Okay so, here's chapter 11. I keep forgetting to tell you guys there's more chapters coming at the end, whoops! Ummm... There may be two or three more chapters after this one (probably only two), but yeah. This story is coming to a close soon :c I thank you all for waiting for the updates and reading as I go! ^^ I'm going to try to put out another chapter later today (I'm not trying to hurry up and end this story, I promise. I'm just getting excited for you guys to see the end~) Okay, sooooooo here's chapter 11! Thanks you guys ^^

Twitch and Lion (more so Twitch) were greeted with cheers and open arms as they stepped out of the van. Mostly everyone had been waiting for her arrival after things went sour during the extraction at the Palace of Westminister. Hereford had been still waiting to hear if she would be coming back to base, stuck in med bay, or the only other outcome that no one wanted to think about. But now that the beautiful Emmanuelle was back, everything could go as it should. "I'm so happy you're well, Emma," Alibi said breaking through the small crowd to hug her. "Alright, alright- everyone move on, let some air through," Clash said waving everyone away. Twitch could feel her cheeks warm up as a small blush crept across her face. She felt like such a celebrity with the way everyone came to see her. There was one face she had expected to see that she couldn't find as she searched through the Specialists and recruits. Six was behind the crowd with her arms folded looking pleased. It was nice of her to come too, but where was IQ?

"Come Emma, let's get you settled," Lion said moving in front of her. Twitch reached for his hand, but caught herself and pulled back. Instead, she just took her place directly behind him as they made their way through the crowd. "Thank you all so much," Twitch said as they passed by everyone. Twitch scanned the faces in the crowd again as they left, but still, no IQ. Twitch came to a conclusion rather quickly. She must have seen us in the med bay... IQ would have definitely been upset upon seeing them kissing. Twitch told her everything, not to mention she had a reputation of being an honest woman. But then again, IQ wasn't the nosy or intrusive type. Twitch asked Lion if he'd settle her things back in as she stopped by to see IQ. "Will you be alright?" Lion asked. Twitch nodded. "It's just stopping by her room, I won't do too much of anything." Lion seemed like he was skeptical, but he shrugged and went along. "I may need some help up the stairs," Twitch said when they came to the first landing. "Here, take my arm," Lion said bending his elbow outward. Twitch took a hold of him, leaning on him for support. "We'll go slow, alright?" Twitch nodded as she lifted one heavy leg up to step on the first stair. "I'll pull you up with me as I go," Lion said stepping up two stairs, bringing her with him.

Twitch groaned with discomfort as they made their way up. Even having Lion do most of the work for her was such a great strain on her body. "Just two more steps, Emma. You can do it," Lion attempted to soothe her as they made their way up. Twitch took a deep breath as she made it to the second floor. "Do you need me to go with you down the hall?" Twitch shook her head no as she began to walk forward. "I've got it from here. Monika will help me when I need to go up," Twitch said smiling back at him. Lion watched her as she slowly made her way to the end of the hall then right around the corner. Luckily, IQ's room was the first on the right, so Twitch didn't have too far to go. She lifted her hand and gingerly knocked listening for any sound that IQ was there. "Do you want me to get that?" she heard Blitz say from the other side of the door. "Ja." Twitch waited as she heard Blitz walk towards the front of the room. The door opened slowly to an always smiling Blitz with a very disgruntled looking IQ sitting on her bed behind him. "Ahh, guten morgen, Emma!" Blitz said flashing her a wide smile. "Bonjour~ I came to see Monika," Twitch said glancing over at her best friend. Blitz kept his smile, but Twitch noticed the way his mouth went to droop for a frown. "Sure, come in!" Blitz said stepping aside. "We would have been down there to see you, but we missed the briefing on your arrival," Blitz said making up excuses. "It's fine. As long as she's here, I'm alright," Twitch said sitting across from IQ in her desk chair. She smiled at IQ, who returned a sorry smile in return. "Well, I'll leave you ladies to it. Bye bye!" Blitz said quickly leaving the room.

IQ stared at her door for a moment before turning to look out of her window. "Well? Aren't you happy to see me?" Twitch asked beaming one of her bright smiles. IQ shrugged still looking out her window. "I'm happy to know you're alright," IQ said flatly. Twitch's heart was hit with a pang of sadness as she studied the way IQ was behaving. She definitely saw... Twitch wrang her hands in her lap as she bit her bottom lip in thought. She wanted to ask her if she did see something, but in a way that she wouldn't out herself in case she didn't. Twitch had just figured a way to find out what was eating IQ when IQ spoke up. "How long, Emma?" Twitch looked up startled. IQ's legs were crossed, her arms were folded across her chest, and she was glaring at Twitch. The room felt hot as Twitch became nervous. "How long what?" Twitch asked innocently as possible. "How long have you and Lion been having your affair?" Twitch shook her head nervously laughing as she smiled at IQ again. "Wh-what do you mean by 'affair'?" IQ took a deep breath shaking her head. "I saw the both of you in your room at the med bay. I'm supposed to guess that was the only time you two have stolen a kiss?" Twitch's breath caught in her throat. IQ was really upset with her.

