Gokudera had spent the last twenty minutes staring at his phone, the number dialed and his thumb over the call button. He kept going back and forth between "this is a trap" and "she wants our help"

"Ah!" Gokudera falls back on the bed. "You know what, fuck it."

He presses the call button and places the phone to his ear, closing his eye and taking a deep breath. The phone rang twice before a young, American man picked up.

"You've reached Phoenix's personal line. The only way you would have this number is if the Boss gave it to you herself. So who are you and what the hell do you want with our Boss?"

"Eh..."

Across the line Gokudera heard a crash and a female voice yell out. From her accent Gokudera guessed she was from the Midwest region of America

"Robin! Give me back my phone!"

"No!"

The young man's voice cracked and the sound of running came across the phone.

"Robin! Get back here!"

"If I do you'll kill me!"

"No I won't, I'll just break your hand! Now give me my phone!"

"No!"

There was a crash and a grunt before a girls voice rang a across the line.

"Didn't think you'd actually call."

"Aydan?"

"Or Phoenix if you like." She sounded strained. "Can you hold on for one second?" The sound of a fist hitting flesh. "There Robin, you're lucky I'm in a good mood. Now, Hayato Gokudera, I do not want or need your sympathy. Why would I trick you? What would I gain? I doubt my orders because they no longer feel right." The girl sighed, she sounded tired. Gokudera heard her drop on to a chair. "My Family is all I have but...but I cannot have another good man's blood on my hands. I'm going to be killed for saying this but...if you truly think your boss can help...I will tell you what you wish to know." Gokudera blinked, he had expected a man. The person talking to him was one, a girl, and two, couldn't be much older than himself. She didn't even sound threatening. She sounded like...well a teenager. Her voice rough but not deep. Feminine but not high pitched. "Hello?"

Gokudera clears his throat.

"You're code name is Phoenix?"

"Yeah." Annoyance colors her voice. "What of it?"

"Nothing it's just...it's a good name." He takes a deep breath. "Well you have a good head on your shoulder. I mean...having a conscience doesn't make you weak. In fact, it's human. And my Boss would appreciate that. You're a good kid." Gokudera mutters his clearing throat. "So...we'll help you. Just tell me, Phoenix. What is the name of your famiglia? And why do they want to kill Juudaime?"

"You ask so much and give so little." Phoenix mutters under her breath. "Well for starters my Family's name is-"

Phoenix's words are cut off by a massive explosion.

"What the hell was that!"

"Hold on."

Phoenix's words had changed, while they used to be light and calm, they were now weighted and quick. There was a second explosion and Phoenix grunts. Gokudera hears the sound of a body being thrown against something and flesh ripping, Phoenix cries out but the sound is quickly silenced.

"Phoenix! What's going on!"

Gokudera sits up, worry coating his features.

"I. Said. Hold. On." Her voice is now strained. "Where the hell did they get a grenade launcher!"

"How the hell should I know that?"

"I wasn't asking you Eagle! Just get out! That fires going to hit the bar soon!"

"Is everyone else out!"

"I'll get everyone, just get out!" Phoenix coughs. There is another explosion and the sound of a body hitting the floor. "Damn it Raven! Get Robin out of here!"

"Not without you!"

"Raven I'm right behind you! Now GO! Hayato Gokudera I am going to have to call you back."

The line goes dead and Gokudera looked at his phone.

"What...the...hell?"

The first thing that makes its way into Gokudera's mind is that Phoenix was in trouble, possibly for agreeing to help him.

"She agreed to help us and then she was attacked with a...grenade launcher." He stares down at his phone. "What the hell is going on here!"