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Love Struck Delusion

Chapter 32 – For That Is My Beauty.

Raptor's POV, Rebellion HQ.

"In war we need to make sacrifices. Even if we don't want too. But I can't let Shadow's only remaining legacy get destroyed. Ether way I see it, we get rid of it, then what? Sure we did what we wanted to do like Marx said. But we go against everyone who dreamed and who died for that treaty. I won't disgrace those I fought and nearly perished with all those years ago. Especially Shadow Robotnik."

Archer and Marx both had a look on their faces that told me they were shocked that I would even consider this action. I guess to them I was still the same Raptor from the first two wars. But if they can try to remember, I've become someone else. Maybe one day I'll be back to that guy, but until then I have to make choices like this. Maybe it was for more my sake then the country's, but I will not be known as the one who simply sent Shadow's treaty into the trash. To me that's worse then the other choice. But ether way you look at it, even if I went the other way I'd still be going against rebellion ways. Shadow's rebellion ways. Maybe that's the thing here. This isn't Shadow's rebellion anymore. It's mine.

"I want a plan by the end of the night Lieutenant." I stated to Wreak as he nodded and along with everyone, watched as I got up from my seat to leave.

"Raptor!" Shouted Archer in disbelief as I ignored him to go for the front door.

I don't know if they could see it. But I wasn't leaving to get away from them. I was trying to escape this monster. This monster I am.

With my head held high as I shut the door. I looked up at the lowering sun to whisper.

"I'm sorry."

Gently looking to my car, I approached the driver's seat to open the door and look inside.

In the passenger seat was my bag. Reaching for it, I took it out to rest it on the hood and undo the zipper. After it was opened, I reached inside to take out Shadow's bandana once more. Giving it one good look, I pulled it under my neck to begin tying it tight. After it was set under my chin, I reached into the bag to take out a few spare clips for his M1911. Setting them on the hood with the bag, I reached back in my car to take out my vest.

Soon bringing it to my front, I heard the front door open to the HQ. Looking back with my right eye only, I saw it was Hunter. She slowly approached in a cautious way as she was confused to what I was doing.

Ignoring her as I tossed on the vest, I strapped on the braces and retook the spare clips I had on the hood to place them in there pouches.

"What are you doing?" She asked despite her tiny, nervous voice.

Keeping my eyes off her, I replied.

"Out for a while. I'll be back don't worry."

"Do you need all that to just go out?" She asked in confusion as I calmly urged.

"Just drop it please."

Hunter went silent as I let out a sigh to turn and face her.

"I promise I'll be fine. Go back inside now. Tell the others not to worry about me or where I went. Okay?"

Giving me a nod as I turned to get in my car, I was stopped as she said.

"Monroe is looking for you're family."

With my eyes a slight bit more open, I got out of my position to ask.

"Why didn't you tell me back in there?"

Looking into my eyes, she replied.

"You said you only wanted this to be between the two of us."

Nodding to my own words, I then wondered.

"Did he say anything else?"

Taking a step close to me, she replied.

"He knows you moved them out of the city. He has a guy named Lester looking for leads on you or them. That's all I heard Raptor."

With a couple new thoughts moving through my mind, I looked back into her eyes to say.

"Thank you. And I'm sorry for what I said back in the car earlier. You really did do a good job back there."

Giving me a smile, Hunter replied.

"Thank you."

Nodding as I turned to get back in my car, I then calmly ordered.

"Now go back inside. I'll be back."

Still holding a smile, Hunter turned to make her way back for the HQ. Watching from behind as she walked, I let out another sigh to start my car. As soon as she was inside, I pulled back onto the road to get heading off.

Hunter's POV.

The second I walked back inside via Raptor's orders, I was asked by Archer.

"Where did he go?"

Shaking my head I replied.

"I don't know. He said he would be back later though. And he said not to worry."

"That means we should worry." Stated Archer as I questioned.

"Why? He said not to."

Getting up from his seat, Archer replied in a stern voice.

"You don't know him like I do. I know he's not thinking clearly right now. He wouldn't kill innocents. I have to go find him."

