Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN G.I. Joe or G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra...I WOULD love to own Snake Eyes though, haha. I only own my character Kai Namazaki. So...don't sue me!

This is my first time do a G.I. Joe fanfiction...and...well...I don't know if it'll be any good, so...please bare with me. If you have any suggestions or ideas that I can use, or if you want to give me any advice, I'd really appreciate that. Thanks!

P.S.: Sorry if it's slightly descriptive, I'm still working on that...it's like...I have OCD when I go into details or stuff like that.

sign language will be in bold and if i decide to put in writing on paper or a notepad or on a tablet, it will be underlined. I also apologize if the characters are OOC, it's a little hard to get everyone's actions and personality right. So...I hope I was at least somewhat close to it.

Thank you and enjoy!


Last time on "Shadowing the Past":

Kai immediately felt her cheeks flush as she realized that she had been staring at his upper body for at least 5 minutes, all the while thinking about what he might look like . Kai quickly shook her head and closed her eyes, trying to clear her mind of the images that were forcing it's way in. She took a deep breath and quietly let it out through her nose, not wanting to disturb Snake Eyes or make him believe that she wasn't doing what she was told to do.

Unbeknownst to her, Snake Eyes had opened his eyes to watch her and through his visor, HAD noticed her staring; and found it to be slightly unnerving, but at the same time, a little bit flattering. Shaking his head, Snake Eyes quietly chuckled to himself, closing his eyes once more, a small smile playing on his lips.

CHAPTER 6

"Wait...are you telling me...that...Snake Eyes ACTUALLY offered to train you...and you AGREED?"

"Yeah...why? Is there a problem?"

"What? No, there's no problem...we're just...shocked...that's all."

Kai quirked an eyebrow as she stared at her two older brothers. She had just finished training and meditating with Snake Eyes about an hour ago, and had gone to take a shower. The training was a little rough, but she managed to keep up and land a few hits every now and then; and she even managed to gain Snake Eyes' approval-which was a REALLY good thing for her. Her clothes were still clean, so she didn't bother to change into a new outfit. After that, she had decided to get something to eat, grabbing some cereal and red G2. As soon as she sat down, she was ambushed by her brothers who were asking her about her morning, where she proceeded to tell them about her training session with the silent ninja.

"Uh-huh...sure..." Kai trailed off, eyeing her brothers suspiciously.

"Look, don't take it the wrong way, it's just...if I remember correctly, you were AFRAID of Snake...and now...you guys are TRAINING together? That's...a complete 180 right there." Duke said.

"Hey! I realized that I may have jumped to conclusions a little bit quickly...but...he was completely covered from head-to-toe in black and I couldn't SEE HIS FACE! However...after today...I realized that...he's a really nice guy..." Kai defended.

"Are you sure you just don't think he's hot?" Ripcord asked with a quirked eyebrow, taking a bite out of his maple syrup soaked waffles.

"Wha-what? You-you're bein' ridiculous! How-how can I think he's hot? I can't even see his face!" Kai stammered, feeling her cheeks flush.

"You may not be able to see his face, but you sure as hell can see his BODY." Ripcord smirked.

Kai's eyes widened in shock as her jaw dropped open. She opened and closed her mouth a few times, trying to come up with something, ANYTHING, that would shut her brothers up and get them off of her back. However, all she succeeded in doing was just looking like a bright red, idiotic and foolish goldfish.

"Oh...shut up." Kai mumbled, face turning red by the second.

Kai just glared at her brothers as they laughed out loud, shaking her head. Softly sighing, Kai just rolled her eyes and continued eating her cereal, ignoring her brothers and their constant teasing of her and her supposed "crush" on Snake Eyes and his body. She looked up and felt her heart speed up when she saw Snake Eyes sit down in front of her from across the table.

"Oh! Hey, Snake! What's up?" Ripcord smirked as soon as he saw Snake Eyes.

"Yeah, hey, man. How are you?" Duke asked, a teasing grin on his lips.

"I am ok...why do you ask?" Snake Eyes signed.

"Oh...no reason. Just curious, that's all." Ripcord sniggered.

Snake Eyes tilted his head to the side, confused as to what they were finding funny. He turned his head to look at Kai and nodded his head in a greeting at her. Kai slightly blushed and waved back at him.