"Monika, it was just a kiss. He was happy that I was okay," Twitch tried to reason. "A hug would have done just as well. A kiss, Emma. A kiss. You're in a committed relationship with Gustave. He's done so much for all of our health, and you kiss someone who he isn't exactly happy to be around despite their truce. I would expect behavior like that from Eliza, but not from you." IQ spat sitting forwards. Twitch could feel that familiar lump in her throat as her emotions built up inside of her. This couldn't have been happening right now. "Dominic suggested that Lion wants to sleep with you. He says that's the reason why he's always hanging onto you," IQ said glaring even harder at Twitch. "Seeing as how you think a kiss is okay, I wouldn't be surprised if the both of you already had sex. Did you?" IQ pushed. "STOP, MONIKA!" Twitch shrieked. She went into a coughing fit as tears began to fall from her eyes. She stood from her seat and hastily made her way out of IQ's room slamming the door behind her. She turned left and made her way to the stairs before stopping and pulling out her phone. Her fingers shakily scrolled through her contacts to dial Lion's name. Twitch leaned against the wall sobbing waiting for him to answer. "Ouais?" Twitch took a deep breath in and exhaled slowly, "Can you please come get me?"

Twitch held tightly onto Lion as she silently sobbed. After her helped her get to her room, she told him what had happened between her and IQ. He was less than pleased that on Twitch's first day back at base IQ would be so cruel to her. What business of hers was their relationship anyway? Still, Emma defended her against Lion's rage and attack on her character. "Emma, don't let her get to your head," Lion told her as she began to break down again. "This is your business, and although she's your best friend- she needs to respect that she won't be part of everything you do." Twitch wiped her eyes nodding her head. Lion was right, but at the same time- IQ was right too. Twitch was in the wrong, and she knew it. But at the same time, IQ could never understand what she was going through. Blitz was always here with her, and even when he was out on duty, he was never gone for more than two maybe three days at a time. "Can you stay here with me?" Twitch had asked him. "Always," Lion said giving her forehead a kiss.

Lion had begun to nod off when a knock at Twitch's door disturbed the peace. "My bathroom," Twitch whispered pointing across the room. Lion hopped up from her bed and quickly made his way into his bathroom, gently closing the door behind him. "Come in!" Twitch called out following it with a cough. The door creaked open revealing a sorrowful IQ. Goosebumps crawled across Twitch's skin as she felt the need to defend herself. Another sadness hit her internally upon realizing that she felt the need to defend herself from her best friend. That could possibly have been the second worse feeling she'd ever felt. "Hi, Emma.." IQ said softly stepping inside and shutting the door behind her. Twitch said nothing. She hust watched as IQ walked across the room to sit at the end of her bed. "I wanted to apologize for the way I lashed out at you earlier. I guess I was just shocked because I couldn't tell anything was going on, and that you didn't tell me." Twitch sat up to bring her knees to her chest, but changed her mind when the pain in her legs was too great. "Can you forgive me?" IQ said placing one of her hands on Twitch's. Twitch nodded, "Ouais. I only wish that you don't tell Gustave, or anyone else. I need to tell him myself." IQ nodded in understanding. She smiled at Twitch before standing up to give her forehead a kiss. "I hope you feel better soon, mein liebe," IQ said turning to walk out. "Merci, mon cherie," Twitch replied with a sigh. Lion walked out as soon as Twitch gave him the all clear. "I'm glad that's over," he said slipping back into bed with Twitch. "Yeah, me too," she said bringing herself in closer to him. But, deep down inside, Twitch had an uneasy feeling. Although everything was settled, she couldn't help but feel that something was going to happy. Pushing her anxiety to the back of her mind, Twitch closed her eyes and sank into slumber.

