Love Struck

Chapter 26 - Can You Find It In Your Heart

Shadow's POV

As I held Ghost we both forgot about the group of people watching us still in shock.

We slowly detached from each other and looked over at everyone. Ghost was looking around, but my gaze was on Amy. It was hard to look at her and not see what I had to do in order to get here.

Ghost slowly tried to get up.

"Don't!" Shouted the doctor as he ran at us.

As soon as the doctor went to touch him Ghost immediately pushed him away and it was enough to send the doctor back on his ass.

Everyone looked at Ghost in confusion.

Ghost was clearly angry.

I knew why, but I think its better we talk about this in private.

Ghost slowly got on his feet and grabbed my shoulder to balance himself.

The doctor slowly approached us and stopped about two feet in front of us.

"You guys need to stay in bed. We need to make sure all the meds and surgery don't hurt you." Stated the doctor.

Ghost nodded his head in disapproval.

"No." He stated at the doctor.

The doctor looked at us in confusion.

"It's not an option!" Replied the doctor in anger.

I was done after he said that.

I immediately grabbed him by his scrubs and brought him close to both of us.

Logan, Archer, and Jason were all about to move when they stopped at what I had to say.

"I went through hell to get here now, and I don't care what you see or say; because there is always an option. I had to learn that the hard way." I stated calmly with anger in my tone.

The doctor looked at me with eyes of fear.

He slowly relaxed himself and I let him go.

Slowly I looked at Ghost who held his side in pain.

"Come on." I said as I helped him towards the exit passed our friends.

We passed Logan and he looked at us with interest.

"I'll be seeing you two later." He stated as we passed him.

Ghost slowly raised his hand and waved in approval.

We passed Archer and Jason and they only looked at us in confusion.

Lastly was Amy and as we passed her I grabbed her arm gently.

She looked at me in surprise.

I nodded and I guess she knew cause she nodded back.

After we passed her I opened the door and guided both me and Ghost back to our quarters.

We entered and slammed the door behind us in force.

Slowly I let Ghost fall on his bed so that he could get some comfort. As I walked to the bathroom.

I quickly turned on the sink and splashed my face with water.

"What are you doing?" Asked Ghost.

"Waking up." I replied as I walked back into the room.

"What happened?" Asked Ghost.

I slowly shook my head.

"I don't know." I stated.

I slowly fell down next to him.

"Are you ok?" Asked Ghost.

I slowly began to cry.

"Does it look like I'm ok?" I asked him.

I began to cry really hard letting all my feelings out.

Ghost slowly leaned back with me so he could be leveled with my head.

"I was forced to watch as you did all that to save me." Stated Ghost.

I slowly opened my wet eyes so that I was meeting his gold orbs.

"I heard everything you said, even before the tests started." Continued Ghost.

I slowly looked away.

"I know your mad at me." Stated Ghost.

"I'm not mad anymore about what you did, I'm mad because you didn't tell me." I replied.

"Be fair, we hated each other in the beginning…!" I cut him off.

"No, you hated me. I was trying to cope with you as my new partner."

Ghost rolled his eyes.

"Ether way it wasn't a good time to tell you. We already had a bad relationship and I knew telling you too soon would worsening it more." Stated Ghost.

I knew he was right.

"I was going to tell you Shadow believe me, I was just waiting for the right time." Stated Ghost.

"How did you even know we were up on that roof?" I asked.

Ghost slowly looked away.

"I was watching you." He replied.

I slowly sat up and looked down on him.

"What!?" I shouted.

Ghost remained on his back as he replied.

"I watched you set up, and I watched as you took the shot at Nexus."

"But…!" He cut me off.

"That's the only reason I didn't trust you in the beginning when we first meet. I couldn't figure you out. Why you didn't shoot Amy and why you didn't hate me. And also because I thought you would hate me if I told you I was the one who shot you."

"What?" I questioned.

"Deep on the inside Shadow, I always liked you. I never had friends as a kid. I was always alone." Stated Ghost as he began to sit up.

I looked at him in sadness as he continued.

"I always wanted a friend to call my own and I knew if I told you what I did you wouldn't want to be more then just partners." Stated Ghost.

"But you said in the beginning you didn't want to be friends." I stated.

"I was confused and scared." Stated Ghost.

"Scared?" I questioned.

"As I said I never had friends. I was scary to everyone and always people avoided me. I didn't know how to even start a friendship. But you were forced to work with me, and I knew from there we were stuck together. That's what confused me the most." Stated Ghost.

"Being stuck with each other?" I questioned.

"After all that happened with Paul and with just the two of us, I was scared to ask you to be more then just partners, and it didn't help for me to say I just wanted to be partners ether." Stated Ghost as he began to cry.

I gently took his shoulder.

"But…" Ghost stopped and we both looked in each others eyes.

