Title: Angels Fall First
Author: knightkitten
Rating: T
Chapter: 4
Warnings: AU, Slash, violence?
Summary: In an alternate universe the Bladebreakers never won the World Championships in Moscow. Russia is a very different place and it's a race against time for the remaining BBA bladers to stop the Biovolt Corporation, The Demolition Boys and Kai.
A/N: Ok so it's been just over 6 years since I last updated this. Wow. Well if you've stuck around this long, my most sincere thanks to you! To be honest I've moved onto writing under another name on another site in another fandom, but I was flicking through my emails yesterday only to find a review from one Tala-baby. Now, I started writing this in my second last year in High School and so I don't think much of the plot or the writing, but apparently some of you guys do. I hate finding a story that I really love and seeing that it hasn't been updated in years aka abandoned. And while I hate most of my other work here on , I think this story has potential. So I'm going to try and finish it. Anyway, on that note: this chapter and all those following is dedicated to Tala-baby who has effectively resurrected this story after 6 years. So there you go, persistence does pay off.
On another note, if any of you have any ideas for where you want this to go, please don't hesitate to review or pm me and let me know. It's always nice to get someone elses input, especially seeing as how I'll be operating without a Beta from now on.
Oh and by the way, I'm Australian and so I spell like one...most of the time.
Robert kept low to the roof top, keeping an eye on the street below. The street was more akin to a main road in size, large groups of people lazily wandering about socializing and smoking. Street lights lit the area up brightly and bouncers were positioned all along the front of the building, no doubt loyal to Biovolt. But in this instance they were equally ready. Kai had probably not anticipated them taking drastic action, but the arrogant traitor also most likely underestimated how valued Rei was. When the rebels had heard of his capture, everyone had been up in arms keen to save him. And Robert wasn't immune to Rei's inspiring presence either. He couldn't imagine leading the rebels without the younger boy by his side. He refused to analyse what that said about his feelings.
Johnny growled next to him, squatting down and pressing his back against the short brick wall that made up the roof surrounding.
'What's the plan? I hope it involves finally planting a fist in Hiwitari's face,' the Scot mumbled around a cigarette and Robert snatched the stick and cast it into the snow.
'You'll give our location away,' he muttered tersely and Johnny snorted but didn't comment, 'We're going to have to play it by ear,' Robert admitted reluctantly and Johnny stared at him incredulously.
'You mean you have absolutely no bloody plan? We're just going to waltz out there, weapons blazing and hope for the best,' Robert scowled and continued surveying the street below, 'unbelievable. Where was this attitude these last few months? We might have actually gotten somewhere in this fucking resistance bullshit,' Johnny grumbled. Robert ignored his grouching with practised ease.
'Would you prefer we leave Rei to them?' Robert asked irritably and Johnny snorted.
'No, but I would have preferred that we didn't leave a lot of our allies to Biovolt. That didn't stop you from sacrificing them for the greater good in the past. Just wondering what's bloody changed?' Johnny grumbled before pausing and eyeing Robert with scrutinizing eyes. Robert scowled, circling the perimeter of the building to check for any stray soldiers, hoping Johnny didn't deduce the turbulent sea of emotion trembling in his gut at the idea of Rei in the clutches of Kai was the reason he was staging an extremely risky rescue attempt in the middle of Biovolt capital Moscow.
'Well fuck. Didn't think I'd see the day where Robert Jurgen actually let his feelings influence-,' Johnny was interrupted as Robert hurriedly grabbed his collar and hauled him up to look over the edge.
'Look!' he muttered and Johnny peered over the edge to see the two figures huddling close to one another, in the dark concealed alleyway behind the building, their heads down; a shocking head of blonde and an extremely familiar head of navy black.
Robert and Johnny wordlessly made their way to the fire escape, scrambling down the ice slicked metal to drop down next to Tyson and Max. The two started from where they were leaning against the alley wall and Robert had to restrain himself from actually striking Tyson.
'What did you think you were doing?' he spat storming towards the younger male and Tyson backed away, expression a mixture of bitter resentment and deep sadness. He glared defiantly up at Robert and Johnny pulled him away by his shoulder, shaking his head minutely.
'Later,' he muttered and Robert took a few calming breaths through his nose.
'We were trying to help, but obviously that traitor did a good job of helping himself out,' Tyson spat angrily, his eyes glassy with obvious tears, voice trembling. Robert felt his temper flaring back to life.
