Gokudera freezes as his eyes narrow and a growl forms in the back of his throat.
"Declan…"The Italian teen feels tempted to reach for a gun but the worry he feels for Phoenix outweighs the temptation. "Let go of her."
"Why should I? She's my property. The numbers on the back of her neck prove that." The Irish Boss pulls out a small knife. "There is only one way to rectify that." Declan grabs Phoenix's hair into a low pony tail and places the knife at the edge of it, the point digging into Phoenix's neck. "Would you like me to release her?"
Gokudera clenches his fist as a small line of red runs slowly down Phoenix's neck.
"Don't kill him Hayato. Don't even try. Think about Aydan. You need to protect her. Calm down."
Gokudera nods.
"Let her go. I'll do anything. Take me if you want. Just…don't hurt her."
"But to release her I have to hurt her. See." Declan pulls the knife across Phoenix's neck, cutting her hair short and producing a massive amount of blood. "See, now she's no longer my Little Phoenix." The Irish man holds Phoenix, who is quickly paling, up and point the gun at Gokudera. "No bright idea's little boy."
Gokudera's eyes widen at the blood flowing freely down Phoenix's neck and bites down so hard on his lip that he begins to bleed.
"You bastard!"
Declan allows Phoenix to drop and trains his gun on Gokudera. Phoenix quickly places her hands over the back of her neck, her jaw clenched from the pain.
"Well…it looks like she's not gonna last very long. What do you think little boy? Do you think she'll bleed out before or after you get out of here?"
Something inside Gokudera breaks and without a second thought about what his actions might do, he launches himself at Declan O-Loughlin. The Irish Boss sighs and points his gun at Phoenix, he pulls the trigger and the red-haired girl screams as the bullet enters her arm.
"AHHHHH!"
Phoenix curls into a ball around her arm as ragged breaths escape her mouth.
"Freeze Gokudera Hayato, one more move and I will kill her. I cut through her Identification Number; she's not an O-Loughlin anymore. I don't care what happens to her anymore."
Gokudera freeze and his expression drops.
"No!" The silver-haired teen's eyes fill up with restrained tears of anger as he glares at Declan. "I swear to God I will kill you he first chance I get." Hayato looks worriedly back at Phoenix, a pained expression on his face. "Aydan!"
"Don't…worry. I'm…fine." Phoenix looks up at Gokudera. "Don't…fight h-him. Just…do as he…says."
"Not even mine anymore and she's still so loyal. Well you heard her. Do as we say."
The Boss motions for the guards and they take Gokudera's arms and twist them behind his back before frog marching him out of the room.
"No!" Gokudera struggles at first but then remembers that Phoenix is bleeding out and stop as his eyebrows soften in worry and his frown deepens. "Aydan…" He looks at her eyes. "I'll…I'll come back for you! I swear I will!" The silver-haired teen pushes back a little as the guards pull him out. "I love you Aydan!"
"Hayato!"
The guards shut the door, cutting off Phoenix's goodbye, and push him to the elevator. The just reach it when gunshot sound from the room they just left.
"AYDAN!" The guards keep Gokudera in place as he tries to run back to the room. "Let me go, goddamn it! I need to see her!"
Gokudera struggles when the apartment door bursts open and Phoenix flies out, landing lightly on her feet with makeshift bandages wrapped around her throat and arm. She runs down the hall and quickly knocks out the guards holding Gokudera before throwing her arms around his neck.
"I love you Hayato, more than anything in this world."
The redhead kisses her lover passionately.
Gokudera's eyes widen and a mixture of shock and happiness cross his face as Phoenix kisses him and he holds her waits, pulling her back for another kiss when she pulls back.
"I love you too Aydan. So freaking much." Bloody guards burst out of the apartment and cautiously make their way closer to Phoenix and Gokudera, Declan exits after them holding a hand over his bloody, broken nose. Gokudera smirks. "Why are you so perfect?" The silver-haired teen pulls Phoenix back with him. "Come on, we have to go."
Phoenix is about to reply when she feels a pinprick on her arm, she reaches over and pulls out a tranquilizer dart.
"Shit." Phoenix lurches forward. "Go…Hayato…get out."
Gokudera's expression falls as Phoenix struggles to stay conscious.
"No…" He looks at the dart in Phoenix's hand and back in the direction it was shot from when he feels something prick his leg. "Fuck." Gokudera looks at Phoenix and leans over with his quickly diminishing energy and pecks her on the lips. "I won't ever leave you." He whispers as he vision starts to blur. "I promised…"
"You…need to…go." Phoenix falls to her knees. "You…can't…save me…if you…don't."
The red-haired teens head hits the floor as Declan walks over.
"Oh Gokudera, you're gonna leave her alright." He pulls Gokudera's head back. "And you are never going to see her again." The Irish Boss lets the silver-haired teen fall to the floor. "Tell your boss he's next."
"No…I…won't…"
As Gokudera's eyes fall closed he finds Phoenix's hand and grabs it tightly before finally slipping from consciousness. Declan looks at the two unconscious teens at his feet.
"Get the garbage out of here. Give the boy back his weapons and take him back to his little town. Take the girl to torture room four. She's had enough of a break."