#busha

"What the hell is this?" Lain snarled at Luca, who was just sitting back, with his feet on the table.  

There was sly grin on the Lieutenant's face.  

"Come on, Lain..." Luca said "What are you talking about?  I'm here for the deal...  Obviously.  Or have all the drugs that you've been using rotted your fucking brain?"

Lain narrowed his eyes at Luca.  "What the hell are wrong with you?" he asked.

"Well...  maybe I just haven't had my coffee this morning" Luca said "Now...  What kind of shipment do you have for me?"

Henry and Malcom sighed, but did not say anything. 

Lain tisked and snapped his fingers.  "Bring it here" he said, motioning to one of his men.  

One of Lain's men came over with a list.  "Here we go" the man said.

Lain pushed the paper over to Luca.  "There's the list" he said "Amounts and costs"

Luca took the list.  His eyes flickered over anything, one hand tapped lightly on the table.  It took him longer than it should to focus on the work in front of him.  

After a few more minutes, he placed the papers on the table.  "Hhhmm... We'll take all of it" he said, sitting back.  

Lain stared at Luca with wide eyes.  

"You....  You want everything?" he stuttered.  

"Do you have a problem with that?" Luca asked, the corner of his mouth pulling up into a smirk.  

Lain shook his head, lifting his hands.  "Of course not" he said quickly "Then you will pay the full amount as well?"

"Like hell I am" Luca said, crossing his arms "You will get half of the amount...  and then you'll get quarter of the remaining amount when I get the weapons"

"And the rest?" Lain snapped.

"After I'm sure the shit you gives me are good" Luca said.

Lain glared at him.  "You are a fucking asshole" he said.  

"I've been told that before" Luca said, looking comfortable in his chair "And I really don't care about what you think"

Silence fell between the two.  As Luca just studied Lain, until the man started squirming on his gaze.  Then just as the atmosphere almost unbearable, Luca got to his feet. 

"Alright...  That's all" he said before he folded his hands behind his head "I'll be back in time for the goods" 

Henry and Malcom followed after him.  The two glanced at each other, but did not say anything.  They made sure to keep an eye on their Lieutenant.  When they got outside, Luca stopped for a moment.  

"Where are we going now, Sir?" Henry asked. 

Luca glanced at them.  "Let's go" he said "We've got stuff to pick up"

"What kind of stuff?" Malcom asked, curiously.  

"The shit that we just bought" Luca said with a grin.

"But sir...." Henry started "We haven't...."

"Your point being?" Luca asked, his voice going cold.  

"Sorry, Sir" Henry said quickly.

Luca nodded, before he turned and started walking again.  It didn't take very long before they reached a wooden building.  

"That place doesn't look save...." Malcom whispered to Henry.  

"Yeah... I'm not sure I want to go in there..." Henry said.  

"Then both of you can just stay outside" Luca snapped, walking to the door without hesitation.  

He could hear the entire building groaning and creaking.  It kind of freaked him out, but he was not going to let the other two realize that.  The building was smaller than what he'd thought, not that it mattered.  They just needed to get the merchandise out before anything happens. 

"Are you sure we should be doing this, Sir?" Malcom asked. 

Luca rolled his eyes.  "I really don't fucking care" he said opening the door and stepping inside.  He could have sworn the building moved when he opened the door.  

Malcom and Henry looked at each other.  

"Is he stable?" Malcom asked, motioning to his own head.  

Henry shrugged.  "I'm pretty sure he's crazy" he said, before following Luca into the building.  They looked around.  The entire building was wooden.  It seemed old, uncomfortably old.  With each step they took, the floor creaked.  

Luca looked around, before heading towards the basement stairs.  He wasn't sure he wanted to go down there, but he needed to do this.  The damn building made him feel nervous.  It felts way to unstable like it was going to give in at any moment.  

It creeped him out.  

This entire place made his skin crawl.  And now he had to go down to the basement.  

