I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 119

*speaking of the others, Thrax and Oz were still scouting ard the area. Thrax was looking at the city map n brochures deciding on a good spot for them to crash*

Edison watched his brother, biting his lip as he stared at his ass when he bent over. Making a slight whimper, he turned and quickly limped out the bathroom to distract himself.

Ozzy looked around the city, blinking and pouting a little. There didn't seem to be anywhere free that they could stay. He wandered off from Thrax, looking over the map in hand, trying to follow it, completely oblivious to eyes burning into him, hidden away from view though kept a close look on the young cell.

Thrax: *saw one tht looked more or less acceptable, which is an apartment outhouse dwn at the Lung Area in the brochure* Hey, baby, wht do u think of thi... *looks up to see the cell gone* Baby? Baby?!

Ozzy hummed softly to himself, looking over the map. "Hey Thrax, I think I found..." he trailed off as he looked up, blinking in surprise as he found himself lost in a dark part of town without his virus. "Uh... Thrax?" he mumbled, looking around, hoping that he'd pop out from somewhere and yell 'surprise'.

Thrax: *started to panic n made a run for it, looking for his little cell everywhere, calling his name*

Ozzy chewed on his lip, not doing the smart thing and continued to walk, looking around and frowning some, trying to find his virus, not liking the looks he was getting from some of the sleesy people around here, even the she-cells made him worry as they grinned flirtatiously, not realising that he was being followed.

Thrax: *went abt asking ard whether they had seen his baby or not, bt in vain. Then somehow he bumped into the twins, who were bickering ovr the fact tht they should've gotten salmon instead of trout*

Amber: Tak! *points at him, recognizing her uncle*

Rodeo: A-ra? Ottoto-chan? Doushita?

Thrax: I'm looking for Oz. Hv u seen him?

Rouge: Nani~? U lost him?!

Once again, Ozzy took a wrong turn again and ended up in a dead end alleyway. Grumbling, he turned to leave before he gasped, bumping into something obviously bigger that him and fell on his backside. Groaning, he rubbed his backside before he looked up at what he had walked into, his eyes widening in horror.

*the trio soon banded together n started looking, hollering for Oz, evn Amber occasionally copied them n called Oz's name, tho it sounded more like "Oj" due to baby toothless talk*

"Well, looks like someone's a little lost..." came a deep voice as he leaned down, his face becoming visible to the scared cell.

"M-Majah..." Ozzy gulped, shuffling back along the floor as a snarling dog came from behind the virus.

Sheba: *the dog growled at the cell, baring her teeth at him, a visible scar on her shoulder running dwn along it slightly; apparently she still held the grudge of being stabbed by teh cell*

"Now, now... we're not here to hurt the little cell, remember..." Majah spoke, placing a clawed hand on her head, scritching her ear. "We got to make sure this little cell doesn't get hurt... Big Mama wants to meet him... alive." he mumbled as Ozzy gulped hard, wondering how Big Mama knew about him and why she wanted to see him.

Sheba: *growled grudgingly n stepped bk, glaring at the tiny cell before her*

*the trio still hunted ard, tho getting closer to where Oz was*

"Good girl..." The virus purred, reaching out to pet her before looking back at the virus. "So... what's a little virus like you doing out here... all alone, hm?" he purred as Ozzy scrambled to his feet and stumbled back. "L-leave me alone!"

Sheba: *growled to keep the cell grounded. She was not abt to let this little cell go, not on her watch*

Ozzy whimpered and gulped, stumbling back, soon trapped against the door. "J-just you wait, Thrax'll turn up and kick your ass!"

"Oh, he will... will he?" Majah muttered, arms crossing over his chest.

Thrax: Yes, he will *growled as he showed up in the nick of time, brandishing his killer claw as he pounced onto Majah*

Twins: Oz to-chan! *went to him n held him in their arms, protecting the cell*

Majah was quick to reached, turn quickly and punching Thrax in the side, knocking him away.

Ozzy gulped and trembled, actually clinging onto the twins, his past scars throbbing from the memory of what happened.

