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Chapter 21: The wolf pack.

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Chapter 21: The wolf pack.

Aiden had barely woken up when Tuco had ordered him to follow him. He had quickly put his clothes on and te stress caused him to come to his senses quickly, but he didnt know why Tuco had woken him up until he said:


'' Kid, Come on, it's time for the tour. ''

'' The..wha...? ''

'' I want to show that I trust you, kid. So I'll show you around. You must've been wondering where we are, no? ''

They opened the doors, and Aiden wasn't sure where he was. He saw warehouses and tall stone chimneys, and he could feel the smell of water very closeby, and he looked over his shoulder to see that he was right next to the docks.

'' This...my boy....Is our home. Red Sun rests here...LIVES here. Now...come. I will show you around. I tust you enough to do this. ''


Aiden then turned back around and saw a oddlooking man sitting by a large wooden crate. He had long black hair  and a sharp, stern face, but wide eyes, that seemd to have an almost orange hue. He wore expensivelooking black clothes, a black sleeveless sweater over an pink shirt and tight black pants. In his hands, he held a large sniper rifle, one even taller than Aiden himself. He seemed to be completely unresponsive to everything around him, until Tuco said his name:

'' Good morning to you, Jaime. ''

Tuco then looked back down towards Aiden.

'' Aiden, meet Jaime. He is our best sniper. ''

'' Did you want anything, boss? ''

'' No, merely wanted to introduce you both. Aiden is... ''

'' That blonde cunt's son. I know who he is. He looks just like his father. Just as fucking bad. ''

Aiden clenched his fist and wanted to swing at Jaime, who was smiling mockingly.

'' My dad is not a cu...whatever you said. ''

'' *snicker* Sure, boy. Tell yourself that. Tuco...I'm sorry, but I'm kinda busy. If you both could please leave me to it, that'd be great. ''

Tuco pushed Aiden on as they walked away, and Aiden looked over his shoulder once to see that Jaime was flipping him off.

They kept walking alongside the shoreside. The weather was nice and Aiden was glad to be out of his cold damp room.

He then suddenly began to run, and Tuco lost grip of him. Tuco growled in anger as he began to run after him, ironset on catching him.

'' OH THE HELL YOU WILL, KID! ''

Aiden then stopped very suddenly.

Tuco then stopped as well and sighed when he saw what Aiden had began to run for.

Aiden looked towards the two big black wolves and the woman walking them around on their leashes. She had unkempt black stirgy hair, a somewhat scarred pale and gaunt but still attractive face and eyes that wowed Aiden. One black as night, one as blue as the finest ice.

'' Wow....This is awesome....are those....wolves? ''

Eva rolled her eyes and looked towards Tuco, with a wondering look.

'' Good morning, Eva. I'm showing the boy around...Although he is hard to keep track off. ''

Tuco gave the back of Aiden's head a weak slap, which still caused him to shout out a loud '' OWH! ''

'' I see. I need to talk to you later, Tuco...About something. ''

'' That is all well and good, but for now....Eva...could you watch over him for just a little while? I need to visit the mens room...and I cant leave him unwatched. ''

'' Fine....go. I'll keep watch. ''

Tuco ran off and left them both behind. Eva didnt pay much mind to Aiden and knelt down to adjust the leashes and inspect their fur.

'' What are you doing? ''

'' Making sure my girls dont have lice or ticks. They play around so much that I have to do this regularly. They mostly live in grass, but I'am not taking any chances. Those little critters carry the worst of diseases. ''

Eva didnt look him in the eye once, but the wolves did, keeping their collective glares fixiated on the boy.

'' Also...Boy, just because I'am not looking at you doesn't mean you can run. Cookie will be over you and at your throat in a second if you try to escape....and as for Rose....she'll bite your balls off. Got it? ''

'' Yeah...I wont....But...can I ask you where you got those dogs? ''

'' WOLVES, boy. Not dogs. Not the same thing, jesus. And....no. I wont say nothing. I have no reason to trust you to keep it a secret. ''

'' Come on, please? I swear I'll keep it all a secret. ''

Eva looked into his eyes and she could see that he could be trusted.

