Love Struck

Chapter 7 - Guardian Angel

Dark's POV

Everyone hates me. I woke up this morning and went to get breakfast and I was being stared down by every solider there. The lunch lady refused to give me something to eat as well. So I haven't had anything to eat since. James and Cole don't even want to be near me. They blame me for Shadow's death. Them and everyone else.

"Dark!" I heard someone shout.

I turned around to find a military police officer standing there.

"What is it?" I asked.

"The commander wants you in his office right now!" He ordered.

"I'm going." I replied as I began to walk away.

I slowly made my way to his office. When I finally made it I wasn't surprised to find him waiting with the door open.

"Come in here now!" He ordered.

"Yes sir." I replied in sadness.

The commander shut the door behind me and took his seat in his chair.

"Sit corporal." Ordered the commander.

I listened and took a seat in front of him.

"Do you know why I called you in here?" Asked the commander.

"It has something to do with Shadow, correct?" I asked.

"Good, nice to know you remember." Replied the commander.

"It was only yesterday sir." I questioned.

"Oh I know. I just figured considering how fast you left him behind you would have forgotten." Replied the commander.

I was mad.

"I didn't forget!" I shouted.

The commander stood up and looked down on me.

"You watch your fucking tone with me! If you want this to turn into a fight I'll be more then glad to!" Shouted the commander.

I stood up and got in his face.

"If you think I fucking wanted to leave him there then your one sick asshole! He was like my brother to me! I'm going to regret this everyday of my life knowing I was the reason he was killed! If I could go back and save him I would, but I can't! I don't care what you think about it! I know what I did was wrong!" I shouted.

The commander's face was red.

"And you still did it! You left him to die…!" I cut him off.

"He was dead!"

"How could you have been sure!? You were shot as well! All that pain, all that stress! He might have been laying there begging for you to save him and you were too spineless, and too much of a coward to help him! You probably looked him straight in the eye and gave him a big old FUCK YOU to his face as you bordered the evac!" Screamed the commander.

I immediately threw my chair aside and it hit the wall causing the military police to finally decide to run into the office behind me.

"You have now fucking idea what I was feeling! I thought he was dead! And thanks to me he is! I didn't want to leave him you fucking piece of shit! I had no other option! IT WAS ETHER HIM OR ME!" I looked at the commander with extreme shock as he smiled at me with anger.

I stared at his face with so much bent up anger it left me mad. The commander wanted me to admit that. I swear to god I'm going to kill him.

"Escort the corporal back to his quarters!" Ordered the commander to his men behind me.

The military police came behind me and took me by my arms and tried to pull me back.

I shrugged them off and approached the commander.

"You listen to me good! I will avenge my partner! I will pay for what I have done! But I will not break! I'm better then you! I'm better then anyone on this base! I will end this war if it the last thing I do!" I shouted in confidence.

The commander stared into my eyes with rage and immediately punched me across my face.

I was sent to the floor.

"That was for the sergeant." Stated the commander as my lip began to bleed.

The military police came behind me and took me by the arms again. They slowly lifted me up and dragged me out of his office. The commander slammed the door behind us and I was taken back to my room. The officers opened my door and threw me inside. I was sent into the floor again and they locked my door behind me.

My lip continued to bleed onto the floor as my mind slipped away.

I slowly got up and I felt my sanity crack. Like a baseball going through I window. Everything shattered. I began to lose it.

I approached my cot and tossed it across the room in pure rage. Next I went to my dresser and threw it to the floor. Everything inside that wasn't clothing broke on impact along with two of the selves. Then I began to pace back and forth as my blood dripped onto my chest. My anger built like a forest fire and I began to punch the concrete wall. The first punch made nothing but my hand crack in pain. I punched rapidly. The second punch cracked the wall as my hand began to bleed. The third punch broke my middle knuckle and the forth punch opened up my hand causing me to pour out blood onto the floor. I looked at my hand and smiled, I was enjoying the pain. I took all of my strength and swung one last time at the wall. My hand cracked completely and the wall gave way. My fist went all the way through and once I was able to pull my hand free I noticed it was twisted to the right. I let my hand swing along my side as I approached the wall were I put the hole. I smiled and took a seat under the hole. I lifted my hand up and looked at the blood slowly oozing down my fur. I gently licked the blood and in an instant I use my other hand to twist it back into place. I laughed at the pain as my bones all snapped back into place. I curled my relocated hand into a fist and listened to each bone crack. Once it was set I lowered my hand and stared at the ceiling. My lip continued to drip onto my chest fur as I thought deeply.

