Storm Shadow

A lot of things go unsaid in the G.I. Joe base, partially because everyone understands each other so well.

Which becomes a pain if you're the new guy.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I've come over to the Joe side of things, back to my brother's side.

But even a ninja can get confused over things unsaid.

or annoyed.

Especially when it involves a love triangle that will end badly for someone.

Maybe I should steal Scarlett away from them? Snake Eyes has a point about her skills and abilities. She's not just a pretty face.

Okay, he has several points, and he should start using Shuriken to convey them.

I can understand not attacking Duke. The guy is the second in command on the joe base.

But it's everyone else I think shoukd be finding out who has a claim to her heart.

At one point, I couldn't help myself. Scarlet and I were talking, and I saw Duke, Snake Eyes and a few other joes coming out of the cornor of my eye.

As Snake Eyes or Stalker can tell you, I can be very devilish when I want to be, especially since I sometimes get the feeling I'm talking for Snake Eyes and myself.

So I put my arm around her shoulders to show her what changes we'd made to the dojo. She didn't mind. I've already hugged her a few times,(When we both thought Snake Eyes had died in a collapsed building, and she was really distraught) and I already told her I thought of her as a sister. She just thought I was being brotherly. Her brothers do it alot. (On a side note, you never want to tick off her father and three brothers. They're all very good at hand to hand combat, and they will team up if you hurt their little girl. Snake Eyes and I went to her house to meet her family for thanksgiving, when scarlett went to freshen up with her mother, her brothers gave us a set of rules and threats if those rules were broken. Her father was cleaning a shot gun. They lightened up a bit when I told them I thought of her as my little sister, but I digress. back to me messing with my brother and a good portion of the G.I. Joe command.)

You should've seen their faces. I could barely hold the laughter out of my voice as I was talking to her. Stalker, who had been standing with us, had to do an about face and leave in order to not burst out laughing.

You should hear the rumors from that incident.

Scarlett has also hugged me good bye before leaving on a mission.

I don't have any problems with that. She's really . . . beautiful.

Maybe I should steal her away, see how long it takes for Snake Eyes to snap and attack me.

Common sense wins out though, I don't want to get killed.

But if he hadn't gotten there first, I wouldn't have minded sweeping her off her feet.

Oh well, I'll find someone for me someday. For now, I don't mind helping Snake Eyes with his girl.

Gives me something to do other than train all day and wonder how everyone else just lets the gaps in conversation go.

Okay, so this one was inspired by a tiny plot bunny that asked what if Storm Shadow liked Scarlett? The plot bunny also had the idea of Storm Shadow taking her for himself, but he didn't make it past this oneshot. I might mess with this idea later on . . . or someone else can take it.

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