The next few weeks were spent on training and sparring. Mileena was pushed to her limits over and over again by her father.

Mileena possessed the same strength and agility as Kitana, but that didn't seem good enough for Shao Kahn.

He wanted her to be better and stronger than Kitana.

It was obvious when Kitana was allowed more time to rest than Mileena. And Jade would be called upon to take Kitana's place to spar against Mileena. Jade possessed a similar strength as Kitana but moved much quicker.

Shao Kahn would then have Mileena spar against Kitana and Jade.

Mileena noticed that Kitana would hold back and allow her to take her down. Jade, however, was the opposite and did everything she could to defeat her.

Once she could defeat both Kitana and Jade, Shao Kahn would then have her spar against Reptile and Ermac.

The sparring matches continued day after day, where Mileena would train and spar against different opponents.

Until one day, Shao Kahn decided that Mileena should spar against Scorpion.

That morning, Mileena had awakened earlier than usual.

She couldn't go back to sleep.

She was too excited to see Scorpion.

Although he had been at the palace more than a few occasions, her father would send him off without her knowing, and she would often wonder where he had gone.

When she would question her father about it, he would vaguely tell her that Scorpion had gone to take care of business and would say nothing more.

Of all those nights she spent alone, she couldn't stop thinking about him.

She spent most nights fantasizing about him ravaging her, and she would masturbate until she relieved herself of an orgasm, usually several times a night.

Lately, however, she had been too exhausted.

Mileena struggled to get out of bed as her body ached all over.

Today was going to be a tough day, especially if her father keeps up the intensity of her training.

Clad in only her underwear, she went and retrieved one of her robes from the closet.

Once she had put on her robe and her veil, she thought about going to the bathhouse to soothe her aching body from the soreness.

She walked out of her room and walked halfway down the hallway when she heard a commotion at the other end where Kitana's room was located.

Curiously, she turned around and crept up to Kitana's door to hear what was going on.

"What do you want me to say?" She heard Kitana yelling.

"I want you to tell me the truth!" She heard Jade shouting back.

There was a pause before Kitana spoke again.

"The truth is, I'm in love with someone in Earthrealm. I don't think I can go through with this invasion."

"Are you mad? Do you have any idea what your father will do if he finds out?"

"I don't care what my father thinks!"

"You can't keep doing this, Kitana," Jade spoke more concernedly. "Sooner or later, your father will know what's going on."

"Yeah, I know." Kitana lowered her voice. "That's why I'm… "

Mileena couldn't hear the last word Kitana had said and leaned closer.

The door creaked loudly, and the room grew silent.

Shit!

Mileena quickly backed away from the door as it flew open.

Kitana stood at the door with Jade behind her.

"Oh, it's just you." Kitana seemed relieved, but Jade eyed Mileena suspiciously.

"How long were you standing there?" Jade asked.

"Not too long," Mileena replied. "I was on my way to the bathhouse when I heard the two of you yelling."

"It's okay, Jade. She already knows." Kitana said to Jade and allowed Mileena into the room.

Jade eyed Kitana angrily, "You mean, you told her first before telling me."

"It's not like that. I thought father had sent her to come spy on me, but she needed my help."

"Help with what?" Jade scowled at Mileena.

Mileena was hesitant to answer, but Kitana responded for her. "She was… wounded. And I helped her."

Jade then turned to Mileena. "Why didn't you just go to Shang Tsung?"

"Because I'm in love with someone too," Mileena replied.

Jade's eyes grew wide. "What? You too?"

Mileena nodded her head.

Jade then glanced between Mileena and Kitana. "Are you two insane?"

"Very!" Mileena replied.

"I know you are!" Jade retorted and turned to Kitana. "But you? I don't understand why you would betray your own father like this."

Kitana remained silent and gazed at Mileena as if she had the answer. Mileena, however, gazed back at Kitana in confusion.

Jade glanced between the two of them and sighed, "You know what, I'm just going to pretend we never had this conversation." She turned to Kitana. "Please think about what you're doing. I hate to see you throw your life away for some guy in Earthrealm."

Kitana remained silent and looked away.

Jade let out an annoyed sigh and walked out of the room, leaving Mileena alone with Kitana.

Kitana walked out onto the balcony while Mileena followed.

Kitana stood by the edge and gazed at the sun peaking over the horizon.

Mileena stood beside her. "What was the last thing you said to Jade before you heard me at the door?"

Kitana kept her gaze at the horizon and answered, "I told her that I'm leaving this place."

"Oh." Mileena shifted her gaze at the horizon. For some reason, she didn't feel surprised that Kitana wanted to leave to be with her lover. Perhaps even marry him in Earthrealm. Then she began thinking about her future with Scorpion.

Kitana turned and looked at Mileena. "How do you feel?"

"Hmm?" Mileena turned and looked at Kitana.

"You said you were on your way to the bathhouse. Are you sore?"

Mileena nodded her head and rubbed her arms. "Yes. Father has been pushing me to train harder."

"I can give you a serum for that." Kitana offered.

Mileena thought about it for a moment. She wanted to bathe in hot water, but the thought of making the aches go away faster seemed like a better idea.

