A/N:Thanx to those who reviewed, you guys are awesome(thanks also for the constructive criticism, I never get enough of that)! I made some changes to my story:
1. I changed my character Mary's personality. She can now only speak two languages: English and Japanese. The reason for this change is because I realized that she was a little too Mary-Sue like.
2. The whole story will be told from two points of view: Mary's and Snake Eyes because I like to get both of their opinions into my story.
3. One more thing that I need to clear up is that the whole story won't be in italics. The only time that I will use that format is during flashbacks/dreams/Snake Eyes signing/private thoughts.
So yeah, thats pretty much it. I have already started school, so the updates may be less frequent! ^_^
Chapter 1
Snake Eyes' POV
I was sharpening my swords when General Hawk came in, "Good morning, Snake Eyes. Where is the rest of the Alpha team?"
I pointed to the cafeteria, showing that they were getting breakfast.
"Ah, so that's where they are. I'm guessing that your not hungry?"
I shook my head.
"Well, tell them that there's a meeting in four hundred hours, and that I want them to come. Okay?"
I nodded, and he smiled. After he exited the room, I walked into the cafeteria, where my friends and comrades were seated.
Scarlett was the first one to see me. She stood up, and gave me a hug, "Snake, I haven't seen you all morning! So, what's up? Do you want something to eat?"
Scarlett and I had been close friends ever since we had started at G.I. Joe.
I shook my head, "General Hawk wants to have a meeting with us in four hundred hours" I signed in ASL.
Scarlett nodded, and she translated to the others.
"I wonder what's it about," Ana said.
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"Now," General Hawk started, "I have begun to notice that there has been love in the air. That is both a good thing as well as a bad thing. Does anyone know why?"
Like a fifth grader, Breaker raised his hand enthusiastically. When the general nodded, he stood up, "It causes distraction, sir."
"Indeed it does, Breaker. We don't want to break up those of us here in G.I. Joe, but I will hope that you refrain from seeing your coworkers as anymore than your friends. Is that clear?"
"Sir, yes sir!" the chorus of Joes rang throughout the facility.
"Team Alpha, I'd like to introduce you to your newest member. Please welcome Falcon Wings to your group!"
Just then, a tall woman walked out, and for some odd reason, my heart started to beat quickly. She had long, jet black hair, and was about six feet tall. She wore all black.
"Okay, Falcon, go to training. Everyone, back to your stations!" General Hawk boomed.
We went back to the training rooms, and instantly I returned to sharpening my knife. The new girl, Falcon Wings, walked up to me, "Hey...you. I was wondering where room four hundred is? It's my bedroom, and I need to put my things away, but I can't seem to find it."
I nodded, and beckoned for her to follow. She did, and I showed her where her room was.
"Oh, thanks so much, I was afraid that I would never find my bedroom!" she laughed, and I nodded again.
Falcon Wings frowned, "What's wrong? Why don't you talk?"
I stared at her, unsure if she could understand ASL.
"Ah, you won't say. That's all right, I'll find out soon enough," she said teasingly. She walked into her room, and slammed the door in my face.
"Wow," I thought.
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"All right, Falcon, show us what you can do!" Heavy Duty yelled at the new girl.
She nodded, and she stepped right in front of me, "Hello, Mr. Mysterious," she whispered.
"All right, Falcon. When I count to three, try to bring Snake Eyes down, is that clear?"
"Sir, yes sir!"
He smiled, "One....two......three!"
We circled around each other, trying to find an opening or a weak spot. She swung at me, and I ducked. Unfortunately, she had seen that coming, and brought her leg around, and kicked me in the jaw. Hard.
I almost fell over, but I steadied myself quickly, and grabbed her leg while she was trying to kick me again. However, she jumped up before I could pull her leg out from underneath her, and using her other leg, kicked me harder than before. I went flying to the ground.
I wasn't ready to give up, but Falcon was already on top of me, pinning me down using her knees, and had one hand on her neck, while the other was balled up into a fist over my head.
Everyone clapped, and Falcon smiled at me, "Nice one, Snake Eyes."
Aha, so she had learned my name like she had promised.
Ripcord walked over to me after Falcon had gone over to Heavy Duty to ask about her time, "That was nice, Snake. You were just beat up by a girl. And you know what?" he asked, in his usual joking tone, "I think she was flirting with you a bit."
I stood up, and inclined my head to show confusion.
Ripcord laughed, "The whole team thinks so."
I gave him a hard stare, and he laughed once again, "Okay, fine, we'll drop the subject. You want something to eat? We're all heading to the cafeteria for some lunch."
I nodded, and we all walked over there, however, I stopped in my tracks when I saw Falcon sitting at our table. Why was I so distracted by her? She was just a girl. I've worked with girls before.
So why was Falcon affecting me?
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Mary's POV
So far, I liked G.I. Joe. They all seemed friendly, why would my brother hate them so much?
I didn't realize how much harder it would be to have Snake Eyes fall for me. With his suit on, it made it hard for me to figure out his emotions. Whenever I did something, I would have to think hard about it first.
I would have to constantly ask myself questions such as: Does he think that was too slutty? or What is he thinking now?
It was hard, but I think he will fall for me eventually. After a hard day of training, I dressed into my pajamas, and jumped into bed, and was about to turn off the light, but I just happened to look at the calendar.
"Oh, my God," I whispered. I walked over to my calendar, and stared at the date hard. September eighteenth. It was my parents anniversary.
It was also the fifteenth anniversary of their death.
How could I have forgotten?
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A/N: Sorry that this chapter was a little bit on the boring side, I was suffering from writer's block! I promise that the next chapter will be more interesting! I promise that the next chapter will be up by Sunday or something. LOL. Please R&R!!!!! P.S. I don't know any thing about martial arts, so if you know anything about it, please tell me!!!!! ^_^