Lost Love (Love Letter From Thief X fanfic) [COMPLETED]

Chapter 13

"Yea. She was on a mission to retrieve on OOP-artifact in Dubai. We were dealing with a large-scale mafia branch out there and Alaina was on her way out when the bomb went off. She was thrown through a window and landed on her left side. Broke her shoulder and cracked two ribs. She was laid up in the hospital for a few weeks. But she still got the treasure." Blondie explains as Kelly stands beside me, examining my side.

"I should have detected it." En looks away sadly.

"Shut up." I say, before anyone else can speak. "This shit happens. It's part of who and what we are. It's a dangerous profession in a dangerous world full of dangerous people. With the technology and amount of time you had I'm surprised I made it out with just the injuries I had. You did the best that you could with what you had. There was no way to detect that and no way to stop it. It happened. It's done. It's over with and I'm not dead. So quit blaming yourself." He gave me a half hearted smile and nodded.

"You're fine, Alaina. They didn't shift and because they are cracked, they will always be a little tender. Just be careful," Kelly looks pointedly at the Black Foxes,"and no rib-crushing hug sessions."

Hiro bowed his head. "I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it. You didn't know. But now you do so be careful."

"~Okey dokie artichokie!~" This time he gives me a light hug and I pat his head. I'm not thrilled about all the hugging, but I guess that's to be expected. It's been 3 years after all. I see Riki glaring at him out of the corner of my eye. I don't even think he realizes he's doing it. He has become such an open-book. Is...is this how he felt when he looked at me and could easily see my emotions?

"Okay. Autobots transform...."

"~And roll out!~"

I rub my eyes with one hand as Riki, Takuto, and Kenshi roll thier eyes. The rest of them are looking at Boss and Hiro like they are crazy.

"Don't mind them. They are-" I start.

"Old."

"Idiots."

"Old-fashioned."

The boys answer for me. "I was gonna say out-dated, but those work." We laugh as Boss and Hiro pout.

"Oh-kaaaay. Well anyways, we need to get going." Kelly says as she gets back in the drivers seat. En goes to hop in the front seat.

"Oh no." I grab his collar and pull him towards the back door. "Besides," I add with a smirk,"Riki has something to ask you."

"Yeah. What happened? All they are doing is laughing at me and no one is telling me anything." Riki looks at En, holding the door. Takuto is already in the van. Looks like En is having to sit in the middle.

"Ahaha-ha-hah. I'm screwed aren't I?" He laughs nervously, eyes darting.

"Oh, honey, you're way past screwed." I shove him in the van, and he lands on Takuto.

"Oi. Idiot get off!!" Takuto pushes him back and glares.

"It's not my fault! She shoved me." En responds with a glare of his own and motions at me, causing them both to glare at me as Riki laughs. I smirked and waved my fingers at them then crawled in the front seat.

"AHH! YOU SENT THAT TO ALL OF THEM!?" Riki yells as we pull out.

"No! Just Samantha!" Panic has crept into En's voice as Takuto laughs.

This is gonna be fun. I grin as I lean back in the front seat and Kelly chuckles wryly in the driver's seat, as the two boys bicker.