Assassination Time (BxB)

Chapter 14

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A few hours before Skylar woke up, back at home

"Do you wanna take a little break?" Roy panted, wiping the sweat off his face. He put his shovel back into the dirt. Ashton ignored him and continued shoveling the dirt. "Ashton!" 

Ashton stopped and turned to him. "Hm?" He glanced at his watch. "7 AM already? Was our last break really 15 hours ago?" He asked. He shook his head. "I have to continue. So we can... so we can find Sky..." Ashton leaned on to the shovel for support. He rubbed his eyes as his consciousness slipped away. 

Roy noticed it and he caught him right before Ashton fell in a dirt pile. Roy dragged him to the house and dropped his body on the couch. The phone ran. He picked it up without looking as he made more coffee. "Hello?"

"OPEN THE DAMN DOOR!" Miracle yelled. Roy hung up as he went to the door to open it. Scott and Miracle walked in, Scott with his jacket and Miracle in a T-shirt and sweatpants. She was rubbing her arms as she shivered of the cold.

"I told your dumbass to go with your jacket," Scott scolded while they took off their shoes.

"Well, I'm so sorry that I didn't listen to your God-like words," she muttered sarcastically. "I thought that we'd be standing in the cold for a minute. Not for 10!" She wore the slippers and went to the living room. "Now, Mustang. I know that it's already April, but that doesn't mean that it's warm at 7 AM." Scott hit her on her head. "Ouch! What was that for?"

"Why the hell are you calling Roy Mustang?" 

Miracle rubbed her head as she complained about the pain. "He said that it was fine." Scott looked at Roy who nodded with a sheepish smile. "Back to my rant now! And the worst part is that you didn't hear your phone when we tried to call." She stopped rambling as she saw Ashton on the couch.

"He pushed himself too hard," Roy explained. Scott joined them. "He had been here for 5 days now. He helped me a lot, but we still haven't found it." 

Scott crossed his arms. "Why didn't you ask us sooner for help?" He asked. "If we were here a few days ago, there might have been a chance that Skylar could've been sound asleep in his room now." 

Miracle slapped his arm. "Bear, stop it. You're making him feel guilty," she scolded, glancing at Roy. "But he is speaking the truth."

"I know, I know," Roy sighed. "But just because Skylar is gone, doesn't mean that you're supposed to miss school. Parker also came by and I told him the same thing. I had to tell him the truth too."

"About us being assassins?" Miracle asked.

"Yes."

"But did he help though?" 

Roy nodded. "For a moment." He chugged down his already cold coffee and put the mug on the coffee table. "Ready?" 

Scott put his hands on his shoulder. "Maybe it's for the better to also take a break," he suggested. "Miracle and I can continue alone."

"No, I'm fine." 

Miracle sat on Ashton and he didn't even respond. "Damn, he's definitely out cold," she laughed. "When was the last time that you slept? A day ago? Two days ago?"

"Five days ago," he replied. 

Scott and Miracle shook their heads as the pushed Roy to the other couch. "Uh uh. You're gonna sleep! NOW!" Miracle ordered. "We're going to find that thing. And when you wake up, we're bringing Skylar back."

"Really?" Roy asked hopefully. "Can I really count on you guys?"

"Yes. Definitely. Absolutely," Miracle replied, grinning at the Gravity Falls reference.