A Snake with a Temper (G.I. Joe Fanfiction)

Chapter 13: Leaving Home

"So, the question game again?" Temper asked. She and Snake Eyes sat in the back of the restaurant, shielded from the view of everybody else.

Sure, who goes first? he questioned.

"You can if you want."

This clan that you grew up in, who did you interact with?

"Pretty much everyone in my clan. I had the privilege of being trained separately but that didn't stop me from meeting everyone I possibly could. What did you do... after Tommy?"

I stayed at the temple and finished my training. When I turned seventeen I joined the military. What are you going to eat? Temper looked over menu then closed it.

"Whatever you're getting, do you like seafood?"

Yes. Kind of hard not to here.

Their waiter came over to the table and pulled out a pad and a pen. "Can I get you guys drinks?" he asked.

Just water, Snake Eyes signed. Temper translated and ordered for herself.

"I would like water as well," she informed the waiter.

"And are you ready to order?" the man asked.

Once again Snake Eyes signed and Temper translated. The waiter nodded and said, "I'll have that out as soon as it's ready."

Temper turned back to Snake Eyes.

"Your turn," she told him.

Most hated food?

Temper scrunched her nose.

"Tofu, an overload of mayonnaise, and pickles. What about you?"

I have to agree with you on the pickles. Tofu isn't that bad is it?

"Yes," she said seriously and nodded. "Even when they say it's been cooked properly, it doesn't taste like anything but dirt."

Snake Eyes told Temper about his time in the military, the good and the bad. She stayed content with just learning about him. Any time he asked a question about her past she gave a short answer and avoided details. He understood that it would take time for her to talk about it and left the subject alone. The waiter brought the food, as promised. Temper asked more questions and they stayed for another hour before Snake Eyes looked at the time.

11:03, probably time to start heading back, he thought.

You ready to leave?

Temper nodded and got up as he did. They walked out the back entrance and made their way to the temple. As they neared the walls Snake Eyes kept walking to the back of the temple.

"Where are we going?" Temper asked.

Back entrance, he stated. He lead her to the back of the temple wall and jumped to the top. He then reached down and hoisted her up to the top with him and, holding her bridal style, jumped down to the ground. Temper watched in amazement as he did everything with ease.

The two went inside and snuck through the rooms until they went through the dining hall.

How much sleep have you been getting recently?

"Well you know, you're with me all night," she replied, looking toward the ground.

I mean before that, how much sleep have you been getting?

Her throat became dry as she watched his hands.

"Not a lot," she admitted, "it just helps with someone near."