Disclaimer: I do not own G.I. Joe or any character affiliated with it...just Misaki, Kaili and Akila.
So many toys
"Unki Ado...up unki Ado." A small voice penetrated the fog in Storm Shadows mind. The effects of the medications that had been administered were finally wearing off, making the memories of what happened come rushing back. *Misaki, I know you will never forgive me for what I have done, but I will do all in my power to make it up to you.*
Opening his eyes, Storm Shadow noticed a pair of sparkling miss-matched eyes peeking over the foot of the bed. "Unki Ado upies."
Storm smiled at his little student as he sat up and complied to the child's demand. "Hello Kaili, what are you doing here all by yourself?"
"Mummy have pictures made." Kaili pointed over to Doc's office.
*Did I hurt her so badly that she needs x-rays?* Keeping a hold on Kaili, Storm Shadow rose from the bed and headed for the door that would lead to Doc. Without knocking the white ninja showed himself in.
"Hi mummy!" Kaili's high squeal was quick to draw the attention of both her mother and the doctor who was just finishing with the stills of the twins.
Misaki gasped at the sight that had entered the room; finishing with the task of getting her shirt back down she quickly got up to make sure everything was alright with her brother. "Storm, are you feeling better, does anything hurt?"
Storm Shadow could only stand there in shock as his baby sister's hands danced over his head and neck in search of any issues. The ninja's thoughts went back to the images that he had seen on the screen. Realization of what had been captured on those images hit Storm like a ton of bricks. *Two of them...* With knees shaking, Storm dropped to the floor as he placed his little student on her feet. "Misaki...I...you..." With hands quivering Storm reached out to touch Misaki's flat stomach only to stop short as memories flooded back. "You're with child...and I struck you." Lowering his head, Storm looked down at the floor in shame.
"It wasn't your fault Storm, you weren't yourself." Misaki reached a hand out and brushed her fingers through Storm Shadows dark hair in hopes of reassuring him that everything was ok. "Please don't blame yourself."
"Does Snake Eyes know?" Storm still wouldn't look up at Misaki as he asked one of the many questions that were flying through his head.
"Not yet, I'm saving the news for the wedding day. Which by the way is tomorrow." There was a bit of a scolding tone in her voice. "And you still have to be fitted."
"You still want me to be a part of your wedding?"
"Of course I do, why wouldn't I?" With a firm hand she made Storm look up at her. "And I don't want 'It's my fault' kind of answers."
"It would probably be better if you don't argue with her Storm Shadow." Doc's voice came from behind Misaki, drawing their attention to him. "Besides the little gaffers are doing just fine, and I have Breaker picking the chip that was in your neck apart."
"I do not deserve such an honour." The ninja's dark eyes moved from the bright blue ones, avoiding any more contact.
"You don't have much of a choice, Kaili is the flower girl and it's your job to make sure she gets to the altar." Misaki gave Storm no room to argue against the role he was to play in the wedding.
"I flower girl unki Ado!" Kaili drove Misaki's command home as she tugged on the side of Storm's shirt.
"And you will make a beautiful flower girl." The uncle gave his little student a gentle hug and placed a soft kiss to her forehead. "I don't think Snake Eyes will approve of my presence though."
"Let me worry about him, you did nothing bad and he knows it."
Storm couldn't help but smile at the image of Misaki 'dealing' with Snake Eyes. Getting back up to his feet with Kaili in his arms, Storm noticed that someone was missing. "Where is the Egyptian woman?"
"Akila went back to her dig site after she made sure you were ok and after Heavy Duty made sure she was ok." Doc was in the process of sealing an envelope that held a few photos of the two small babies as he let the questioning ninja know where his rescuer was.
"The commander obviously wanted me found alive and well so that I could be his little puppet." Storm grumbled his displeasure over the situation.
"That's over with Storm and Rex's plan didn't work so would you please stop beating yourself up about it." It wasn't really a question but more of a request from the fan dancer.
With a sigh of defeat, Storm Shadow finally gave in to his sister. "I will try...for you Misaki."
The sound of quiet music brought Misaki out of a deep sleep. Smiling with the thought of what was going to happen in the afternoon, Misaki reached over to shut the alarm off. Finding the bed empty the young bride strained her ears; listening for any indication that Snake was in the next room. After a few seconds of listening, Misaki heard the unmistakable sound of running water.
"Well then, I think that's my que to make my appearance." With a mischievous glint in her eyes, Misaki threw off the blankets and jumped up from the bed and made a dash for the bathroom.
Trying to be as quiet as possible Misaki entered the toy ridden living room at a jog. Since Kaili could sit up the living room became an obstacle course for the parents and anyone else who was taller than the toddler. Dodging the first few toys was no problem for Misaki and so thinking that she was on a roll increased her speed.
"Almost there, almost there." The excitement was rising at the thought of surprising her soon to be husband. As she reached the end of the room, Misaki failed to notice the small plastic truck lying in her path.
Snake Eyes had awoken earlier than usual due to the mix of stress and excitement of the coming day. Having slipped out of the bed the dark ninja made for the shower. He was almost finished with the morning ritual when a sharp cry reached his ears. In a flash Snake was out of the shower and in search of the source of the cry.
Reaching the living room, the usually silent man froze momentarily as he discovered his beautiful blossom lying on the floor by the table. "Misaki."
Trying to keep himself calm, Snake Eyes ran to a small panel that was by the main door and pushed a small red button; sending an alarm to Doc. Once this was done Snake went back to Misaki. Checking for injuries, Snake Eyes could only find a small cut on Misaki's temple. Pulling her into his arms, Snake tried to bring her around as best he could.
"Snake what happened?" Doc rushed into the room to find the Alpha member rocking an unconscious Misaki in his arms.
"She fell." That was all Doc needed to hear to figure out what had happened.
Taking control of the situation Doc quickly checked Misaki's vitals. "Alright Snake, get Misaki into bed. If she isn't up with a half hour then bring her to the infirmary. I don't want to over react yet."
With a nod, Snake Eyes stood up with his lover and went to their bedroom so he could get her comfortable. There was one thing that he was glad of and that was the fact that Kaili had yet to wake up.
"You might want to get some clothes on." Doc's voice could be heard from the other room as he left.
Looking down, the ninja realized that he hadn't even put a towel on in his rush. Getting up from the floor, Snake went to find some pants. Finding said pants on the dresser the ninja quickly donned them before going on a new search for a shirt. Just as he found a clean shirt a soft moan drew his attention to the bed where Misaki lay.
Forgetting about the shirt the ninja went to his bride's side and took a hold of her hand. "Misaki."
After a few tense moments a pair of blue eyes opened to greet the honey brown ones of the ninja. A smile of relief spread across Snake's face as he brushed stray hairs away from Misaki's face. However this was short lived as those pretty blues began darting around the room and a look of confusion appeared.
Giving Misaki's hand a gentle squeeze, Snake brought the young woman's attention back to him. When she didn't smile up at him, the ninja became even more concerned. This concern turned into panic when Misaki finally spoke.
"Who are you?"
Sorry for the major delay in this chapter...writers block..uggggg...Hope this one will tide you over for a little while Lil Cherry, even though im going to try and get the next chapter up soon. ^_^ Thanks for all the reviews my little gum drops.