light of such a situation. Lyon stood motionless for a moment before he sharply sucked in a breath and turned his head the direction of his foster brother. "Oh my God Gray!"
The raven haired teen cooly smiled back, "So this is interesting huh?"
Lyon's joy was uncontainable at the now found teens. Leo giggled like an idiot behind Gray. "I take it you missed us but let's not forget our new pain in the ass friend over there. We already spent too much time together but he loves Journey songs."
Jose had a look of utter disgust on his face as he pulled himself up off the ground. He watch the way the white haired kid stiffened and turned to face him knife in hand and at the ready. "This was suppose to be an easy fucking snatch and go. I wasn't suppose to be babysitting a bunch of brats who don't know thier place. I better be getting a bigger cut for dealing with this crap."
Lyon cocked an eyebrow, "You are out numbered and you lost your knife. I'm pretty sure we are the ones babysitting now."
Jose's smirk didn't leave his face which annoyed Gray, "You look amazingly stupid smiling like a dumbass after you lost."
"You all are pretty stupid. You realize your friends still over there bleeding out right. It'll take at least 3 or 4 of ya to carry that large ass back to whatever Hell y'all sprung from. That leave only one or 2 to watch me and I think those odds are in my favor."
Leo and Gray looked at Gajeel only now noticing the injured teen. Worry traced both their faces. Gray knew his hands were damaged beyond being able to physically defend himself and carrying someone would be painful too. The raven haired teen knew in the darkness it's likely no one would notice but he found himself with his hands behind his back anyway. In the dark he missed the knowing look Leo shot him.
Gajeel groaned from his spot in the grass. How the hell did he end up the fucking useless one. He shivered and watch Levy bite her lip as he did. She was like a little angel. Maybe that love at first sight junk wasn't junk because he found the more he stared at get the more he could believe in that sappy crap. He'd better look away. As he turned his head a glint in the grass caught his eyes and they went wide. He reached up and grabbed Levy by the front of her shirt pulling her ear to his lips and began to whisper instructions for the shrimp to follow while never taking his the glint in the grass. Her eyes widen as she listened to him and her eyes followed his line of sight.
"What if I mess it up?" she whispered to him.
"Listen shrimp just follow the instructions I gave you if you have to use it. Hopefully though it won't come to that." He squeezed her hand and she couldn't help but notice how weak it felt for such a brute like him. "No time to waste shrimp it's now or never." She nodded in understanding before jumping up and running towards the glint in the grass.
Jose saw the girl jump up and decided what ever she was after was worth the risk and took off after her. Smirking even wider in realization of what she must be going for.
Lyon was shocked when Jose took off but hearing Gajeel yell Levys name shook him and he chased after the villain.
It hadn't been a long run but when she heard Gajeel yell her name she turned around in time to see Jose coming right for her a sick grin smiled plastered on his face. Her stomach flopped and she couldn't help the small shriek that came from her mouth. She grabbed the item following Gajeel's instructions pointed and squeezed the trigger.
The bang from the gun stopped everyone. Jose's smirk fell off his face and he looked down and fell. "You little fucking bitch!" He screamed, "You fucking shot my leg. You shot my fucking leg!"
Gajeel spoke up weakly trying to rise to his elbows but failing, "I told ya aim for the chest but a hit is a hit!"
Shaking Levy stood up, "I was actually aiming for the stupid smirk bit i'll take what I can get."
Leo was now at Levys side, "I know how to use one of those because ya know some extreme father son bonding at the gun range. Want me to take that?" He wagged his eyebrows at her, "Although you look fucking hot holding it!"
"Hey!"
Leo looked back at Gajeel, "Seems maybe you're not available but still hot." Levy rolled her eyes handing Leo the gun and sprinting back to Gajeel. Leo now smirked at Jose, "Hey Gray remember those zip ties in his back pocket?"
Gray smiled, "I sure do!" He stopped short of actually reaching in the man's pocket for the ties. Understanding Leo spoke.
"Hey Lyon help your bro out he fucked his hands up on a piece of glass and can't really grab the ties."
Lyon gave Gray a curious and stern look meaning he wanted an explanation later.
Jose grumbled and groaned at Lyon roughly pulled both hands back and contained the villain.
Leo smiled widely, "DONT STOP BELIEVING! HOLD ON TO THE FEEEEELING!"
"Shut him up! He sounds like a dying moose." Gajeel whined.
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"Bang."
Laxus jerked then opened his eyes the annoyance clear.
"Come now son I actually still need ya for a bit. Greenie get your ads over here." Freed did as he was told not hiding his look of disgust even a little bit. As he neared Ivan the man grabbed him putting an arm around him and holding the gun to Freed's temple. "Now Laxus son, you will walk in front with little Blondie over there and will stay right here safe and sound with me unless someone tries to act heroic then he might not be so safe and sound. Got it?"
Laxus ground out the works like they were difficult to say, "Got it."
Ivan smiled almost pleasantly, "Good now let's go."
Silently Laxus led with Lucy right behind him. Ivan made the tail with Freed tightly in his grasp.