Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, I have not given up on this story! To that I swear.
I may have given up on a lot of things lately but this story is not one of them. I just have a lot going on in life (who doesn't? Right?)
I have to say that I am incredibly shocked at the poll you guys. Akuroku is winning out.
I'll restate now, that this poll has no effect on the outcome of this story what so ever. It was simply for my curiously.
Also, along the lines of me being SUPER busy, this chapter has not been edited as well as normally do (I know what your thinking Psssh like she edits it at all.) But I do but this time I just wanted to get this to you because you all deserve it for being amazing and putting up with my wishy washy crap.
Enjoy loves.
I was shaken awake some time later by Demyx. I woke with a start, sitting up quickly and almost ramming my head into Demyx's.
"Shit, sorry Dem." I said as I set back a little.
"It's alright, I just wanted to let you know we've got three possibilities now. Larxene's family owns a lake house in the area we're looking in, Vincent owns some property and there's a warehouse that a company of Axel's uses for storage purposes." he said.
"Is one more promising then the others?" I asked and swung my feet to the floor.
"Variedy thinks the lake house is more promising because the property that Vincent owns doesn't appear to have any kind of structure on it at all and the warehouse that Axel has is a pretty busy area, well used and not a good place for prisoners." Dem said as he plopped down on the couch next to me.
"No underground structures on Vincent's property?" I asked as I rubbed at my face.
"It's possible but if there is, then there is no record online of it." Zexion said as he joined us.
"The area isn't exactly riddled with old abandoned mine shafts or anything." Demyx said.
"Well then we start with the lake house." I said. "When do we start?" I asked, looking around for Variedy.
"Variedy wants us to stake out of each property for a few days, see what we see." Demyx said.
"A few days? Vincent doesn't have a few days!" I said, glaring at him. He raised his hands in the 'I am unarmed' gesture.
"Don't shot the messenger, that's what Variedy said. I'm pretty sure the 'few days' is just an estimate. As soon as we have any concrete proof of where he is, we go in." Zexion said from his place on the recliner.
"Variedy and you are gonna watch the lake house while Zexion and Phystie watch Vincent's land. I'm gonna keep an eye on the warehouse just in case." Demyx said. I sighed and rubbed my face with my hands.
"And there is no way to eliminate one for sure?" I asked, my voice clearly showing my frustration.
"Not a 100%." Zexion said and I could detect just a hint of sympathy there.
"Alright," I sighed. "Where is Variedy?"
"Supply run with Phystie." Dem said as he leaned back against Zexion. I stood, stretching and made a quick retreat before the cuddling could get any further. I closed my door behind me and sank onto my bed, my head in my hands.
The worry for Vincent was starting to eat away at my insides like acid. I could feel myself moving toward some kind of edge every time I thought about him, thought about what could possibly be happening to him right now. The more I concentrated on the memory of the van ride the more I thought I could remember the pained noises he was making. He had to be incredibly injured if he was making any noise at all.
I felt the panic start to crawl up my throat and my hands went to my neck as my breath began to shorten. I hunched over, my eyes blown wide as I thought more about where they could have him, what they could be doing to him...suddenly I was moving.
I dove across the floor to my duffel bag and dug around until I found my old cell phone. I powered it up, clutching it between my hands as the screen went from black to white.
"Come on, come on!" I snarled at it. Once the main screen appeared I quickly pulled up my contacts and hit Clouds name. I pressed the phone to my ear as it started to ring. I was just preparing myself to hang up when a soft click came over the line and then a shuffling sound. "Cloud?" I asked but got no response.
"Fine don't answer but listen. You have to let him go, please let him go Cloud. You're my brother, above everything else that you've become, you're my god damn brother and I'm asking you as your little brother, please let him go. I'll do whatever you want just give him back to me." At this point the panic was creeping up again. "If it were Leon!" I gasped around my tears. "If it were Leon it that room, chained to the ceiling, being beaten and broken, what would you do? How would you feel? It's the same for me Cloud! I don't know if they have you convinced that he doesn't mean anything to me or what but I can assure you he means more to me then I ever dreamed any one would. Please Cloud! We're going to come for him. No matter what, I am coming for him. Help me Cloud, help me find him..." I hunched over and let the sobs take me, I dropped the phone to the ground and covered my face.
The door to my room burst opened and Variedy and Phystie came rushing in. Phystie fell to his knees next to me and wrapped his arms around my hunched shoulders as I sobbed, my breath coming in short. I reached for my phone again but a boot slammed down on it, crushing it to bits.
