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THE OTHER SNAKE :: A Meryl/Solidus Fanfic Chapter 5 :: "I surrender."
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Meryl looked at Solidus as he closed his eyes. "I guess even he, the great Solidus, the former president of the united states of america, has doubts about his existence." She thought to herself. Maybe he wasn't that invincible after all.maybe he wasn't that vulnerable and immovable as she thought he was...Maybe he still has a chance to.change.
"Urgh.I can't believe I'm thinking all this about him.". Meryl laid back against the tree, and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep. Did she really think he could "change"? He was the greater evil after all. A thorn on their side ever since Shadow Moses. He, Solidus, brought them nothing but pain. But there she was...thinking such an evil man, could change.
"He may look like snake, but he is NOT Snake. I.I have to stop thinking that.that he could be snake." Meryl thought to herself again. "Why does he have to look so much like him anyway? It is hard enough to be away from Snake..and it is more difficult to be with an enemy who looks so much like him."
Meryl slowly opened her eyes and looked towards Solidus. She wanted to tell herself that even if Solidus has a part of Snake in him, he is not Snake. And probably will never be..so she has to stop thinking about him that way. Stop thinking that..he could change..and be the Snake she.loves...BUT NO! This man is different.
Solidus' eyes were closed and his head was slightly tilted to the side. Meryl can see his chest gently moving up and down as he breathed with his hand placed on top of his stomach wound. Then she suddenly saw his lips move. "The gunshot wound still stings, you know." Solidus said. His lips moved, but his body was still in the position it held, with his eyes still closed and his head tilted to the side, as if he's already too tired to do anything else. "Go to bed, Meryl. Plotting my death as I sleep won't do you any good."
"Hmph! You have sharp senses. I didn't even make a single sound, nor made any noticeable movements. It won't be easy killing you while you sleep. Good night, Solidus.". Killing him has surely been a thought from the start, but it was definitely not her priority at this moment. Still, she had to sound strong. One of the things she's learned in her training was to never show vulnerability, to an enemy, even to a friend. She leaned her head back against the tree and closed her eyes again. This time, she was going to go to sleep for sure.
Hours passed by.and the sun finally rose from the east....
Solidus felt something wet trickling down his face. "Nnn.huh? What?". He opened his eyes and felt another drop of water on his cheek..and another.and another. "Dammit. It's raining.". He suddenly noticed a weight that's been on his shoulder since he woke up.
As he looked to his side, he saw Meryl leaning against him with her head on his shoulder. She was all wet from the rain, with some of her hair covering her face.
"Tsk tsk.women." He smirked. "They can never sleep without depending on someone to lean on.". Solidus gently placed his hand against her head to push her away from him "Sorry, child. But I'm not the kind of person who tolerates such physical contact.". But as soon as he exerted force against her, he heard her moan a bit, as if she doesn't want to move.
"Damn child. Sometimes she does anything to stay away from me, and now here she is, forcing herself upon me, the 'enemy'. I will never understand this girl.". He looked at her.more closely this time. She seemed so.peaceful as she slept, some of her hair on her face, with her lips slightly parted from one another.
Solidus gently reached out to her and brushed some of the hair off her cheek and her forehead. He felt her skin against his hand as he did. It's been so long since he felt someone this close to him physically. And then for some weird reason, he didn't want to pull his hand away. He just sat there, looking at her.His fingers gently tracing the contours of her face as rain gently pelted her with water.
He ghasped and suddenly pulled his hand away. "NO!!! Urgh.what was I thinking?!!!" He looked at Meryl again, then looked away. "Snake, you lucky bastard!!!" Solidus couldn't believe he just said that. Since he was born, he'd had all the power.Power to control a nation.power to make anything happen, yet here he was calling Snake a lucky bastard.
Then.he looked at HER again. This was the Meryl he hadn't seen before. The strong Meryl that didn't feel any hatred towards him. It was Meryl Silverburgh.or shall he say, Meryl Campbell, but without the hate..without the barriers. And odd enough, neither did he feel hatred for her.
He looked at her even more..looked at her as if he was memorizing her face. "No.I can't" he whispered to himself.. "no..", but as he whispered the word, he found himself slowly leaning towards her.His fingers on her chin, gently lifting her face towards him "No.", he thought to himself. "I've failed.as a soldier", he whispered as he pressed his lips against hers..