"Okay!" She replied and followed Kitana back inside the room.

Kitana opened her drawer and handed Mileena the healing serum. She opened the small container and drank the blue liquid.

"Thanks, sister!" Mileena said. "I owe you one."

"Yeah, maybe later!"

Mileena left the room, feeling a wave of relief as the soreness went away. She began walking down the hallway to the bathhouse.

She felt a slight turn of her stomach, but she ignored it.

Maybe it was the serum.

Later on, Mileena couldn't contain her excitement as the time came close.

The setting was in the throne room.

Shao Kahn was sitting on his throne, of course.

Kitana and Jade stood on the left side of him.

Shang Tsung stood on the right side of him.

Mileena was in the middle of the throne room, practicing a few moves. Her mind kept wandering to those hot, steamy nights she had spent with Scorpion. She couldn't help but smile under her veil. The others don't seem to notice her excitement.

Her father was the only one focused on her, while the others seemed to be in their own thoughts.

Kitana looked as though she didn't want to be there at all.

Mileena, however, got lost in her own thoughts as she began to twist and twirl along with her movements as if she were dancing. She imagined herself in another place, as her movements became more fluid. Then she imagined herself in Scorpion's arms and continued to twirl as if she was dancing with him.

"What are you doing?" Shao Kahn shouted, bringing Mileena and the others out of their reverie.

"Um…" Mileena felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

"Start over and do it right!" He barked.

"Yes, father," Mileena replied in a guilty tone. She noticed Kitana rolling her eyes at their father and resisting the urge to say something. Jade saw Kitana's reaction but said nothing.

Mileena repeated her movements, this time, she was much more focused. Her practice lasted more than a few minutes, and she was done.

Shao Kahn, for some reason, was still not satisfied.

"Again!" He demanded.

Kitana let out an annoyed sigh. Shao Kahn quickly turned his head and glared at Kitana. "You want to join her?"

"No, father! I think Mileena's progressed well enough."

Shao Kahn scoffed, "Then you are a fool!"

Kitana was taken aback at his insult as well as the others in the room. She appeared to want to hurl insults back at him, but she held her tongue.

Shao Kahn then turned to Mileena. "Do it again!"

Mileena repeated her movements once more.

In the middle of her routine, she felt a slight turn of her stomach again. She did her best to ignore it and continued her practice until she was done. It lasted for another few minutes.

Once she had finished, she turned to face her father.

"That's better!" He said in a much calmer, stern tone.

Mileena sighed with relief and caught a glimpse of Scorpion standing by one of the columns. She felt her heart skip a beat as she grew excited again.

Shao Kahn also noticed Scorpion in the room.

"Awe, Scorpion! Welcome!" He said. "Now, we can begin!"

Scorpion seemed more fixated on Mileena as he approached closer.

He stood directly across the room from Mileena. She felt her knees go weak and struggled to maintain her composure. She wanted very much to run across the room and smother him with hugs and kisses.

"Ready!" Shao Kahn shouted.

Mileena quickly got into her stance, as she didn't want any more trouble from her father.

Scorpion immediately got into his stance.

"Fight!"

As soon as he announced it, Scorpion threw his kunai at Mileena, causing her duck and roll to the side.

When she got back onto her feet, he charged at her, and they collided in a series of thrown attacks.

Scorpion attacked first and aimed a swift kick to her abdomen. Mileena narrowly missed the kick and countered with her own kick aiming at his shins. He quickly back stepped and charged at her with a flaming fist. She blocked him and attempted to kick his side, which he swerved away from her leg. She tried to follow with a series of punches, which he skillfully blocked and evaded. He followed with his own series of attacks mixed with flaming fists and kicks. Mileena blocked all of his attacks but faltered with each attack as he displayed much more power and nearly knocked her to the ground. She quickly regained her footing and continued to attack, evade, counter, and block.

This continued in what seemed like forever, and neither of them managed to land a blow.

Mileena felt herself becoming more invigorated with each attack. Soon, she began to pick up where her imagination had left off. They were in a different place. Somewhere outside, under the moonlight, where they danced, embraced, and made love all through the night. The others fade from the scene.

It was just the two of them.

Alone together!

Suddenly, her stomach decided to turn, and this time she couldn't stop it.

Quickly, she pulled away from Scorpion, ripped off her veil, and puked all over the floor.

Everyone grew silent as Mileena hurled the last remaining contents of her breakfast.

Scorpion glanced over at the others.

Shang Tsung, Kitana, and Jade were in complete shock.

Shao Kahn, however, appeared to be very annoyed as he grabbed his temples in one hand, shaking his head.

Mileena wanted to curl up in a ball and disappear.

"I'm sorry!" She apologized to her father.

Shao Kahn waved her off, "You are dismissed!"

Mileena ran out of the throne room without looking back. She was too afraid to even look back at Scorpion after what she had just done. She went straight up to her room and shut the door behind her. Slowly, she sunk to the floor and put her head down in shame and embarrassment.

And then she kept asking herself, "Why did I do that?"

My first long chapter!

I'm not very good at fighting scenes, but I hope it's good enough!

How did I do? Good? Bad? Ugly?

What will happen next?