A/N: Alright it is getting to that time folks! The next chapter is here. Sorry if Ghost is a little OCC in this, but I wanted to make him less of the asshole that he already is. In this chapter the gang gets leave! Enjoy
Chapter 2: Leave and Cargo
It had been almost a week since Ghost kissed her. A week that passed with him avoiding her like she was a plague on humanity. Tonto, sensed her uneasiness and knew the cause of it. Tonto wasn't stupid, he was born very smart. The wolf that she raised from a pup was constantly tormenting Ghost day in and day out now. She didn't blame Tonto for wanting to get even, but she knew Ghost needed space. Since he kissed her that night she knew he was confused about what had happened between them, and wanted to get away for a bit to give her space as well. She admitted that she too had been confused. She and Ghost for the best part of the three months, that she had been on the Task Force, hated each other. Now it seemed they were developing feelings for each other and that, during a mission could be deadly. She looked at her watch and shook her head, good thing that she would have more time to reflect on this subject while she was on leave. The 141 was heading to the states this time for leave and she for one couldn't wait to get back to her part time job, as a bartender and bouncer at her mother's bar. She packed her tactical gear just in case and heard a knock on the door "Come in."she said.
The door opened to reveal Soap carrying Tonto who looked like he got caught in the hen house "What did he do now?"she asked
"He decided to try and piss on Ghost again. I don't know what it is lately, but Tonto has made it his mission to make Ghost's life a living hell more than usual."said Soap.
She rolled her eyes and looked at Tonto "Your grounded to your room young man when we get home."she said.
Tonto put his head down on his paws and whimpered, he knew what that meant all to well, she looked at Soap " I have a feeling I know what it is. Tell Ghost it won't happen again."she said;
Soap nodded and left the room. She looked over at Tonto "You need to stop this boy, or I will leave you at home." she said.
Tonto whined and gave her the sad puppy face, which never worked unless he had done something really bad. She shook her head "That's not going to work son, you made your bed now lay in it."she said.
Tonto began to whine and she left the room and bumped right into Ghost "Sorry."they said at once.
She went to walk away "Wolf, wait."he said.
She turned to look at him "What is it, Ghost?"she asked
"About the other night,"he began
"I understand, it was a mistake."she said and walked off.
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He wasn't going to say that, but she had guessed it and walked off "It wasn't a mistake."he whispered.
He went to his room to start and pack, why did she have to guess like that for? He wanted her, he desired her. He wanted to hold her close against him and never let her go, but why did she think it was rejection?
He admitted it at first, he hated her but as he saw her in action, he began to fall in love with the woman she was. She was like him in some ways and yet she wasn't. He left that night without looking at her, letting her see his face. The scars that were hidden from the world since Roba Sr. fucked him up with a knife. He had to make her understand that it wasn't rejection, that they were made for each other. The only question was how he going to do that?
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The drive home to the Pine Ridge reservation was a long one. Tonto knew she was still mad at him for what he had done to Ghost. She looked at him "Son, you have to realize its not all his fault,"she began " I had fallen in love with a Ghost. A Ghost, it would seem who needs time to search his feelings."
Tonto placed his paw on her lap as she drove the 1964 Mustang down the road of the Reservation.
She smiled softly as she saw her Mother come running out of the house as she pulled up, Tonto jumped out of the car as she slowed the car to a stop.
She turned the motor off and got out, she looked at her mother "Hello mother."she said.
Her mother hugged her, and she returned that hug. When her mother pulled away her brother, who was her twin, pulled her bags out of the car "So Lone Wolf what brings you home?"asked J.J. her brother.
She shrugged "I got placed with a bunch of pups."she replied.
Her brother laughed and shook his head "Something tells me you are hiding from someone."said J.J.
"Oh, piss off you muppet."she said.
Her twin brother gave a laugh, and she went inside the house "Tonto, go to your room unless it is time for dinner, or you have to go outside to the bathroom."she said.
Tonto whined and did as he was told, as her brother and mother gave her a questioning look "He pissed on the Senior Lieutenant and his belongings."she replied.
Her mother and brother looked at each other, "Someone was trying to make a move on Mama Wolf." J.J. said in sing-song voice.
This was going to be a long day, and night.
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When Ghost and the others got to the great plains, they were shocked to see the vastness of the landscape. You could have a battle out here, and not even know it. Archer had a information book about the area "The Plain Indians were driven from the land years ago. The Pine Ridge Reservation out here is located
near the Wounded Knee Memorial."said Archer.
Wounded Knee was not a victory, it was a massacre. Innocent women, children, and the elderly died there. All because of a glory hound named Custer, something that should not have happened a piece of history that should never be repeated. As he turned onto the road of the Reservation they figured they would stop at the local bar to have a few drinks, and to stay in the motel. When they pulled up he could have swore he saw a infamous black wolf standing at the door. He shook his head as Soap and the others headed to the Motel office. An aged Sioux woman stood there, "John McTavish is that you?"asked the woman
"Maggie Little Eagle?"said Soap shocked
"Yes, you pain in the ass; hows Price?"she asked.