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THE OTHER SNAKE :: A Meryl/Solidus Fanfic Chapter 5 :: "I surrender."
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Meryl looked at Solidus as he closed his eyes. "I guess even he, the great Solidus, the former president of the united states of america, has doubts about his existence." She thought to herself. Maybe he wasn't that invincible after all.maybe he wasn't that vulnerable and immovable as she thought he was...Maybe he still has a chance to.change.
"Urgh.I can't believe I'm thinking all this about him.". Meryl laid back against the tree, and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep. Did she really think he could "change"? He was the greater evil after all. A thorn on their side ever since Shadow Moses. He, Solidus, brought them nothing but pain. But there she was...thinking such an evil man, could change.
"He may look like snake, but he is NOT Snake. I.I have to stop thinking that.that he could be snake." Meryl thought to herself again. "Why does he have to look so much like him anyway? It is hard enough to be away from Snake..and it is more difficult to be with an enemy who looks so much like him."
Meryl slowly opened her eyes and looked towards Solidus. She wanted to tell herself that even if Solidus has a part of Snake in him, he is not Snake. And probably will never be..so she has to stop thinking about him that way. Stop thinking that..he could change..and be the Snake she.loves...BUT NO! This man is different.
Solidus' eyes were closed and his head was slightly tilted to the side. Meryl can see his chest gently moving up and down as he breathed with his hand placed on top of his stomach wound. Then she suddenly saw his lips move. "The gunshot wound still stings, you know." Solidus said. His lips moved, but his body was still in the position it held, with his eyes still closed and his head tilted to the side, as if he's already too tired to do anything else. "Go to bed, Meryl. Plotting my death as I sleep won't do you any good."
"Hmph! You have sharp senses. I didn't even make a single sound, nor made any noticeable movements. It won't be easy killing you while you sleep. Good night, Solidus.". Killing him has surely been a thought from the start, but it was definitely not her priority at this moment. Still, she had to sound strong. One of the things she's learned in her training was to never show vulnerability, to an enemy, even to a friend. She leaned her head back against the tree and closed her eyes again. This time, she was going to go to sleep for sure.
Hours passed by.and the sun finally rose from the east....
Solidus felt something wet trickling down his face. "Nnn.huh? What?". He opened his eyes and felt another drop of water on his cheek..and another.and another. "Dammit. It's raining.". He suddenly noticed a weight that's been on his shoulder since he woke up.
As he looked to his side, he saw Meryl leaning against him with her head on his shoulder. She was all wet from the rain, with some of her hair covering her face.
"Tsk tsk.women." He smirked. "They can never sleep without depending on someone to lean on.". Solidus gently placed his hand against her head to push her away from him "Sorry, child. But I'm not the kind of person who tolerates such physical contact.". But as soon as he exerted force against her, he heard her moan a bit, as if she doesn't want to move.
"Damn child. Sometimes she does anything to stay away from me, and now here she is, forcing herself upon me, the 'enemy'. I will never understand this girl.". He looked at her.more closely this time. She seemed so.peaceful as she slept, some of her hair on her face, with her lips slightly parted from one another.
Solidus gently reached out to her and brushed some of the hair off her cheek and her forehead. He felt her skin against his hand as he did. It's been so long since he felt someone this close to him physically. And then for some weird reason, he didn't want to pull his hand away. He just sat there, looking at her.His fingers gently tracing the contours of her face as rain gently pelted her with water.
He ghasped and suddenly pulled his hand away. "NO!!! Urgh.what was I thinking?!!!" He looked at Meryl again, then looked away. "Snake, you lucky bastard!!!" Solidus couldn't believe he just said that. Since he was born, he'd had all the power.Power to control a nation.power to make anything happen, yet here he was calling Snake a lucky bastard.
Then.he looked at HER again. This was the Meryl he hadn't seen before. The strong Meryl that didn't feel any hatred towards him. It was Meryl Silverburgh.or shall he say, Meryl Campbell, but without the hate..without the barriers. And odd enough, neither did he feel hatred for her.
He looked at her even more..looked at her as if he was memorizing her face. "No.I can't" he whispered to himself.. "no..", but as he whispered the word, he found himself slowly leaning towards her.His fingers on her chin, gently lifting her face towards him "No.", he thought to himself. "I've failed.as a soldier", he whispered as he pressed his lips against hers..
