Disclaimer: I do not own G.I. Joe or any character affiliated with it....just Misaki

Yelling and Realization


"Misaki!!" Misaki's head whipped around to the direction of the hall leading away from the training room to see Doc making his way to her and he did not look very happy. Although General Hawk was confused as to why they had taken Storm Shadow prisoner; he could only agree since he was busy giving Misaki the lecture of a life time. She still hadn't even had the chance to tare a strip off of Storm yet since he had to be patched up. Snake Eyes had been pretty quiet since they got back to base; more so than usual. He hadn't yelled at her yet for the stunt she had pulled. Something good did come out of the rouge mission though; they saved millions and in turn the Alpha team was back together. Misaki, Snake and Scarlett had been sorting through the gear before the good doctor had arrived.

Getting up from her spot on the ground; Misaki prepared herself for the next lecture. "Do you enjoy giving me a heart attack!? What you did was absolutely insane!" little bells could be heard as Misaki shifted her position. "Are you going to always disobey my orders?! Cause if you are then I better put up a target poster on the wall in my office so that when you do I can bang my head against the wall!" by this time Doc was getting red in the face. He wasn't used to people not following his orders. The overly silent ninja had joined Misaki as she continued to stare at the now very interesting floor. "It's not just your life that hangs in the balance anymore! Now you march your little butt to the infirmary this instant missy!" dread washed over her as she began to head in the direction the doctor was pointing in. Snakes made to follow her but was stopped when she put a hand against his chest.

"It's ok Snake Eyes; I'll be fine on my own. I know you're concerned but Doc just likes to over react. Besides, Scarlett needs help with sorting through the rest of the gear." Removing her hand she turned back and kept walking. Doc was going to get a few words from her when they got to his office. It didn't help matters when the doctor drops the biggest hint that she was pregnant when the father still didn't know.

When they finally reached the infirmary; Misaki turned on Doc. "Thank you very much Doc! You just gave Snake Eyes a huge hint that he is going to be a father; couldn't you have waited until I was alone before yelling at me?!"

"You haven't told the man yet?! Well I'm sorry Misaki but you and that baby are my patients! And when I have to give one of the patients hell for doing something stupid I don't really care who is around to hear it!" the woman was trying to put him in an early grave.

Sighing at the nice new situation she was in; Misaki gave up with the yelling. "Ok Doc, ok. I get the picture, but I just don't like the idea of Snake Eyes going off on seriously dangerous missions."

"Well, now that I have gotten my point across; I would like to do an ultrasound to make sure everything is alright. Plus I know that you would like to see the little gaffer too." With that said, Doc ushered Misaki to a dimly lit room where the ultrasound equipment stood by a bed.


"Snake, are you ok? You have been a little broody since getting back." Scarlett asked as the pair finished sorting through the last bit of gear.

-I'm alright, just a little frustrated and confused with Misaki right now.- Snake signed.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Scarlett was getting worried. Things like this didn't usually get under the ninja's skin but she could tell that something was bothering him.

-I want to yell at her for doing something so dangerous but at the same time I can't stand upsetting her; and now Doc's words have me even more confused.- the silent man had begun to pace as his frustration grew.

"Well, if you really aren't sure about what to do; maybe you should take some time to yourself and think things through. We have some time off so there shouldn't be any missions to distract you." The red head suggested. She even had plans of her own with a certain pilot.

Snake finally stopped his pacing and stood before Scarlett. –You are right; I think I will go meditate. It has been some time since I have taken the time to do that. Thank you for the suggestion Scarlett.- with that said, the ninja walked out of the training area and headed to his room where he knew it would be quiet. There were many things that needed to be sorted out in his mind; it was starting to be almost too much to handle. Settling himself down in a far corner of the living room; Snake Eyes began the process of calming his mind.


"Alright you ninny! Why did you really join Cobra! And I don't want to hear you say it was because you wanted power!!" Misaki had finally been released by Doc and now had the chance to give her self appointed brother shit. The security wing was nicer than she thought it would be. There were no cells with metal bars. They were made of bullet proof glass that was three inches think. The cells brought back images of the box that Alpha team had been put into when they were in Paris.

"Misaki, I cannot give you another answer. Power is what I wanted and to get it I had to join a powerful group." Storm Shadow carefully sat up on his cot. Hi didn't want to open any of his stitches as he knew that the medic would not be gentle in fixing them.

"Now, that's not a good enough answer! I know that there is more to it. Do you think that master would be happy knowing that one of his students had chosen such a cruel path?! Personally I think he would be pissed!" Misaki stood, leaning her forehead against the clear glass of his cell.

Sighing, Storm got up from his perch and walked to where his little sister stood. Leaning his own forehead against the glass he matched her posture. "You are right; there is more to it than power. There are demons chasing me. They are trying to punish me for what I did."

