Disclaimer: I do not own MK or anything.
Hello, I just wanted to thank my fellow readers and REVIEWERS! You guys are absolutely fabulous! Turkish sweets for all of yall and no I'm not Turkish.
And haha...I don't know if this story should be rated M yet...o.o I don't know, but I was trying to keep it as clean as possible whilst having a bit of slashiness in between, but I guess it's kind of...pfft, I can't finish the sentence XD without laughing my pom-poms off. Ah, what the heck...here ya go~
By the way, I will be changing the genres around, there's not a lot of real 'romance' (where they date or kiss or whatever couples usually do) between the two...just extreme slash context...XD Just read if you want to, enjoy.
This situation...was insidious, Sub-Zero's eyes widened as Scorpion forced his back against a tree. The Shirai warrior's body was uncomfortably close to Sub-Zero's. The Lin Kuei gritted his teeth when he felt the friction between their arms and then somewhere he did not want to mention. How Scorpion effortlessly made him squirm this way was quite an enigma to him. No matter how long he had fought and learned his adversary's moves and techniques, he still couldn't comprehend the strings that weaved this man's heart and conscience.
Sub-Zero's eyes couldn't focus, they couldn't stay still...they desired freedom and he desired liberty from this torture. At the same time he couldn't help, but feel this strange sensation when Scorpion's skin touched his, both unconsciously and consciously. What made him feel this way?
Attraction? He couldn't bring himself to that conclusion...but what about his lack of experience in being entangled in these kinds of situations? Certainly, the man dominating him right at this moment, had more experience in these situations hence he used to have a wife and a family altogether.
But...this was now.
Sub-Zero was slowly beginning to melt into small puddles internally. His heart started to beat in an erratic sequence; he was beginning to lose consciousness of what was happening.
"Wha-what are you doing?" Sub-Zero demanded, his tone slightly trembling in his throat. All he wanted to expiate for his rude actions from earlier, but this was going a bit too far. Did his offer sounded too fallacious?
"Silence," Scorpion whispered roughly against Sub-Zero's ear which had set Sub-Zero's face ablaze and his mouth dry as the desert. Sub-Zero tried to pry off the licentious hands that were soon sliding down towards his belt.
Scorpion tugged gently on article around Sub-Zero's hips before using full force to completely rip it off whilst doing an impetuous job of it.
"You're going to leave me with nothing after this aren't you?" Sub-Zero asked hesitantly. He narrowed his eyes at the specter whose eyes just flickered with a gleam of wickedness.
"You will still have part of your armor intact," Scorpion replied, now he was stripping off piece by piece from Sub-Zero's body. The Lin Kuei wasn't going to be obsequious just because he wanted to make amends.
"Are you going to-" Sub-Zero began to question the man before him like he was suffocating from the lack of space between them. Then Scorpion faltered in his smooth stripping trend on him. He gently placed a hand on the spot where Sub-Zero's heart fluttered rapidly, it was a mark of how Sub-Zero felt within. He was anxious, nervous, or maybe even...excited?
"Perhaps," Scorpion said looking into the Lin Kuei's slightly flustered face. Sub-Zero couldn't look into the specter's eyes anymore. He kept pondering what was going to happen next if he allowed this man to continue.
Scorpion could sense and smell the fear off of Sub-Zero's luminous skin and he could feel that this man did not desire to be done in. His breath...that beautiful ice mist which had danced against his face was slowly disappearing. Sub-Zero didn't want to breathe; he didn't want to witness this act that went against his own morals. Scorpion ran a thumb across Sub-Zero's slightly moist lips and withdrew himself off of the Lin Kuei.
Sub-Zero blew an air of relief when the moment was over. But he was slightly surprised at the same time; he didn't expect that Scorpion would stop what he had begun.
Scorpion turned away and didn't face his supposed to be adversary for a while. Sub-Zero waited, the calm breathing pattern of the specter only added onto the unnerving tension which was currently looming around them. "Scorpion..." Sub-Zero called out like he would to a companion who was departing to somewhere faraway. Scorpion clenched his fists when he heard his own name coming out of this man's mouth. He clamped his eyes shut; he hated this heavy feeling settling down in his stomach.
He wished that everything around him would incinerate.
"Sub-Zero, disappear now before you regret it," Scorpion said, his tone was prosaic, lacking its usual gruffness. He still didn't face the Lin Kuei.
Sub-Zero looked at Scorpion's backside and bowed. "May we cross paths once again," The Lin Kuei said honorably like nothing had transpired between them.
