A/N: Hi! I got 5 reviews last chapter! Yay! That was a nice thing to do, guys. Thanks. I love reviews! I think I'll add some Hesh into this chapter... we haven't seen him in a while. Justagenericusername suggested it! Thank you Justagenericusername for helping me out a lot! I appreciate it.
Anyways, enjoy chapter 12! ;)
Hesh P.O.V
I sighed as I carefully lowered myself onto the couch in the rec room. I glanced over at the other couch (our rec room was large and we had 3 of them) to see Ghost and Roach still asleep, snuggled up against each other as their chests slowly rose and fell. With Archer and Toad, it was the same. Both couples looked adorable...
It reminded me of when Logan was little and we'd sleep together after he had a nightmare. The thought brought tears to my eyes. Now Logan was gone... and it was all my fault. Today was the sixteenth day that he'd been gone. I've been worried sick each and every day.
My bullet wound was mostly healed up. Keegan had removed the stitches a couple days ago. It ached a bit, but other than that it felt fine. I haven't done much since I got back to base. I mostly just sat around feeling sorry for Logan. A tear slipped from my eye, rolling down my cheek.
I couldn't do much in the way of helping them find him. I couldn't hack... Logan was our team's tech specialist. Kick knows the basics of hacking but the system we need to crack is too complex for him to even understand.
Luke was doing just fine with the hacking. In fact, he predicts that he should be able to get a location by tomorrow if things go smoothly. I really hope they do. I can't stand to wait any longer. We need to get Logan away from that sick fuck as soon as possible. I couldn't bear to think about what they were doing to him... About how hurt he'll be when we finally get him back.
I refused to think of the possibility of them turning him. I didn't want to think of that. That wouldn't happen. It couldn't. He's a Ghost. Ghosts don't break... right? Oh, who am I kidding? I hope he doesn't think we abandoned him... we're going to come get him as soon as it's possible.
But we can't do that without a location. And to get a location, Luke has to get into the system, which will hopefully be done tomorrow.
I just hope we aren't too late...
(This bit at the beginning is for SpitfireUSN, as you keep dropping hints that Toad and Archer are your OTP... enjoy!)
Archer sighed in his sleep and snuggled closer to Toad, nuzzling his face into his warm chest. There was nowhere in the universe he would rather be right now. He could hear the faint clicking of computer keys as Luke typed codes into Roach's laptop. He hoped he was getting close... He missed Logan. They all did.
Toad shifted slightly and opened his eyes a crack. Archer grinned and kissed at his jaw line as he yawned.
"Mmmhhh... mornin'." Toad mumbled out, closing his eyes again.
"Don't go back to sleep, babe! You just woke up!" He complained, leaning forward slightly to capture his lips in a kiss.
Toad was still mostly asleep, but he kissed him back after a moment, smiling into it. But it only lasted for a few seconds because Soap yelled, "Get a room, ya twits!"
They both pulled back to glare at him.
"What? You two can go suck each other's faces off in your room." Price grinned.
Roach jumped when he heard yelling and sat up on his elbows, eyes searching the room for the problem. Ghost shoved him back down, saying something about pillows not being allowed to move.
Roach laid there, just staring at Ghost's face for a few minutes, admiring it. In contrast to Roach's skin, his was tan with a few freckles dotting his cheekbones and across his nose.
His eyes were a beautiful icy blue that was shocking when you compared them to his raven black hair. His eyes drifted lower, to his pale pink lips. They were pouty and he felt a strong urge to kiss at them...
"No, Roach! No smooching this early in the morning! Go back to sleep!" Luke yelled, whacking him on the head as he walked by.
"Owww..." He whined.
"You know the rules! No smooching... or having sex on the couch."
Ghost grumbled incoherently and shushed them.
"Ugh... Ghost, get off. I'm not tired anymore." Roach ordered, pushing at him.
The older man whined and latched onto him with more determination.
"Please?"
"Noooooo..."
"Why not?"
"Because you need sleep."
"I slept all night."
"But you need more sleep."
"Nu uh."
"Shhh..."
"You're hiding something." Roach said suspiciously, poking his cheek.
"No I'm not." He grumbled.
Roach sat up slightly and glared at him.
"Yes you are! Tell me!"
"I'm not hiding anything." He laughed.
"Yes you are! I can see right through you! TELL MEEEEE!" Roach said excitedly, practically bouncing up and down beneath him.
"No! There's nothing to tell! Go the fuck to sleep!"
Ghost shoved a pillow in his face and gave Luke a look that said, 'help me'.
"Roach, you're sleep deprived and delusional. Go to sleep." Luke ordered, not looking up from the computer screen.
Roach shoved the pillow back at Ghost and made a face.
"I am not..." He pouted.
"Yes you are. But I still love you." Ghost laughed, kissing at his lips.
"Oi! I said NO smooching!"
"Nobody cares, Luke." Roach grumbled, waving a hand at him.
"Whatever. But you need to get dressed and fix your hair. You're going somewhere today with Kick and Keegan. And Ghost... as long as you refrain from smooching."
"Ummm... okay, but where's 'somewhere'?"
"That's the fun part! It's a secret. You find out when you get there."
"Nope, I'm not going."
"Yes you are! Now be happy! Let's go fix your hair!" Luke said cheerfully, setting the laptop aside and skipping over to Roach.
