Rainbow Six: Operation Black Skies

Chapter 8

Opening my eyes to see only white with a dark mass to my right. Blinking a few times my vision corrects itself and I see that Lucy is the one by my side, her head on the bed lightly snoring. Looking around I see Tina, Jordan, Eliza, Lera, Emmanuelle, and Monika all asleep around the room. Investigating a bit I look around the room and see a moderately sized TV on the wall, hardwood floors, a couch against one wall with Eliza peacefully on it along with Tina, and I see the one thing that is out of place: the large cage full of medical supplies along with handguns.

Laying my head back down I hear someone stirring looking over I see that it's Emma. Opening her eyes to see me staring at her she opens her mouth when I put a finger to my lips and motion her over. She hoists the chair she was sleeping in over to the left hand side of my bed and sits.

"You and I need to have a chat," I tell her in a low voice so as not to wake anyone else. She just nods looking remorseful so I continue, "You stabbed me, Emmanuelle. Why?" I ask mostly to myself wondering why she would stab me in the first place.

"I don't know..." she mumbles, fidgeting with her hands.

"Well you should know. Plus I saved your ass," I say to her, staring at her head because she has her head down.

Looking up she says, "I know Gustave told me, thanks," laying a hand on my left one. Moving and coughing into it I lay it on my chest.

"Don't thank me yet. By the way, where is Gustave?" Changing the subject.

"I don't know he said that he will be back in a few minu-" she starts sliding her hand into her lap when Gustave walks in.

"Ah good you are awake. I was starting to wonder if you'd ever wake up," he smiles, but behind that smile I knew something was up.

"Why's that? How long was I out?" I ask slowly.

"Oh nothing. Once you passed out I had to rush you into surgery because you lost a lot of blood, severed a bunch of vessels, and ripped a kidney open," He says avoiding the question.

"How long was I out?" I ask again, this time my voice is slightly higher.

"Emmanuelle fractured 3 ribs so you might have a hard time breath-" He continues ignoring my questions.

"How long, Gustave?!" I snarl loudly making them all jump.

"A week," He finally answers after a long silence. I lay there in stunned silence for a few seconds when Gustave speaks up again, "Listen Gaege the knife you were stabbed with was laced with some kind of nerve agent that's why you felt pain. I tried my b-"

"Everyone out," I say silently interrupting him.

"I don't think-" he begins.

"I said everyone out! Now!" I yell, making them all jump at my renewed strength. Jordan opens his mouth in protest when Six walks in and all eyes find him and he nods as everyone gets up and starts to leave.

"Except for you," he holds a hand up when Emma walks up to him. She just nods hanging back while everyone passes her.

"Now since everyone's out of here we can talk about this incident," he says looking at both of us in turn, his dark eyes lingering on me.

"Sir-" I start to say but Six holds up a hand stopping me before saying, "I don't want to hear it. You two need to explain yourselves, now,"

Once we explain ourselves and he just nods slowly looking at both of us. He takes a deep breath and says, "I should put both of you on temporary leave because of this, but I'm not going to because you two are the best of the best for Rainbow," he stops letting this sink in then begins again, "Rainbow needs people like you two. People who are willing to do anything to protect the free world, alright enough babbling you two are dismissed," he says at last then leaves.

I get up and take the IV needle out of my arm and walk to my room. Once there I hear a set of footsteps marching behind me. "Look I don't have time for this..." I groan, turning around to see Monika behind me.

"Do you have a ficking death vish, Gaege?" She yells in my face.

"I don't know, do I?" I ask her and her expression of anger deepens and her hand clutches her pistol.

"What? Gonna shoot me?" I chuckle then continue, "then shoot me,"

She takes out her gun and puts it to my head and pulls the trigger half way then relieves the pressure, a look of guilt coming over her face.

"Well? Shoot me," I say in a serious tone making her eyes widen.

"I can't..." she mutters almost to herself.

"What was that?" I ask even though I heard it perfectly.

"Nothing," she tries to lower her gun but I grab a hold and hold it to my forehead. "C'mon shoot me. Shoot me right here right now," She breaks down into tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

"I-I-I-I can't shoot one of my friends," she cries knees almost buckling underneath her. I grab her throat and hold her up, lean close and whisper in her ear, "If you're gonna shoot someone do not hesitate or they'll shoot you," I pull back and say once more while moving her gun to my heart, "shoot me like a grown fuckin' woman who's trained to kill!"

"I can't, ok! I can't shoot you because I love you, Gaege! I love you, alright!" She screams at me punching me in the ribs. I let go of her throat and she buckles to the ground in a heap. I see Jordan and Yumiko turn the corner talking then stop at the scene then rush to Monika's side.

"Hmph, pathetic," I spit like venom then walk back into my room and slam the door closed and lock it. I walk into my bedroom and collapse on the bed.