Love Struck
Chapter 9 - Ghost
Dark's POV 3:00am
"Get up! Get the fuck up right now!" I heard someone shouting at me.
I opened my eyes to find the commander and two of his officers in my face.
I slowly sat up and looked the commander in the eye.
"What?" I asked.
"What?! What?!" Questioned the commander in a funny tone.
"Yeah, what?" I asked again.
The commander quickly grabbed me by the shirt and lifted me up off the bed.
"What I hear corporal is that you interfered with two of my operations. The first being the prisoner that I had assigned sergeant Raze to! And the second being the weapons! What gave you the clear enough mind to break out of your quarters and boss around an entire squad!? More so, what gave you the will to interrogate the prisoner!?" Asked the commander.
"Raze wasn't doing his job correctly. You want him to talk you have to show him your willing to do just about anything to get what you want." I replied.
"Does that include breaking both of his kneecaps and all of his fingers!? And not to mention the rapid blows to the face!?" Shouted the commander.
"If it gets him to talk then yes." I replied.
"And what about the guns!? I heard you sent Raze and Cole off to destroy them! Is that true?!" Asked the commander.
"Yes." I replied.
The commander looked at me in pure rage then relaxed himself a little.
"You have one chance Dark. One. If this operation fails your going to be in some shit. Do you understand?" Asked the commander.
"No sir." I replied.
"What?" Questioned the commander.
"If this operation fails then you're going to be in more shit then me. Command will want to know how you failed them on such a simple mission, then when you're done explaining they will want to know why you have a corporal running the op that has higher officers then him in it. As far as it seems sure you will be screwed." Maybe even demoted." I stated with a smile.
The commander knew I was telling the truth and he couldn't do anything but prey it went well.
The commander took a deep breath and looked me once again in the eyes before exiting my quarters. After he left I took one last sigh and went back to sleep.
Shadow's POV 9:00pm
"Ghost!" I shouted as I ran through the halls in search of my partner.
"What did I say that made him do that to me?" I asked myself.
I figured Ghost went to the roof to get some clarity. I quickly ran up the stairs and opened the door leading out onto the roof. I cautiously walked out to find Ghost sitting on the edge of the roof. I slowly approached him.
Ghost gently turned his head to look at me with his left eye.
I slowly sat down next to him and he turned his view back towards the stars.
I didn't try to say anything I just wanted to see if he would approach me.
We stared at the stars for a few minutes until Ghost finally managed to talk.
"I'm sorry." Apologized Ghost.
"For what?" I asked.
"For what I did back there. I didn't mean for my anger to hurt you." Stated Ghost.
"It's ok really. I understand." I replied.
Ghost quickly looked back at me.
"No, you don't." Said Ghost.
I looked him in the eyes calmly and asked.
"Why?"
Ghost gently looked back at the stars and replied.
"The things I have done Shadow…it's just the things that have made me…so fucked up…the images I see every time I go to sleep…it's just too much for me to handle." Ghost began to cry.
My heart grew sad watching him cry.
Ghost's hand was between us and I gently rested mine on his.
Ghost slowly looked at me with wet eyes.
"I do understand. I used to have someone in my life long before I came to this planet. She was my best friend and the only person in my life that I felt like I could trust. Her name was Maria." I stopped.
Ghost looked at me with tears rolling down his face.
"Me and my brother were both made in a place called ARK. We have no mother or father. We were made to be the ultimate life forms." I stopped as I began to cry a little.
"What happened?" Asked Ghost.
"One day ARK was attacked by G.U.N who we worked for. Me and my brother were considered biological threats to the world. G.U.N was sent to kill us and anything else on board. Maria took me and Dark to the escape pods and we were to be launched at earth." I stopped.
"Were?" Questioned Ghost.
"Maria was killed before she could launch us. Her body hit the switch and we were launched." I began to cry.
Ghost tightened on my hand.
I looked up at him.
"G.U.N lost track of us when we hit earth. That's the only reason we made it off of ARK, because Maria's corpse hit the switch." I finished and cried heavily in the wind.
