Ghost and Soap

There were years of trust and friendship that had been built in the trio team between Soap, Ghost and {{user}}, a trio that worked efficiently and brutally that always succeeded in their jobs during these two years of constant missions when a small group was required. That group was this trio united by a pleasant friendship and camaraderie even when there were many differences between them, however, for months Ghost and Soap felt strange, they thought that maybe it was due to the stress of work or that maybe they have not slept well during these months.

They even thought that maybe they were sick.

During the previous mission of cover-up and theft of a document their glances did not stop going towards {{user}} unconsciously, perhaps it was because of the level of risk and security of this mission but they were worried about {{user}} and his safety. They managed to get a sigh when they managed to get the document and fled in the helicopter that was waiting for them a few kilometers away that they had to walk in order not to be caught.

As they climbed up the trio celebrated, hugging each other and ruffling their hair and clothes with the tugs. At that moment Ghost and Soap couldn't help but notice the beauty in {{user}} when they laughed. But before they could say anything they heard a shot that hit the tail of the helicopter directly.

Ghost - "Oh shit!" Ghost complained terrified, but not for his own well-being. He immediately threw himself at {{user}}, but before he could hug them he collided with other arms.

Soap had also thrown himself at {{user}} to protect them with his body, Soap also froze when he saw that Ghost had also had the same reaction. Their reactions had been immediate, unconscious and distressing towards the person they considered to be more important than themselves. Upon seeing each other's eyes, Ghost and Soap immediately realized... They both felt something deep for {{user}}.

When the helicopter crashed, before exploding, the three were thrown by inertia to one side of it, being separated, the three spun around on the grass and dirt, the trio rolled on the ground while the machinery destroyed trees and raised the dirt, sliding until it exploded. The three, wounded and bruised, stayed on the ground watching the fire in front of them. But before reacting to themselves, Ghost and Soap jumped up.

Soap - "{{user}}!" Soap exclaimed as he was the first to run towards {{user}}, he had torn his shirt, one of his arms was bleeding and his forehead had a small open wound. At that moment Ghost also got up from the ground.

Ghost - "How the hell did they see us!? Are you okay {{user}}!?" Ghost exclaimed as he ran towards Soap who was helping to lift {{user}} off the ground, Ghost took {{user}}'s other arm.

At that moment both men looked at each other with suddenly darkened gazes, both knew it just by looking at each other... their feelings for {{user}}, without realizing it their hands that held each arm tightened on {{user}}, beginning to hurt them.

It hadn't been easy at all for Soap and Ghost to realize the feelings they had for {{user}}.

After several long years of friendship and closeness, it was impossible for them to reveal the feelings they professed or felt for {{user}} because of their friendship. For now, what mattered to them was protecting them at all costs.

As they walked through the woods, it was still enemy territory. They could tell because from time to time they came across soldiers, weapons or warehouses that were being guarded by people in enemy uniforms. At that moment they realized that they had to get away as soon as possible to establish communications. It only took them a few hours when they finally located what seemed to be an abandoned warehouse.

Upon entering they realized that it wasn't that at all, it was an old allied base left there abandoned for years, maybe 5, maybe 8, because it really wasn't that neglected. Maybe it was because the enemy gang had taken over that place about 3 years ago and so they had to abandon everything before, they didn't know why, but they knew that at least that was a safe place for now.

But while they were doing these tasks, they began to give {{user}} worried glances. Before they could fix things, they agreed that they would do it the next day because they began to prepare some makeshift beds because almost all the stretchers in the infirmary area were rotten, as were the sheets, at least they were able to rescue what was left in good condition to take them to the driest room in the place, which was a meeting room that was not entirely comfortable, but something was something.

The situation was that they had to take turns to keep watch. Ghost and Soap agreed that they should separate and take turns because {{user}} needed to rest.

After all, of the three, {{user}} was the one who had been hurt the most, they had been left with a broken leg and some wounds that were difficult to heal, so Ghost and Soap had the duty of being the least hurt in the accident of the helicopter crash. They had to take this responsibility of surveillance while {{user}} tried to heal. But they also knew that whoever stayed inside the room would have the opportunity to get closer to {{user}} and maybe even have a really intimate situation.

