Her eyes snapped up from the book she was reading, to the man with blond hair and green eyes that stumbled through her front door. His breathing was heavy and uneven as he crumpled to the ground. Her eyes widened at the streaks of blood his hands left on the ground. "Liam!" She cried. "Who did this to you?"

"There was this guy looking for this girl. When we said we didn't know her he took out a sword and starting attacking the citizens." His voice got softer as his words ran together. She watched in horror as he fell unconscious from blood loss.

Quick with desperation she ran to her katana, strapping it to her back, before running towards the screams of pain. The sight when she got there was horrific, there were the bodies of her friends, dead, or in the process of dying.

Tearing her eyes away from the sight, she looked upon the man, whose white clothes were now stained with the blood of his victims. He quickly cut down his last opponent before turning to her. His sadistic smile caused her blood to boil with rage. How could he not feel even the tiniest bit of remorse for the people he carelessly slaughtered?

"I knew you would show up if I killed someone." His amused voice only aggravated her more.

She forced herself to calm down before answering. When she did, her voice held a cold hardness that caused even him to back away slightly. "What do you want with me?" Why did these people keep coming after her? She didn't even know she was for crying out loud.

The amusement he still held wavered, showing a hint of something, anger maybe? "I want to once again claim what is mine. Is that so bad?"

She let her left foot drop back, pulling out her katana in one swift move. She may not remember who she was, but she did remember how to fight, the only thing that has kept her alive until now. Many have come for her in the past year, she cut them down one by one, and moved from town to town to avoid others. The only thing that was new this time was that they were attacking the villagers.

Her blood pumped with adrenaline and rage. She cleared her mind, focusing solely on the person in front of her. She watched, studied him as he lunged forward, swinging for her torso. She easily blocked and landed a hard kick, pushing him back several feet. Without giving him time to recover she jumped, swinging for her head. One second later and she would have had her revenge.

She jumped as he swept for her feet, aiming another kick, this time for the leg that held his weight. He dropped to the side just in time, avoiding breaking his knee by a mere inch, punching her in the gut.

She gasped for breath as she landed on the blood soaked ground. Watching him lunge, she rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding being decapitated. Using the roll to his advantage he kicked her in the ribs, sending her flying a few feet before diving to pin her. He couldn't give her any chance to get back up.

As she continued to struggle under his iron grip, he shifted his hold on her hands so that he could grab a dagger from his hip. What he didn't expect when he placed the cold metal to her throat was for her to keep struggling. Even as the metal dug a path for blood to flow freely, she kept trying to get away. "You stupid girl, just stop it already." He angrily snapped.

His command went unheard as she continued to lash out at her attacker, the same man who killed her friends. He was a threat to the rest of them, if she didn't stop him now, he could easily kill the whole town.

He sighed and tried one last thing before he would knock her out. He placed the bloody weapon on the ground, grabbed her chin, and forced her to look at him. "Jess, it's me, Storm."

She paused a moment as the unfamiliar name filled her ears. Something about it was just so comforting. Was that really her name? Jess, she liked the sound of it. If he knew her name, did that mean he could tell her of her past?

Storm Shadow calmed down as he watched his childhood friend react in a positive manor. He had been waiting for a year for Destro to let him search for her. Every time a viper came back dead he worried that McCullen would finally snap and just order her dead. Instead he smiled, saying she would be a valuable addition to the team.

All positive thought left Jess as she remembered that he had killed her friends, it didn't matter whether he knew her or not. Feeling him relax, she used it against his, quick as she could she unpinned her leg, kneeing him off of her. She smiled at his momentary confusion. "You killed the people i care about, and then expect me to just listen to you when you use a random name. Wow you're dense." She quickly picked up his katana that he had dropped and got ready, somehow she knew that he was dangerous, with or without his weapon.

His eyes flashed with anger. Could she really not remember anything? A month ago he heard rumors that she had lost her memories, but he didn't actually believe it. He didn't want to, she is still one of the strongest people he knows. If she really lost her memory, was the reason behind it also true? If so Ragnarok would pay for what they took away from him.

She felt fear rise in the pit of her stomach from the look he now held. She resisted the urge to run, knowing it would be dangerous to turn her back to him. Instead she watched him, waiting for him to make the first move.

As he watched for her to get distracted, he studied her body language. She was slowly inching her way back, whether she was conscious of it or not, he wasn't sure. She was frightened and tense, why wouldn't she be? She had no way of knowing he wouldn't hurt her.

Using the plane to his advantage, he didn't hesitate. He lunged forward, colliding his body with hers. He ignored the flash of pain as she dug the katana into his back, as he once again pinned her. Not one to make the same mistake twice, he used a pressure point to knock her out immediately.

He let himself have a moment to relax before contacting the vipers that were nearby. "Come pick her up." He commanded.

No sooner then he said that command, did he have to jump to his katana and block the bullet. He watched as some Joes walked from the protection of the forest. Without a second thought he grabbed some throwing stars, not missing a single target. Three of the five crumpled to the ground. Satisfied with the results, he quickly pulled two more, only for Snake Eyes to block these while running at him.

Knowing that he couldn't win this one with his injured back, he ran to Jess and picked her up. He wouldn't let her get away from him again. Snake Eyes, however, seem to have different plans for their childhood friend. Kicking Storm Shadow in the back, he skillfully caught the unconscious woman, letting his rival get away in the process. Content with just getting her back, he carried her back to the plane.

'Don't worry.' He thought. 'I'll protect you.'

This is my first fanfiction, so I want to know how I'm doing so far. Please read and respond.