TMSCH.5

Disclaimer: The only thing I own in this story is Gen. Wolf White and her zoid "Aurora"& "Mini" that's it.

It's all downhill from here……that's a good thing. Sorry it took so long to write, worked myself into a spot.

(GFHQ: SOMEWHERE IN THE DESERT; Raven's Camp, nighttime)

"Stay here shadow," ordered Raven. "If you see Hiltz, Reese, or their organoids tell them I'm doing a close-evaluation of the enemy and am not to by disturbed in anyway for any reason. See anyone and make sure they don't see you." With that, he left.

(GFHQ: WOLF'S ROOM)

Wolf was slightly steaming (literally) when she got out of the shower. She wore her favorite nightgown, which was black satin with white seams and quite short. (Middle of your thigh short, I wanted one) After drying her unusually long hair she pulled out the lock box she had brought and sat it on the bed. Then pulled the drapes on each side to conceal the condiments inside the box as she, once more, went through them. It was filled with pictures from random time periods of when she was a baby to the present. The largest majority of the pictures were of her and a boy around her age. The first one she pulled was of her 5th birthday, both children beamed at the camera with vanilla cake and chocolate icing all over their faces. The back read, "wolf's 5th b-day, food fight." She lightly giggled as a flood of memories came rushing back.

(GFHQ: OUTSIDE BASE)

Raven now held a dead silent step as he made his way into the base. He had to see her before the fight that was schedueled for tommorow at noon. How he would explain it eluded him for the time being but there were more important things to worry about. Such as where she was and how he would get there. It was colder than usual for him because the new clothes he was wearing, as a precaution to avoid tracers, transmitters, and Reese's bugs. (Black quarter-length button down shirt and black jeans tucked into his boots) He found his way to the guest room windows only one of them had a light on and sure enough it was on the top floor. Memorizing the way up, he found an individual fuse box and thought of the perfect entrance.

(GFHQ: WOLF'S ROOM)

Wolf had gone through 154 pictures when all of a sudden the lights went out. She peeked through the curtain and could only see what was in the lime-light of the moons. Mini was trying to turn on her computer, from observation all the power was out. She came out from behind the curtain and tried the switch it didn't work. Hypothesis proven. Mini gave up and pulled the plug out of the wall and began to put it up. Wolf did the same with her photos, back to the window, and shoved the now locked box back under the bed. When she stood up a hand covered her mouth from screaming and another wrapped around her waist to keep her from struggling. Then in a low whisper said in her ear, "Long time, no see."

She relaxed in his arms and rolled her eyes. Then a click and a thud was herd at the door. Mini had opened it and left instinctively knowing she was to be in the wrong place at a really bad time if she stayed. "At least she closed it this time," said Wolf breaking from his hold. "Sorry for the lack of a welcoming Party but I thought you were dead."

"You of all people should know I'm not that easy to kill," Raven said while making himself at home.

"Hunter, you were always difficult."

"Look at the pot calling the kettle black."

She shook her head and jumped over him onto the bed and made herself comfortable on his chest her ear just over his heart so the soothing sound rang her eardrum with its smooth rhythm. "I missed you."

He had his hands behind his head and his ankles crossed. Gently, he nudged her with the side of his face and admitted that he missed her too. A short while passed in silence, then Wolf began to cry.

"Hey what's wrong? I didn't do something did I?"

"No. It's just….it's just…"

He sat up and cradled her as if for a first he was worried for her instead of the vise-versa. "Hey it's alright. Now it's just what?"

"I wish things were the way they were you know before we got caught up in the army when the only worries were what we were gonna do when we grow up and your family issues I would always stick my nose in," said Wolf starting to laugh under the tears. "I'd follow you to the ends of Zi to keep you out of trouble but… I don't want to fight anymore. I don't want to be strong by my self anymore. I don't wanna be alone."

She was crying harder then before now, he had to do something now that made his heart hurt. He wanted to cry now too, because he had to tell her that not only would she have to be and do all of what she just said she wanted no part of anymore but fight harder be stronger and more alone than before. How do you tell the person you're in love with that you both have to fight to the death at noon tomorrow? How?

"Wolf …there's something you need to know."

She looked up at him, still crying. He couldn't look at her, it was hard enough as is.

"Hiltz wants me to fight you tomorrow."

"So?"

"To the death."

She laughed again, "So?"

Raven was now very frustrated. He had just told her point blank that he had to fight her to the death and she was laughing at him! Either she had gone Polo-Loco on him or this wasn't as hard as he had thought.

"So…either you kill me or I kill you…tomorrow!"

She laughed at him again and fell into a dead sleep.

Words….1030. Review.