'' Fine....sit down and i'll tell you. But dont interrupt me, got it? ''

Aiden sat down beside the wolves and Eva began to talk:

'' I grew up in Alaska. Lived...out in the forrest. My dad was...very....natural. My mom died in childbirth. He had quit his job after I was born and started a life out in the big wild....And...I knew that forrest by hand. My..My dad then died when I was thirteen. I didnt go to school...and We lived far out enough that we wasn't bothered by people....so after his death...I lived on hunting and doing some smaller jobs for the nearby gas station. So one day when I'm out...I was about...18....I hear....whining. ''

'' I followed the sound...and I found these two...shivering in an bush. Some idiot had shot their mother. I dont know why they wasn't with a pack...but I guess the hunters had shot off most of the pack....and these two were the only survivors. They...were so terrified....and...They were too young to run, heck, even walk...so I took them with me back to the cabin...and I lived with them. I nursed them, trained them. They wouldn't have survived otherwise...I couldnt leave them... ''

'' So they are your pets? ''

Eva then gave Aiden a piercing glare that sent a frightend shiver down his body.

'' No. They are my daughters. I'am their mother. I raised them. I love them. You couldnt possibly begin to understand, boy. We've been together through it all....They mean as much to me as YOU mean to your father. ''

Aiden then said something Eva had never heard.

'' You...you dont seem that bad. ''

'' You are a dumb kid for you age, boy. Stop spouting nonsense. ''

'' A bad person wouldnt be kind. You love those wolves. I can see that. ''

'' I'am badder than you could possibly imagine, boy. Now scram. ''

Cookie began to growl towards Aiden who jumped up in fear and who ran away back towards the house he had come from, but Eva looked on as he left, and for a moment, his words of kindness reverberated in her mind and pierced through her thick steely skin.

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Sherry felt a hand on her shoulder, and she yawned loudly. She had fallen asleep on the chair next to Dwight's bed, and she wasnt sure for how long. She turned around to see that the hand belonged to Nicole.

'' Doc....is he gonna wake up? He hasn't opened his eyes.... ''

'' I hope so. He's slipped into a coma...one that I sadly cant tell when he'll wake up from it. Tomorrow....or it could be a year. More or less, It is uncertain. ''

'' Other than that...this has been a busy morning. I wasn't expecting Jeremy to come by either....he got a nasty cut on his arm, from a knife, i reckon. But he said he tripped and fell...Pheesh. I know how wounds look....but I guess I'll have to wait for him to talk. He is....such a lone wolf. Keeps all that he is to himself...But you cant change a wolf. A wolf is what he is. A pack animal. Sooner or later...He'll want to come back to the pack. ''

'' What are you talking about? ''

'' Ah...sorry, I was just...Nevermind. I have a bad habit of speaking in metaphors at times. A habit I picked up from my father....one of the few things he left me. ''

'' I'm sorry. Did he... ''

'' No, natural causes. 1996. He died at the age of 89, a grumpy stubborn old man, who had such high expectations on everyone and everything he made that everyone hated his guts...heck, including me at times. But he was a good doctor. No, an excellent one. And he was what made me go after the profession. Wanted to make him proud. Still not sure if I ever did. ''

Nicole then shook her head and her professional and to the point tone returned.

'' Look...You need to go get some breakfast. By now, there is usually something to get in the dining area...if anything happens...ANYTHING, i will send someone to bring you back here.
''

'' I...I will....I..I just need a few more minutes to talk with him....Maybe he doesnt hear me...But I hope so. ''

'' Ofcourse. I will have to... ''

*knock-knock*

Nicole went for the door and walked out to meet whoever had knocked, although she already knew who it was. Jeremy. She closed the door behind her so Sherry wouldnt be bothered.

'' Jeremy..what the fuck did you do? What happend to your arm? ''

He was smiling despite her being serious, which annoyed her, but more so, it confused Nicole even more.

'' I'll explain that, but..Nicole...I..I got great news...You wont even believe this....I..I met her. ''

'' Met who? I'm not in the mood for a quiz. ''

'' Lucille. I...I met her again. She's HERE. ''

She put her hand over her mouth and she looked at him with wide eyes.

'' No...way. You dont mean....Oh god. A..are you sure? ''

'' Ofcourse I'am. I know my daughter when I see her. ''

'' It's that punker chick, huh? ''

He nodded, and she hugged him, kissing his cheeks.