"Sir" Henry said, hesitantly "Let us go down there first"

Luca looked over at the Henry with a raised eyebrow.  "You want to go down there?" he asked.  

Henry shrugged.  "Well....  Not really" he said "But...."

Before he could finish, Luca's phone rang, making the lieutenant's expression turn dark.

"We'll take care of this, Sir" Malcom said.  

Luca let out a tisk, as he pulled out his phone and headed to the door.  Malcom and Henry both looked down at towards the basement.  

"We have to go in there?" Malcom asked and Henry nodded "Why?"

"Luca is claustrophobic..." Henry said "most of the time he handles it pretty well, but I don't think today is a good day to test his mental strength"

Malcom nodded.  "Alright...." he said "I think I get it...  Let's not make him lose it all over again...."

"Exactly" Henry said, with a nod as he started going down the stairs "And this place is really creepy.  I wouldn't be surprised it most of it is rotten and ready to collapse in on itself"

Malcom shuddered.  "Damn... Did you have to say that?" he asked as they reached the bottom of the wooden stairs. 

Henry snorted.  "I'm just doing what Luca taught me" he said.

"He taught you how to be an asshole?"

"Just how to scare people a bit" Henry chuckled.   

Malcom shook his head as he looked around.  "Come on.... let's get this over with so we can get out of this creepy place" he said as he headed towards the crates.  

The two quickly went through everything.  It did not take very long before they started carrying some of the crates out of the building.  Outside, Luca was pacing up and down, talking on the phone.  

They turned and headed back towards the building.  

"Malcom" Luca's voice snapped from behind them.  

"Yes, Sir?" Malcom said as he turned towards Luca. 

"Busha is coming" Luca said "Help him load everything"

Malcom hesitated for a moment, before he nodded.  "Of course, Sir" he said "Will Henry be alright?"

Luca rolled his eyes as he headed towards the building.  "Just do your work" he said.  Just as he turned towards the building, the ground beneath their feet started rolling.  A low rumble sounded through the air.  

Immediately Luca's attention snapped towards the building behind them.  It took him a moment before he realized what was happening.  Cussing, he spun and ran into the building. 

"LUCA!" Malcom yelled "HENRY!"

As he started to move, the wooden structure started to give in.  Loud groaning sounded up.

"NO!" Malcom yelled.

***

Luca sprinted down the stairs.  Pieces of the ceiling started raining down on him.  He needed to get Henry out.  A loud groaning sounded and a beam crashed down on the stairs behind him.  

He jumped to the side, hitting the ground hard.  Everything around him was shaking and trembling and falling.  

Out of the corner of his eye he noticed Henry's red hair just a few feet away from him.  It looked like he'd been knocked out when one of the beams fell on him.  

Clenching his jaw, Luca scrambled over to Henry.  

Blood ran down the side of Henry's face.  The guy's face was pale, making the blood look even redder than before.  

Cussing under his breath, Luca made sure that he could feel Henry's pulse.  He felt a moment of relief when he found it.  Clenching his jaw, he managed to get hold of Henry's arms and pulling him away from the rubble that looked like it was about to crush him.  

Luca looked around, his eyes finding a spot that looked a bit more stable than the rest.  Breathing out, he started dragging Henry towards the spot.  His hands shook slightly when he finally stopped.  It was pretty sure he broke something in his shoulder.  

"Henry..." he groaned, shaking the other guy's shoulder "Hey...  Come on, you idiot...  wake up"

The structure around them groaned again.  

Immediately Luca's eyes went over to where the stairs used to be.  

There was no way that he'll be able to get Henry up there without both of them getting stuck or crushed.  He was not going to take that chance.  

At least the shaking had stopped.  

Luca leaned back against a wooden beam, patting his pockets for his phone.  When he finally found it, the screen was cracked.  

"...This is why I hate this fucking new tech..." he growled, glaring at it "...It always breaks..." 

With a sigh, he tried to call Malcom.  

