Charm: Hello and well I'm gonna update again! woo!
Squid: --;
Charm: I'm bored... well I'm ready for an update... Though I'm dead tired. Oyyyy
Twitch: omg
Charm: anyway onto the chapter after a glorious disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own the song American Soldier from Toby Keith. It's his song and not mine. I also do not own the song Something Worth Leaving Behind from Lee Ann Womack. It belongs to her. I got to see her in concert FRONT ROW! SHE TOUCHED MY HAND AND- *one tree hill preview comes on*
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Chapter Sixteen: American Soldier
//I'm just trying to be a father//
//Raise a daughter and a son//
"I love you, Bri," whispered Squid as he kissed his wife deeply on the mouth. She was crying. He placed his hand behind her neck and leaned his forehead against her own. "Shhhh," whispered Squid. Brianna put her arms around Squid. "I'll be back before y'know it."
//Be a lover to their mother//
//Everything to everyone//
"I know," answered Brianna. Squid ran his fingers through her hair. She sighed. "I love you too, Alan," Brianna whispered, in a pained voice. Squid's hands were gently running running down her neck. "I'm gonna miss ya," she told him. Squid smiled sadly as he removed his hands from her neck. He kneeled down and hugged a little girl with grey eyes and dark brown hair. She had tears glistening in her big, innocent eyes.
//Up and at 'em bright and early//
//I'm all in my business suit//
//Yeah, I'm dressed for success from my head down to my boots//
"Hey Raja, it's ok. I promise I'll be back. Ok?" Squid assured the little girl which was of course his four-year-old daughter, Raja Cathline. She smiled with her tears falling down her face. Squid kissed her cheek. "That's my girl." He said, finally bringing the falling tears on his daughter's face to a halt.
//I don't do it for money, there's still bills that I can't pay,//
//I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway,//
//Providing for our future's my responsibility//
"Bye Daddy," whispered Raja, innocently.
//Yeah I'm real good under pressure, being all that I can be//
//And I can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekends been to strong//
Squid then brought his attention to an eight-year-old boy. The little boy's bright green eyes flashed. "I'll miss you too, Mitch." Squid told his son. "When Richard isn't home you watch out for yer mother and sister, ok?" Squid instructed. Mitch smiled. Squid looked into his son's eyes. A mischeivious glint was sparkling in his eyes still. Squid hugged his son.
//I just work straight through the holidays,//
//And sometimes all night long.//
//You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door,//
//Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey I'm true down to the core,//
"Bye Dad, I'll miss you." Mitchell said, sounding upset. Squid sighed.
//And I will always do my duty, no matter what the price//
//I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrafice//
//Oh, and I don't want to die for you//
"Bye Mitch."
//But if dyin's asked of me//
//I'll bear that cross with an honor//
//Cause freedom don't come free//
Squid stood back up and looked at the brunette boy with dark blue eyes, who was the age ninteen, in front of him. It was his step-son, Richard Issac Barlow-Sheldon. "Rich, bye buddy."
//I'm an american soldier, an american//
//Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand//
"I'm not yer buddy, Alan," muttered Richard.
//When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right//
//I'm out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonigh//
//American soldier//
"What?"
//I'm an american soldier, an american//
//Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand//
"I'm yer son," Richard added, to his prior comment. Squid and Brianna both blinked and stared at each other in pure shock. They couldn't believe what they had heard from Richard. Sqid then smiled at Richard, who of course smiled back. Squid placed his hand on Richard's shoulder. "I'll miss ya Dad."
//When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right//
"I will too. Take care of everyone ok?" Richard looked depressed as he watched his step-father run his fingers through Brianna's hair. "Baby," whispered Squid. Richard got his half-siblings' attention.
//I'm out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonigh//
"Come on you two. Mom and Dad need to talk." Richard said, taking Mitchell and Raja's hands and took them away. Squid ran his fingers down Brianna's neck.
