Riley
I saw Dr. Li and Durendal running in opposite directions, and Xan said "Get Li!"
I nodded, and grabbed Eva's hand. She changed into a weapon, and I put her on the other side of my belt, then ran after Li.
Li was a pretty fast guy, but I still tried to keep up with him. Then, he kicked a door open, revealing a night club, with trance fusion performers and a whole bunch of dancers.
"See ya', kid!" Li said, and ran into the constantly-moving crowd.
"Sonofa-!" I said, and was interrupted when some teen pushed me. "Trance-fusion listeners mosh?" I asked, and was pushed against another guy.
"Doctor Li's getting away!" Eva said.
"Just like how Luc got arrested?" Kylie asked harshly. "Just because you have a crush on Rye doesn't mean you should leave Luc behind!"
"That doesn't have anything to do with this!" Eva said.
"Shut it!" I said, pushing through the crowd. "We need to get this guy, and if we're fighting we won't be able to!"
"You're right. Sorry." Kylie said.
I finally broke through the crowd, and took a deep breath, leaning against the wall. "I'm going to go insane." I sighed, my head bowed.
"Um, Rye." Kylie said.
I looked up, and saw Maka and Soul.
"You guys are in New Orleans?" I asked, then chuckled. Leave it to Maka to find the only trance-fusion club in New Orleans."
"Tell me about it. We were here to get an afreet egg, and Maka dragged me here." Soul said.
"What are you doing here? Riley, you're wanted!" Maka said. Kylie changed to her human form and gave Soul a hug, and started telling him what was going on.
I saw Li run out the exit door, and I said "Maka, I gotta give you the short version. Xan's innocent, I'm chasing after the real villain, and I gotta go."
"That really was the short version." Eva muttered.
"You're helping someone? Riley, you won't be able to come back to DWMA. To me!" Maka said, tearing up.
"No, Maka, don't cry." I said.
"Riley, Li's getting away." Eva said, obviously wanting me to leave Maka. In more way than one.
"I gotta go Maka." I said, and gave her a quick hug and a kiss. "I love you."
Maka was surprised I was so direct, that being the first time I told her I loved her, and I ran, following Dr. Li. Kylie quickly caught up to me, and I took her hand. Kylie changed into a claymore, and I hooked her onto my hip.
"Do you think Soul and Maka will forgive us?" Kylie asked.
"I don't know. But I do know one thing: this is all Li's fault, and he's going to regret making Maka cry." I said, catching up to the Doctor.
"Just give up!" Li wheezed. "There's nothing left for you! You think DWMA'll take you back? No, they won't! You think your girlfriend'll take you back?"
"Shut up!" I shouted.
"Your parents will disown you! Your father will hate you!" Doctor Li said.
"I don't have a father!" I shouted, grabbing him around the neck. Suddenly, he shoved a bomb on the ground and it exploded, causing a giant white light to blind me.
"See you later, Irishman!" Li called.
I took Kylie out and, suddenly, she changed into a Mateba Model 6 semi-automatic revolver from Italy. I randomly shot, but I was always a terrible marksman, even when I could see. Eventually, I just sat on the ground, my sight coming back. Eva and Kylie changed back into humans, and sat beside me.
Suddenly, Eva's phone rang. Or, rather, Luc's.
"You stole Luc's phone, too?" Kylie asked.
Eva just handed the phone to me.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"They're getting on the train. Go to the station. I'll be waiting," Xan said, and immediately hung up.
I forced myself up, my legs feeling like they were lead, and I said "Let's get to the train."