To his surprise, the phone started ringing.  

"I'll be fucking damned..." he said.  

"Sir!" Malcom's voice said immediately "Are you alright?  Where's Henry?"

Luca breathed out.  "Shut up, Malcom" he muttered "You're giving me a headache..."

"Sorry, Sir..." Malcom said "Are you alright, Sir?"

"Fucking perfect..." Luca said "Now...  What's going on up there?  I've got Henry, he's knocked out"

"The building is half collapsed, Sir..." Malcom said "I don't know if I can reach you...."

"Ah... fuck..." Luca groaned, before breathing out "Is Busha there yet?"

"No, Sir...  but he should be here any moment" 

"Call him" Luca snapped as Henry groaned next to him "I'll call you back"

With that he hung up and turned to Henry.  "Hey..." he said, slapping Henry's cheek lightly "Wake up you moron"

Henry's eyes flickered open.  "....Sir?" he groaned.  

"Yeah...  It's me" Luca said, sitting back again.  

"...What happened... Sir?" Henry asked, his hand going to his head.  

Luca caught his wrist.  "Careful" he said "You took a nasty hit to the head"

Henry blinked at him before he nodded slightly.  "Sir....  Did you get hurt?" he asked, looking a bit worried.  

"Mind your own business" Luca snapped, taking a deep breath.  He could feel the walls starting to close in on him.  That made things a harder.  If he could just stay calm until they manage get out of here.  Losing himself here, was not a good thing. 

Henry looked down at the ground.  "Is... Is Malcom outside?" he asked.

"Yes" Luca said "He's waiting for Busha....   They will figure something out, so just..." he paused for a moment, trying to keep himself composed "We'll just have to wait, until they get us out"

"Of course, Sir" Henry said, and closed his eyes for a moment. 

"Henry!" Luca snapped, causing the other guy to flinch.

Henry stared at Luca with wide eyes, shocked.  

Luca breathed out.  "Don't close your eyes" he said "If you pass out, you might not wake up"

"...Yes, sir" Henry said quietly.  

Luca closed his eyes for a moment, doing his best to keep his breathing even.  He flinched when his phone started ringing.  Slowly he opened his eyes, and lifted his phone.  

"Malcom" he answered.  He listened to Malcom, before breathing out and nodding.  

"Alright....  I got it" Luca said "Get started..."

As he about to hang up the call, the ground started shaking again.  

He cussed, feeling his heartrate spike.  Everything was shaking and trembling and moving.  

"Sir!" Henry called out.  He tried to move, but just slumped back.  

A loud groan sounded through their small space.  

Luca's head shot up, his eyes flickering around.  His eyes froze on one of the beams.  He moved without thinking.  Immediately he caught the beam that was just about to fall on Henry.  

The weight of the beam forced him down on one knee.  

"Henry" He grunted through clenched teeth "My phone...."

Henry stared at Luca with wide eyes.  

"HENRY!" Luca snarled, before grunting as the weight of the rubble above them pressed down more on his shoulders.  

"Yes, Sir" Henry snapped and grabbed the phone quickly.  

"Call.... Malcom..." Luca said, struggling to keep the wood from falling on them, and crushing them "....Hurry...."

Henry stared at Luca with shock as he did what his lieutenant said.  

"They are working on it, Sir....  On getting us out" he said.

Without warning the weight increased.  

"STOP!" Luca yelled, grunting as the beam dug into his shoulder "It's....  unstable....  They need to....  try something.... else"

Henry stared at Luca, eyes wide.  "...S-sir..." he stuttered "What....  why?"

Luca groaned.  "Didn't you... realize?" he asked "This place... is unstable...  if they move the wrong piece.... of fucking wood....  it will come down... on us"

"...Right..." Henry said, swallowing, turning his attention back to the phone "Mall....  The rubble here.... is very unstable.... You need to be careful"

Luca closed his eyes for a moment, just focusing on keeping the beam on his shoulders to drop even more.  There was something painful digging into his shoulder, other than beam.  

