A/N: This is the beginning of the "Seven Deadly Sins" series. I know, over-done, but whatever. These aren't seven drabbles. I forced myself to make these full-lenght fics. BE ADVISED!!!! I kinda freaked out when writing this story, so this does, somehow (God forgive me), work out to be Soap/Ghost/Roach. Just fucking read it and keep in mind that it was written during my English class while everyone else learned about Renaissance Literature and the components of an Elizabethan Sonnet (Shit I learned four years ago).
GothicBandicoot: Thanks. :3
MissPumpkinHead: I like the way Lieutenant sounds anyway, lol. I dunno. I think there's a chance some of the research was off, but whatevs, lol. I did kinda wanna make you get pissed at Worm and Meat, but that's just for more character dynamic. I never really liked their characters anyway. XD There's also some Soap/Roach in this one. Because I agree with you; Soap/Roach is practically canon. 'Cos if I were MacTavish, I'd stop trying to save the clumsy bastard after "Cliffhanger". XD
Gaaragirl2020: I'm glad you liked them. I have a lot of fun writing them.
Nadilee: Yeah. I pitched a fit when Ghost died too, lol. And, just so you know, I'm going to be covering the seven deadly sins in "SelfContained" too. I'm thinking there may be some heavy AltMal coming up... lol.
StarscreamRox's: I tried keeping them all in character, but I'm beginning to work on expanding that character, looking into what we didn't see in the game. :3 I also feel like I'll be pulling heavily on my experience with the military to keep these authentic, lol.
Envy. Latin: invidia. Definition: According to Dante, "A desire to deprive other men of theirs."
It was a problem Roach had. He had a bit of a "thing" for Captain MacTavish, and he knew the captain liked him well enough. The problem was that captain MacTavish was involved with Ghost.
Gary was the FNG, and that sometimes worked to his advantage. The team wasn't used to him being around yet. He was overlooked and forgotten unless something no one wanted to do needed to be done. So he saw the looks between the Captain and Ghost, those blue eyes taking on a hungry gleam if he stared at the Lieutenant long enough, the way he'd look as if he could will away the mask on Ghost's face... Roach didn't much care what Ghost looked like. He couldn't be that good-looking if he hid behind a mask all the time.
Gary knew that, if he tried hard enough, he could get fucked by just about anyone in the 141. But not the one he fucking wanted. It was the Shakespearian "Green-Eyed Monster" that hooked it's disgusting talons into him. He should be ashamed of himself, wanting Ghost to transfer to another unit so he could move in and try to fill the vacancy in the Captain's bed.
His envy soon betrayed him. Soap had praised Ghost for something mundane and Roach hadn't quite been able to stop the cold glare he tossed in the Lieutenant's direction. It seems the Captain took notice of the look, but not its cause.
"I don't know what you and Lieutenant Riley are on about, but get rid of it. I'm sure it's nothing the two of you can't work out."
"Sure thing, Captain." Gary's smile was forced, but he didn't know that the Captain could tell.
His conversation with Ghost was infinitely more awkward.
"MacTavish isn't hafl as oblivious as you think he is. He's seen the looks you've been tossing in his direction. He's just not good at anything resembling emotion."
They were in Ghost's private quarters that looked, to Roach's dissatisfaction, rather disused.
"I've seen the looks you've been throwing at the Captain and he's seen the looks you've been throwing at me. So between the two of us, we know what you're thinking. "
"And what's that?"
"You want to bed Captain MacTavish."
Roach was careful to keep his facial expression neutral. Ghost leaned against a wall and crossed his arms, watching the faint flicker of jealousy flash behind Gary's hazel-brown eyes. Roach stood there silently, trying to predict Ghost's next move, while Ghost waited for Roach to make a move. Ghost won out when Roach shifted. Ghost was much faster than Gary expected and found himself pinned to the wall behind him.
"John doesn't like dealing with these things. He leaves them up to me. And before you ask, I'm going to answer. You know the value of a rush and the thrill of something new. You up for something new, Sanderson?"
Roach got the feeling he knew just what Riley was thinking; He just wasn't sure if he liked it.
He soon rescended his comment about Lieutenant Riley being unattractive. He was handsome in his own way. He was half expecting Ghost to kiss him, once the mask had come off. He hadn't, however, been expecting to get fucked, right there, in Ghost's bed. Even more unexpected was Ghost pulling him closer post-coitus instead of turning him out.
As if sensing his bed-mates confusion, Ghost murmured, "Just because it was sudden doesn't mean it was a casual fuck." Despite confusing him more, the sentiment seemed to somehow comfort Roach as well. He almost nervously pressed closer to Riley and his efforts were rewarded with an arm being draped over him.
Gary spent the next day contemplating and analyzing the fact that he'd slept with Simon. he wasn't ashamed, for he felt he had no reason to be. But it wasn't the same. Ghost still had what Sanderson wanted more than anything; He still had the Captain's attention. MacTavish didn't look in Roach's direction. It was a week later when Gary grew irritated with the situation. Sex with Ghost was fine, but it just wouldn't do. He damn-well wanted the Captain. And Ghost was all but flaunting his relationship with him. They would have silent conversations with glances tossed in his direction. Ghost even called the Captain "Soap", which, judging by MacTavish's reaction, was a bit of a special name. Roach nearly chewed through his tongue while watching the to of them together... He was dangerously close to cornering the Lieutenant and demanding another go... But he clung to his dignity and refused to crawl back to Riley's bed. He would wait until he found a way into MacTavish's bed. He just had to get him away from Ghost. And once that happened, the rest would be easy enough.
Roach stopped that thrain of thought as soon as he realized where it was headed. He was starting to sound like the creepy serial killers from one of the cheap horror movies he enjoyed. He needed to take a deep breath, and step away from the situation.
"Envy is a green-eyed monster." Roach sighed. He wanted what Ghost had. He wanted the Captain. He was just envious and sexually frustrated and--
"Roach!"
He turned and faced the Captain after quicky cutting his thoughts short.
"Yeah Captain?"
"I heard you and Ghost had a little conversation." Roach could see the smirk in those chill blue eyes.
"That's right." He nodded.
"He said you're a pretty good conversationalist when you put your mind to it."
"I suppose..."
"Ghost and I are planning a debate later in my apartment off-base. Be in Ghost's quarters after evening chow." MacTavish tossed a wink in Roach's direction and walked off. Roach stared after him for a few seconds before she shook it off. He had to meet Worm at the shooting range in half an hour. That should suffice in keeping him busy until supper...
Three hours later, he was half-asleep with his head on Soap's chest while MacTavish enjoyed a post-coital drink of scotch. Ghost was lounding on the other side of John, drinking a beer and talking about sending Rocket and Peasant on an intel mission somewhere in Syria. Captain MacTavish murmured some sort of response and Roach nearly purred as the Captain started idly tracing patterns on his arm.
"So?" Ghost asked, nodding to their new bed-mate.
"Your judgement was spot-on, as always. I won't mind him joining us again.
Gary almost smiled to himself, almost thanked whatever god he could that he'd finally gotten what he wanted, but not quite. The green-eyed monster, though quieter now, demanded to know why Gary didn't get the same one-on-one treatment Simon had gotten over the years...
A/N2: So, I'm not entirely happy with this chapter. I think I made Sanderson sound a touch psychotic, but envious people do some crazy shit. I dunno... Hopefully these start getting better instead of getting worse... Sorry if it sucked kids. I'm just waiting until we hit "Lust". I'm gonna OD on smut. XD