"I'm done being pushed around. If everyone here thinks they can step all over me there wrong. I will end this war and I will kill whoever gets in my way. No matter who they are."

Shadow's POV

"Nexus!" I shouted at the hog as he continued doing his inspection.

Nexus turned around and looked at me.

"What's wrong Shadow? Did you find Ghost?"

"Yeah." I replied.

"How'd it go?" Asked Nexus.

"I don't know." I replied.

"He's a tough one Shadow. I recommended you leave him alone. Ghost doesn't change. He has no one to call a friend and I think he likes it that way." Stated Nexus.

I nodded.

"Is there something else you needed?" Asked Nexus.

"I'm leaving for a bit. I want to look around a little." I stated.

"Alright, just let me mark you. Come back and see me once you get back." Ordered Nexus.

"Not a problem sir." I replied.

"Good." Said Nexus.

I turned around and began to leave the building when Nexus stopped me.

"Be careful out there Shadow. The anti-rebellion members will want to fight if they find you." Warned Nexus.

"I'll watch out." I replied.

Nexus nodded his head and let me go.

I walked towards the exit and was stopped by the entrance patrol.

"Name and reason?" Asked the squad leader.

"Shadow and I just want to see what Afghanistan has to offer." I replied.

The squad leader smiled and let me pass after handing me a pair of body armor. I quickly put it on and walked out onto the street.

I made my way down the same streets from before and found the building where I was supposed to end Amy's life. I quickly jogged up those wretched stairs again and approached the roof door. I grabbed the knob and slowly tossed it open while still catching my breath. Once I was ready I walked onto the roof and found my position. Not to my surprise I found my sniper and Dark's binoculars still aimed at the capital. I slowly approached them and looked everything over. I slowly picked up my Barrette 50. Caliber and held its scope up to my face. I lowered it gently and began to walk towards the edge of the roof where me and Dark rappelled from before.

"God of love this gun." I said to myself.

I took the gun and tossed it off the roof. In my mind I felt it was the right decision to get rid of it and it made me feel good. Once I was done I turned back towards the binoculars and stepped on them with my boot. They broke in two and once I was satisfied, I walked towards the stairs and made my way out of the building. Now that, that was out of the way I wanted to get something to eat for lunch.

Ghost's POV

I watched from the rooftop across from my new partner and saw him toss his gun off the roof. I was confused on why he did that. Was it to be free of something or was it just for pure fun? I didn't know, I just continued to watch as he approached the binoculars. I don't understand what he was doing destroying his old equipment, but when I saw him step on his brothers I could understand that. He wanted to hurt something of his, even if it was just some shitty binoculars.

I sat in the Shadow's watching him in silence as he exited the roof. I was confused completely. I gently jumped off the edge of the roof and landed on the dumpster in the alleyway. I quickly stepped onto the ground and made my way to the ally where he threw the gun off. Once I was in the open I slowly made my way through the crowd of civilians. I entered the ally and found the gun on the ground. I approached it and gently picked it up and lifted it to my face. The scope was cracked from the impact and it was bent off the rail. I gently looked over the gun and found a craving in the back. I looked at the marks and they spelled a name. Maria.

I took the clip out of the gun and took the barrel of the sniper and bent it in half. I don't want anyone using it after I leave.

I tossed the gun in the trash and continued out into the street. I went to the front of the building my partner was in and found him exiting into the crowd. I followed him from behind and watched as he walked through the streets checking each building calmly. He eventually stopped in front of a restaurant. I guess he's getting something to eat. He entered the building and from outside I watched as he took his seat in a booth. I wanted to learn something about him. He confused me more then anyone else I have ever had to meet in my life.

