Spending the next few minutes with Sub-Zero and Smoke weren't necessarily...fun.

Sub-Zero scolded me further about touching the portal to the Netherrealm and Smoke joined him. I sat there and accepted their lecture, but they failed to realize that I hadn't eaten. All day. My stomach was screaming,

'Feed me, feed me!' the entire time.

"Do you understand how dangerous it is to venture off on your own here?" Sub-Zero asked gruffly.

"Uh huh..." I nodded, my stomach also replied with a small grumble.

"You deliberately disobeyed what has been asked of you." Smoke scolded.

"I...I know..." I sighed.

"This isn't a game, Ama. It may seem like it to you, but you can't restart anything here. It is what it is." Sub-Zero sighed heavily and rubbed his temples. "You are dismissed."

I stood and bowed respectfully. Smoke put out his arm and I hooked my arm around his before we walked out of Sub-Zero's office. I looked down at his feet and closed my eyes. Boy, did I learn my lesson. I just wanted to express to Sub-Zero, Smoke, even Scorpion, that it was all a misunderstanding. I didn't know that I would be sucked through the portal even if I touched a small part of it, but I had learned from it and I guess that was all that mattered.

"Let's get you something to eat. Your stomach was grumbling pretty loudly in there." Smoke smiled.

"Oh...you...noticed?" I asked.

"It was pretty noticable. Don't worry, I'll make sure that you are fed until you are content."

...This guy...was awesome. I blushed and cuddled against his arm.

"You know what?" I asked him, slightly stroking the veins on his arms.

"What?" He asked.

"I'm scared."

He was silent. He seemed to ponder why I was afraid in his mind, so I giggled a bit. He looked down at me, worried.

"What, what are you scared of?"

"Training with Scorpion. He doesn't seem very tolerant of me..."

Smoke sighed and ruffled my hair with his other hand. "There's nothing to be worried about. Scorpion is just...well...uh...he's...he can be very...uhm-"

"You don't have to sugarcoat how he acts, Smoke."

"I know that. I'm just trying to help you. But there's not much to say about the Specter other than he knows what he's doing when he fights. According to legend, his skill surpassed all of his clansmen."

"That doesn't surprise me, he's amazing when he fights. He's quick, fierce, gets straight to the punch you know? And he doesn't allow for emotion to take any part of him while he is in battle...it's something to admire..." I blushed.

"Eeehm." Smoke cleared his throat.

"What?" I asked.

"You seem to have forgotten me in that compliment." Smoke smiled.

I giggled and playfully shoved him. "You wish."

"What, am I not fierce? Quick? Agile?"

"Yeah, but not as much as Scorpion!"

"Oh yeah?" He smirked.

What happened next surprised me. He unhooked my arm from his and put his hands together. Then, I couldn't see him anymore.

"Smoke?" I called out.

He suddenly took me in to his arms bridal style and everything was a blur. The next thing I knew, we were in his bedroom. I blinked quickly and he set me down gently before becoming fully visible. He gave a really cute, boyish grin and put his hands on his hips. "You want to say that again?"

I rolled my eyes. "Eh. It was okay I guess. Six out of ten."

"Six out of...you're terrible."

I shrugged and giggled as he grabbed me and turned me upside down.

"Smoke, you perv! Put me down and stop looking at my undies!"

"Why the hell do you have imprinted flowers on your undergarments anyhow?" He asked.

"Smoke, put me down or so help me, I'll scream!"

"No you won't."

"Oh yeah?! You wanna test me?!"

"You can't scream. You are only going to irritate your throat further. I'm surprised you've been able to talk so far, but your voice doesn't sound normal."

"Oh yeah, well I..." Dammit, he was right. "At least put me down and feed me!"

"Alright, alright," He sighed as he flipped me right side up and placed me on the floor. "Let's get you something to eat."

Smoke walked to a wall and quickly dialed a number. I sat on Smoke's bed and massaged my throat.

"Yes, bring the ultimate special. Hold on. Ama, drink?"

"Yes please."

"Yes. Uh huh. Ama, what kind?"

"I don't know...uh...water-"

"Water. Yeah. No, no carbonation. Cut the meat in to bitesize pieces. Right. Wait. Ama, what do you want for dessert?"

"Uh...it doesn't...matter-"

"Oreo pie."

My eyes bulged. Oreo pie was one of my favorite desserts...how the hell did he know that?!

"Come as soon as possible. Thank you."

Smoke dialed a few more numbers before walking over to me. "Dinner will be served in a few moments. Can you wait?"

My stomach replied for me with a loud, embarrassing growl. I blushed and tried to cover the moans as best as I could, but it only made the groans louder. Smoke laughed, opened a small cubby door, and tossed me a small bag. I looked at it and tried to make sense of it.

"Gummy bears. I usually pig out on them when I'm desperate for food." He smiled.

"You...you get desperate for food?" I asked, staring at the bag intently.

"Yes, is that so hard to believe?" He leaned against a wall and pushed his beautiful smoky hair back.

"Uh, a little...I couldn't imagine you desperate for food, you know?"

"Well, there are times when I train until very late at night and dinner is served while I train. All of us eat at the same time, if you haven't already noticed."

"No, no I haven't!" I blushed.