Scorpion heard the footsteps and finally could no longer feel Sub-Zero's presence nearby. What had drawn his prurient interest towards Kuai Liang? Scorpion was bewildered with himself. He kept pondering, until he could no longer take it and returned back to the Netherrealm where hell awaits.
Where hell waits...that's where he belongs...
He had defiled everything he had held onto, up until now...even himself.
For several weeks, Sub-Zero had not encountered Scorpion. He wondered how the specter was holding up. The way Scorpion acted that night had befuddled him.
"Sub-Zero you seem to be buried in deep thought," Raiden appeared behind him and Sub-Zero bowed politely towards the deity.
"I was just collecting my thoughts," Sub-Zero said. Raiden nodded understandingly. The two men conversed casually, but at the same time maintained a balance of respect.
"I should take my leave," Sub-Zero said.
"If you must," Raiden and Sub-Zero both bowed to each other out of respect. Raiden was curious, he was a deity, but he could not read minds, especially Sub-Zero. He was hard to decipher sometimes, his face held very little emotion most of the time.
But what would Kuai Liang really think about?
"Scorpion! I made a teddy bear just for you!"An ugly bear was presented...the mouth was filled with those bare, sharp, jagged fangs that stuck out with an odious look to anyone who dared to stare it in the eyes. Its mouth was stained with a dark crimson color...the color of fresh blood.
Scorpion scowled with annoyance underneath his mask, it was Mileena...the monstrous version of Kitana.
"I do not want it," Scorpion growled with menace. The Tarkatan woman did not back down from this single rejection, her voice was querulous and nefarious as she called out again in a shrill, "B-but I took my time to make his teddy bear! It's so soft and fluffy! Look! It wants to hug and cuddle with you! Like me!" She began to cackle as she swayed forward and performed a mini twirl towards Scorpion.
"I don't want it! Throw it away!" Scorpion demanded, but Mileena shook her head. She let out an ugly and provoking laugh before saying, "YOU WILL accept it! I will MAKE you take this teddy bear!" Scorpion and Mileena began to fight and who came out a victorious?
"Urgh..."
Sub-Zero detected gruff groaning sounds coming out of the halls. It sounded familiar...
"Who's there?" Sub-Zero called out calmly, his voice traveled throughout the academy's halls.
"Sub-Zero?" Scorpion emerged from behind a tall crimson pillar. He was bleeding from his left arm, and a few other places that Mileena had managed to get her jagged fangs on, but the inflicted wounds were not all too severe altogether. Scorpion was used to these kinds of battle injuries; he would usually regenerate in an even pace after battle. However, Sub-Zero did not know, he immediately approached the specter with a pair of concerned eyes.
Scorpion observed the swift movements of the Lin Kuei, how he examined his arm and other places. Something made him feel rather relaxed, yet a feeling that was similar to adrenaline coursed through his veins. Maybe it was the way Sub-Zero's chilly breath brushed against his skin which made the wounds sting slightly and of course, it could be the way Sub-Zero was currently dressed.
Sub-Zero led Scorpion somewhere to mend the minor wounds adorning the specter's skin.
Scorpion decided to leak the details slowly to his healer's ears. Sub-Zero nodded and at times he would chuckle lightly which made Scorpion twitched his eyebrow ever so slightly. How this man was able to take humor in hearing how he was almost cannibalized by a Tarkatan woman was bemusing. But he let that go and continued on with his battle story.
"Maybe you should pursue a relationship with her, she seems extremely interested in you," Sub-Zero said, he smiled and Scorpion was able to see those lips curve into that form because Sub-Zero currently wasn't wearing his mask. He was also wearing one of those Shaolin uniforms, but it was a mixture of gloomy blue and gray. How odd...Sub-Zero looked like he could perfectly blend with these monks at the academy and live a disciplined, ascetic life, but with the exception that Sub-Zero was not bald. In addition, his mouth still released the icy mist.
"We both cannot fully use our mouths though, at least not me," Scorpion stated. Sub-Zero nodded in agreement and released a light chuckle before continuing on.
"But you do not need a mouth do conceive a child,"
Scorpion's eyebrows furrowed in disapproval at the comment that Sub-Zero had made, his fist pounded against the table's surface as he narrowed his eyes towards the Lin Kuei. "I do not want a child with a Tarkatan woman; besides...I still uphold the memory of my family..." Scorpion promulgated towards Sub-Zero.
Sub-Zero nodded staidly at the specter then he averted his attention towards the wounds. A fleeting moment of silence swallowed them in afterwards. Sub-Zero gently placed a finger on the wound that was slowly closing. Scorpion winced from the frosty feeling that emitted out of the finger.
