From a Woman's Point of View

Love Talk

Sub-zero stared out the window of her room. She had only been at the base for a day and she already felt like leaving. She had not wanted to leave her clan in the first place. Johnny and Kenshi were just convincing. She allowed herself to smile a little as she saw Sareena with Hanzo. The boy had gotten close to her in merely a day. They seemed to be having a good time, watching the stars and looking for constellations.

"I hope they end up together." She said to herself. When she was a guy, Sub-zero remembered that he was attracted to Sareena and Kitana.

She shook her head. It didn't matter to her if she would be single all her life, as long as she becomes a 'he' again. She also thought that once she turns back to a man, her feelings for Scorpion would disappear, like when her feelings for Kitana and Sareena disappeared when she transformed into a woman.

She stood up and quietly made her way across the room and opened the door. Li Mei was still asleep. She was, once again, her roommate.

Sub-zero made her way down the stairs and out the front door. She needed some fresh air. As she stepped out of the house, a cool breeze blew past her. It was nighttime, bringing her thoughts back to Li Mei. Why in the world was she asleep so early? It was only half-past seven.

Sub-zero strolled to the place where she stayed the previous night. It was dark, but she was still able to see. She surveyed her surroundings and her eyes spotted a person standing alone a few meters away.

It was, yet again, Scorpion.

She stared at him, bathed in moonlight. He had his mask off, just like old times. She grimaced.

He did look like Hanzo, a little. She was still in denial.

Just when she was about to leave, another figure approached Scorpion. She concealed herself behind a tree. It wasn't usual for her to eavesdrop, but she wanted to know what the person was going to say to him, especially when she recognized the figure to be Kenshi.

"What do you want?" Scorpion hissed at the blind swordsman. He looked like he wanted to be left alone.

"I wanted to talk to you." Kenshi replied.

"I do not have time to talk to loathsome creatures such as yourself." He said dismissively.

"Look, I don't want to talk to you either."

"Then why do so?" Scorpion turned around and glared at Kenshi.

I thought he just said he wanted to do so? Sub-zero thought to herself.

"I wanted to talk to you…about Sub-zero."

As Kenshi said this, Sub-zero felt as if she was going to faint. This could not be happening to her. Was Kenshi going to start a fight for her sake? She didn't want him to do that. She never wanted him to do that for her.

"What about, Sub-zero?" he said her name in such a contemptuous manner that Sub-zero flinched slightly, causing Kenshi to look towards her direction. He shrugged then looked at him again.

"You can't pretend that she doesn't exist."

"Oh?" he challenged. "Watch me." He was about to leave when Kenshi placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I will not watch you hurt her."

"Why would pretending she didn't exist, affect her in any way?" he raised an eyebrow at him.

"You aren't an idiot, are you?"

"I am not." Scorpion glared at him.

"She hates the 'silent treatment' more than anything else. Even if she appears to be all right with it, she never is."