"Calm down, now you know." Smoke sighed.

"Wait, why haven't I eaten with everybody else?!" I shouted.

"Because you fail to realize that you have breasts. Everybody else here has a p-"

"Okay, I get it!"

Smoke smirked and sat on the bed. "Eat."

I tore open the bag and began to humbly eat one gummy bear. I was shocked when I came to the realization that it wasn't like any other gummy bear that I have ever tasted...it oozed a gummy juice. It was so good and undeniably syrupy that I decided to eat another. And another. Before I knew it, half of the bag was gone.

"Alright, enough. I don't want you ruining your appetite, there is a huge feast being prepared for you as we speak."

I dropped the bag and wiped my mouth with my arm. "Sorry, I'm just...I'm hungry, alright?"

"I understand that, but...you ate half of my gummy bears. I love those things and you ate half of them...do you know how hard it is to get gummy bears? I have to leave the palace and-"

"Wait, you leave this place just to get...gummy bears?" I asked slowly.

He nodded. "Yes."

"Are those your favorite candies?!" I asked excitedly.

He looked around and nodded again. I giggled and clapped my hands together softly, a sign of my fangirl mode turned on. "That is so adorable, you like gummy bears!"

He raised an eyebrow as I continued to giggle. "Why is that so...fascinating?"

"Because you like gummy bears!" I giggled, my face turning red.

Smoke gave me a, 'What the hell is wrong with you?' look, but I didn't care. I found it absolutely adorable that he liked gummy bears, and if I ever returned home, I would eat gummy bears whenever I played as Smoke.

"I don't understand how that is something to laugh about..." Smoke said uneasily.

I finally managed to settle down, my face still red and the adrenaline still pumping rather quickly. Smoke raised his eyebrow at me and I flashed him the biggest smile I could. He smirked and rolled his eyes. "Weirdo."

"I know you are, but what am I?" I asked playfully.

He chuckled and suddenly turned in to a wisp of smoke. I gasped and looked around, watching his now hazy figure floating above me.

"Sm...Smoke?"

The wisp of smoke rushed towards me and I yelped as it swooped me off my feet.

"Smoke, put me down!"

The big cloud then began to break apart and I felt a tickling sensation under my armpits. I giggled uncontrollably, trying to swat away the smoke at the same time.

"Smoke! Hahaha, stop! Can't breathe!"

After I said that, the tickling sensation stopped, but I was still in the air. "Now, put me down!"

The smoky cloud floated towards the bed and plopped me on it. Smoke then reappeared and smiled. "You are an interesting young woman."

I blushed and fixed my hair pin. "You are an annoying pain in the back of my neck."

He raised his eyebrows and replied. "Oh yeah? Just for that, I'll be hiding all of my gummy bears and I will personally make sure that you don't find them."

"Not the gummies!" I giggled.

"That's right. And I know just where to hide them."

My mind automatically went in to climacteric mode. His room was huge, there was no doubt about that. Would he hide it under his mattress? No, they'd be squished. In one of his cubbies? No, that would be too easy for me to find. Wait, would he even hide it in his room?

My eyes widened and I looked at Smoke, who was smirking. "You wouldn't."

"I would."

I squinted my eyes and pointed my index finger at him. "The gummies shall be mine."

"Pssh, you wish."

I lowered my arm. "We were thinking of the same place, right?"

"Sub-Zero's office."

"...How did we do that?"

"Great minds think alike."

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms. "I accept the challenge."

There was then a loud knock on the door, which startled me and caused my seemingly strong appearance to return to its weak, humble state. Smoke laughed and opened the door. Just as before, there was a large tray of food...only there were two this time.

"Master Smoke, your...food..."

The young kitchen boy stared at me with hungry eyes and I stared back at him, annoyed out of my mind. Smoke grabbed the two trays and glared at the boy. "You are dismissed."

The boy smiled sheepishly at me and I blinked rapidly. Was...was he attracted to me? If he was, he would be the first boy who ever found me attractive...I began sweating and tried to keep my cool. The boy then started...blushing?!

"Did you not hear me, I said that you were dismissed!" Smoke shouted.

The boy flinched and bowed before running off. Smoke huffed and closed the door with his foot. I tried to cool my blushing face, but nothing worked. Smoke raised an eyebrow at me while setting the trays down. "What's that matter?"

"Nothing!" I squeaked.

He walked over to me, raised my chin with his index finger, and looked in to my eyes. Oh jeez.

"I know how he looked innocent. Truth is, he has dreamed of raping a young woman like you for a very long time."

My red cheeks turned pale and I sighed. "Great. Another dog."

Smoke kept his gaze on me. He took off his mask, pecked me on the cheek, and then put his mask back on just as quickly as he had taken it off.

"They won't get near you. I promise."

I blushed as he released my chin and walked over to the trays of food.

"Come, let us eat."

I sighed, sat on the plushy pillows, and watched as he began to serve the food. I glanced at the bag of gummy bears on the bed and heard him sigh.

"Go ahead and grab them. I guess I'll just take that long, unneccesary trek to buy some more."

"Thanks!" I smiled as I jumped up, grabbed the bag, and settled back down on to the pillows.

"Your lack of sympathy surprises me," he chuckled. "Dig in.