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Description "Sergeant Raine," called the Tech Sergeant beagle. "It's one of the MPs from Reilly Gate...they say you have a visitor. Says it's some girl."

The snow white wolf padded over to the phone whilst his troops and fellow NCOs leaned forward with bated breath. Cloud Raine rolled his eyes at them, though he himself had to admit that it was rare for something like this to happen to him...especially since he rarely dated, much less had given some girl cause to call him to the gate.

"Who is it?" he asked, shooing away one of the young Airmen who began to make kissing noises at him. His hazel eyes widened. "I'll be there in a minute."

Pulling his ABU top on over the sand colored undershirt, he asked the Tech Sergeant if he could take some Leave since the workload was fairly slow. The beagle edged forward in his swivel chair, eyeing the normally calm wolf suspiciously. "C'mon, Pickens, I'll eat the half day," Cloud argued as he unpatiently shifted his weight to one leg.

The beagle smiled and said, "Sure, Raine, but I think the guys and I are going to have Shop Lunch today...so...we'll just follow you out to Reilly Gate."

Cloud grinned at his supervisor and turned to the crowd of giggling Airmen. "Alright, alright, you guys are worse than any group of girls. Let's go ahead and get this shit over with."

It took less than three minutes for him to reach the main gate. There she was, sitting on the brick fence, talking to three of the MPs, laughing and bantering like she belonged there. He parked his truck, and all but ran up to her, making sure to maintain composure in front of the two carloads of his co-workers that pulled in behind him. He could already hear them whispering...some of them whistling.

Her eyes flashed towards him, a dark sepia. "Cloud!" She ran up to him and hugged him.

Trying not to obviously breathe in too much of his ex-girlfriend's scent of sandlewood that danced in her hair, he replied, "Wielder, it's been a while. But...what's so important that you had to drive all the way up here from Georgia instead of making a phone call?"

She laughed good naturedly. "Well, do you want me to tell just you or all of your buddies too?"

Cloud turned around and stared down the group of uniformed gossips behind him. Shaking his head and waving his arms he said in an exasperated manner, "alright, alright. Guys, Wielder...my ex girlfriend. Wielder, Guys."

"Charmed," she replied as a polite but loaded grin crossed her fangs.

With that, they walked off as the Cloud's hungry coworkers loaded back into their carpools, most of them yelling cat-calls which were promptly ignored.

"So..."

"I'm sorry for giving you such short...well...no notice," she started at his urging. "But I feel that I need to apologize..."

He stopped her abruptly but not cruely. "Wielder, we've talked about this before. What happened is in the past. Years ago, might I add. You've atoned for it. That's that. You really didn't need to make a trip out here to rehash this."

She stopped and turned to him, white rimmed ears falling to the sides of her head. "I don't think I ever did it RIGHT. Apologizing I mean..."

Standing at parade rest and bouncing a little out of nervousness, he attempted to be kind. "I'll be honest...when I hear about your...EXPLOITS...back home...it somewhat tarnishes the sincerity of your apology."

She nodded. "I understand that...but...someone else has shown me that I can't continue doing this...even my reputation alone seems to hurt those I attempt to care for. I've come here to tell you how truly sorry I am...and that' I've tried to change it...though it's too late for her already..."

Grabbing her hand gently so that her eyes would again meet his, he corrected her. "Wielder, you've never forgiven YOURSELF. You don't let anyone who's worthy of you near. All you have are trysts...no real love...no affection. For some folks, that's enough...but not for you...you've punished yourself more than I ever could."

She smiled as the truth of his statement hit her with bittersweet comfort. He reached a tentative hand up to her cheek and held it there. "So...tell me about this girl..."


Just a digital piece I did of Wielder and Cloud in a hypothetical "what if" kind of storyline. What if Cloud hadn't forgiven Wielder for her past betrayal? How much would have changed.

Photo is not mine. Googled it.

AND YES, I AM MARRIED TO CLOUD. IT'S JUST A STORY, GUYS. JUST A STORY. LAWL.
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Comments: 29

thetundrawolf [2015-01-21 17:55:52 +0000 UTC]

"How do you put your uniform on with hands like these?"

"I force the new recruits to do it for me."

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Coldclood [2011-05-22 04:27:35 +0000 UTC]

Air force all the way! (Durpface)
Actually the first time someone got the camo right on an ABU

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Datfox [2010-08-14 08:08:14 +0000 UTC]

I'm entering the U.S. army once I reach the appropriate age group. Not long though.. Not long at all.

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nikolai60 [2009-12-16 19:45:38 +0000 UTC]

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ictitherium [2009-10-15 22:42:30 +0000 UTC]

When max leaves for basic I dunno what I'll do.

I just pray he gets back well and I can survive without him >:c

-pathetic yena- >;c

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wielderofthewind In reply to ictitherium [2009-10-15 23:31:27 +0000 UTC]

Hun, if my anxiety ridden ass can make it, anyone can. Believe me.

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OrigamiGryphon [2009-10-15 21:50:14 +0000 UTC]

As an Airman in the AF myself, I really appreciate all the little things in SSgt Raine's uniform that you made sure to get right.