I quickly took my seat outside the building and sat down in the alleyway waiting for him to finish his meal.

"Maria? Who is that to him? Mother? Sister? Friend?" I asked myself.

"I wonder if that's what he fight's for?" I asked myself.

I watched my partner eat his meal when out of no where I noticed a group of armed men approaching the building. I quickly sat up and I knew who they were. I began to approach them before they could reach the building and they stopped once they saw me.

"What do you want?!" Shouted the group's leader.

"I know what you want and I'll say it once it's not happening." I replied.

"Don't make us hurt you boy!" Shouted one of the members.

"Try it." I replied.

The men grew angry and charged me.

"You asked for it!" The group leader shouted as he charged me with his bat.

The man swung at me and I quickly grabbed the metal bat using my right hand and swept it out from under his feet. The man fell on his back and while he was in mid air I brought the bat down on his head cracking his skull into the pavement. I looked up next to find the next guy charging me with a crowbar. I used my left hand to stop the crowbar from coming down on me and using the bat I hit him in the stomach. The man lost control of the crowbar and bent over into me. Using his crowbar I brought it down into the back of his head. He hit the floor as dead as dead could be and the last two men charged me with all there force. I quickly kicked the first man out of the way as his remaining buddy tried to hit me with a 2/4. I used my bat to block the plank of wood and once it made contact I pushed him back and swung at his face. The bat drilled him in the mouth breaking his teeth into pieces. He fell to the floor and the last guy got back up. I looked at him and he pulled out a switchblade.

"Die you motherfucker!" Screamed the man as he went to stab me.

I jumped back as he lunged at me. The man swung again and I caught his hand. I dropped the bat and used my left leg to knock him off his feet. The man fell to the ground as he tried to protect himself from my force. We still held the blade and as I pushed in he pushed out. I was stronger then him by I long shot and the blade was sent right into his throat. I let go of the blade once it was all the way in and watched as he bleed out onto the ground. He slowly lost his life and died. I turned around to find civilians watching me in shock. I quickly walked by them and vanished into the ally way across from my partner who was still eating his meal.

I wasn't going to let them hurt him.

I waited for another five minutes as he finished his meal. Once he was done, he left the restaurant and began his walk back to the capital. I followed in hiding.

Shadow's POV

That was a great lunch. I didn't think people around here could cook, but I guess I was wrong.

I slowly walked back to the capital building and knocked on the entrance.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!"

One of the soldiers manning the post welcomed me back and asked how my time was. I looked at him and replied.

"It was surprisingly nice."

"You're lucky. Usually when our men go out the anti- rebellion gives them a problem." Said the solider.

"I guess they didn't want to start a fight." I replied.

"Maybe. We're going to need the body armor before you enter." Stated the solider while holding out his hand.

"My bad. Here you go." I said while taking off the armor.

I handed it to him and he cleared me to go. The next thing I did was clear it with Nexus who was luckily in my hallway by my quarters.

"Oh, I forgot to ask Shadow. How do you feel?" Asked Nexus before I entered my room.

"I should be ready to go for my first mission." I replied.

"Glad to hear it. I hope it goes well." Stated Nexus.

"Me too." I replied.

Nexus smiled and left me to myself.

I slowly entered my room to find Ghost on his bed sleeping.

I took seat on my bed and relaxed my head on the pillow.

"I heard you went out for the first time. How was it?" Asked Ghost who I thought was sleeping.

I opened my eyes and looked over at him.

"It was good. Thanks for asking." I replied in gratitude.

"No problems?" Questioned Ghost.

I nodded my head in disapproval.

Ghost closed his eyes once he got my response and said.

"I guess you got lucky."

I closed my eyes as well and replied.

"Maybe a guardian angel was watching over me."

Ghost yawned and I was surprised to see him this worn out this early. Before Ghost decided to fall asleep he said.

"Maybe."

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