Love Struck
Chapter 174 – One Brother
Shadow's POV
Slowly raising my weary head up from my brother's dead body I slipped out my legs from under his back and gently rested him down on top of Dove's grave. His blood still came out a little as I cried.
"I...I did it." I stated in shock as I waited.
Slowly looking around I saw I was covered in blood. His blood. I had to get rid of it all or when they find the body everyone will know I was the one who killed him. I hate the thought of hiding this but it has to be done and fast before someone realizes we're gone too long.
Looking down at Ghost I saw my hands were covered in his warm blood. Quickly I approached him and smeared it all over his clothes. It was the best I had in ways of getting it off and I can't do it on mine otherwise everyone will see I'm not hurt.
Suddenly I began to panic.
When someone finds him they'll know it was me who killed him. I have to make his death look like it was caused by something else.
Losing my mind and time I found a way to do it.
Looking at my side I saw my M9.
"Come on." I urged myself as I pulled it out of it's pouch.
Looking back at Ghost I bent down and raised it to his head.
Shaking all over I fought the thing I had to do.
"Come on! Come on!" I ordered myself as I gripped the trigger.
Closing my eyes I pulled.
"BANG!"
Ghost's brains splattered and poured out of his head as I opened up my eyes to fall back in fear.
"What was I doing!?" I asked myself as I ran back at the body.
I knew the gunshot would attract attention so I had to hurry up.
Thinking hard I aimed the gun at my side.
"BANG! GHAHHHHH!" I screamed as I began to bleed out.
I had to keep going.
Looking around I grabbed the blade and sent it in my leg.
"AGHHHH!" I screamed into the night as I left it there.
Limping now from the pain I went back to Ghost who just stared at the tombstone of his dead girlfriend.
Quickly placing the gun in his hand and raising it so it looked like he shot himself I moved away and sat down in the grass continuing to let my blood drip out.
Thinking more I knew I would have put up a fight so I had to make it look like Ghost trashed me.
"SMACK!"
Punching myself hard in my cheek I heard something crack.
"SMACK! BASH! BASH! SMACK!"
As I stopped I felt my face getting swollen. I rested on my side and went for my phone.
As fast as I could I touched my way through the contacts I had. Finding Mason I hit call and waited.
"Ring! Ring! Ring!"
I tried my best to keep crying as it rang.
"Ring! Ring! Ring!"
"Please pick up the phone Mason!" I begged as I waited in pain.
"Ring! Ring! Rin...!"
I widened my eyes as I heard.
"Hey, what's up Shadow?"
"Mason?!" I cried as he got serious.
"Shadow what's wrong!?" He asked in fear as I cried.
"Ghost is dead!"
"WAIT WHAT!? HOW!?" He asked as I heard him get out of bed I guess.
"Mason I can't...!" He cut me off.
"Calm down Shadow! Are you hurt!?" He asked as I replied.
"Mason please hurry!"
Mason was in a shit storm as I cried out in pain of the knife and gunshot.
"SHADOW HOLD ON! I'M COMING!" He stated as I dropped the phone.
"AGHHHHHHH!" I screamed as I heard.
"SHADOW!"
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5 Minutes Later
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"Shadow!"
I opened my eyes a little to hear footsteps.
"Check Ghost!" It was Mason.
In seconds I was rolled onto my back and I saw Mason staring at me in fear.
"Shadow stay down!" He ordered as he looked at the knife in my leg.
"Jesus Christ what happened!" Asked Mason as I cried out in pain and despair.
"Ghost! He...aghhhhh!"
Mason held me back as he yelled.
"Medic!"
In time another soldier who looked as tired as Mason came to my aid as he looked at the knife and my side.
"Hold the wound!" He ordered Mason as I screamed in pain.
"AGHHHHHHHH!"
"Shadow! Get that blade out of him!" Ordered Mason as the medic replied.
"It's stuck! I can't!"
"What do you mean you can't!?" Asked Mason in worry as I screamed.
"AGHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Shadow stay down!" Ordered Mason as he held me back from getting up.
"The blade is stuck in his leg! It goes from here to his kneecap and it's lodged inside! We have to get him to base and get one of the doctors to get it out!" Stated the medic as Mason and him both looked back at me.
"AGHHHHHHH!" I screamed as Mason asked.
"How's Ghost!?"
I glanced over to see the men nod in disapproval.
Mason immediately looked back and got close.
"I need you to relax Shadow! We're getting you back to base for help!" He shouted as I looked at my side which continued to bleed out.
"I got it Commander!" Stated the medic as he looked at Mason.
"Support his leg while I get his back!" Ordered the medic as he held one hand on my side and one on my neck.
Mason nodded and swung around and went under both my legs.
"One! Two! Three!" Shouted the medic as they lifted me up.
"AGHHHHHHHH!" I screamed out in agony as they ran me to the Humvee.
As fast as they could they got me inside and Mason drove as the medic and the soldiers got Ghost in back. As soon he was loaded the medic came to my aid inside the truck and held his hands on my side.
"Go!" He ordered as Mason hit the gas.
"Hold on Commander we're almost there!" Stated the medic as we drove as fast as we could to the Capital.
We made it in record time and immediately was I rushed out.
