Rip and Tear

Chapter Twelve: Gone for too long

   I wake up to find Karma fast asleep on my chest, I blush slightly and smile as I remember last night fully. Looking over at the clock, it reads '11:28 AM'. Stretching slightly, I decide to get out of bed carefully to keep her from waking, before heading to the kitchen to try and make something for breakfast. 'Shit,' I think to myself, 'I don't know what there is in my fucking cupboards...' I sigh as I begin looking through them, pulling out a pan and a bowl before heading towards the fridge. I rummage through it before taking out the eggs, sausages, and a loaf of bread. I go back into the room where the angel lay still; sound asleep. 'She looks so peaceful' I think to myself before my bedroom door bursts open, I sit there on the bed pale, my father's face goes bright red before grabbing me by the collar and taking me out of the room.

"Rook... what in the name of sweet baby Jesus did I just walk into? You got a lot of explaining to do, boy!" He says loudly while trying to stay quiet.

"Dad.. Listen to me.. It's not what you think, just calm down and listen to me.." I clear my throat. He furrows his brow slightly before looking past me towards the door. "She can help us defeat the hell priests..." he stands there scratching at his long, gray beard.

   "Hmmm... I'll have to discuss it with your commander Rook.." I nod before he gives me a hug and leaves. I wipe the sweat away from my brow before hearing a sound coming from the radio in my helmet. "This is a repeating message. Launch base sidewinder has been taken over, requesting ARK reinforcements as soon as possible." I look at the helmet in fear before writing a note for Karma, then I run to get my good Scottish friend.

I arrived at McIntosh's house to see ARK vehicles outside. I run into the house to see other soldiers there.

"Aye sir, here he is now." He says looking at a man with tons of metals on him.

"Thank you McIntosh, I can handle it from here." He walks over to me and orders me to take my helmet off, I obey and he looks at me strangely. "The sole survivor of omega 2-2... private first class Toby Dickson Rook."

"That's me, sir" I glance over at my friends before back at the commander. "Is there something you require me to do?"

"Thank you for asking, private... you will be accompanying these gentlemen on a mission to launch base sidewinder. A nuclear weapon silo." My mouth drops open slightly at the thought.

'What about Karma,' I ask myself before clearing my throat. I look at the commander nervously before he turns around.

   "Oh, and that angel you've been messing around with can come too. She's a valuable asset. But a guardian valkyrie will be deployed to watch her at all times." I nod my head and he pats my shoulder. "Now... go get em boys." I go to an APC and I get in the back with the others. I rest my head against the wall before hearing two of the others snickering. I look up slightly to see them nudge each other and quiet down as they see my gaze on them.

   "Don't you need to go grab your fuck buddy?" They both laugh before one of them cracks their knuckles. "Say, I've heard that demons are some good in bed... Why don't you enlighten us, yea?" He snickers before I growl lowly and leave the APC. I shut my eyes tightly before heading back to my house, deciding it's time to face Karma and tell her about the new mission.

   I sigh as I close the front door behind me, relaxing slightly before a vase shatters beside me. "Where the fuck did you go? You could have told me you would be gone for so long! It's past fucking '3:30' and I've been worried sick.. Fuck Toby.." She growls out before wrapping her arms around me, nuzzling into my chest. I smirk before slowly wrapping my arms around her, letting her relax in my arms before clearing my throat.

"We have a mission to do. A launchbase was taken over back on earth... They want us both to go down there to help get it back under our control. Of course, we'll have a team but.. I think the goal in the end is to get as close to the hell priests as possible. My father knows that you're going to help us kill them. It's just a matter of time before someone makes a move." I feel her tense up slightly before looking up at me.

   "He doesn't trust me Toby. We both know this... He's only letting me go with you because he doesn't want me on Phobos. He's probably planning on leaving me in hell." Her eyes darken slightly before going back to normal as I lift her head up slightly, rubbing her cheek with my thumb. "Fine... I'll get ready.. Just.. please be here when I get back, I don't need you disappearing on me again.." I smile and nod before she kisses my lips softly and heads to the bedroom. I smile slightly before grabbing a flask of whiskey out of the fridge. 

   "Hell yeah.. I've been saving you for this occasion.." Karma comes out of the bedroom, she has valkyrie-like armour on, but darkened with 'Morningstar' as her name tag. "Ready?" I say nervously before opening the door to see an angel with the same name tag as her.

"W-warden?" her face drops as she sees the tall figure standing in front of her. What are you doing on phobos?" she asked with an extremely nervous tone in her voice.

"To watch over you, sister." he says with little expression in his face. "I'm quite surprised they'll let you fight. You lost your honor when you followed Lucifer." he grumbles before getting into the front seat. "Now, listen up. We have one job and one job only, is that understood?"

"Yes, sir." we all say except for Karma.

"Karma? You are a part of this group, yes?" she looks up before nodding her head. "Well then... that means you'll listen to every word you hear me mudder, or by the father I'll 'cleanse' you of your wrong doing." she shudders slightly and nods her head again before huddling next to me. "Good." We drive to a carrier and the doors close behind us. We sat in silence before we were taking off.

"So, you gonna tell us how good she is in bed yet? If not we can ask to have a piece of her ourselves.." the medic smirks and snickers before the others laugh and poke.

"Shes a lot better than any of them raggedy ass bitches you've been fucking with, oh, and better yet. She stays with me afterwards unlike the fifteen dollar hookers you're banging. She doesn't fake moan because I don't have a three inch dick, unlike you, you cuckold, creepy, bald headed ass bitch boy." I snarl back at them before he looks down and McIntosh starts laughing hard.

"He got ya there, lad!" he chuckles loudly.

The medic grumbles to himself before going bright red, and he puts his helmet on to hide. "Yeah, that's right; shame on you and your eighteen different baby mamas." I poke more before he mumbles, "I... I'm sorry.."