Yin & Yang

Disclaimers: Yes, I need an editor. No, I do not want an editor. Yes, there's too many people to keep track of. Yes, it jumps around too much. Yes, it's too short. Yes, it's too long. Yes, it's in the wrong category. Yes, this is stupid shit. And yes, I suck.

Remember this is FICTION if I wont to say red is green then in my world red IS green.

In nature there is balance, for every good there must be an equal evil as in Yin and Yang. Yin being the dark side and Yang being the light side example: Hitler epitomises the dark side Yin and Mother Teresa the light side Yang. Everybody has both Yin and Yang inside of them to some extent if someone has more Yin than Yang, they will probably turn to the darker side of life such as a criminal. The opposite can also be said for too much Yang the individual could be totally benign and even apathetic to their surroundings to the point of being subservient.

This is the story of two such individuals, one having too much Yin and the other too much Yang.

All names are made up and not intended to represent any particular place nor person.

Now to the story

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YIN

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Gunny George Murdock a twenty-year veteran in the rangers and bore the scars to prove it. Besides numerous scars on his body he had a mean looking scar running from his left eye to his mouth thanks to an IED two years ago. He sat cradling his drivers head as he watched the life drain out of him. Their hummer lay on its side burning some fifteen feet away. Their patrol of three hummers were just approaching a village when the lead vehicle hit an IED, flipping it over and killing all inside. Murdock's vehicle the last in line took an RPG hit on the driver's side wheel slewing the vehicle off the road. And the centre vehicle was now taking fire from a small building about a hundred yards away. George had opened his door and pulled his driver Simon Wilcocks acrost the seats and out of the door. The third man in the vehicle had escaped from the rear bringing with him his own and George's M14 and some spare mag's. George looked at Wilcocks and noted his left leg was missing from the knee downwards. He quickly applied a field tourniquet and gave him a shot of morphine thankfully he was unconscious and was feeling no pain. Someone in the other Humvee had called it in and after a brief firefight an Apache gun ship arrived and destroyed the building and all within. By the time the Blackhawks arrived Wilcocks was dead, and the rest were taken back to base camp to be de-briefed. After the de-brief Gunny was taken into the CO's office who told him as the unit had taken too many casualties they were to be sent home early. This news was welcomed by all as their tour should have finished a month ago. They were all loaded into a C130 and landed in the US at 2.30am. Gunny walked acrost the base to his married quarters.

Jill his wife of twelve years wasn't expecting him home for another month at least. She and her long-time lover Cpt Host the allocations officer were in bed naked and asleep when Gunny let himself in. He left his bags at the door and went up to his bedroom. When he opened the door and saw his wife in bed with Host something inside him snaped. He turned on the lights and shouted in his best parade ground voice. ''You fucking dirty whore.'' He then pulled Host from the bed and dumped him on the floor and kicked him between the legs. Host doubled up I pain and started to cry. Jill sat up in bed covering herself with the sheet and screamed. ''George what are you doing here you're not due back for another month? I can explain it's not what it looks like.'' ''I'm pretty sure it's exactly what it looks like, you and this piece of shit have been fucking behind my back.'' ''Well, what do you expect you leave me alone for months at a time and I need a man in my bed not in some foreign country playing soldier boy.''

As she said this the picture of Wilcocks dying in his lap came into his mind and he lifted Host into a sitting position and broke his neck, letting him slip to the floor. Seeing this Jill started to scream so Gunny pulled her to him and smothered her as she kicked and clawed at his hands then went quiet. He looked at the two lifeless bodies and felt nothing. He showered and dressed in his combat fatigues he then packed a couple of back packs and threw them into his truck in the garage. He then loaded as much dry food into a bag as he could find together with a couple of gallons of water and threw that into his truck as well. He then gathered together his service weapon and a sports.22 rifle with suppressor and all the ammunition he could find. Leaving the bodies where they were he went into the spare bedroom to get a good night's sleep.