"Is she who you fight for?" Asked Ghost.
I gently looked into his eyes.
"I fight for anybody I care about. Maria, the rebellion, and you." I stated.
"Me?" Questioned Ghost.
"You're my partner and your someone I trust. I think of you now as my big brother. I know it must be hard Ghost, but please tell me what's wrong." I pleaded.
Ghost gently let go of my hand and rested it on his leg.
"I can't Shadow. I'm not ready." Replied Ghost.
I nodded my head and put my hand on his back.
"Take all the time you need. When you're ready you'll know where to find me." I said while rubbing his back.
I slowly stood up off the roof and began to make my way toward the stairs.
"Shadow!" Shouted Ghost.
I turned around and he was looking into my eyes.
"Thanks." Said ghost.
I smiled at him and softly I replied.
"No problem, I'll always be there if you need me…brother."
Ghost widened his eyes and I turned around and began to make my way off the roof towards my quarters.
Ghost's POV
Shadow walked back down the stairs leaving me alone to myself once again.
"Brother." I said to myself.
I lifted up my shirt and once again looked at my side.
This is what happened the last time I thought I had a brother in my life.
"How is Shadow so open with me about his life? Is it something about me that makes him want to talk to me about stuff like that?" I asked myself.
I gently put my head down and shut my eyes tightly.
Ghost's Mind
It's been a few days's after Paul showed me that gun of his. I swear I've been scared the moment I shot it. My parents think I'm acting strange around them, and it's true I am. After I went home I didn't know what had happened to Paul. I heard he went into town and was seen talking to some weird people. After that no one knows what happened to him.
"Goodnight sweetie." Said my mom as she gently tucked me under the covers.
I smiled and she came in for a gentle kiss on my forehead.
'I love you." I said before she could leave.
"I love you too." Replied my mom as she gently shut the door leading into my room.
I slowly shut my eyes and fell asleep.
Two Hours later
"Hey, Ghost." I heard someone calling to me.
I slowly opened my eyes and found Paul standing before me.
"Paul!" I shouted as I tried to hug him.
Paul held me back.
"Calm down ghost." Ordered Paul.
"What's wrong? How did you get in here?" I asked.
"Your mom let me in." Replied Paul as he helped me out of bed.
"So why are you here?" I asked as I took his hand.
"I wanted you to see something." Replied Paul as he opened the door leading out of my room.
I was confused. What does Paul want me to see?
Paul slowly took my hand and guided me to my living room. We stopped and Paul held my hand tightly.
Paul quickly got on his knees and looked me in the eyes.
"Ghost do you trust me?" He asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"And you know I wouldn't make you do something you didn't want to do. Right?" Asked Paul.
"Of course." I replied.
Paul quickly let go of my hand and turn on the lights.
Once the light exposed the room my eyes widened in complete shock.
"Mom!" I shouted.
I tried to run to her aid, but someone grabbed me from behind.
I turned my head and it was one of Paul's friends. I saw him with Paul when he went into town.
I quickly looked back at my mom and she was crying.
My mom was being restrained by ropes. Her hands and legs were tied and her cloths were ripped as if someone tried to rape her. She was badly bruised in her face and blood was dripping across her hair.
"Ghost!" Shouted my mom as she laid on the floor in pain.
"Shut up!" Shouted Paul.
Paul instantly punched my mom in her cheek. Her head bounced off the floor.
"Mom!" I screamed as I tried to break free.
I couldn't move. Paul's friend held me in place.
"Stop Ghost. Your mom was a whore. We showed her the errors of her ways. Some by force and other's by sex." Stated Paul as he approached me.
My mom slowly lifted her head back up and she was crying.
"Mom." I said softly.
Paul slowly got up and approached her.
"Your mom is worthless Ghost. I've come to help you." Stated Paul as he pulled out a knife from his back pocket.
Paul gently took my mom by the head and lifted her until her neck was on the blade.
"I need to show you what you can be Ghost." Said Paul as he slowly moved the blade across my mom's neck.