Thrax: *got quickly bk on his feet n aimed a punch at Majah's jaw n kicked him on his gut, bent on the kill*

Rodeo: Daijobu ka, Oz to-chan? Did he hurt u?

Rouge: *chked the cell to see if he had any wounds*

Majah growled as he felt the hit to his face, though quickly lashed out, his bigger body pinning him to the wall, hands holding his wrists. "Got you now..."

Ozzy blinked and shook his head. "I'm fine guys, really..."

Thrax: *growled* Lemme go, Frank-dammit *kicked Majah at the shin to force him to let go*

Sheba: *growled at the twins n advanced to them, in which the twins brandished their claws n hissed at him, shielding Oz frm her*

Majah growled back at him, his own claws digging into his wrist, not enough to bleed. "You're lucky Big Mama wants you alive..." he hissed darkly at him before throwing him across the alleyway, causing him to crash into the twins and Ozzy. "Sheba, lets go!" he called out before running off with such speed.

Sheba: *growled at them before following aftr her master, picking him up by the collar n threw him onto her bk to ride her, n both of them rode off*

Amber: *got hit by the crash as well n started crying*

Rodeo: Ah, shh, shh, shh, daijobu, daijobu. Oka-chan is here

Thrax: *groaned as he got up frm the crash, dusting himself off*

Ozzy groaned, ending up under the twins, but looked up in surprise when he heard Amber. "I-is is she okay?!" he asked, worried for the little one.

Rouge: Ma, ma, daijobu. Just a bit shook up, is all *hushed the little girl* Daijobu, ne, Amber-chan, ur alright now *kissed her* There, boo-boo all gone

Rodeo: Honto daijobu ka, Oz to-chan? (r u reli OK) U sure he didnt hurt u?

Ozzy blinked and watched Rouge, smiling a little at him before blinking and looking to Rodeo. "Huh? Oh, yeah... I'm fine... that dog scares me though... really doesn't like me..."

Thrax: *finished dusting himself n got rid of the cricks on his shoulder, his bk still facing the group* U OK, baby?

Ozzy slowly looked up at Thrax, biting his lip before scrambling up and hugging him tightly from behind. "I-I'm sorry!"

Thrax: *pushed him off at first, still not facing him*

Twins: O...Ottoto-chan...

Thrax: *a few seconds later he turned ard n slapped the cell hard, glaring him dwn as he breathed heavily, before he went dwn n hugged him up tight, carrying him with the cell's feet dangling in the mid-air* Dont u do tht...Dont u EVER do tht again...

Ozzy stumbled back in surprise when he was pushed off, blinking and looking up in confusion before opening his mouth to speak. Though, he froze, his eyes widening in shock as he felt a harsh sting on his cheek that was reddening quickly. Reaching up, he winced lightly as he touched it, tearing a little. "A-ah... sorry..." he whimpered, looking down, not daring to complain about being carried.

Thrax: *buried his face on Oz's shoulder, hugging him real close* I was so worried...so worried... *his body was trembling, bt he didnt want the cell to see his face, much less the twins, or his vulnerability*

Ozzy bit his lip, he didn't mean to make him worry! He didn't even realise, he thought he was following him! "Thrax..." he mumbled before slowly moving to hug the virus tightly.

Thrax: *held him like tht for a while before looking up, his eyes slightly red frm tears bt already dried by burying himself in the cell's shoulder* I'm not letting u outta my sight again, n I dont want to hear any complaints frm u evr *carried the cell in his arms like tht all the way out of the alley they were in*

Rodeo: Sa, we got more shopping to do. Meet u at the trailer?

Thrax: *grunted a reply n separated frm the twins*

"Uwah, Thrax! Someone's going to see..." Ozzy whined softly, wiggling in his arms though he held onto him for support as they headed back to the trailer.

Thrax: *didnt reply as he continued on his way to the trailer, still carrying Oz in his arms. He was definitely not going to let the cell wander off again, not with tht bounty hunter/messenger on the loose*

Ozzy groaned softly at him, allowing himself to be carried, looking rather unimpressed with it all. He knew he didn't like being carried, but he guessed he'd let him have it this once, especially after what had happened.