Thanks to the people who have R&R so far. I would like to take this opportunity to thank TkeleChoG for reminding me about something. I originality had intended to make the story longer but my cousin found some of my files and deleted them. So after finding my back ups and rewriting them I bring you the second chapter of Mystery.
Oh, almost forgot. I don't own Red vs Blue or Halo, They belong to Rooster Teeth and Bungie respectively.
Tex was already at red base with the Rocket Launcher pointed at Donut's head while his team mates just stared in horror at what was happening.
Just a few seconds behind was Caboose sprinting toward the base taking long, graceful strides, And a few seconds behind him were Church and Tucker trying their best to keep up with the blue rookie.
"How are we going to stop Tex from killing Donut?" Tucker breathlessly panted his frantic eyes darting to his self appointed C.O.
"Tucker, I think Caboose has that covered" Church replied pointing ahead of them, slowing down slightly to catch his breath.
Caboose did have the situation covered. He snuck up on red base, avoiding the defenses (Which wasn't that hard because the 'defenses' were too busy watching Donut being threatened by Tex and her Rocket Launcher.) and slipped around the back of the base to where the situation was quickly devolving into chaos.
Tex stood right next to the shaking pink private, gun pointed at his head.
"Any last words?" she said, finger on the trigger.
"It was an accident! I swear!" Donut shrieked at the top of his lungs.
"That's what they all say."
Caboose knew this wouldn't end well, so he did what he does best: He messes up a perfectly good plan.
"Don't hurt private MC Muffin!" Caboose yelled stepping from the shadows into the full view of all people present.
Tex lowered the Rocket Launcher from Donut's head and pointed it at Caboose.
"What are you going to do to me if I hurt your precious friend?" Tex taunted smirking slightly.
Something must have happened to Caboose between Tex running out the door and her taunting him because he became completely logical.
"Tex", Caboose started slowly walking to Tex and Donut "We all know that Donut ran over you, but that was by accident, he didn't mean any harm. I know how you feel, because I also got hit by Donut too, and you can't beat me in a fight, I'm stronger than you. Instead of threating to kill Donut you should celebrate the fact that you are alive."
Tex's Rocket Launcher fell, thudding heavily on the ground.
Church and Tucker chose to run in at that point to the awkward silence that followed Caboose's speech.
"Ok... What the hell just happened here?" Tucker blurted out without thinking.
Tex turned towards them, Rocket Launcher forgotten on the ground.
"Caboose just said something so smart that it scared the shit out of all of us" Tex said trying to comprehend what just happened.
"What did he say?"
Tex in response sent the voice recording of Caboose to Church. After listening to it Church turned to Caboose.
"Who are you and what have you done to Caboose?" Church asked jokingly.
"What are you talking about Church? I am Caboose", he whined, reverting to his child like innocence.
"I think we should go back to the base", Tucker said simply, walking in the direction of the other base.
"Yeah... See you guys later", Church said walking quickly to catch up with Tucker.
"Come on Tex, let's go!" Caboose exclaimed, tugging at Tex's armor.
Without saying anything else, Caboose turned and practically skipped back to blue base.
"Uh... Sorry about that, Donut...", Tex apologized, rubbing the back of her helmet and picking up the Rocker Launcher.
"That's all right... I think?" Donut said also wondering what came over his friend.
"I'll try to kill you tomorrow, so stay alert" Tex warned before walking away.
The reds just stared at each other.
"Did anyone else get a voice recording?" Simmons asked, tipping his head to one side.
"That has probably got to be the most fucked up thing I've seen and heard so far" Grif said rubbing his helmet.
"Let's just go back to the base dirt bags" Sarge spoke for the first time since the start if the incident.
"Agreed."
(Later that night, at Blue base...)
Tex sighed as she took her helmet off, letting her angry flame red hair fall and touch the shoulder armor of her suit. She went over the day's events while she was brushing her hair.
'Wow... I never knew Caboose could be capable of learning that kind of language... Makes me wonder if he just acts like that to draw attention from himself?' Tex wondered her grass green eyes piercing her own reflection.