"Variedy!" Phystie shouted as I clutched at my chest. Variedy bent down and grabbed me by my shirt and hauled me to my feet, bring my face up to his. "Variedy!" Phystie shouted again as my panicked eyes met Variedy's.
"What the hell were you thinking?" he snarled. "You've just given away our location!"
"Put him down! He's having a panic attack!" Phystie yelled and Variedy dropped me, I collapsed to my knees and Variedy stormed from the room.
"DEMYCX ZEXION PACK UP. MOVE, NOW!" I heard Variedy yell down the hall, his voice bellowing like I'd never heard.
"Roxas, we have to move. Now." Phystie said to me, his hands on my shoulders. He pulled me up and turned me to face him. "We'll get him back Roxas. Just take a deep breath." I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, letting the embarrassment of what I'd done wash over me.
"I'm fine, go help get ready. I'll get my stuff." I said before I turned away from him and started to shove stuff back into my duffel bag. Phystie hesitated before he was out the door at a sprint. I heaved my bag onto the bed while I strapped Cerberus on. I heaved the bag over my shoulder and ran for the main room. Demyx and Zexion already had their bags packed and strapped to their person.
"I've got a virus set on the system. If anyone tries to get it, it'll erase everything and the hard drive will melt." Zexion said as I joined Demyx by the door. Variedy and Phystie joined us and we took the stairs at a sprint.
"Alright, Variedy said as he tossed his bags into the trunk of a black Honda. "Roxas with me. Zexion, Phystie, you two get to Vincent's land as we talked about. Demyx to the warehouse." He tossed Zexion and Demyx a set of keys each. I tossed my bag in with Variedy's as the others took off for the other vehicles that Variedy had procured for them. I slid into the passenger seat and Variedy shot out of the parking spot and up the ramp to get out of the parking garage. I glanced into the side mirror and saw two sets of head lights following us.
We got out of the parking garage and down the road when Variedy pulled over. The jeep and white Honda shot past us. I glanced back to see what Variedy was watching. He was looking at the parking garage.
"Maybe the call wasn't traced." I said, my voice a little hopeful. Just then two black vans came sailing around the opposite corner and shot into the parking garage.
"Or not." I mumbled as Variedy pulled out of his parking spot and merged seamlessly with traffic.
"That was incredibly stupid Roxas." He said and I wanted to sink into the seat.
"I panicked." I said, my eyes glued to the dashboard.
"We can't afford any more panic's Roxas, pull it together." he said, his eyes on the road. "I just hope Vincent is at one of these locations, if not, we're right back at the beginning and this time with no base of operations." I let my head fall back against the head rest of the seat.
"He will be. We'll get him back this time." I said, and was happy to hear that my voice was completely firm. I glanced over to him but he said nothing, just kept his eyes on the road. I focused my attention out my window and let myself wallow in my embarrassment.
I at least hoped that Cloud heard what I had said. I hope that he understood my pain, or at least knew it was real. I hoped that it broke through the wall he'd put up between us. I tried to let myself relax back into the seat but I kept finding my eyes glancing into the mirror, looking for suspicious vehicles.
"We're not being followed." Variedy said after the hundredth time I pointed out a car that looked suspicious. "I'm keeping an eye out, take a nap or something." he said and I sunk down into my seat. He was still pissed at me. I couldn't blame him but knowing that he was mad at me made me feel shity all over again.
I sighed and closed my eyes, willing my mind to relax. It worked for a while but then Variedy's phone rang.
"Yes?" He asked into the phone. "Alright, we'll be there in about 10 minutes." he said before he hung up.
"What was that?" I asked, my heart rate slightly spiked.
"We're meeting up at an abandon store to do a quick run down of the plan before we all go our separate ways." he said and I relaxed once again.
"Every time a phone rings, I expect it to be bad news." I said, my voice soft.
"Hazard of the life style." was his clipped response. This was followed by a tense silence.
"Are you going to be mad at me all day?" I asked, finally having had enough of feeling like a scolded child.
"I'll be mad at you until I deiced that I am no longer mad at you." he said, glaring at me out of the corner of his eye. "You could have gotten all of us killed, or captured. I don't know what the hell you had to say to your brother that was so important but I hope it was worth it." I sighed and rubbed at my face.
"I begged him to let Vincent go. I asked him to help me find him." I said, my eyes on the moving scenery now. "He never responded to me, never said a word. I'm not even sure if he heard me or not but at the time I knew I just had to try." I felt tears welling up but I squashed them back down. "He's my big brother. I reminded him of that." Variedy grunted but said nothing for a while.
