Gokudera arrives at the school, his mouth forming a scowl at he sees the tall Hispanic man waiting where Phoenix had been waiting for him. A growl formed in the back of his throat, this was the man who had taken Phoenix away and Gokudera was going to get her back

"There I did it." He takes out a few sticks of dynamite and settles into his stance. "Now let's do this."

"Do you think I would risk angering your Cloud Guardian unnecessarily? I told you to meet me here so that I could do this."

Reaper quickly moves around Gokudera and places a rag over his mouth. Gokudera smells chloroform and tries to get away from the man but it is too late. He only manages to get out three words before passing out.

"What the fu-"

Reaper stands over Gokudera with a slight smile.

"We are going to the real arena, but I can't let you see where that is." Reaper quickly throws Gokudera over his shoulder and places him in the back of his car, before driving off into the mountains. When they arrive at a clearing Reaper takes Gokudera out of the car and drops him to the ground, and stands over him with a frown. "Are you going to sleep all day?"

Reaper nudges Gokudera in the side a few times with his foot and Gokudera slowly blinks his eyes open. As Gokudera sits up he cringes, a headache had formed in the back of his skull.

"Where the fuck are we?"

"Nowhere. Did you say your goodbyes? I do hope you did because you are never going to see your friends again."

"F-Fuck." Gokudera quickly stands and gets into a defensive pose, his jaw setting. "I'm not gonna die, damn it!"

"Before we start I have a...proposal for you."

Gokudera's eyes narrow, suspicion coloring his face.

"Go on."

"Work for me, for my boss. Hell, if you say yes, I'll let Phoenix out of her deal."

Gokudera's anger rises at the mention of the woman he loves.

"No. I refuse! I'll win Phoenix back on my own. I don't need to make a stupid deal like that with you."

Reaper sighs and begins rummaging in his jacket.

"Looks like I'm going to have to...show you the truth of the world."

Reaper pulls out two knives and rushes towards Gokudera, one knife aimed at his throat the other at his stomach. Gokudera dodges Reaper and hooks a leg under him, trying to trip Reaper. The Hispanic man jumps over Gokudera's leg with ease.

"Is that the best you got?" Reaper grabs Gokudera, flipping him around and shoving him to the ground. The man kneels on Gokudera's chest and trails his knife over Gokudera's arm. "Where should I stab you first Hayato? An arm? Or maybe a leg?" The knife flicks up to Gokudera's neck and he can feel the cold tip against his skin. "Or maybe I should just finish it now."

"Heh, you wouldn't do that. You wouldn't finish me off that quickly. Not when I have so much to offer." Gokudera grins as Reaper cocks an eyebrow.

"And what do you have to offer me?" It was Reaper's turn to grin as he brings the knife down on Gokudera's upper left arm, a perverse joy rushing through him as Gokudera cries out. "But I do like to make these things last." Reaper stands up and takes a few steps back, leaving his knife in Gokudera's arm. "Come on Hayato, I expected more from you."

The teenage bomber smirks through the pain and presses a button on a remote he pulled out of his pocket. A mini explosion happens near Reapers leg, causing the man to stumble slightly.

"I attached a micro bomb to your pant leg when you weren't looking." The silver-haired teen smirks again. "Don't think I don't have a few tricks up my sleeve."

"Oh how very clever. Now I want you working for me more than ever. But as my knife is still in your arm and is very close to an artery I would refrain from moving." Reaper throws his second knife at Gokudera, grinning when it pierces his side. "Tell me, Hayato. How do you like your pain?"

Gokudera flinches as the knife penetrates his flesh.

"Heh, I've felt worse."

The green-eyed teen takes the knife from his side and throws it back at Reaper, scraping his cheek. Reaper merely watches as Gokudera pulls the knife out of his arm and stands again. Gokudera runs towards Reaper and attempts to cut his side, Reaper dodges the attack and brings his elbow down on Gokudera's back.

"Child, you can never beat me. Surely our little birdy told you that." Reaper grabs Gokudera's arms and twists them behind his back, holding his wrists with one hand and pulling a third knife out with the other. "Now join me and I will kill Phoenix quickly or you can keep fighting me, leaving her to a slow and painful death. A death that you will have the pleasure of watching."

Reaper places the tip of his knife against the small of Gokudera's back but the teen can barely feel it through his anger.

"FUCK YOU!" Gokudera flips his own body over, making the knife go deeper into his back and wrenching it from Reapers hand. As he flips, Gokudera brings Reaper down with him switching their positions. "If you wanted to push me down that bad, all you had to do was ask."

Gokudera smirks as he pulls the knife from his back and stabs Reaper in the thigh with it, right by the artery. Reaper grins as the knife enters his leg.

"Oh how fun!" Reaper head-butts Gokudera and pulls away while pulling the knife out of his leg. "You are fun, no wonder Phoenix likes you. One more chance. You agree to be part of my experiments and I let you watch our little birdy die." Reaper throws the knife at Gokudera, grinning when it goes through his ankle. Gokudera falls to his knees, unable to support his own weight. "So how about that deal?"

"Fuck." Gokudera tries to stand but cringes in pain. "I-If I said yes...would you let me see Phoenix?"

A thoughtful expression comes over Reapers face.

"Hmmm...Now that is a request...I suppose it would be a double torture for both of you if you knew the other was so close and being hurt but you couldn't stop it..." Reaper looks over Gokudera, his eyes lingering on each of his wounds. "And you can't exactly do much damage in your condition..." Reaper drums the blade of a knife against his leg as he thinks. Then he smiles. "You have yourself a deal, Young Hayato."

Gokudera feels his body relax in relief,

'I get to see her again. I can tell her how I...no. No, first I need to get her out.'

He shakes his thoughts out of his head and asks,

"When can I see her?"

"Tomorrow. You'll need to be looked over and I need to make sure that our little birdy isn't taking drugs anymore before I start on her. So you will both start in the medical room." Reaper takes out a rag and kneels down next to Gokudera. "When you wake it will be a mere few hours before you see Phoenix again."

Reaper places the rag against Gokudera's nose and mouth, this time Gokudera does not struggle against the chloroform but willing falls into unconsciousness. Reaper loads him into the car again and drives to the airport where a private jet is waiting for him.