"Sensei…"Saia whispers to me. "Where are we?"
I keep my eyes on Reptile as we make our way back to that damp humid place. "Outworld." I finally speak. "We're in Outworld."
She grabbed my arm as she walked closely beside me. I look down at her, the warmth of her skin against mine… how I missed her, how I missed the feel of her skin, her eyes, her body…
"Sensei…" She whispered.
"Don't worry." Our eyes meet. "I won't allow anything to happen to you"…She intertwined her hand in mine. "Not ever again…"
She gave me an uneasy smile… I know that she probably doesn't believe me.. How could she, after all, I left, and let her be killed… Had I just stayed, maybe I could've saved her, and the rest of my clan… But that's the past.
"Well, until the tournament, this will be your home, and your training ground." Reptile spoke. "I will leave you." Reptile walked us to this small stone home. "Perhaps we'll train together." He stared at me with a small smirk in his voice.
"Perhaps." Was all I could say… Maybe it would be a good thing, maybe I could find out more of his moves if I did that.
"Well, I shall leave you two alone " Reptile bowed, before leaving us.
Once we were alone I couldn't help but pull her close to me… For years, I dreamt of this moment… To be with her, to hold her… All that pain I endured seemed to wash away as I held her in my arms.
"Sensei, I've missed you so much." She whispered in my shoulder. "I was so scared that I would never see you."
Her voice, her warmth… She is my everything. She is my heaven.
"I'll never lose you again." I whisper.
"I know… I know…"
She looks up at me, and smiles a little. She presses her lips against the material against my lips… In that moment, I could not contain myself… I hold her closer.. She's my angel…
"Scorpion Sensei." She whispers into my lips. "Promise me something."
"Anything."
"That no matter what, you'll keep my soul to yourself… That its only yours…"
I stare at her..
I have your soul, and all that's attached to it..
"Of course…"
With that said, we lay on the cot that was in our quarters. I held her tightly, taking in the warmth her body had to offer…. Finally… The pain was gone, and she was here.. Either this is one realistic dream, a true reality, or perhaps the gods are sparing me the hell I deserve… Well, I'm not going to question it anymore… I'm gonna just live in this moment… This is the only time I can be weak, and I'm glad she is the one to see me this way.
"Sensei… I was so cold there…" She whispers… "I was so cold…"
"Where?"
"I don't know where I was." She pushed her body closer to me. "But it was cold… All I wanted, was for you to be there, to keep me warm…" she intertwined our fingers, just like she used to… I hate to sound like a female, but it always made my heart flutter when she did this.. "But you'd come and go… You never kept me warm.." Tears seemed to form in her eyes. "Eventually you just ignored me… You'd ignore my pleas… Until that day… The day you told me that Honor didn't keep me alive."
I stared at her, All those years, when I saw her in my dreams, That was her? For those years when I tired to push her from my memories, it was actually her? I wiped her cheeks softly. Those years I thought the memories of her were bringing me pain, it turns out I was causing her pain.
"Saia.. I promise that I'll never do that to you again… I'll always be here, I'll do a better job of protecting you." I stroke her cheek softly. "And from now on, you'll be the only one who can possess my soul."
She gives me a small kiss, smiling a little. "Funny, you've always had mine…" She kisses me again. "But thank you."
It wasn't until this moment, I was sure.. She had taught me the one emotion… Finally I feel it… I'm in love with her. But, I wonder, will this effect me during the tournament? And what about her? Will she be involved as well?