"When you came up to me the first time and opened up to me about your past I knew you saw me as someone you could trust no matter how mean I was. Then when you made the first move it really confused me. You came to me that second time and called me your brother. At first I didn't know if you were just trying to find a hole to fill Dark or if you really meant it." Stated Ghost.

"It wasn't that I wanted to find a replacement." I stated.

Ghost looked at me in confusion.

"I wanted to find someone I knew who would be by my side until the end."

Ghost smiled and rested his hand on mine.

"Blood or not I know where my family lies and your more of a brother then Dark could ever be." I stated with a wide smile.

Ghost slowly looked away with tears filling his eyes.

Even I began to cry again.

"I understand Ghost that it was hard for you to approach me and I knew you didn't know how to show it that you cared about me. But look at all you have done in the past couple of days."

Ghost gently looked back into my eyes.

"You opened up to me about your past. You helped me kill Cole. You saved me when I needed it most on that rooftop, and hell you even risked your life to save mine back in the medical room. You proved more then anyone has that you want to be my friend and that you care about someone other then yourself. You changed the views of so many people about who you use to be. You always kept everyone away and you scared everyone, but after all you have done to help me you changed everyone's opinion on you. They now know you're a hero who cares about the people next to him. You even changed yourself. In the beginning you were confused and scared, but after all you have done you formed yourself into someone completely different. You choose that for your sake, not mine. Your no longer alone in life with no way to show that you care. Your no longer a lone wolf Ghost. You made it so that you now have friends and you made it that you now have a family again. You have me. Your brother. Who will be with you forever. Who will be with you no matter what choices you make. Who will follow you into death if our path leads us there. You have someone who will be there until the end."

Ghost began to cry heavily as he leaped into my side hugging me tightly.

I hugged back with the same passion he held in his embrace.

"Do you understand Ghost what you have in me?" I asked.

Ghost slowly looked up and nodded in approval.

As soon as he nodded I held him tightly for a few more silent seconds then let go and fell back on the bed.

Ghost regained his control and looked down on me.

"You have the same in me." He stated.

I smiled and replied.

"I knew I had that when I first met you."

Ghost smiled and hit my shoulder.

"Don't push your luck." He stated.

"What? I can't say I knew we would be this close when I first met you?" I questioned.

Ghost chuckled.

"I hate to bring this up, but are you ok?" He asked me.

"No." I replied.

"I never knew that happened to you when you we're my age." Stated Ghost.

"I told you." I replied.

"You never said it in detail." Replied Ghost.

"I couldn't." I stated.

"I know." Replied Ghost.

"I can't believe I was forced to do it that way though." I stated in anger.

"I know it was hard. I understand." Stated Ghost.

"It's not as bad as what you had to do though." I replied.

"Nether of them were easy." Stated Ghost.

We remained silent as I thought about Amy.

"I saw how hard it was to pull the trigger." Stated Ghost.

"How did you know I was thinking about that?" I asked.

"Call it luck." Replied Ghost.

I looked away and replied.

"It wasn't as hard as the last test."

Ghost slowly looked at me.

"I don't know anything about that Shadow. I don't understand why Dark and me were like that in front of you. I don't remember any of that happening." Stated Ghost.

"Do you think it was a flash-forward?" I asked.

"I don't know but I never want you to make that kind of a decision." Replied Ghost.

"I won't have to, because that will never happen." I stated.

"I hope so." Replied Ghost.

We sat in silence as I thought about what I was going to do next.

Ghost gently took my hand.

"Go." He ordered.

I smiled and slowly sat up.

Amy's POV

I sat behind Shadow and Ghost door and listened as they talked. I had to wipe my face a few times at what both of them had to say, cause I never thought in all my life they were like this. I will admit I'm very confused at most of what they said. I wanted to know what Shadow and Ghost did when they were younger. I had no idea what happened to make them the way they were. And who did Shadow kill that was hard for him to do? And what the hell decision did Shadow have to make? I wanted to know.

As I listened I heard Shadow get up.

"Go." I heard Ghost say to him.

As I listened I heard Shadow begin to walk towards the door.

I immediately panicked and ran back to my office.

I quickly took a deep breath and sat down behind my computer.

I ran in so fast I almost fell thanks to this wheelie chair.

I slowly relaxed myself and took a hold of my paper work.

I'm lucky Shadow didn't see me. He would be so creped out and would want to talk about it.

As soon as I said that to myself I heard someone knock on my door.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!"

I jumped in surprise and shouted.

"Come in!"

My eyes widened and heart stopped as Shadow walked in.

"Hey Amy can we talk for a few minutes?" He asked calmly with a small smile.

I couldn't respond. I was stunned.

He looked at me with confusion as I gave him a blank stare.

"I'll come by later when your not busy." He stated as he began to turn away.

"No!" I shouted.

Shadow slowly turned back around and looked into my eyes.

I stared into his…sexy crimson red eyes as he approached my desk.