"I apologize,"
"Apology accepted," Scorpion brushed off the matter for its insignificance.
"Where's your armor?" Scorpion asked after Sub-Zero finished the mending process.
"Undergoing the process of renewal," Sub-Zero replied concisely.
"Why are you here?" Scorpion blurted out another question.
"How do you know I was here?" Sub-Zero countered with a twisted frown.
"Answer me first," Scorpion demanded impatiently.
"Hm...Since you literally torn apart my belt and shredded my armor, I thought it was for the best if I did not expose myself." Scorpion nodded very slowly, he began tapping his fingers against the table. Sub-Zero observed the specter before getting up from his stool. He shuffled over to a corner where a yellow curtain acted like a screen. There was a small cupboard where there held some clothing.
"What are you doing?" Scorpion moved closer towards the man behind the curtain. Sub-Zero rapidly held out an outfit that looked similar to his, but it came in a different color. "What's this for?"
"For you," Sub-Zero offered a small stack of clothing and Scorpion immediately shook his head, refusing the offer.
"I am not staying here," Scorpion said.
"Where would you go then? I doubt that the Netherrealm is a pleasant place to continuously thrive in. Then of course, there's Outworld, where you will certainly bump into that Tarkatan woman again." Sub-Zero rubbed his chin before saying, "The others may not accept your presence, but you can take shelter in my room. Just watch out, for who you encounter," Sub-Zero tossed the clothing towards the man and ignored all protesting glares that had been thrown at his back when he turned around. Sub-Zero closed the wooden cupboard and continued to clear up the clutter in his room.
Scorpion could've teleported out of the room and return to the Netherrealm, but he choose not to...the place where hellfire rose relentlessly was getting tiresome and Sub-Zero had spoken the bad points about the other realms. Maybe he should accept this invitation after all; he wanted to see how Earthrealm lived out its daily life through day to dawn. That's when he began to scheme out a whole new plan...
"I accept your challenge," Scorpion squeezed the flimsy article in his hand with determination.
"When did I say that this was a challenge?" Sub-Zero's words were ignored; Scorpion just got to work and began stripping in front of the male. "By the Elder Gods! Don't just go taking off your clothes in front of me, have some sense of decency..."
Scorpion threw the complaining Lin Kuei a snappish glare.
"We're both men, why are you acting so flustered for?" Sub-Zero disregarded the question and pointed towards another room that had curtains as some sort of door. Scorpion released a frustrated grunt and followed the direction that Sub-Zero had pointed out.
Sub-Zero watched Scorpion enter the other room and shook his head.
"Get over here Sub-Zero!" Scorpion called out, he fiddled with the sash that was supposed to hold his pants upright. Sub-Zero stepped into the room that the specter had occupied.
"What is it?" Sub-Zero spotted the problem and mumbled to himself, "Oh...kill me now..."
"What?" Scorpion growled maliciously.
"Sometimes you surprise me a bit too much," Sub-Zero smirked a little; at least Scorpion didn't see because he was too wrapped up in his own embarrassment. "At least, learn how to tie your sash..."
On the rooftop...
"Is this what you do all day?" Scorpion was getting angry from being bored. Sub-Zero shot the active male a stolid look and continued on with his mediating.
"This is what Liu Kang taught me to do when I'm not engaged in mortal kombat. You should partake in this activity," Sub-Zero suggested.
"I'd rather not," Scorpion growled.
"Then what will you do?" Sub-Zero asked, letting the icy mist that was released from his mouth brush against Scorpion's scrunched up face.
"Engage in a vigorous activity," Scorpion answered curtly. Sub-Zero shrugged.
"Suit yourself," Sub-Zero said and resumed in his mediation.
"Oh, I will..." Scorpion muttered under his breath and slowly scooted over towards the Lin Kuei.
Sub-Zero didn't notice until it was too late.
Alas, I stuck in chapter 2 into this nonsensical fanfic, it took longer than I had planned. My creative skills aren't that decent, so this chapter probably bored you guys to death . Anyways, I decided to mix in MK9's tower mission along with some Sub-Zero's arcade ending aftermath...so all this crap doesn't even follow the original storyline, it kind of strays off into its own little world. I apologize for the massive amount of OOC done to the both, it's like they became roommates. Haha xD
Maybe I'll finally insert the final slash scene that we all desire from the bottom of our hearts into the next chapter, *hint**hint, the mini cliffhanger*...because seriously I can't craft up a good story, even if I tried :/
