Arctic Wolf's eyes fly open as she wakes up like a grenade explodes. She's aware of everything at once, most importantly of the two Arashikage ninjas holding onto her tight as people flood into her room. She shakes in his arms, wanting Snake Eyes to let go of her. Jaye sits next to her, and Storm Shadow stands, knowing this isn't his place. He fades into the background. "Hey, it's okay," Jaye says, rubbing Wolf's shoulder.
"I'm going to kill them," she says quietly, still breathing hard. She's tense from so many people touching her now, the effects of the dream fading. "I'm going to kill them. What you fear, you kill. I have to kill them. What you fear, you kill. I have to kill them. What you fear, you kill. I have to kill them. What you fear, you kill..." It repeats in the same cycle, and Duke asks for Jaye to go back into Storm Shadow's part of the room. He sits in front of Wolf.
She repeats it more, over and over again, as Duke watches her. Snake Eyes lets go of her, and climbs off the bed. Storm Shadow is still watching, but Wolf doesn't notice them as she should. Her steel eyes are obsessed with the floor, finding a certain spot and staying there. Duke softly puts a hand on her shoulder, and her attention snaps to him. "I'm afraid of them now. I have to kill them. I have to kill Cutter, Hothead, and Headshot before they can kill me."
"What do you mean?" Duke asks. "They can't kill you. You're here, Wolf, and no one is going to hurt you." She shakes her head, her black hair flinging around by the movements. "No one is going to hurt-"
"Maybe not here," she interrupts. She takes a deep breath. "Maybe not here, but you cannot make such promises, Duke." She waits for an answer but instead feels a weight leave her wrists. She sees the chains in his hand and stares at him wide eyed. "Why would you do that? I'm a threat, Duke, and I could-"
"But you won't," he says. "You don't see a reason to. Besides, how are you going to train if you don't have your hands?" He gets up, smiling at her. Snake Eyes follows her, and Storm Shadow waits a moment before going to follow them too. Wolf watches all of them go, confusion coloring her features with a flash of gratitude. Then she looks at her arms, remembering the dream vividly and shakes all over again.
Storm Shadow opens Wolf's door with the idea that she'll be asleep. Not that she'll be doing chin ups with her bed tipped over. He watches her for a while as she goes through what appears to be a daily exercise. She lets herself fall after hitting her designated number, crouching down to absorb what would normally be a short distance if she weren't so small, making it possible in the first place. She stands up, and Storm Shadow can see the toned muscles she's built over the years.
"If you're going to say something, then say it," Wolf says, turning around with her hands on her hips. "I like the dark." Storm Shadow raises a brow as he sees yet another side. A side to her that seems a bit mature and doesn't like being interrupted and likes being alone. She taps her foot. "Well?"
"I thought you'd want to look around," he says finally. Wolf looks around and shrugs, walking toward him. He points out her attire. "I don't think the females around here will appreciate you walking around in a bra and such short shorts." Wolf looks down, seeing nothing wrong with it. "It might distract the men." She scrunches her face at him. "You... Do you know what sex is?"
"What is th
Arctic Wolf's eyes fly open as she wakes up like a grenade explodes. She's aware of everything at once, most importantly of the two Arashikage ninjas holding onto her tight as people flood into her room. She shakes in his arms, wanting Snake Eyes to let go of her. Jaye sits next to her, and Storm Shadow stands, knowing this isn't his place. He fades into the background. "Hey, it's okay," Jaye says, rubbing Wolf's shoulder.
"I'm going to kill them," she says quietly, still breathing hard. She's tense from so many people touching her now, the effects of the dream fading. "I'm going to kill them. What you fear, you kill. I have to kill them. What you fear, you kill. I have to kill them. What you fear, you kill. I have to kill them. What you fear, you kill..." It repeats in the same cycle, and Duke asks for Jaye to go back into Storm Shadow's part of the room. He sits in front of Wolf.
She repeats it more, over and over again, as Duke watches her. Snake Eyes lets go of her, and climbs off the bed. Storm Shadow is still watching, but Wolf doesn't notice them as she should. Her steel eyes are obsessed with the floor, finding a certain spot and staying there. Duke softly puts a hand on her shoulder, and her attention snaps to him. "I'm afraid of them now. I have to kill them. I have to kill Cutter, Hothead, and Headshot before they can kill me."
