“God I’m so tired.” you sighed.
It has been a long and hard day. You just wanted to rest in bed and maybe sleep because of how tired you were. You lost all fights today and you didn’t even wanna think about them anymore. Especially the fight you had with Mileena. She meant a lot to you and she didn’t even know it. You were too scared to tell her. Afraid of her reaction, afraid of what she’d say, so you prefered to keep your mouth shut and act like enemies with her, even though deep down all you wanted was for her to know that you could never see her as a monster. You couldn't even actually fight with her, you'd always let her win because what was important for you was for her to not get hurt by you ever.
“I should take a shower before first.” you thought.
So you did. You slowly undressed and made your way to the bathroom when..
*Ding Dong*
“Who could it be at this hour?” you thought.
You put some clothes back on quickly and ran to get the door unlocked.
“Mileena?” you asked suprised. What could she want at this hour?
“Hey, sorry for coming here so late. I just..wanted to talk to you about something.”
“No problem, come in.”
You sit on the bed and she sits next to you, a bit apart from each other.
“She doesn’t seem like she came here to kill me. What happened I wonder.”
Mileena sighs.
"Today..you hesitated."
"What?"
"When we fought. You could have won. You only needed to hit me one more time but you hesitated. You let me win. Why?"
"I-..I don't know what you want me to say. Look, it's late, let's leave this discution for late-"
Mileena suddenly grabs your hand.
"No. I need to know. Please."
"Why? Why is it so important to you?"
"Because you're the only one. You're the only one who hesitated attacking me. Everyone else wants me dead (Y/N). You know that. They would have taken that chance a million times. But you didn't. You took a step back and waited for me to make a move. It's like something in you didn't wanna hurt me."
"Well you're not wrong Mileena."
"What?"
"I said you're not wrong. Do you know how hard it is for me to fight you? For me to act like I can just hurt you and go on with my day? Gosh, you don't know shit. I wish you knew, I wish-"
"Then tell me."
You look at Mileena as she's looking at you with the softest look ever. You wish you could take her mask off. If only she knew that she doesn't need to wear it around you.
"You're asking for too much Mileena, I don't know if you would look at me the same after I tell you everything."
"Try me, then."
You sigh. It's now or never.
"I care for you Mileena. More than words could ever tell. I want to be by your side, not be the one you're fighting. I want to come home to you. I want when I'm having a bad day to get hugged by you. Dammit, I want to be your lover."
Silence. Mileena is stunned and you're scared.
"I knew this would be a mistake."
"Look, I'm sorry, let's forget thi-"
"I feel the same" Mileena whispers.
"You what?"
"I said, I feel the same (Y/N). All this time, I thought it was just me but I was scared. Scared that you were also seeing me as a monster. Scared that you might not reciprocate my feelings."
"Take it off." you say.
"What?"
"Your mask. You don't need it around me."
"Are you sure?"
"One hundred percent."
She slowly takes it off and wipes any blood that might have been left around her teeth.
"May I?" you ask as you put your hand on her cheek.
"Yes."
So you kiss her. Gently. Her teeth were really sharp and she could easily do a move and kill you. But she doesn't. She kisses you back while wrapping her arms around you. You were not scared and you never were of her. You didn't know how to put your feelings into words so you only hoped that this kiss could say a thousand words.