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wielderofthewind In reply to OrigamiGryphon [2009-10-15 23:32:04 +0000 UTC]

Awwww, thanks. His service...and, well, every one of our guys/gals in uniform means alot to me, so I'd hate to halfass it.

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OrigamiGryphon In reply to wielderofthewind [2009-10-17 17:25:37 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome. <3

If only everyone felt that way. <3

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wielderofthewind In reply to OrigamiGryphon [2009-10-21 22:37:41 +0000 UTC]

Well, people should. I understand the service is just like any other group of folks in that it has its own set of douchebags, but, for the most part, the military comprise the best members of our country. They should be treated like it, dammit!

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Aerobatics-Man [2009-10-14 20:43:03 +0000 UTC]

Excellent work and a great story along with it. I must say it is nice to see someone accurately capture ABU camo. Furthermore, I see a lot of ACU but not nearly enough ABU. As an Air Force Airman myself, it's refreshing to see the uniform so well done. However, for future reference, the blue is not that light of a shade, thus not as noticeable. Also, the ABU camo is still a digital camo, so maybe consider sharpening up the look of the camo a bit in future works. That is, of course, it accuracy is your goal. However, since I believe this is meant to be a soft, emotional piece, I believe that softening the camo was well justified and achieved. Once again, excellent work.

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wielderofthewind In reply to Aerobatics-Man [2009-10-15 23:35:51 +0000 UTC]

The ABU stuff is so hard because I believe they still have yet to perfect the dye they use....at least, that was what they had put out a few months back. I see what you mean about getting the more digital look down, but, like you pointed out, when you want something to look soft rather than flood filled, you take a little of the detail and sharpness out. As for the lightness of the blue, that is the color of my husband's, but his are a little older by now...and, as said before, they have had issues with getting the dyes to be uniform.

I'm glad you like it, though. And thanks for the critique. I appreciate it. One day, if I do a close up type portrait of him in his ABUs, I'll be sure to get the more geometric aspect of the pattern right!

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Aerobatics-Man In reply to wielderofthewind [2009-10-16 00:47:03 +0000 UTC]

I did not know that. Interesting. I guess the guys around my base have just recently been switching over to the new uniforms, so I didn't see many of the original camos. For the record, I'm Air National Guard if that tells you anything about how current our uniforms are. About half the base is still running around in woodland, so, yeah that is rather interesting. Well, please tell your husband that I thank him for his service. I don't need to tell you to be proud of him. I know damn well you already are.

Integrity First, Service before self, and Excellence in all we do!

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wielderofthewind In reply to Aerobatics-Man [2009-10-16 12:28:01 +0000 UTC]

Well, we still got guys running around here in the old BDUs, so don't feel weird at all. Thanks always for your service.

Yeah, I'm pretty damn proud of the little fella, myself. He's a good man and a very honorable Airman to boot.

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diamondwhitewolf [2009-10-14 02:12:54 +0000 UTC]

GLAD ITS JUST A STORY!!! cause you just about had me in tears woman!

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wielderofthewind In reply to diamondwhitewolf [2009-10-14 12:25:06 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry! *rubs the back of her head* maybe I should have put the information about the story first?

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Skelettaa [2009-10-13 05:33:39 +0000 UTC]

Just a story eh?

Nice story though, you do well with your words. :3

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wielderofthewind In reply to Skelettaa [2009-10-13 12:39:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I hope to write the whole damn thing down one day.

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Skelettaa In reply to wielderofthewind [2009-10-13 16:47:55 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome! :3 Ohh if you do I hope you'll share it! I'd love to have a good sit and read.

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TrotLoeil [2009-10-13 01:59:42 +0000 UTC]

Now you are making me miss my hubby...very sweet!

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wielderofthewind In reply to TrotLoeil [2009-10-13 12:46:47 +0000 UTC]

Awww, where is he now?

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TrotLoeil In reply to wielderofthewind [2009-10-13 13:21:15 +0000 UTC]

Somewhere overseas...

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wielderofthewind In reply to TrotLoeil [2009-10-14 12:31:46 +0000 UTC]

Awww, I'm sorry, hun, how long?

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TrotLoeil In reply to wielderofthewind [2009-10-14 12:54:17 +0000 UTC]

Sometime next summer

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wielderofthewind In reply to TrotLoeil [2009-10-14 13:52:38 +0000 UTC]

Awww, girl, I'm sorry, are you going to be in town in the near future/

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TrotLoeil In reply to wielderofthewind [2009-10-14 15:22:03 +0000 UTC]

Unfortunately no...I am in school up in Philly. Plus, no I don't go to NC unless he was there...

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Legadema-Cinderheart [2009-10-13 01:58:56 +0000 UTC]

Nice. But...what happened?

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wielderofthewind In reply to Legadema-Cinderheart [2009-10-13 12:47:15 +0000 UTC]

Hehhehe, it's part of a story I'm writing. One day, all shall be revealed, and hopefully, if I don't suck at writing, understood.

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Legadema-Cinderheart In reply to wielderofthewind [2009-10-13 17:35:24 +0000 UTC]

lol

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