Even with Johnny's jokes, most of them weren't cheered up even a bit. Jade was biting her lips and playing around with her food when Kung Lao asked her what was wrong with her.
"N-nothing. I'm fine." She answered him.
Sub-zero could see Jade's eyes starting to fill with tears, but she managed not to let them fall. An admirable feat. Sub-zero thought. It was very difficult to stop them. She remembered the time Scorpion had found out who she was. That memory was enough to make her sight blurred by tears.
Her thoughts were interrupted by somebody rising from her chair.
"Excuse me." Jade stood up and all but ran outside the house. Kung Lao hastily stood up, apologized to all of them and ran after her.
Sub-zero understood how Jade felt. She was so afraid, scared for everyone in the house. Who was going to make it out alive? Jade didn't want to lose Kung Lao. In addition, she believed that Jade did not want Kung Lao to know that she was afraid.
Sub-zero stood up and left her food untouched. She had lost her appetite.
"Don't tell me you aren't eating either?" Kenshi frowned at her. "You have to at least eat something. You don't want to faint during tomorrow's battle."
Sub-zero merely smiled at Kenshi, not that he could see it, and started to walk up the stairs. She entered her room and lay down on her bed. She had to get all the sleep she could.
OoooooooO
When Sub-zero woke up, she saw Li Mei packing her things. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. It was 1:53 A.M.
"Oh, you're awake." Li Mei finally noticed her. "You'd better start packing. Sonya suggested to camp near the area where the battle's going to take place."
Sub-zero nodded and just as she was about to start, Li Mei burst into tears.
"Li Mei! What's wrong?" Sub-zero sat beside the purple-clad woman. She patted her back lightly.
Li Mei wiped her tears and sniffed.
"It's just that…we never know what'll happen tomorrow. Who's going to survive the battle? Who's going to die? It just…" She trailed off and started sobbing yet again.
"Are you afraid of dying?" Sub-zero asked her quietly.
She shook her head.
"No, I'm not." She said.
"Then what are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that he might not make it out alive."
Sub-zero did not miss the emphasis on 'he'. She blinked at her and smiled sympathetically. So Li Mei was fond of someone. And she was scared that that someone might not make it out alive.
"So," Sub-zero said after a few moments of silence. "Who's the lucky guy?"
"Wha-Lucky Guy? I-I don't know what you're talking about." Li Mei seemed flustered. The serious mood of the conversation had suddenly dissipated.
"I didn't miss the 'he' part." She grinned. "You're a horrible liar. Who is it?"
"I already told you. There is no lucky guy."
"Pffft. Yeah. Sure. Whatever you say." Sub-zero rolled her eyes. "I promise, I won't tell anyone."
"Promise?"
Sub-zero raised her right hand.
"It's…it's…I can't do it!" She was blushing furiously. "Guess."
YOU ARE READING
From a Woman's Point of View
Fanfiction'Our favorite cryomancer (iceman) from Mortal Kombat has gotten himself turned into a woman! On the way he meets the Shirai Ryu, Scorpion, what will happen?' This is basically a Mortal Kombat fanfic originally written by 'natashaheisenburg' kind of...
