A month later...

Price looked at the calander again. February 26th. No matter how long he stared at the date, it wouldn't change. It had still been a little over a month since he killed Makarov.

Hell, he'd never forget the look of astonishment, anguish, worry, fear, and releif all flash in Nikolai's expression at once when he found him. Astonished to see the terrorist's body hanging on a cord and seeing his friend smoking as he watched it sway. Anguish for their loss of Yuri. Worry for Price's mental health, he had been for the past couple of months anyways. Fear of how they would explain this whole event to the police that were rushing up the stairs at that very moment. And releif in knowing it was all over.

But Price had remained cold to everyone since...

One of the only men he could have ever gotten close to died right in front of his eyes, and he couldn't do anything to stop it.

Then three more men die to save him and the President of Russia.

After that he looses the very man he had blamed for his friend's death, then forgave and begun to grow used to him.

He thought of all those men, and all the civilians, all the marines, who died by Makarov's hand. No one would miss him. No one had even buried him from what he heard. They sent him back to Russia, then dumped him in the ocean. No one mourned his death, and no one cared besides the victims and their families. They only celebratied.

MacMillian even came over to congratulate Price, and the Brit tried his best not to appear as hollow as he felt. But seeing as his former Captain knew him better, he quickly caught on, and had a long talk with him. Price ended up confining in him on how he felt Makarov hadn't suffered enough, how he should have died so much more slowly and painfully. The words were shocking even to him. Never before had Price been so revenge bent, and never before had he wished just painful execution on anyone. Not Al-Asad. Not Shepard. Not even Zhekaov.
But then again, none of them had ever been as horrible as the bastard Makarov.

Now here he was, questioning how it could have been a month and few days already- where it only felt as though it were only a couple of days. Nights were long and he was never able to sleep. And days were spent in a daze. What had he come to? He couldn't be sure.

Price was snapped from his thoughts as Nikolai came in, eyes wide as if he had seen a ghost or something, which at this point wouldn't be surprise. But it was not fear, not a mortified expression that was depicted upon his features. But extreme shock and the tell tale sign that something happened that he couldn't wrap his mind around. When he spoke after a half minute of silence, his voice was trembling and the words were not planned out. "Price! I- you have to see this! It's- I don't know how it could have- it's not even possible but- oh my god!"

He stopped his babbling friend there and asked seriously, "What happened?"

"I- I- Just come with me!" Nikolai exclaimed, grabbing him by the arm to pull him out the door. To his surprise, Price pulled away and crossed them.

"Tell me what's going on first." Price requested.

Nikolai pressed his lips together, as if his mouth were dry. But he still hadn't sorted his thoughts out enough to remotely comprehend whatever had him so worked up. This time he took a stronger grasp on the older's wrist and tugged him out the doorway. "COME ON!"

To this Price didn't object, and let Nikolai pull him along.

And he sure did understand why Nikolai hadn't even explained. Or managed to anyways.

Nikolai had pulled him into the rec room, where MacMillian was sitting next to someone, and most of the new Task Force members had circled around, making it difficult to see who was there and get through the dence group in order to get closer to their visiter. But Price still pushed through, moving a few stunned men who gave no resistance to being pushed aside.

When he got through, he found himself frozen stiff...

We all know what's gonna happen, right? Yup. So I leave you at another cliffhanger, and I also give you another TIIIIIIIIIME SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIP! :D Enjoy!