'You fool. If you knew anything about Rei, you'd know that whole display was a clear attempt to get the two of you to safety. Biovolt aren't interested in you past the minor irritants you are. You have no bit beasts and have done very little detrimental damage to their operations as a part of the rebellion. You're only use is as hostages used to subdue Rei and you've done a mighty fine job of that indeed,' Robert growled and stalked away, ignoring Max's chocked tears and Tyson's bewildered expression.
'Robert,' a voice called and Robert paused, recognising Oliver's voice over the communication device, 'Dere ees something 'appening at the back entrance,' he informed urgently and Robert took off at a sprint, taking the long way around the warehouse to avoid detection, not caring if the others were following. He'd had enough of hiding.
Rei kept his head down and his eyes hidden from view even as they darted around looking for any escape. Tyson and Max had disappeared out the front entrance more than 20 minutes earlier and if Kai was keeping to his word, they were long gone by now. If the elder was bluffing though and had them detained outside, than Rei had no reason to remain compliant. If he was going to be captured, he was going down with a fight.
Kai hadn't left his side, arm firmly wrapped around his waist, one of his wrists clamped in Kai's large white hand. The elder brusquely ordered people around amongst the already chaotic club. Word had come just 5 minutes ago that a large group had gathered across the rooftops and alleyways around the club, dressed in black and seemingly armed. Rei was shocked and dismayed that Robert was apparently staging a confrontation to save him. His mind worked rapidly, thinking of ways to circumvent any sort of clash. Robert was likely relying on the element of surprise, but Kai's vast resources and information meant that he was disturbingly aware of exactly how many people were lying in wait outside and where they were. He would pick them off one by one.
'Kai, apparently Jurgen and McGregor are here among others. They've got most of their Russian based allies out there,' Tala informed, eyes twinkling with amusement. Kai snorted.
'How sure are they? If Jurgen's out there, we could almost completely obliterate them,' Bryan murmured calmly and Kai smirked. Rei felt panic creeping up on him. Bryan was distressingly correct:: without Rei and Robert the resistance force in Russia was as good as temporarily useless. Too much information solely belonged to the two of them.
'I want to check the surveillance personally. Keep an eye on him' He passed his iron grip on Rei to Bryan, who took him by both elbows, drawing them behind his body tightly. Rei felt his shoulders twinge from the position.
He felt his pulse pounding in his ears. It occurred to him what a minor force they were against Biovolt here in Russia. They'd thought they were so clever setting up base right under Biovolt's nose in the only country they had total domination over, smuggling out defectors and building their forces, but really they were next to useless. The only damage they'd managed to do was on account of a few stupidly risky plans that Rei had near forced the other's to implement at risk to his personal safety. He felt despair building up in his chest, but took a moment to breath and transfer that emotion into determination. When he escaped he was going to see about shifting the whole operation out to Japan. They had a better chance of fighting off Biovolt's encroaching forces there then they did of overthrowing them in Russia. He felt his resolve steeling itself. And then he suddenly fell limp.
Bryan started, abruptly releasing his arms to catch him around the waist and hoist him back up. That's all the chance Rei needed. His swung his elbow upwards catching the larger male in the chin hard and disorientating the elder. He then swing his fist in low catching Bryan in the gut and swiftly stepping to the right of him, slipping under his arm and slamming his upper arm into Bryan's lower back. The lilac haired male went down like a sack of potatoes, but knowing how strong the elder was, he'd be up in a matter of seconds. Rei darted away ducking out of sight behind the bar counter as Spencer spotted his friend scrambling to his feet and the two of them began prowling towards where they'd obviously seen him disappearing. Rei was thankful for small mercies: the pounding music in the still packed club covered any small noises. However it did mean he couldn't hear anyone approaching his currently abandoned hiding spot.
Surveying his surroundings quickly, he spotted a gun tucked carefully under the counter, practically hidden from sight. His heart rate sped up as he grasped it firmly. He'd used a gun before, but never killed anybody with it. Every time he'd had to use one, he'd felt a little piece of himself dying inside; he was no better than Biovolt in those moments, intimidating people with force and weapons.
