Love Struck

Chapter 78 - What Will Happen?

Ghost's POV

I ran down the halls till I reached the medical wing where I found the medics tending to Dove along with Miles at their side.

Immediately I ran into the room and up to the table where Miles stared into my eyes with anger.

"Get out!" He ordered.

I panicked with Midnight still in my arms.

"I didn't cause this!" I shouted.

Miles ignored me and went back to holding down Dove's wound.

I cried as I watched the blood pour out of her body.

"Is she ok?!" I asked in tears.

Miles looked back up and replied.

"We don't know, her heart is barley there!"

As Miles held down the wound Dove coughed and a large portion of her blood came up and hit my chest.

I stared at it as it got on Midnight who didn't react from the coldness of it's feel.

I began to go crazy. I knew no matter how much I would have to try I would be unable to help her.

I slowly began to go backwards from the table with Mile's eyes locked on me.

"Ghost!" He shouted as I made it to the door.

Immediately I ran out of the room and towards Dove's quarters.

As I approached I smashed open the door causing more then a few people to stare at me.

Quickly I went to the crib and placed Midnight back inside.

"Daddy?" She questioned as I laid her down.

As I was about to answer I heard from out in the hall.

"AGHHHHHHHHH!"

My head lowered from the scream of someone finding Shadow and instantly leaped my lips at my kid.

Gently I kissed her cheek and small tears came out from under her eyes.

"Don't cry honey." I told her.

"Where are you going?" She asked in sadness as I began to back up.

"Daddy has to go for a while honey." I replied.

"What about mommy?" She asked.

"Mommy needs to rest honey. I love you." I stated as I turned around.

"DADDY!" She screamed causing me to stop.

I quickly looked back into her blue eyes.

Midnight cried and slowly I reproached the crib.

Midnight held her arms out gently and I gave her a soft hug.

"I love you honey, but I have to go." I stated at I ran my hand on her soft fur.

"Why?" She asked.

I ignored the questioned and looked over to her left to find Shadow's son laying there with his red eyes staring at me.

"Take care of him ok?" I told her as I let her go.

Midnight looked at the little hedgehog who she herself wasn't more the an inch taller and then back at me.

I was already at the door.

"I love you Midnight. I promise I'll be back." I promised her.

"You promise!?" Asked Midnight as I reached the hall.

"I promise!" I replied as I turned to leave.

I then ran out of the room and towards the exit.

I quickly found the arms master and he was just getting ready to go on break.

He turned his head as I charged him and said.

"Hey Ghost…!" I cut him off with a solid punch to his cheek sending him onto the floor.

I watched as he didn't move and quickly I ran into the armory.

I made it fast.

I took an MP5, another M9, some ammo, and a new combat knife considering my old one is stuck inside my best friend.

I quickly left the room and proceeded towards the parking lot.

A few soldiers were at the hummers and I quickly aimed at them with the MP5.

They stopped in their tracks and I shouted.

"Give me the keys!"

The leader complied and tossed me the keys to the hummer.

Slowly I approached the hummer forcing all the men to back away as I kept the gun pointed at them.

Quickly I entered the hummer and placed the keys in the ignition.

I slowly lowered my gun and hit the gas sending me out into the street.

I didn't look back as I drove off into the city but I knew I wasn't welcome here. I had to find somewhere else to live until the time was right.

I'm sorry Shadow.

Shadow's POV

Blood filled my mouth as I laid there with my hand on the blade.

Pain filled every movement I took but I had to push I couldn't die. Not by Ghost.

Slowly I pulled and as my body tense more blood came up from my mouth and wounds.

I had so much in my mouth it began to go down my face.

I pulled and pulled and I was screaming but all that energy made bubbles in the blood in my mouth.

It slowly came up and I pulled and pulled until I heard it slip up.

My face went from pure red to a light blue as I held the blade in my hand.

I slowly looked over at it and it was covered in nothing but my blood.

Gently I let it hit the floor and slowly I placed that hand on the wood.

I have a son and I'm not letting him be alone for the rest of his life because I wasn't strong enough to handle this pain.

Gently I flipped over to my other side and the second I did all the blood that was held in my mouth came splashing out and hitting all of my hands and knees below.

I held my pain of now being able to speak and slowly I tried to yell.

"Medic!"

I got no response as I coughed up the last of the blood.

"SMASH!"

I quickly looked over at the door to hear the sound of a door being kicked open.

It had to be Ghost.

Gently I began to crawl forward.

I can't let him get away. I told myself as I reached the door.

I rested my hand on the frame and slowly I raised my head to looked out into the hall.

"AGHHHHHHH!"

I immediately looked to my side to find a women screaming at me in shock.

She stood there in shock and gently I reached out for her.

