Gokudera looks down at Phoenix and smiles slightly before leaning in to kiss her. He presses his lips to hers and begins to kiss her vigorously when Tsuna, Raven, and Hawk run in.
"Ah, guys, I'm glad you're-You're-!" Tsuna turns beet red and turns away. "A-Ah…p-perhaps this is a bad time…"
Raven sighs.
"Really now…we're trying to save Phoenix and you two still can't keep your hands off each other."
Phoenix pulls away and looks back at Raven, Tsuna and Hawk before turning back to Gokudera, smiling slightly.
"Ah…continue later?"
Gokudera is blushing profusely.
"A-Ah…Juudaime…i-its' not what it looks-." Gokudera avoids Tsuna's eyes and pulls away from Phoenix, saying nothing. He clears his throat. "So I guess we should…er…get out of here then."
"Yeah, we should…"
Tsuna says while thinking how he hopes to kiss Kyoko like that one day. Meanwhile Phoenix is looking at Gokudera in confusion and hurt. She turns to Tsuna and says in a dry voice.
"I would bow Young Vongola but I'm still stiff from a week's worth of torture." She sees a silver glint in Raven's hand. "Raven…is that my baby? Please tell me that's my baby."
Raven smiles slightly and tosses Phoenix a small silver rod.
"Yes, it's your 'baby'."
Phoenix catches her retracted staff and clips it to her belt and Raven tosses her sheathed knife to her which Phoenix also hooks on to her belt across from her staff.
"As much as I would hate to ruin your reunion with your 'baby', we gotta go for really this time. I hear men coming down the west hall." At that moment Gokudera hears gunshots and he pulls Phoenix closer to him, shieling her from any bullets. The silver-haired teen starts to run in the opposite direction. "Come on!"
Gokudera grabs Phoenix's hand and pulls her after him as the others follow them.
"You know I love my weapons." Phoenix cringes into Gokudera as more shots ring off. "Yeah, let's ge-."
The girl stumbles and collapses to her knees. Gokudera pauses as he sees Phoenix fall and quickly pulls her up into his arms.
"I don't care what you say, I'm carrying you damn it. So don't you dare struggle. I will get you out of here alive."
The silver-haired teen glances back and moves to the side, perfectly dodging an attack as he runs faster. Tsuna runs after Gokudera and does his best to avoid any danger, succeeding in tripping himself and narrowly avoiding a bullet the ricochets off the wall.
"H-Hieee!"
Phoenix cringes in to Gokudera's chest, one hand grasping tightly onto Gokudera's shoulder and the other holding her shirt above her heart.
"I'm cold Hayato...It hurts...It hurts..."
Gokudera glances at Tsuna with worry.
"Be careful Juudaime!" He looks down at Phoenix. "W-What…?" Gokudera can feel Phoenix's cold skin against his. "You should've warmed up by now…" An immense worry curls in his chest. "Mi dipiance Aydan. I'll get you out of here as soon as possible."
Tsuna gets up, brushing off his knees, when he notices that Phoenix is in pain and turns to Gokudera. The young mafia boss goes back into Hyper Dying Will Mode because something doesn't quite feel right and sure enough, guards fill in to the hallway, blocking the exit.
"Stay with her Gokudera-kun. I can handle this." He glances at the others and gives a small smile. "Ready?"
Raven and Hawk nod before the three of them rush the guards. Phoenix's grasp on Gokudera's shoulder becomes almost painfully tight.
"Hayato...She's gone...Fallows gone..."
Nicky hears what Phoenix says and is instantly by Phoenix's side, worry coating his face.
"Fallow can't be gone! She just can't! No..."
Gokudera looks down at Phoenix with a confused look on his face.
"What do you mean she's gone? She can't be gone. She's a part of you, isn't she?"
Phoenix gasps in pain, cringing into Gokudera's chest.
"Fallow didn't come back with the rest of her soul." Nicky looks up at Gokudera, pain and sadness covering his face. "She's dying."