In The Army

|paintball & War

Song: Girls Chase boys by Ingrid Michaelson

"Is all this really necessary?" Both ross and Cameron insisted the girls wear every available piece of protective gear while all they chose to wear were masks.

"When you get hit, it's gonna hurt and if you low crawl or fall, the pads will keep you from bruising more." She scowled at him. "You'll thank me later, I swear." He kissed her forehead and her scowl disappeared.

Walking away from her to go talk to Cameron, her eyes were drawn to his back side. She should send God a bottle of wine or a quiche for having given him such a fine ass. Sans underwear in his Army green cargo pants with matching long-sleeved military sweater, she couldn't help the dirty little thoughts that crossed her mind.

"...Laura?" Raini said her name again.

"Huh?" Her friend gave her a knowing smile.

"You ready?"

"Oh yeah," she nodded her head. "We're gonna kick some serious ass."

"We?"

Both men came walking back towards the girls, Ross being the first to speak.

"Let's head out. Cameron and raini will follow in two minutes then we can start." Placing her hands on her hips, she shook her stubborn head at him.

"Uh-uh. Girls against the guys." His chuckle infuriated her.

"No offense, babe, but I'm Infantry. It'll be over before it even begins." He looked to cameron who nodded in agreement right before his smile dropped. Looking back to see what the cause was it seemed they faced not just one pissed off woman, but two with their hands on the hips.

"By the time I get through with you," laura started. "You're going to need a medic. Come on raini."

Raini pointed a finger at cameron. "Yeah. What she said." She 'hmmph'ed' and stalked off to catch up with her friend.

They watched their girlfriends walk into the wooded playing field, ross smiling after cameron expressed his opinion.

"Dude, I wouldn't underestimate them too much. We WERE the ones who trained them to do this sort of thing, remember?"

"No worries, man." He slapped him on the back. "We've got experience on our side. First, we let 'em think they're doing well, then... ambush, capture, conquer."

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"I hope you have a plan, laura, because this is my first time, too."

"Yup." She smiled while reaching into her pack of supplies. "Here." Handing one of the two items over to a nervous looking raini, she reassured her.

"Is this what I think it is?"

"Smoke grenades. I found them in ross's bag when I went to grab my helmet."

"I thought they were illegal in tournament play." She frowned.

"They are. Seems ross was planning on using them anyway, so I requisitioned them." She winked. "If you get into trouble, use it to pull back, find cover and if you have a clear shot, take it."

They picked one of the bunkers to hide in then waited, listening in for any movement that would alert them. It rained heavily the night before, making the forest floor soft and quiet while traversing it, so long as one was careful enough to avoid stepping on any twigs. She counted on ross being stealthy enough to do just that and as for cameron, well, he was no stranger to this sort of thing either.

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Too easy, Ross thought as he picked up the scent of vanilla while moving quickly from tree to tree. Still, she could be anywhere, behind a tree, in a ditch or any one of the bunkers. The sudden sound of a sneeze quickly brought his attention to the left.