"Love, I'll be back. I promise. Don't cry, please love, don't." Squid said moving close to Brianna. He put his arms around her waist as she placed her arms around Squid's neck. They hugged each other tightly. Brianna started to tear up again. "Love please don't cry." Squid told her. Squid, himself, started to feel tears sting his eyes as he stared into Brianna's eyes. Her eyes sparkled with tears as well. Squid leaned into Brianna's ear. "Hey baby, see the future that we're building. Our love lives on, in the lives of out children. And that's something," Squid paused. Tears choked his words. "Something worth leaving behind." Brianna cried. "I love ya darlin'," whispered Squid.
//American soldier//
"I love you too Alan," Brianna said softly. Squid moved away from Brianna only to be pulled back by Brianna. Squid smiled and kissed her on the mouth, knowing it would be a long time until he'd do it again, as did she, passionately. Squid pulled her closer and she did as well. An officer standing by the plane Squid would leave in, sounded a trumpet horn. Squid and Brianna broke their kiss blushing madly.
//I'm an American//
"You hafta go," whispered Brianna. Squid nodded and kissed Brianna on the mouth once again. This time he gently slipped his tongue into her mouth. THey pulled away and Squid started to walk away. Brianna waved to Squid as he walked onto the airplane. He saluted Brianna and his family, Mitchell, Richard, and Raja did in return. He got onto the the plane and it took off. Squid was gone.
* Two Months Later *
Brianna heard a knock on her front door. She got up and answered it. She saw an army officer standing in front of her. Brianna called for Richard. Richard stood beside his mother.
"Mrs. Brianna Smith, we regret to inform you that your husband, Private Alan Smith, has not returned to base in two weeks. He is now considered Missing In Action. We will inform you if we hear word of his return." The officer said. He then left.
//An American//
"NO!" screamed Brianna. She fell to her as her son shut the door. He kneeled down beside his mother and held her. "Oh God Alan! Damn you!" she cried.
//An American Soldier//
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Charm: How was that. It was "sniff" depressing.
Squid: Was not
Charm: oh shut up
Squid: MAKE ME!
Charm: *duct tapes his mouth* THERE! Anyway review! ^^
Squid: --;
Charm: I'm bored... well I'm ready for an update... Though I'm dead tired. Oyyyy
Twitch: omg
Charm: anyway onto the chapter after a glorious disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own the song American Soldier from Toby Keith. It's his song and not mine. I also do not own the song Something Worth Leaving Behind from Lee Ann Womack. It belongs to her. I got to see her in concert FRONT ROW! SHE TOUCHED MY HAND AND- *one tree hill preview comes on*
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Chapter Sixteen: American Soldier
//I'm just trying to be a father//
//Raise a daughter and a son//
"I love you, Bri," whispered Squid as he kissed his wife deeply on the mouth. She was crying. He placed his hand behind her neck and leaned his forehead against her own. "Shhhh," whispered Squid. Brianna put her arms around Squid. "I'll be back before y'know it."
//Be a lover to their mother//
//Everything to everyone//
"I know," answered Brianna. Squid ran his fingers through her hair. She sighed. "I love you too, Alan," Brianna whispered, in a pained voice. Squid's hands were gently running running down her neck. "I'm gonna miss ya," she told him. Squid smiled sadly as he removed his hands from her neck. He kneeled down and hugged a little girl with grey eyes and dark brown hair. She had tears glistening in her big, innocent eyes.
//Up and at 'em bright and early//
//I'm all in my business suit//
//Yeah, I'm dressed for success from my head down to my boots//
"Hey Raja, it's ok. I promise I'll be back. Ok?" Squid assured the little girl which was of course his four-year-old daughter, Raja Cathline. She smiled with her tears falling down her face. Squid kissed her cheek. "That's my girl." He said, finally bringing the falling tears on his daughter's face to a halt.
//I don't do it for money, there's still bills that I can't pay,//
//I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway,//
//Providing for our future's my responsibility//
"Bye Daddy," whispered Raja, innocently.