Shaking aside his discomfort, he peered over the counter, but quickly ducked back down upon catching site of Spencer standing right in front of his hiding spot back to him. He crept to the end of the counter, listening carefully for the elder male. He could hear him just faintly over the music, his feet quietly shuffling closer to where Rei was perched in waiting. As he rounded the end of the counter, gaze still outwards, Rei sprung forward and pressed the cold metal against Spencers side. The tall Russian was several heads taller than Rei and at least twice as wide, made of pure muscle. But he tensed at the feeling of the gun.
'Move towards the exit quickly and quietly. Shield me from site,' Rei ordered and Spencer nodded minutely, beginning to calmly move towards the back exit. Rei's heart began to calm with every step they took towards his escape uninterrupted. He could see the crowd thinning out towards the small staff exit, manned by only one bouncer, who was even now moving away upon spotting the two of them walking calmly towards them. No doubt they looked like lovers, with the way Rei was pressed close to Spencer's side, trying to conceal himself from Bryan, Tala or Kai's sight. The guard nodded to them, opening the door wide and Rei felt a sigh of relief leaving him when:
'Rei!,' He ignored the voice, having every intention of running out the door, but Spencer used his attempt to bolt to his advantage. He shoved the gun away from his torso, hand going to his own waist where he pulled a concealed gun and brought it around to aim at Rei's heart. Rei paused, the gun in his hand limp at his side. He locked eyes with Spencer who was eying him like he was a wild animal ready to bolt or attack at any moment. Rei glared. Kai was standing to Spencer's left his arms crossed and his eyes intense. Tala and Bryan and a small army of Biovolt men were stationed behind him.
'You promised to come along peacefully,' Kai murmured, watching Rei with deep unfathomably red eyes. Rei said nothing. He felt strangely light, emotionless, apathetic. It only slightly bothered him that he had reached a point where he no longer cared for his own personal safety. He felt his arm raising, aiming blindly. Turning just his head, he regarded the large bouncer at the door.
'Move,' he ordered, the gun pointing steadily at the man's head. The large man was sweating bullets as he moved away from the door, retreating behind Kai and the others as quickly as his bulk would allow. Rei took a step towards the open door, swinging the gun around to point at Spencer again.
'Rei,' Kai coaxed, eyes suddenly wary, 'Don't do anything stupid. Put down the gun or Spencer will shoot to disable. You won't escape and it will hurt,' Kai warned and Rei felt as if his mind was drifting away from his body. His hand was shaking where it held the gun. Suddenly his mind snapped to attention and was racing with possible scenarios and escapes. The solution came to him in an instant: he had to get to Robert and warn him.
He swung the gun around and pointed it at his own head. Kai started as if his body was reacting without his permission.
'Rei,' he growled and Rei smirked.
'The way I see it, you have two options,' he began softly. He was sure they could hear him over the music, 'You can let me go and nobody gets hurt. But if you shoot me, I swear I will put a bullet in my own head,' Rei's voice was disturbingly soft and calm, 'I would rather die than be your hostage,' Rei murmured and for a moment he thought he saw a flash of pain in Kai's eyes. He snorted. That was impossible. Kai had proven how little he cared for Rei over the last few years.
Rei surveyed the Demolition Boys faces. Tala was frowning, gripping a mobile in his hand with an iron grip and holding an arm up to still any any action from the Biovolt stooges behind him. Bryan's fists were clenched so hard his knuckles were white and Spencer still held the gun aimed at him with an unwavering arm. Kai sighed after a moment though, pushing the blonde's arm down so the gun was pointed uselessly at the floor.
'Go,' Kai commanded, 'But don't think you'll evade us for long Rei,' Kai locked eyes with him, eyes promising that he wasn't just making a threat; he was making a promise. Rei ignored him, backing towards the door. None of them moved, an army of body's perfectly still amongst the dancing and writhing club goers. Rei backed through the open doorway, slamming the door closed behind him. He seized a nearby broom and thrust it under the handle so it jammed. It was temporary and the knob began rattling not a moment later, but it was time.
He turned and broke into a sprint, darting down the backstreets and trying to deduce where Robert or someone with a direct line of communication to him could be. He skidded to a halt when he spotted a fire escape on a nearby building and began scrambling up the ladder. His heart pounded in his throat as he pulled himself over the top and an arm reached out to steady him.
He nearly cried in relief when Enrique smiled at him grimly, helping him gain his footing on the icy rooftop. The tall Italian abruptly pulled him into a fierce hug, muttering into Rei's hair.
