From a Woman's Point of View

Jealousy makes you nasty!

They ate in a private room where no one would be able to bother them. Sub-zero sat opposite to Kenshi and chewed on her food while he came up with different plans.

"That is the fifteenth plan you've come up with." she said, after he was finished. By the way Kenshi's mouth formed into an 'O', he hadn't realized it. It almost made Sub-zero choke on her food.

"Really?" he was thoughtful now. Sub-zero grinned at him.

"You don't believe me?" she asked. "I'm hurt." she added, mockingly sarcastic. Kenshi laughed at her.

"Fine then, so what's your suggestion?" he challenged.

"Wait. We're devising a plan of action, for…what again?" Sub-zero seemed to have forgotten what the reason was. If Kenshi could roll his eyes, he probably would have done so.

"We're thinking of a way to tell your loving-," Sub-zero rolled her eyes, "-student that it would be inappropriate to have a relationship with him because of the difference in your ages." He said.

"I remember now." Sub-zero made a face. "Do I have to tell him?" Kenshi shrugged.

"Well, if you want him off your back, then I suggest you tell him."

Sub-zero sighed. It wouldn't be easy to tell the boy; well he wasn't that much of a boy anymore.

"Hmm. Maybe you can just tell him straightforward." Kenshi said.

"Excuse me?"

"You could say, 'You know, uh…'"

"His name's Hanzo."

"Right. Okay." He paused for a moment. "'You know, Hanzo, you're nice and all but, you're really too young for me.' Or something of the sort." He shrugged.

"I can't just tell that to him…I might hurt his feelings." She pouted.

"Probably. But however you may say it, you'd still end up hurting him." He cupped his chin with his hands and propped his elbows on the table.

Sub-zero grimaced. She didn't want to hurt him. He was her student after all.

"Can't you think of a less hurtful way to say it?"

There was a moment of silence before Kenshi spoke.

"Hmm." He said. "You could always make him jealous." Sub-zero stared at him, not comprehending his words.

"What?" she asked.

"You could make him jealous." He repeated.

"And how the hell am I supposed to do that?" Kenshi grinned at her wickedly. Sub-zero raised one eyebrow at him.

Kenshi continued to smirk. Sub-zero tilted her head in confusion. Kenshi rose from his seat and made his way towards Sub-zero, smiling seductively. The next thing she knew, she was pinned to the ground with Kenshi on top of her.

"What the-, Kenshi?!" She shouted at him, blushing furiously. Kenshi smirked at her. He lowered his face to hers until their faces were about an inch away from each other. "You said-," she was cut off by the sound of the door being thrown open. Voila. It was Hanzo. He stared at the odd position the two were in, and, once his brain had assessed it, he muttered something Sub-zero could hear and shut the door quickly.

As soon as the door closed, Kenshi got off of Sub-zero and sat beside her. Sub-zero sat up, and then she understood.

"Was that what you meant by 'making him jealous'?" She asked him. "Why didn't you tell me? At least I would've been prepared before you pinned me to the ground!"

Kenshi laughed at her, ruffling her hair.

"Sub, I love you, you know that…" he paused for a while. "But you're a terrible actor…well, actress. Hanzo might have spotted my little plan there and then." Kenshi grinned at her.

Sub-zero punched his arm lightly.

"Do you think it worked?"

"I'm not sure." he scratched the back of his head before setting his hand onto Sub-zero's head. "I think it made him more persistent."

"Damn."

"Oh well, at least I tried." He chuckled. "Oh, yeah, I forgot to ask. Can I stay for the night?"

Sub-zero laughed.

"Of course. You can use your usual room." She said, standing up. "I already asked somebody to clean it for you." She grinned. "You do know the way to your room, right?" she frowned.

"Of course I do." He laughed. "Even though I'm blind, I know my way, you know?" Sub-zero chuckled. "Ah well. We'll think of a better plan tomorrow. Plus, there's something that we need to talk about. Oh, and Johnny might come over here, too."

"Sure. Good night." They exited the room. She waved at him. The two went separate ways, Kenshi, taking the left route and Sub-zero taking the right one. She went in her room and took a quick bath, before putting her clothes on.

She flopped on her bed and squinted at the ceiling. Did what Kenshi want to say have any relation with Taven's rambling about saving the realms? It looked like she would find out…tomorrow.

OoooooooO

Sub-zero woke with a start. Something wasn't right. She jumped out of bed, and changed into her usual outfit; the black top with two cloths on it which formed a 'V' on her chest, the blue sash, black pants and her gloves. She strode out her room. She opened the door adjacent to hers and found that no one was inside.

"Damn. Where the hell is Hanzo?" she muttered. She closed the door and forced herself to walk, not run, to Kenshi's room. There, she found the two locked in an intense battle.

Kenshi, though injured, (it looked like a burn to Sub-zero) was putting up a good fight. Hanzo was using fire techniques. Sub-zero threw an iceball at both of them. Kenshi was able to dodge it, but the less experienced fighter got hit and remained solid for a few seconds.

"What in the world is happening here?" she tried to keep her voice in an undertone. "Hanzo." The said person, only partially defrosted, looked at her. "Back to your room."

"Grandmaster-," he started to say.

"NOW." She had said this so venomously that he immediately ran out. She turned to Kenshi. "Will you care to explain to me what the hell happened?"

Kenshi raised an eyebrow at her.

"Isn't it obvious? You're beloved student attacked me in the middle of the night." He shook his head. "Living proof that jealousy is one of the worst emotions the Elder Gods gave us."

"Sorry, Kenshi. I'll talk to him." She grimaced. "You catch some sleep." He nodded and fell to the bed, asleep at once. She shook her head and braced herself. It would not be pleasant.

She walked out of Kenshi's room and ambled towards Hanzo's.