"Title says it all :) please enjoy!
Chapter 117: Rain and Sun
A gunshot echoed across around Wolf and he opened his eyes and saw the handgun he had to his head was now gone and was now on the ground in front of him, Wolf just looked at it and was just confused at what happened and soon he realised what shot the handgun.
"Quiet.." Wolf looked up in front of him as he slowly stood up and suddenly he heard a thunderous stomp behind him and he quickly turned and saw Quiet just standing there with a look of shock and her markings around her angry eyes, she caught him trying to commit suicide.
The two frowned at each other and there was just silence between them and soon Wolf's radio went off a few times and soon Wolf turned and responded.
"This is Wolf..." He whispered.
"Wolf what happened!?" Big Boss demanded to know.
"Had a few problems but everything's back to normal, we may have a lead" Wolf quietly spoke.
"Return to base, we can discuss your findings in private. That's an order" Big Boss spoke in a commanding tone and ended the call.
Wolf sighed then looked back at Quiet who was extremely angry with him after what he tried to do but Wolf wasnt even intimidated by her.
"You can give me that look all you want Quiet, what I choose to do doesn't concern you" Wolf argued and Quiet dashed forward and pushed Wolf hard to the ground with her anger radiating off her.
Wolf quickly got up and looked right at her "Dont you dare do that again...".
Quiet then went up to him and went to push him again but Wolf side stepped then grabbed and threw her to the ground at lightning speed and she grunted as her back hit the ground and she looked up at Wolf with her markings still around her eyes.
"Stay away from me" Wolf then turned and walked away and Quiet slowly got back to her feet and screamed as she charged and tackled Wolf and they rolled down the sandhill and the two threw punches at each other as they rolled. Soon they came to the bottom of the hill with Quiet on top of him but Wolf delivered a huge headbutt and threw her off him and he quickly got up.
The beating he had earlier made him slower but he was still able to fight and he stared down at Quiet as she slowly got up.
"All you have done is stalk me Quiet, I never asked for your help!" Wolf argued and then Quiet rushed to him and threw a punch but Wolf managed to block it and pulled Quiet in and connected his knee to her stomach making her grunt then she was violently thrown away from him and she crashed to the ground but rolled back to her feet looking at him, Quiet could not believe Wolf was gonna kill himself she wanted to break him in half but she had to hold her true strength back.
"Don't make me hurt you" Wolf warned and then he turned and walked away and Quiet balled her fists and sprinted at him and suddenly Wolf twisted around bring his fist and but Quiet ducked and threw a punch into Wolf's stomach as she screamed then she grabbed Wolf picking him up and slamming him to the ground and rolled on top of him.
Screaming in rage she brought a heavy punch to Wolf's jaw making him spit out blood, she threw punch after punch left and right grunted in anger and Wolf just layed there taking the punches left and right, Quiet continued to punch as she sat on top of him and soon her anger turned to sorrow.
Her punches became weaker and slower as sorrow took over her as Wolf just allowed the attack to happen, her markings vanished and soon her punches slowly stopped and all she did was slowly hit his chest a few times as she lowered her head in sorrow. The fighting had finally stopped and Wolf slowly turned his back up to Quiet and saw she was starting to cry and soon Quiet lifted her head looking down at him.
Her breathing was out of control and tears formed around her eyes, she gritted her teeth and delivered one more punch to Wolf's jaw and he just took it and after a few seconds Quiet got off Wolf and distances herself from him on the ground. She turned away from him as she cried and held her hand to her mouth as she slowly rocked back and forth as her emotions came to the surface as she knelt on the ground.
Wolf slowly turned his head to Quiet as he just layed there in the sand bloodied and beaten, Quiet was broken and he saw her bring her over hand to her face and she covered her eyes as she continued to cry.
Quiet just couldnt get over the fact she almost failed Buffalo in protecting Wolf, she felt useless and felt like she was just a failure. She couldnt even do the simplest thing of watching the one man that turned her life around.
