At the barracks.
It was three in the morning when a young man with black hair was getting out of bed. This young man was Travis Kimura or Colonel Kimura to the men of the army. Travis got into his uniform after he showered and brushed his teeth. He then sat down next to his nightstand and picked up a picture of his family. "I miss you all so much, and I promise that I will be home as soon as possible," said Travis with silent tears running down his face. Travis then set down the picture and stared out the window and sighed. It was raining again. "It figures it would be raining again," he said to the window in front of him. He sighed again and went to join the men he was in charge of.
The rain beating on his head felt like a thousand, cold needles piecing his skin. The rain reminded him of the last time he had seen his family.
~Flashback~
It was a cold, rainy night at the airport in Tokyo and a family of four was staring out the window. The family contained: a man with black hair who was about 25, a woman with brown hair who was about 25, a young girl who is five and a carbon copy of her mother, and a baby with a small black tuft of hair on his head. The woman was crying as the man in uniform picked up his young daughter and hugged her for what could be the last time. The father set her down yet she clung to him. The man walked up to the woman and his baby son and kissed his son on the head and placed on his wife's lips, a romantic goodbye kiss. With that goodbye kiss, the man left for the army.
~End of Flashback~
The flashback made Travis cry even more than he already was. "Something wrong, Colonel," asked someone and they were being sarcastic beyond belief. Travis groaned and wiped away the tears before turning around to find a man who could careless about his commanding officer. "Nice to see that you're so concerned, Roberto," said Travis in a voice as cold as the rain. "You're just jealous because I got Laura and married her and had a son and daughter with her. Plus, I have a higher rank." "So what! I could careless about that rank and Laura isn't that great either," shouted Roberto, his face turning red at the thought of saying something bad about Laura. Thus the sparks began to fly.
Roberto and Travis were practically going for each other's throats. The soldiers began to wonder which was scarier: the lightning storm, the war, or the fury between Travis and Roberto. Jason, a good friend of Travis', saw that Travis and Roberto were at it again so this was no laughing matter. Roberto and Travis have been rivals since the fifth grade. It used to be who was better at soccer but as they got older, Laura became the target for arguing.
~Flashback~
"Travis, leave Roberto alone!" shouted 15-year old Laura. Travis had Roberto pinned down to the ground before he said anything to Laura. "Stay out of this Laura!" shouted Roberto, whose only concern seemed to be getting up. "Listen to your boyfriend and stay out of this!" shouted a jealous fifteen-year-old Travis. Now Laura was furious at the two boys so she went and slapped both of them upside the head and screamed at the top of her lungs," You two are huge idiots!" With that truthful statement, Laura stomped off with Kana, Kylie, and June right behind her. Both Travis and Roberto stood there, mouths agape, trying to figure out what had just happened. Now Jason was watching nearby and started cracking up because no one has ever shocked the Great Travis with just one statement. Later that day, Roberto broke up with Laura and Travis asked her out. Thus, Laura and Travis became boyfriend and girlfriend.
~End of Flashback~
Jason laughed at that trip down memory lane and walked casually behind Travis and pulled on the collar of Travis' shirt. Travis struggled to get back at Roberto's throat but saw that it was impossible against Jason so he gave up. "You can let go of the collar of my shirt; I won't go after Private Idiot. I mean Roberto again," said Travis while trying to pry Jason's hand from his shirt collar. Jason was laughing up a storm from Travis' plea of letting him go while they were still near Roberto. Finally, Jason let go when they were back inside and Travis about went through the roof yelling," Why the heck did you stop me?! What did you think I was going to do?!" Jason straightened up and said in a very serious voice," You know that you would have killed Roberto if you fought him much longer. What would Laura have said to that?" Travis said nothing but Jason wanted an answer. "Well?" asked Jason. "It would break her heart," said Travis, his voice was choky and he was crying. Jason didn't mean to make his best friend cry but to make him understand that, though he was young, was a great husband towards Laura, father to the kids, and colonel to the army.
Suddenly the phone rang. Travis got his hopes up for Laura calling but it was Kana. "Hi Kana. What's up?" said Travis in a disappointed, yet worried tone. "I have some good news and some bad news. Which do you want to hear first?" said Kana, in a voice so urgent that it scared Travis. "Good," said Travis, but he wasn't so sure. "Well, Laura is expecting another child, but here's the bad news, your son, Joseph, is in the hospital, dying," said Kana, her voice was depressed, yet still calm. Travis dropped the phone on the floor and soon after he dropped to the floor and cried like a newborn baby. Jason picked up the phone and told Kana that they would call Laura later. Travis and Laura's son was hardly 5 months old when Travis left for the army and now they were going to lose him. Travis couldn't even be happy that Laura was having another child. Travis pounded his fists on the ground when he said," I'm going home." " How are you going to do that my oh so clever friend?" asked Jason, who was staring at Travis and shuffling his feet. Travis said nothing and stomped out the door.
Author's note: Hiya! Well you asked for another chapter and you got it and chapter 3 will be up soon. Thanks for reading and please review.
