"God, I can barley see anything..." muttered Snake as he crawled amongst the foliage.

For the past two days, Snake was resting up in Rassvet, a place he never thought he`d return to. His mission this time was to meet up with an operative named ADAM, but once Snake arrived, Rassvet was still just as desolate as ever. ADAM was not in the area and instead, EVA showed up. The two got acquainted and Snake was pressured to rest. He did so and the following day he was ambushed by GRU Soldiers. And what`s a bunch of soldiers without their beloved leader? Once again, GRU Commander, Ocelot showed himself with EVA as his hostage. Now, he was equipped with an S.A.A. Snake couldn`t help but grin after noticing that the young man indeed took his advice. But, it didn`t matter how fancy the weapon, since this fight ended just like the last, in which Snake won and Ocelot lost. Somehow, this seemed like it was going to become somewhat of a daily thing. Realizing defeat, Ocelot ran away as did EVA, back to Volgin. Now Snake was alone and continued on his trek to get on with his mission. Presently, Snake now had gone through the passing into new territory. As he progressed through the thick fog of Chyornyj Prud, he immediately noticed the infestation of Alligators.

"Eugh, just what I need..."

Rising to his feet, Snake pulled out his scope and glanced through it, taking caution in examining his new surroundings. There was nothing but water and a few pieces of land in the distance. There were gators, frogs, snakes: the usual. Nothing too out of the ordinary... yet. Unbeknownst to him, there was one other unlucky person currently inhabiting this area which he would encounter soon enough.

"Hm, looks like I`m going to have to swim through this to get across..." he mumbled to himself. He took the time to scan the area once more, incase he forgot something. And well, he`ll be damned because as he re examined the swampy marsh, he saw a large splash come about to his left. He zoomed in on the situation and tilted his head. It could have been just a large bird drowning for all he knew, but when he caught a glimpse of what appeared to be an arm, that`s when his heart sank a bit. Snake replaced his scope and dove into the murky waters of the swamp. Approaching the scene of commotion, Snake swam up from under the flailing body and placed his arm around its waist, using the other to swim back onto the surface.

"Are you okay?" He asked frantically. The person stopped moving and didn`t respond. When her face submerged, Snake raised his eyebrows upon recognition of the features.

"Hey! You`re that one woman..." he blubbered. The woman wasn`t responding, so the first thing Snake did was swim back onto the land where he was just previously. He laid the fair woman down and checked her heartbeat. He was able to hear a faint 'thump' but it was not very strong. Scrunching up his nose, he contemplated on CPR. Yes, he could have possibly saved her life, but then again, she was an enemy. It wouldn`t do him any good at all if she were to come back to bite him on the back later on. But as he looked at her, he felt something stirr up inside him. It was just about the same feeling he`d felt with Ocelot, but it was something more. Maybe it was due to the fact that he(Ocelot) and this woman where still kids after all. He was going to regret it, but he also wasn`t going to allow her to perish right before his eyes. He`s already seen too many lives being taken away, she needn`t be another to add to the collection. Leaning over, Snake gently placed his lips onto her`s and gave quick, short breaths followed by brisk chest compressions. After a few minutes, her fingers began to twitch. The woman shot up and coughed up the gross water from the swamp. Gasping for breath, she looked over to see her savior. Snake notice her eyes widen in surprise and grumbled whilst turning away with a sheepish grin.

"Are you alright?" He asked casually. The woman shrugged.

"I suppose..." Her voice was hoarse. She rubbed her neck and tried to stand up, but she ended up wobbling back down onto the floor.

"Egh, goddamnit...!" She uttered quietly.

"What are you doing here?" Snake asked, getting straight to the point. "And where`d your shirt go?"

He eyed her over twice and glanced at her chest. The woman refused to answer, or rather, she was embarassed to reply. Blushing, the woman folded her arms and sighed.

"I, uh, fell..." She mumbled rather incoherently. "I fell off a... hind..."

Facing away from her rescure, she knew that he was snickering behind her back.

"Is that so? Heh, well, how long have you been here?" Snake inquired. Suddenly, the sound of an empty organ rumbled through out the soldier`s ears. The woman crawled closer towards Snake and tugged on his sleeve.

"I`m so fucking hungry! I`ve been lost in this shit hole for a whole week! No f-food...!"

The woman collapsed beside Snake`s lap and cringed.

"Stupid ass swap...! Dumbass guards and alligators... Fuck everyone...!" she muttered with besetment.

"That`s quite the dirty mouth you have." Snake let out. He picked the woman up and carried her over to a wall and laid her sitting up. He dug through his back pouch and handed her a Calorie Mate.

"What is that?" She asked with animalistic eyes.

"It`s a Calorie Mate. It`s really good for you. Para... Uh, One of my friends told me about it. It, uh, has some good stuff in it." He opened the package and handed her one of the two bars inside one aluminum packaging. "Here, eat it."