Unknown to Tex, Caboose was walking down the hall with a tray of freshly baked cookies and a large jug of orange juice. He intended to have dinner by himself ('No one likes me anyways' He thought one time.), but as he passed Tex's bedroom he heard mumbling coming from the doorway.
"Wonder if he just acts like that to draw attention from himself?" Caboose heard the female say from behind the door. He chuckled to himself.
'Heh, Tex's mouth and brain aren't connected are they? Looks like I brought attention to myself, again' He thought, brushing his light blond, messy hair out of his sea blue eyes. Caboose wondered if he should knock on the door. 'Tex is almost always locked in her room without any company, but on the other hand she gave Tucker a black eye, six broken teeth and a cracked skull for coming into her room without her saying so...' Caboose thought, wincing at the memory of Tucker the next morning at breakfast, of course he didn't say anything.
'But then again, I'm Caboose, I always wander in places I shouldn't be wandering into' He thought with a slight smile. He knocked on the door. After a slight pause an uncertain voice issued from the room,
"Come in."
After Tex brushed her hair she set the brush down she looked in the mirror again to make sure she got her hair straight. 'I wonder where Caboose is right now? I want to talk to him.' Tex thought before she got her wish answered. There was a couple of knocks at the door. Tex wasn't expecting anyone tonight. So with an uncertain voice she called out,
"Come in."
Caboose entered the room with the tray of food and drinks. He put on his usual 'Happy schoolboy' act on.
"Hey Tex! Do you want some cookies and orange juice?" He asked the older female bouncing around slightly.
Tex's stomach growled in reply. She blushed slightly,
"Sure Caboose, why not?" Tex replied and invited Caboose to sit down on her bed.
So the two sat together in a comfortable silence, eating cookies and drinking the orange juice.
"Hey Caboose?" Tex asked facing the other.
"Yes Tex?"
"Did you make these yourself?"
"Yeah, I just borrowed some ingredients form the muffin man at red base" He replied happily munching away on his thirteenth cookie.
"Where did you learn to cook like this?"
"From my mum, she had to do a lot of cooking to feed me and my brothers and sisters, so I helped her out a lot."
Tex studied Caboose a little bit. He hardly ever talked like this, like a normal person. It made her ponder her earlier question of whether or not he was just acting like an idiot.
"Caboose?" Tex said gaining the attention of the other Spartan.
"What would you like Tex?" Caboose asked facing the black clad Freelancer.
"When you stopped me from killing Donut earlier today, did you actually think about what you said or did you say that by accident?" Tex asked awkwardly.
"I thought about it, and I said it because I didn't want either of you to get hurt", Caboose replied staring at his empty glass.
"Wait... 'Either of you'? Do you mean you were concerned for me too?" Tex asked, eyebrows almost flying to the top of her forehead.
"Yes, I was concerned for you too Tex", Caboose admitted not raising his eyes from his glass.
"Caboose, look at me" Tex said softly. Caboose was still staring at his glass.
Tex gently slid a soft hand under Caboose's chin and lifted his face so he had no choice but to look her straight in the eye.
"Caboose, it's alright I can take care of myself" Tex childed, cradling his face gently.
"Tex, I worry about all my team mates, but I worry about you most of all." Caboose explained himself to her.
"If you worry about all of us then why did you kill Church?" Tex challenged releasing his face.
"That was because of the Auto Fire thing on the tank, once it's locked on it can't turn off." Caboose chuckled lightly. Tex laughed slightly. Caboose stopped and thought about this for a second 'Wow, I've never heard Tex laugh, It sounds really nice... It looks like Tex has found out about me acting dumb to keep attention away from me.' He smiled slightly at Tex's laugh. Tex gave Caboose a real smile.
"It's the first time in a while since I laughed."
"I'm the only one to hear it besides Church."
"He hasn't heard me laugh either."
Caboose did a double take, Church never heard Tex laugh at all. He was the first one to hear her laugh.
"Hey Caboose?" Tex asked placing a hand on the said soldier's lap.