'Gods Rei we thought we'd lost you. Oliver!' he called and the slight French man scrambled towards them, checking Rei over for injuries and rubbing at his arms to create friction and warmth.
'You must be freezing,' he fretted, but Rei brushed aside his worry.
'Are you in contact with Robert?' he questioned and Oliver nodded instantly, pulling his com piece from his hear and passing it to Rei.
'Robert,' Rei paused, waiting for the older man to acknowledge him.
'Rei! What on earth is going on?' Robert yelled over the line, sounding out of breath.
'You need to get out of here now!' Rei warned frantically, moving to the edge of the building to survey the street below. It was crawling with the black and red Biovolt uniform, 'Kai knows exactly where every last one of you is and he plans on taking you out. Everybody needs to disperse and lie low in different parts of the city otherwise he'll just follow you all back underground,' Rei waited a tense moment for Robert's response.
'I'll give the order. Where are you?' He demanded and Rei nodded at Enrique and Oliver, moving to edge of the building and gesturing for them to follow.
'That doesn't matter. Have you found Tyson and Max?' he asked frantically.
'They're with us now. What are you planning, Rei Kon? Tell me right now or so help me god I will-,' Rei cut the elder off abruptly.
'You need to hide. They might ignore the others but not you. I'll try to do the same. I'm separating from Enrique and Oliver,' here the two older men shot him disapproving looks but Enrique continued helping Oliver over the ledge, 'I'm giving the com back to Oliver. I'll try to make my way back to base in a few weeks time when all of this has died down,' he informed, ignoring Robert's reply and handing the com back to Enrique despite Robert's now frantic questions.
'You two need to get to the third alley on the left side of the warehouse. These are the keys to the bike you'll find there. There are two helmets in the seat. Wear them to cover your faces and get out of here,' Rei ordered, urging Enrique to follow Oliver over the edge. The blonde grabbed his arm, forcing him to stop and staring at him intensely.
'Where are you going?' Rei bit his lip, hesitating before hugging the Italian who was like an older brother to him.
'I doubt I'll be able to escape. Kai seems focused on taking me and Robert down,' Rei chewed his lip, suddenly petrified of being trapped by Kai, held prisoner or hostage. His heart pounded in a strange mixture of fear, anger, hatred, and something he couldn't place. Longing? Heartbreak? He shook his head to rid it of such rubbish.
Enrique pulled his leather jacket off, guiding Rei's arms into it in his place, zipping it and tucking Rei's lose mass of hair into the hood, effectively hiding the bright emerald of Rei's top.
'I don't think Kai's quite as interested in Robert,' Enrique warned his voice soft and serious, 'and I don't think it's for the reasons you think. Stay safe. Give them hell,' Enrique ordered, smirking his trademark playboy grin before dropping over the edge. Rei smirked before turning and taking off across the rooftop, launching himself to a nearby roof, intent on getting as far away as possible.
Robert cursed as Enrique's voice blithely informed him Rei was gone. He was tempted to throw a childish temper tantrum and smash the com into little pieces, but he had never indulged in such a whim and he didn't intend on starting. Turning to Johnny he scowled.
'Get Tyson and Max to safety. I need to go and retrieve Rei,' he informed coldly and Johnny hesitated a moment before deciding that for once in his life, he wasn't going to argue or ask questions. No doubt Robert cut quite the intimidating figure in that moment. Johnny turned and stalked back the way they'd come, Tyson and Max following like lost puppies.
Robert sighed and set about finding the nearest fire escape. Enrique had said that Rei was fleeing via the roofs. Robert could only hope he was running in this direction, otherwise he'd never find him. And something in him needed to find him. He felt a dull panic sitting in the pit of his stomach at how close they'd come to letting Rei fall prisoner to Biovolt. And the fact they were hardly out of hot water yet, put his teeth on edge. He just wanted to find Rei and get out of there. Possibly curl up and sleep for a week, with Rei in his arms.
Scanning the rooftops in the dim light of midnight he despaired ever finding Rei. It was pitch black and Rei, true to his heritage, was like a cat. He could slink into the shadows and disappear, no one able to find him unless he wanted to be found. Robert steeled himself however: he couldn't give up on Rei. Setting out in the direction of the warehouse, Robert planned to circle around the building via the roof tops to where Oliver and Enrique had been posted. With any luck he'd run into Rei coming in this direction. Taking a running jump, he moved from building to building, keeping to buildings close to one another with similar heights. There were limited paths which made him hopeful of finding the younger male. Sure enough not 2 minutes later he heard the slight sound of a pebble skipping across the snow covered stone.
