Mortal Kombat; A Second Chance
~A/N~ Eno-on: Merry Christmas everyone here's your gift a new chapter for a fan favourite story staring a character Nether Realm has no idea how to write.
Eno-on: Sorry for the delays everyone, No-one has been low lately and that does not make for productive writing.
Eno-on: Anyway… story time.
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Disclaimer: I don't own ~'Mortal Kombat'~
~Chapter 9 What's a Home~
Mileena slowly pushed off the floor, her arms shaking under her weight, climbing back to her feet, Mileena found herself no less frustrated then when she started her exercises.
Growling to herself she punched the nearest wall, clutching her now aching hand, she didn't notice the small cracks she left on the structure "Damn it" she muttered slumping down against the wall, resting her head on her knees.
"Something on your mind?"
Looking up Mileena came face to face with Sonya Blade "I'm… frustrated"
"Is this about Dr Lewis?" Sonya inquired, sitting down next the hybrid.
"How did you know about that?" Mileena asked, clearly taken off guard.
"She asked me for help getting it approved" Sonya answered "she really cares about you"
"But why?" she muttered through gritted teeth "and what should I do about it?"
"What do you think about Dr Lewis?" replied the Major "do you like the idea of living with her?"
"She helped me recover from how I was before, she listens to me, even when I'm being stupid and she even taught me how to read your language" Mileena answered thinking about everything Lewis had done for her "I care about her and I feel safe around her, I even trusted her enough to cut my hair!"
"To me it seems like you see like a mother" Sonya replied, smirking a little as Mileena turned to look at her.
"But we're not related" Mileena mumbled "and I didn't feel like this about Sindel and I share blood with her"
"People don't have to related by blood Mileena" the blonde said "sometimes family are the people you choose"
"I can choose my family?" the younger woman asked in a quiet tone like the concept shattered her world view.
"I think you know what to do now don't you"
"Thank you… Sonya" said Mileena just loud enough to be heard, before leaving the training room in a hurry.
"I think that might be the first time she called me by name" Sonya remarked to herself.
"Family I choose" Mileena muttered to herself, walking back to her room 'It might not be my room for much longer' she thought to herself.
As she walked through the doorway, she was slightly disappointed to find the room empty, looking around the room she realized just how cold it felt, the walls where bare, the bed was a little rumple with plain grey sheets, there was a foldable table and chair in the corner holding a stack of books and the only splash of colour in the room was her old boots which still sat at the end of her bed, even they seemed like they had faded.
'This isn't home' she thought, solidifying her decision 'I can't believe I forgot about my boots' walking across the room and sitting on her bed and removing her loaned footwear, she looked at her old ones for a moment before reaching over and grabbing them.
Sliding them on, she observed the way they contrasted with the cargo pants she was wearing, standing up she wobbled for a minute struggling to find her balance for a moment 'Were they always like this?'
Taking a few steps around the bed she quickly realized just how much she was used to not wearing heels, sitting down and taking her boots off she stared down at them 'I don't want to get rid of them' she thought 'can I get them changed?'
"Hello Smith, you wanted to see me?" asked Lewis walking into the research lab.
"Ah yes, perfect timing" Smith said, happily looking up from his notes "I've found out something about our foreign resident"
"She has a name" Lewis replied, clearly annoyed by the researcher's description of Mileena.
"Yes her" he continued unbothered by Lewis' response "I've been running tests on the blood sample I have and I've found her immune system is amazing, whoever made her didn't want her to get ill anytime soon"
"Interesting" the woman responded "do you have anything else to say?"
"Not really" he said looking down at his notebook "I'd like another blood sample next week though"
"I'll see if she's willing to give one"
Mileena hadn't seen Lewis for the rest of the day, she tried to distract herself from how much that fact hurt by looking through her small collection of books to try and take her mind off the subject.
One book in particular caught her eye, "The Fundamentals of Fighting" she read slowly, she allowed herself to smile as best she could with her features, remembering Lewis' face as taught Mileena to read 'English' 'You're like a sponge' Lewis had remarked, the statement still confusing her a little.
Slowly going through the book in her hands, it brought up the idea that the combat itself was almost unimportant compared to information on the opponent, the environment and allies' capabilities.
Eager to make herself less of a burden she combed through all the information in the deceptively plain looking book, thinking back to the previous battles she had been in she realized all of her opponents had used the area around them to a degree, or in the case of that masked man in Outworld's throne room used the lack of familiarity between herself and the black ninja against them.
"One must take in the environment as quickly as possible and assess every point that would place yourself with an advantage or disadvantage" she read and tried to commit it all to memory.
Dr Lewis walked through the corridors of the base, wondering what Mileena was thinking about her offer.
As she approached the door to the hybrid's room she saw the light was still on, opening the door a crack to see inside, the view that awaited her was Mileena leaning over her desk, snoring quietly.
Stepping inside she tapped the girl's shoulder, only to receive no response, Lewis sighed knowing she wouldn't be able to move Mileena's sleeping form she picked up the blanket on the bed and draped it over the hybrid's shoulders.
"Good night Mileena" Lewis whispered before leaving the room.
~A/N~ Eno-on: And we are done for another chapter and just in time for the holidays too.
Eno-on: After the fairly shitty year we've had hopefully this chapters cute ending will help you all.
Eno-on: Eno-on Out.