DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the metal gear solid characters...

I love you... I love you meryl... David said as meryl slept. I'm so sorry I left you alone you had to suffer.

I don't deserve you. I'm a no good bastard. I cant show love for the ones I love I hide it. Deep inside me

Never to come out. But with you it all might change. I'm going to live for some one else. I want that some

One to be you. But in order to do that I have to protect you I wasn't able to do it once. I don't want to let

That to happen again.

David begins to feel meryl turn around to face him. To his surprise and embarrassment meryl is wide-awake.

That's not true snake...your not a bastard... your just a soldier... a strong willed soldier that couldn't show

Feelings because you were scared to lose me. And when you did, when wolf shot me... you thought you would

Never see me again. I thought the same thing. But the one hope I told you about, me wanting to see you

Again... that's what kept me alive. The very thought that just maybe you cared enough to fight for me. And you did.

I thank you for that. I'm alive because of you.

I love you so much Meryl... I don't want to lose you ever. I don't know what I would do. You're the one that taught

Me to care to love. And with that I want you to be with me. That probably won't happen. Ill ruing it all.

Meryl gets closer to David and kisses him then hugs him tight.

Snake, or should I say David... you won't ruin it. I feel the same way. Nothing was your fault. Me getting shot, brain washed,

And nearly being killed. Never once did I think that I hated you. In fact I loved you even more than before because you were

Fighting for me and for the world. I love you David.

David sheds a few tears and says

I told otacon I had no more tears to shed. I guess I was wrong. I still have more to shed with you.

Meryl places her hand on David's face

Yea I guess you were wrong David. No one is tough enough not to cry during extreme times. Even soldiers like you

It's normal. You may not be the upbeat man that I needed but... I don't care. I don't need a man like that. I need you David.

Nothing more. I love you for what you are.

Meryl... I love you...

I love you to David.

David and meryl cuddle and kiss each other until meryl fell asleep. David thought about leaving but he couldn't do it.He loved meryl too much to leave so as meryl did he held her tight never wanting to release her and fell asleep.