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THE OTHER SNAKE :: A Meryl/Solidus Fanfic Chapter 4 :: "We are who we are."
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Another day has passed and Meryl and Solidus were still on their tracks, stopping at nothing, except to check whether the WolfPack was close by.
Meryl pulled her arm away from Solidus as he held it tight to keep her close to him as they trudged through the forest at a steady, fast pace."Will you stop holding on to me like that?! I know this is for safety, and I know we're on a rush, but I am not a child anymore, okay? I am old enough to keep up with you, and old enough to take care of myself!!! Aside from those, I still don't TRUST you!"
Solidus sighed, stopped on his tracks and turned around to face Meryl. "Look, Ms. Silverburgh. I've had enough of you YAMMERING about how much you hate me and how much you hate being with me!!! But at this point, I believe you don't have a choice but to stay close to me or DIE at their hands!!!"
Meryl grunted at the thought of having no choice but to be with Solidus. She knew that what he was saying was true. There is no way, she'll escape the WolfPack, and Solidus may be her only ticket for getting Snake back. After all, it's his brother they're going after, and his brother that they're going to fight against.
"Hmph! Very well.I'll stay with you, and I will cooperate with you. But damn it, George.if you make one wrong move against me, I think you already know what I'm capable of doing.". Meryl pointed the gun at him.
"Hahahaha..". Solidus laughed sarcastically "So you still think you can take me on? I believe you just got lucky yesterday. After all, you did shoot me while I was defenseless on the ground. Tsk tsk.I can't believe that's what they teach you in the military". Solidus crossed his arms on his chest and smiled at Meryl slyly.
"With you, Solidus.such ethics don't count. In fact, just thinking about all the things you've done in the past makes me want to kill you right now." Meryl steadied her aim and pulled back the trigger of her gun.
Solidus slowly walked towards her and gently pulled the gun down "Yadda- yadda-yadda. I'm tired of all this cat and mouse talk. That was the past.this is now, my friend. And NOW is where we're running for our lives."
Meryl tried to pull the gun up, but Solidus kept her arm down "Nggg!!! Well, who says you can't relive the past?!!! Who says you won't relive the sins you've done?!!! I know you, Solidus..and I know what you'll do once you find your power again!"
Solidus felt Meryl fighting against his arm, but he kept her arm down and steady. ".And isn't it funny how YOU'RE the one helping me find that power again? You do know very well that once I find out liquid's secret, I will gain invincibility! The invincibility that big boss had during his prime years in the military!!! Then power shall be mine..and with that, the destruction of THE PATRIOTS!!!"
"I know why you really want that so called 'invincibility'"..Meryl stared into Solidus' eyes."The real reason you want it, is to stop the sickness that's eating you away right now." As soon as Meryl said that, she felt Solidus' grip on her arm loosen.
"You think I don't know about it, Solidus? Or should I say.George Sears?!!! Power and freedom is not the real reason why you loathe the Patriots. You hate them because of what they've done to you!!! They've crippled you with an unknown incurable illness that will eat your body away til the day you die! You hate how they've taken away your right to be called the best Snake who ever lived and ---" Meryl suddenly felt a smack on her left cheek.
"STOP IT!!! YOU KNOW NOTHING!!! ...nothing...and I need none of your pity. This sickness is nothing to me." Solidus let go of Meryl's arm and walked towards the direction they were heading to a while ago.
Meryl slowly trailed after him. She kept silent, with only the cracking of twigs and the swaying of branches to be heard. But she had to know more..
"So..it is true..You're as sick as they say." She kept her voice down.
"As I said, Ms. Silverburgh.I do not need your pity. Evil men do not need pity. And as you already know, I'm one of them." Solidus never looked back at her. He just kept steady on his trail.
"Pity? Who said I pitied you? I just want to learn more, just in case I need to dispatch you after this mission is over." Meryl noticed Solidus clench his fist.
"I am quite surprised with how cocky you are, my friend. You should even be scared of having me around. As you can see, I'm not as weak as you think I am. To think that I could helplessly hold you down without the need of that blasted muscle stimulating armor."
"Hey Solidus." Meryl tapped him on the shoulder.
"What again?!!!" Solidus spun around, and as soon as he did, Meryl shot a swift, hard punch towards his stomach gun wound.
"AAAAAAERRRRRGH!!!!!!!!! O-OOOOOOWWWWCH!!!" Solidus froze on his place with his eyes and mouth wide open "OH GOD!!!!! THAT HURT, YOU B!TCH!!!!"
