Night 58: Recreational Field
[from here]Stepping outside sent chills all over Brook's body for how cold it was. He'd welcomed it when there was snow for him to play with, but given the absence of the white powder this evening, Brook only shivered and crossed his arms to rub away the sensation
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Turning her head, she swallowed down the ache in her heart and opened her mouth to speak -
When suddenly there was a gunshot from the man, and he was shouting, and without thinking, Kairi screamed, lifting her hands to cover her head, even though she knew well enough her arms would not be able to stop a bullet. "Just run for it! Separate! He can't aim for us all at once!" She had no idea where the man had aimed. She had no idea where he was currently aiming. All she knew was that standing around waiting to see what they would do was not working, and though they would probably be upset with her ...
Kairi gripped tightly onto the sword by her side and began to ran across the field, forcing the two boys into action whether they were ready to or not. If worst came to worst, she would use the Darkness for a little boost, but that was it. That's all, she though to herself, almost as if she was talking to that dark part of her side itself.
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No, he just needed to move.
He realized a second too late where the gun was aimed and where the bullet was headed before he managed to move. For the most part, he avoided the attack, but even from a distance, the guy could have been shooting to kill. He was just trying to disable them. That put them at an advantage. The disadvantage was that the bullet had cut through his right leg-or rather, right along the side of his thigh. It was a grazing, but it was enough to send warm heat rushing through him. With his friends here, that meant nothing; pain was nothing. They needed to get away.
"Run!" he shouted to Sora, affirming what Kairi had said. He hoped his friend didn't hesitate this time to prove a point. No matter how stupid Riku was in the past, or how much he hadn't changed now, there were some things that needed to happen.
For him, the pain was somewhat dizzying as he started to move. Each hard slam of his feet against the ground reminded him of his injury. He knew it wasn't a good idea, but he held up his hand and sent a dark blast in the direction of their assailant as he ran past (from a distance, of course). If he was right, that would be the only chance they got at that tonight. But he couldn't think-just as it had the night before, that stripped him of his energy. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea. In the end, securing his friends' escape was the only thing on his mind. They might not get killed, but seeing them hurt was the last thing he wanted.
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He took off across the field after them and quickly overtook Riku. That was no surprise when the other boy had been shot at. Sora didn't know how bad it was, but the way that Riku was limping made it clear that it'd hit him in the leg.
That was pretty much the worst place he could have been shot, seeing how they still had to climb the wall. Sora wanted to take up the rear and make sure that Riku didn't end up with any more injuries, but he knew that the time for being protective was long over. What he hadn't expected was for Riku to be able to send out concentrated darkness right at their opponent. This was the first time he'd seen him use that power here, and the fact that he still had access to it was unexpected.
Maybe he should have let him handle this after all. His protests had still led to Riku getting hurt, so what good had it done? Sora clenched his jaw and shook his head, knowing that it was rare for things to work out properly here no matter what you did. Keeping his gaze settled on Kairi's back, he continued to run, one ear out to make sure that Riku was keeping up.
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It wasn't a bullet, he'd been shot far too many times to not know what a gunshot felt like. But it had hit him hard and left him weak.
Job still to do. Shake it off. Get up. Badd staggered to his feet and took after the prisoners, too dazed to yell another warning. It wouldn't matter anyway. The trio had decided they had a death wish, or at least a vigorous bodily harm wish, and Badd would be happy to grant it.
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Faster, she hissed to herself, hearing another set of footsteps moving after them.
She had to think of something, especially considering it sounded like one of them was slowing down. Who? She knew they had been shot at before, but she hadn't seen anyone actually get shot ... but that had been because she had been so quick to move. Still, she couldn't help but let that worry flow through her as she neared the wall.
And once she reached it, Kairi waited, beginning to climb, but stopping. She had to see which one of them was hurt first, because if it came to it, she was more than willing to use the Darkness to stop the man at least for long enough to get them over the wall.
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If he could make it, despite the fatigue and everything happening, so could they. His only worry was how determined this guy was. If he was this desperate to get them, would he follow them right out of Landel's?
Riku hoped not.
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