Obsession

Broken

I woke up the next morning feeling totally refreshed. The kiss that Sub-Zero had planted on my cheek the other day was still in my memory, and I could somehow still feel it. I was looking forward to seeing him again and I couldn't help but wonder what he would do next...I jumped up, brushed my teeth, threw on my uniform, and moved the curtains aside. I spotted him sitting near the window as he usually did, his hands on his lap and his eyes closed. I knew not to disturb him, so I sneaked out as quietly as I could. 

'Right, he's meditating. Don't make a sound.' I said to myself as I tip-toed towards the door. 

"Good morning, Ama." He greeted gently.

"Huh?" I mumbled before tripping over a chair. Sub-Zero hadn't even turned around yet and I could hear his melodious chuckle. 

"Do you need a hand?"

I blushed as I stumbled to my feet and placed the chair back where it belonged. "No, I...uh...yeah...the uh...chair...uhm...hehe!"

His eyes sparked with amusement and I looked down, blushing like crazy. "Are you...uh....training me...today?"

"Both Scorpion and I will train you today. You have progressed vastly in to your training, so we will be teaching you offensive attacks. You must also apply your defensive attacks, however."

"Okay...okay! I've got this!" 

"I know you do. Come."

Both of us walked to the training grounds and once we arrived, I noticed Scorpion leaning against a pillar, his arms crossed, his gaze fixed on something. 

"Good morning, Scorpion!" I smiled.

He didn't even look at me as he moved away from the pedestal. Okay...it was to be expected of him, I wasn't surprised by it. I bowed to him anyhow and looked at Sub-Zero, who gave him a dirty glare. 

"We have arrived, Specter."

"About time." He replied gruffly, still staring off in to the distance.

I gave Scorpion a quizzical look and passed it along to Sub-Zero, who shrugged. "Shall we begin?"

Scorpion stood stiffly before quickly brushing past me, his hands raised and his undead eyes on me, the rage evident in his gaze. I slowly raised my arms and felt a wave of shock when he immediately came at me. I moved out of the way just in time and watched as he heaved with absolute fury...oh crap, now I was scared. 

"Excellent, Ama. Stay wary, do not falter." Sub-Zero complimented as he blasted a small shard of ice at me.

I flipped over it and extended my left hand, ready for more. Scorpion seemed to see this as me welcoming my own death however, and he took out his sword before charging after me once again. My eyes widened and I hopped above him before he could deliver a clearly destructive blow. As I landed, I stared at him and couldn't help but wonder: What the hell was his problem? He looked more pissed off than I had ever seen him while he and I were training alone...did I do something against him or something?

He didn't like the fact that I was staring it seemed, so he charged after me again, his weapon still in hand. I tried to block off his attacks, but was only greeted with having my arms sliced repeatedly. He did it so quickly, I didn't even really start to feel the pain until a few moments later, and it was...excrutiating. 

"Scorpion, what are you-" Sub-Zero began, but was quickly cut off as Scorpion shoved him aside, put his sword away, and began to fight me in hand-to-hand combat. This was insane...I didn't know half of the attacks that he was throwing at me, but I blocked those I knew as best as I could. His punches however, were too rough for me, and I'm sure he knew it. He jabbed me in the face more than a couple of times, he punched my ribs, causing me to cough and even crouch down for a small break...whatever the reason, he was pissed the hell off, and the harder he hit, the more infuriated I became. I eventually started punching back, using as much force as I could. Scorpion grunted as he began to notice this and punched even harder.