"Wait..."
"It's alright I won't do anything you don't want to"
The couple was in a small cave in which was a small pool of spring waters, deep enough to stand on tiptoes and large enough to swim around. Their tongues were exploring each other's mouths, the young man had a tight grip on her waist and her thighs as the girl had her arms around his neck.
"Can I try something?" Denahi
"Like what?"
Denahi smiled at her with lust, he started to kiss sensually her neck, then he slowly lowered to her breasts, his tongue circling the nipples. Chayo smiled as she softly moaned of pleasure, but then gasped in surprise at the feeling of a sudden bite on her left nipple.
"¡Oye!"
"What?"
"Why do you always do that?"
"Maybe because you're cute when you get scared."
"You're an idiot" she said slapping his shoulder.
"But you like it, don't you?"
Chayo looked at him with no emotions, but she finished by cupping his head with her hands and pressed a kiss on her boyfriend's lips.
"You know me too well" she said still kissing him.
They were making love for few more hours when they decided that it was time to go back to the village. Denahi saw Chayo having troubles to get out due to her missing leg, so he grabbed her bridal style and took her out of the water.
"Could you at least warn me before you do that?"
"You would have said no" replied Denahi as he came out of the water.
He got on his feet to go grab Chayo's prosthetic leg. Despite the fact they were naked in front of the other, they didn't feel uncomfortable or ashamed.
"May I?" he asked her smiling.
"Sure"
Denahi placed the leg on its place and then secured the straps, he then got a sad look that didn't pass unnoticed by Chayo.
"What's wrong flaquito?"
"Nothing is just...never mind" he smiled.
Denahi got up and helped Chayo to get on her feet. Once they were dressed they leaded back to the village holding hands. The orange sky said it was getting dark and they didn't want to cause worries.
In the middle of the road, a wild instinct took over Denahi. He pulled Chayo from the waist and pushed her against a tree with a kind of pervert smile.
"What's the matter?"
"Still hungry"
"Do you ever get satisfied?"
"Nope"
Chayo rolled her eyes letting her boyfriend to kiss her. Both were giggling as they kissed, touched and tell things to each other. Denahi was about to take his pants off when he saw someone behind the tree, it was Koda.
"Oh shit"
"What?"
"Koda is here"
"Chin" said Chayo as she put her shirt on.
"Koda!" said Denahi trying to hide his embarrassment behind a smile.
Chayo came out of the tree also smiling.
"What are you doing here little brother? Aren't you supposed to be at the-"
But before the word village could scape his lips, his smile vanished when he saw Alekseyev coming out of a tree, aiming a gun at Koda's head and getting behind him. Wrapping an arm around the kid's torso imprisoning his arms.
The couple then was surrounded by Keldysh, his men and those of Alekseyev. Sakari was between them against his will by Keldysh's orders, or better called blackmail.
"Well, well, well, look what we got here" Keldysh
"Guys!" yelled a frightened Koda.
"Let the kid go cabrón!"
"Aren't you tired of being a troublemaker? Seize them"
A man tried to grab Chayo, but she was faster and hit his throat with the tip of her hand. Followed by a punch on the nose, a kick on the genitals and finally an uppercut. Denahi wasn't left behind, a man grabbed him from behind. But he acted quick, he did a header backwards breaking the man's nose. Denahi then grabbed his arm and pulled forward knocking the man on the ground. He then twisted the arm by a turn and broke it making the man scream. Their moment of victory didn't last long as they heard a shot an Koda screaming.
Denahi and Chayo sent their looks at the direction of the noises with fear on their looks. Kedysh had shot at Koda's feet. Profiting they were distracted, two other men grabbed Denahi as a Sasquatch took Chayo from behind. Both struggled to get free but their efforts were in vain. Keldysh walked to Chayo and snatched her plates from her neck, then he walked towards Denahi, he did the same with his totem and took him from the chin. Looking at him with an evil smile as Denahi showed hatred on his eyes.
"You own me my manhood, brat."
"So what are you gonna do now? Kill me?"
Keldysh chuckled.
