4 Market

Inside his warehouse, Leon was upside down as he supported himself with one finger. His body was bent almost ninety degrees to the right, exhaling Leon started to do finger push up his body rising and lowering by an inch. Opening his eyes Leon smiled as someone knocked on the door before it opened, ' So I was right they sent the big one and pinky, what were their names again Uvogin and Machi right. '

" Your early, but I should have known. You would catch me unprepared if I was setting a trap. " Leon flipped himself upright as Uvogin stared at him with malice, " Chrollo said that you can join if you join us there are certain rules you have to follow. One there is no infighting, two without permission from Chrollo you can't sleep outside the base, the last rule under no circumstances are you allowed to cause trouble for the group. " Machi stared at Leon the entire time, her expression deadly serious. Nodding Leon walked over to his shirt putting it on even though he was still sweating, " Can I ask what are you guys, you seem to operate like a family. "

" Chrollo rescued all of us from some sort of hell, he was smart enough to recognize that we would have an easier time surviving together. " For the first time, Leon saw Machi show some emotion as her eyes dulled a little. Closing her eyes machi regained her ice queen demeanor, " Now come on go get your stuff and we'll get going. "

Leon frowned, " Can't you guys move over here this place has an escape route that I already rigged up it would be a pain to move. " Uvogined sighed, " Chrollo told us you might say that, and the answer is yes we don't have much so it won't take too long. Uvogin, go back and tell them the news. " Uvogin slammed the door behind him not liking that he was the equivalent to an errand boy, now just the two of them Leon groaned as the intense muscle pain started to sink in as his body cooled down.

" You said Chrollo saved you if you don't mind me asking what did he save you from. " Machi's eyes bore into Leon clearly not liking his attempt to grow closer, not pushing Leon let the topic drop as he started to stretch hoping to reduce the pain coursing through his body. Not bothered by the silence Machi stood still waiting for someone to arrive, it was only ten minutes before her wish was answered. The door once again opened as everyone filed through the door, ' That was faster than I expected they really don't have anything except the clothes on their backs. ' Leon waved from the middle of the room, " Welcome all to your new home away from home. "

Chrollo looked around the warehouse, " While it's a little bare we can go through some of the dumpsters for anything we might need. " Leon smiled, " For no reason do you know of any markets that we can buy stuff from. "

" Yeah, there are a few black markets why do you ask. " Nobunaga absentmindedly answered turning to look at Leon when he finished, grinning Leon walked over to the tarp-covered chemicals he had kept before reaching behind and retrieving his backpack. "My parents gave me a lot of money to spend. So who wants to go shopping. " Everyone was silent when a deep voice answered from the back, " How much are we talking about. "

" Franklin right, we'll I've spent a bit but I have about 450,000 left. " Everyone froze as they all slowly looked at Leon, " What do I have something on my face. "

-One Hour Later-

so Leon and Machi stood at the entrance to a large street that was mostly occupied by stands selling an array of items. " Well, it took a while to make a list let's get moving. " All lot of the things they requested were essentials like bedrolls, patch leather, some chairs, and other things but every now and then Leon or Machi would stumble across something that they thought would be useful. What they thought would take an hour at most took an entire day as Leon and Machi made several trips back and forth dropping off their cargo.

As they were making their last trip back Leon and Machi felt someone watching them, a second later three men emerged from the ally behind them, and two from in front, " You kids have been visiting the market a total of three times this day, now me and my associates know that you haven't spent all your money. Now you can give us the bag or-. "

Before he could finish his sentence Leon wrapped his arm around Machi's waist jumping onto the roof of the building nearby. Putting Machi back on the ground he whispered, " Split up they'll chase after me, you go back to the warehouse I'll make it back don't worry. " Not waiting for an answer Leon started to run back the way they came and like he predicted the gang started to chase him from below. Frowning Machi didn't wait around as she ran the opposite way, it wasn't long before she climbed back down onto the street taking an indirect route so no one could follow her.

Busting down the door Machi's heart was still racing when she saw Leon surrounded by her fellows all as Uvogin fists were clenched his skin turning white, " I told you that we split up, look she right behind you. " Everyone turned around to see Machi standing in the doorway a little confused about how Leon was able to get here before her.