"Yes Tex?" Caboose answered Tex, growing quite comfortable Tex of her need for information.
"How do you really feel about me?"
Caboose did another double take. That was the second time this happened, he wondered if he should tell her the truth.
'Actions speak louder than words, but then she would kill me if I did, would she?' Caboose reasoned staring at his glass again.
"Caboose, Caboose? Are you paying attention at all?" Tex asked tilting her head to the side.
'Caboose is staring into space a lot tonight... Wait he doesn't think... No... Really?' Tex thought staring at Caboose's expression, it was blank. Caboose stood up to leave but was interrupted.
"Caboose do you like me?" Tex asked getting up and softly placing a hand on his back.
"What do you mean?" he asked looking up at her in slight shock.
"I think you know exactly what I mean."
Caboose looked at the floor, as if searching for a way out.
"Yes I do, I was afraid to admit it because you were with Church at the time", Caboose reasoned glancing up every so often to see Tex's reaction.
'I had no idea that Caboose felt that way towards me' Tex thought in shock. It struck her harder than she thought possible.
Tex didn't know why she did this next thing, maybe it was to see if he still felt the same way, it could've been the self destruction in his eyes when he told her the truth, she could have been drunk for all anyone else cared. But she did it regardless.
Tex pulled Caboose towards her and kissed him.
Tex had wondered what Caboose's reaction would be but even she didn't expect what happened in the next four minutes.
Caboose opened his mouth hesitantly and allowed Tex to explore his mouth a little. Tex was amazed at the taste of the other. She could obviously tasted the cookies and orange juice, but there was something else a little more... Exotic? No, wrong word to describe it, then the answer came to her quickly. 'Strawberries? Where does he get those from?' Tex thought. Then she remembered hearing Sarge complain about his strawberries going missing every so often. 'So he's the strawberry thief' Tex thought before catching Caboose off guard and pulling his tongue into her mouth.
Caboose shifted slightly while Tex was exploring his mouth. 'Holy shit, I just got into something that I probably can't get back out of' Caboose thought feeling the intensity of Tex's exploration. Suddenly without warning Tex stopped and pulled his tongue into her own mouth. Caboose's mind shut down in that moment. He groaned slightly as Tex guided him to sit on the bed again.
Caboose returned the favor by slipping his tongue to the back of Tex's mouth and sliding it so he could taste more of her. Tex tasted exotic, like a Jamaican delicacy. Caboose didn't know what to think because Tex tasted so nice. He felt a fluttering at his side and in the next second, his shirt was practically ripped off by the eager female counterpart.
Caboose was suddenly laid down on the bed beside the female that he admitted to liking. He propped himself on one elbow to look into Tex's face. Tex looked content with her position beside Caboose. Tex looked up into the young man's face to find pure happiness etched upon it. The two stared into the other's face meaningfully as if they had something to say.
Tex moved first, she twisted into Caboose's arms and lightly pressed her lips into his, silencing him from what he was going to say. Caboose just held Tex tighter to him, stoking her hair lightly. He said only three words:
"I love you"
Tex pulled the two tighter as Caboose draped a blanket over them. Tex rested her head on Caboose's shoulder,
"I love you too, Caboose"
(Next morning)
Tex woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs and (of course) orange juice. It took her a few seconds to realize that her new boyfriend was missing. 'First cookies now bacon and eggs? Must be my lucky week.' Tex thought as she pulled herself out of bed and dragged her still half asleep body to the mess hall. Standing there, holding a plate of breakfast and a jug of orange juice, was Caboose.
Caboose set down the items he was carrying and walked to Tex, softly grabbing her and pulling her into a hug.
"Morning Tex, did you sleep well" Caboose asked, tracing a finger down her neck onto her back.
"With you as a boyfriend, who wouldn't?" Tex answered "What should we do today?"
Caboose chuckled at his new girlfriend's eagerness.
"We have so much to do, and so much more time to do it in."
I wish I could draw... If anyone knows how to draw properly could they please draw a couple of pictures for the story? Thanks again TkeleChoG. Please keep the reviews coming.
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