In the morning gunny checked he had everything and set out, when he got to the gate the security post just waved him through. He didn't have a plan at this stage he just knew he had to get as far away as possible before they found the bodies. He thought he had five hours at best, so he got on the freeway and drove for three hours before pulling off. He drove another half hour to the nearest town and pulled in at a service station and changed into civies but kept his combat fatigues for later. His next stop was at a used car dealership where he exchanged his two-year truck for and old ford pickup and $16k. He drove until he couldn't stay awake any longer and pulled into a camp site and slept in the cab. He drove deeper into the forest looking for a good place to dump the truck where it wouldn't be easily found. He turned on to an old logging trail and followed it to the end. Where he pulled as far into the surrounding forest as he could and left the truck covered with vegetation. From now on it would be by foot only. Just before dark he made a cold camp an settled in for the night.

Back at the base it had been noticed that Gunny had not turned up for his morning briefing but as he had not got home until the early hours his CO let it slide. When his CO hadn't heard from him by the afternoon he sent his sergeant round to gunny's to find out what was wrong. When the sergeant arrived at gunny's house he found the door open and went inside calling out for gunny. As the house was silent he searched the downstairs, then upstairs, when he discovered the bodies he knew what had happened. He felt no sympathy for the two cheaters but had to report the find. An hour later a man hunt was launched.

Gunny was no stranger to discomfort so was quite comfortable laying on his bed made from ferns. And quickly fell asleep, he dreamt about Wilcocks dying in his arms and coming home to a woman who thought he was playing at being a soldier boy. He woke up calling out fucking bitch and laid there thinking about all the service men risking their lives for lying cheating cunts who couldn't keep their legs closed. As he lay there the darkness in his sole took over and he decided to make as many cheating wife's pay for their disrespect as he could. In his mind he started to make a plan.

Over the next few months, he put his plan into effect. He would walk deep into the forest set up camp then circle back to town. On the way he would stop at a camping site shower and shave then go into town and find a bar. He would sit in an unobtrusive position and watch the patrons. It wasn't difficult to spot women on the prowl, but he would only follow the ones with wedding rings on. He would approach them and ask to buy them a drink and sit chatting for a while. When he had their confidence he would ask about their rings and when sure they were cheating he would ask them back to his place. Once outside he would lead them to the darkest part of the car park lean in for a kiss and then break their neck and hide the body. In his mind he was doing the husband a favour and ridding him of a parasite. After doing this a couple of times he would break camp and move on to the next town. In all he killed twelve women over a period of nine months. One night he was about to kill again when his would be victim stuck a gun in his face and told him he was under arrest. Two more officers came at him from each side, so he snatched the gun from the young woman and started waving it about. The two officers both opened fire and gunny fell down with two bullets in his chest. The female officer felt for a pulse and on finding one she called for an ambulance. Gunny was still alive when they put him on the operating table but died shortly after. But that wasn't the end of gunny Murdock just his body, what nobody could see was a black entity rise from his body and sit stationary in the corner of the ceiling. The entity was conscious of being Gunny and wondered why he was stuck in the OR. He stayed there for several days at least, waiting but for what he didn't know.

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YANG:

Three months earlier in the same town.

Timothy West was sitting at his desk at Johnson Engineering. He was head of the department of engineering. It was his job to see that any problems with their Products were delt with expediently, both at the factory and on site.

He had sent Carl Johnson the owners nephew to sort out a problem in Penton a six-hour drive away. He and his team of two mechanics had been there for three days and were on their way back having fixed the problem. The company made compactors ranging in size from the small can compactor you might find in a home. To giant thirty-ton compactors for crushing cars and when one broke down productivity suffered so fast and reliable service was a must. This particular machine had broken down only two weeks before and Carl had said it was fixed only to break down again ten days later. Carl had called saying it was fixed and they were on their way back. When Sam the owner called Tim into his office to tell him it had broken down again and the company were insisting they send Tim to sort it out. Tim being adverse to confrontation agreed to go, so he called Chris to let her know he would be out of town for a couple of days. And he would have to cancel their reservation for dinner. Chris was not amused and said she would go out anyway she didn't see why it should ruin her enjoyment and slammed the phone down. Tim put the phone down and wondered where the loving wife he used to know went.

