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WHO: Orihime, Axel, Roxas
WHAT: Trying to help someone out lands Orihime in hot water. What to do? Run like crazy!
WHEN: May 29, 2008 - Evening
WHERE: Clairbourn Streets

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Axel was bored. So far, Clairbourn was...nice...but dull. Even with the sudden rather inexplicable kidnapping of that blonde girl Roxas was so adamant about helping, it seemed that not a lot of stuff really went on in this little Colorado town. Axel had taken to sneaking out of the house after dark to practice forms with his chakrams; it cleared his head and got his mind off how dull the entire summer was going to be at this rate. He figured Roxas knew he was leaving at night--he wouldn't have been surprised if the kid followed him sometimes--but he really felt no need to explain himself or apologize

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It was only a half-scream, completely muffled by Axel's pressed hand. She went stiff almost instantly, her heart in her throat as she was grabbed. Her first thought was that they'd caught her. But then she realized that there was no way they could have managed that here. Who would stand around in a construction site waiting to head someone off? It didn't make sense.

She stared up at Axel with wide, wide eyes, but she didn't struggle, and she didn't scream. There was a faint nod at his words, and she would have offered a more verbal response had he not slipped away so quickly.

~He's like a ninja!~ Orihime thought to herself, holding a curled hand beneath her chin. ~That's...so COOL!~ She hunkered down next to the tractor, trusting in its shadow to hide her from her pursuers, and trusting in Axel. Thank goodness he'd been here, it gave her time to think, and figure out what to do...not to mention count how many had been following her

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Axel tilted his head and squinted at the group of men, his bright eyes glinting in the pale light as he shifted his weight smoothly from one foot to the other and tapped the toe of his boot on the dirt. Then he lifted one arm to delicately scratch beneath his chin with the pointed spike of one of the chakrams, regarding the man who had spoken first.

"I ain't lookin' to fight," he admitted, and held his arms out to his sides, the chakrams catching the halogens brightly, red and silver and sleek and deadly. "I's just practicing. Wasn't expecting company, actually." He let his arms fall to his sides and quirked one eyebrow. "Girl, huh?" he asked then, clasping both chakrams together in one hand to rub the bridge of his nose with the other. "Yeah, I seen her," he said after a moment of looking thoughtful, and hoped the girl had enough faith to know he wasn't actually going to give her away. He jerked his head in the opposite direction of the tractor she was crouched behind. "Little thing, orange hair?" he asked. "She ran off that

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Orihime contained her glee. She was so happy that he lied! Just like Bugs Bunny! Whoever this guy was, he was very cool. How did he stay so cool and composed like that? And what great lines, too!

She had to enlist him into the Gurren Brigade after this.

"Mebbe it does," the one assumed to be in charge of the hunt replied mildly, looking Axel up and down. "But it really ain't your concern. And we ain't too fond of questions. Best to just keep 'em to yourself, hm?" he suggested, his hand moving all too casually to push back his brown leather jacket to reveal the butt of a pistol holstered at his hip. With his other hand, he jabbed two fingers in the direction Axel had indicated, two men immediately breaking away to run after their quarry.

That made six. If that guy had to fight, Orihime decided she could probably jump in and help. She tensed her muscles, furrowing her brow and readying her fists. Hopefully he wouldn't have to fight, not if there were guns involved. But she wouldn't let him protect her alone.

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Axel fought the urge to snort derisively. If this guy thought a pistol was gonna scare him, he had another thing coming. Axel hadn't been born in Brooklyn for nothing, after all. There was very little that scared the redhead these days, and guns handled by goons like these? Sure as hell didn't even factor in. Even thus, he swallowed the snide remark on his tongue and managed not to roll his eyes, instead holding up his free hand in a placating gesture

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Some of that confidence leaked away from those oily grins, and the men behind their leader shuffled somewhat uncertainly. Blades alone were only sort of unwelcome, but add fire to the mix? This was one creepy kid

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Axel hadn't really been too concerned when the man had drawn his gun. While he'd never been shot before, that was mostly because he'd usually been fast enough to dive out of the way. And when that had failed, Roxas was always around to cover his back. Well, Roxas wasn't available this time, but Axel wasn't too worried; he wouldn't be worried 'til someone held him down and pointed a gun at his head. And to do that? They'd have to catch him first

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So. Very. COOL! Orihime wanted to watch Axel and his flaming weapons more than just a moment, but she was on the ground, and those men were swiftly moving to bear down on her. She rolled up to her hip and threw out her leg to catch one in the back of the knees, sending HIM to the ground instead to buy her just enough time to get to her feet.

The leader's eyes reflected those bright flames as he swung towards Axel, body angled to the side as he clenched a fist. He was none too happy about losing the gun, but he didn't need it to clean up a little punk like this. For the sake of some girl! "Think you're a big damn hero..." he grunted as he lunged forward, aiming to connect his fist with Axel's jaw. He would learn soon enough that he just didn't mess with six men who had no reservations whatsoever about killing, raping, shooting, and/or hurting people.