That was a sore subject for Soap, "I don't know ma'am, he is dead. The last time I saw him he was being surrounded by Russian Rebels, and I was injured." Soap replied sadly.
The woman nodded "What is lost is always found, maybe you should talk to Running Wolf she knew Price more than she lets on."said the woman.
Soap looked at her "Who?" Soap asked.
He took a seat on the couch "She owns the motel and the bar next door, rumor has it her daughter is running with the 141."said the woman
"I knew it was that damned hell hound of a wolf."he growled.
The woman looked at him with a smile making its way onto her face, "So, you know Tonto?"asked the woman
"If you mean by Tonto pissing on him, and everything he owns, than yes."said Meat laughing.
The woman looked at Soap "Your the 141?"she asked
"Yes, ma'am we are." he replied
"Soap, here is the Captain."said Meat.
The woman giggled "If you are looking for Lone Wolf, she's next door."said the woman as she gave Soap keys to their rooms.
He stood up and took a key to his room, and went out the door only to have something tackle him to the ground "GOD DAMN YOU, GET OFF ME DOG!" he yelled. Tonto, tilted his head to the side in puzzlement, and then showing his teeth, reached down gingerly to pull his balaclava, mask and shades off, and takes off with it. "I hate you." he says as he gets up to follow the damnable wolf.
Tonto runs into the bar aforementioned by the motel owner, and he follows. As he opens the door, he sees Tonto drop his property onto the stool next to the one woman he could find from a mile away, blindfolded. "Damn." He thought as he walked to retrieve his property.
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Wolf yawned as she leaned back on the stool in front of the bar. Looking down she noticed that Tonto had brought her something from his dash outside. "There is no fucking way." she thought as she recognized the skull jaw printed fabric, and the shades and mask she knew ALL to well that Tonto had just dropped onto the neighboring stool. Her eyes closed as the smell of him enveloped her. She turned as he began to speak, "He stole it, I'm sorry. I wasn't going to come and bother you, when I learned you were here," Ghost began.
She began to shake her head as a smile began to spread across her face, she then was not able to hold it back; she began to laugh as if he had cracked a joke. His look of bewilderment made her laugh even harder, so that she was cackling like a witch. His eyes began to crinkle as he started to chuckle. Eventually, they were both laughing so hard that it didn't even matter anymore. When it was over, she looked over at Crystal "Hey, Crystal!" she yelled
"Yeah, boss?"came the reply
"Two shots of Irish Whiskey."she said
"The Wolfhound?"asked Crystal
"Yes, the Wolfhound."she replied.
As she looked back at Ghost, her heart began to ache. No wonder he left her that night, he was afraid that she would reject him due to the scars on his face. Crystal walked over and put the two glasses in front of them "Leave the bottle."she said
"Yes ma'am."said Crystal.
It wasn't long before the others entered, she ordered them all drinks as they sat down at the booths. Crystal was delivering them when Andy, the bar drunk, grabbed Crystal's ass "Andy, don't do that again."said Crystal
"What are you going to do about it, bitch?"asked Andy.
She set her drink down and stood up to look at Andy "ANDREW BEARPAW, I SWEAR IF YOU DON'T KNOCK YOUR SHIT OFF RIGHT NOW; I WILL THROW YOU OUT OF MY BAR."she snapped.
Andy looked at her, and held his hands up "Don't need to shout Ash, I hear ya."said Andy.
She shook her head and sat down as Soap walked over "No wonder your a hard ass look at what you have to deal with."said Soap
"Well its a lot better than helping my brother who is a cop."she replied.
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Wolf didn't flinch from him when she saw his face, hell no one did "Night Ash, I am heading home."said the guy she got on to for groping the barmaid
"Night Andy, and go to the motel I don't want you driving,"she began
"I know you don't want your brother catching me again."said the man
"Meat, could you take him to the motel?"she asked
"Sure, Wolf."came the reply.
After the last call of the night, Wolf spent the time counting the money "Well that is fucking great."she said
"What is it?"asked Roach
"There is a total of six hundred dollars missing."she said.
That caught his attention "Who took it?"he asked
"There is only one man I know who is foolish enough to steal from my mother. What he doesn't know is before I left for the 141 I had cameras placed in the bar, and office."she said.
She went into the back room and came out with a laptop that was still on and recording "Lets see if he did it."she said.
She went to the 2pm time frame and began to play "His ass has had it this time."she said.
She made a copy and put it onto a USB drive as a woman who looked just like her save for the eyes came in "The bar is closed gentlemen."said the woman
"Mom, its alright they are with me."she said.
The woman nodded and walked over "What is this?"she asked
"Mark stealing six hundred dollars, and an additional fifty with the Wolfhound he walked out with again."she said.