"It might not have been a bad idea if you had discussed it with me first, we could have gone somewhere else to make the call." he said.
"I should have discussed it with you first, but I did it in a moment of desperation. And maybe, because they actually did find our hide out, maybe Cloud will see that the plea was real and it'll help get through to him." I said, trying to find a silver lining.
"I guess we'll find out." he said as he pulled off the road and into a deserted parking lot. He pulled the car around back of the building where the others were waiting for us. Everyone piled out of the cars and we formed a lose circle between the three vehicles.
"What the hell happened?" Demyx asked, his arms crossed, his eyes on Variedy.
"In a moment of panic, Roxas called his brother to plead for Vincent's life. Cloud had the call traced. We got out just in time." Variedy said and I was careful not to meet anyone eyes.
"Well," Zexion said with a sigh. "We were leaving any way."
"They won't be able to get anything off the computers right?" Variedy asked our tech genius.
"Not even a blue screen of death. As soon as they hit the power button the hard drives will all blow." he said with a smirk. "And not just a puff of smoke either."
"Good. Alright so we split up to the three locations, I want each of you to report in every 10 minutes for the first 4 hours, after that we go by suspicious activity. I want your position as soon as your set up, Demyx, your going to the warehouse, stay inconspicuous but close enough to see whats going on. Anything that even hints that Vincent is there, I want to hear about it right away."
"Got it." Demyx said with a nod.
"Roxas and I are going to the lake house, and we'll keep you all updated. Zexion and Phystie, I want you to search Vincent's property. If you get to the land and can tell that there is nothing there, report it in and then join Roxas and I."
"On it." Phystie said and Zexion gave a nod.
"I'll give us 20 minuets to get there and then I want an update. Each vehicle has a ghost phone in the glove compartment, Mine is speed dial 1, Demyx's is 2 and Zexion and Physites is 3. Lets head out." he said and we all went our to our separate vehicles and headed out again, one at a time. We waited a few minuets before we left as well.
The drive was silent still but it felt a little less tense then before. We turned off the main highway after a few minuets and began winding our way back toward the lake house.
"I'm going to park a road over from the house and we're going to walkover to it. We'll find a place to watch from and report in." he said as he carefully maneuvered the narrow, winding road.
"Alright." I said, my eyes on the road. We made it to our destination in just under 20 minuets. Demyx had already called to check in, saying he was in position in the parking lot across from the warehouse. We managed to park the car inside an old garage to keep it hidden before we got out, backpacks on, and started our short walk to the lake house.
Most of the brush in the area had been cleared out and most of the houses were all dilapidated and falling apart.
"Strange place for a lake house." I muttered to Variedy as we made our way past one of the falling down houses. "Doesn't seem like there's anything else out here."
"Perfect for a mafia retreat." he said. We got around the house, and crouched down as the lake house came into view.
"Two cars." I whispered, as I quickly scanned the front of the house. "I don't recognize them but that doesn't mean they aren't Axel's."
"I know that the SUV is Axel's. I've seen it in the garage at the manor." Variedy said as he pulled out a pair of binoculars out of the back pack he had with him. He gazed across the street for a while when he broke the silence.
"There's something by the front porch but I can't figure out what it is." he said and he handed me the binoculars. I placed them up to my eyes and gazed at the porch. "It's just to the left of the stairs." he said and I moved my gaze.
I felt my heart squeeze as I recognized the object.
"It's a sign!" I whispered, my heart pounding as I examined the small statue. "It's Cloud! He's giving me my sign! Vincent is here!"
"Roxas, calm down and explain!" Variedy said as he took the binoculars from me. I felt my heart pounding in my chest.
"When we were kids I was terrified of my parents when they fought. So to warn me, Cloud would put out a small angel statue in the front yard by the stairs to let me know to not come in or to prepare myself for an argument. Later when we got older we used the same statue to let the other know when something was wrong." I quickly explained as I fought back tears.
"How do we know the angel isn't always there?" he asked me.
"Because it's in the exact same spot that we put it and its the same statue. I don't know where he got it but I'd know that statue any were!" I said and Variedy still looked doubtful.
"It could just as easily be a trap." he said. "He hasn't been very brotherly to you up till this point. Why would he start now?"
