Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24296957-20140301210623/@comment-25763181-20140719184101

The boy instictively dove out of the way as a an ear-shattering CRACK echoed through the forest, wasting no time to make his move.

"Guys!" He called out to them. "I know this person well: her combat style, weapons, everything. Go on ahead and get to the Grimm hotspot."

Then with determined eyes meeting another pair, piercing with intimidation, his voice lowered on volume.

"I'll catch up with you."

The boy fired Aura Blaze backwards, sending him at screaming speeds towards the tiger-Faunus. At the last possible moment, he fired sideways, and from there he switched to Full Auto and squeezed the trigger at Natsu as soon as he landed.

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''Goddamnit...great. This mission will take a LOT longer now...''

The woman's eyes fell on the blue boy, her rifle now aimed directly at his heart...

BANG!

The boy sped at lightning speed towards her, giving the woman almost no time to react as she fired off a shot. The shot missed its target as Reiku suddenly moved sideways, her ears picking up the sound of bullets whizzing by her.

"Goddamnit, Reiku!" She yelled out in frustration. "Why are you doing this?"

No answer escaped his mouth when suddenly she saw something flying towards her from a thicket bush.

BLAM!!

The woman was just holstering her rifle in order to switch weapons as she suddenly found herself face-up on the ground as the High Density Propulsion Explosive went off near her position. As if he had teleported, Natsu's attempt at standing on her feet was instananeously thwarted when bright-orange eyes saw a blade trained at her neck.

"Why?" She questioned with a clear sign of quizzical but determined emotion. The woman was confused by Reiku's actions. "I thought you and I were good friends! You'd never betray me like this!"

The was no response from the boy, his left hand holding another HDPE. He remained absolutely still as she spoke, his deep-red eyes bored into hers...

Eyes...

"No..." Natsu muttered as realization dawned on her, the volume of her speech slowly rising. "You're not...are you?"

The redhead read his eyes, their gaze answering her question. And right there and then, she knew exactly why he was defending Deryn. She could relate, really. But it made things a lot harder for her; she knew just how far he'd go to make sure the girl he was defending came out without a scratch.

The Faunus quickly formulated a plan, her eyes swiftly taking in their surroundings as her brain worked at an equal speed to figure out an escape plan. She needed to get out of Reiku's reach so she could continue pursuing her target.

Alright, what do we have here...?

She quickly made a mental note of the things she could potentially use to her advantage.

''Fallen tree. Nearby branch. The HDPE in Reiku's hand. Some rocks. Dirt and leaves.''

...

Ping.

Got it.

Her plan came into action as soon as Reiku pulled the pin. In one swift movement, Natsu swept her foot towards the HDPE in the boy's hand, knocking it away as it flew to the other side of the tree branch. She then used the strength in her arms to propel herself up to her feet and onto the fallen tree. The explosive went off, sending the tree and the woman flying safely out of Reiku's reach.

Thud!

She landed softly in a roll, her eyes now surveying the perimeter...

''Oh? What's this?''

Her luck had her eyes now staring at her intended person of interest; she then unholstered her rifle and took aim...