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Timothy West age 32 was a graduate with honours and held a masters in Engineering and a BS in computer science. Everything about him was average he was 5'9'' tall and weighed 150lbs soaking wet. He sucked at sports but with an above average IQ of 150 he excelled in the classroom he had never been in a fight but had been beaten up a couple of times. He was fairly fit thanks to going to the gym twice a week and was considered good looking by the ladies. His passion was his wife Christine and restoring cars both old and newer ones deemed by the insurance company to be beyond economical repair.

Christine his wife of nine years age 32 graduated with a nursing degree and worked at the local hospital three days a week. She stood 5'4'' at 110lbs with the figure of model at 36'' 23'' 37'' and a smile that lit up a room. {He hadn't seen that smile for some time} Her passion was looking good, she went to the gym every day, and spending money. [Mostly his as she kept most of her earnings in her own account] Tim paid for everything her car, Servicing, fuel, the rent on their oversize house she just had to have. All the household bills, and he also put money into a joint account which she used for everything else.

They had married straight out of college and started life in a small apartment the idea mat the beginning was that they would save for a deposit on a family home. Chris insisted on separate bank accounts and would never discuss her income with Tim but insisted on a single joint account but never put anything into it.

When they announced that they were to be married Christine's parents took Tim to one side for a talk. Tim assumed it would be the don't hurt my daughter speech, but it wasn't. It turned out to be a warning. He was told he was taking on a selfish woman who would walk all over him if given the chance. He was also warned she could spend money like water and her mother said she was the untidiest person she knew. Forewarned he still married her and soon learned her parents were right. She could empty the bank account half way through the month then complain about the lack of money. She never put anything away she just dumped it where she stood and left it there. Tim was for ever putting her clothes away and clearing up after her. The inside of her car was like a litter bin with receipts crumpled and dropped on the floor for Tim to clear out at the end of each week. On the bright side however was her insatiable appetite for sex, they would make love almost every night and twice on Saturday and Sunday. Tim desperately wanted children, but Chris wanted to wait, so they waited for two years to start their family. Tim was now a supervisor at Johnson engineering and earning a mid-five figure sum plus bonuses. He decided to keep in a private account as he knew Chris would find a way to spent it. He thought he would save it for the children's education fund so kept it from Chris.

Before Chris would consent to starting a family she insisted on a larger house. As they had hardly any savings thanks to her country club membership, gym membership, new car payments and her socialising commitments. They decided to rent. They found a nice three bed house with garden in a secure residential area with shared pool, BBQ facilities and gym. Chris refused to change her gym as all her friends went there. As usual Tim caved in to her demands, he was after all a weak person who believed in turning the other cheek.

He was the same at work and was referred to as little Tim by most of his subordinates who refused to take him seriously. They all thought of him as a wimp and a pushover. He never argued or stood his ground about anything.

Chris came off of the pill and they tried for a family for a year with no success, so Tim went to the doctors for tests. He was told he had a higher-than-normal sperm count so it wasn't him. Christine also went to a doctor but would not use their family doctor and went to a family planning clinic. She came home in tears saying she couldn't have children she was barren. Tim consoled her as best he could, but she seemed to withdraw into herself. This impacted on their sex life which fell from almost every night to once a week or none at all. She also became argumentative and picked an argument about nothing at all. About six months ago she started belittling Tim and putting him down in front of friends and family. Of course, Tim just put up with it as usual.

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So, it was no surprise when he agreed to go and fix a problem Carl and his team had failed to rectify again. Tim went home to pack a bag for a couple of days. When he walked into the house the first thing he noticed was the mess the morning breakfast things were still on the table. And when he went upstairs he found clothes all over the bedroom where she had been deciding what to wear and just left the rejects where they fell. He quickly tidied up and washed up the breakfast things. Then packed a bag for his trip. As he was driving to his hotel he had a chance to review the last few months of his marriage. It all started at the company BBQ when Chris was introduced to the companies new head of the legal department. His name was Troy Simms an NFL ex-line-backer for the Ravens he had to retire from the sport due to a knee injury. Everybody was impressed when he was introduced to the management team at 6'6'' and 230lbs he was huge. His nickname in the sport was the bear and you could see why. From the very start he was condescending towards Tim calling him little Tim to his face. And standing on tip toe with his hand shielding his eyes pretending to look around and calling where is little Tim when he was standing next to him. And then pretending to notice him and saying ah there you are I didn't see you standing there. And everyone would laugh when Tim turned red and walked away, Troy would then say ''It's only a joke little buddy and laugh.''