"What do you mean?" Duke asks. "They can't kill you. You're here, Wolf, and no one is going to hurt you." She shakes her head, her black hair flinging around by the movements. "No one is going to hurt-"
"Maybe not here," she interrupts. She takes a deep breath. "Maybe not here, but you cannot make such promises, Duke." She waits for an answer but instead feels a weight leave her wrists. She sees the chains in his hand and stares at him wide eyed. "Why would you do that? I'm a threat, Duke, and I could-"
"But you won't," he says. "You don't see a reason to. Besides, how are you going to train if you don't have your hands?" He gets up, smiling at her. Snake Eyes follows her, and Storm Shadow waits a moment before going to follow them too. Wolf watches all of them go, confusion coloring her features with a flash of gratitude. Then she looks at her arms, remembering the dream vividly and shakes all over again.
Storm Shadow opens Wolf's door with the idea that she'll be asleep. Not that she'll be doing chin ups with her bed tipped over. He watches her for a while as she goes through what appears to be a daily exercise. She lets herself fall after hitting her designated number, crouching down to absorb what would normally be a short distance if she weren't so small, making it possible in the first place. She stands up, and Storm Shadow can see the toned muscles she's built over the years.
"If you're going to say something, then say it," Wolf says, turning around with her hands on her hips. "I like the dark." Storm Shadow raises a brow as he sees yet another side. A side to her that seems a bit mature and doesn't like being interrupted and likes being alone. She taps her foot. "Well?"
"I thought you'd want to look around," he says finally. Wolf looks around and shrugs, walking toward him. He points out her attire. "I don't think the females around here will appreciate you walking around in a bra and such short shorts." Wolf looks down, seeing nothing wrong with it. "It might distract the men." She scrunches her face at him. "You... Do you know what sex is?"
"What is that?" she asks. He chooses not to answer. "What is it?"
"Ask Lady Jaye when we find her." He leads her out of the room, putting in the password and key. "Maybe in a few weeks you can know the password to get in, but the password out won't come for a while. You're welcome to go out as long as you have an escort and don't have any weapons on you." They pass a few guys, who stop and stare at Wolf. She doesn't like their looks.
Storm Shadow hadn't thought of it until that point, but she was a bit bigger than she originally looked. He guessed she found something in the room that fit since Lady Jaye and Scarlett and a few other females took over the wardrobe part of it. She wasn't huge by any means, but it was a decent size. He stops thinking about it as they pass another pair and tugs on his jacket. "Okay, why are they looking at me like that?" she asks, crossing her arms and hiding behind him as another pair passes.
"I told you to put more clothes on. Come on." He backtracks to the room, opening it. She enters and closes the door behind them. He goes into her room and opens the drawer with shirts, picking out a purple one and throwing it at her. She pulls it over her head, tugging her hair until all of it is out, before taking the jeans he threw her and pulling them on. They fit perfectly.
He shows her around, letting her test out a few exercises and shoot a few guns at the range before it's time for lunch. Duke said she won't start training with the Joes until the next day, so she planned on watching movies all after noon with Jaye, then all night with the guys, Roadblock, Flint, Duke, and maybe Storm and Snakes. When Jaye sits down, she remembers the question that's been plaguing her all day. "Jaye, what's sex?"
She looks at Storm Shadow. "Seriously?" He nods. "Well, uhh... It's when a mommy... You know what, I'm going to tell you like it is instead of some crap about the birds and the bees." Wolf cocks her head to the side, listening as Jaye explains what it is and using anatomical terms. Wolf nods, shrugging. "But don't have sex. If a guy asks to go to your room, you say no. If he asks you to go to his room, say no. If he asks you to go to the bathroom, hit him."
"Why?"
"It's how you get pregnant." Wolf's eyes widen. She nods her head, and goes back to eating, a bit quiet now. Storm Shadow watches her reaction with a laugh, and she glares at him. Duke sits down, sensing how awkward Wolf feels now. He asks Jaye with his eyes. "She didn't know what sex was. So I told her. Took it well enough, but the part about getting pregnant from sex came by as a bit much."
"How in the hell are you okay with sex but not with getting pregnant?" Roadblock asks as he sits down next to her. Wolf shrugs noncommittally. She keeps to herself, getting smaller and smaller as everyone closes in on her. She's happy her hair is still pulled up in a ponytail despite how much of a pain in the ass it is to get her bangs in.
Wolf gets bored of the comedy and romance movies quickly. Her general comments in romance movies include, "She should just get with him already" and "Jesus, lady, quit being such a jealous whore and let the couple be together" while the general comments in comedies include, "Is she stupid or joking" and "That is entirely too embarrassing to happen in real life."