The woman snatched the bar and like magic, made it disappear in a matter of seconds. The bar was now gone and she looked back up at Snake, hoping for seconds. Snake proceeded to hand her the second bar and just as the first one, she consumed it quicker than he could`ve blinked. She wiped away the crumbs which had made a temporary home on her lips and rubbed her belly.

"Those are good..." she uttered, eyeing Snake`s pouch with a malicious gaze. Snake raised his hands.

"Hey, don`t even think about mugging me. We`re not on the streets of New York or anything, calm yourself." He advised with stern eyes. The woman sighed and looked away, giving Snake another chance to glance at her breasts.

"Are you feeling alright...?" He asked, with his eyes still glued to her precious lumps.

"I guess."

"Good, because we`re going to have to leave. I have things to do and I`m sure if you`ve been missing for a week, someone is bound to be upset because of your absence."

Snake noticed the woman wince. She was thinking of Ocelot and the others back at the base. They had completely escaped her thoughts for a whole week, which was surpising as Ocelot was the one who was mainly her mind. But she was out here, fending for her life; there was simply no room for anyone else at the moment.

"Okay, let`s get a move on." Snake ordered. He stood up and began to move forward, but the woman stayed immobile.

"I broke my leg. I can`t move, smart one." She informed with a venemous tone. Snake rolled his eyes and walked back to her. He placed his hands over her legs and looked up at her to gain permission to continue. She didn`t look back and merely stiffened her muscles. Shrugging, Snake rolled both her pant sleeves up towards her thighs and examined her injury. She had wrapped a black cloth around her wounds and there was no sign of an infection, miraculously.

"I`m surprised that your legs haven`t fallen off by now..." he muttered.

"Wh-what?"

"Your legs. You said you`ve been here a week, and you did a horrible job in wrapping your wounds. Don`t worry, I have some supplies to spare. I`ll help you again, I guess."

Snake reached for his back pouch and pulled out a few medical supplies: syptic, disinfectant, and bandages.

"Okay, this might sting a little. Don`t move too much." He forewarned. The woman crossed her arms and quickly looked away. The sudden movement caused her breasts to jiggly slightly, a sight that Snake was thankful to have caught. He took the disinfectant, unscrewed the top and began dabbing each of her cuts. He felt the woman writhe beneath his fingers each time he touched her. Each movement she made could have caused him to slip up and his supplies could have very well been wasted. Plus, the fact that she let out a soft moan each time he touched her wasn`t making him feel any better. With a drop of sweat sliding down his temple, Snake proceeded to apply syptic and wrapped each of her cuts in a bandage. Reaching one arm back, he whipped out a splint and straighted out the woman`s left leg, placing said splint under her calf and wrapped it all in a bandage. One the treatment was over, Snake leaned back and let out a sigh.

"Welp, there goes your legs." He said with a relieved tone. The woman cleared her throat, causing him to glance up at her torso. He narrowed his eyes as she was implying that he should heal the rest of her too.

"I`m not completely fixed yet, muscle-man." She said with a smirk on her face. Snake grumbled and scooted closer to her upper body. He frowned at her demanding demeanor, but nonetheless helped her out.

(Sometimes, I wonder why I even bother helping people...) Thought the soldier, repeating the same procedure to her abdomen(minus the splint, of course).

The woman glared at Snake with a thick gaze, making Snake feel extremely uncomfortable. She looked at him, almost scrutinizing him so he would not mess up. Which was ridiculous. Why would Snake mess up in the first place? He was the most careful being when it came to things like this. He`s done things like this before, what`s up with it now? Well, as he applied the bandage to her torso, Snake removed his hand which had accidentally grazed the underside of one of the woman`s breasts. He grumbled and held his breath with his eyes moving from her chest to her face. Astonishingly, she did not seem fazed at all. The two exchanged an awkward gaze, with Snake being the awkward one.

(Something is definitely wrong with these women.) He thought, recalling that earlier this morning, EVA stood infront of him in nothing more than a bikini top and bottom. Apparently, women seem to have lost their sense of feeling embarassed in front of a man.

"Alright, I got you. Now, let`s get out of here." Snake demanded with a light blush to his cheeks. He packed up his belongings and picked the woman up, holding her bridal style. The woman muttered something inaudible, although it was most likely an insult directed towards Snake himself. As he approached the water, he set the woman down and slowly submereged himself in the waters of the swamp. The woman smacked her lips.

"Hey, what about me?"

"Whaaaat? You can swim, can`t you?"

The woman picked up a pebble and threw it, hitting Snake on the head. He wasn`t fazed by this and merely growled.

"I have a broken leg, you jerk! I can`t possibly swim!"

The "jerk" chuckled and looked away.

"Pft, I can swim with a broken leg..." He murmured softly to himself. Suddenly, he felt another pebble kiss the side of his skull.

"Well, I`m not you! Now, take me to the otherside!"

