Hah, like Hell I'd kill Avery. She has yet to have a second child with Snake Eyes ;) jk. About the killing her part, not the child part. I may bring her near death so many times that she shouldn't be able to function correctly, but I don't kill her. Except in that one story . . But it isn't posted cause I lost the written copy, oh well. Enjoy.
Snake Eyes woke before Avery did. What he found came close to breaking his heart. Liam was cuddled up to his mother and his cheeks were reddened from the tears he had obviously shed. He was unable to move, it was like he had been strapped down. Suddenly Storm Shadow came into Snake Eyes view. "Boy, come on. Your mother isn't going to wake yet. You heard the doctor she needs to rest. And you need to eat."
"No." Liam said stubbornly. "My mama needs me right now. The doctor doesn't know what he says he does. What mama needs is me." The little boy had his mothers stubbornness that was for sure. But he also had her inability to escape from a larger person carrying them. "Mama!" Liam was yelling then he saw Snake Eyes. "Wait. Storm. Snake Eyes is awake." Storm Shadow turned and saw that his sword brother was indeed awake.
"You win, a few more minutes with Avery." Storm Shadow placed the boy on the ground. Both men were amazed at the speed that Liam had raced to his mothers bed. "So, you're finally awake now are you?" Snake Eyes' eyes asked what he couldn't. "A few days, don't worry. Those insufferable twins have been looking after the boy. I take him sometimes because he says he can't stand them too. And like a fool I fall for his damned eyes and then he runs off to here. I even had the door locked and he got out." Storm Shadow quickly cast a look at Avery. "To speak ill of the unconscious, what the hell has that woman taught the kid?" Snake Eyes laughed and Storm Shadow finished unstrapping him. "You reacted violently to the medicine that the doc gave you."
Snake Eyes stood up and walked over to Avery's bed. "The doc says that she is healing nicely, but her hormones are way out of whack." Snake Eyes lightly touched her head then leaned down and kissed her lips. When he pulled back her eyes fluttered open then shut. Liam gasped and watched his mothers face closely. "Talk about true loves kiss." Storm Shadow joked.
"I've been awake since you 'spoke ill' of me. And just so you know Liam can so kick your ass." Avery's voice was husky sounding from not being used. "May I have a drink?" Snake Eyes gladly got her a cup of water. He then held her in a sitting position and helped her to drink. "What happened?" She asked when her thirst was quenched.
"You kicked my ass. Had Aurora not cut in I might be the one in serious condition. I'll go get the doc." Storm Shadow tried to get out before either of them realized that he was there. But it was too late because Avery remembered attacking him. She also remembered that Aurora had threatened to slowly torture and murder her son. Not a pleasant thing to wake up to.
"Hold it. What is a cobra operative doing here?" Snake Eyes remembered that Storm Shadow had mentioned joining, that was when Avery was still unconscious. He wanted to know all the details but here and now was neither the place or time for it. Snake Eyes told Storm Shadow to go and that they would talk later. "No, why you letting him go." The look that she got told her that she was being stupid at the moment. If storm Shadow had wanted to hurt or kill them, he had just had the perfect time. Both adults were injured and unable to currently fight and would have been easily taken out. Yet he didn't. "Fine, take his side."
"Mama, Storm isn't bad. Hawk says that he is on our side. Him and that grumpy girl. She wasn't happy that they had to have different rules than most of the Joes. Storm Shadow has been allowed more freedom than her because he has been helping around a lot. The girl just sits and curses anyone that comes near." Liam told the other two about what had happened in the past few days. Avery sat a hand on Liam's head in thanks.
"Now, you go eat." Liam's stomach gurgled and the small boy blushed in embarrassment. But without hesitation he left to go get food. "And you." Avery turned her attention to Snake Eyes. He wondered what he had done. When she smashed their lips together he no longer cared if he had done anything wrong. Hell if this was the treatment he got for doing something wrong he would start to do many things wrong. "As soon as I am allowed up and around we are to speak alone in your room." He got the hint. It would soon be time to work on a second child. Snake Eyes was hoping that Hi-C would say she could leave soon.
Hi-C, and surprisingly Storm Shadow, entered into the room. "Hello again Avery, long time no see. I have the shot if you-" Snake Eyes started to sign viciously about no more shots. "I uh see?" Snake Eyes glared at Hi-C. "Um Avery?" Avery just laughed and shook her head.
"Wait, if she needs a shot.." Storm Shadow trailed off. He hoped that someone would explain what was going on with a shot for avery. He was curious. Quite very curious. When no one came forward with an answer he decided to taunt Snake Eyes into telling. "Well I say give-" He never got to finish his sentence because Snake Eyes jumped at him. "Whoa! What is the damn shot."
"Birth control." Avery said then she started laughing at Snake Eyes. He had started to furiously blush when Storm Shadow had laughed