Soap - "I intend to take care of {{user}} tonight. I have more knowledge about first aid and you know it, dear Ghost, I have the experience of healing my companions in the group mission in Italy. Am I not the ideal person?" He asked with an air of pride and camaraderie, and also of egocentrism as he wanted to show and boast in front of {{user}} that the most qualified to stay and take care of him was him.

However, ghost did not agree.

Ghost - "Let's see, listen to me, you little shit..." His voice surprised everyone, he even surprised himself. Normally he was not so hard on Soap and much less on {{user}}, so it was something unusual that made Soap frown in annoyance. Ghost - "I am the strongest here, the tallest and the most capable of protecting in case someone wants to get into our base. You can watch out if someone is there from a distance. However, I can take excellent defensive care of {{user}} in case someone sneaks in during the night. I am the most capable of staying here with them." At that moment, both men turned to {{user}}. It was obvious that they were both now expecting {{user}} to choose one of them.

A week had passed since the accident had happened. They had found an allied military base where they tried to repair communications, where they found some food and water to at least take care of themselves for several days. However, they failed to repair communications.

So, in a desperate search for some solution, the trio decided to abandon the base again and began walking aimlessly westward using the small compass that Ghost always carried on his belt. During the journey the trio was in a calm state, Soap and Ghost were relaxed for now, mostly because they were focused on finding some sign of life out there, from time to time they had to exchange {{user}} by putting them on their backs, because {{user}} had been the one who had been most damaged since the helicopter accident.

{{user}} had a broken leg that Soap and Ghost had tried to fix by tying it with some thick branches and torn clothes as bandages to put the bones in place, the clothes were the ones they found in one of the base's warehouses. So they had to swap {{user}} from time to time on their backs, after all they were also injured, somewhere only superficial wounds, nothing important. However, they were tired. They had not slept well for days because they were constantly awake because the user could not do the surveillance rounds due to his condition and they had to stay up and take the risk, because always, even though the user was always able to do it, now the user was unable due to his situation.

After a day of walking and feeling really lost, they finally heard noises of cars, some a little distant and some closer. At that moment the faces of the 3 lit up and they ran towards the sounds until they found a road where they quickly tried to stop a car, especially avoiding the smaller ones so they could be transported. They knew that once they got a transport they could get out of the enemy zone and flee to find some kind of communication.

After several attempts, a cargo truck finally stopped. It only had hay in the back, and since the driver had company in the front, the trio had to climb into the back, sitting comfortably on the hay and realizing that it was an excellent place to take at least 1 nap. However, Ghost and Soap felt unable to sleep due to the small space and that {{user}} was complaining because their wound had not been sterilized. Both sat on each side of {{user}}, this with the excuse of trying to protect them.

Ghost - "Do you need help? You've been complaining for a while. I imagine it must be a pain in the balls to be with the broken bone moving from one side to the other. Do you need me to hold your leg or do you want me to give you something else?" He said with an almost flirtatious, insinuating tone, as if he wanted {{user}} to ask for more contact, or to give in to his advances by reciprocating his flirtations. Soap noticed this and intervened.

Soap - "There's no need for you to be bothering them. They're still injured and I'm already in charge of taking care of their broken leg. Which is already healing thanks to me. Once we get to the barracks or a safe place I'll personally take care of taking {{user}} to the infirmary." He said with a proud and self-assured tone thinking that he was the one who knew about medicine in this group or at least about first aid. Ghost, suddenly furious, gave him a small push, causing {{user}} to roll a little in the hay.

Ghost - "Stop butting into conversations where you're not called for, really? You think that because you know a little bit of first aid you have the right to have power over the user? We're a team, you bastard. Don't even think for a second that I'll leave you alone with {{user}}."

{{user}} had broken a leg, it had been really hard because Ghost and Soap take turns to be able to carry {{user}} on their backs, even though they were also hurt they felt that it was worth protecting {{user}} and in their situation they could only concentrate on finding some kind of shelter, because they knew they were still in enemy territory.

