Love Struck

Chapter 57 - Don't Leave Us

Logan's POV

"GHOST!" Screamed Dove as he shut his eyes gently.

We all stared in shock as more of my men pulled into the lot.

Zulu and I were stunned, unable to move from what has just happened in front of us.

"DO SOMETHING!" Screamed Amy.

I broke from my trance and shouted.

"MEDIC!"

I then charged Ghost's side along with a hand full of medics.

The second I made it to his side I gently raised his head onto my lap as the medics got a stretcher ready.

"Ghost!" I shouted at him.

He gently opened his eyes but not all the way just to give me a small smile.

"Ghost?" I said to him softly as more blood came out of his cuts.

He opened his mouth and with a lot of pain he announced.

"I did it."

I nodded my head quickly.

"You did Ghost, you did." I assured him.

"Is Shadow going to make it?" He asked as his blood rolled down my hands.

I was startled at the question unable to respond as Jake took over.

"He's ok Ghost, but we have to get you some help." He stated.

Ghost slowly shook his head in disapproval.

As he shook Dove and Amy came over.

"Stop." He ordered the medics who were going for his legs.

They hesitated.

"We're getting you help Ghost." I informed him.

Ghost relaxed as I went for his arm.

The second my hand got close he grabbed it and everyone stopped as he stared into my eyes.

He slowly shook his head as I began to here Dove crying.

"Forget about me…save Shadow." He said to me as his grip loosened.

Dove quickly replied.

"He's going to be fine Ghosty! We need to save you!" She shouted at him through her tears.

Ghost stared at her as if he had no idea who she was and replied.

"It's too late."

Amy immediately shouted.

"No it's not!"

Ghost smiled and gave off a small chuckle as his head rested back onto the ground.

"It is." He stated.

"NO!" Screamed Dove as she tried to convince him.

Ghost eyes slowly began to fade of life as he continued.

"All that matters…is that you save my brother."

Ghost stopped and flinched in pain as he reached for the small bag he had next to him.

We watched as he took it into his hands and tried his best to hand it to me.

"Please…take it." He begged.

I slowly reached out and touched the bag. Ghost gently released his grip and left a blood imprint on the bag as I took it into my arms.

He then gently rested his head back down and looked towards the moon.

"I tried mom." Ghost stated.

We all began to cry as he no longer knew we were there next to him.

"I tried dad." Ghost took a small breath as Dove knelt down and put her hand on his face.

She gently turned his view so that he was staring into her eyes, but you could tell he didn't see her.

"I did all I could, but my best wasn't good enough." He stopped as Dove began to drip cold tears onto his bloody fur.

"At least I will die knowing I didn't leave this world in vein…!" Ghost's head gently fell back to it's side and he no longer moved his eyes. His mouth closed and his chest no longer began to move. Dove stared at him in disbelief, but I think we all were now.

"Ghost…?" Dove said softly as she moved in on his face.

Ghost didn't move as her hands felt his cheeks.

"Ghost…?!" She shouted in tears as she moved his head so that his still eyes stared into hers.

"Ghost…!?" She screamed as tears poured down her shirt.

Miles gently went behind her and gently got her to retract from the body.

Dove never moved her gaze off her lover as Miles guided her a few feet back.

My tears hit the bag and I gently looked down.

I slowly placed my hands on the bag and opened it as Miles approached me.

We both looked into the bag and slowly I said.

"Four bottles of painkillers…three shots of morphine…a case of red blood antibodies…and" slowly I pulled out the small silver case and opened it to find five shots.

"And the viper venom." I stated as I shut the case.

Miles smiled and replied.

"It's all Shadow needed to survive."

"He would have done it." I stated.

Miles nodded.

"Yes, yes he would have."

I gently closed my eyes letting tears drain down my cheeks.

"Their both gone." I stated.

Miles gently lifted me up and as soon as I stood I turned towards the capital.

"What now?" I asked anyone.

I got no response.