"Nothing would please me more than that. But no. I've got better things in mind, Alek"
"Yes"
"Hold the boy in the center."
"NO!"
Koda begun to struggle and yell in the arms of the mercenary, at the same time Denahi and Chayo started to fight to get free but the men had them on a good grip.
"LET ME GO! LET ME GO!"
"HE'S JUST A CHILD! RELEASE HIM YOU DAMN COWARD!"
"¡SUÉLTALO HIJO DE LA CHINGADA!"
Alekseyev put Koda on his knees before Keldysh, his partner then gave him the two pendants and put then around his neck.
Keldysh pointed at Koda, the little one looked at him with fear and tears on his eyes. Denahi and Chayo kept yelling and trying to get free, the mercenary was ready to shoot, but someone knocked him down. It had been Sakari, who had enough and tried to do for once the right thing.
"Go! Get out of here! Run!"
BANG!
Koda, Denahi and Chayo saw with horror the scene.
"Was that necessary?" Alekseyev
"He sacrificed himself for the kid. That is not our problem. Besides, on second thought, I won't waste good merchandise."
Alekseyev grabbed Koda by the arm as other three mercenaries hanged Sakari's body to a tree as advertisement. But Keldysh wasn't done yet, he then faced the young couple with a crueler idea.
"I've been thinking for a moment and finally decided...that I will respect the life, of only one of you two."
Denahi and Chayo looked at each other with fear.
"But I don't know who'll be worthy of my last bullet, shall be the young hunter?" he aimed at Denahi "Or maybe G.I Jane?" he moved to Chayo.
"Kill me"
Keldys turned to see Denahi.
"Excuse me? I didn't hear you."
"Kill me but let the girl and the kid go."
"No!"
But Denahi smiled at her with tenderness.
"It's alright Precious. It's okay."
"Flaquito please don't do this to me" said Chayo fighting the tears.
"I must do it, for your own good and Koda's."
"No please I can't lose you too."
"I love you Chayo."
"No"
"I love you Chayo, you have no idea how much I love you. You're the love of my life, that's why it has to be me."
"NO DENAHI! NO!"
"I love you."
"Put him on his knees" Keldysh
"NO!"
The sasquatch putted a hand on her mouth as Chayo kept yelling and struggling.
One of the mercenaries kicked Denahi behind his knee, making him loose balance and drop himself before Keldysh.
"I've been waiting so long for this moment."
Denahi had his head low, the moment he heard the gun being loaded he raised his look and saw Keldysh with hate. Denahi was dead of fear, but he didn't show it, if he had to die for the ones he loved most, he would accept his fate.
He sent his look back to his little brother and then to his girlfriend, Chayo's face was marked with tears, her expression showed fear, pain and love. The girl saw into her boyfriend's eyes the same emotions hidden behind his firmness. Denahi sent her a soft smile to then close his eyes, not to suffer less, but so the last thing he saw before joining The Great Spirits, were all the good memories he had with the love of his life.
"Chayo"
(Mute Bang)
Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
Denahi opened his eyes hearing Koda's scream, just to witness with horror Chayo's dead body falling to the ground. Denahi yelled as well.
Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
He ran to his girlfriend's corpse; he putted her on his lap seeing incredulous the black hole and blood on her forehead while he lifted the head with a hand. Denahi kept telling himself that wasn't happening as he hugged his beloved one breaking down.
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keldysh grabbed Koda by the hair and dragged him to his vehicle, while the two previous mercenaries took Denahi by the arms trying to separate him. Denahi fought back but his efforts were in vain, the pain he was feeling was more powerful than him.
Keep watching over Durin's sons
Denahi was dragged to another vehicle as he was struggling, kicking and screamed of rage and pain. He didn't want to leave his girlfriend just like that in the forest. The worst was that because of the way he was taken apart from her, Chayo's head and right arm ended up pointing at Denahi's direction. Her open eyes didn't help either. They finally dragged him to the vehicle, separating him from Koda, and then they disappeared among the trees.
