Behind Cold Metal
Chapter 20: Discovering Unknown Emotions
The night fell over and the two had built a suitable shelter and a warm fire in which to warm up by. Samus had taken her Varia Suit off completely and was wearing her Zero Suit. Meta Ridley just wore what he usually did, nothing except a metal suit of armour with plenty of weapons.
Meta Ridley was aware of the emotions that were bubbling inside of him, and as he watched Samus wash herself in the river, he felt more and more nervous.
"...I have to tell her sometime..." he said. "...But I feel way too nervous...not even going into a life threatening battle is as bad as this! Oh...she's getting out...okay Ridley, calm yourself...you can do this...you can do this!" he thought to himself. Samus walked back into the shelter and sat opposite Meta Ridley.
"Ahh...that was refreshing...I haven't had a bath in ages" she said.
"I've never bathed" Meta Ridley said. The two started to laugh, then Meta Ridley found his hammer to break the ice.
"...Um...Samus, there's been something I wanted to ask you..." he said.
"What's that Meta Ridley?"
"Have you ever...been...er...romantically involved with someone before?" he asked.
"Well, I can't remember if I've ever been out with someone before. Perhaps I've had my crushes here and there, but apart from that, not really. Why'd you ask?" she asked. Meta Ridley took a deep breath, trying his best to calm his nerves.
"...Neither have I...did you know that?" he said.
"Well, I can imagine why..." she said, before laughing softly. Meta Ridley nervously giggled before clearing his throat.
"No, but seriously, there is something I've been meaning to tell you...well...ever since I first captured you..." he said. Samus had a look of interest on her face.
"...What are you trying to say?" she asked.
"Samus...I...before I captured you, I thought of you as some sort of Galactic Federation pest that I wanted to kill so badly...but that was until I captured you. Over the course of these past few weeks, I have hesitated to kill you...because...I...I...." he said. He was struggling to say it. He felt like he was going to have a heart attack. But Samus suddenly worked it out, and with shock. She didn't see it coming.
"...Meta Ridley...are...are you trying to say....that...you're in....love....with me?" she said quietly. Meta Ridley sighed and held his head.
"Oh...I knew you'd figure it out someday...I feel like a fool...that such a powerful being such as myself could have such feelings...after all I've done..." he said. Samus gave a small smile and stroked Meta Ridley's bottom jaw.
"...I think that's so sweet of you..." she said. Meta Ridley became extremely hot inside. Nobody had dared touch him there before.
"Samus...I...er...I..." he said, stammering badly. Then, Samus grabbed both of his jaws and clamped them shut.
"Don't say anymore" she said. "Answer only when I tell you to. Do you love me?" she asked. She then let go of Meta Ridley's mouth.
"..............Yes" he said. "...Don't hate me..." Samus giggled a little and hopped onto Meta Ridley's lap, looking up into his eyes.
"Hey, I don't hate you!" she said. "What you think of me doesn't change my opinion of you. I think, for a dragon, you're quite handsome" she said.
"...Huh?" Then, Samus huddled next to Meta Ridley's chest and closed her eyes.
"Sing me a lullaby" she said.
"But I can't sing" Meta Ridley answered.
"Of course you can. You have vocal chords, just use them to make notes. Sing me something good" she said. Meta Ridley thought of something, then, slowly, he took her hand and started to sing a small tune.
I've got a fire in my heart for you,
I've got a fire in my heart for you,
I've got a fire in my heart,
Thought I'm falling apart,
Still I've got a fire in my heart for you.
Samus had fallen fast asleep after that. Meta Ridley didn't know he could sing that well. But he became tired. Soon, he too did fall asleep, finally happy to know that Samus didn't reject him, nor his love for her. He couldn't wait to see what tomorrow brought.