After the last two chapters were really depressing I decided one more happier. I hope you like it and enjoy to read :)
Still tired Roach made his way to the mess hall; it was time for breakfast and he needed to hurry if he wanted to eat something of the good stuff. Passing Ghost´s room he saw that his door was slightly opened. Curious if his friend had just forgot to close it he stepped up to it and leered through the small crack; he couldn´t see his friend but he heard him talk to someone. He listened carefully and heard Soap´s voice coming out of the room too. What were they talking about? He got to know. Magnetized he rested his head on the doorframe, trying to catch the words his friends spoke.
"I´m telling you Ghost. Talk about it and you will feel better." Soap advised his second in command with a smile. The Captain had a really good sleep, thanks to Gisela, and now he wanted to convince his friend to talk about Julia with him.
"Where do you have this wisdom from? I already told you I´m not talking to you about her. It´s something between her and me. So please stop asking." Ghost answered frustrated and rolled his eyes.
"Oh come on. I thought I´m one of your best friends. Why don´t you want to share your feelings with me? I won´t laugh at you, no matter what you tell me. I promise." Soap said and smiled as he saw the astonished look on Ghost´s face.
"Leave it John, I´m serious. What makes you think I´ll feel better after I talked to you? I mean I don´t even feel bad so would you now please let me go and get something to eat? I´m starving." Ghost said and wanted to leave his room but got stopped from Soap who blocked the door grinning.
"No, I won´t let you go out of this room before you haven´t tell me what I want to know." Soap stated and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"Forget it you Maniac. You can´t keep me in here, I can go wherever I want." Ghost replied and tried to push Soap out of the way but the clever Captain acted pretty fast and threw himself back to the door, making it shut. Both men heard a painful scream from outside of the room and stared at each other for a moment, unsure who made that noise.
"Who was that?" Soap asked Ghost and shot him an astonished look.
"I don´t know Sherlock. It came from outside of the room." Ghost answered and shrugged his shoulders.
With a mix of curiosity and mystification Soap slowly opened the door and leered out of it. He turned his head to both sides but couldn´t see anyone. He knitted his eyebrows and wanted to tell Ghost that no one was in sight as he heard another whine and turned his attention down to the floor, where the noise came from. Soap shot the person laying on the floor a wide-eyed stare, before he started to laugh. Ghost who was still standing behind the door wondered what made his friend laugh so badly. He pushed Soap aside and opened the door just to see Roach crumpled on the floor and holding his nose. Ghost smiled a little and stepped out of the door.
"So were you listening?" He asked Roach, who laid there in pain, earning a nod from him.
"Why are you two so curious about my relationship to her?" Ghost shook his head and leered at Soap, who tried his best to stop laughing.
"You´re our best friend. We only want to know if you're happy." Roach whispered as he stood up from the floor and checked if his nose was alright.
"That´s all?" Ghost asked him in disbelief.
"Yes, what have you thought?" Soap confirmed Roach´s statement and patted Ghost on the back.
"I don´t know. I started to think one of you is in love with me." Ghost said with a smirk and made his way to the mess hall. Soap and Roach looked at each other with a puzzled look, before both of them shook their heads and followed Ghost on his way.
"You thought Roach is in love with you right?" Soap asked as he caught up with Ghost.
"Hey, that´s not fair Captain why me?" Roach asked huffy, shooting Soap a killing glance.
"Why not? I mean sometimes you act like a little girl and besides I´m more of a man then you are." Soap replied smiling.
"Really? Then tell me Captain why do I have a girl who shares with me the night and you don´t? I truly think Ghost was talking about you." Roach said and smiled as his Captain tried to complain but didn´t find the right words.
"Shut it Roach. Just shut it. If I would want to I could have every girl in the world." Soap finally said.
Ghost listened to the conversation his two friends were having and just smiled. It was too easy to distract them from a serious topic. He was sure they wouldn´t ask him about Julia the rest of the day. He thought about telling them the truth about their relationship but he had promised Julia he would keep quiet. At least till she came back; in case she would come back. He wanted to ask her since she left if she would come back but he was too afraid she would say no. He wouldn´t blame her if she wanted to stay away from the military but he would prefer she would come back.
Entering the mess hall Ghost pushed his thoughts aside and walked straight up to the food counter to gather his breakfast. As he had all the food he needed right now he took a seat on one of the tables and began to stuff himself with everything that was on his tray.
