Better days ( graves an child reader)

Settle down (chapter 21)

A/n- felt absolutely magical today as I am wearing new spectacles to see since I'm blind as fuck so I wrote a new chapter, enjoy :)

Tw- mentions of past abuse

Day three already , same thing happening and the same story , waiting , training , resting and eating. You didn't like it and it wasn't ideal but the most thing you wanted was to see graves. You had gotten some information from price saying that  Hassan was returned and that there were ties between the Russians and Hassan as they are still lurking about for missile information. One of task force 141 members named Gaz had been sent on a stealth mission while soap and ghost were stuck at base with you still.

It was about 8PM and you were sitting in the lounging  room minding your own business , letting your body rest as your body was sore from training with soap again. You hadn't seen ghost since yesterday so it got you wondering where he went. Soap went to see price about something so you were just left alone to ponder.
You curled up on the couch and got comfortable and you let off a sigh. You weren't going to lie that you kinda missed graves.

You were about to close your eyes until you saw soap walk in and he looked at you with a small smile and sat on one of the other couches. You looked up at soap and gave a small smile. You found soaps presence sorta comforting. He wasn't like ghost , he was nice , liked to crack jokes and wasn't a dick in general. You tilted your head at soap and sat up straight and looked at him.

"Oh your back"
You say calmly.
"What did the captain tell you ?"
You waited for a response.
Soap let off a sigh before looking you in your eye.
"It was about you"
You tilted your head and your eyes narrowed as you heard his words.
"What do you mean?."
You say confused as you thought about what could have possibly been explained between price and him.

Soap stood quiet for a moment.
"Your the commanders adopted kid , we found you in file. Y/n l/n , biological father is locked up with multiple charges of child abuse and neglect, mother is deceased. You roamed the streets around and wind of here as the commander took you in,  Why didn't you tell us?"
Soap spoke calmly and quietly as to not agitate you as he knew this was probably a difficult subject to talk about.
"We weren't sure of you so we had to look into it as why a teenage girl was brought into the miltary."
Soap added vaugely as he didn't want to go to into detail as he read your files and found out some heartbreaking stuff. you stood quiet.

Well shit.

"I didn't want to tell you in fear of me getting kicked out or worse alright.."
You muttered and soap nodded.
"I understand but your still a child , you shouldn't be here. You should be in a warm home , with a family."
Soap says gently and you just looked away and averted your gaze onto the floor.
"That's what happens when your given bare minimum but this life is better then what was originally had...I already know that you know what happened..."
You looked away as the memories and thoughts flooded your mind. You wanted to forget , not remember.

Soap noticed your look and he looked around and a light bulb flicked into his head.
"Hey...wanna watch a movie?"
Soap suggested in hopes of getting your mind off of everything. You looked up at him and you gave a small nod. Soap gave you a smile and he switched couches to sit next to you and he grabbed the remote for the small tv and he flicked it on.
"I stole prices Netflix password , he shouldn't be too mad."
Soap smirked and you gave a small smile.
He was trying to cheer you up.

"Anything your like inperticular ?"
Soap spoke as he punched in the password to Netflix.
"I never really watched tv much heh...I do like zombie movies and stuff I guess."
You shrugged and soap nodded.
His eyes narrowed as something popped on the screen that said 'sorry this isn't your household'.
"This is fuckin bullshit , Netflix and there new stupid ass no sharing passwords BS."
Soap groaned , his Scottish accent being more prominent as he grew fustrated.
"Ain't that a bitch."
You chuckled as you started to grow into a better mood.
" guess it's time for laswells HBO max account."
Soap grinned as he put on HBO max.

For a few minutes you and soap spent ten minutes trying to find a show until you both came across this show called the last of us. You seemed interested in it so soap decided to put it on since he was willing to watch anything and give it a shot. Soap grabbed a blanket and draped it over you and managed to find some skittles in the rec room pantry.

You stood curled up on the couch watching tv with a small smile as you watched the first episode. Soap gave you a small smile and looked back at the tv. Even if it's only been a few days he liked you a lot , you were determined and you were starting to be happier. He wished the best for you after everything that you had endured. You were young , no child deserves to endure such abuse and pain due to shitty parents. They all deserve the best including you.
You deserved to be happy and you had every right to feel how you felt towards them and whoever had wronged you.

It was dark in the lounging room , only the tv making light of it. You stood comfy as you took in the new characters you saw on screen. Your two favorites were the main characters Joel and Ellie. You liked the two as they gave off a father daughter dynamic duo. You saw something move in the shadows and you saw ghost emurge , causing you and soap  to jump a little and get startled.
"Bloody hell ghost."
Soap had a startled look and so did you.
Ghost just gave a small grunt.
"He takes after his name i guess."
You say as you felt the adreline disperse from your body and go away.
"Wanna watch with us ?"
You asked and ghost silently sat on the other couch opposite from you and soap.
You gave a small humm of approval and kept watching in peace.

Dangers lurk and are all around but keep to quiet and you'll soon never be found.