A Neon Wedding

Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Third Time's the Charm

~Attempt #1

Snake Eyes and Haywire were enjoying a quiet evening in their bedroom cuddling. Snake Eyes was running one of his hands through Haywire's hair and she purred in content.

"Now this is just perfect," Haywire sighed out with a gentle smile as she cuddled in closer to Snake's side. He nodded in agreement, not ceasing his hand's movement. He was lost in thought trying to find the right words to sign to ask Haywire to marry him.

"Haywire…No I should use her real name. Hayley, we've been together now for quite some time…that doesn't sound right either. What am I going to say?" Snake Eyes thought frantically. Haywire, being her typically oblivious self, simply started to drift off to sleep. She kept trying to keep her eyes open, but after a good dinner and the cuddling, her body was giving in to the desire to simply fall asleep with her man. "Well it's now or never," Snake Eyes thought after spending a few more moments debating on how to propose.

"Hayley, I have something very important to ask you," Snake Eyes signed in front of Haywire. After waiting for some sign of recognition, Snake Eyes looked down at her. He smiled gently as he noticed his petite lover fast asleep against him. He shook his head gently, knowing that once Haywire was asleep, there isn't a thing that could wake her up before her body told her to. He carefully extracted himself from her and laid her down on the bed properly.

"I suppose it can wait till tomorrow," Snake Eyes thought as he laid down next to Haywire. His smile widened when Haywire instinctively moved closer to him in her sleep.

~Attempt #2

Snake Eyes wasn't able to ask Haywire for another week after his first attempt due to mission after mission. His frustration was evident as his shoulders tensed. He was snapping at his team members for their lack of attention during missions, and he was snapping at new recruits just because. So General Hawk had no choice but to seek out help.

"Haywire, do you have any idea what's got Snake so tense?" General Hawk asked as he stood next to the blonde who was hunched over a new weapon.

"To be honest, I don't know," Haywire said as she straightened up. Her voice held confusion and a tad of worry. "But I do know that if he doesn't straighten up his attitude, he's going to have a ticked off Timber to deal with," she said before she went back to work.

"What do you mean?" Hawk asked as he looked around. He noticed that the lab was quickly clearing of projects, meaning that she was working herself to the bone, especially when Snake Eyes was away on a mission.

"What I mean is, is that Timber doesn't appreciate it when Snake Eyes snaps at him or me," Haywire said with a small shrug of her shoulders. General Hawk narrowed his eyes. This was the first time that he's ever heard of Snake Eyes snapping at Haywire. Haywire looked over briefly and noticed the harden gaze of her leader. "It was nothing serious General. He just thought I was spending way too much time here in the lab and such," Haywire explained quickly. "I took it all in stride. I know that I can spend quite a bit of time here," she said softly.

"That still doesn't dismiss his behavior," General Hawk said with a slight edge.

"I'll see if I can get any clues as to why he's acting this way. I just got to a point where I can leave this project so I'll take care of it now," Haywire said before she got up and put her goggles around her neck. General Hawk nodded and strode out of the lab with Haywire following behind him. General Hawk turned and watched as the back of Haywire's neon green shirt walked in the opposite direction.

"Snake, can we talk please?" Haywire asked quietly as she walked into their shared rooms and saw him in a meditation form. Snake Eyes looked up and nodded his head in agreement before rising and walking towards her.