It was three in the morning when a young man with black hair was getting out of bed. This young man was Travis Kimura or Colonel Kimura to the men of the army. Travis got into his uniform after he showered and brushed his teeth. He then sat down next to his nightstand and picked up a picture of his family. "I miss you all so much, and I promise that I will be home as soon as possible," said Travis with silent tears running down his face. Travis then set down the picture and stared out the window and sighed. It was raining again. "It figures it would be raining again," he said to the window in front of him. He sighed again and went to join the men he was in charge of.
The rain beating on his head felt like a thousand, cold needles piecing his skin. The rain reminded him of the last time he had seen his family.
~Flashback~
It was a cold, rainy night at the airport in Tokyo and a family of four was staring out the window. The family contained: a man with black hair who was about 25, a woman with brown hair who was about 25, a young girl who is five and a carbon copy of her mother, and a baby with a small black tuft of hair on his head. The woman was crying as the man in uniform picked up his young daughter and hugged her for what could be the last time. The father set her down yet she clung to him. The man walked up to the woman and his baby son and kissed his son on the head and placed on his wife's lips, a romantic goodbye kiss. With that goodbye kiss, the man left for the army.
~End of Flashback~
The flashback made Travis cry even more than he already was. "Something wrong, Colonel," asked someone and they were being sarcastic beyond belief. Travis groaned and wiped away the tears before turning around to find a man who could careless about his commanding officer. "Nice to see that you're so concerned, Roberto," said Travis in a voice as cold as the rain. "You're just jealous because I got Laura and married her and had a son and daughter with her. Plus, I have a higher rank." "So what! I could careless about that rank and Laura isn't that great either," shouted Roberto, his face turning red at the thought of saying something bad about Laura. Thus the sparks began to fly.
Roberto and Travis were practically going for each other's throats. The soldiers began to wonder which was scarier: the lightning storm, the war, or the fury between Travis and Roberto. Jason, a good friend of Travis', saw that Travis and Roberto were at it again so this was no laughing matter. Roberto and Travis have been rivals since the fifth grade. It used to be who was better at soccer but as they got older, Laura became the target for arguing.
~Flashback~
"Travis, leave Roberto alone!" shouted 15-year old Laura. Travis had Roberto pinned down to the ground before he said anything to Laura. "Stay out of this Laura!" shouted Roberto, whose only concern seemed to be getting up. "Listen to your boyfriend and stay out of this!" shouted a jealous fifteen-year-old Travis. Now Laura was furious at the two boys so she went and slapped both of them upside the head and screamed at the top of her lungs," You two are huge idiots!" With that truthful statement, Laura stomped off with Kana, Kylie, and June right behind her. Both Travis and Roberto stood there, mouths agape, trying to figure out what had just happened. Now Jason was watching nearby and started cracking up because no one has ever shocked the Great Travis with just one statement. Later that day, Roberto broke up with Laura and Travis asked her out. Thus, Laura and Travis became boyfriend and girlfriend.
~End of Flashback~
Jason laughed at that trip down memory lane and walked casually behind Travis and pulled on the collar of Travis' shirt. Travis struggled to get back at Roberto's throat but saw that it was impossible against Jason so he gave up. "You can let go of the collar of my shirt; I won't go after Private Idiot. I mean Roberto again," said Travis while trying to pry Jason's hand from his shirt collar. Jason was laughing up a storm from Travis' plea of letting him go while they were still near Roberto. Finally, Jason let go when they were back inside and Travis about went through the roof yelling," Why the heck did you stop me?! What did you think I was going to do?!" Jason straightened up and said in a very serious voice," You know that you would have killed Roberto if you fought him much longer. What would Laura have said to that?" Travis said nothing but Jason wanted an answer. "Well?" asked Jason. "It would break her heart," said Travis, his voice was choky and he was crying. Jason didn't mean to make his best friend cry but to make him understand that, though he was young, was a great husband towards Laura, father to the kids, and colonel to the army.
Suddenly the phone rang. Travis got his hopes up for Laura calling but it was Kana. "Hi Kana. What's up?" said Travis in a disappointed, yet worried tone. "I have some good news and some bad news. Which do you want to hear first?" said Kana, in a voice so urgent that it scared Travis. "Good," said Travis, but he wasn't so sure. "Well, Laura is expecting another child, but here's the bad news, your son, Joseph, is in the hospital, dying," said Kana, her voice was depressed, yet still calm. Travis dropped the phone on the floor and soon after he dropped to the floor and cried like a newborn baby. Jason picked up the phone and told Kana that they would call Laura later. Travis and Laura's son was hardly 5 months old when Travis left for the army and now they were going to lose him. Travis couldn't even be happy that Laura was having another child. Travis pounded his fists on the ground when he said," I'm going home." " How are you going to do that my oh so clever friend?" asked Jason, who was staring at Travis and shuffling his feet. Travis said nothing and stomped out the door.
Author's note: Hiya! Well you asked for another chapter and you got it and chapter 3 will be up soon. Thanks for reading and please review.