Some unresolved issues

(Warning, brief sexual scene here)

During the next 3 weeks, Raiden had trained more with Fluttershy, this time teaching her how to use a High Frequency Blade similar to the one he has.

Fluttershy has really gotten better over the weeks with her war training, thanks in part to Raiden always being there to cheer her on and help her when she needs it, one of the reasons she fell in love with him.

It took Fluttershy a while just to grip the sword properly, but once she got that down she constantly practiced the sword, it was a bit harder than her other training though, she constantly got nervous that she would cut herself or someone around her.

"You can do it Fluttershy, just think of the sword as an extension of yourself, no different than your wing", Raiden instructed.

Fluttershy continued to use the sword, technique was a little sloppy, but she was trying hard.

"You can do it 'Shy, believe in yourself", Raiden said.

Fluttershy kept swinging, picking up a little speed but she had swung the sword a little too hard at one point and it went flying out her hand and nearly impaled a nearby Akiba, who was just standing there watching, drinking a can of Dr. Pepper.

The sword landed right next to his head and he started to freak out, "I knew it! She IS trying to kill me!"

Fluttershy looked a bit annoyed, "Why would I want to kill you?"

"Hey I can tell from your eyes, especially your creepy stare!"

Fluttershy just glared at him, "Buzz off"

Akiba huffed a bit and simply walked off, Raiden lightly chuckled.

"Says a lot when the Element of Kindness won't put up with your bullshit"

As Raiden went to grab the sword for Fluttershy, Snake approached him, "Raiden, slight issue"

"Another raid?" Raiden asked.

Snake shook his head and was gonna speak but he noticed Fluttershy nearby, so he spoke low enough so Fluttershy couldn't hear, "It's Rose, she wants to speak with you"

Raiden looked a bit surprised, "Rose? You can't be serious"

Snake shook his head, "It's pretty important Raiden, you should probably go chat with her"

Raiden nodded, "Ok then"

As Snake left, Fluttershy approached Raiden.

"Is everything ok?"

Raiden sighed, "Sorta, don't worry about it, listen just go to our room, I have some personal matters to take care of"

Fluttershy nodded and left to her room, Raiden decided to go with Snake to where he would speak to Rose.

"Ok Otacon, get her on the screen", Snake said.

Otacon pressed a button, showing Rose to Raiden.

"Jack...it's been a while", Rose said.

"Hi Rose, yeah, it's been quite some time", Raiden replied.

Snake gestured for Otacon to follow him, leaving Raiden & Rose to privacy.

"So any reason you called?" Raiden asked.

"Jack...I know we are having a few marital differences right now, and I hate that you have to fight again, but I'm not sure if I want this, to lose you, I want to still be with you"

"Rose...I have a duty to fulfill, they need me, I can't turn my back and do nothing while the world goes to hell"

"But your family needs you more!"

"I'm fighting for you Rose, if Liquid succeeds then we'll have no future, I'd rather take the chance and die for the family than have to lose my family"

Rose sighed, "Jack, Snake is more than capable of handling this, I even hear that you have a Pegasus with you"

Raiden looked confused, "Who told you that?"

"Your teammates, the told me you train a Pegasus, and I've heard about her because many survivors that were rescued spoke a lot about her, promise me at least you'll finish training her and just leave"

Raiden sighed, "Rose, I can't just do that, I will not go home a failure and a quitter"

"I don't care about that stuff Jack! I just want you back alive, that's all!"

"Rose...it's complicated, look I can't discuss this now, we're close to finding and ending Liquid, I've come this far, I can't quit"

"Jack...you have a responsibility here, if you can fulfill your responsibility as a husband and father, then I might just have to cut those ties"

Raiden looked conflicted, "Rose, this isn't a fair decision"

"I'm gonna give you a day to figure this out, but that's it, good-bye", the message then ended, Raiden sighed, "Damn...why can't she understand that I'm doing this for her?" he decided to go back to his room, inside he saw Fluttershy doing a few wing ups, pretty well done ones, then she looked up, "Oh, you're back"

Raiden nodded, "Yeah, finished up my personal affairs"

Raiden sat back and sighed, Fluttershy noticed and sat next to him, "What's wrong?"

Raiden shook his head, "Nothing really, just dealing with a lot of nonsense"

Fluttershy looked at him with concern, "You can tell me anything"

Raiden looked to her, he can tell from her eyes that she seemed so concerned for him, he decided it's best to just let her know the truth and hope she wasn't too mad.

