Hey guys. This is my second fan fic. I hope you like it. I might update a little slow, because I have another one that is moving pretty fast now. You should check it out! It's called: the Hardest thing to do, say I love you. It's obviously FAX! So pwease read it! You know you want to…. Mwahahahaha. Ok so I worked hard on this first chapter so please review! I WANT PRESENTS! Please!
I looked at the airplane through the floor to ceiling windows in awe. It was finally here. I squeezed my tattered duffel bag's handle nervously. People bustled around busily. Some had many bags and others had none. I heard squeals of excitement and cries of pain and sorrow reverberating off the walls of the huge building. I wanted to join in with a squeal myself.
I looked back at my mom and found her eyes wet with tears. She clutched her Kleenex I had grabbed for her at the front door from one of the many boxes lining the walls gratefully with her left hand. Yes, there were at least fifty boxes. These people were smart. Her lip quivered at a sob escaped when she sucked in a breath. Her eyes were pleading, yet encouraging all at the same time.
I gave her a look of pity and set my bag down and held my arms out as I approached her. Her body and faded clothes dived into them gratefully. Her chin buried itself into my shoulder and she sobbed maniacally. I squeezed her and murmured sweet nothings into her ear for a few minutes before she sniffled and regained her control. She wiped her eyes quickly and gave me an encouraging smile.
Well, I couldn't help it. I beamed at her with the smile I had hidden since I saw that plane through the windows. She pulled away and handed me my dark green duffel bag. "You be safe Max," She whispered.
Ella, who had been standing off to the side quickly added on, "Or I will kick your- err- butt when you get back," She said sternly with a smile. I choked back a laugh and smiled at her. Her eyebrows un-knitted themselves and her eyes flooded with tears.
"Oh, Ella," I breathed sympathetically.
"Shut up!" she said with a small smile. I smirked and held out my arms. A sob escaped her lips as well as she darted into my arms with a leap. My legs backed up under her weight to catch myself and I smiled and gave her a spin before setting her down. Her cheeks were streaked with tears when I looked at her again.
"Don't die," She blurted quietly to where mother couldn't hear. I was startled. What should I say? I gave her a slight nod dumbly and she turned away to stand next to mom.
I picked my bag up from the floor again and looked at my mom. She made a shooing motion with her hands as Ella hugged her side. I turned away and approached the plane with quick steps excitedly. I was finally going into the army! I stopped myself from skipping and instead smiled at myself like a complete idiot.
People gave me funny looks and I scowled at them for ruining my mood. Lieutenants and Sergeants, more sergeants than lieutenants if I may add, instructed people where to go a little too harsh and future boot camp attendees like me hurried to please them. I followed suit hurriedly past one man screaming at people to put their bags on the baggage carts. I chucked my bag violently onto the cart and the pile of bags beneath it shook precariously.
"Hey! Watch it recruit!" He shouted at me.
I nodded innocently as another man walked past us. "Shut up Ari, quit scaring them." He spat annoyed. "That's my job," He added evilly and winked at me. I was disgusted. What kind of sergeant hit on the new recruits?
I could see strawberry blond hair peeking out from underneath his hat as he turned and started patrolling again. I could tell he was a higher rank by the way 'Ari' said nothing to him as he left. He gave me a menacing glare as I walked away. I followed the lines of people quietly and was climbing aboard before I knew it. Suddenly I heard someone blabbering.
"Hi, nice to meet you! Are you new here too? I am. I'm sooo excited. I hope I get a good group to train with. Don't you? I hope I get a really sweet girl to hang out with and talk to. My mom was sooo sad when I walked away to the plane. She bawled her eyes out. I mean, I bet I would to. Just think about watching your daughter leaving to protect the U.S. with her life! What if she never came back?" She trailed off and the poor girl she was talking too nodded slightly and backed away. But the girl just followed her.
I edged away slowly, praying I didn't run into her. I sat in a seat next to the window and situated myself to get comfortable. The seat was surprisingly comfortable for the way it looked. I had never been on an airplane; my family had been to poor for as long as I could remember.
We always had the most tattered and faded clothes in the crowd wherever we went. I was always alone in our trailer park neighborhood with no one to play with as a child because everyone else was on vacation over the summer. I even had to use the same notebook the next year if there were more than fifty pages left over in it.
That was why I was here actually. My mom couldn't afford college. So, I had no chance. But secretly, I had always wanted to be in the army anyways and this was just the perfect excuse to use on my mother. I had always boon good with my hands. I couldn't wait to shoot a gun or something. I closed my eyes and pictured me firing it. Exhilaration rushed through me at the thought of it.
The think seat shook slightly as someone sat down next to me. I looked up quickly to see who it was. I was surprised. It was a sergeant. His deep black hair shimmered in the sun and I could see his eyes even though he was facing straight ahead. They were deep onyx black and silver specks swirled in them in constant motion. Or maybe it was me. I could feel myself getting dizzy and I was beginning to fall…
I snapped out of it quickly and jerked away so I wouldn't seem like I was staring. He said nothing and continued to stare forward. God, how stupid could I get? Who knew what the consequence was to fall in love in the army? I had heard about it a lot. It definitely wasn't good. I acted like I didn't care about him and looked casually out the window.
His jaw set as he saw someone climb onboard. It was so slight, so miniscule that I doubted anyone else noticed but me. I looked up, curious. It was that guy, Ari. He was laughing with someone, flirting obviously. She was also a higher rank than me. Probably the same rank as Ari. She had flaming red hair and bright, sparkling green eyes.
"Ok," Ari said chuckling, "Bye Lissa," He said waving slightly and turning around to come our way.
The man I was sitting next to jerked his head to face the window suddenly and I jumped. I was still staring at him like an idiot. "I, uhhh," I stuttered stupidly. In the end, I looked out the window as well. I felt like people in those movies where they are both staring out the window and then the guy starts pointing and laughing. I waited for the man to point and prepared my laugh before reminding myself that it wouldn't happen.
Ari passed by us and I glanced up like I was innocent and wondering who it was. "Oh, look who it is," He taunted with a smirk. He said nothing more to me and looked at the sergeant sitting next to me. "Did you like the show up there? She is quite a cutie." He said with a deep chuckle.
The sergeant's jaw tightened barely again and I still felt like only I could see it. "Ignoring me huh? That's fine with me," He whispered quietly before moving on. The sergeant once again jerked to face forward and said nothing to me. It started to tick me off but I didn't want to seem rude to a sergeant so I looked out the window again and didn't say a word.
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