"Alright you lazy lot get yer asses out of bed!" Cain said as he yanked the blanket off of the startled Mari. "We have a long way to go and not long to do it. So GET UP!"

"WHAT THE STUFF?!" Mari says as she is suddenly pulled into a fully awake state. "You couldn't just wake us up like a normal ass person?"

"Normal is a facade in this group Mari." Yuri says as he yawns and sits up. He then turns to Cain and sighs pushing his messy white hair up out of his eyes. "But I must agree. Why is it that you chose to wake us so abruptly?"

"Because I needed you guys up as quickly as possible and this was the only way I could think up." He smirks wide then hands Mari the map. "A good friend of mine gave me a map and directions on how we should get to Roman's compound. Now get everyone up and ready to go. I will be waiting down stairs with breakfast."

"Looks like the outlaw has a better hold on this group than you oh fearless leader." Merik says after Cain had left the room. With a yawn, she pulls Nathaniel up out of bed. "How does that make you feel?"

"Shut up Merik!" Mari snarled out. She was not one bit to happy about how she was awoke or about how Cain was acting like he was the boss. Huffing she grabs her hat and doesn't bother addressing anyone else as she storms out of the room slamming the door.

"That was confusing..." Yuri says as he glances at a confused Merik and Nathaniel.

Mari hurried to the door and quickly catches up with Cain as he walks out the front door. Grabbing him by the arm she glares up the gunner. Cain only rolls his eyes as he pays the thief no mind at all and pulls his arm free. It was clear he wanted to get things under way but she was wanting nothing to do with advancing till he apologized for waking her and the rest of the group so rudely.

"What the fuck Cain!" Mari snarls at the gunner once more. "You know you could be a civil ass person for once and wake us up at a normal ass time! What is your fucking problem?"

"For someone who wants to get this mission under way you sure don't seem to give a damn." Cain says as he tips his hat back so his eyes are more visible. "I got a lead on a quicker way to get this ball rolling and I woke you guys up so we could get started as quickly as possible."

"You are missing the point!" Mari says as she glares up at Cain. "You could have woken us up normally. I demand you apologize!"

"Listen here girl. I ain't apologizing to anyone. Got it?" Cain says as he gives Mari a bored expression. "I want to get this mission done and out of the way. If I am on a lazy team then I can't do that. Understand?"

"Oh I understand fully. But you are still going to apologize! As team leader, I-" Mari goes wide eyed in surprise as the Gunner pulls a gun on her and in the blink of an eye has it pointed at her chest.

"I am not a member of this team by official standards. If I wanted to I could leave at any moment. The only fucking reason I agreed to join you was because I have personal business to settle with Roman." Cain glares at Mari and it sends chills down her spine. "The fact of the matter is that I know that I can not win this alone. If I knew I could, I would have turned your offer down in a heart beat. I am trying to stay on the good side with the team. Now, if you want me to continue to help you out then I suggest that you stop trying to dictate me. Understand?"

"F-fully!" Mari let the breath she didn't realize she had been holding till the gun was back in Cain's holster. "I am going to g-get the team ready alright?"

When Cain nodded she darted up the stairs to the room. Upon getting back in the room she slammed the door and earned another confused look from Yuri. He knew he would learn what had happened but decided that he would wait a bit before he brought it up. In turn he decided to finish getting Nathaniel ready for the trip. They all knew that the trip was going to be one that would have them camping out and about so parting ways with the Inn was getting less and less admirable by the second. It was true the group had gotten pretty spoiled, but Yuri's hope was that this trip would fix all of that. When the entire group was ready to head out, Yuri picked up the map that Mari had ditched when she was heading out of the room the first time. He instructed Merik to take Nathaniel and meet with Cain. When they left the room Yuri looked at Mari with a soft expression.

"What happened Mari?" Yuri says as he sits on the bed and pats the spot beside him.

"Cain. Cain happened." Mari says as she sits on the bed. "I told him that waking the group up like he did was completely uncalled for and he pulled a gun on me."

"I wish I could say something else here but, the only thing I can say is that I am really not surprised." Mari gave the healer a surprised look and he held his hands up defensively. "Hear me out alright?" When she nodded he continued. "Gunners are not the type to be trusted. You know that much now. They are also not the kind to take orders, and knowing you as well as I do, I know there is more to the story than just you telling him that waking the group up rudely was not all of what happened. I know there is more to it than that. Cain is just like any other gunner, cocky and just rude. Now lets just put this behind us and get on with the mission shall we?"

"I guess but it still startled me alright?" She takes the map back from Yuri and looks at it. "Looks like the entire area is mapped out with a clear path straight out of town to Roman's hide out. I guess I underestimated Cain. He knows his stuff."
"That or he got a good lead. Knowing him, I would be willing to put money on the good lead." Shaking his head he stands and takes the map once more and helps Mari up. "Lets go shall we?"

Authors note: I know this chapter is really short but I have been under the weather as well as pretty stressed out recently. All that in question there is also the fact that I do not have internet at my house. I am making due with what I have right now. As soon as I can I will have chapter's 8 through 10 up. Not wanting to spoil anything, but chapter 8 is where things get fun with one of the characters. Also, chapter 8 is where something huge is reviled. Thank you for sticking around as long as you have. It means a lot. I will try and get the new chapters up as soon as I can.