//Yeah I'm real good under pressure, being all that I can be//
//And I can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekends been to strong//
Squid then brought his attention to an eight-year-old boy. The little boy's bright green eyes flashed. "I'll miss you too, Mitch." Squid told his son. "When Richard isn't home you watch out for yer mother and sister, ok?" Squid instructed. Mitch smiled. Squid looked into his son's eyes. A mischeivious glint was sparkling in his eyes still. Squid hugged his son.
//I just work straight through the holidays,//
//And sometimes all night long.//
//You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door,//
//Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey I'm true down to the core,//
"Bye Dad, I'll miss you." Mitchell said, sounding upset. Squid sighed.
//And I will always do my duty, no matter what the price//
//I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrafice//
//Oh, and I don't want to die for you//
"Bye Mitch."
//But if dyin's asked of me//
//I'll bear that cross with an honor//
//Cause freedom don't come free//
Squid stood back up and looked at the brunette boy with dark blue eyes, who was the age ninteen, in front of him. It was his step-son, Richard Issac Barlow-Sheldon. "Rich, bye buddy."
//I'm an american soldier, an american//
//Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand//
"I'm not yer buddy, Alan," muttered Richard.
//When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right//
//I'm out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonigh//
//American soldier//
"What?"
//I'm an american soldier, an american//
//Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand//
"I'm yer son," Richard added, to his prior comment. Squid and Brianna both blinked and stared at each other in pure shock. They couldn't believe what they had heard from Richard. Sqid then smiled at Richard, who of course smiled back. Squid placed his hand on Richard's shoulder. "I'll miss ya Dad."
//When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right//
"I will too. Take care of everyone ok?" Richard looked depressed as he watched his step-father run his fingers through Brianna's hair. "Baby," whispered Squid. Richard got his half-siblings' attention.
//I'm out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonigh//
"Come on you two. Mom and Dad need to talk." Richard said, taking Mitchell and Raja's hands and took them away. Squid ran his fingers down Brianna's neck.
"Love, I'll be back. I promise. Don't cry, please love, don't." Squid said moving close to Brianna. He put his arms around her waist as she placed her arms around Squid's neck. They hugged each other tightly. Brianna started to tear up again. "Love please don't cry." Squid told her. Squid, himself, started to feel tears sting his eyes as he stared into Brianna's eyes. Her eyes sparkled with tears as well. Squid leaned into Brianna's ear. "Hey baby, see the future that we're building. Our love lives on, in the lives of out children. And that's something," Squid paused. Tears choked his words. "Something worth leaving behind." Brianna cried. "I love ya darlin'," whispered Squid.
//American soldier//
"I love you too Alan," Brianna said softly. Squid moved away from Brianna only to be pulled back by Brianna. Squid smiled and kissed her on the mouth, knowing it would be a long time until he'd do it again, as did she, passionately. Squid pulled her closer and she did as well. An officer standing by the plane Squid would leave in, sounded a trumpet horn. Squid and Brianna broke their kiss blushing madly.
//I'm an American//
"You hafta go," whispered Brianna. Squid nodded and kissed Brianna on the mouth once again. This time he gently slipped his tongue into her mouth. THey pulled away and Squid started to walk away. Brianna waved to Squid as he walked onto the airplane. He saluted Brianna and his family, Mitchell, Richard, and Raja did in return. He got onto the the plane and it took off. Squid was gone.
* Two Months Later *
Brianna heard a knock on her front door. She got up and answered it. She saw an army officer standing in front of her. Brianna called for Richard. Richard stood beside his mother.
"Mrs. Brianna Smith, we regret to inform you that your husband, Private Alan Smith, has not returned to base in two weeks. He is now considered Missing In Action. We will inform you if we hear word of his return." The officer said. He then left.
//An American//
"NO!" screamed Brianna. She fell to her as her son shut the door. He kneeled down beside his mother and held her. "Oh God Alan! Damn you!" she cried.
//An American Soldier//
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Charm: How was that. It was "sniff" depressing.
Squid: Was not
Charm: oh shut up
Squid: MAKE ME!
Charm: *duct tapes his mouth* THERE! Anyway review! ^^