BULL exits the plane and immediately is tackle hugged. The one who did it was none other than Cyn. BULL sets down his second bag and pulls her in. He breathes in her scent which is his favorite in the world, freshly cut grapes. "I missed you so much big guy!" She says to him. BULL pulls her up to his waist and looks in her eyes, analyzing her face. "I can't describe how glad I am to see you right now, Cyn." He says in her ear. She grabs his face and pulls him in kissing him hard on the mouth. They sat there for a few minutes embracing each other. Finally Cyn pulls back and BULL puts her down. HANAMI and YOUNGIN both exit the plane. Cyn looks around, "Where's NOMAD? I didn't see him exit." BULL looks down, his eyes full of sadness. Cyn's mouth falls open and she gasps, "Oh BULL I'm... so sorry. If there is anything I can do to help just ask and I'll be there. That goes for all three of you, all you need to do is ask."
Cyn looks up at the top of the stairs from the plane and sees an odd sight. A pale little girl wearing an extremely oversized sweater is walking down. "Hey who is that?" She asks HANAMI. "A little girl that we found in Rico Chavez's office. It looked like he was using her as a... you know." Cyn walks to the bottom of the stairs greeting the strange little girl, "Hey sweetie whats your name?" Cyn asks in a soft and calming voice. The little girl looks down at Cyn, "My name is Sasha. These people rescued me from ."
Across the hanger the door opens and men with masks come in making a beeline for the plane. Cyn is talking with the little girl when the people in masks grab her and put a bag over her head. Cyn is surprised and shocked, "Put her down this instant!" She commands the men in masks. They completely ignore her and make their way towards the exit. Cyn begins to run after the girl who is now screaming and kicking in a desperate attempt to get away. BULL grabs Cyn before she gets too far. "Let me go BULL! They're taking that little girl!" BULL is struggling to keep Cyn still, "That little girl is the daughter of Alexander Hill. You know, the guy I killed? She was the little kid who ran outside and cradled her dead father in her arms. I doubt she has any connection to the Insurgency but we have to act as if she does. The ISD wouldn't harm a child, trust me." This calms Cyn down. "You don't know what the ISD would and wouldn't do. But I assure you I will make sure they don't harm a hair on that kids head." BULL pulls her in and kisses her forehead, "I would expect nothing less from you."
The two head inside together holding hands. BULLs emotions are extremely mixed right now. He is extremely happy that he gets to see Cyn, but he is still reeling from NOMADs death, but he is also confused about Sasha and what the foundation plans to do with her. "Tell me everything that happened out there. I wanna hear it all." Cyn demands. BULL tells her about the pregnant woman and the infantryman, him punching down a solid brick wall, and stopping the van. He left out the part where he decapitated those people though. She hugs his arm, "I brag about you y'know. To the other council members and the high ranking Medical Association members." This makes BULL happy. It's good to know that Cyn is proud to be with him.
They come up on the Sector-X entrance and the guard instantly lets them in not saying a word. BULL remembers when NOMAD talked to the last guard they had. The day after he did that same guard disappeared and was replaced with this one. That really messed NOMAD up. They are walking up and down the hallways chatting about random things. "My room is coming up here. Lemme settle down and I'll get back to you later okay, Cyn?" They stop in front of the barracks and hug each other. "I wont let you out of my sight for the rest of the day." Cyn says bringing BULLs face down kissing him on the lips.
BULL enters the barracks and sees YOUNGIN and HANAMI chatting together in a corner. "I'm really concerned about him okay-" YOUNGIN stops talking as soon as BULL enters the room. HANAMI looks behind her, "Oh hey. Whats up?" She asks trying to sound casual. BULL squints his eyes, "No need to stop talking on my account." YOUNGIN walks up to BULL, "We're gonna host a funeral for NOMAD tomorrow, invite whoever you want. Wear black okay?" BULL nods. He looks over at NOMADs bed. It was always perfectly made by him every morning. BULL walks over and puts his hand on the pillow choking back his sobs.
YOUNGIN walks over to him and places his hand on his shoulder, "They're gonna move his stuff out tomorrow. Trust me you aren't the only one here feeling this." BULL sighs and walks over to his dresser and pulls out some joggers, boxers, and a T-shirt. He hasn't had a shower in three days so he is eager to get one. With that he disappears into the bathroom to take a shower.