He could feel the blood dripping down his shoulder.  

Henry was talking quickly with Malcom, before looking over at Luca.  "Sir.... they might have... found a way to us without moving to much of the rubble"

"Then.... tell them to... fucking hurry up" he groaned, through clenched teeth.  The pain was almost clouding his mind.  His strength was not going to last very long.  They needed to hurry.  

"Yes, Sir" Henry said, looking worried.  

"Fucking.... brilliant...." Luca grunted.  

"You're bleeding, Sir" Henry said. 

Immediately Luca's eyes snapped towards Henry, narrowing at him.  He did not have the strength to say anything.  

Henry just looked down, not saying anything.  

Silence fell as they waited for the others to come find them.  

Luca could feel himself starting to fade.  The pain on his shoulders was the only thing that was keeping him from completely passing out.  He wasn't sure how long they've waited, before sounds of people talking and moving reached them.  

The rubble shifted and Luca groaned.  

"SLOW DOWN!" Henry yelled at the others "I told you...  everything's unstable here!"

The movement slowed down.  

Luca clenched his jaw, slowly lifting his head.  He narrowed his eyes, at the figures he could only half make out who they were.  

Busha's big form, moved next to him, holding something.  There was a groan and the a weight lifted of Luca's shoulders.  

He smothered a pained groan, before slumping forward.  The sudden relief of not having to hold up everything, made him feel lightheaded.  It took him a moment before he managed to clear his mind.  

Gasping he slowly lifted his head again.  

"Sir!" Malcom said, staring at Luca with wide eyes.  

"I'm fine..." Luca growled.  

Malcom nodded, the corner of his mouth lifting in a slight smile.  "Of course, Sir" he said "Let's go.... this place is really unstable...  We barely made it here without making everything fall in"

Luca nodded, glancing over at Busha.  

The big man nodded as well.  "This beam will not come down soon" he said "We should move"

Luca motioned for Busha to move. 

Immediately the small group started moving again.  Malcom made sure that he was at the back, with Henry and Luca in the middle and Busha at the front.  

"There's a narrow part coming up" Busha said.  

Luca clenched his jaw.  He could feel his heart beating rapidly in his chest.  It started to feel like he couldn't breathe anymore.  With every bit that they've moved, the feeling grew worse and worse.  

They had to move hunched over and every now and then they needed to duck even more for pieces of the building sticking out from the top.  Or they needed to squeeze pass some other coming from the sides.  

"Alright....  careful now" Busha said as he went down on his stomach, Leopard crawling into a dark hole.  

Henry followed.

Luca took a deep breath, slowly he went down, careful not to bump his shoulder, cause he could barely feel anything.  

He needed to focus.  

A loud crack sounded through the small crawl space.  Malcom cussed behind him.

"It's starting to cave in!" he called from behind.

Luca could hear Busha cussing in front of them.  

"Sir!" the big man call "Give me you hand...  I'll pull you out!"

It took Luca a moment before he realized that Busha was talking to him.  The sides of the small crawl space was starting to close up on him.  

"Luca" a voice said, getting his attention to focus in front of him "Reach out!"

Without realizing it, Luca reached out.  A hand grabbed his wrist and pulled him forward.  Immediately he was pulled out of hole.  

Light blinded him for a moment.  

Luca all but collapsed on the ground, gasping.  His ears was ringing and his body was trembling.  

It took him a moment before he managed to calm his breathing, focusing on the fact that he was outside and not trapped inside that small space any more.  Slowly the terror started to fade away, replaced by a burning anger that surged through him.

Luca lifted his head.  

"What..... the fuck.... happened there?" he growled, holding his shoulder.  

The three others stared at him, blinking.  

Malcom and Henry shook their heads.  

"Sir...." Busha said, calmly "I believe that Lain might a caused this"

Henry turned to Busha with a frown.  "How the heck did he it?" he asked.