"Awww.did that hurt, Mr. Big Bad Solidus Snake? Call me weird, but it's usually times like these when we.'connect'"
Solidus quickly placed his hands on his wound "That wasn't funny, Meryl..you know how fresh this wound still is.OH GOD, IT HURTS!!!!"
"Call God often enough and he might take the pain away, hon.well, I guess we better get moving. I think we've made Liquid wait long enough." Meryl patted Solidus on the head, as he still stood there, holding on to his stomach. "This is really not funny, Meryl!!!". Meryl walked pass by him with a smile on her face, as she now led the trail.
After a couple of hours, nightfall came once again.
Solidus spotted a clearing within the forest. "There. We can rest there." Solidus pulled Meryl towards the clearing. When they reached it, Meryl sat by a tree, resting her back against it. She felt so relieved since they've been walking and running for the entire day. "Thank god I'm not a fan of high heels" She told herself.
Solidus walked around the area and gathered woods and twigs for fire. He placed them in the middle of the clearing and started to vigorously rub a piece of wood against the pile, in hopes of heating up the place soon enough.
"Are you sure it's safe here?" Meryl was still resting her back against the tree as she looked around, surveying the area from where she sat. "Won't the WolfPack spot us here easily?"
Fire started to build from the pile of twigs as sweat slowly slid down Solidus' face "Nah. Don't worry about them. I've looked around, and it seems as if this part of the forest isn't included in their search routes. Anyway, there. I've built the fire. I guess it's time we finally got some rest."
"On that, we could agree, Solidus." Meryl leaned her head back against the tree and slowly closed her eyes. She suddenly felt something solid press beside her. She quickly opened her eyes and saw Solidus sitting right next to her. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!!!". Meryl quickly stood up and moved away.
"Saving your life!! THAT'S WHAT!!!! Look, if the WolfPack does pass by near this area, then my scent will protect you!!! They know you're here, but they do NOT know I am!!! It's not as if I want to sleep with you too!!!"
Meryl quickly sat against another tree and held her position. "I AM NOT GOING TO SLEEP BESIDE YOU, OKAY?!!!"
"Fine!!! If they smell you, then you'll harm the BOTH of us, and you'll never see your snake again!!! The WolfPack kill without question, my dear.unless of course if their boss Liquid wants you alive! But I doubt it. Liquid's learned from his past mistakes of keeping hostages alive."
Solidus saw the grimace on Meryl's face as she slowly stood up. "Fine. I'll sleep beside you.But only because I need to."
"Just the same as my reason, Meryl. Believe me.you're the last woman I'd wanna 'sleep with'".
"Why? Because you know I can kick your ass in a fair fight?" Meryl chuckled and slowly sat beside Solidus, still maintaining some distance between them.
"Not really..but yeah.that is one of the reasons..you've quite proven you are not the kind of woman men can easily mess with."
"At least you've finally realized that. Even the great Solid Snake can't stand up to me, you know." Meryl sighed at the thought of Snake. She wondered where he could be at this moment. Could he be safe? Is he already...Meryl couldn't think of it. She can feel he is still alive. She can barely feel his essence, but she knew Snake was still out there.waiting for her. And then it hit her. Can he still be thinking about her? Maybe he really did mean it when Snake told her that it was over between them. Maybe Snake isn't even thinking about her any more. Maybe his mind is more focused on his mission now. Sometimes she wished Snake could just leave the battlefield behind and think about the people around him for a change. But she knew Snake will always seek justice.Justice in the battlefield.to defend the world against any form of evil. But what about his friends? About the people who truly love him?
"You're thinking about him again, aren't you?"
"Huh?" Meryl noticed Solidus looking at her. He looked so much like the Solid Snake she loves. And with the dim light masking his aged features, he looked like Snake even more.
"You're thinking about Snake."
"Such thoughts are none of your concern."
"Just forget about him."
"I said it's none of your concern!" Her voice was more firm this time. She didn't like how people probed into her mind, especially people like Solidus.
"We, Snakes.we lead a certain. Lives without attachments. We can never be who you want us to be, Meryl. We'll always have that longing.Longing for."
"Longing for what? What is your longing, Solidus? Snake longs for piece. What about you? What about liquid? What do you two long for?"
Solidus can feel the strength in her voice. Strength in such a mocking tone. "You're right, Ms. Silverburgh. Such thoughts really don't concern us at this time. Good night." Solidus closed his eyes and relaxed, letting his body just fall into a deep sleep.