"Archer don't." Begged Marx as Archer then asked.

"Why not Marx? Is anyone here comfortable with his decision? Be honest? Char?"

Looking to the young wolf, he replied.

"To be honest sir, I'm willing to do whatever it takes to win this war. If the commander believes this is the right way of doing it and preserving the rebellion, then me and my brothers will follow him till the end of it."

Archer looked lost as Wreak added.

"Shadow's treaty is more then just a piece of paper Archer. Shadow died for that. It's a part of history and a part of the rebellion. Turning against that is just as bad as killing everyone in the country and even what is left to be remembered of Shadow himself. Like it or not man, I believe he's making the right call here. It's war. People die and will die. We can't control that."

Starting to get mad, Archer shouted to us all.

"But we can control this! The rebellion I know is better then this right here!"

Marx was the first to state to him after that sentence.

"This isn't that rebellion anymore Archer. Things have changed over the years. We have new goals, new people, a new leader. Raptor's choices are hard. You can't get mad at him for having to choose between the two options. Ether way we would all have our dislikes towards it."

Archer had his eyes wide open to Marx as he calmly tried his best to ask.

"You're now okay with this?"

Shaking his head, Marx replied.

"As I said. If he would have choose to destroy the treaty we would all have a reason to not want to do it. Yes, I don't take pride in what's going to happen, but like it or not Archer we have no choice in the matter. But the one thing I do agree with the commander is that sacrifices must be made. We're not Shadow's rebellion anymore. We're weak, small, and easily beatable. We have to do things like this if we're going to make it back up and gain our freedom again."

With Marx going silent after those sentences, Misty asked.

"Are we going to do this tonight guys?"

With eyes looking to Wreak who was in charge of coming up with the plan, he replied on the spot.

"I still need to make sure we can do this without fucking up and still covering our asses. I'll have a plan by the end of the night yes, but we won't do this till tomorrow night at best."

Everyone nodded, but Archer. He looked sincerely lost in himself and in all us.

In time, we all watched as he soon left the room to head outside. With him now gone, we did our best to finish dinner. My mind however was on Raptor. I hope he's okay.

Raptor's POV, A half hour later, A few miles outside Iraq border.

With blood splattered covering the ground around me, I held a G.U.N soldier down in the sand head first. With bullet holes in his legs, he could no longer run from me or his dead friends who rested around their patrol Humvee.

"Aghhh! Ahhhh! Stop!" He begged as I kept my hand pressed on the back of his head so he could only taste the sand under his gaze.

"What's going on over there Gamma 2-5!?" Asked command over his dropped walkie-talkie that rested in the sand a few feet away.

"PLEEEEASSSEE!" Tears began to drip from his young eyes as I applied more force with my palm.

Slowly beginning to eat the sand, I could only stare at him blankly as I committed his fate before me.

"Come in Gamma!" Ordered command as his legs began to stop moving under me.

Letting out a breath as his body soon came to a halt. I gently got up to kick him over to his side. Sand spilled out from his throat as I felt some relief now.

"Echo 3-8 is inbound Gamma! Just hold on!" Urged command as I looked back towards the gated city.

Reaching towards my side, I pulled up a pair of binoculars to see the gate opening with two more Humvees pulling out to head for my position.

Slowly pulling the binoculars away from my eyes, I dropped them next to me in the sand to unload the empty clip in Shadow's M1911. After hearing it hit the sand, I reached for one of my front pouches to pull out a fresh one and load it into the gun. After releasing the slide, I looked back to the oncoming convey of G.U.N getting closer by the second.

Soon pulling up to a stop to see me standing there. The soldiers got out to take aim. I only stared as the young men looked around my body to see the corpses of their friends scattered around.

"Let's make this quick."

I said calmly as they refocused on me to watch as I took a step forward.

Placing fingers on their triggers, I didn't stop my pace. I was going to kill them all.

Raising my gun, with my trigger pinned. I fired.

"BANG!"

Hunter's POV, Rebellion HQ. Later that night.

