Being Seen

Chapter Fifteen: The Pete Call

Wash and I ran down another creepy hall passed the Director's office and to the cafeteria. There was dead marine bodies all over the place. I didn't understand than it hit me. Duh Pete would have done it to get our attention that he was in here. Once we got to the door we stopped and looked at each other.

"You ready?" I asked looking back at the door.

He took a long sigh. "Ya...." he paused still looking at me. "If we don't get through this I ju....."

"No we will trust me." I said looking at him smiling underneath my helmet. "I promise."

We busted the door open and aimed at them at Pete, who was just standing there smiling with his pistol on the table. "Well hello David and Anabeth. Am I calling your name right sweet cheeks?"

I rolled my eyes and grunted. "Gross."

Pete chuckled waiting for a response. "I guess Kansas team couldn't take it so they send in the man that wants to kill his old pal right?" he turned facing Wash.

"I guess." That's all Wash said to him. No smartass joke no chuckle nothing just complete hatred.

"Small talk huh?" Pete brought out a little clicker. "Well let me give us a conversation shall I?"

He press the red button on the top. The whole ground rumbled. "What was that?" I questioned looking up at Wash when it stopped.

He didn't respond all he did was look up and charged at Pete. When he reached Pete he head butted his side making them both go flying. I put my assault rifle on my back and brought my knife out.

I ran towards them both watching Wash get tossed off Pete. Pete stood up whipping his pants mumbling something that I didn't understand. Probably a smartass comment.

I jumped at him trying to slice him but failed. He jumped back making me roll on the ground and back to my feet. I kicked him than did a 360, landing on my other leg and kicked with the other. He stumbled backwards into Wash which just punched him in the face making hit the ground.

"Your losing your touch Petey." Wash said probably mocking him.

Pete lift himself up from the ground than sat up. "Heh you know David," he propped one knee up and used all his force to get up from the ground now standing. Blood was trailing down his mouth but he was still smiling. "I thought that you wouldn't even need help," he looked over at me winked than looked back at Wash. "I mean a girl? Ha I remember when you told me that you would never ever ever need help by someone else that you could do it yourself." He pointed at him when he said you than put it down.

Wash stood there not giving a crap what this guy is saying. I gripped my knife as hard as I could than lunged at him. He turned around having a knife pointing at me. I tried to stop but it was too late, the knife went right through me. I grunted once it stopped going deeper in.

"No!" Wash yelled I felt the knife get pulled right out of me than he pushed me to the ground.

I shut my eyes and laid there shocked but also annoyed that once again go hurt. "See David. Every time you have someone close to you they just die," he paused than laughed. "They get killed by me of course like your past family."

I opened them with my head to the side. Wash's helmet was aimed at me than went to Pete. "Pete just stop ok? I mean you nee......."

"No!" Pete yelled "No! You are in the wrong too damn it! You killed my family too." he said calming down at the end.

I looked around to see Pete's foot near my side. I looked up at Wash and wishing that he could see my eyes look at Pete. "Pete please it was the past. Lets just put this all at to the side please." Wash said practically whispering.