The area was silent all except for the sound of Quiet crying and soon Wolf slowly struggled to his feet ignoring the pain within him, holding his side he just looked down at Quiet just sitting in the sand still covering her face with her hands trying to control her emotions.
Wolf just looked down at her and he honestly didnt know what to do, he never saw Quiet like this. There were times where he saw her upset but this was the worst he seen her, he was the cause of it.
He grunted as he took a step forward to her and she didnt even react to him as he stood by her, Wolf then for some unknown reason slowly moved his hand to her shoulder, as his hand drew closer to her shoulder he stopped in his tracks then slowly drew his hand back to his side then slowly turned away leaving her alone.
Wolf then slowly pulled out his idroid and requested a chopper and soon the order was confirmed, a few minutes out Wolf slowly sat down on the sand a few feet away from Quiet and the two just avoided looking at each other.
A few minutes past and soon a Diamond Dogs chopper appeared in the distance and Quiet who finally was able to calm herself was on a sniping point watching over the area and Wolf just remained sat on the sand just looking at his cybernetic hand, the chopper finally came to the area where Wolf and Quiet were waiting and soon the chopper landed in the sand.
"This is Tango get in guys" Tango called out his side window and soon Quiet jumped from her sniping point and landed on the ground near the chopper and just entered without looking at Wolf.
Wolf just remained on the ground looking at his cybernetic arm and soon Tango called him again which brought Wolf back to reality and he looked back and saw the chopper was waiting for him and thats when he saw Tango get out off the chopper and rushed to him.
"Wolf you look like hell, need a hand?" Tango offered as he finally came up to him and Wolf just looked back down at his bloody gear and after a few moments he tried to get up but grunted in pain as his body refused to move.
"Come on buddy" Tango knelt down and placed Wolf arm over his shoulder and gently helped him up as he grunted in pain. "Cant leave you alone can I?" Tango joked as he placed his arm around Wolf's back and helped him walk to the chopper.
Quiet was in the chopper sitting in her usual seat with her hands down her sides with her head lowered still haunted over Wolf almost killing himself, she didnt know how long Wolf had these thoughts but she knew this wouldn't be the last time either. It scared her to death knowing next time no one will be around to stop him.
Soon she heard Tango and Wolf approach the chopper and she looked to the side door and watched Wolf being helped in by Tango as he struggled to sit in the chair at the back of the chopper, Quiet saw the mess he was in as the left side of his face was covered in dry blood and his sneaking suit was damaged in some places but it didnt shift the anger she had for him.
Wolf grunted as his back hit the back of the seat and Tango just kept supporting him as he watched him breath through the pain in his back.
Tango then let go of Wolf and reached for a first aid kit hanging on the ceiling of the chopper and took out a small bottle and syringe. "I'm gonna give you some morphine, your not gonna feel so hot on the journey back but it should reduce the pain".
Wolf watched as Tango filled the needle with the morphine and soon Tango took off one of Wolf's gloves and soon found a vein and injected the Morphine into Wolf's body.
Tango soon took out the needle and threw it out the chopper and tapped Wolf's shoulder. "Gets some rest". Wolf slowly nodded at Tango and he watched his old friend jump back out the side door and closed it behind him then walked to the front of the chopper and entered the pilot seat and got the chopper ready to take off.
Quiet just looked at Wolf as the morphine worked its magic on him and soon his breathing started to go at a slower pace, a part of her was relieved but all she wanted to do was beat the living crap out of him. She didnt know why he thought killing himself will fix anything, didnt he not realise in taking himself out he was turning his back on Diamond Dogs and of course Big Boss. How would she explain this to Big Boss if she was too late to stop him, a thousand things went through her mind but there was one thing she was certain of.
Flaming Buffalo would have been so disappointed in him.
Soon the chopper started lifting back into the air and set a course for Mother Base and the journey was silent, twenty minutes in to the flight Wolf was leaning forward in his seat looking at the floor and was started to grow tired from stress and exhaustion but he didn't want to sleep.
He slowly lifted his head towards Quiet and she was just sitting there looking at her front and after a few seconds she felt his eyes on her and she directed her eyes to him as she turned her head and she frowned at him and the two just stared at each other.