"Hey, Snake." Kai greeted.

"How are you feeling?" Snake Eyes signed over to Kai.

"Oh...um...I'm good." Kai slightly smiled.

"That's good...I was just checking up on you, I think I hit you a little bit too hard with the bo staff earlier during training. I wanted to make sure that you were ok." Snake Eyes signed.

"O-oh...um...it's ok...don't worry about it. I'm fine...really." Kai blushed.

Snake Eyes nodded his head, turning when he saw Scarlett and Heavy Duty walk over to the table. Kai discreetly let out a sight of relief upon their arrival, if she had continued talking with Snake Eyes, she worried that she would have said something retarded or made an idiotic comment that would have embarrassed her further than she already was.

'I HATE my damn brothers.' Kai thought angrily.

"Good morning, guys." Scarlett greeted, taking a seat next to Ripcord.

Ripcord kissed his girlfriend on the cheek before stuffing his face with more waffles.

"Charming...so very charming." Scarlett commented sarcastically.

Kai softly giggled at the comment, shaking her head in disbelief at Ripcord's eating habits.

"Where's Breaker?" Kai asked, taking a few sips of her G2.

"Oh, he's in the Tech Room...actually...he was looking for you earlier in the morning, said he needed your help with something." Scarlett replied.

"Oh...I didn't know that, I was a little busy training. Does he still need my help?" Kai asked.

"Yeah, he told us to tell you if we ever found you." Scarlett replied, confused when she heard that Kai was training.

"'Kay, see you later than." Kai nodded, getting up out of her seat.

"Bye!" Everyone said.

Kai turned and waved at Snake Eyes, a small smile on her lips. Snake Eyes just nodded his head, watching the young woman walk away from the table He turned his head when he saw Duke and Ripcord staring at him with knowing grins.

"What?" Snake Eyes signed.

"Soo...you were training with Kai, huh?" Ripcord asked innocently.

"Yes, I was...why?" Snake Eyes asked.

"Nothing, just asking, that's all." Duke replied.

"Wait...when Kai said she was busy training...she was training...with you?" Scarlett asked, surprised by the sudden information.

"Yes, I had offered her help last night." Snake Eyes signed.

"Hold on...last night?" Heavy Duty asked, quirking an eyebrow in amusement.

"Wait a minute...she never said anything about what happened to her last night...she just said she spent the whole morning training with you!" Ripcord cried.

"Relax...she probably didn't think it to be as important as what she told you today." Scarlett replied, placing a hand on Ripcord's shoulder.

"Ye-yeah...you're right...sorry, Snake..." Ripcord apologized.

"It's ok...but...why is there a problem about me and Kai training?" Snake Eyes asked.

"Oh, there's really no problem. We're just surprised that's all...it's not everyday that our little sister agrees to train with just ANYBODY...no offense, Snake." Duke commented.

"I see...and none taken. However, I am curious. How come she doesn't train with just "anybody", like you said?"

"Oh...uh...well..." Duke stammered, unsure of what to say.

"That's 'cause, Baby Girl has issues! Trust issues to be exact." Ripcord answered for Duke with a nod of his head, handing the rest of his plate of leftover waffles to Scarlett.

"Rip!" Duke whispered angrily into Ripcord's ear.

"Oh...shit...oops?"

Snake Eyes quirked an eyebrow at this, although no one could see it behind his visor. Hearing that Kai had trust issues immediately caught his attention, and seeing how the two young men were acting peaked his interest and curiosity, especially his suspicions. He always wondered, ever since this morning, why Kai acted the way she did- always tensing if he got too close, always seeing and sensing a certain emotion in her eyes that he couldn't place. It intrigued him, and he wanted to know why Kai had been acting differently.

'I wonder...' Snake Eyes thought to himself.

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Kai softly groaned as she walked out of the Tech Room, one hand rubbing her temples. She and Breaker had gotten into a heated debate about which system was better for their database and which program would help it out. It went on and on until they FINALLY managed to agree on the right system and program that complimented each other perfectly. The whole thing lasted for at least four hours, and she had a feeling that all of the onlookers and techies inside the room were extremely thankful and grateful upon their agreement, and her departure.

"Men...always so damn stubborn." Kai muttered, eyes closed.