"Okay! But only after I know where we're going."
"No, it's a surprise." He grinned, pulling a sleepy Ghost into a sitting position and dragging Roach out from under him.
"Well I don't like surprises!" Roach cried, digging his heels into the floor as Luke dragged him from the room.
"Well I don't care!" Came the reply from out in the hall.
"Hehehe..." Ghost giggled.
Everyone gave him weird looks.
"Dude, go back to sleep." Merrick laughed.
Ghost looked at him confusedly.
"But whyyyy?" He asked through a yawn.
"Because you're still half asleep." Keegan said, pushing him over as he walked by.
He giggled wildly and fell over onto the couch.
"You're very strange, Ghost."
"I know."
"So has anybody heard anything new on Luke getting into the system?" Kick asked, looking around at everyone.
"I heard he should be in by tomorrow..." Hesh said quietly.
"Really?!"
He nodded.
"That's the best thing ever! It's so dull around here without Logan!" Kick cheered.
"Yeah, I know!"
"I hope he's okay..." Merrick mumbled.
"Ummm... I don't know how to tell you this, but he's with Rorke. He probably won't be okay. But we'll love on him until he is okay! Then everything will be fine." Ghost smiled.
"Yup. I'm gonna spoil him to death." Soap laughed.
"You can spoil him... but not to death." Hesh sighed.
Roach walked into the room with his arms crossed, Luke right behind him.
"I'm not going until I know where it is!" He argued firmly.
"Yes you are because I'll buy you stuff."
"No, Luke. I'm not going."
"Please?! C'mon, your appointment is in like 30 minutes!"
Roach looked sharply at him.
"Appointment?" He growled.
"Yes, appointment. You had an appendectomy performed on you about a week ago, it's common procedure for them to schedule a follow up appointment to ensure there are no complications." Luke explained.
"No, I'm not going."
"It won't even take long! They're just gonna look you over and ask how you've been feeling since the surgery. You can survive that, can't you?"
"Well why can't you do it if it's that simple?! You're a nurse! You know why I don't like hospitals, Luke!"
"I can't do it because I have no idea what to look for! I worked in the ICU, Gary. I don't know how to deal with appendectomy patients, because I've only ever had two, both of which Mary dealt with instead. And I'm aware of why you don't like hospitals but I figured you could deal with being there for 15 minutes and leaving!"
"You know damn well it won't be that short! I'll be stuck there for hours while creepy doctors touch me all over and bug me! Then Alyss will show up and I'll have a fucking panic attack and it'll all go downhill from there! I'm not going, that's final!" He yelled, storming from the room.
Luke sighed and sat down, his fingers pinching the bridge of his nose. Ghost got up and ran after Roach, who had gone God only knows where. The room was filled with silence for several minutes.
Keegan hesitantly broke it.
"Uhhh... who's Alyss?" He asked quietly.
"His mother who sadly died in a hospital, which is why he won't go. When he was 11 his father took him to the hospital to see Alyss, who had cancer and was receiving chemotherapy. But they walked in and she had flat lined... the hospital was so busy that day that no one had noticed until they walked in. There was nothing anyone could do. Then John started drinking and, well you know the rest." He explained quietly.
"Damn... his life is really sad." Kick said, scratching his head.
"It's a good thing he has Ghost..." Archer pointed out.
"Yeah, I'm glad he does too."
"True," Luke sighed, grabbing the laptop to continue hacking, "I can't make him go though. I suppose he seems fine anyways..."
"I doubt there'll be any complications. He hasn't had any before now, so the chances of him having any in the future are small." Archer said with a nod.
"I hope he's not too upset." Toad commented.
"Oh, he is. But Ghost will cheer him up. I honestly don't know how he manages that." Merrick grumbled.
"You catch on after a while. But anyways, I'm almost in. You should be able to gear up and go get Logan tomorrow morning if there are no further setbacks."
"No further setbacks?"
"Yup. There have been a bunch. You owe me for this."
"Oka-"
"Just kidding! I love you guys."
"Hah, love you too bro." Toad said, hugging him.
"I'm so glad we're finally gonna save Logan! I really miss the kid..." Merrick grinned.
"Wow, Merrick. I'm gonna tell him you said that, and I bet he'll laugh at you." Kick teased.
Merrick pouted.
"That's not very nice."
"Well you're not very nice."
"Nobody cares, guys. So shut up." Ghost smiled, carrying a bundle of blankets with Roach's face peeking out of them into the room.
"What happened to Roachie?" Toad asked, ruffling his hair as Ghost sat down.
"Apparently he was grumpy because he was tired... or something like that."
He narrowed his eyes accusingly and crossed his arms.
"You knocked him out, didn't you?"
Ghost laughed nervously and waved a hand at him.
"You're ridiculo- yes I did." He admitted.
"Why?"
"Cause he's gonna miss his appointment! Let's go!" He cheered, running from the room with a laughing Keegan and Kick following behind.
A/N: Lol... so next chapter will (probably) be about the rescue of Logan!... who won't be very happy, but he can suck it up! Poor Roach... waaahhh. And I know I need to focus on the Ghosts more (that's code for you guys can stop saying that now).
But c'mon guys! We're only a dozen chapters into the story and you know how long I could draw this out for. Which I will probably do because let's just admit it, Logan needs some serious help now.
Anyways, please review! ;)