"Quiet.." Wolf called out and she just turned her head back to her front and payed no attention to him, she didnt want to look at him right now. She could not stand the sight of him.
Wolf sighed and leaned back in his seat and he had nothing left to do but sleep the rest of the journey hope, taking a few deep breaths he closed his eyes and in a few minutes he fell asleep and darkness engulfed him.
Hours had past and Quiet just sat there looking away from Wolf as she found the floor alot more interesting, throught the whole journey she was torn between reporting Wolf's attempted suicide to Big Boss or just keeping it to herself.
She knew if she reported him it could cause serious complications in this time of crisis and she didn't want this to delay proving Diamond Dogs innocence, with over a day left they still didnt have answers in the week had left to begin with. She couldn't help but worry over the situation, this was her only home and she had no where else to go.
As she was occupied with her thoughts she then heard Wolf mumble and as she looked at him she saw he was waking up, she looked at him and saw he was now in a calmer state but she didn't know if the thought of suicide had left his mind for the moment but she knew it would happen again. She then turned her head away and looked back down at the floor with her hands resting on her legs.
Wolf who was still in the process of waking up just looked at Quiet and saw she was still mad at him, he thought back to where they had their scuffle as she stopped him from taking his own life. He knew she was only looking out for him but he didn't want her near him at all, he had his reasons but now looking at Quiet after he saw her crying her eyes out after their fight. He felt like a bastard.
Wolf looked down the chopper and could see Mother base in the distance and for the first time, he was glad to be home. He then heard a familiar sound and looked to the side door as he slowly got up and lucky enough the pain of his body had lessened enough to allow him to move. Wolf looked out the window of the side door and noticed something he knew Quiet would love.
He turned his head to Quiet who was still looking at the ground. "It's raining".
As soon as those words left his mouth Quiet turned her head to him and then rushed to the side door looking out the window and just like he said it was raining and it was pouring down, excitement took over her and she pulled open the side door and the cold air and rain hit her body as Wolf stepped back stopping the rain from hitting his face.
Quiet's body shivered as the rain soaked her body and she just admired the sight before her and after a few moments she looked back at Wolf then quickly jumped out of the chopper with Wolf rushing to the side door watching her glide down as the chopper headed to the landing pad.
Soon Quiet finally landed on the first level of the Command Platform and she was completely soaked, her senses tingled and pleasure took over as she raised her hands and twirled in the rain. Quiet sighed in absolute bliss but with the stress and horror she saw today she needed more exposure.
Quiet then brought her foot up and threw off her boot and then took off the other and threw them away and then twirled again and then bent over as she slowly removed her leggings and slowly stepped out of them leaving her in her harness, bra and panties.
With her legs and feet free from their confinements the pleasure only intensified and overwhelmed her as she slowly twirled again and then slowly placed herself on the ground and layed in the large puddles that formed, she slowly rolled on her back stretching her arms over her head as she closed her eyes in absolute bliss. She slowly began to roll to her front making sure to get as much water on her as possible and soon she rolled to her back again.
Her body just screamed in pleasure as she opened her eyes up to the sky seeing the rain come down on her, Quiet could not get enough of the feeling as she raised to her hands and knees and started playing with the water swiping it left and right on the ground as she slowly crawled.
She was so caught up in the moment as she played with the water she suddenly saw two feet near her and her eyes widened as she looked up and she saw Wolf with her boots in his hands looking down at her. Angry and yet embarrassed she quickly stood up and vanished as she backed away.
Wolf just looked at the spot where she had vanished and he knew she was still there, he knew she wouldn't just run away like that. Knowing of the shit he put her through he looked to her boots in his hands and slowly poured the water out of them and then looked back at where she once stood.
Quiet still cloaked just looked at Wolf as she witnessed him pouring the water out of her boots and then what she saw shocked her, he took one step forward and offered her boots back. She was so shocked that he knew she was still there, there were times which he sensed her near him but after today she assumed that he would have believed she would have just avoided him.