"That is a load of bull! The demons that are after you are all in your head and by running from them you give them power! It's time that you grew a pair of balls and faced your little demons!" by this time Misaki had begun to pace; a sign that she was getting worked up. "Your being an idiot by not facing them! You know that, and I know that! Your too damn busy thinking about your own personal gains to look at what the consequences are! Do you enjoy letting innocent people die!? Is it fun to take those lives and crush them?!" Misaki had stopped pacing and was now leaning against the out wall of the cell. Storm quickly noticed that she had become pale and a light sheen of sweat could be seen on her face and neck.

"Misaki! What is wrong, are you alright?"

"I knew I forgot to take something this morning." She slid down to the floor and let the cell support her upper body.

"What do you mean? How long have you been like this? Does Snake know that you are sick?" Storm wasn't one to panic but he was beginning to since he couldn't even reach Misaki.

"It's....ok. I'm not....not really sick...my body just doesn't like.....the idea of having a passenger yet....it will pass." By now the woman had to take deep breaths as she tried to get the room to stop spinning. *Oh, how could I have forgotten to take my pill! Doc is going to have a field day with this.* closing her eyes; Misaki tried to will her body to calm down. It wasn't working out so well. Placing a hand on her abdomen, she gave it gentle strokes; hoping that the motion would get things to settle.

When Storm noticed that things were getting worse for Misaki; he moved away from the wall and looked for the security camera. Spotting one close to the cell; he began to wave his arms. "Hey! I need some help here! Hello!!" after doing this for nearly five minutes and getting no response; Storm was now in an all out panic mode. Misaki had not improved any; in fact she was no longer moving. Walking to the other end of the cell, Storm too all of his strength and punched the glass. Pain shot through his arms but when he looked at the wall there was a large crack. Stepping back he performed the strongest kick that he knew. Hitting the weakened glass with the hard kick finally made it shatter; giving him an opening to get through.

"Misaki!" alarms were going off and he could already hear the sounds of people coming. Wasting no time he picked up his little sister and left the area. Hugging the shadows; Storm began to make his way to the infirmary. He had memorized the way out of habit and for once he was glad that he had. "Hang on sister, we are almost there." Finally he found Doc's office.

"What the hell!!" the poor doctor had been surprised when their prisoner barged in with a barely conscious Misaki in his arms. "What did you do to her?!"

"Nothing, we were speaking when she suddenly became ill. I tried to get securities attention but no one came." Doc had him follow along as they went through another door in the office. Placing Misaki on a bed; Storm Shadow stepped back so that the doctor could give her a small injection.

"Did she mention anything?"

"Just that she forgot to take her pill." Storm was now beginning to calm down; he could see some color coming back to Misaki's face and her breathing evened out as she slept.

"Damn that woman. I knew she was trying to kill me." Doc went to make a quick call to let security know what had happened. He wasn't too worried about the ninja doing anything. If he had meant any harm then he would have done something by now.

Storm Shadow sat by Misaki's bed as he thought about what she had said before almost passing out. *Her body is carrying a passenger? What did she mean by that? Unless...oh Snake Eyes, how could you let a pregnant woman put herself in so much danger!? Then again he might not know.*

"I take from the look on your face you have figured out what it is that has Misaki feeling so sick." Doc had finished with his call and was back to check up on his patients.

"I am also assuming that the father doesn't know yet. How far along is she?"

"Nearly three months. I'm hoping that these fainting spells quite soon or she is going to have a long pregnancy." Doc heard his office door bang against the wall as a new visitor came in. The man only needed one guess to tell who it was.

The imposing presence of the taller ninja created a tension in the room that Doc didn't need. "Alright! If you two plan on having a pissing match then you had better take it elsewhere. Misaki does not need this kind of stress!"

Storm stood up and met his sword brother at the door where he was waiting. "You don't know yet do you. She hasn't told you why she has been getting sick and you can't seem to figure it out."

-What do you mean? I know that she has been sick; she says that nothing bad is wrong and that I shouldn't worry.- Snake didn't like the idea that Storm Shadow had figured out something about his beautiful blossom that he himself didn't know.

"Think about it Snake; think about what I told Misaki earlier today. When I told her that is wasn't just her life that hung in the balance anymore I latterly meant it." This was the last time that he was going to give the dark ninja a hint; after this he was flat out telling him. It was high time that the father started doing his duty.

Snake stood still in deep thought as he processed the doctor's words. The nausea, the fainting, even the change in diet and activity. It was all there before him; now he just needed to put it all together. *Women get that way during their monthly, but Misaki has been this way for a lot longer.* Finally it clicked, the puzzle was complete and the reality of the situation hit the father like a ton of bricks. * I think I'm going to have to build a crib soon.*


There is a male pigeon displaying out on my deck....yeah...ok then. Thanks to everyone for the awesome reviews ^_^ I am officially stuck right now on how to get to the next part of the story lol...for now anyways. And I'm glad you got a hoot out of the hand walking scene Lil Cherry, I was giggling when I wrote it. I mean why mess with stupid buttons when you can just stab your way in.

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