Phoenix pulls Gokudera inside the noisy bar and almost instantly there's a big man standing in their way. He staggers slightly and hiccups.
"Hey sweetie, wanna have a good time?"
Before either Gokudera or Phoenix can respond someone else answers the drunk.
"Not with you she doesn't."
The man turns to find himself facing two men, both in their early 20's one with short black hair and caramel colored eyes the other with long brown hair pulled back into a ponytail and deep blue eyes. The drunken man stairs at the two newcomers and blinks.
"This ain't got nothin' to do with you."
"Like hell."
The man with the black hair attacks while the man with the brown hail pulls Phoenix and Gokudera through a door."
"Well I can see that nothing's changed in the past few months."
Phoenix says and the brown haired man laughs. Gokudera looks around at the grimy walls that surround the descending stairs in shock.
"What the hell was that!"
"That was the bar, and the man currently fighting the drunk is Falcon. You've met him before, he plays bass in my band."
Phoenix takes Gokudera's hand as the man leading them down the stairs chuckles.
"And I am Eagle. Explosives expert. Very nice to meet you Hurricane Bomb."
Gokudera grins.
"Explosives expert?" "I like the sound of that." Gokudera thinks while shaking the man's hand. "I take it there'll be a lot for us to talk about."
He laughs as Phoenix links their arms.
"You two can talk while I get my hair cut."
"What? N-." Gokudera stops and sighs. "Please…at least give it some spikes."
The silver-haired teen pulls Phoenix in for a quick kiss to which Phoenix readily responds, glad that Eagle says nothing and does nothing.
I was always going to. You honestly think I'd let it lay flat?"
Falcon comes up behind Phoenix and ruffles her hair.
"Good to see you back in your normal clothes Boss. You looked weird in a dress."
Gokudera wraps his arm around Phoenix possessively and pulls her closer as he glares at Falcon.
"She looks beautiful either way."
"Unless you're used to seeing her in jeans, then it's weird to see her in a ball gown."
Falcon quickly moves out of the way as a young woman runs down the stairs.
"Aydan, you're back! Oh and your hair…Come on, you're coming with me."
The woman pulls Phoenix away from the man and Eagle gives Gokudera an apologetic look.
"Sorry about that. Olivia's married to Hawk and she's gotten attached to Phoenix. Don't worry, she'll be perfectly safe."
"I hope so. She looks…excitable."
"Who? Olivia? Yeah, she's got a three year old daughter so she's always up and moving."
"She's a good influence on Phoenix though."
Falcon states quietly and Eagle nods as Gokudera's expression softens.
"Well any family of Aydan's is a family of mine, I suppose."
Gokudera holds out his hand to Falcon, who shakes it as they walk into a room filled with lounging people. Most are men, well-built and handsome, but Gokudera can pick out three women in the group. Music blares from the speakers and rattles the ice in the groups' glass but no one seems to care. Falcon immediately goes to the bar and sits next to a young woman with short brown hair and brown eyes and Eagle gestures to the group.
"Well if that's the way you feel, you should meet the rest of us."
Gokudera forces a smile.
"The…rest of you?"
Gokudera looks around the room as a weird feeling comes over him.
"Calm down Hayato. They're just Aydan's team. No need to get all worked up."
Eagle leads Gokudera to the bar where Harrier pulls out drinks and the two get into a long discussion about black powder when Gokudera feels a tap on his shoulder.
"Well, well, aren't you two being friendly."
Gokudera turns around at the sound of his girlfriends' voice and his smile drops when he notices Phoenix's haircut.
"Oh, you…cut your hair already…" He reaches out to touch the now short red locks and reluctantly smiles. "It's…nice."
Phoenix runs a hand through the spikes, messing it up slightly.
"I like it."
Eagle looks at Phoenix hard before saying.
"Looks good on you Boss. Very nice." He grins at Gokudera. "You better keep her close or I might steal her from you Gokudera."
A growl forms at the back of Gokudera's throat as he steps in front of Phoenix protectively.
"Back off bastardo."
Eagle laughs at Gokudera's glare and Phoenix wraps her arms around Gokudera from behind, resting her chin on his shoulder.
"Eagle you're way too old for me, and Hayato is about twenty times better looking than you could ever be."
Baza sneaks up behind Phoenix and pick up Phoenix by the waist, throwing her over his shoulders.
"Come on Boss, no need to inflate or deflate Eagles ego."
Gokudera quickly turns around and gets into a fighting stance.
"Get your damn hands off of her."
His eyes narrow at Baza who says.
"No."
The man carries Phoenix off into the crowd and sets Phoenix down, where she punches Baza in the stomach and walks back over to Gokudera.
"Come on." Phoenix takes Gokudera's hand and pulls him down a short hall way and into a small office containing a small desk, a couch, and a large bookshelf. "Hayato, breath. That's just the way the act. They didn't mean anything by it."