'Rei,' He called hesitantly, ducking into an alcove for some protection if it wasn't. There was a pause.
'Robert?' he recognised Rei's voice instantly and sprang up, striding towards the younger male as quickly as his long legs would carry him. He took the younger male by the shoulders, shaking him roughly. Only his pale face was visible in the moonlight, dark makeup smudged around his eyes and lips red from where he'd obviously been nibbling at them. A nervous habit.
'Robert, what are you doing? You should be-,' Robert scowled, shaking the Chinese youth gently.
'What am I doing? What the hell are you doing? Sneaking out, separating from us, and ignoring orders. Are you trying to be captured?' Robert demanded and Rei scowled at him.
'I found out what they're up to! We have valuable information that we can use against them. Mr Dickenson can-,' Robert growled, interrupting the younger again.
'None of that matters! Do you have any idea how devastated everyone would be if we lost you? We would be nothing without you,' here Robert couldn't resist pulling Rei in close to him, hugging the younger boys body close to his.
'Do you have any idea how scared I was?' he whispered and without thinking he pressed his lips against Rei's gently. It was different to the fervent emotion packed kiss in the meeting room. This was soft and shy and Robert ended it quickly to admire the way Rei's lashes fluttered against his cheeks and the slight part to his lips.
The moment was abruptly broken when they heard rushed footsteps across the rooftops and yelling. Rei seemed to come to life.
'We have a better chance if we split up,' He muttered, reaching into his pocket and pulling something from its depths, pressing the metal item into Robert's hand. He realized with shock that it was a gun. 'Take this and run as fast as you can in the opposite direction. Get down onto the ground and I'll do the same. We'll have an easier time of losing them,' He made to turn but Robert seized his arm.
'I don't want to be separated,' Rei regarded him with poorly concealed frustration.
'One of us needs to escape. One of us needs to lead them. And I don't think Kai's going to give up on me. He must see me as the bigger threat or something because he seems fixated,' Rei shouted in a half-whisper. Robert felt like pulling at his hair. In his opinion, Kai Hiwatari saw the rebellion as a minor thorn in his side. Rei on the other hand had the power to ruffle the phoenix's feathers, an ability previously unknown to man. Robert knew exactly what Kai wanted with Rei and it was what made him so reluctant to let him go. They both knew exactly who it would be if Kai was going to go after only one of them.
'We'll save you,' Robert promised with half a smirk and Rei grinned.
'You better,' he threatened playfully, before turning and disappearing into the darkness. There was a shout and then sound of a whistle and then several. Robert slipped away from the noise and chaos, disappearing down the side of the building and fading into the crowd that still surrounded the club. As he slunk through the crowd a familiar figure stalked past, casting off a deadly aura that had people avoiding him. Robert Jurgen locked eyes with Kai Hiwatari and for a moment endured the heavy weight of the younger man's hate filled glare. Kai didn't pause though, just continued in the direction Robert had come from, brushing Robert off as easily as one would a fly. Robert eased the grip he had on the gun, not sure whether he was right in escaping to see another day of rebellion, or whether he should have just shot the bastard.
Kai stormed from the club towards the large black van waiting for them outside. Tala and Bryan followed after him quickly, slamming the doors shut behind them as Kai observed Ian with cool eyes.
'Have you located him?' he asked, certain that the younger male had already done just that. Sure enough a few clicks later brought up a security camera from the rooftops. Ian expertly switched from one camera to the next, following Rei Kon's desperate escape across the dimly lit rooftops. Kai smirked.
'Good job. Has he made contact with any of them?' He asked coolly and Ian grinned.
'Just Giancarlo and Polanski. I suspect he might have spoken remotely with Jurgen but most of these camera's don't have audio so I can't be sure,' Ian informed smugly and Kai nodded.
'Is he being pursued?' he asked Tala lowly and the redhead smirked.
'Do you even have to ask?' Tala replied cheekily. Kai nodded and made to exit the van and intercept Rei himself. If the Neko thought he was getting away that easily, he obviously didn't remember Kai very well. He'd change that.
