"You may have blackmailed your way in to stay, doesn't mean I'm going to like it, but it does mean I am going to get you mission ready. G.I Joe style", Heavy Duty tells Duke and Ripcord.
I finally learned these people names! Heavy Duty is the British guy, he is currently teaching the guys about the Accelerator Suits. I'm not really a part of this; I'm stopping by before going to Snake Eyes A.K.A Ninja buddy's room to hang out.
"Have fun guys! Heavy, don't break 'em, mom will kill me if they die", I tease.
Heavy Duty chuckles before going back to serious.
I leave the room and head down a series of hallways to finally arrive at Snake Eyes' room. I knock on the door and not two breaths later, the door opens revealing Snake Eyes. He steps aside so I may enter. I smile as I do so and take off my shoes by the door. I look around and I like what I see. It looks like a mix between a traditional Japanese room and modern American room. Snake Eyes gestures for me to sit on a mat. I do so as gracefully as one can when that one trips over air, so not gracefully at all. I fall on my butt and Snake Eyes silently laugh. I playfully glare at him as he sits on the mat in front of me.
"So what's first, meditation or talking?" I ask.
Snake Eyes nods his head to me, I guess that mean for me to talk.
"Okay, so where do I begin? I guess I'll start with family. Uh, there's mom, Madge, also dad, Eric, you met Duke, my brother. Duke is older by a month, I know weird but I guess I loved being in mom. Haha, mom named me Mystie, because "everything about me is a mystery"", I explain.
Snake Eyes' shoulders shake slightly, aha I got a chuckle.
"Yeah, growing up, I didn't really fit in. I was always watching martial arts and action movies. I like the different fighting styles and weapons used. So naturally all the kids either kept their distance or picked on me. Duke always stood up for me until one summer our grandfather, dad's father, took me to visit a friend in Japan. He's friend is a master in martial arts, they call him the Hard Master", I pause when I see him stiffen.
"Snakes, are you okay?" I ask, concerned.
He nod once and relax a bit. He quickly gestures for me to continue. I look at him with uncertainty before I continue.
"I was eleven, I think. I can't exactly remember how to pronounce the clan, but I remember they were amazing. The Hard Master was very kind; he said he saw something great in me. He said I was an honorary member of the clan, he named me Swift. I couldn't defend myself well back then but was hard to touch. I had fun there, although I did hit my head causing me to lose part of my memory. I still haven't gotten it all back", I laugh and give a 'what-can-you-do' shrug.
Snake Eyes tilt his head to the side; his aura gave of concern and something else.
"Oh, don't worry, it wasn't a big deal. One of the boys knocked me into a tree, I hit my head. Anyways, going back home was horrible. I told Duke and Ripcord about all the amazing ninja stuff I saw, they called me crazy. They said "Ninjas doesn't exist". To them I never met any ninjas and I would never meet one", I stop look at him. I smirk at him. "Remind me to rub this in their faces!"
Snakes Eyes give me a slight nod.
"So I vowed to meet and marry a ninja one day", I admit. "I'm not suggesting you and I marry or anything. I'm sure I can meet another ninja and marry them."
His shoulders shake again, he shake his head as well.
"Wow, I just went way off topic. I was supposed to tell you about my family! I do that all the time! Once I start talking, my brain goes all over the place. I'm sorry, I'll tell you about them some other time. How about we meditate?" I offer.
Snake Eyes lean forward and place his hands on my shoulders. Somehow I can tell he's looking deep into my eyes. It's the kind of gesture that says "I'm there for you if you need me". I place one of my hands on his hand and smile.
"Thanks, now let's meditate", I say.
He gets in position and I see him relax. Following his lead, I close my eyes. All I see is dark, until I see a quick flash. I was as if someone quickly showed me a picture. I see it again; it's a little boy about twelve smiling. He has light brown hair and honey brown eyes. I shake it off and empty my mind of all thoughts. I try not to think but I can't do that, my mind wonder to Snake Eyes.
What does Snake Eyes think of me? Does he think I'm weird? Does he like me? I wonder if he'd date me. Why do I care? Why do I care if he would want to date me? I just met him! I wish I knew what he looked like or what he sound like. I'm being silly, he'd never like me. Even if he did, no one would ever know.
I jump when I feel a hand on my shoulder. I quickly open my eyes to see Snake Eyes. I look at his watch and see its time for training. I get up and go to the door. I wait for him to open the door before I hop on his back. He starts walking down the corridor.
"Can you run there?" I whisper.
With no answer or warning, he takes off running at top speed. I just bounce up and down, laughing as he goes. We past a few people along the way and get a lot of weird looks. We get to the training room and he set me down by the shooting simulator. I see Scarlett and I wave to her. She raises an eyebrow, but wave back. Snake Eyes walks off to who knows where.
"So, what were you two doing?" Scarlett asks suggestively.
"Story sharing and meditating", I admit.
"Okay, if you say so. Anyways let's get started."
I grab a gun and wait for her to start the clock. She started the timer and I'm off. I hit every single one in one of three places, forehead, or either eye, except the last one, I clip the neck. I turn to Scarlett, she nods approvingly.
"Oh, if you want to get rid of Rip, you'd either have to become ugly, uninteresting, or be evil", I advise her.
"Thanks, question. I've read your file and we're basically on the same intellectual standings, having some of the same qualities, you're quite beautiful, so why is Rip not feeling this attraction to you as well?" She asks.
"Its guy code one-oh-one, never date a friend's sister, especially a best friend's sister. Duke is his best friend so I'm off limits, but that doesn't stop him from flirting a few times."
"Right, you should get to your next session. You're up against Snake Eyes, good luck" She tells me.
"Thanks, see ya around", I say over my shoulder as I walk away.
Heavy Duty hands me some equipment, laughing.
"You'll need these."
I put them on in a hurry and go to the mat. I twirl the stick thing as Snake circle me. He circles me for a minute before I get inpatient. I know that's what he wants, he wants me to act on this and attack first.
"If you're done checking me out, can get started?" I ask sarcastically.
Snake Eyes stiffen for a second before attacking from the side. I easily dodge the advance and striking back. He moves out the way with ease. We continue this dance before he gets a few hits off while I still try to recover from my last dodge attempt. The shocks hurt but I'm not going down that easily. I got to the ground, Snake relax his stance a bit thinking he won. I hit him in the legs, chest and back as quickly as possible. He goes down and I pop up standing at a safe distance away.
When he drops the stick thingy, I go over and help him up. He pats me on the arm and nods his head. I twirl my finger signaling for him to turn around. I take off the extra gear then hop on his back.
"To the next task, Ninja Buddy A.K.A Snake Eyes A.K.A I got nothing else!" I declare.
Everyone laughs at this while Snakey shakes his head. He takes off running to the deck for water battle. By the time all the test are over, I'm dead on my feet.
"Ninja buddy, do you love me?" I ask.
He makes no really moves except bending his knees. I smile and hop on his back.
"You know me so well already", I say with a giggle/yawn.
He walks us to the lounge/rec room. I hop off his back and look at him.
"You're great, Snake Eyes. I appreciate you, buddy", I say before kissing his masked cheek. I go to the couch and nap.
So what do you think? Do you guys like? I'm thinking the Next chapter being in Snake Eyes point of view. I've read a few Snake Eyes/OC stories and know they have him do signal language to communicate. I'm going to stick to body language mostly for him like in the movies. Oh and I know Snake Eyes is Blond hair, blue eyed, but in the movie he's brown hair, brown eyed as the actor playing his younger self and older. Okay thanks for reading.