Love Struck

Chapter 211 – Is This Real?

Shadow's POV

I stared at Ghost in sadness as he continued to ignore me.

"Ghost?" I said as he just looked the other way.

"I'm sorry!" I cried as he ignored me.

"Shadow?" Called Death as I looked his way.

In tears I watched as he nodded his head telling me not to talk to him.

Ignoring him I looked back at Ghost.

"Please say something Ghost!" I begged as he shut his eyes.

"I'm sorry!" I yelled as Dark jumped in.

"Ignore him some more Ghost. You know he doesn't care."

"Shut up!" I ordered in tears as he yelled back.

"Who the fuck are you telling to shut up!?"

"You, you fucking asshole! I want to talk to Ghost! Not you!" I stated as Dark replied.

"Talk then! See how far it gets you!"

Ignoring Dark I approached Ghost.

"Ghost?" I said as I went to touch him.

Resting my hand on his cold shoulder he continued to ignore me.

"I never wanted to hurt you." I stated as he looked at my hand.

"After everything we've been through." He stated as I followed his eyes.

Seeing my scar I replied.

"You know if there wasn't any other reason I wouldn't have done it." I stated as he replied.

"You stabbed me in the back. In front of both our love's graves and what else did you do? You made it look like I killed myself. Saying I was insane and that I attacked you. Gunned you down and force you to sit and watch as I shot myself. That's a big length when it comes to me forgiving you in anyway."

"Then let me explain please!?" I begged as he looked at me.

"Try." He replied as I pointed at Death.

"You know what he's like! He's been doing this since we first meet him back in Afghanistan! It's been a game to him and it cost us more then we could ever imagine. My kids, Amy, Dove...!"

"Me." Added Ghost as I went silent.

"I understand you were lost when it came to finding a way to bring them back, but you killed the only person you really had left. Me." He stated as I replied.

"It was the hardest choice I ever had to make Ghost. They were my family."

"And you took me from mine. Dove is gone. Midnight was all I had left and I hoped to take care of her for the rest of my life, but seeing as things are now all I can do is watch her and hope she doesn't get hurt." Stated Ghost as I went to take his hand.

"You can't hold that same feeling from me. I wanted to save my family."

"I understand, but it took one order for you to kill me. Just like that is all it took. That's what upsets me." Stated Ghost as I cried.

"I love you! Like a...!"

"Like a brother. I know." Stated Ghost as I replied.

"I still do! Not a day will go by when I'm not thinking of you and what I did! You may not believe me, but it hurts more then you think! Ghost I want to kill myself now! Do you understand!?"

"If it was that easy for you to kill me then I see it being really easy for you to kill yourself now that you have no one."

Letting go of his hand I cried as he looked up into my eyes.

"I wouldn't worry then about talking to me. I understand why you did it but I'm hurt you threw our friendship away at first word for him." Stated Ghost as he pointed at Death.

Looking back at Ghost I replied.

"Do you still trust me?"

Ghost lowered his head and replied.

"I think we need to work on that Shadow. I lost a lot when you did that. Anyway, go talk to your real brother. I'll see you when you decide enough's enough."

Slowly Ghost shut his eyes and looked away from me as I let him go.

Looking back at Dark he was more calm as I backed up from Ghost.

"Seems he still has faith in you." He stated as I got to looking at his purple eyes.

"You and me have a bit more of a problem to talk about if we are to forgive each other." He stated as I stopped in front of him.

"I don't see how I can ever forgive you." I stated as he laughed.

"You forgive me?! How can I forgive you?! I was tossed in jail with Carter thanks to you killing Cole and Raze!" He replied as I shouted.

"I didn't know you went behind Lehigh's back and sent them! How was I suppose to know you were going to get thrown in jail and raped!?"

Dark immediately got in my face.

"It wouldn't have happened if you would have just came back!"

"I couldn't!" I replied as he stared into me.

"Do you know what's it's like to be captured and brought under an army who guards every move you make!? No, of course not! I was basically a prisoner before I met that man over there!" I stated as I pointed at Ghost who just gave me a look.

"By then it was too late! I was enlisted! Under contract to serve otherwise I was to be killed! And in love! Something you never experienced!" I stated as Dark smiled.

"I loved Rouge."

"You threatened to beat her up for dating Knuckles!" I replied as he came back.

"Is that why you protected her and got laid afterward?"

"For your information I didn't fuck her! The only thing I did in high school with a girl was oral and it was with Sonic's girlfriend!" I stated as he laughed and Ghost just rolled his eyes at our argument.

"You got oral from Sally!? That whore!?" Questioned Dark.

"Yeah!" I replied as he said.

"Your lucky you didn't get rabies."

Looking away I replied.

"She was clean and didn't you wonder why Sonic wanted to kick my ass after the prom?"

"That's when it happened?! I wondered why Silver said you dunked Sonic's head through a table." Stated Dark as I replied.

"He's not tough."

"Coming from our history I'm not surprised. But now look at you. You went from a G.U.N sniper with your brother to the leader of the country your about to save."

Looking away Dark continued.

"I don't like it, but I believe in fair rights. So when you go back with Death here make sure to sign that treaty."

I nodded and replied.

"It's the only thing I have left to do in my life."

Dark looked at me in confusion as Death butted in.

"So what do you plan on doing after you sign?"

Looking at Ghost I replied.

"Fixing some things before I make a full decision."

Everyone went silent as I said.

"I already started too. Ghost?"

Slowly Ghost looked at me.

"Your daughter will be living with Raptor and Alicia after the signing. They promised to take her somewhere safe and give her the life you and Dove would have wanted her to have."

Ghost stared at me in surprise as I looked back at Dark.

"I'm going to finish this then I'll be back to fix things with you."

Dark nodded as I looked back at Death.

Death nodded and gently turned me towards him.

Placing his hand on my forehead he pressed and said.

"Close your eyes."

Before I could shut them I heard.

"Shadow!"

Looking back at Ghost he smiled and said.

"Thank you."

Giving him a big smile I turned back to Death who said.

"Let go."

…

Almost friends.