Gokudera turns to Raven as the older man sheds his coat, revealing lean muscles covered by tanned skin.
"What do you mean? She's always like that?"
"Yeah right. The Phoenix I know is only like that when she's been drinking...or high."
Raven shakes his head as he frowns. Gokudera mirrors the expression
"Yeah...well, I like to think she's different now. I don't exactly want her to resort to drugs or self-harm..." He smiles softly "She's so much more beautiful when she's happy and smiling."
Raven stares at Gokudera and sighs.
"God I hope you two aren't like that all the time."
Gokudera chuckles slightly.
"Then I guess your hopes are pretty much crushed once you see us at home..."
"Oh joy." Raven mutters before wincing and going over to floor to ceiling mirror, pulling his shirt aside to show tanned skin covered by a bloody bandage. "Ah, Blues gonna kill me."
Gokudera stares at Ravens wound.
"Geez that...doesn't look good at all. How fresh is it?"
"Gun shot. Three days. Blue told me to rest."
Raven scoffs and drops his shirt while Gokudera shakes his head.
"Jesus. And I thought I was a dumbass." The silver-haired teen gets closer to Raven and looks up at him. "That looked pretty bad. Don't be stupid. Just do as you're told. I've had some serious injuries in my own lifetime, I know what it's like. Trust me, you're only making it worse, man."
"You're dating Aydan, you know how she is. It's my job to protect her. And besides, I've had worse." Raven taps the bridge of his nose. "And I own her."
"Yeah, I know. But exactly, she's my girlfriend. And I'm not exactly hurt right now, so I can protect her. I always will. Just get better so you don't worry her. Or I'll have to kick your ass."
Raven scoffs and drops into a chair, leaning it back on two legs.
"Right, like you ever could." He yawns and grins slightly as rock music suddenly blares out of the speakers. "Well Phoenix found the sound system."
"Don't think I can't!" Gokudera looks confused for a second as the music plays. "Oh, Aydan..."
Raven smirks and drums against his leg.
"At least you know what you're getting into."
"Of course I know." He plops down on a chair. "I like to think I know everything about her." The Smile falls from Gokudera's face. "Thought I know that isn't true at all..."
"No one knows everything about her. Not even me. Hell I doubt Reaper knows everything about her."
"I know that. I just...tch. Never mind."
Before Raven can ask what Gokudera was going to say a tailor comes downstairs and makes for Raven.
"Control her! I cannot work in these conditions!"
"Man, you know I can't do that."
Gokudera quirks and eyebrow at the tailor.
"Control who? Aydan?"
"Of course I mean that...girl. This music and her attitude, how do you expect me to take that mess upstairs and make her into something perfect!" He turns to Raven. "Find a way to control her!"
"She's already perfect. There's nothing to control." Gokudera stands. "Just show me to her."
"And who are you! A fashion expert!" The tailor laughs. "She is far from perfect! It's hard enough to work around her scars and that...hair. How am I supposed to impress the Boss when he gives me...Aydan Lynch!"
"What?" Hayato's eye twitches. "Look here, buddy. Aydan is more that perfect. She's IDEAL. You retards just don't appreciate her at all! She's obviously too good for any of you mortals to comprehend. So if you could just shut the fuck up and let me see her, I just might look past all the shit you just said about my girlfriend."
Raven smirks and stands.
"Kid you just earned my respect." The tall man glares at the tailor. "Fix him up and I may be able to talk her down."
Raven walks upstairs and the tailor glares at Gokudera.
"Fine! I'm just a tailor, what does anyone care about what I have say! What are you measurements?"
Gokudera glances at Raven and smirks but says nothing.
"I don't freaking know. You're a tailor aren't you?" He stretches out his arms. "You figure it out."
The tailor glares at Gokudera and begins to measure him. Soon the music turns down a bit and Raven comes back down the stairs smirking slightly. He sits back in his chair, leaning it back again. The tailor hands Gokudera a suit and points to the back.
"You can change back there."
Gokudera snatches the suit from his hands.
"Yeah, whatever" He looks over at Raven. "What are you smirking about?"
"Phoenix is scheming, always a good thing." The music blast again momentarily and Phoenix's rough laugh makes its way downstairs. "And it seems she's perfecting it."