My mom's throat began to bleed as Paul dragged it across her.
"Mom!" I shouted.
Paul pushed my mom into the floor once again and approached me with the blade.
"I want to help you ghost, but first you need to help yourself." Stated Paul.
"What do you want?" I asked.
Everyone stopped and looked at the front door once we heard someone trying to unlock it.
"Looks like your father decided to join us." Said Paul as he approached the door's side.
Paul's friend quickly smacked me in the side of my head and I fell to the floor beside my mom. After I was dealt with Paul and his friend waited at the door.
My father slowly opened the door and walked inside.
His eyes instantly widened as he saw me and mom in the center of the room.
"Carol!? Ghost!?" Shouted my father in confusion as he tried to approached us.
The second my dad made a move towards us Paul went behind him with the knife.
"Dad look out!" I shouted.
My dad tried to turn, but was too late.
Paul brought the knife straight into his back and pushed it all the way in.
My dad opened his mouth in shock at the pain.
After a few seconds Paul took out the blade and kicked my dad to the floor.
My father began to bleed onto the carpet as Paul and his friend approached me and my mom.
"Thank you for coming Steven. I hope you love your welcome home party." Said Paul with a smile.
My dad coughed up blood as he stared into his eyes.
"Paul?" He said in shock.
"Glad to know you remember me. How was your trip?" Asked Paul.
My dad immediately spit at Paul getting his blood on his face.
Paul grew tried and brought the knife a second time on my dad.
The blade went into his back again and the moment I thought Paul was done I was wrong. Paul took the blade out and began to stab my dad multiple times in the back.
By the time he was done my father was nearly dead. He had been stabbed eight times.
"Dad!" I screamed while trying to get up.
Paul's friend grabbed me once again and held me tightly.
Paul slowly approached me and took out his gun. The G17 from the abandoned house.
"You need to help yourself Ghost." Stated Paul as he looked at my dad.
"Your father was a man of sin. Always cheating people out of there money and trying to convince them to start a revolution. He even convinced one of his costumers to start a group against G.U.N. Your father has been a big problem to our world and it's in G.U.N's best interests to silence him and all who follow." Stated Paul as he pointed the gun at my dad.
"What are you talking about Paul?" I asked in tears.
"G.U.N told me they would pay handsomely if I was to free them of some problems. Your dad is one of those problems. You and mother are just collateral. I can't just kill your dad and leave you two to be free to carry out his work can I?" Asked Paul.
"You're going to kill me?" I asked.
"It's not an easy thing Ghost. But I realized you are just kid." Stated Paul.
"But we've been friends since elementary school." I stated.
"And it was fun and games since. But now I have to grow up and so do you. So please ghost make this easy on me and shut up while I free you." Replied Paul as he pointed the gun at me.
I was scared and unable to do anything to save myself. Paul was my best friend and G. making him kill me and my family. I didn't want my life to end this way. I would have never thought my best friend to be my death. I closed my eyes as Paul grasped the trigger.
"Leave my son alone!"
"BANG!"
I opened my eyes to find Paul shot.
Paul hit the ground as his buddy reached for his gun. I was released and I ran to the other side of the room closing my eyes tightly.
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
My father shot three times at Paul's friend. Each round hit his chest and the man dropped to the floor along with Paul.
I reopened my eyes as my father let his gun hit the floor next to Paul's body.
"Dad!" I screamed in joy.
My father tried to get up but couldn't.
He slowly turned and looked at me.
"Ghost." Said my dad softly as he tried to crawl to me.
My eyes widened as Paul slowly stood back up.
"Dad!" I shouted.
Paul turned and looked down at my dad who was trying to move.
"You fucking stubborn hedgehog!" Screamed Paul as he shot my dad in the back.
"Dad!" I screamed as Paul spit on him.
Paul slowly approached me and I couldn't move.
"I'm sorry Ghost, but it has to be this way." Stated Paul as he pointed the gun at me.
"BANG!"
Paul pulled the trigger and the bullet hit me in the side.
