Hey guys quick update, short update. I really enjoyed the ending of this chapter, I don't know why but it was fun to write. I only have a few more chapters – maybe one or two chapters left.

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He was 99.9% sure MacTavish had figured out what happened last night.

Before this all happen, Ghost took in the sudden changes of the man sitting in front of him. He noted how MacTavish's shoulders slowly grew, making his appearance raise. Not only did the man's eyes darken, but from the low lighting of his room, shadows seemed to grow across MacTavish's features. "Ghost," the word was harsh, making Ghost (who normally didn't cower against other men's energy) swallow thickly. MacTavish seemed angry. Very, very angry. "Where is Gary?"

"Sir," Ghost paused…

"Where the hell is he?!" MacTavish growled, his fists slamming on the bed with such force, it sounded as if the boogeyman was awaking underneath where the two of them sat.

"I don't know," Ghost snapped back. "He ran out of here after doing this to me!" The words spat out before he could stop them, "He ran after trying to fuck me! Alright! I don't know where he is!"

MacTavish glared at Simons. Suddenly, he stood and grabbed the key on top of the cupboard. He slowly unlocked Ghost from the handcuffs and walked towards the door, not giving another glance towards the Lieutenant. "Go back to base and wait in your room."

"But Roac-"

"I'm not your damn parent Ghost, but you better go before I make you walk back without any balls hanging between your legs."

Ghost swallowed again, "Yes sir."

MacTavish walked down the streets, his mind elsewhere but his ears still picking up the slightest movement. What the hell happened to the two of them? Granted they have been acting differently, more Roach then Ghost, but they still didn't communicate like they use to. What happened to Roach? Did Simons do something to him? Something must have happened between the two, or else they wouldn't be acting this strange. He knew something happened to Roach, but Ghost? Was he the problem of Roach? He must of done something to set he little bug off. He knew that something was wrong the next few days after Ghost and Roach decided to go partying that night before that mission. Something was on the bugs mind that day. He was very jumpy the day of the mission, and Ghost – he had a big hang over and couldn't remember what happened once he left to go party with Roach. The mission ended in a very bad way. Roach was taken hostage, and as they were forced to fall back, Ghost had to be dragged back toward the helicopter. He was so desperate to get to Roach that he attempted to throw himself out of the aircraft, but MacTavish managed to pull him back before the Lieutenant was able to do so.

MacTavish stopped walking.

"Wait," he whispered to himself. Did Ghost's feeling for the bug go beyond the big brother feeling? Surely he had seen a few actions where Ghost had shown a few signs of liking the kid. And now that he thought about it, Roach did blush from time to time when Ghost came walking by. "Why didn't I see this before?"

The two were gay.

For each other.

So that meant those two had A.) Been seeing each other, or B.) They hadn't realized each other's feelings and something happened that night before the mission. Of course, it all made since. But one thing still wasn't clear in MacTavish's mind, what happened that night to make Roach so jumpy. He would have to find out once he found Roach.

So he continued walking.

It took a few hours but after walking by an alleyway, MacTavish heard a small quiet sniffle. Looking to his right, he noted how small the kid looked in the dim light from the rising sun. Walking forward slowly, MacTavish carefully knelt down next to the sobbing soldier and tenderly placed his hand on Roach's trembling shoulder, "Mate?"

Roach continued his miserable shakes as he turned to face his captain. It happened so quickly, not even MacTavish's mind registered the action. And if you asked him how it happened, he would answer with a simple, "I don't know."

Roach clung desperately to the man in front of him. His face burying into MacTavish's shoulder and his fingers crushed into the man's shirt, crumbling it into his palm as he sank deeper into the man's form. His whole body shivered from the cold and shook with pain. Feeling MacTavish arms gently wrap around his small form, Roach let out a pained wail as he sobbed with more agony.

Short. Yes, what did you expect? It was only 738 words. Not a lot but oh well. Hey thanks to, Ghostluvr120, KimikoAmaya, Lt. Jay Chiuraya, MsInsanity, and Blossom Sanderson98 for reviewing. I will respond next time. But I really have nothing to say except thanks for the reviews!

As for my big announcement: I will be re-writing Just a Cold. The story really doesn't go on my favorite list, so by next weekend I will have it typed up and will post it up. And for those still reading this Authors Comment, I will put a small paragraph of what is going to be expected from the story!

Just a Cold

Don't you hate it when your teammate gets shot? Sure it doesn't really matter at that time (if they get shot in a nonfatal area) but when they get shot in a fata area, that's when you worry. But you don't really worry when you don't see them get shot and they just walk it off as if nothing happened. Unless they don't know about it. I know what you're thinking, how do you not know you've been shot? Well if you get shot by a needle and just pluck it out of your skin and walk off then that explains everything, right? Well Roach just got shot by a needle, but he didn't really understand at that time how dangerous that needle was. Now his team is searching for an answer as he turns to death road. But the good thing about it is that his teammates are not going to stop till he's back on his feet and kicking ass again. But how much time do they have, can they save their bug?

Not the best explanation, but I think it serves its purpose. Not really the same idea as the original, but I think it's a step up. So guys, what do you think?

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