MASON'S POV
I walked into a tattoo parlor that had many designs in the windows. I was holding a folded up piece of paper. A tall wolf walked out from the back that had tattoo sleeves (Real ones. Not those cheap, fake ones you get at the store). I said "I'm Nuka's Little Brother, Mason."
We shook hands and he said "Names Ben. I'm so sorry for your loss. Your brother was a great wolf. A great soldier. A great father. I did his first tattoo," we then said at the same time "The Clover on his wrist!" we then both shared a quick laugh before he said "What can I do for you?"
I unfolded the paper I had with me and I said "I want this on my arm." He nodded and said "I just need to see some ID and your parents' signature." I nodded and I showed him what he needed to see.
"Follow me into one of the back rooms and I'll do this for you." I nodded and we went into the first available room and he said "Just make yourself comfortable. I'm just gonna go get the stencil I need. I'll be back in a few minutes."
When he came back, he wiped my arm with rubbing alcohol and he said "This is your last chance to turn back. Once this stencil goes on, there's no turning back." I replied "I'm sure." He nodded and began to put the stencil on and he took the paper off and picked up the tattoo gun. "This is going to hurt a little" I nodded to him and he put the gun to my skin, and all I really felt, was just a bunch of tiny little pokes.
"so, what made you decide to get this tattoo?" ben asked. I replied "I want to have a tattoo in his honor, so that way, everyone who looks at my arm, will know, that my brother died protecting our great country. He deserves to be forever remembered. He was always wearing a cross, and whenever poppies were being sold for Remembrance Day, he would always be the first person to get a poppy. And after thinking for a little bit, this came to mind and I just quickly drew it out and then focused on the details and fixing it up."
Ben stopped and took the gun off me and said as a tear rolled down his cheek "If Nuka heard you say that, he would be honored to call you his favorite little brother." I smiled and said "He's always listening to me. In here." I pointed to my heart. He smiled and continued with the tattoo.
"Heads up, this part might hurt because I have to go over the joint of your arm." I nodded and braced myself, and sure enough, I really felt the needle piercing my skin. I took a deep breath and held it. After a few more seconds, he took the gun off and said "I'll give you a moment to recover from that." I looked at how the tattoo looked so far, and saw that he was nearly done the cross.
"Wow. That looks awesome so far." I said with enthusiasm. He smiled and said "usually, I only have half that done on a client who has never had a tattoo done before because they can't take the pain." I chuckled and said "Those people are what I like to call 'Wimps'." We both chuckled and ben nodded enthusiastically. "Very true mason. Very true." He chuckled out.
He then continued to Tattoo me. Two hours later, he set down the gun and said "And we are done! Tell me what you think?" I looked down at my Tattoo and saw just how awesome it looked. It was a white cross with a world war1 style army helmet on the top of it. On both of the cross' arms, there was a small wreath of poppies. In the middle of the Cross, it said Nuka written in capital black letters. "It Looks Awesome!"
He smiled and said "it's on the house for you today. As a token of appreciation of what Nuka did for our country." I was shocked when I heard this. I gave him a brotherly hug and said "Thanks man. If you want, you can come to the Next college football game. It's being held in Nuka's honor." He nodded and said "I'll bring the beer." We both laughed and I said as I walked out the door "Thanks man. See ya there"
Time skip to the football game
I was standing in the center field with a microphone in my hand "Hey everyone. Before we begin this game, I would like to dedicate this game to my big brother Nuka Devin Lynch, who was killed a month and a half ago in Afghanistan. He was a brother, a father, a soldier, a great man. He used to play in this very stadium. He was full back…" I took a moment and said "Now before we play our national anthem, there are a few people I want to help me sing our great anthem. First I want to welcome my great grandfather Sergeant first class of the highlander black watch division British army Derry Kevin Lynch. A veteran of the second world war." He walked up in his military uniform and metals displayed proudly across his chest. A cane in his hand to help him walk because of his artificial leg. We gave each other a hug before I said "captain of the Cheerleaders Lilly Amelia McTavish." She walked over to me and I gave her a hug and a kiss. "My sister in-law Grace Taron Lynch and her daughter Isabella Rose Lynch." They walked up, well Grace walked up, Isabella ran right for me and I scooped her up in my arms before I gave grace a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Now that we have our special guests up here with us, ladies and gentlemen, please stand and remove your hats for our national anthem." I nodded to the marching band and they started playing and we started singing in perfect harmony.
"O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land, glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee;
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada! Where pines and maples grow,
Great prairies spread and Lordly rivers flow!
How dear to us thy broad domain,
From East to Western sea!
The land of hope for all who toil,
The true North strong and free!
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies,
May Stalwart sons, and gentle maidens rise.
To keep thee steadfast thro' the years,
From East to Western sea.
Our own beloved native land,
Our true North strong and free!
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer,
Hold our Dominion, in thy loving care.
Help us to find, O God, in thee,
A lasting rich reward.
As waiting for the better day,
We ever stand on guard.
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!"
When we finished, I said "Now a Moment of silence to remember Nuka" we then bowed our heads in silence for a minute. When the moment of silence was over, I said "Now let's play some football!" the crowd quickly roared in response and I handed Isabella back to Grace before they headed back to their seats and Lilly and I shared a quick kiss before she ran over to the cheerleaders. I saluted my great grandfather before I gave him a hug and he returned my gestures.
I ran and took my position on the field. I heard the QB give the call and I started running while looking for the ball. I saw it coming in from above and I jumped and snapped it to my chest and started running as fast as my legs could carry me. A guy came in low and I jumped over him and another guy came in high and I quickly threw the ball high in the air and combat rolled under him and jumped back up and caught the ball just as I made the game's first touchdown.
I handed the ball to the QB and we set back up and I repeated what I did before, but just as I caught the ball, I got tackled hard. When I hit the ground, the wind got knocked out of me, and I felt the ball get driven into my gut. The guys ran over to me and the coach asked me "Are you Okay Lynch?" I opened my arms and handed the coach the ball. I smiled and said as I caught my breath "That's first down." He chuckled and helped me up.
Time skip to the end of game
We won the game. Lilly and the cheer leaders formed the victory pyramid and Lilly did a perfect back flip off and landed gracefully as I walked over to her and I took my helmet off and we pulled each other into a kiss and I gave her ass a gentle squeeze. One of the people in the crowd yelled out "GET A ROOM!" without breaking the kiss, I gave the person the finger. We pulled out of the kiss and Lilly playfully said "play nice Mason." I kissed her and said "yes mom" she playfully slapped my chest and scoffed. I chuckled and said "I'll meet you back at the dorm room babe. I'm gonna go take a quick shower." She nodded and started walking toward the housing area of the campus while she put an extra sway in her hips before she turned and blew a kiss to me and winked at me. I smiled to myself and walked off to the showers.
When I got back to the dorm, I walked over to Lilly, who was sitting on the couch and gave her a kiss. "Hey there winner. I was thinking that you and I could relax and watch this movie and cuddle for a bit." She then handed me a DVD case (we are now into the 2000's) and I saw it was a chick flick. I nodded and said "okay" she giggled and said "I'll go get the wine." I nodded and opened the case, but I saw a sticky note on the disk that read "JUST KIDDING babe! I'm getting the beer!'
I looked at the "game" and I saw it was Call of Duty MW3. "Lilly! You're the best!" she laughed loudly and said "Your welcome babe!" she then walked back in the room just as I sat down on the couch with the two PS3 controllers. She handed me a beer and I handed her the controller.