I quickly turned and screamed.

"WHAT DO WE DO NOW!?"

Everyone looked at me and knew I was broken and lost.

I quickly approached Ghost and knelt down next to his head.

"WAKE UP!" I screamed at him.

As I got no response I began to hit him.

"WAKE UP!" I screamed as I slapped his cheek.

I slapped about four time before I was yanked off by Jake and another man from Zulu.

"WAKE UP! FUCKING WAKE UP GHOST!" I ordered him.

"He's gone!" Shouted Jake as he held me.

"WAKE UP!" I screamed again.

"HE'S GONE!" Screamed Jake.

"NO!" I shouted at him as I tried to break free.

Jake was done with my rant and used all he had to toss me away.

I hit the ground on my side and rolled and Jake immediately approached me and yelled.

"GHOST IS DEAD!"

Dove began to cry more as Amy took her in her arms.

"HE'S GONE AND HE'S NOT COMING BACK!" He screamed at me as I stared into his eyes.

"GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD LOGAN, HE'S DEAD!" He screamed as a few of his men pulled him away.

As Jake was being dragged away from me Dove slowly knelt down next to Ghost who rested calmly under the cool night sky.

Dove's POV

I slowly placed my hands on my dead boyfriends chest and gently I cried onto his body washing some of the blood down his fur.

I slowly leaned into his face and rested my forehead against his.

He was cold.

Unmoving.

Not breathing.

Just dead.

"Ghost?" I called to him.

"Please wake up." I pleaded as everyone grew quiet around me.

"I can't do this on my own." I stated.

I gently took his hand and placed it on my womb.

"In a few weeks your son or daughter will come and what do I tell them when they ask, where is daddy?" I asked him.

Everyone watched in shock as I continued.

"Do I lie or do I tell them the truth?" I asked him.

"I can't do this without you here." I stated.

I gently released his hand and it fell down next to his side.

"Please Ghost, don't leave me alone." I begged as I cried onto his face.

Ghost's face was still and slowly I stated.

"I love you."

Shadow's POV

"Wake up." I heard him say to me.

I gently opened my eyes to find I was laying on a dark floor.

"What?" I asked as I looked around for him.

"I said get up." He ordered as I raised onto my feet.

I gently looked around and slowly I walked forward and suddenly I smashed my head into a solid object that quickly turned into a steel bar.

I immediately began to look around and I realized I was in a cage.

"What's going on!?" I shouted at him.

Suddenly the man appeared again and only half the body was there, just like before all I saw was his legs nothing else.

"Your back with me again Shadow and I swear you and your partner are my top visitors." He stated.

"Ghost!? Where is he?!" I asked.

The legs moved towards the wall on the side of my cage and tapped against it sending the wall to the ground.

Ghost's POV

"I was alive again, but how?"

I slowly opened my eyes to find I was trapped in a solid black room.

"Not again." I said to myself as I gently got up.

I slowly approached the wall and suddenly I smacked my face against solid steel.

They slowly appeared in front of me and it was a cage.

My mind must be playing games on me again.

"Where's Dove? Where's Shadow? Where's anyone?" I asked myself.

"My head really hurt. My memory is here for whatever reason. When I was alive I barley knew anything, why?" I asked myself.

It had to have been that shot that black armored soldier gave me when I was leaving the base.

As I slowly examined the room I heard a light tapping sound and the wall to the right of my cage fell.

Shadow's POV

The second the wall fell it became clear my cage was connected to another. I quickly looked and to my horror Ghost was set on the other side.

"SHADOW!" He shouted in surprise as we ran at the bars.

"GHOST!" I shouted back as I reached out to him.

The bars kept our bodies from connecting but we were still able to wrap our arms around each other.

"What are you doing here!?" I asked him as he held me tight.

"I might ask you the same thing!" Replied Ghost.

"Your both dead." Stated the man.

We both turned to face him and slowly we let go and turn to him.