If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out father oh
Stand by and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side (high)
And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out father oh
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Night had fall, Bravo and Phoenix found the bodies thanks to Saya and Cerberus. Saya was whining and pushing with her snout her partner's body. Sitka cut off his scream by putting a hand on his mouth, the shock made him sit on the ground. Brock rushed to where Chayo was laying, he placed her body on his lap as he was hugging her and tears were falling from his eyes.
Phoenix descended Sakari's body from the tree.
"Is not Denahi" said Phoenix 2
Sitka raised his look hearing those words, he rushed to the body but despite the relief he felt when he saw it wasn't his little brother, he felt a big sorrow for that young man who had a black hole on his head.
And among Bravo things weren't better, they just lost their rookie. But nobody suffered more than Brock, he couldn't believe they had taken his daughter from him.
"No! No! Not my baby please!"
Brock then felt a hand on his shoulder, this just made him hug Chayo tighter.
"Brock" said the soft voice of Jason, Brock then lifted his look and saw empathy on his boss's face "I'm sorry."
Brock just looked back at his daughter.
"I'm sorry kiddo."
He closed her eyes and kissed her in the forehead. Brock then putted her body inside a corpse bag and zipped it up.
"I would like to carry her...on my arms."
"Of course, brother, of course"
Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
And I see fire
Burning the trees
And I see fire
Hollowing souls
And I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember me
Four members of Phoenix carried the bag of Sakari's body, as Brock was carrying Chayo on his arms bridal style. Brock knew that Chayo used to hate being carried that way, but she told him once that if she died in battle, she would allow only Brock to carry her that way.
Both teams were walking through the woods, all of them with a burden in their hearts. Nobody said a word during the journey, since they were mourning and they wanted to honor their little sister in silence. They didn't even bother to answer Havoc's calls.
Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father oh
Hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Sunrise would begin in few hours, meanwhile the village was on maximum alert, especially now since they let the elders and children out of the plain. But staying close to this one in case of anything that could happen.
Kenai was with Full Metal, he was too worried about his brothers. The distress was taking over him each time Metal tried to communicate with Bravo but there was no answer.
"Still nothing?"
"No"
"..."
"Hey, I know the feeling. I can assure you that I'm just like you right now."
"...Metal..."
"Yes?"
"Do you think they'll be fine?"
"To be honest I don't know."
Kenai then sink his head on Full Metal's chest as he placed his arms around him. Metal returned the hug and proposed to Kenai to go see if Tanana needed help. Kenai nodded with the head and then both of them leaded to her tent.
Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
And I see fire
Burning the trees
And I see fire
Hollowing souls
And I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember me
Bravo and Phoenix returned to the village, a wave of stares surrounded them on their way to Tanana's tent to leave the bodies. The villagers were confused at seeing the bags, but some quickly understood what had happened and they passed from confusion to horror. Many even took off their helmets in sign of respect.
And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns
Then my brothers will die
And as the sky is falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out
Both teams finally entered the shaman's tent, inside were Tanana, Kenai and Full Metal. The shaman and the teen were confused by the bags, but the Navy Seal knew what happened at the moment they came in. Especially when he saw Brock carrying one of the bags on his arms. They placed the bags on the ground, side by side.
Now I see fire
Inside the mountains
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
I see fire
Brock opened the bag exposing Chayo's body, on that moment Kenai's heart almost came out of his chest. He saw with terror the other bag, praying it wasn't his brother. Hopefully his prayers weren't in vain when he saw that the other body wasn't his brother's. But that didn't make him feel better. Brock took out the body of his daughter as Full Metal helped by carrying the young man. They placed the bodies on two different pelts.
Oh you know I saw a city burning out (fire)
And I see fire
Feel the heat upon my skin, yeah (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
After they placed the bodies, they proceeded to cover them, for Sakari they used a moose pelt, as for Chayo, they covered her with the US flag. Being Brock the one who did it. He couldn't hold it, so he fell on his knees hugging his daughter's body. Even Saya was whining, placing her head on her partner's lap. Cerberus tried to comfort Brock nuzzling against him. Finally, Trent placed a hand on his brother's shoulder.
"I love you kiddo" he sobbed
And I see fire burn on and on the mountain side