"The thing is Fluttershy...I'm in the process of...splitting away from my wife"

Fluttershy looked surprised, "You never mentioned you were married"

Raiden nodded, "Yeah, I am, but my wife doesn't like that I fight in wars, she wanted me to retire, but I can't just walk away from my duty, probably because I was raised in war, I was a child solider...but one reason I fight is to personally make sure no children ever have to go through what I went through, I'm fighting for my family, but I guess it isn't enough"

Fluttershy felt so sad for him she had nudged against him, "I'm sorry to hear that you're going through this"

"That's why I hesitated on returning your feelings, not because you're a pony, but because of all the stuff I just went through...I guess lately I've become so desperate for some type of love and affection, I gave in to yours..."

Fluttershy recalled the last couple of months, she had been doing her best to get close to him, now she realizes what he's going through, but she also realizes that maybe she is what he needs right now.

"I don't like war and fighting much either...but I will understand that it's your duty to do so, and that's why I'm fighting by your side, to make sure you get back safety...I must be honest though, I have mixed feelings right now, part of me still loves you, but another part wonders if I should, you might still live your wife, and I don't blame you if you decide you don't want to do any more with me...I'll understand"

Raiden looked to Fluttershy, he can tell this was starting to break her heart, he wasn't sure what was gonna happen, he figured now is as good of time as any to weigh his options, he grabbed Fluttershy and pulled her into a kiss, to which she eagerly returned.

While kissing, Raiden started to rub her body and lay her down on the bed and continue his kisses.

Raiden started to feel a bit more heated and excited as he started to kiss her neck, and then trail kisses through her body, earning moans of pleasure from Fluttershy, she was enjoying this, Raiden also enjoyed it, not caring about the series of taboos here.

It didn't stop with the kisses, soon Raiden had stripped down and really sealed the deal on Fluttershy, getting her into a sexual position and began expressing his love to her, causing extra moans from Fluttershy, this was a new experience for her, once she got past the pain, it was all pleasure.

Raiden continued to pump into Fluttershy, earning moans of pleasure for each time he went in, a satisfying sound to him.

Raiden lowered down to kiss her a bit and continued to pump into Fluttershy, she can say she's never felt pleasure like this, Raiden enjoyed the affection he was giving, not caring that she wasn't even human, she was still a girl he cared for.

Raiden continued on, Fluttershy moaned and started to sweat from all this action, blushing heavily from being worked on by the guy she's fantasized about for a couple of months.

Soon Raiden had released himself and he and Fluttershy fell exhausted, Raiden still inside Fluttershy as they rolled over to rest.

"That was amazing...thank you Raiden", Fluttershy said.

Raiden nodded, "Yeah...no problem"

Soon they both went into a brief slumber, somewhat exhausted from their activities.

Later on, Raiden woke up, still cuddled with Fluttershy, his actions dawning on him.

"We...we really did it...I can't believe we went for it"

He carefully left the bed, he looked down and saw that he was still nude, confirming more than he had indeed had a sexual affair with Fluttershy.

"I hope I didn't jump the gun, especially shortly after Rose...oh god Rose...what if she ever found out?"

Raiden quickly put his clothes back on and left the room, still thinking on how to handle this.

Later in the day, he was sitting at the table Otacon usually sits at when he talks for missions, thinking on how to handle things.

Fluttershy then approached him, "Raiden, are you ok?"

Raiden looked to her, "Hey Fluttershy"

She sat next to him, "I'm sorry..."

Raiden looked confused, "What for?"

"I feel like I have been a real pain, I didn't know about your marital troubles, though I kinda wish you told me, I now see why you were so hesitant..."

Raiden sighed, "Don't apologize, you did nothing wrong, I should have been more honest, and I never should have had sex with you like that, I feel like I just used you to relieve some frustration, you just looked so sad and when I kissed you, I guess I just felt so excited and...that happened"

Fluttershy blushed, "I'm flattered...and I'm not mad, I'm glad I got to experience that with you, you're so gentle"

Raiden smiled, "Thanks, you're the best, now I gotta figure out what to do with Rose"

Fluttershy looked concerned, "I'll leave you alone then, you look like you need a lot of thinking"

Raiden nodded, "Thanks...you're the best"

Fluttershy left Raiden to his thoughts, though she too was conflicted, part of her wanted Raiden to be with her, the other pitied Raiden's wife and just wants them to make up.