"Wow you´re really hungry." Roach stated as he sat next to Ghost and began slowly to eat.
"That´s what I told to Soap but he thought it would be funny to keep me in my room and ask these unimportant questions." Ghost answered him with his mouth full of scrambled eggs.
"Hey, no need to spit your food on mine." Roach squeaked as some of Ghost eggs landed on his tray.
"Stop being such a pussy Roach. It´s not like I have some infectious disease." Ghost said amused.
"It´s just disgusting. You have no manners man." Roach replied and pushed his tray away from Ghost´s spew area. The Lieutenant just shook his head of Roach´s childish behavior and continued to eat.
Soap watched his two friends from his spot with a little smile. He was more than happy to have them both here. He knew they had a hard time but they were still acting like nothing bad had happened to them. Soap wondered if they had talked about her problems to someone. Probably they talked to each other ´cause both were in the same situation. Both had made the same bad experience with their former General. Thinking about Sheperd Soap wondered if MacMillian was going to become the same arsehole he was. Why was their General so stubborn and didn´t see the danger that was coming from Makarov´s brother? Why didn´t he at least try to pull some strings and contact the Russian Government to tell them about their speculation? Did he really believe the world wasn´t in danger?
Soap finished his breakfast, cleaned his spot and left the mess hall to look for Price. He needed to talk to him and apologize for his grumpy behavior yesterday. It didn´t took him long to find Price in his room, arguing with his daughter.
"But dad! Why can´t I stay here?" Anna said visible disappointed.
"We´re here in a military base. There´s no place for you. You don´t even work for the military." Price rolled his eyes as he tried to explain his daughter why she had to leave.
"So if I join the military I can stay here? Well, then I will, what do I have to do for that?" Anna asked serious. Price shook his head, she still was his stubborn little girl.
"It´s not that easy. You can´t just say you want to join and think it´s all lovey-dovey in here. We have a dangerous job to do. Besides you have to pass the selection first and then it´s not sure where they send you to absolve your training. Why do you even want to stay? Is it because of Sanderson?" Price replied with a little smile on his lips.
"You're really not the right person to talk about the feelings I have for Gary." Anna stated embarrassed and looked at her father with big eyes.
"Anna." Price began to say and laid his hands on his daughter's shoulders. "It´s your business if you like him, but you have to understand that he´s a Soldier. He has a dangerous work. You really think you could handle with the fact that he might get killed on a mission? Are you ready to wait for him if he doesn´t come home for months? Do you really think he´s the man you want to have as a boyfriend?"
Somehow surprised of her father´s reaction Anna looked at him and thought about the best way to tell him that she didn´t care. Sure she knew how dangerous his job was and she also was aware of the fact that she might not have the chance to see him for months. But Anna really liked Gary, he was the man she was looking for, for so long. He had been through so many shit, had seen so many pain, but to Anna he was the man of her dreams. Sighing Anna got an idea.
"I know it won´t be easy but I´m ready to give it a try. I mean sure I´m aware of the fact that we´ll not see each other a long time and I know you are concerned that me and him end up like you and mum. It´s just I really like him and I promise you I won´t do anything that will hurt him or me." Anna said and looked up to her father, who shook his head slightly and smiled.
"I´m sure you won´t end up like your mum and I. I´m glad you actually admit that you like him, it was getting pretty ridiculous to watch you sneak into his room." Price told his daughter and Anna just smiled puzzled at him.
"Ok dad. Whatever you say. I think I´m going now, there´s a Soldier I want to spend my time with before I have to leave." Anna smiled, turned around and left the room, giving Soap, who was standing in the door frame a wink. Soap smiled and shook his head, before he turned his gaze towards Price. His friend looked at him with an eye-brow raised and shook his head.
"You should really think about having kids. Sometimes it´s hard to get along with them." Price said and sat down on his couch.
"I don´t know what you mean. Your daughter seems really nice to me." Soap replied and took a seat next to Price.
"Someday you´ll understand what I mean. What´s the reason for your visit by the way?" Price asked and waited impatient for Soap to speak.
"I just wanted to apologize for yesterday. I had a hard time." Soap said.
"It´s okay. Never mind." Price answered.
"No Price. You were right, we have to do something. We can´t just sit around and wait till Vitaly starts a new war. We have to watch him." Soap said concerned.