Everyone but Marx, Wreak and myself went to bed after dinner. The only reason I couldn't sleep was because I was concerned with the Commander who still hasn't returned. Making my way to his room to see the door left open, I peeked inside to look around the room. Everything was neat and clean, but his nightstand.

Making my way over to it slightly, I looked down to see on it's base was a photo. Taking it in my hand, I lifted it up to my eyes to see it was what looked to be a picture of him with Commander Shadow Robotnik.

"God he was so young." I stated in my head as I looked to Raptor next to see his smile.

"And so was he. Wow."

Just the history before me kind of made me feel starstruck. To think he really was friends with Shadow Robotnik, and to think he looked that good back then.

"When was this taken?" I wondered as I turned it over to see a date.

"July 31, 2012. That was twelve years ago." I said to myself as I heard someone behind me let out a sigh.

Turning in an instant, I widened my eyes to see the Commander standing there before me with a dark facade.

"Raptor?" I said in a worried tone as he turned on the lights.

Widening my eyes, I saw he was covered in sand and blood.

"What happened?" I asked in confusion as he turned to shut the door.

Watching as his body turned, I widened my eyes further as I saw a bullet hole resting in the back of his vest.

"You're wounded." I stated with a lost tone as he looked back at me to reply.

"It didn't go through. I'm fine."

Lost in his eyes, I could only continue to stare as he began to take off his vest. After placing it on the ground did I ask.

"Where were you? Archer left not soon after you did. He hasn't come back ether."

"He's mad. I know he is. Let him be. He'll come back. He has too." Stated Raptor as he made his way for the bathroom.

"What are you doing in my room anyway?"

"Ahhh?" I had nothing to explain myself with to him.

"Please don't say you were worried about me and you couldn't sleep. I get enough of that from my wife. It would be more believing if you said you were snooping through my things. Which it looks like you were."

Looking back to my hand to see the picture I still held, I replied in a lowered tone.

"I didn't mean too I swear. I just came in and I saw it. How old were you back when this was taken?"

With his shirt now off as he shook off his quills in the bathroom, I got back.

"Twenty five."

"So you're thirty seven?" I questioned as he nodded from where he was.

"That's about right. Why? You surprised I'm old like I said I was?"

Shaking my head I replied.

"No not at all. To be honest you look at least twenty in this photo. I'm just surprised you managed to keep this good of a figure over the years."

Letting out a slight chuckle, he replied.

"If you wana call it that. I guess killing people does that to a person."

With my eyes looking to his chest, I asked slowly.

"Is that what you went to do?"

Stopping his movement from within the bathroom, Raptor turned to face me and ask.

"You want the truth? Or some lie that will make you feel better?"

With our eyes slowly locking together, I replied.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me Commander. I understand. I just...well I don't want you being alone in this."

Giving me a smile, he carefully stated back.

"You and everyone around me can say your by my side till the end. And I know because of that I'm not alone. I'm grateful, but no one other then me can take care of myself. There are things about me you shouldn't know Hunter. It's just best you keep that way."

Taking his eyes off me to refocus on his quills, Raptor then added.

"Being close to me only gets others hurt. I don't want you getting hurt."

His words made me feel warm inside. Gently taking a step towards him, I was caught off guard as he put out his hand to order.

"Don't...come near me. I know what you want and I'm only going to say it once. It can't be."

As I came close, his hand went down and his body turned to me. With his height towering over me, our eyes locked.

"I have enough problems as it is. Plus for your information, my wife is worse then any enemy."

"That doesn't mean...?" Cutting me off he said.

"It means no Hunter."

Lowering my eyes to his waist, I asked.

"You don't like me?"

"We barely know each other." Replied Raptor as I then urged.

"But we can know each other. I mean look around you Raptor.

Taking his eyes to the ceiling, I applied the pressure.

"You're wife isn't here. Hell she might not be around for the next few years. And to think about it some more, you could die tomorrow or let's say when you decide to go back? She may not want you anymore. Does she even want all this from you?" I asked as he let out a sigh to reply.

