From a Woman's Point of View

Infiltration

The light was coming from the east. Strange, Sub-zero thought to herself. The light always came from her left window, unless it was afternoon. She then realized that she was too comfortable. Usually, when she woke up, she felt cold and alone, but somehow, she felt so warm and relaxed. Only then, did she remember what happened last night; only then did she feel the arm wrapped around her waist.

Sub-zero opened her eyes, and she clamped her mouth shut to prevent her from screaming. Scorpion's face was inches, centimeters rather, away from hers. He was sleeping peacefully. His face was void of the bitter and sad aura that almost always surrounded him. He looked like an angel. Sub-zero tried to squirm her way out of Scorpion's arms but eventually stopped when she found that there was no point in doing so. Finally after a few moments, Scorpion's eyelids fluttered open. The two stared at each other for a long time.

"Did I wake you?" Sub-zero asked softly. Scorpion stared at her. He lifted his hand and brushed her cheek. Sub-zero felt her cheeks grow hot.

"Zeiva?" he asked groggily. He looked dazed. "How strange..."

Sub-zero rolled her eyes. "You're incoherent...maybe you should go back to sleep." She said. "But before you do...do you mind letting go of me first?" she asked. Scorpion looked at her confusedly but soon enough, comprehension dawned on his face and he quickly let go of her. Sub-zero climbed out of the bed.

"Sorry about crashing in your bed." Sub-zero apologized.

"Why did you sleep on my bed?" he demanded. He still seemed a bit dazed. Sub-zero sighed.

"You grabbed me in your sleep. I didn't want to wake you up so I just slept there." Sub-zero replied.

"Oh." He said. The two went downstairs. None of the others were awake yet. They sat down on the dining table.

"What do you want for breakfast?" Sub-zero asked him. Scorpion raised his eyebrow. "What?"

"You can cook?"

Sub-zero almost snorted.

"What, you think I train all day?" she asked matter-of-factly. Scorpion changed color, it was one of the few times he actually did.

"I guess I didn't think about that." He muttered in embarrassment.

Sub-zero grinned at him. "I used to sneak into the kitchen when I was young...er." she added. "I used to find cooking fascinating back then..." she shook her head and laughed.

"You want eggs?" she asked.

Scorpion nodded. Sub-zero took the pan out and poured some oil into it. She took some eggs from the refrigerator. "Sunny-side up, Hard-boiled, Soft-boiled or Scrambled?" she asked him.

"Whichever." He replied.

Sub-zero raised an eyebrow. "Scrambled it is." She broke the eggs open and cooked it. "Could you look for the bread?" she asked. He nodded and went to look for the loaf. He found it in the cupboard.

"Why the Netherrealm is the bread in the cupboard?" Sub-zero asked. Scorpion took a slice out and tasted it.

"It hasn't expired yet." He said.

"Do you think I should cook more eggs? Just in case the others get hungry too?" she asked Scorpion.

He merely shrugged.

Sub-zero sighed. "I'll take that as a yes."

When Sub-zero had finished cooking, the two sat down and ate in silence. Kenshi and Ermac appeared in the dining area.

"Good morning." The two greeted Sub-zero and Scorpion. Sub-zero returned the greeting and Scorpion nodded at them.

"Well, today is the day." Kenshi said. "Maybe in the process, I'll be able to kill Shang Tsung." He said hopefully.