"Easy Shadow!" Begged Mason as he took my leg with the knife to make sure it wouldn't bend straight.
I hopped my way in through the doors as Mason and the soldiers got me to the medical wing of the capital.
It didn't take long for memories to come back and a doctor to run at me and take me in his room for much needed help.
I was placed on one of the many tables and Mason watched my leg as the medic and the doctor took over.
"Hold his side!" Ordered the doctor as I felt him place a needle in my leg.
In time it went numb and I watched as he grabbed the blade.
"Take a breath Commander!" Ordered the medic as I feared the pain.
I tried but as it came out I couldn't help but scream.
"AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHH!"
Mason held me down as the doctor ordered.
"Clamp the wound and stitch him up while I get the leg!"
Commander Mason's POV
Shadow was dying from the pain and passed out as I saw the men rush by with Ghost.
I had to check on him to see for myself.
"What happened to him!?" I asked as we ran to a different room.
"Stab wound to the neck and chest and gunshot to the head!" Replied a medic as I asked.
"Was it suicide!?"
"As far as we can tell that is what it seems like, but the neck wounds I can't explain! We'll have to get the Commander's story to know for sure!" Replied the medic as I stared at Ghost.
"The hole went clean through and you could see his brains.
"What the fuck could have happened!? And why we're the two of them even in Afghanistan!?" I asked myself the medics went ahead with the body and I went for shadow's phone I had picked up back in the graveyard.
I had to call someone to let them know what happened.
Looking through his blood covered screen I found General Hannon's number.
"Ring! Ring! Ring!"
I waited and went back to where Shadow was to see him almost passed out.
"Ring! Rin...!" It stopped.
I listened and I heard.
"Shadow, where are you guys? It's late. I was about to call Mason to see if you needed help."
"Hannon this is Mason." I replied sadly as he went silent.
I did as well and soon I heard.
"Where's the Commander? Is he ok?"
In fear of seeing Shadow out cold I replied.
"No Hannon he's not."
"What happened!?" Asked Hannon in a much more serious tone as I replied.
"We don't know for sure. Shadow called me and he was in pain from hearing his voice and he was crying." I stated as Hannon asked.
"Where's Ghost!?"
"Ghost is dead Hannon." I replied as he shouted.
"WHAT!?"
"Shadow called and told me Ghost was dead. He told me to please hurry and when I got there it was nothing but blood around. Ghost was found dead with a gun in his hand and bullet to the head. Shadow had been stabbed in the leg and shot as well. He was also beaten pretty badly as well. We got the body and the Commander to the Capital for medical help." I replied as Hannon asked.
"Is Shadow alive!?"
"He's out cold Hannon. I'm sorry."
"Is he alive!?" Asked Hannon once again as I replied.
"He's alive but out from losing blood! "
"You keep him alive! I'm coming over now!" He stated as I heard him close the phone.
Lowering Shadow's cell I looked back to see the doctor in my face.
"Is he ok?" I asked as he replied.
"He's stable."
I felt relief and asked.
"Any cause for the wounds?"
The doctor and medic both came up and replied.
"From what he's like I would say he was stabbed and someone shot him. So he was attack. I would guess by his friend." Stated the doctor as the medic added.
"And he was beaten up pretty bad. I would have to guess the two of them fought and Shadow was downed by the blade and gunshot."
"Then what about Ghost?" I asked as the medic replied.
"Here's how I see it going down. Shadow and Ghost got into a fight. Ghost took his gun and shot him in the chest then when Shadow went to get up he was stabbed by the blade and then beaten to the ground to make sure Ghost could off himself next to Dove's grave."
"So it was a suicide?" I asked as the medic nodded.
"But why would Ghost kill himself? He has a kid who he vowed to take care of after she died?" I asked anyone as they went silent.
Looking back at Shadow I grabbed a seat and sat down to wait for Hannon who I knew was coming here with all his anger in store.
Hannon's POV
"GET UP!" I ordered Raptor as he slept.
"What the fuck!?" Shouted Raptor as he jumped out of bed.
"Shadow and Ghost have been hurt!" I stated as he widened his eyes.
"How!?"
Tossing Raptor his shirt and pants I replied.
"I don't fucking know but Shadow is out cold in Afghanistan next to a dead body!"
Raptor went still and asked.
"Is Ghost ok!?"
"He's dead!" I replied as I exited his room.
In seconds Raptor ran behind me tossing on his shirt and he followed as I went for the entrance.
Two others followed as Raptor grabbed his gun from the armorer.
I bashed through the door and the guards to see the pilot was already ready.
Raptor and me got on as my other two guards jump along.
"GO!" I ordered the pilot in rage as Raptor asked.
"Was it G.U.N!?"
"No!" I replied as he asked.
"Then how is Ghost dead!?"
"Commander Mason who found them said to me that Shadow called him and said he was dead! I don't know how, just that Shadow is out cold and in emergency care!" I replied as Raptor looked away still on edge of the shock of such sudden problems.
"I'm going to kick Mason's ass when I get there!" I said to myself as Raptor said.
"I shouldn't have let them go alone!"
"It's ok! When we get there we'll kick the crap out of everyone until we get some answers on how this fucking happened!" I stated as Raptor pulled the receiver on his M4.
DUN! DUN! DUNNNNN!