'Uh Kai,' Ian called uncertainly, gesturing at the screen, 'You might want to see this,' Kai frowned, regarding the screen. He could just make out Rei, wearing all black with his hood pulled over his head, but Jurgen was easy enough to distinguish with his pale European skin and his lavender hair. He couldn't distinguish their lips in the darkness enough to lip read, but they appeared to be arguing back and forth. Jurgen was holding Rei by the shoulders and Kai felt his lip curling at the extended familiar contact. He didn't like it.
Jurgen suddenly pulled Rei closer and Kai watched angrily as the older male seemingly whispered something before pulling the Chinese youth upwards and pressing a soft chaste kiss to his lips. Kai felt like breaking something now. He growled as the two finally broke apart and tore his gaze from the screen.
'Get him surrounded. I don't care what you do with Jurgen, but I want Rei in custody within the hour,' he growled and Tala saluted mockingly.
'Ay ay captain,' he snarked and Kai stormed from the vehicle and across the street in the direction Ian had marked out on the map. It was with little shock he spotted Jurgen not far from his destination. The German male was doing a decent job of blending in but Kai wasn't easily hidden from. He glared hatefully at the older man but made no effort to subdue him. Jurgen was a mere blip on the radar and the rebellion would be nothing without Rei. Of that he was sure.
The rooftops were silent compared to the bustling streets surrounding the warehouse. Kai could hear faint yells occasionally echoing across the rooftops, unimpeded by buildings and people. He followed the noise, smirking as he moved almost casually in the direction of his Rei. It sounded as if his former teammate was giving Biovolt's men quite a bit of trouble. It seemed just like Rei to go down kicking and screaming. Because that was what he was obviously doing: Rei could have disappeared into the city so much more efficiently than he had. Kai had no doubt he'd be able to find the younger no matter how well Rei hid, but the fact that Rei hadn't made it even remotely challenging told him that he was playing a game. Drawing them away from his friends and there pathetic rebellion. The rebellion that had stupidly placed themselves out in the open in a foolishly botched rescue attempt.
Kai paused, hidden in shadow as he finally caught sight of Rei. His men had managed to corner the slim figure on a rooftop surrounded by three taller buildings. The younger male's hood had fallen away and his hair was flying free around him in smooth straight waves, the kinks they'd formerly been styled in having fallen victim to the cold night air. He was grinning, the slightly elongated teeth on either side of his fore bite peeking over his lips, cheeks flushed as he ducked and dodged around the flailing soldiers. They'd been given the order to not injure or harm and so were quite helpless against Rei's feline grace and his years of training in martial arts. Not to mention the added benefit of being bonded with a Bitbeast such as Drigger. His strength and speed was no doubt unmatched by these mere Biovolt lackeys.
Kai smirked as Rei's figure continued to elude the men but danced closer and closer to his hiding spot. Soon enough Rei was ducking a swiped attempt at grabbing him around the waist and sweeping the man's feet out from underneath him, dancing back from another attempt to seize his wrist and darting away from yet another desperate attempt on his shoulder and right into Kai's arms. Kai let his arms wind themselves around Rei's waist as the soldier's back away to a respectful distance. Rei thrashed against him, but Kai's strength was more than a match for the slighter males and he merely waited for Rei's struggles to die down.
'Back in my arms at last,' he purred after Rei had stilled only to receive a sharp kick to his shin. He smiled somewhat ruefully, nose buried in the Neko's beautiful smelling head of hair, 'I suppose I deserve that,' he admitted softly so that only Rei could hear.
'Are you going to come quietly?' He growled, holding fast even as Rei weakly continued to try and shake him off.
'What do you think?' Rei growled and Kai smirked, pleased by Rei's fire. It was good to see the younger male hadn't changed. He calmly reached into his vest pocket and pulled the damp cloth from its depths, smoothly covering Rei's mouth and nose and waiting patiently for his struggles to die down. He smoothly caught the neko as he fell victim to the sweet smelling fumes and calmly tucked the neko's head under his chin, clutching at his knees and shoulders.
'Back where you belong,' he murmured quietly before schooling his expression and shooting the soldiers a cold glare.
'Get moving,' he ordered.
A/N: So for those of you who are sick of Robert and just want him to go away, he should be disappearing for a while now. To be honest, I was getting sort of sick of writing him.