By the time she had gone through the footage over the last few months the guy racked up a major 'I fucking owe you' tab to the tone of thirty thousand dollars "Fuck calling your brother bring his ass here and take your friends with you."said the woman
"Yes, Ma'am."said Wolf.
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Mark lived on the other side of the reservation by Wounded Knee memorial. She looked at Ghost and Soap "This guy has major anger issues."she said
"Then what are we waiting for."said Archer.
She smirked, they were itching for a fight. Tonto went around to the side as she knocked on the door "Who the fuck is it?"demanded Mark
"Ashton Price, you thieving mother fucker. I got your ass on video stealing from my mother's bar."she snapped leveling her .45 at the door.
The door opened and out came Mark carrying a loaded AK-47 aimed right at her "WOLF!"yelled Ghost.
She aimed her .45 firing hitting Mark in the foot as Tonto tackled him to the ground and grabbed Mark by the balls. There was the 'Oooo' sound followed by Mark hitting high notes as Tonto got a good grip "Call off your mutt."said Mark in a girly voice
"Sorry mate, but he is full blooded Timber Wolf and trained to kill."said Ghost.
Tonto's tail wagged at that, at least they were getting along now. She looked at Meat "Got the duct tape?"she asked.
Meat nodded and handed her the roll of black tape with white skull and crossbones on it. She forced Mark onto his front Tonto releasing his hold on the man's nuts. Tonto ready for another attack on the area, he had just released if Mark even sneezed in their direction. She was about to tie his hands together, when he bucked her off and kicked Tonto in the jaw. That's when the boys got involved, Ghost and Soap were helping her up while Archer and the others finished what she started "I always knew you were a whore."said Mark.
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He couldn't control himself, he walked over to the man who had been stealing from Wolf's family and picked him up "What did you call her?"he snarled.
The mans eyes widened in fear as a shot gun went off "What are you doing to my husband?"demanded a voice
"Hey Donna."said Wolf
"Oh, Ashton its you. Well what the hell did his dumb ass do this time?"asked the woman
"Stole thirty thousand dollars in money and booze from my mother's bar, and pulled a gun on me and called me a whore in front of my team."she said.
The woman lowered the shotgun "So that's how he has been getting the money to pay for Sarah's medicine."said the woman.
They all froze "Come again?"asked Soap
"Our daughter Sarah is sick, her heart is failing and she needs a heart transplant. The operation is going to be over sixty thousand dollars."said the woman.
He let go of the man, he was pissed about what the man did yes, but he was doing it all for his daughter. He couldn't hurt this man, even if he did deserve a beating for what he called Wolf. Speaking of Wolf, she was walking over now "Mark, why didn't you say anything, my mother would have given you the money."she said
"I've never asked anyone for a thing in my life, except my wife to marry me."said Mark.
Wolf shook her head "So damn stubborn like, just someone else I know."she said looking at him
"I am not."he said defensively
"I hate to say it mate, but you are."said Soap.
Just then blue lights began to come down the road, as the car came to a stop Wolf's mum and a man got out. The man had to be the same age as Wolf "Ashton, let him go. Your brother told me what was going on with his daughter."said her mum
"Already planned on it."she said.
The man got closer and he could have sworn the guy looked familiar some how, he looked like a young Captain Price, but with black hair and well tanned skin "What are you looking at, bonehead."he said
"J.J, be nice to your sister's teammates; they traveled a long way to be here."said her mum
"Yes mom."said J.J.
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Her brother unfortunately had to take Mark to jail for attacking an off duty officer with a AK-47, that happened to be illegal as fuck. She looked at Donna who shook her head "Donna, I'm sorry." she said
"Its alright, I would have been just as pissed if I were in your shoes."said Donna.
She nodded then began "If it helps I have the money to help your daughter get that operation that she needs."she said
"Thank you, but you won't get it all in time. Its due tomorrow at sunrise."said Donna.
She laughed shaking her head "Donna, you should remember what I used to do before I left for the Army."she said
"You mean street racing, and almost wrapping your car around a light pole in front of my Bar?" piped up her mother in a stern, yet sarcastic tone.
She laughed and scratched the back of her head nervously "Mom, not in front of my team."she joked
"The big bad Wolf, a trouble maker? Oh say it's not so." said Meat in a joking manner.
Donna laughed and shook her head "There is no way you can make it, the Gray Ghost got totaled remember."said Donna.
She smirked evil like and laughed "I did have a LOT of free time on my hands."she replied
"And spending more time fixing that scrap heap instead of finding a good man."said her mother
"MOM! HUSH!"she said mollified now.
Her team was snickering "How much work left needs to be done on it?"asked J.J
"Why plan on giving me an escort?"she asked
"As far as I can. I will contact the local state and city police that you have precious cargo, and that they will be shot by the 141 if they stop you."said J.J.
It was time to get the Gray Ghost...
