Mortal Kombat; A Second Chance
~A/N~ Eno-on: No-one really is an idiot trying to balance this, a reaction fic and a crossover story.
Eno-on: So let's continue Mileena's adventure shall we.
"Speech" 'Thought' "Read Text"
Disclaimer: I don't own ~'Mortal Kombat'~
~Chapter 8 Change of Pace~
"Mileena wake up" said Kenshi, shaking her shoulder.
Opening her eyes the hybrid saw she was still in the Jinsei chamber "When did I-?"
"About an hour ago" the swordsman interrupted "Sonya woke up a few minutes ago and left with Cage" he offered her hand up, which she accepted "we'd best catch up"
"What happens now?" she asked, walking to the exit.
"We need to help take care of the remaining demons" Kenshi answered calmly "After that we need to figure out what to do about Quan Chi"
They walked in silence after that, Mileena angry they couldn't get the sorcerer and frustratied at how little she helped against Shinnok, as they exited into the fresh air she saw Cage and Sonya just ahead of them.
"Hey sleeping beauty" Cage remarked with a smirk, earning a rather annoyed growl in response.
"You ready?" Sonya asked looking at the two of them, Mileena only nodded in response.
When the group returned back to base Mileena felt extremely conflicted, while the soldiers and almost everyone else were celebrating repelling the Neatherrealm, she herself was just upset over the sorcerer's escape, with a rather heavy sigh she walked towards her room.
"Mileena are you okay?" came the familiar voice of Dr Lewis.
"Hi doctor" Mileena greeted, turning to face the older woman "I don't know how to feel"
"Do you want to talk?" she asked "it might help you feel better"
"I think I'd like that" Mileena answered gratefully "Can we talk in my room?"
"Lead the way"
The two women walked in a slightly uncomfortable silence before entering the hybrid's room, Mileena and Lewis sat down on the bed and chair respectably, looking down at her feet Mileena was unsure on how to start.
"So what happened out there?" Lewis asked to break the ice.
"We saw people who died in the invasion and had to fight them" Mileena started "I didn't see Kitana and I don't know what I'd do if I did" she paused to take a breath "I'm trying to get stronger, but what if goes like it did last time I saw her?"
"It won't" Lewis answered, Mileena looked up at her as she said this, tears forming in the corners of her eyes "You're not alone Mileena" with those words a dam broke letting the tears fall, reaching out Lewis pulled Mileena into a hug.
They stayed in silence for a short time as Mileena relaxed in her arms, "Thank you" she mumbled with a sniffle "A lot of people died and I couldn't stop it" Mileena sighed "and now I'm back at the bottom of the food chain because Cage has some kind of power that allowed him beat Shinnok!"
Allison didn't say anything and just ran her fingers through Mileena's hair, slowly she felt the younger girl calm down, when she was certain the hybrid was fine she started to pull away, only for Mileena to hold on in a tight grip.
"Can we just stay like this for a bit?" she asked hesitantly.
"Sure" Lewis smiled looking down at her "Mileena, I'd like to ask you something"
"Did you want to talk to me doctor?" Sonya asked as Lewis walked up to her.
"Yes..., well you see…, I've been thinking..." she nervously scratched the back of her neck, avoiding eye contact with the Major.
"Doctor" Sonya spoke up, immediately drawing Allison to look her in the eyes "There's nothing to worry about just say what's on your mind"
"I don't think it's good for Mileena's mental health to live on this base full time" Lewis said, clenching her fists.
"I understand what you mean" Sonya replied "however I don't think it will be easy to find somewhere for her, given the damage from both the Outworld invasion two years ago and the chaos the Netherrealm just caused"
"I'm offering for her to stay with me" Lewis declared.
"Really?"
"I'm in charge of her recovery and that means more than just her physical health" Lewis looked down for a second "she's just a child and she needs someone to help her"
"You've come to care for her haven't you?" the Major asked, seeing Lewis' point.
"Yes I have" Lewis smiled "and I... I want to help her in any way I can"
"You'll have to help convince the higher ups of this"
"Sorry I'm still trying to understand" said Mileena as she sat back on the bed in her room.
"I'm offering for you to stay with me" Lewis repeated "you've been cooped up in this military base ever since… well since the Outworld invasion"
"But why?"
"You could use a change of scenery" she joked, only to see Mileena not laughing "I won't lie to you Mileena, I've come to care about you, alot more than a doctor does for a patient and I don't think its healthy for you to be in this place full time, you need a place you can call home and I'm offering you a place in mine"
"I… I don't know what to say" Mileena mumbled.
"You don't have to say yes or no" Lewis replied "just do what you feel is right and I'll support you"
"I… I want some time to think about it" Mileena said looking at the floor.
"Okay take all the time you need" Lewis said calmly "it is a big decision after all"
"I need to go and talk to Sonya about the Neatherrealm" Mileena said nervously, walking towards the door.
"We can talk later then Mileena" Lewis replied as the hybrid left the room.
Walking down the hallway Mileena was lost deep in thought 'Live with Dr Lewis, away from this base' she sighed 'why does she care about me' rubbing her forehead in frustration 'I need to talk to someone about this' looking up from her thoughts she saw that she was near the training room 'I need to clear my head'
Entering the training room, she was unsurprised that it was empty, Jogging around the room to warm herself up.
After finishing her fifth lap moved onto some push ups, however she couldn't get the conversation with Lewis out of her head.
'Whatever decision you make I'll support you' Allison thought to herself, shutting the door to Mileena's room 'I think you would've liked Mileena, Hannah'
~A/N~ Eno-on: And that's where we'll leave it for now.
Eno-on: No-one has been stuck for a while, unable to hit a single key and same with his other story, then he had a "Shantae" story burning a hole in the back of his mind.
Eno-on: So after an unjustified amount of time he finally managed to force this out.
Eno-on: See ya next time, Eno-on out.