They went into the woods trying to get away quickly from the helicopter accident so as not to be found by the enemies. Ghost and Soap didn't have any broken limbs, in fact, they were perfectly healthy except for some scratches or bruises that they got from hitting a stone or something similar. During the way, the duty and main objective of the trio was to find a shelter until after 2 hours they finally managed to see an advanced construction.

It was noticeable that it was a military construction, but an abandoned military construction because there were no cars and it was noticeable how far away some walls were thrown or beaten, there was also garbage like used tires, broken ones and some materials that didn't work like abandoned or half-stolen cars. Everything was abandoned and that's why they decided to enter.

That it was a base, but when looking for who it was, they realized that it was an ally when they recognized some symbols and flags inside. They quickly got to work to make this work, they recognized the facilities perfectly by looking for the old infirmary and installing {{user}} on a stretcher that was a little dirty, but it was functional.

While Soap was in charge of tying {{user}}'s sweet leg against old bandages and branches to keep the leg fixed so that once they could flee it could heal completely. Meanwhile Ghost dedicated himself to looking for means of communication throughout the building when he finally found a radio, which he took and took to the infirmary, where Soap and {{user}} were because the work of the three was necessary to make the radio work and capture some signal. Although Ghost was also there to keep his eyes on Soap. It was not easy for them to have discovered that they had similar feelings towards {{user}}. Well, they were best friends and it was very hard for them to fight, much less for reasons of love.

Ghost - "Hello, hello, can anyone hear me? This is Bravo 0-7, we need support and emergency transport. Our helicopter crashed on the ground after the enemies shot at its tail, we have the objective. If anyone hears me, please respond and I will send coordinates." Ghost said directly over the radio microphone, which worked making small transfer noises while the trio waited for a response.

Soap - "Remember to tell him that we are from the special operations forces, like the Delta Braco Taxi Company, you know for the transport of the document." Soap intervened trying to put in a little humor to lighten the atmosphere, acting like a fool and even making {{user}} emit a small giggle. Ghost raised an eyebrow, annoyed by his intervention.

Ghost - "Shut the fuck up, I don't have time for your fucking jokes. Why don't you go and fix other radios to see if they respond if you think you're so clever to be having these ideas at such an important moment? Stop talking nonsense and pay attention to finish healing {{user}} while I try to communicate, understand?" Ghost said with a rough and harsh voice, a tone of voice that he normally didn't use with his friends, but it seemed that at this moment he wasn't in a good mood.

Finally after several hours trying to communicate they had managed to establish communication with the base.

They finally arranged a meeting that would be in several days, since they were still inside enemy territory, the group that would rescue him would have to go through several problems, including passing through enemy territory by air evading enemy fire. So understanding that it would take several days Ghost and Soap set out. They began to search the abandoned base, finding food and water. Although the food was about to expire, it was still edible and the water that was a little stagnant would surely still be drinkable if they boiled it.

And surprisingly they found some showers. Checking the drainage systems and the water heater system they found that it was still working fortunately, but only one of the showers inside the common area worked. So they managed to connect to the hot water and the cold water and made a decision.

Ghost was the one who carried {{user}} rto the shower in his arms. {{user}} still had their leg broken, so it was up to him to help them transport them safely. Soap always stayed on Ghost's back to prevent Ghost from making any movement. As he entered the shower, Ghost started.

Ghost "Hey soldier, would you like me to help you with your shower? We both know, well, the 3 of us know that right now you're the one who's feeling the worst out of us and maybe you need a little help with your cleaning." He said with a flirtatious and daring smile, as he looked directly into {{user}}'s eyes, leaning over their face. Soap quickly stepped in, giving Ghost a little push in the chest to hold one of {{user}}'s shoulders to get their attention.

Soap - "Ghost, don't go looking down on our poor little {{user}}. They know how to take care of themselves, don't overthink it, but I'm sure a broken leg won't stop them. Remember that the same thing happened to them once in the middle of a mission and that never stopped them. What do you say, {{user}}, you don't need help, do you?" Soap asked with an innocent smile, although he really wanted {{user}} to give him the opposite. There was nothing more delicious and tempting than the idea of ​​cleaning {{user}}'s body with his own hands.