"The phone call! It got to him, and when I made that smart ass remark about how proud Dad would be." I said. A sound from the house had us both shutting up. The garage door was opening and just inside the garage door was Cloud on Fenrir, Leon was beside him and they appeared to be arguing, after a few moments Leon slid onto the motorcycle behind Cloud and they took off down the road, headed back toward town. "I told you!" I hissed at Variedy.
"Alright, we'll go in." he had the ghost phone out and was calling the others as I put the binoculars back into his bag and closed it up. I pulled Cerberus from his holster and made sure he was loaded and ready to go. Variedy got off the phone and checked his own gun. "The others will be here in less then 10 minutes, but we go in now. They'll come in behind us unless I signal them other wise."
"Alright." I said with a nod.
"We can't blow this Roxas, so follow my lead and do as I say. Understood?" he asked, his eyes boring into mine.
"I understand." I said back. He stood and motioned me to follow him. We dashed across the road at a crouch till we got to the front porch. We knelt down next to the stairs were the statue was and I turned the angel to face the house instead of the road.
"He'll know we're here now." I whispered to Variedy who just nodded and pulled out his gun. I did the same and he pointed to the left and then the right. He went across to the left and I stayed on the right. We slowly made our way up the stairs to the door. So far so good, no noise from the inside and none from the outside. Variedy set to work on the locks on the front door while I kept my eyes on the road and the yard. After a few tense moments I heard a faint click and the door cracked opened. Variedy stayed low and I went high as we pushed into the main room. Variedy made sure the door went completely back to the wall and we scanned the room. It was a well furnished entrance area, full of the usual useless furniture one would find in this kind of a house.
"Which way now?" I whispered as we silently closed the door behind us.
"We search this floor until we find the cellar." He said and pointed to the opened door way to the left. He went first, keeping his back to the wall, he swung around the corner, dropped to one knee, gun trained. After a moment he waved me forward and I followed him into a living room area.
"A bit dusty." I whispered as we checked the entire room, behind couches and inside closets.
"Must not be being used for this visit." he said and I could almost hear him sneering. He moved back into the hall way and we repeated the process on the next three doors we came too. One was a bathroom, one was a closet and one was the kitchen. The kitchen and another door but it led outside.
"This is the back of the house." I said as we examined the contents of the fridge. "Maybe the entrance to the cellar is outside?"
"Seems likely." he said as he opened the back door. The back yard was huge, and backed right onto the lake. In another time under different circumstances it would have been beautiful. We made our way around the right side of the house till we found the cellar door.
"It's unlocked?" I asked as I examined the broken lock.
"These is starting to scream trap." he whispered as he reached to pull open the door. The only warning we had was a soft rustle of clothing before Variedy was hit on the back of the neck by a large branch. I hit the ground and rolled away from the door, coming up on my knees Cerberus out and pointed. Variedy was on the ground, dead or out cold from what I could see but my eyes were locked on the man that had come stumbling out of the bushes to the right of the cellar.
"Vincent?" I asked, my voice full of shock. He turned to me and I knew I was in trouble. His face was blank, he eyes void, he was running on nothing but adrenaline, fear, and the need to survive. I pointed Cerberus at the sky before slowly sliding him back into his holster. "I'm not going to hurt you." I whispered as he turned the branch he was holding as a weapon toward me. He took a step toward me.
"Vincent, it's me. It's Roxas." I said but I didn't back down as he stepped closer, still banishing the branch like a baseball bat. "I'm here to help you. We're here to help you." I held my hands up to show I was unarmed and took a step closer to him. His eyes were clouding over a bit, he looked like he was going to pass out.
"Rox..." he said and he stumbled. I threw myself forward and managed to catch him under the shoulders and slowly lower him to the ground. His eyes were wide, and his breathing was shallow and fast.
"What is it?" I asked. I looked over to Variedy but he still wasn't moving. Fuck!
"Ankle." he gasped. "Broken." I looked down at his (bare) feet and could clearly see that his ankle was badly damaged. "The others should be on their way." I said as I pushed Vincent's hair out of his face and wiped his forehead with my hand. "I need to go check on Variedy. Hold on alright?" I asked him. His eyes squeezed shut but he nodded his head. I quickly scrambled away from Vincent and went to Variedy. He was still breathing but he was definitely bleeding from the back of his head where Vincent had gotten him with the branch. "Fuck." I snarled just as I heard the roar of Fenrir. I grabbed Variedy by his underarms and drug him to the bushes that Vincent had been hiding in when we walked up. I made sure he wasn't visible and grabbed the ghost phone from his pocket.
