I'm so very tired, and should probably get some sleep before I attempt to type anything, but I'll get some of it out of the way now. Anyway, enjoy!
CeTe: Oh well, concieted or not, I'm still using the idea because it's a good one. Hmmm, now I just have to figure out what I want to happen at this place. Crap, that requires thinking... I don't know why I made them all so calm and cooperative, but hopefully it wasn't too ooc (especially Kousuke). Thanks for reviewing!
Polaris18: I felt horrible for killing the kitty, but it had to be done. I love cats, I have 9 of them, but killing Katrina showed that the Hunters were serious. Hopefully that message got across and she didn't die in vain! Thanks for reviewing!
As promised, 20 minutes later, Rio had her bomb. She even had her trademark kitty to stick it inside of. Kousuke looked at the thing warily, "It's uglier than the last one."
Rio glared at Kousuke, "It's not ugly, it's cute! Right, Ryoko?" The smaller girl asked, turning toward the taller one.
Ryoko looked the stuffed animal over, "It looks fine for a bomb, Rio."
Kousuke grinned, "The explosion will probably help it's appearance." That time he got hit in the form of a flying pillow.
"Kousuke, stop being a jerk!" Rio ordered him, pouting and turning her attention back to the stuffed animal in her hands.
Hearing the two yelling, Kanone came out of his bedroom, where he and Kalelle had been talking, "It sounds like you all are ready." He said.
Rio smiled and held up the kitty, "Yep, see, isn't it cute?"
Kousuke scoffed, and Kanone smiled, "I think it's adorable Rio, but I suppose looks can be decieving."
Rio simply nodded, "Suck up." Kousuke muttered.
"What was that, Kousuke?" Ryoko asked him, knowing all too well what he had said.
Kousuke sighed, "Nothing, can we just go?"
Rio looked to Kanone, who nodded, "Kalelle and I are ready if you three are."
Rio nodded back, "We're ready." With that, the five exited the apartment, and headed for the underground hideout.
Kanone led the way with Kalelle close behind him, and Rio and Ryoko following him. Kousuke brought up the rear, muttering the entire way about ugly, bomb-filled stuffed animals and poorly constructed plans of attack. They finally reached their destination, and Kanone turned to the others, "Alright, from here on out, our only means of contact will be our cell phones, so keep them on and close to you. Any questions?" Everyone double checked their phones, and then looked back to Kanone waiting for him to continue, "Good. Now, Kalelle and I will go around to the other side. There's a door there that they'll most likely expect us to come through. Give us 10 minutes to distract them, then go through this door straight ahead." Kanone pointed to the main door leading into the building, "There's no doubt that they will want the meeting arranged downstairs, so head that way when you enter." Earlier, Kanone and Kalelle sketched out a map of the building just to give to others an idea of what they would be dealing with. They had also shown them the main exits, and a few shortcuts to get from one place to another.
Kanone and Kalelle said goodbye to the Blade Children, and continued around back. A few minutes later, they reached the door, and found it open. Kalelle smirked and looked to Kanone, "Well, there's one thing we were right about."
Kanone grinned, "At least we know the door isn't booby trapped." Pushing the partly open door the rest of the way back, they entered the building.
"And look," Kalelle commented as they entered the first hallway that would lead them to the basement, "They were considerate enough to leave the lights on."
Kanone nodded, "But that also means that they're monitoring us." Kanone informed him. Kalelle didn't have to look around to know that he was talking about the 50 million cameras that were attatched to every nook and cranny of the upstairs. Kanzaka had, for some reason, left the basement unmonitored, which was good news for the boys.
"Well they can know our every move for all I care, in fact that's what we want them to do. It's just the others that I'm worried about. If they're caught, then we're in trouble."
Kanone sighed as they descended the first of two flights of stairs. Entering yet another hallway, this one much narrower and much longer than the first, Kanone looked around, "You think they would have seen us by now, and tried to contact us."
"Well we know where we're going, so it's not like it's a big deal. We could just wander around until we find them, I suppose."
"That's not what I mean. What if they've figured out our plan, and they're completely ignoring us because they're looking for the others?"
Kalelle shook his head, "You can't think like that, Kanone. We don't know why we haven't seen anyone yet, so don't start jumping to conclusions."
"You're right, I just don't want anything to go wrong. Even if I got both you and Eyes back, but lost one of the others...it would kill Eyes." Kanone couldn't say that he honestly cared about the well being of the Blade Children, save Eyes. He didn't want to be the reason for their pain or deaths, though. He had tried to care about them, but he couldn't forget everything he had been told about them, even if some of it had been lies. Still, just being around them, it made Kanone see how normal they could be, and how much they deserved to be in this world.
"Nothing will go wrong." Kalelle assured him as they entered the second and final stairwell. Quickly descending the stairs, they finally came face to face with one of the Hunters.
Kalelle glared at the man, but Kanone growled in the back of his throat, "Mason." Mason really wasn't that bad of a guy, all things considering. He was only doing what he was told, but the thing was that he was on the wrong side. When Kanone had been a Hunter, he and Mason had gotten along pretty well. The latter was a very laid back guy, except when it came to business, then he did everything by the book.
Mason had tried to keep calm, but it was hard when you were staring into the face of death. Not to mention his older brother was there to back him up, "Kanone, Kalelle, I trust you found your way down okay?" Mason replied.
Kanone glared at the man, "Where is Eyes?" He asked, demanding his boyfriend be returned to him immediately.
Mason chuckled, "Your precious boyfriend is fine, don't worry. So, Kalelle, you actually came here willingly, knowing that we'd kill you if you did?"
Kalelle smirked, "I could say the same for you, Mason."
Mason paled a little at this, knowing that if the brothers wanted him dead, he'd get dead real fast. There actually wasn't any reason to keep him around other than to save time. Mason knew the twins could get around this place easily enough, the only thing they didn't know was Eyes' exact location. That small detail was most likely the only thing keeping Mason alive. Shaking his head of these thoughts, Mason glared a little at Kalelle before turning; a move he wasn't sure was all that wise, considering who he was leading, "Follow me." He told the two.
Kanone glanced to Kalelle, who shrugged and started walking, "Where exactly are we going?" Kanone asked, noticing that they were heading to a part of the building that was rarely used. The boys both knew it well enough, but they hadn't figured that the trade would be all the way in the heart of the building.
"To get your boyfriend so we can make this trade." Mason stated, matter-of-factly, "I thought you were supposed to be smart, Kanone."
"That's not what I meant, and you know it. And his name is Eyes."
Mason chuckled, "Weird name." It took all of Kanone's self-restraint not to beat the other into a bloody pulp right then, "And we're going back outside." Mason informed them, as he made a quick left turn. Kanone saw the path they were taking, and realized that Mason was telling the truth. He glanced to Kalelle, who gave him the same look back. They definitely hadn't planned on this.
Sorry if this is really short, but I didn't want to get too involved with it, and then just end up typing the whole thing out in one chapter. Next chapter Eyes and Kanone will be reunited, but under what conditions? Also, Kousuke, Rio, and Ryoko will conviently get lost in the basement of the hideout. Guess who finds them? Review!