Good Meets Bad

Chapter eighteen: Gang war

"Jellal," Lucy mumbled under her breath, sighing, "I'm not on the run here," She said, gritting her teeth in anger as she drifted to the side, her ears ringing due to the constant firing of bullets behind her, "They are on the run and I am catching them. Did you hear about the murder incident last week?"

The bluenette swallowed heavily, shooting a few more people, "You mean about the innocent girl who was found in a dark alley with her head..."

"Yea, that one," Lucy chuckled darkly, "This gang killed that innocent child. For what? Because apparently, she tripped and splattered her ice cream all over the leader's shirt and bang," Lucy hissed, "She died."

"How do you know for sure?" Jellal asked, licking his lips as he began to wonder how many were after them because he pulled the trigger countless of times and they were still on the go.

Lucy grinned devilishly, "I was trained as a killer and a detective, it's a specialty that's been passed down from generation to generation. My mother was a talented detective but she tried not to kill until they threatened to kill the fetus inside her tummy." The bluenette went silent at this and the blonde decided to continue, "She turned from an innocent detective into a merciless killing machine and after a dreadful mission... that night, I was born."

There was a scream and Lucy jerked the bike to the side in surprise, "And about the incident, I knew because right outside the alley was an ice cream cone on the floor mixed in blood. Coincidence? I don't think so. Then I asked one of my members to spy on countless gangs and Kurohebi was cursing about his ruined shirt."

"You were just lucky that he was being careless," Jellal said, pouting.

Lucy chuckled, "I wish I was but I wasn't."

"I don't understand."

"It's hard for me to explain," Lucy said, exhaling softly as they turned around a corner and was in front of a big warehouse. The doors opened and Lucy parked inside. When Lucy and Jellal got down from her bike, the whole gang - including his friends - arrived in the warehouse and they all got down from their motorcycles. Lucy licked her lips, "Stay here, okay?" Jellal nodded and the blonde walked far across the room, walking up the stairs and sitting down on a chair. She crossed her legs and arms, leaning back.

The murmurs in the room disappeared as Lucy raised a hand, signaling for them to quiet. She inhaled and closed her eyes, "How many have we lost?"

"None, milady," Zen said, bowing his head, "However, seventeen of our members have injuries."

"Virgo."

A girl with short pink hair stepped forward, bowing with one hand across her chest, "Hime."

"You know what to do," Lucy said and Virgo nodded before walking towards the injured people. She crouched down and began treating their wounds as a man brought her the tools needed. The blonde sighed and she stared at the people below her with a pained look.

Biting her lip, she closed her eyes and lowered her head, "I'm sorry..."

It could be seen that many were surprised at the sudden apology. Half of the people in the warehouse were blinking at the leader. Lucy inhaled and she opened her eyes, "I'm sorry that you all had to go through this."

"It's alright, Lucy-sama," Someone from the crowd encouraged, "We enjoy fighting anyway."

"Yea!" A man agreed, grinning as he bumped fists with a few of that gang's members, "We joined the gang to protect you, Lucy-sama. We should be the ones apologizing since we couldn't fulfill our duties."

Lucy smiled and she shook her head, "You need not worry about me, I was trained, remember?"

"Yea, but, you're still a girl," Zen said, grinning as he titled his head to the side, "Men are supposed to protect girls."