"I know but how can we get information without making Mac notice?" Price asked more to himself as to Soap and drifted into deep thoughts.
"Maybe Roach´s friend from the FBI could help us out. He could give us more details and maybe we should try to contact Mac´s Informant. What was her name? Angela, maybe she helps us." Soap said enthusiastic.
"You think that´s a good idea? I mean Angela is part of his Task Force, she sure tells him that we contacted her." Price answered less enthusiastic.
"At least we should try. First we contact Roach´s friend and if the information he could give us are enough we don´t need to contact her."
"You´re right. Come on, let´s go find Roach before Anna takes control over him." Price chuckled and stood up, followed by Soap and both left the room to look out for Roach.
In a little Restaurant in the inner city the General waited patient for her to come. He was too early and so he sat there, drinking his coffee and looking out of the window to the busy street. Many of cars were passing by but he didn´t pay much attention to them. It was just a normal day in the huge metropolis. Looking around his eyes got caught from a young couple which was sitting on a bench, apart from the busy street. They were cuddling with each other and he noticed their amorous look. He allowed himself to smile a little as he thought about the woman he was in love with. He never would have imagined that she could love him, but she did and he was thankful for that. He also knew that he couldn´t hide the feelings towards her from her husband anymore. He somehow was his best friend and he deserved to know that he was the man his wife fell in love with. The fact that he hadn´t told him he was the one made him sick but he also knew now wasn´t the right time to tell him about their relationship. Price was distrustful enough to him; he didn´t want to push it any further. Sighing he looked up to the watch which was hanging above the entrance; she was already late. Concerned he checked his mobile phone if she had called him or send him a message, to tell him she would be late, but as he saw she hasn´t contact him, he was getting more nervous. What if something had happened to her? Was it even possible that someone had known he would meet her here? That was ridiculous, he just told her he wanted to talk to her, she didn´t even know the details.
As he heard a car parking outside he turned his gaze back out of the window and relieved he watched her getting out of her car, followed by a man he only knew too well. He watched them both entering the Restaurant, shot up from his chair and waved at them, to signal them he was here. The woman smiled at him, cut the distance between them and gave him a hug and a smile. The man was more reserved and shook the General´s hand before all three sat down on the small table.
"Good to see you two. How´s it going?" MacMillian asked his two visitors.
"Oh, everything´s fine. What about you? Do you enjoy your time with the 141?" The man asked back and watched the waitress come to their table.
"Well it´s harder than I thought it would be." MacMillian answered and turned his attention to the woman, who had kept quiet till now.
"Are you ok Chrissy? You´re unusual quiet."
"Yes Mac. I´m fine, I was just thinking about Julia. Is she alright?" The woman with the long blond hair asked him back.
"I think she´s doing better. Right now she isn´t here. I told her she should take two weeks off to get her mind free." Mac replied smiling.
"That´s good to hear. Angela had told me everything that happened." Chrissy replied with a smile.
"We´re not here to talk about Julia right? Why did you call us? Is it about Vitaly Makarov?" The man turned his attention back to the General after he had told the waitress what he wanted to drink.
"Did Angela tell you about him?" Mac asked and the man nodded.
"Well I called you to ask you if you want to join the Backup Force again."
For a few seconds the man and the woman stared at Mac with a surprised look on their face, before they shot each other a glance and smiled.
"I wondered how long it would take to get back in action." The man said smirking.
"Yes, life was pretty boring without all the others." The woman confirmed.
"So you will join again?" Mac asked happy.
"Of course we will." The man replied and noticed how Mac got relieved.
"That´s good to hear." The General said and got very serious.
"Well then Captain, I have a mission for you."
"Find Vitaly Makarov?" The man, who turned out to be the Captain of the Force asked and Mac nodded.
"He´s in Russia right now but I doubt that he will stay there for long. I bet he will come back."
"So you want us to watch him?"
"For now yes."
"Mind if I ask why you don´t let the 141 do it?"
"I would ask them but right now they have other problems I worry about. That´s why I called Chrissy, you need to ask the others to join again and then head to our base to prepare it for more Soldier´s to life in it." Mac said serious and looked at Chrissy.
"For more? Do you want to take the Task Force with you? I thought they have a base? Can´t they stay here?" Chrissy asked surprised by the General´s request. Mac just shook his head and took a deep breathe.
"The base isn´t save anymore."