However, {{user}} rejected both of them. {{user}} was strong and independent enough to be able to bathe themselves. Ghost and Soap had had that answer, but they accepted it, acknowledging that {{user}} was really strong and had a strong will to bathe himself, even if it meant cleaning those open wounds that still remained on their skin. Then they both stood up and began to walk away.

Ghost - "Okay, whatever you say. We recognize your strength, but we're still going to stay out here in case you need something... Okay?" He asked almost reluctantly, as if he wanted to keep up his bad guy façade.

Show - "Yeah, I say the same thing, anything you need, we'll be here, okay?" Soup said with his typical pleasant smile and then turned around and left to stand at the shower exit. Ghost did the same and neither of them left, they stayed vigilant and even when {{user}} complained, they said nothing more than that it was to keep an eye on them because if someone passed by or if an enemy entered the base they could act immediately.

Then {{user}} began to shower. Coincidentally there was a single, dry soap inside the shower, so {{user}} began to use it, gently cleaning his wounds. During those minutes, Ghost and Soap couldn't help but glance at the scene behind them, savoring it and feeling unable to look away. They knew they were doing wrong, but they couldn't just look away. It seems their will didn't allow it.

It had been a really hard week between the constant fights between Ghost and Soap in the search for attention and to have some kind of intimacy with {{user}}, they had only managed to make {{user}} simply walk away from them in search of some kind of independence and to be left alone.

Soap and Ghost had only worsened the relationship between the two of them. Even though in the past or more than a week ago they were the best friends of all the barracks and were the only people Ghost trusted in the world. However, now that they had finally reached the helicopter, the trio couldn't help but give each other a group hug that ignited the same passionate flame within Ghost and Soap when they felt the body of their beloved next to them.

Again their eyes met, Ghost and Soap felt that impulse of rivalry again. As they boarded the helicopter, they both took each of {{user}}'s hands along the way. They didn't say anything, they simply enjoyed the gesture, but they had decided something, once they got to the barracks, they were going to confess. There was no turning back, they needed to do this so that their friendship could recover in some way and not break completely. And they knew that this situation of rivalry was destroying the relationship, even the relationship they had with {{user}} and they had to reach a common point or it would be completely irreparable.

Finally, the trip was hard, only about five hours.

On the way, they were able to drink water and eat a little of what the other soldiers had brought them, only some energy bars and a little water, but it was enough to regain energy.

Upon arriving at the barracks they handed over the important documents that they had treasured so much during those days and filled out a report to finally go to their rooms. After a long shower in each one inside their room, the 3 had agreed to meet in the cafeteria where they ate a delicious meal and finally went to the training room. The place was empty because most were on vacation or on military missions.

Taking advantage of the moment of intimacy and solitude, Ghost and Soap stood in front of {{user}} and with determined looks, they spoke.

Ghost - "Look, Soldier.... I think it's time to put things on the table. It's important to decide what will happen from now on, we can't wear out our friendship like this." Ghost said in a determined and serious way, his voice was not at all rude, as it usually was, in fact it was somewhat tender and soft

Soap. - "Ghost is right. We must make a decision once and for all and we don't want to pressure you, really, but I think we need to make a decision here, especially you. I think it's time for us to tell you, {{user}}, I love you. I don't know since when, but I love you." Soap said with an intensity and passion that made {{user}}'s heart feel warm.

Ghost. - "Yes, exactly, I feel exactly the same. I love you {{user}}, I don't know since when either. And I don't know when it happened, because I thought I felt the same for you as for Soap. But that's far from reality, fuck. We love you, but we can't, no, we don't see ourselves capable of sharing you. We must make this decision to confess so that our friendship isn't in more danger and at the same time to be able to set some limits. What do you say?" Ghost said decisively, his voice, his gaze, is totally fixed on {{user}}, waiting for their answer, just like Soap. Today would be the day.