"Emma! Emma wake up!" Twitch sat up in her bed as IQ frantically knocked on her door. "Emma, wake up!" IQ called from out in the hallway. "I'm awake!" Twitch called back followed by a cough. "Hurry up and come out!" IQ called before going silent. Twitch looked to her side to an empty bed. Olivier must have expected something, Twitch thought as she slowly moved herself to get up. She walked over to her dresser to get changed, but her muscles were still sore and tense. "Monika!?" Twitch called out with a cough as she made her way to her door. "Ja?" Twitch turned the knob and pulled the door open to a beaming IQ. "Can you help me get dressed?" IQ nodded stepping past Twitch into her room. "Come Emma, we have to get you dressed in a hurry." Twitch closed her door and turned to look at IQ. "Why?" IQ shook her head picking up the shirt Twitch had laid out. "I can't tell you, but I'm sure you'll be excited to see. We have to get you downstairs, now hurry!" Twitch lifted her arms and her legs to help IQ undress her. She saw a few recruits hustling down the stairs when she opened her door, so she expected there must have been some good news from Six. "Here," IQ said picking up one of Twitch's shoes after helping her with her leggings. "This is so embarrassing needing you to dress me," Twitch said trying to hide the nervousness in her voice. "Don't even worry about it. Just focus on getting down to the first floor with me as quickly as possible."

Twitch and IQ made their way down the stairs to the first floor. It had been easier for Twitch going down than it was going up, but she still needed to lean on IQ for support. "Thank you, Monika," Twitch said standing up on her own. "You're welcome. We're nearly there!" IQ said making sure to be careful as she pulled Twitch along. Everyone was making their way out to the air field in a big rush. "What's going on?" Twitch asked as they stepped outside of Hereford. The familiar sound of Hereford's escort plane coming in from above caught Twitch's attention. No, that can't be... She thought as she sped up her pace. They had made it just in time to see the plane circling back around to roll towards them. The other operators and recruits all waved as the plane came to a halt. The staircase flipped outwards as it had done the last time it arrived, and out stepped Finka. Tachanka and a few of the Russian recruits cheered while Glaz and Kapkan simply clapped. She put a fist in the air before continuing down the steps of the plane. "Monika!" Twitch gasped grabbing her friend's arm. Sure enough, Doc was the next to step out of the plane. Everyone from the GIGN and French recruits all yelled with excitement as Doc made his descent behind Finka. "Where's Emma and Lion?" Montagne yelled looking around. "Here, mon ami," Twitch replied making her way to the front of the crowd. She took her place beside Montagne, and did a quick glance over for Lion. He wasn't big on being crowded with the entirety of Team Rainbow, so he'd probably just catch up later, Twitch figured. She turned her attention back to Finka and Doc as they continued to walk over. She could see the look of extreme happiness on Doc's face as he made his way towards the group. He's home.. He's finally home~

Everyone sat in the cafeteria attentively listening to Doc and Finka recall their trip to Yemen. They had tales of how the locals looked at them like celebrities. The children often would visit the medical tents to play a bit of soccer with Finka on the days when things were easier. How the women would cook meals and bake sweets for Doc to have while he was working. It seemed like their last operation wasn't so bad until Doc and Finka grew quiet. The stories then turned solemn. Air raids. Bombings all throughout the night. Wives losing their husbands, children losing their parents, and parents losing their children. "It wasn't the White Masks doing near the end," Doc began. "I would say more, but I wouldn't want tensions with the SWAT and SEALS." He nervously looked between the operators who said nothing. They were just as nervous as Doc at his implications on the actions of their own government. "But," Doc began walking over to Twitch. "I did learn- just after an air raid one night- how lucky I am to have the people I know in my life." He reached out a hand to Twitch for her to take. "Emmanuelle, I thought about you a lot while I was in Yemen. How I take us so for granted. So I want you to understand how much I'm thankful for you."

Doc brought himself down on one knee. Twitch's eyes widened as everyone else around them made varying sounds from oooh to suggestive laughing. "Emmanuelle, all I have is my word, but you know that I am one who means what I say. I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life calling you my partner, but rather my wife. Would you do me the honor of becoming Madame Kateb?" Twitch's heart fluttered in her chest. Was Doc really proposing to her? He wasn't one for being intimate in professional settings, but he was ready to be engaged? Twitch blunk back tears as she nodded her head. "Ouais!" she cried leaning forward to hug Doc. Everyone clapped, cheering for their engagement. You should have told him first. What are you doing, Emma? Twitch squeezed her eyes shut as she pushed past her condemning thoughts as she tried to enjoy the moment. She wasn't going to let herself mess it up; but when she opened her eyes to break away from the hug, Lion standing behind the crowd caught her attention. The look on his face suggested he had been there long enough to see Doc's proposal and her acceptance. The instant guilt she felt manifested itself in her throat making it hard for her to swallow. She wanted to say something, but with Doc and everyone else around she couldn't. She could only watch as a very hurt Lion turned and left...

BOOM! Surprise proposal! I know you guys might be thinking "WTF! Twitch and Lion had something SPECIAL! Why would you make her accept Doc's proposal you hooker!? :(" Okay, while I understand- let's be rational. You guys just gotta trust me, okay? Have I ever let you down with my stories? c: (Don't answer that or I'll cry. I know I'm a horrible person, mkay?) Stay tuned for the last chapters! ^0^