Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Wolf and the Bear. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own BL, Sunao Katabuchi does.
(Unnamed cargo tanker)
The fact that there was still soldiers who believed the great war was unfair was not surprising. Nesti knew of many German soldiers who still wanted war.
It was the fact that they dared board a cargo ship that surprised him as the Hind approached and Zashchitnik had its guns trained on the 2 U-Boats and a Leberecht Maass class Destroyer.
"Kriegsmarine warships? You have to be kidding me…" Nesti muttered and he and the 7 other soldiers, all Spetsnaz set down. He looked over the body of the crew members and sighed
"Clear… I'll take care of the upper levels… Lieutenant, those subs even move and you blow them both into scrap for the ocean." Nesti muttered as he walked through the cargo containers. The soldiers split up and he looked over the rest of the ship, he looked at the rest of the soldiers and noticed something.
He walked into the containers and looked as 2 soldiers rounded the corner. Nesti raised his RPK.
"I thought you died with your boss." Nesti muttered with his voice muffled by the Balaclava.
That was before a sniper shot killed both men, Nesti watched them collapse to the ground.
That was before he was knocked to the ground and he chuckled in amusement, he felt a gun pointed at his head and looked up.
"Hi, Bal." Nesti said as his Balaclava was ripped off, showing his slightly scared face with black hair and some stubble.
She aimed her Stechkin APS at him as He smiled and looked at her heels and chuckled in amusement once again.
"Zorin…" Balalaika hissed as Zorin pushed her off and looked at the former Soviet Captain and pulled the Balaclava into his pocket.
"I should have guessed after yesterday when I tore apart that insurgent tanker that you'd run back into me…" Zorin said as he looked at the dead soldiers behind her.
"There were no German soldiers, was there?" He asked, Balalaika lowered her gun.
"No, those were scrap on the ship…. You haven't changed, Dorogaya…" Balalaika said with a smile before she frowned.
"Where is she?" Balalaika asked, Zorin sighed and put his rifle on his back and frowned.
"She's fine, Bal… You know why I had to go…" Zorin said as the Spetnaz officer slammed him into the crate.
"You left and never told me!" Balalaika growled, she rarely showed emotion… But for him, she didn't give a damn.
"We both only had 2 weaknesses… I had you… And her, if I didn't leave, they'd go after me and hold you on a leash… You think I wanted to go? Leave you behind?" Zorin yelled as Balalaika put her gun to his head.
"You couldn't have sent a damn note? You left!" Balalaika yelled, Zorin put his arms on her shoulders.
"BECAUSE THEY PUT OUR DAUGHTER AT RISK! YOUR MY WIFE, BALALAIKA, YOU THINK THEY WOULDN'T GO AFTER HER AFTER THE WAR!? I LEFT SO THEY HAD NO HOLD OVER YOU, YOU DIDN'T THINK I NEVER WANTED TO SEND A MESSAGE! I WAS AFRAID THEY'D FIND ME AND GET MORE LEVERAGE OVER YOU!" Zorin yelled as Balalaika slugged him in the chest and he leaned on the crate.
"Acacia is fine, she's at the base… I'd be damned if I let them take my daughter from me… They tore our family apart…" Zorin said as he brushed off his coat and looked at her.
"You have a talent for trying my patience, Zorin." Balalaika said as Zorin smirked.
"That's one reason you fell in love with me, Bal… That and how good we worked together during the war…. A General trained to be a Spetsnaz and the best sniper of the war…" Zorin said as Balalaika looked at the ocean.
"Where have you been since the war? You never wanted to stop fighting until she came along, Bal. you know I can read you like a book, even if you try and hide it behind all your ice…" Zorin chuckled as Balalaika scowled at him.
"I took over crime in a city called Roanapur…. And you're in charge of an army, I'm guessing, you always led soldiers into battle…" Balalaika said as Zorin leaned on the railing.
"I've been planning on taking revenge on the people who wronged us… And taking down people like these soldiers… And other groups… You know me too well." Zorin muttered and he chuckled and heard the soldiers finally coming back towards the chopper.
"You can come back to see her… I know you won't change, Bal… But you can still see her… They can't take away our past any more or our future… I know it's a lot to handle…" Zorin said, Balalaika looked away.
Zorin knew if this was anyone else, she'd have caused them to suffer…. But he and her were her only weaknesses.
She turned to him and nodded. Zorin turned to the rest of his men.
Author Note
Phew, another chapter done! yes, I know the chapter is short, next chapter will be longer. I also know Balalaika is out of character. I will explain next chapter, next chapter will be on next, Sunday and will show Zorin and Balalaika tossing and will show their daughter. Until then Lighting Wolf out!