Disclaimer: I do not own G. I. Joe nor any of the characters except my own Oc's of Lt. Col. Jane Abernathy "Demon Rose" (or Emily Rose), Sgt. Jake Henderson "Pile-Driver", Corporal First Class Jana Ling "Amethyst", and Col. Roger Stevenson "Cap", Sarah "Listener" Rose Abernathy, or Sakura Rose. Song is the Firefly Theme Song.

Synapse: Sarah, Jane's little sister of 25 years of age, has sought out safety with the Joe's at the Pit. But there's one small four year old problem, she's the only family her daughter has left alive except Abernathy and Jane. And she's expected to work in Intelligence, what's a girl to do? Snake EyesxOc.

The Logical Listener

G. I. Joe: Renegades

Chapter 12

The trip back to the pit had been silent, but the few hours that they had spent trying to plan something had been agonizing for Sarah. Each time someone suggested something she heard someone else say no. "Why don't we put on a show? Say that Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes had been part of the band, which everyone knows is not true, and then make 'Jane' sing with us." Sarah finally suggested while poking her sleeping daughter's forehead. She had been crying ever since 'Jane' almost pulled a gun on her. Now Flint and some of the others were in on this.

"That's fine, but it has to be a song that wasn't recorded." Jana countered.

"Great, I think almost every single one was."

The two Arashikage ninja's looked at each other. They were going to make them play make believe band?

"Excuse me, but you're kidding. If this is going to be pulled off soon—"

Jana hit Storm Shadow upside the head. "Speaking out of turn again."

Storm Shadow grumbled then looked at Sarah. "Is she always like this?"

"Normally, not really." Sarah calmly ran a hand through Sakura's soft blonde hair and looked cautiously at Snake Eyes, he was just as worried about the girl as she was. "We can always play the actual music in the background and leave the lyrics out. I know there is this one song that she had recorded specially for me after…after some stuff. It was never released but it was performed at concerts."

Snake Eyes noticed the hesitation in her words and looked at her with worry.

"What's the song?"

"Returner, and there's a song that I recorded as well."

"Silent Movie, all right those two it is…let's hope that Returner is the one that catches her up."

"Then it's settled?" Storm Shadow asked while getting ready to catch Jana's wrist. As if on cue Jana raised to smack him upside the head and he grabbed her wrist. "That's enough, I'm not a child."

"Good boy." She chuckled at his angered look.

"Guess we should start…I would say start practicing but I want to put this Sukoshi kage to bed." Sarah started to get up when Snake Eyes grabbed the girl and then helped Sarah up. "Ok, you're really starting to unnerve me there Mr. I'm a Ninja."

"What is with you two and insulting Ninja's?" Storm Shadow asked as he stood up and looked between both women.

"They hunted my family down." Jana responded as Sarah said: "I dated one," while pointing at Snake Eyes.

Storm Shadow restrained himself from giving into his frustration and walked away. "if we're going to do this right, Jana you better start at least teaching Snake Eyes and myself to fake playing these infernal things."

"Yes sir," Jana sneered.

Sarah took Sakura from Snake Eyes and walked towards her quarters. She was surprised that Sakura was still asleep for so long. And all the times that she had been picked up, as a baby that was the first thing that would cause a crying fit, being picked up or put down. Then there was the walking around the bedroom while she was asleep. Sarah had a whole box of letters and journals she had written just in case Snake Eyes found out and was curious, or in case she herself died and Snake Eyes was given custody of the girl. It had explained all that had happened. It explained each day in detail, from the time she woke up to the time that she fell asleep with Sakura.

Being a single mother had been hard enough, but being a single mother who had not told the father about the baby was harder. She didn't want Snake Eyes to feel obligated to marry her just because of the baby. She wanted him to love her, not be obligated. That's mostly why she hadn't told him. Now she was afraid he would try to be obligated.

Her hand's struggled to open the door and she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She spun around and expected to see Snake Eyes but she was looking at Duke "Oh, hello Duke. How can I help you?"

"Actually, I noticed you were struggling with your door. Let me help you."

Sarah stood aside and let Duke open the door. She walked inside and then smiled back at him. "There's something else isn't there?"

"I wanted to know something. There for a while, Scarlett was angry with you and I was wondering…"

"It had to do with some of the history that we put up with. I might explain it sometime but not right now…I've got a little one to tuck in."

Duke saluted her and walked away.

Sarah kicked the door shut as gently as possible then put Sakura on the bed. The girl stretched a little then curled up as soon as her arms found Mr. Teddy. "Sleep little one."

Sarah started humming and slowly felt the lyrics flow through her.

So take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me
Take me out into the black
Tell 'em I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me
You can't take the sky from me

A/N: Now for the next chapter, some heart felt fluff. r&r please