She didn't move and slowly hit the floor.

I had to keep going.

I pushed back up to my knees and began to crawl towards Dove's quarters.

I made it about halfway when Ghost came running out.

"I promise!" He shouted as he turned to leave.

I was about to reach him when he bolted off down the hall.

I gently fell back down and slowly I looked back to stare at the people who watched me.

"Get Archer and Jake!" I ordered.

Some of the men nodded and immediately ran inside to their aid as the women still stared at me.

I carefully rested my hand on the doorframe and I began to raise myself onto my feet.

Slowly I got off my knees and I stared at the crib inside.

Blood dripped out from my mouth as I began to approach it.

Slowly my blood landed on the floor making a small trial and in about a few seconds I reached the white crib.

I placed both my hands on the plastic getting red prints in their peacefulness.

Slowly I looked inside to find Midnight wrapping her small arms around my baby boy who stared at me in confusion.

"Dad…dy!" He tried to say. It was good enough for me.

I smiled exposing my red teeth and Midnight gently released him to stare at me in shock.

"Shadow!" She shouted with her soft voice.

I smiled at her and ran my hand across her soft fur. I could feel Ghost's warmth on her body.

She smiled softly as I said.

"Thank you."

Slowly I reached for my son who gracefully opened his even smaller arms fro me to take.

Carefully I raised him up into my body and not even caring I got my blood on his soft blue blanket that wrapped him up tightly.

I smiled widely as I stared into his red crimson eyes and I placed my nose against his.

"Hehehe!" He giggled as I tickled his small black nose and slowly I looked back into his eyes.

"Your so cute." I stated as I felt my body growing faint.

Slowly I began to back up towards the wall and as my body hit it's cold surface I began to fall down until my butt rested on the floor.

I held him in my arms and he smiled as I began to shut my eyes.

"Dad…dy?" He said to get my attention.

I raised my head again and he stared into me eyes full of love and laughter.

I smiled and placed my finger on his nose causing him to laugh.

"Hehehe!"

I chuckled at his voice getting more blood on him and me.

I slowly began to shut my eyes and as I closed them I said.

"I love you so much Shadow."

Shadow smiled as I black out from the pain and I felt him place his small fingers on my mouth as I drifted off to sleep.

Archer's POV

"WAKE UP!" I heard as someone pushed me.

Gently I opened my eyes to find a soldier pushing me against the floor.

I slowly raised up to my hands and knees and I gently looked around.

Immediately I remember what had just happened and I began to panicked as I found Jake who was barely awake like me.

I quickly looked away and tried my best to find Shadow but he wasn't here.

"Where's Shadow!?" I asked anyone.

Jake began to panicked as we were both lifted to our feet.

My neck was pure red and Jake was cut on the side of his head.

As we felt our bodies a soldier replied.

"He's in Dove's room!"

"Let's go Jake!" I ordered him as I began to jog out into the hall.

My eyes rested on the blood trail and quickly I looked back into the room to find the blade Ghost was using.

I began to worry and quickly me and Jake ran up to the door of Dove's room.

Both our eyes rested on Midnight who was staring at us from the small crib she was in.

Gently she pointed across the room and we looked to widen our eyes in shock.

"Shadow!" I shouted as I ran up to him.

Jake got Midnight in his arms as I approached Shadow who had bled out.

I tried to find a spot to hold down on but he was too much.

I began to panic as I stared at Shadow's son who was covered in his father's blood.

He smiled and giggled as I took him away from his father's arms.

A soldier was behind me and I handed the baby to him and then looked back at Shadow who wasn't moving.

"MEDIC!" I screamed.

Dark's POV

I felt a strange feeling in my heart as if something bad just happened.

Slowly I raised out of my bed and looked over at the door.

It remained closed as I got on my feet.

I was cold.

I know I was in my boxers but the base is heated and they got it running hours ago.

Something isn't right.

My eyes widened as I remember back years ago from when I was a little baby with Shadow and Maria.

She always said the same thing when we were cold.

"If your cold then that means someone you care about is colder then you."

I never understood what that meant.

Archer's POV

I ran my hand on Shadow's face and he was frozen from all the blood loss.

"MEDIC!" I screamed again.

After a few more attempts for help we heard a few pairs of feet running our way.

I stared at the door as Miles turned the corner with the soldier who held Shadow's little boy.

Miles widened his eyes and ran at us getting on his knees in the blood that continued to fill the floor.

He placed his hands on Shadow's wounds and shouted.

"Get him to the medical wing!"

I nodded and grabbed Shadow's arm and lifted him onto my body.

Miles ran out and we all followed as he led us to the room where Shadow would have to fight to live.

"We can't lose him. If Shadow dies this war is over for Afghanistan."