I looked to find my mom trying to stop him. She must have freed herself somehow. She jumped on his back before he could finish me.
"Don't hurt my son!" Yelled my mom.
"Get off me you bitch!" Screamed Paul as he tried to shake her off.
I quickly limped to my father and went for his gun that was on the floor.
As I went to pick up the gun my dad opened his eyes gently and said.
"Do it."
I felt pure anger build up inside me as I picked up the gun.
"BANG!"
I looked at Paul and he managed to get a shot off.
My mom was hit in the chest and was sent to the wall.
I quickly aimed my father's gun at Paul as he tried to find me.
"Ghost where are you, you little…!" Paul stopped once he saw me pointing the gun at him.
Paul quickly tried to raise his gun but it was too late for him.
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
I shot three times.
The first shot hit his arm forcing him to drop the gun. My second shot hit him in the chest and he was pushed back a step as the third round came in. The bullet went straight into Paul head killing him instantly. Paul's body hit the floor as I lowered the gun.
I took a look at Paul's friend and he too was still alive. I quickly aimed it at him and shot.
"BANG!"
The round hit him in the face and he was sent to hell along with Paul.
I took a deep breath and grasped my side which was bleeding down my legs.
I looked at my father and he was still alive.
I quickly tried to move him as best as I could. I dragged him to mommy and rested them beside each other.
I looked at my mom and she was smiling in pain.
I looked at them with fear.
"You did good…my boy." Stated my daddy with a smile.
I smiled back and said.
"I gonna get you some help ok?"
I tried to turn towards the phone and my father grabbed me by the arm.
I looked back into his eyes and him and my mom were crying.
"I'm sorry ghosty, but we won't make it." Stated my mom as blood poured out of her chest.
I looked back at my dad and he was holding my arm tightly.
"Please son, you're a good boy and you will do great things in your life. We love you but, please don't let us suffer any more." Pleaded my dad as he looked at the gun I held.
I followed his eyes and saw what he wanted.
"I can't." I cried to them.
"Please son." Begged my mom.
I looked at my father and he was smiling a little.
"We love you ghost." Said my mother as he went for my moms hand.
My mother and father connected there bloody hands and waited for me.
I was crying to hard, but I knew what I had to do.
I slowly forced myself to raise the gun and pointed it at them.
They both smiled as I grasped the trigger.
"I love you." Stated my father.
"I love you too."
"BANG!"
I pulled the trigger hitting my father in the head killing him instantly.
His body remained still as his skull leaked blood.
This was too much.
I cried as I aimed at my mom.
"I love you Ghost." Stated my mom.
"I love you too mom."
"BANG!"
I shot my mom in the head and her body leaned against my dad's. They held hands still as I cried.
"AHHHHHH!" I screamed as I tossed the gun across the room.
I quickly took a seat between to my dead parents and waited for my life to end.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
I slowly looked at my front door.
"Police! Open up!" Ordered one of the officers.
I didn't reply.
"BANG!"
The squad of armed men kicked down my front door and rushed into the living room to find all of the bodies.
A man, my best friend, my mother, and my father. All killed.
The squad slowly hesitated as they found me between my dead parent's arms.
The afghan officer got on his knees and reached out for me.
"Its ok, your safe son. Come on." Urge the officer.
I slowly got out from under my parents and went into his arms. The man gently picked me up and walked me outside. Once we were out of the nightmare he rested me in an ambulance and held my hand tightly.
"Are you ok?" Asked the officer.
I nodded my head in disapproval.
"What happened?" Asked the officer.
I didn't reply and the officer understood why. He slowly let go of my hand and left me with the medic's.
G.U.N will pay for this. I said to myself as the ambulance doors shut.
Ghost's POV
I slowly let my pile of tears pour off the roof. I gently wiped my face and stood up.
I looked at the stars one last time and turned back towards the stairs. Once I was ready I went back to my quarters. My partner was sleeping and I smiled softly at him.
I don't know what to do; I just hope he meant it when he said I was his brother.