Hello everybody! This is my very first GI Joe/Dead or Alive fanfic, so sorry if it's bad. I talked to two cool fans of GI Joe, and I decided to… well, write something. Marth x Roy, Link x Falco, even Lucas x Meta Knight got their time to shine, why not this couple: Snake Eyes x Kasumi?

Disclaimer: I don't own GI Joe, Dead or Alive, or its characters.

ENJOY!

When I Met You…

It was a simple task; investigate the tournament that holds something evil… the Joes chose me for this mission, since my fighting style fits well in this strange tournament. I was prepared to fight in this and stop whoever was behind it. Reports said that it was not Cobra, but… a strange, Japanese creature known as Tengu. It was the "final test" if one was in the final round.

During the tournament, I met some… odd adversaries: a hippie, a thug, and a woman from Texas.

I have met a few ninjas during the tournament, with one in particular the famous Ryu Hayabusa. It was an honor to fight someone as skilled as I am; however, he seemed to have held back, and I defeated him.

Then… in the next round… I met you.

You… with long, beautiful red hair, wearing a blue, side-dye dress, and a sword buckled around your waist. By the way you dress, you were also a ninja…

"Ready?" A voice called.

I kept my pose, ready to battle. Over the years, I have fought against female adversaries, but… for some reason, when I look at you… I can't seem to fight you… it was like something was telling me… to not fight you.

You also kept your pose. It was beautiful; your pose was graceful, ready to strike… ready to dodge any attack that goes your way…

"FIGHT!"

The fight began. You pulled the first move. Sending a flying kick at me, I dodged it by ducking, and I sent an uppercut.

Your yelp of pain not only hurt you… but it also hurt me.

You quickly got up, ready to strike again.

You were wonderful... your fighting style fits a ninja such as you.

That was when something took a strange turn.

We were fighting in the middle of a bridge, with the river crashing on the rough rocks. If one of us were to fall in… we would be dead.

Then… we both heard a rope… breaking.

Suddenly, the ropes holding the suspended bridge collapsed, and we both began to fall.

The audience watching the fight gasped in shock. One voice, who I recognized as Hayabusa's, yelled, "KASUMI!"

Kasumi…

Realizing that you were in danger, I quickly grabbed my grappling hook and had it grab onto the edge. You were falling… falling…

With a swift grab, I held onto your petite body, and you were clinging onto my chest, frightened.

My grappling hook helped us up from the cliff, and I pulled you up to safety.

You were shaking… you saw your life flashed before your eyes.

You looked up at me with your lovely, amber eyes, and whispered, "Th-thank you…"

Then, we both realized; the fight was still ongoing.

However, you forfeit the match. I was the winner, ready to face Tengu.

The next thing I know, I was up against a large creature, with a long nose and leaves for hands.

I was prepared to fight.

You were there, cheering for me from the sidelines. You knew that this fight is important to me…

Thanks to my fighting and dodging skills, I finally managed to beat this Tengu, and I won a prize of a hundred thousand dollars.

Not that I care about the money; I was glad that my mission was complete.

I was packing my bags, ready to leave the tournament, until you stopped me.

"H-hello…" You said, smiling.

I said nothing, due to my lack of voice.

"I just wanted to say…" You said, "Thank you… for saving my life back there. If you weren't there… I…"

I placed my hands on both of your shoulders, nodding in understanding. You seemed to have understood me.

"Wh-what is your name?"

I grabbed my badge, showing you my name.

"…Snake Eyes?"

I nodded.

You smiled. "It's… nice to meet you, Snake Eyes… I'm Kasumi."

I nodded.

You looked down at my packed bags, and you frowned.

"…You're leaving?" You asked.

I sadly nodded.

"…I see… You have a home to go to…" You looked down, and… I noticed the tears in your eyes.

My first instinct was to hug you… and so I did. I held on to you, comforting you.

You gasped in shock, but you melted in my embrace, sobbing.

It seems that a horrible memory had surfaced to you. I did the best I could to comfort you.

After a while, I let you go. You looked up at me.

"Snake Eyes… are you… are you going to come back to the next tournament?"

Now this is a good question. Should I…?

I decided: yes.

I nodded. This made you smile with happiness. Your smile… was so sweet to see.

"I hope… we can meet again, Snake Eyes."

I waved goodbye to you, and I left the tournament.

When I met you… it was a meeting I'll never forget.

And done! Hope it wasn't too bad…

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