It was an intense moment as Wolf offered her boots back, she looked up at Wolf and she could swear he was looking right into her eyes and that's when she noticed something, Wolf's eyes were different. His eyes were no longer lost, no anger it was like she was seeing Wolf clearly for the first time after Buffalo's death.
Quiet wondered if the Wolf she admired was slowly coming back, she wasn't sure but she then noticed the large puddles forming around her and Wolf. This was gonna be a risky move but she hoped it would work, she prayed it would make them both forget what happened today.
She slowly took a step forward and with a deep breath she reached out and held on to her boots and finally reappeared in front of Wolf and the two looked right into each others eyes only difference was Quiet gave him a smile for the first time in months, Wolf just looked at her but she didnt take the boots and he watched her step back into a puddle and lightly kicked some at him making him take a step back in confusion.
Quiet was praying this would work so taking another chance she quickly leaned down and threw more water up at him making take a few more steps back, she watched waiting for his reaction and what she saw made her feel happiness for the first time in months.
She watched as Wolf placed her boots on the ground while not taking his eyes off her and she even saw him smirk as he stood back up, it was working. Quiet threw more water up at him and he raised his arms to protect himself and all she could do was chuckle as she stepped back then kick and throw more water at him a couple of times.
Wolf was hit in the face by the water and for the first time he felt no pain, he slowly smiled and chuckled as he stomped in a puddle in front of him getting the water on Quiet as she jumped back in defence. All she could do was chuckle at this fun moment as she threw more water and him and all she could see was Wolf smiled and chuckling as he defended himself from the attack.
The two went back and forth in the water fight and soon Quiet jumped into a puddle and splashed water all over Wolf's legs and all he did was chuckle, time slowed down for Quiet as she leaned down and threw more water at Wolf. Seeing Wolf smile and chuckle again was the most beautiful thing she had seen in this time of crisis, this was the Wolf she wanted to see again and she felt pure happiness seeing this amazing man come back.
During this brief moment Quiet accidently slipped forward and Wolf quickly reacted and reached then gently held on to her arms as she supported herself and the two just froze as they looked at each other, the water fight slowly stopped as Wolf and Quiet still held on to each other and soon they noticed the rain had stopped as they looked up to the sky seeing the sun shine through the clouds.
Both Wolf and Quiet looked up to the sky and while Wolf looked to the bird Quiet watched the sun shine through and hit her, she didn't know why but she took it as a sign from Buffalo that she was thanking her for making Wolf smile again, all Quiet could do was give a small smile as she looked to the sun but suddenly realisation hit both her and Wolf.
They looked at each other and realised they were still holding each other so they let go of the other and took a step back from each other, they didnt know what happened and they didnt know why it happened but deep down this little moment of fun was something they clearly both needed.
Deciding not to make it more awkward Quiet gave Wolf a small smile then leaned down and collected her boots then turned to the bridge leading to the next platform and vanished as she walked with her boots in hand.
Wolf just remained where he was as he watched her go and he honestly didn't know what happened, they were fighting back in the field and now they were playing in the water until the last moment.
"What was that.." Wolf whispered and soon a ray of sunshine hit Wolf and he looked up the sun seeing it shine brightly, the warmth of the sun engulfed his entire body and it felt like someone was holding him.
He slowly turned to the direction of the sun and took a step forward as he looked up at it. "Sarah is that you?". He whispered almost hoping but soon the light faded and the sun was covered by clouds again.
Wolf just continued to look at the sky for a few moments and then lowered his head with a sigh, after a few moments he turned to his right and saw Quiet's leggings still on the ground so he slowly approached them and picked them up and folded them and placed them in his backpack and then turned to go meet Big Boss, little did he and Quiet know Code Talker was around the corner as he witnessed the whole thing between Wolf and Quiet.
"Quiet shot the handgun out of Wolf's hand and prevented him from killing himself, they had a fight and both let out their frustrations with their fists and now with a small water fight it would seem the rift between them was starting to close, but is that really the case or will Wolf just go back to his darker self, get ready for the next chapter."