I went back to Vincent and smacked his cheek a bit to get him to focus on me.
"Vincent, we have to move. Cloud and Leon are back." I said with a hushed whisper. "I'm going to help you walk over to bushes and we're going to lie back there until help arrives." He gave a small nod and I heaved his arm over my shoulders and helped him get onto his good leg. He bit into his arm to keep from making any noise as we hobbled over to the bushes. I managed to get him situated next to Variedy and I crouched down next to them. I could just see the road from where we were hiding but I couldn't see the garage. I heard the door open and then closed and figured it was as good of a time as any to make the call. I called Zexions phone first.
"Zexion we've got a problem." I said when he answered. "Vincent had already escaped when we got here and he attacked Variedy, Variedy is out cold and Vincent is severally injured. Cloud and Leon just got back to the house and we're hiding in the bushes by the cellar."
"Well fuck." Zexion said. "We're at the house were you parked your car, but if Cloud and Leon are back it may not be safe to approach till dark."
"We can't wait that long!" I hissed into the phone, panic starting to take control. "Variedy is bleeding from the back of his head, Vincent's left ankle is mangled, we need to get out of here. Not to mention if they come to look for their prisoner and find him gone they'll have to raise the alarm and then we are royally screwed, we have to be long gone by the time they know he's missing."
"Alright, alright. Calm down. Demyx is here now, we'll make our way over there. We'll drive up the opposite way that you came and hopefully find somewhere to park close enough that we don't have to carry them to far." he said.
"Alright, we're in the bushes next to the cellar doors. I don't think I can move either of them closer to the road with out exposing us too much." I said as I glanced back down at the two men laying at my feet. "Vincent got the drop on Variedy with a branch to the back of the head." I said and I heard some one snort in the back ground.
"Oh he'll love that." Phystie said and I couldn't help a small chuckle.
"Yeah he will." I said as my gaze landed on Vincent. "Hurry up, Vincent's in pretty bad shape as well from what I can see."
"We're already on our way." Zexion said before I hung up. I slid the phone back into my pocket and turned my attention back to Vincent. Both his wrist were still badly injured from his time spent hanging from the ceiling but the raw wounds that had once completely circled his wrists were healed now. The only raw wound was around his broken ankle, which meant that he had probably broken his ankle trying to get our of a shackle. I reached down to examine his ankle but his hand caught my wrist and my eyes met his. It was the most lucid I had seen him in a long time.
"Vincent." I whispered as I lowered my head down to rest my forehead against his as I fought back tears.
"Don't touch it." he breathed and I nodded, not trusting my voice. "Thank you." he whispered and I laced our fingers together.
"You're welcome." I whispered back. "I'm sorry it took us so long to find you."
"You found me." he said, his voice still soft. "You never stopped."
"I never stopped." I agreed, my voice shaky now. "We're going to get of here and we're never going to look back." He let out a soft rumble that could have been a laugh but just as easily could have been a sob. I pulled away from him when I heard something shift in the bushes with us. I looked up to see Variedy stirring. "Shit." I whispered as I reached over Vincent and grabbed Variedy's arm. "Variedy its Roxas, you've got to stay still. Zexion and the others are on their way."
"What the fuck happened?" He snarled/whispered.
"Vincent got the drop on you." I said and I couldn't help the little bit of pride I felt at that. "Help is on the way." Just then I caught movement to our right. I waited a moment and Zexion appeared around a low wall about 500 yards from where we were hiding. I picked up a rock and tossed it out into the yard. Zexion's eyes followed the rock to our bush and made a run for it. He ducked into the bush quickly.
"We'll take Variedy first." He said. "I'll get him to the wall and then Demyx and Phystie will get him to the car. I'll come back and you and I will get Vincent." I nodded and helped him get Variedy by the underarms.
"Sorry Variedy." he whispered. "But your just too damn tall for me to try and carry you."
"Snot too tall. You're to short." he snarled back. Zexion chuckled before he gave a big sigh and heaved the taller man out of the bush. I quickly moved Vincent to were Variedy had been laying, closer to the edge of the bush and watched as Zexion disappeared around the wall. I waited for a few moments and Zexion reappeared and dashed back over to us. He grabbed Vincent under his arms and I grabbed his knees, letting his lower legs hang behind me. It wasn't the most comfortable position for the broken ankle but it'd have to do.
"Alright, lets go." I whispered. Zexion gave a nod and we carefully stepped out of the bush, we made it about half way when a shot rang out across the yard. I saw the bullet hit the wall with a small puff of dust from the brick.