"No. She doesn't. She wants the outcome, but she doesn't want me to be a part of it anymore. For your information, we're even lucky we're still together now as it is. It's only because of my kids we are hanging on by a thread."

"So can you even say you've been happy with her since you decided to do this Raptor?" I wondered as he looked back into my eyes to reply.

"Being happy during something like this is a risk. I need to take chances and make sacrifices."

"Exactly." I replied as I took his wrist. I felt some resistance from him as I then urged.

"Take a chance. You don't know if you'll ever get the chance again. And...she doesn't have to know. The way things are going, this might very well be both our last chances at something better."

"I'm not better." Stated Raptor as I gripped him harder.

"Not to you. But I can see it in your eyes. You may be something else on the outside, but deep somewhere in that body is a great guy. You just need to find a way to let him out. For me."

Raptor went silent in thought as I began to feel his power lowering over my grip.

"Take a chance Commander." I urged with a concerned gaze as he remained silent.

With silence passing by, I got under his lowered view to say one more time.

"Take a chan...!?"

As I was bound to finish my sentence one more time, I was caught completely off guard as he leaned down to kiss me on the lips. Everything went black as I was now lost in his taste.

Almost losing my balance by his shear woe. I was gently taken by the waist and pinned to the sink with his body close to mine.

With our tongues beginning to dance with one another, I soon let out a slight moan as I felt his right hand lower down my back and onto my butt.

Gently pulling his left hand up under my chin, I felt his fingers wrap around my neck as we now kissed with force.

I've never been kissed like this before. He had such command and such power in his movements, it was almost as if I was his slave. The only difference was that I didn't dream of fighting back.

Placing my hands on his bare chest, I moaned.

"Commander...?"

Gently pulling his tongue away, leaving me wanting more, he urged.

"Call me Raptor already. You want me, you better start getting it right."

"Alright." I replied as I moved in to retake his lips.

Pulling me away from the sink, Raptor took a strong grip under my arm to push me up off my feet.

Now wrapping my legs around him, I was quickly taken to the nearby bed and laid down under him. His tongue left me wet both inside and out as I watched him pull away to ask.

"Are you sure you want this Hunter?"

Nodding I asked.

"Do you?"

With his face a slight red he replied.

"Yeah. I do."

My heart felt so warm as he reconnected our lips, to then go for my pants.

After undoing the button and zipper, I was completely his.

Raptor's POV.

I couldn't believe this was happening still, but she was right. I had a long time till Alicia was back in my life. And more then likely she'll already be gone by the time I come back to her. I need something. I needed this.

Pulling down Hunter's tight cargo pants, I looked down to see she was wearing a tiny black thong underneath. I could only feel a rush of hot passion for her as I felt her reaching for my belt.

Disconnecting my mouth from hers, I stood up off her to let her get the job she wanted done.

Throwing my belt to the floor, Hunter quickly pulled down my combat BDU's to stare deeply into what rested behind it and a thin pair of briefs. Her eyes said it all as I lifted up her shirt to see her black bra and breasts.

Trying my best to get it undone, Hunter played with my cock. Her touch was so soft as she pulled down my underwear to mutter.

"Oh my god. Raptor?"

I could only give a soft smile to her as she went back to enjoying herself.

In time, I got her completely naked, and with some effort of pulling her away; on her back.

Now setting myself up, I asked in a quiet tone.

"Ready?"

With her arms wrapped around me tightly, she replied.

"Mhm."

In a second it had happened. What I thought I would never do twelve years ago was happening right now. I had made my choice.

With her moans quickly filling the air around us, I knew this had to be kept a secret.

"Bite me." I urged her as she leaned in on my neck to clamp down.

With her voice now muffled, I had my eyes shut as with each thrust her teeth grew sharper and sharper in my skin.

With everything happening so quickly, I soon lost track in time as both of us took a chance. Her on me. And me on her. I knew now that I was certainly someone different. Someone I never knew I could be. Did I care?

No.

That's it for this chapter. Looks like Raptor is changing. Let me know what you think in review. I'll have another chapter up in a few days. Thanks for reading you guys.

mT Shadow.