Snake let out a crooked grin. His eyes flashed and he swam closer to the woman. He held his hand out, signaling for her to grab it. She took his hand, and immediatly felt his grip tighten. Wincing, in a matter of seconds, she saw nothing but water all around her. As she flailed around underneath the surface, she looked around, but saw no sign of the man who had rescued her. And just as quickly she had been pulled underneath, she had been pulled right out. Gasping for breath, she turned her head to meet the eyes of her so called "savior." Her hand had risen from below in an attempt to slap him, but Snake swiftly grabbed her wrist, stopping her mid way. Her other hand was unavailable as it was used to grip onto the man`s uniform to keep her afloat. His arm was wrapped around her waist and his legs lazily kicked around, keeping them both afloat. Snake let out a low hum as tears began to form around the corners of the woman`s eyes.

"I can`t believe you! You asshole! How could you play with me like that!" She cried as she buried her face into the crook of his neck. Snake smiled.

"That was to get you to shut up and comply. I don`t know if you realized this, but you need to fix that little attitude of yours, princess." He said.

The woman looked up to him and seemed as if she was about to reply, but bit her lip instead. She spoke nothing more and roughly jerked her hand from his grip. Snake turned around and pulled both of the woman`s arms over her shoulders so they hugged his neck. She laid her head on his back and let out a soft sigh, listening to her driver`s heart beat. It was surprisingly calm dispite the effort of swimming with someone on his back; even when an alligator crossed their paths, his heart beat remained unchanged. Now that she thought about it, the swamp seemed a lot bigger than previously thought. Either that, or the suffocating silence made the trip seem longer than it actually was.

"...Hey." The woman finally spoke, breaking the unbearable silence.

"Hm?"

"What is your name...?"

"Erm, Snake. They call me Snake..."

The woman tilted her head.

"Snake? That`s odd. Americans have very peculiar names." She mumbled.

Snake chuckled, that was not what he`d expected her to say.

"What is yours?" He asked.

"Kisa."

"Kisa? Hm, cute."

Kisa lowered her head, hiding the red tint that had formed on her face. Before she knew it, the two had reached the otherside of the swamp. Snake stood up, with Kisa still latched on like a monkey. Once he was completely out of the water, she released her grip and knelt down on the ground. She trembled as the cold air hit her wet skin. Folding her arms, she slowly stood up and scurried as far from the dreaded waters as she could. Snake watched her actions in amusement before recieveing a radio call. Kneeling down, he placed one hand on his ear and turned the radio switch with the other. It was EVA. Meanwhile, Kisa had a severe case of the jitters. She sat down on a patch of grass and rubbed the sides of her arms, in an attempt to warm herself up.

"Egh, no wonder I hate swimming..." She blubbered to herself. The only reason she avoided water was because she couldn`t handle the unreasonable coldess that accompanied her right when she lost contact with the liquid. Trying to fling the cool feeling, she began to curse softly to herself. She cursed Ocelot, his unit; the Soviets, Volgin, The Cobra Unit and anyone else she could think of. When she returned to the base, she was prepared to send everyone into a world of hell. Corey would, unfortunately, be her first victim. Then without warning, the feeling of something heavy being placed on her shoulders jolted her from her moment of insanity. She looked and observed its familiar appearance. Raising her head, Kisa saw Snake walk around her, finally stopping in front of her dripping wet body.

"What`s this, Snake?" She asked with annoyance.

"Well, It`s a jacket." He replied with a confused visage.

"No shit, Sherlock! I mean, why are you handing it to me?" She asked, just now taking notice to his naked torso. Apparently, her little nickname of "muscle-man" seemed very appropriate. He was fit.

"Because I`m just too godamned nice." Snake declared, with a hinted feeling of aggravation towards himself. Kisa crinkled he nose and looked down towards the earth. She tightened the grip on herself, elevating her chest. Snake took his time to peer at her. Because she was cold, her nipples bleed through her bra, and as much as he wanted to look away, his eyes remained stuck to her.

"Th-thank you..." Kisa let out sheepisly. Snake said nothing, merely nodding his head.

"W-well, the passing isn`t too far. We should get going." He let out with uncertainty.

"I don`t suppose I can tag along with you? You seem like someone dependable."

"No problem..."

"You will protect me, right? I`m counting on you." Kisa let out with a giggle. She looked up to see Snake still gawking at her. Releasing a malignant smirk, she let her arms fall to her sides and jumped slightly.

"I`ll do my breast- I mean, best." Snake fumbled, scratching his head.

He cleared this throat and held out his hand for Kisa to hold. With her firmly in his grip, he slowly lead her out of Chyornyj Prud and into the new area:

Bolshaya Past.


I sort of like this. Because after encountering Ocelot, if you just rape through the swamp, EVA will call you once you get to the other side, and to me, that seemed like a really short amount of time to get back to the base. I`d have liked it better if it was elongated a bit. It takes time to travel. And how could she have passed the swamp on motorbike, I`ll never know. Maybe it was, MAGIC?

Also, don`t get angry if I keep referring Kisa as "the woman" or something similar, because while you know that her name is Kisa, Snake didn`t know that yet. So that`s why I referred to her as such.

And EVA does wear a bikini, right? It doesn`t really look like a bra or anything at all.

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