'' I'm so happy for you, baby. I hope we can be introduced soon enough...but for now...I still have to do some more work. Tell her I said hi though. ''

'' I will, honey. She'll love to meet  you, I'm sure. ''

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'' I want to go back.  ''

Tuco who was leaning back in his desk chair laughed softly for a few seconds before asking her what she meant:

'' Eva....You want to do what now? ''

'' I want to go back to Paradise. Our guy on the inside called us over radio last night.....There are more people there now. I want to go right fucking in there and take them down. I...I only ask for your permission. ''

'' Dont you feel we should wait until THAT day? Hmph...well, You cant go alone. Have you ordered anyone to come with you? ''

'' Tara...Amber and Mark....and about 7 other guys. We will go in...lay down hellfire on those peaceloving cunts...and go right back out before they even realised what happend. ''

'' I will let Jaime and his boys go with you. He doesnt get enough action recently....and just walking in is suicide. You need his sniper support. ''

'' Well, depends on what ou mean by action. He does seem to have an very oneminded libido...and a very active one. ''

'' Haha....true. I dont get what he finds so appealing about men...but then again...I dont understand what you women see in us either, hehe...... ''

'' Are you letting me go or not, Tuco? ''

'' Fine. But if you fuck up, that's on you....Now go. When you go by the barracks....send one of the girls to me, if you could be so kind? ''

Eva rolled her eyes behind his back, but turned around quickly and nodded, smiling what looked like an kind, genuine smile towards him, but beneath it, there was nothing but spite.

She hated Tuco. Deep down, she always had, and always would be. She hated what he was doing, what he had made the group do throughout their time together...but she couldnt object to him. She owed him too much, and loved Cain too much to leave. She wanted to tell him to fuck off, but she knew what Tuco could do if he was disobeyed, so she nodded and complied with his request before heading out of the door.

'' Sure....I'll tell someone to go to your room. ''

Tuco raised his glass of scotch to her as she closed the door behind her.

'' Thank you. ''

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Sherry was sitting out on the stonestairs to the hotel, hands clasped and eyes tearing up. She felt alone, and her uncertainty and worry over Dwight was getting the upper hand.

''  Sherry...How are you feeling? ''

'' I..I dont want to talk, Lucille. I.... ''

She clenched her hands and looked up towards the clouds.

'' I cant lose him....Not like this. Not out of nowhere. I dont know...I dont know what I'll do if he doesnt wake up....as HIMSELF. ''

Lucille could see tears going down her cheeks throuh her black hair.

'' Why...are you here, Lucille? ''

'' Because...Sherry, I want to thank you for all the things you've done for me.....And I will do what I can to repay that help. I wanted you to know that.... ''

'' It's all good....thanks. ''

'' Hey....Lucille...I remember what you said before...when I tried to shoot you...about me not being able to kill.... ''

Sherry then took forth her revolver and looked at it. Lucille felt worried, not sure where she had got it or why.

'' Well....When I find that bitch who shot Dwight..no matter if he survives or not.......I'am going to blow her fucking brains out. Mark my words, Lucille. That bitch will get what's coming to her...sooner or later. ''

The hate in her words was true and thick in the air, and the anger that made her eyes look like fiery embers shone bright.
Lucille then put a hand on her shoulder and nodded in agreement with her.

'' I dont doubt it, Sherry. I  truly fucking dont. ''

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Towards the evening, Eva walked into Cain's room and silently laid down behind him, wrapping her arms around his chest. He was fully bandaged and groaned in annoyance when he got woken up.

'' Do you know how late it is? Where were you, babydoll? ''

'' Cain....Do....do you love me? ''

'' Huh? ''

'' You heard me. Do you love me? ''

'' ....Why does it matter? ''

'' Because I do. I love you. You know that, right? ''

Cain looked back at her, but she couldnt tell what he was thinking about. He then sighed and turned back into his pillow.

'' Just...say it. I need it. Please. I need to hear it. ''

She let go of him for a second and she trailed the thin scar going across her nose with her indexfinger.

'' I..I let you do these things to me. These scars...I let you give them to me because I love you. Yet you...Why? Why wont you say it? What am I to you? ''

'' Stop asking me. I'm trying to sleep. Stop bothering me. ''

'' Cain, I need to kno.. ''

He slapped her across the face, his eye wideopen and crazed. He was furious, and Eva now laid on the floor, holding onto her red cheek.

'' I SAID, I DONT KNOW! GET THE FUCK OUT ALREADY, LET ME SLEEP!! GO! GET THE FUCK OUT! ''

'' B-but.... ''

He looked her straight in the eyes and said coldly:

'' GET. OUT. ''

She then turned around and slowly walked out of his room as he turned back to go to sleep.

Eva began to walk faster as she went out, and she thn sprinted out when she came to the maindoor.