Kai was too into her angry rant about the Frenchman, she didn't notice the guy in front of her, and bumped right into him. She immediately fell to the floor, sitting on her ass. She quickly looked up and was about to chew out the guy's head and curse him out, but stopped and immediately blushed as she saw just who it was that was right in front of her.

"S-Snake!" Kai called out with slightly wide eyes.

"Are you ok?" Snake Eyes signed, holding out his hand to Kai.

Kai gratefully grabbed it and pulled herself up, dusting off any dirt or dust off of her shirt and leggings.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It was technically my fault...I wasn't really watching where I was going." Kai blushed.

"Like I said, allowing your mind to wander off will result in an injury." Snake Eyes noted.

"Haha, yeah...guess I need to meditate some more then, huh?" Kai softly laughed.

Snake Eyes silently chuckled, nodding his head at Kai, a small smile on his lips hidden by his mask. They started to silently walk down the hallway, feeling a comfortable silence settle over them. Kai was still slightly blushing, but felt happy that she had bumped into Snake Eyes. She didn't know why, but it just did-plus it also helped take her mind off of the god-awful argument she had with Breaker.

"Are you ok? I can sense that your mind is wandering off again." Snake Eyes signed.

"Oh...sorry. It's nothing...I-I was just thinking about Breaker." Kai said.

Snake Eyes tilted his head to the side, slightly surprised by her confession. Kai turned bright red upon immediate realization to what she had just said and upon what it probably sounded like to Snake Eyes.

"O-oh! N-no! I-I didn't mean it like THAT...wha-what I meant was...uh...um...you see...ah...kuso!" Kai stuttered, softly cursing Japanse.

Snake Eyes silently laughed, feeling his shoulders shake as he tried to suppress the laughter from leaving his lips. Kai looked up and glared at the silent ninja, finding nothing hilarious at the moment.

"Mou...urusai! It's not funny...that's not what I meant!" Kai pouted.

"Forgive me...I did not mean to anger you. It was...it was just...AMUSING...to say the least." Snake Eyes apologized, smirking behind his mask.

"Yarō...nice to know you find this amusing." Kai muttered angrily.

"Sorry...but...it IS funny...don't you think so?" Snake Eyes asked.

"Nani? No! Of course I don't find this funny!" Kai glared.

Snake Eyes just shrugged his shoulders, watching as Kai continued to glare at him before it started to falter and shift into a small grin.

"See? You do find your flustering funny." Snake Eyes signed.

"Baka...ANYWAY...what I meant was...me and Breaker got into this heated debate over the database and what to use for it...he was SO stubborn! I just...I just wanted to wring his tiny French neck." Kai huffed, folding her arms across her chest.

"Well...it IS Breaker's system, so I can sympathize a little on how he felt...but...I guess I understand where you are coming from also." Snake Eyes replied

"Thanks...um...sorry...I really didn't mean to call you all those names..." Kai apologized, cheeks tinting red.

"It is ok...I'm pretty sure I've heard worse growing up." Snake Eyes signed.

Kai and Snake Eyes stopped walking as soon as they reached her door, both with smiles on their faces. Looking up, Kai slightly pursed her lips, feeling her heart beat as a certain thought crossed her mind.

'Ah, to hell with this shit!' Kai thought.

Leaning on the tip of her toes, Kai placed her hand on Snake Eyes' chest and quickly kissed him on the cheek. She pulled away and quickly unlocked her door and pushed it open.

"Um...bye, Snake! See you later!" Kai said, quickly entering the room and slamming the door in his face.

Snake Eyes blinked a few times as he stood in front of Kai's door, wondering about what had just happened. He slowly raised his hand to his cheek where Kai had just kissed him, feeling his cheeks flush with embarrassment and happiness. Snake Eyes immediately shook his head and walked away from Kai's door, walking down the hallway to his own room. He unlocked the door and placed his hand on the doorknob, about to turn it and push it open, but stopped. He turned his head to look at Kai's door, a small smile fighting its way onto his lips.

Silently chuckling, Snake Eyes just shook his head good naturedly and pushed the door open, entering his room.


translation:

kuso- damn/damn it
Yarō- bastard/asshole
urusai- shut up
nani- what
baka- idiot

End of Chapter. Was it too fluffy or quick? Completely OOC? SORRY! I tried! Hope you liked it! REView!

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