HANAMI and YOUNGIN are both laying down. She is in BULLs bed right next to YOUNGINs. He is reading his manga. "I think we need to discuss... this." She says to YOUNGIN. He sets down his book, "What do you mean by 'this'? You're very vague." She rolls her eyes at him, "I think you know what 'this' means. I'm just as inexperienced as you in terms of 'this'... but I..." She is struggling to say it. HANAMI knows if she says it then it would cause problems in the team. Just as NOMAD used to say, "Falling in love in this profession is only a burden and will carry you down." She knows the problems that it would cause but she very well just couldn't ignore it. She takes a deep breath, "The truth is I don't exactly dislike you. In fact I... somewhat enjoy being around you."
YOUNGIN is giving her a deep stare not saying a word. "Say something dammit! The one time that I want you to talk you refuse to!" There is a smile tugging at YOUNGINs lips. "Y'know the first time I talked to you I thought you were insufferable! But now you're taking it to a whole new level you bastard!" His face has widened into a smile. She snarls in frustration and flops on her side not facing him. She sits like that for a minute clearly annoyed out of her mind. YOUNGIN gets up from his bed slowly making sure not to make a sound. "You aren't making this any easier by staying silent you know? In fact it makes me wanna take back all I-"
She is interrupted by YOUNGIN laying down next to her. Her heart goes from a steady beat to out of control. She still refuses to face YOUNGIN. "The truth is I don't dislike you at all. In fact I relish every moment we share together." He repeats to her. He turns over facing the back of her head. "I'm not even going to acknowledge you or that half-assed confession." He scoots in closer to the point where his breath is tickling her neck. She finally gives in and turns over to face him. HANAMI averts her eyes away from his. YOUNGIN places his hand on her forehead and brushes away a few strands of loose hair. She puts her hand on his and squeezes it. "How do I know you're serious about this, YOUNGIN?" He looks into her eyes, "If there ever was a time in which I needed to be serious this would be it." She takes her hand off of his and sits up, "If thats true than I accept your half-assed confession. But I want to take it at a normal pace, k'ay?" He gives her the okay symbol with his hand, "BULL will be getting out soon, and I don't think he'll like us being all sappy like this on his bed."
She nods and hops off the bed along with YOUNGIN. She looks over at him, "My real name is Akumi by the way." YOUNGIN raises his eyebrow, "Your name means Evil Beauty. Fitting I would say." She throws a pen on the side table at him. He dodges it and laughs, "My name is Shawn, it means Shawn." She smiles, "I like that name. It sounds like the name of a good man. Which is completely unfitting for you." He feigns a wound to the heart and groans falling backwards onto his bed, "Ouch! I don't know how I'm ever gonna recover from that one!" Akumi laughs, "Don't make me hurt you even more." BULL comes out of the shower in his casual clothing, "Whats up?" Shawn looks over at him, "Nothin' just talking about random things." Akumi shoots him a smile. "Well I'm gonna to get going, O5-2 wants to hang out with me today. I'll be back tonight. Tomorrow I'll totally be at the funeral." BULL says as he walks out the door.
Akumi waits for him to leave and says, "Y'know I don't have a place to sleep tonight, and I'm not about to sleep in... y'know, his bed." Shawn pulls an extra pillow from out under his bed, "Like you said lets take this at a normal pace, but yes you can sleep here with me for tonight." She walks over to the bed and fluffs up the pillow, "Thanks." Shawn nods and thinks of something amazing, "A few days ago BULL and O5-2 went on a date to this really fancy restaurant above ground. What if we did that?" Akumi's eyes widen, "That sounds amazing! But how would we pay for it, much less get there?" Shawn shakes his head, "Nah I mean we could stay here. There are plenty of nice places to eat down here. I heard there was an Olive Garden somewhere in Sector-Alpha. I don't even know how they built that thing." Akumi hops onto the mattress with Shawn and takes his hand, "I'm okay with going anywhere, as long as it's a date." She leans back into Shawn her back to his chest. Akumi has never been more content with anything in her life. With that a new bond has been formed in Fireteam Sparrow.