"Drop him." Came Cloud's voice from behind me. I looked into Zexions eyes and then slid my eyes to the wall that was just a few steps behind him. Make a run for the wall when I drop his legs. Was what I hoped he got out of that look. I looked to Vincent and saw the flash of fear in his eyes, he opened his mouth to say something but I dropped his legs and turned, pulling Cerberus from his holster at the same time. Vincent's legs hit the ground and he screamed but my attention was on my brother. He raised his gun over my shoulder but I got my shot off first. Cloud screamed as his leg collapsed under him, his gun forgotten on the ground next to him.
I quickly crossed the yard to him and kicked the gun away so he couldn't reach it. I pressed Cerberus into his cheek as he looked up at me, his eyes filled with loathing.
"You were doing so well big Brother, leaving the angel for me the way you use to when we were kids." I said, my face blank and my anger cold.
"What angel?" He snarled. "I didn't leave any angel." I felt my heart break a little more. I had been so happy when I thought maybe I had reached him.
"Well someone left me the clue that Vincent was here." I said as I cocked the gun. "Pitty it wasn't you."
"It was me." Leon said from directly behind me just as I felt the barrel of a gun pressed to the back of my head. "I'd hoped you would have been gone by the time we got back." He said and I could tell he was exhausted.
"Leon?" Cloud asked, his voice hurt. "What did you do?"
"I just wanted this all to stop!" He snarled as he wrapped his arm around my throat and pressed the gun into my temple. "I didn't want this for us Cloud! I didn't want to hurt Vincent any more! He was our friend for god sake and Roxas is your brother and look at what Axle has done to all of us!"
"You're right." I said, keeping my voice calm. "You are absolutely right, look at what Axel has done. He's made us all do things we don't want to do, with the false pretense of choice. So why are you holding a gun to my head Leon?"
"You were suppose to be gone." he said and I felt his lips brush the other side of my head. "You were suppose to get him and be GONE!" He shouted. I let all the breath out of my lungs and wrapped my hand around his forearm. I had maybe a split second to make the choice. Cloud must have seen what I was going to do because he screamed Leon's name just as I jerked his arm down. The gun went off as I dropped to one knee, I spun around behind him, his arm still in my grip. I felt his elbow snap and he was on the ground, screaming.
A honk from the road had me turning and running. Zexion had the Honda half in the grass and the passanger door thrown opened for me. I dove into the seat and slammed to door closed as he hit the gas and we shot out of the yard and down the road.
"The others?" I asked, my breathing heavy, my heart pounding. "We left Demyx's vehicle behind and he and Phystie took the SUV east. They've got Variedy and Vincent in the back, laying down. We've got to get them to a Doctor and Phystie says he knows one that will keep this on the down low. They're going there, we're going South, we've got to get a safe house set up. They'll meet up with us in a few days."
"A few days?!" I snarled. "Vincent needs me now!"
"No!" Zexion snarled. "He needs a doctor and then he's going to need a place to stay so he can recuperate. So that's what we're going to do, so sit back, put your seat belt on and shut up." I set back and crossed my arms, possibly pouting but who could blame me. After a long, tense silence Zexion sighed.
"Look Roxas, he's safe, he's with Variedy and Demyx, you trust them if nothing else. We need to get this set up so we can all be safe so we can figure out what to do next." he said.
"I know Zex." I whispered as I stared out the window. "It just feels like every time I get him back I lose him again."
"I'm sorry Rox." he said and this time the silence was a little softer.
"So were are we going?" I asked.
"Jackson." he said. "Phystie's Doctor friend is in Indianapolis."
"That's a hell of a drive for them when they come find us." I said with a sigh.
"Yeah I know, but Demyx's has family in Jackson that owns real estate, he's managed to get us one of the more secluded properties. We've just got to go get it ready."
"Won't that be one of the first place's that Axel looks for us?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"He can try, but the beautiful part about Jackson is that they have their own gang problems and Axel won't want to step into that." he said with a smirk.
"That's kind of counter productive don't you think? Going from one gang issue into another?" I asked.
"We're not going to get involved with these other gangs, just have to hope that Axel won't want to either." he said.
"Doesn't seem like much of a deterrent."
"Roxas stop being so damn negative. It's all we've got for now." he snarled at me.
"Devil you know or Devil you don't." I whispered and Zexion snorted. I spared a passing thought for Cloud and Leon, hopefully they got to a hospital.
Or not.