The fullmoon was high in the sky, and nobody was out. She looked around and walked swlowly towards the shore.

She looked out over the water and she felt tears of sadness going down her cheeks, something she hadnt felt since the death of his father.

Sh then fell down on her knees and she began to cry out in pain.


* A-roo? *

She knew that sound too well, and she knew that Rose was just a few feet away from her. She looked over towards the wolf and wiped away her tears, after which she then pointed Rose back to her sleepingplace by the trucks. But Rose stood still and din move an inch.


'' M..Mommy's sad right now. Go back to Cookie, please? Go. ''

Rose still looked at Eva who was barely able to keep her tears hidden, and then began to walk towards her, which caused Eva to yell out to her:

'' JUST FUCKING LISTEN ALREADY, YOU FUCKING MUTT! GO AWAY! ''

Rose whimpered and quickly backed away from Eva who sighed and reached out her hand towards Rose.

'' Sorry...mommy didn't mean that. Come back. ''

Rose began to walk towards her and laid down infront of her, looking up at Eva with big wondering golden eyes.

'' That's a good girl...Mommy's sorry for scaring you. ''

She stroked Rose's fur, but her tears kept on coming. In an attempt to console her, Rose sat up and wiped some of them off with her tongue. Eva then told her to stop when her tears finally stopped and she took a deep breath. Cookie had by now also come up to her sister and the weeping Eva.

'' Oh, girls....You are the only ones left that hasn't hurt me. I cant talk to anyone else..because....because I'am BY myself....I'm...lonely. Turns out I always was. Cain...how can I have been so blind....he doesnt love me. At all. ''

'' But...you two. Mommy's never been alone with you around. How can I have been so fortunate to have been blessed with two daughters like you? ''

'' Now listen....Mommy's gonna need all help she can get tomorrow....Can you do it, girls? Sit if you do. ''

They both followed her command almost instantly, and she felt relieved.

'' Good.... ''

She hugged them both, and they howled into the black nightsky as Eva cracked a small smile under her tears.

'' I love you both so much. ''

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In the morning, Eva stood by the black armytrucks that they were going to drive to Paradise. Before her stood the group that she was bringing with her. Well into 20 men all in all.

She  held onto the leashes of her wolves and let their howl know who was in charge, causing anyone that was not paying attention to look towards her and listen.

'' LISTEN UP, MOTHERFUCKERS! WE are going back to Paradise. To fuck up their shit. Kill their people. To burn it to the ground. I chose you out specifically because I thought you can handle it....and I know you all CAN. You are my bretheren. My friends. My people. We of the Red Sun....We were born for this. We were born to rule and fight. Not to rest peacefully among the flowers and live in some ignorant blind fucking peace, like the cunts of Paradise. The Seekers. WE WILL SHOW THEM THAT WE ARE THE SUPERIOR FORCE. THE ARMY THAT THIS WORLD NEEDS!!  ''

She felt unsure as she did her speech, as if she was spouting lies. She didnt want to go, and she regretted ever bringing forth the idea to Tuco...but it was too late to back out now...She couldnt lose the respect she had earned by backing out now.

'' Now....let's bring them hellfire, people, GET IN THE FUCKING TRUCKS, WE ARE GOING NOW! ''


She pulled open the tarps on the two trucks behind her, and 10 men went into the back of each, and her wolves went in as well.

She looked back at the mainhouse of Red Sun for one last time and she wasn't sure if she would see it again, but that she would do all in her might to make it so. She went inside the first truck's cab and the trucks roared out as it began to drive away.

The Wolf of the Red Sun had begun her attack, and Paradise di not know of the danger approaching.

End of chapter 21.
This has been chapter 21....which is very much a '' Eva-Sherry chapter. ''
 
Sherry showing her will to give Eva som payback was a nice scene for me to write....and....
 
I really enjoyed writing Eva's scenes. To show that she is atually a sort of good person, who yes....have done bad deeds and let it shape her, but who still has a human heart.
 
Unlike Cain, who does not have any empathy or real kindness in him.
 
Her relationship with her wolves....I wanted it to be more than simply them being her pets. She loves them, and is in a way her only real family, as everyone else has passed away. 
 
And It's not as much that Cain doesn't care...it's more that he cant really process ''love''. It is a concept that he is basically..completely disattached to.
 
Also, the rifle Jaime (who has a rank similar to Cain or Eva and yes, is gay. It is not superclear, but I clarify it here.) uses is this. Barrett M82.


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