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THE OTHER SNAKE :: A Meryl/Solidus Fanfic Chapter 4 :: "We are who we are."
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Another day has passed and Meryl and Solidus were still on their tracks, stopping at nothing, except to check whether the WolfPack was close by.
Meryl pulled her arm away from Solidus as he held it tight to keep her close to him as they trudged through the forest at a steady, fast pace."Will you stop holding on to me like that?! I know this is for safety, and I know we're on a rush, but I am not a child anymore, okay? I am old enough to keep up with you, and old enough to take care of myself!!! Aside from those, I still don't TRUST you!"
Solidus sighed, stopped on his tracks and turned around to face Meryl. "Look, Ms. Silverburgh. I've had enough of you YAMMERING about how much you hate me and how much you hate being with me!!! But at this point, I believe you don't have a choice but to stay close to me or DIE at their hands!!!"
Meryl grunted at the thought of having no choice but to be with Solidus. She knew that what he was saying was true. There is no way, she'll escape the WolfPack, and Solidus may be her only ticket for getting Snake back. After all, it's his brother they're going after, and his brother that they're going to fight against.
"Hmph! Very well.I'll stay with you, and I will cooperate with you. But damn it, George.if you make one wrong move against me, I think you already know what I'm capable of doing.". Meryl pointed the gun at him.
"Hahahaha..". Solidus laughed sarcastically "So you still think you can take me on? I believe you just got lucky yesterday. After all, you did shoot me while I was defenseless on the ground. Tsk tsk.I can't believe that's what they teach you in the military". Solidus crossed his arms on his chest and smiled at Meryl slyly.
"With you, Solidus.such ethics don't count. In fact, just thinking about all the things you've done in the past makes me want to kill you right now." Meryl steadied her aim and pulled back the trigger of her gun.
Solidus slowly walked towards her and gently pulled the gun down "Yadda- yadda-yadda. I'm tired of all this cat and mouse talk. That was the past.this is now, my friend. And NOW is where we're running for our lives."
Meryl tried to pull the gun up, but Solidus kept her arm down "Nggg!!! Well, who says you can't relive the past?!!! Who says you won't relive the sins you've done?!!! I know you, Solidus..and I know what you'll do once you find your power again!"
Solidus felt Meryl fighting against his arm, but he kept her arm down and steady. ".And isn't it funny how YOU'RE the one helping me find that power again? You do know very well that once I find out liquid's secret, I will gain invincibility! The invincibility that big boss had during his prime years in the military!!! Then power shall be mine..and with that, the destruction of THE PATRIOTS!!!"
"I know why you really want that so called 'invincibility'"..Meryl stared into Solidus' eyes."The real reason you want it, is to stop the sickness that's eating you away right now." As soon as Meryl said that, she felt Solidus' grip on her arm loosen.
"You think I don't know about it, Solidus? Or should I say.George Sears?!!! Power and freedom is not the real reason why you loathe the Patriots. You hate them because of what they've done to you!!! They've crippled you with an unknown incurable illness that will eat your body away til the day you die! You hate how they've taken away your right to be called the best Snake who ever lived and ---" Meryl suddenly felt a smack on her left cheek.
"STOP IT!!! YOU KNOW NOTHING!!! ...nothing...and I need none of your pity. This sickness is nothing to me." Solidus let go of Meryl's arm and walked towards the direction they were heading to a while ago.
Meryl slowly trailed after him. She kept silent, with only the cracking of twigs and the swaying of branches to be heard. But she had to know more..
"So..it is true..You're as sick as they say." She kept her voice down.
"As I said, Ms. Silverburgh.I do not need your pity. Evil men do not need pity. And as you already know, I'm one of them." Solidus never looked back at her. He just kept steady on his trail.
"Pity? Who said I pitied you? I just want to learn more, just in case I need to dispatch you after this mission is over." Meryl noticed Solidus clench his fist.
"I am quite surprised with how cocky you are, my friend. You should even be scared of having me around. As you can see, I'm not as weak as you think I am. To think that I could helplessly hold you down without the need of that blasted muscle stimulating armor."
"Hey Solidus." Meryl tapped him on the shoulder.
"What again?!!!" Solidus spun around, and as soon as he did, Meryl shot a swift, hard punch towards his stomach gun wound.
"AAAAAAERRRRRGH!!!!!!!!! O-OOOOOOWWWWCH!!!" Solidus froze on his place with his eyes and mouth wide open "OH GOD!!!!! THAT HURT, YOU B!TCH!!!!"