The next day Raiden went to the Monitor where Rose was waiting, Otacon left the room after setting it up, "Good luck Raiden"

"Hello Jack"

Raiden waved, "Hi Rose", he sat before her, Rose simply cut to the chase.

"So did you come to a desicion?"

Raiden hesitated, when he was about to speak he heard the door open, Fluttershy came through.

"Hello"

Raiden looked confused, "Fluttershy?" he stood up and approached her, "What are you doing here?"

"Helping you with this", she approached the monitor, "Hello"

Rose looked a bit surprised, "Wow...the Pegasus...you're so pretty"

Fluttershy blushed, "Thanks...I'm sorry to get involved with this, but I want to help, back where I'm from I always helped my friends with their trouble, I wanted to see if I could help here"

Rose smiled, "You're so sweet to wanna help, but this might be a bit complicated"

"Maybe...but I feel so bad for both of you...can I at least say one thing? You don't have to take my advice but I'd like to at least say it"

Rose nodded, "I guess it can't hurt"

Fluttershy sighed, "I know you want Raiden with you, and maybe he should just let Snake handle this, but do you really wanna throw your marriage away over this? He's doing this because he wants his country safe, he cares that much about you to make sure you live in a free and safe country, isn't that what matters?"

Rose sighed, "You make a good point Fluttershy, but the pain of having a husband away is too much, I need him here, with his family, the pain knowing that he's out there at war, knowing I can lose him at any moment, I can't bare that pain"

"Will splitting from him really reduce that pain?"

Rose sighed, "I don't know..."

Fluttershy thought, "Can you at least let him finish, then discuss this face to face...I think you owe him at least that..."

Rose rubbed her head a bit, still conflicted, but something about Fluttershy made Rose feel obliged to take her advice, "Ok, if you say so, I'll wait, but he better finish soon, if he keeps me waiting too long, then I can't deal with this"

Fluttershy nodded, "He will"

Rose spoke again to Raiden, "Please hurry back...I don't want to replace you...but I can't bare the burden of losing you"

Raiden nodded, "Ok Rose"

She turned off the monitor, Raiden approached Fluttershy and hugged her, "Thank you..."

Fluttershy nodded, "I still love you, but I can't take you from your wife if there's still a chance you can get back together with her"

Raiden sighed, "I miss my family, I want to make things right with Rose, and be with my wife and son again...but it's nice to know I still have another woman to care about"

Fluttershy smiled, "I would love to marry you Raiden...but only if you can't work things out, and I hope you and your wife would still be friends...I feel a bit selfish though...while I want you and your wife to be happy, I partially want you for myself"

Raiden rubbed her mane, "Don't worry, that's normal I guess, you can't control your emotions...I'm a bit worried myself now"

Fluttershy smiled, "Don't worry too much, if you and your wife do get back together, I'll still be happy for you"

Raiden smiled, then kissed her a bit, "I kinda want you both honestly"

Fluttershy giggled, "If it meant being with you, I wouldn't mind"

Raiden chuckled, "You're the best"

Fluttershy blushed, "Thanks...so you have a son...if I marry you, would that make me like his mother?"

Raiden thought, "In a way, you'd be his step mother...he's almost 6 so he's still young"

Fluttershy thought, "I wouldn't mind being his second mother honestly, not sure if I'm too young to have been his mother though"

"You're only 8 years younger than me, if you were his mother, you'd be a teen mom I'm sure, but I think you would be fine"

Fluttershy nodded, "I guess"

Raiden stood up, "I'll worry about this later, let's head back to our room"

Fluttershy nodded, "Sure thing"

Later in the day, Raiden was walking when Snake passed him.

"Hey Raiden, things going well with Rose?"

Raiden nodded, "We're gonna talk more once this war ends, still very stressful though"

"I hope it works out...though from the sounds of things, you and Fluttershy seem to be moving along quite well yourself"

Raiden looked a bit confused, "Meaning?"

"Fluttershy makes a lot of noise in bed, if you're gonna have relations, tell her to tone it down"

Raiden blushed, "Shit..."

Snake rolled his eyes, "Just be careful with this, the fate of a lot of lives are in your hands", Snake simply walked off while Raiden rubbed his head.

"Damn...I'd rather be on the battlefield fighting for my life than dealing with this", he simply walked off, still wondering what he should do.

What should Raiden do? Well soon he has some stuff to handle anyway, along with his team.