Fight

Back, with a Fire in her Eyes

^Delilah's PoV^

{4 Weeks Later}

"Lily! Are you ready? Kingy's here!" Molly's voice shouted up at me and I couldn't help the grin that spread across my face. I tucked away the loose hairs into my beret and I shouldered my kit before leaving my room and running downstairs, my combat boots heavy on the wooden stairs.

I saw Molly waiting by the front door and I smiled at her.

"I'm ready Moll. Thank you; for looking after me. I'll see you in two weeks, I love you." I kissed her cheek and she pulled me into a hug. Then she shoved me out the door.

I grinned, seeing Kingy sat in the car and he got out to greet me. Molly waved, still stood in the doorway.

Kingy grabbed my bags and he put them in the boot and I got into the car, giving my shoulder a roll, it was still stiff, despite being practically healed. I waved to Molly as we drove off.

Excitement coursed through my veins, I was given the all clear a week ago, to return for the remainder of the tour.

But Kingy, Charlie and I had arranged for it to be a surprise. The rest of 2 Section was absolutely clueless and would be until I entered the FoB tomorrow night.

"How are you Kingy? Thanks for coming to get me." I said as I strapped myself in. Kingy started to drive before he answered me.

"I'm good Delilah. And it's no problem, meant I got to see the wife and my girls. How are you? Ready to come back?" Kingy asked, the sound of the indicator clicking made me zone out.

"I'm absolutely ready to come back, I was glad when they gave me the all clear a week ago. I was itching to get back I reckon I was driving Molls crazy." I said with a laugh.

"It will be good to have you back. I'm sick of Fingers looking like he's been put on latrine clean for the whole tour. Honestly, he's such a miserable bastard." Kingy said and I chuckled softly.

We arrived at Brize Norton half an hour later and we were checked in after having almost no hassle.

They boarded a plane and the flight was agonising, the whole 12 hours and I didn't sleep, I was too scared to sleep. Kingy however had fallen asleep after we'd taken off.

"Kingy, we're here." I shouted to him, already kitted up, my helmet on my head, we'd been dropped at a disused airstrip a mile away from the base and were going to be met by Charlie and Georgie. I knew that Georgie didn't know, she just thought that her and Charlie were out to do perimeter checks.

Kingy woke up and got ready, and we were off the plane in minutes, and we waited in the safety of some bushes, until the sound of the planes rotors were simply a distant whine.

"Fucking hell I forgot how hot it was here." I whisper and I hear Kingy laugh at me.

I saw two figures, both on alert walking towards us and I couldn't contain the smile on my face. It was dark, by my watch, I gauged it to be around 11pm at night, which meant if Charlie had been allowed out the 2 Section were on the night duty.

I stood up, after doing a full 360 check of our surroundings and I waved my hands over at Charlie. Both him and Georgie stopped and I whispered into my comms.

"Don't look so scared boss, it's not the boogeyman."

I heard Kingy chuckling behind me and the sound of boots hitting rock and sand neared until Charlie was stood in front of me.