"Awww.did that hurt, Mr. Big Bad Solidus Snake? Call me weird, but it's usually times like these when we.'connect'"
Solidus quickly placed his hands on his wound "That wasn't funny, Meryl..you know how fresh this wound still is.OH GOD, IT HURTS!!!!"
"Call God often enough and he might take the pain away, hon.well, I guess we better get moving. I think we've made Liquid wait long enough." Meryl patted Solidus on the head, as he still stood there, holding on to his stomach. "This is really not funny, Meryl!!!". Meryl walked pass by him with a smile on her face, as she now led the trail.
After a couple of hours, nightfall came once again.
Solidus spotted a clearing within the forest. "There. We can rest there." Solidus pulled Meryl towards the clearing. When they reached it, Meryl sat by a tree, resting her back against it. She felt so relieved since they've been walking and running for the entire day. "Thank god I'm not a fan of high heels" She told herself.
Solidus walked around the area and gathered woods and twigs for fire. He placed them in the middle of the clearing and started to vigorously rub a piece of wood against the pile, in hopes of heating up the place soon enough.
"Are you sure it's safe here?" Meryl was still resting her back against the tree as she looked around, surveying the area from where she sat. "Won't the WolfPack spot us here easily?"
Fire started to build from the pile of twigs as sweat slowly slid down Solidus' face "Nah. Don't worry about them. I've looked around, and it seems as if this part of the forest isn't included in their search routes. Anyway, there. I've built the fire. I guess it's time we finally got some rest."
"On that, we could agree, Solidus." Meryl leaned her head back against the tree and slowly closed her eyes. She suddenly felt something solid press beside her. She quickly opened her eyes and saw Solidus sitting right next to her. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!!!". Meryl quickly stood up and moved away.
"Saving your life!! THAT'S WHAT!!!! Look, if the WolfPack does pass by near this area, then my scent will protect you!!! They know you're here, but they do NOT know I am!!! It's not as if I want to sleep with you too!!!"
Meryl quickly sat against another tree and held her position. "I AM NOT GOING TO SLEEP BESIDE YOU, OKAY?!!!"
"Fine!!! If they smell you, then you'll harm the BOTH of us, and you'll never see your snake again!!! The WolfPack kill without question, my dear.unless of course if their boss Liquid wants you alive! But I doubt it. Liquid's learned from his past mistakes of keeping hostages alive."
Solidus saw the grimace on Meryl's face as she slowly stood up. "Fine. I'll sleep beside you.But only because I need to."
"Just the same as my reason, Meryl. Believe me.you're the last woman I'd wanna 'sleep with'".
"Why? Because you know I can kick your ass in a fair fight?" Meryl chuckled and slowly sat beside Solidus, still maintaining some distance between them.
"Not really..but yeah.that is one of the reasons..you've quite proven you are not the kind of woman men can easily mess with."
"At least you've finally realized that. Even the great Solid Snake can't stand up to me, you know." Meryl sighed at the thought of Snake. She wondered where he could be at this moment. Could he be safe? Is he already...Meryl couldn't think of it. She can feel he is still alive. She can barely feel his essence, but she knew Snake was still out there.waiting for her. And then it hit her. Can he still be thinking about her? Maybe he really did mean it when Snake told her that it was over between them. Maybe Snake isn't even thinking about her any more. Maybe his mind is more focused on his mission now. Sometimes she wished Snake could just leave the battlefield behind and think about the people around him for a change. But she knew Snake will always seek justice.Justice in the battlefield.to defend the world against any form of evil. But what about his friends? About the people who truly love him?
"You're thinking about him again, aren't you?"
"Huh?" Meryl noticed Solidus looking at her. He looked so much like the Solid Snake she loves. And with the dim light masking his aged features, he looked like Snake even more.
"You're thinking about Snake."
"Such thoughts are none of your concern."
"Just forget about him."
"I said it's none of your concern!" Her voice was more firm this time. She didn't like how people probed into her mind, especially people like Solidus.
"We, Snakes.we lead a certain. Lives without attachments. We can never be who you want us to be, Meryl. We'll always have that longing.Longing for."
"Longing for what? What is your longing, Solidus? Snake longs for piece. What about you? What about liquid? What do you two long for?"
Solidus can feel the strength in her voice. Strength in such a mocking tone. "You're right, Ms. Silverburgh. Such thoughts really don't concern us at this time. Good night." Solidus closed his eyes and relaxed, letting his body just fall into a deep sleep.
