Soap's Sister (Ghost love story)

Nightmare

I had woken up, a headache pounding in my head. I glanced at the time, 3am. Another nightmare had woken me. It didn't help that I had drank a lot of alcohol so the familiar hangover headache with the mix of a panic nightmare which left me sweating was not a good mix.

I tried to calm my breathing as I lay there but nothing could help it so I decided to go out for a walk. My nightmares were not as frequent but they still came around. I got up and put on joggers before leaving my room and walking down the corridors. My mind still flashing in and out of the scene I had witnessed, leaving me with the biggest heartache. I loved my squad but one fatal mission had caused the loss of my best friend Amelia. She was a big part of my life, always by my side. I loved her and still do love her. The mission was going well, the team in high spirits me and Amelia were joking around as always, my head lay on her shoulder as we talked. God how I missed our chats. In the mission our communication went down. It was everyone for themselves but my team was trained to handle situations like this.

After sometime I heard a shout for help. I ran knowing it was a team member. My breath psychically left my body in shock. There was my teammate over Amelia's dead body. The girl I loved, my platonic soulmate. My everything. I froze, I knew I had to take her with me. It was the last I could do for her. I gently picked her up in my arms and carried her all the way back to the base. Her face now barely unrecognisable. Only her personalised knife I got her for Christmas and her badge number. Other than that I couldn't tell it was her. It was a surreal experience almost a fever dream. I just remember running towards the medical ward, tears streaming down my face as I shouted for help. There was nothing anyone could do. She was gone.

My person.

I had been assigned off duty for a month and I made my way to her house. Uniform still on. It broke me telling her parents, her siblings. I had got to know them as part of my own family since soap was out on missions a lot I spent a lot of time with Amelia's family. I stayed with them for my all of my assigned leave and we all grieved together. The squad had come for her funeral, all of us carrying her coffin.

'Amelia. My soulmate. You are a woman of confidence, life, and happiness. I remember first meeting you and we just had a connection immediately. You were an inspiration to all and an amazing soldier. You were more than that though, you held your family close to your heart and cherished people around you. My best friend in the world. I owe you everything. If only you could see the people who are here for you right now. Amelia, my darling friend, my last promise to you is too look after your family for the rest of my days. I will protect them as fiercely as you did. My favour to ask you is to watch them grow and still love with all of your heart. I love you'

I snapped out of my thoughts not realising I had made it too the outside and was now sat on a wall. Tears streaming down my face. I just sat and thought about all of my memories I had with this girl until they were interrupted.

'Shouldn't you be asleep solider' it was Ghost.

'I could ask you the same thing Lieutenant' I said turning to Ghost. He looked as if he was about to say something but decided against it, instead he sat down next to me.

'Things get tough out there. Believe me. However you are a part of the 141 now. We are family, what you go through we all do. You aren't alone Pea.' Ghost spoke, it was the first nice thing he said to me. I looked at him.

'It was a nightmare about my past that's all. I'm used to it by now' I said while I watched him light up a cigarette. He took a drag and said nothing, he offered me one to which I took. He lit it for me, I inhaled. We sat in silence for a while watching the stars.

'What happened' ghost said breaking the silence.

'I lost my best friend. KIA' I said, it still sounded fake to me even after all this time. 'I know it happens in this world, but when it happens to someone close to you. It hits hard. I lost my soulmate' I said while taking a drag.

'Understood' he replied 'when you are a part of a family in here, it hurts. From what I have seen though, it hasn't stopped you.'

'I know, she was the light in my dark.'

'We should head back inside' Ghost said while standing up. I followed him and for once we walked in silence, a mutual understanding hung over us. As we neared our dorms I stopped ghost.

'Thank you for listening. I know you don't trust me nor like me and that's ok but I appreciate what you did tonight. Goodnight' I said shutting my door.

Ghost's POV

It was 3am and I was laying in bed when I heard a door open. I waited a few seconds before opening my door. I saw Paige in deep thought practically sprinting down the hallway, I followed. She ran outside and sat down.

'Shouldn't you be asleep solider?' I asked

'I could ask you the same thing lieutenant' she said before turning her head. I saw tears streaming down her face. I originally followed her to tell her off for being out so late but something in her eyes made me not too. I was about to carry on, but I stopped myself and sat down next to her. I didn't know what she was going through. So I just spoke.

'Things get tough out there. Believe me. However you are a part of the 141 now. We are family, what you go through we all do. You aren't alone Pea.' I wasn't the best with feelings but I knew she needed someone. Like I had needed someone and deep down knew I still did need someone.

'It was a nightmare about my past that's all. I'm used to it by now' she said looking away from me. I took out a cigarette and lit it up. I understood all too well where she was coming from. It was something I had suffered my whole life with. I offered her one of my cigarettes which she gladly took. I lit it for her and watched as she took a drag.

'What happened' I asked breaking the silence.

'I lost my best friend. KIA.' I paused as I heard her say that. I was lucky enough that Soap who I hated to admit was my best friend was still here. I saw in her eyes how much is pained her. Realising how close they must have been. I wanted to ask her how it happened, but I wasn't going to interrogate her.

'Understood, when you are a part of a family in here, it hurts. From what I have seen though, it hasn't stopped you.' I couldn't deny her talent, she was an amazing asset to have on the team.

'I know, she was the light in my dark' Even with such a short sentence, it carried such a heavy weight to it. I didn't know what else to say, I wasn't good with advice.

'We should head back inside' I said while standing up, Paige following. There was a comfortable silence for just a moment I felt peace. From the woman I really disliked, it felt strange. As we neared our dorms she stopped me.

'Thank you for listening. I know you don't trust me nor like me and that's ok but I appreciate what you did tonight. Goodnight' With that she shut her door to her room.

I stood there confused, conflicted even. No one had ever appreciated me, let alone thanked me for being in their company. Yet she was arguing with me less than 24 hours ago. I entered my room and lay on my bed. Slowly falling into a deep sleep.

Authors note:

Hi my loves!!! I'm sorry for the downer of a chapter but I felt like it was necessary for Paige's background and a chance for her to actually come close to Ghost without having a fight.

Please let me know what you think of this so far! I am hoping to do more than one updates tomorrow.

Love you xoxo