"What?" Asked Ghost in disbelief.

The man gave off a slight chuckle and replied.

"Shadow died in bed not too long after you woke up in that base."

"WHAT!?" Shouted Ghost as he looked at me.

I nodded and said.

"I couldn't go on anymore! You were gone too long and my life support gave!"

Ghost was mad.

"I got your medicine and everyone told me you were ok before I died!" He shouted.

I widened my eyes.

"How!?" I asked him.

Ghost quickly stared at me and replied.

"When I was leaving the base my body grew stiff and I drove into a wreak smashing through into the capital!"

I stared at him and asked again.

"How!?"

Ghost looked at his neck and replied.

"One of those black armored soldiers gave me some sort of shot before I knocked him out. I think it's the cause."

As I went to replied the man interrupted.

"The shot was a nerve agent. The same one Shadow drugged you with at the bar. Except this one was an overdose composite. It caused your nerves and part of your brain to shut down. Your lucky he only got a little bit of it in otherwise you would be dead."

Ghost was furious and charged the bars at me.

"YOU DRUGGED ME!" He screamed.

Ghost grabbed me by my neck and dragged me into the bars slamming my face into one.

"Back when I was sent to kill Adam! I couldn't tell you about the mission and I knew you would wake up during the night to find me gone!" I stated.

"SO YOU DRUGGED ME!?" Shouted Ghost.

"I'm sorry!" I shouted at him.

Ghost stared at me and let go of my neck.

I backed off as Ghost continued.

"You should have told me."

"Ghost?" I said to him as he looked away.

"Don't blame him Ghost. Shadow was only protecting you from this situation." Stated the man.

Ghost slowly looked back at me.

"Is that true?" He asked calmly.

I nodded and replied.

"After I killed Nexus's nephew I couldn't let anyone else get hurt. I didn't want you to get killed because of what I did."

Ghost gave me a small smile and replied.

"I understand."

"Do you forgive me?" I asked him.

He nodded.

"Yes."

I smiled as the man interfered again.

"Now that, that is out of the way I think it's time we decide whether you have what it takes to live." He stated.

We both stared at him and approached his side of the bars.

"Last time you were here together; Shadow had to go through a lot in order to save you. Those type of things can break a man and Shadow hasn't broke, but I think this time you will save him." He stated.

I looked at Ghost and he pointed at himself.

"Me?" He questioned.

"Yes." Replied the man.

"But…!" Ghost was cut off.

"Shadow risked his life to save you and now it's your turn to prove you will do the same for him. I will keep Shadow here with me and we will watch as you decide what is right to do." He stated.

"I can't have help?" Questioned ghost.

"Shadow can help you on one of the three tests." Replied the man.

Ghost looked at me and I nodded.

"If you make the wrong choice Ghost both you and Shadow are going to remain here forever until I decide where to send your souls." Stated the man.

"I understand." Replied Ghost as he reached out for my hand.

I slowly took it and we held each other tightly as the man finished.

"Remember what's on the line Ghost. Both yours and Shadow's lives lie in your hands. Not only that, but Dove is waiting and she is due soon. Don't let her have that baby alone." Begged the man.

Ghost squeezed my hand tighter as I did the same for him.

"And remember what Shadow has to come back to as well…Amy." Stated the man.

I stared into Ghost's eyes and I nodded as he did the same.

"Now go." Ordered the man as the end to Ghost's cage opened with a bright light.

Ghost gently released my hand and slowly he walked towards the light.

Before he made his move Ghost turned to look at me.

He nodded and I did the same.

Ghost then smiled and entered the light disappearing from both me and the man's sight.

His cage went dark again and slowly his bars faded away leaving only my cage.

I slowly looked back at the man and asked.

"Now what?"

The pair of legs turned away from me and a cloud like distortion appeared on the wall in front of us.

Slowly it became bright and clear and I stared at Ghost who stood on the screen.

"Now we wait." Stated the man as I stared at Ghost.