Some in the office didn't think it was funny and the head of HR came to talk to Tim and offered to rebuke Troy for his behaviour. Tim just said don't worry about it.

It finally kicked off at the BBQ held on the first Saturday of June. Tim and Chris had just pulled up in the car park and as Tim got out he spotted Bear/Troy surrounded by his sycophants by the bar. As Chris got out she pointed at Troy and asked who he was as she thought she recognised him. Tim explained who Troy was and Chris said she would like to meet him. Tim explained that he and Troy didn't get along and that Troy was an asshole. As they walked over to say hello to Mr Johnson the owner Troy spotted Tim and Christine and called out. ''Hi Timmy, is that your big sister she's too gorgeous to be your wife. Ask her if she would like to go out with a man some time.'' The was a stunned, silence and Troy realised he had gone too far and shouted. ''Just kidding no offence little buddy.'' All his friends laughed but what really pissed Tim off was Chris giggled to. He could feel his face turn bright red as he walked up to his boss and introduced Chris. Samuel said not to take any notice of Troy and he would speak to him later. Sam's wife May apologised for Troy, and her husband's lack of empathy and said Troy was a typical jock and an asshole. Tim was not looking forward to getting drinks as Troy and his flunkies had set up shop next to bar and were sure to embarrass him. Luckily, Chad Foster the head of HR had seen the exchange and brought some drinks over to them. He stayed and chatted for a while praising Tim's value to the company and his contribution to their success. Tim asked Chris if she wanted some food and went over to the hog roast trailer. There was a long queue, so it took some time to get their food he looked over to where he had left Chris, but she was nowhere to be seen. He assumed she had gone to the ladies but after a little while she had not returned, and he was getting worried. May walked over to him and asked if there was a problem. When he explained his concern about Chris one of the wife's on their table said she had seen her walk away with Troy and pointed the direction. Tim fearing the worst hurried away after them followed by May. He walked round the other side of some bushes and saw them standing close together talking in low tones.

When Chris saw him she stuttered and moved away a couple of feet to a more respectful distance. ''Hello darling Troy was just showing me the view over the lake isn't it wonderful?'' ''Yes very romantic I'm sure.'' ''What are implying we've done nothing wrong.'' Yelled Chris. ''Yeh Timmy keep your hair on we were just having some fun no big deal.'' Troy said with a smirk on his face. ''We're leaving now''. Said Tim and took Chris's arm. She pulled her arm away and said. ''stop acting like a spoiled school boy I'm staying.'' ''Well, I'm going I'm sure you'll find someone to give you a lift home.'' And he walked away towards the car. May stood and watched the whole scene and gave Chris a very disapproving look and said. ''If you value your marriage you had better catch up to him and apologise.'' Chris gave her a dirty look and left to catch up to her husband. May looked at the smirking Troy and said. You can wipe that smirk off of your face if you want to keep your job and stop hitting on other peoples wife's. The BBQ is over for you go home now.'' Troy knew better than to argue with may his job really did depend on her say so, she owned all the money.

Chris caught up with Tim as he got to the car but instead of opening the door for her he walked round to the drivers side and got in. Tim always opened the car for her, and she realised how pissed he was. When they got home as soon as they were inside the door she started on him. ''What the fuck was that all about he was just being friendly.'' ''I told you when we arrived we hated each other and when he tried to bait me in front of everyone you giggled along with the rest of them. How do you think that made me feel my own wife laughing at me? Then while I'm getting us some food he gets you to go behind the bushed with him.'' ''We weren't doing anything wrong we were just talking.'' ''Well, you were talking very quietly and standing much too close as you well know by the guilty look on your face as you moved away. And it doesn't matter weather you were doing anything or not it appeared to everyone that you were including my bosses wife. He's probably bragging to all his flunkies how he made out with you in front of me. I told you he was an asshole, but you didn't listen all you saw was a big shot football player and couldn't wait to drop your panties. Well let me tell you I don't want you seeing him again or we will be re-evaluating our relationship.'' And Tim went into his office and shut the door. Christine stood there stunned, Tim had never spoken to her like that before and he always left his office door open.