Snake sighed.

"I am an expert on infiltration and a Master of Teras Kasi."

He looked at Cairo.

"C'mon,I'll tell you all about it in the Officer's lounge."

Over the next few hours Snake told Cairo all about himself.She seemed to be interested...but even Snake couldn't tell.There was somthing about Cairo that intrigued him.She was beautiful and inteligent,in many ways she was alot like Jaina.Snake was fighing hard with himself not to think of her..but she was sitting right in front of him and it was imposible.

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> No! I will not fall for her.I already fell for Jaina....I just can't fall for her sister.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

Snake bit back the feeling and asked

"So what about you.I know almost nothing about you"

Jadey gets on her comlink rather late after having sensed something.

"Hey, whats going on?"

Cairo sat, chin in palm, elbow on table; her eerie yet enthralling Bormean eyes on Snake. He was much nicer than Jai had said...<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> much<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> nicer.

Before she could answer, EJ commed. Cairo replied, "Heya Jadey. Everything's stable for now. But I'll keep you posted id anything happens." EJ replied a 'thanks' and Cairo cut transmisson, getting back to Snake.

"Anyways, back to what we were talking about.....um...oh yeah....Me? Well...I'm not so interesting."

"Oh. Come now. I told you my boreing story, now it's your turn."

She smiled, "I dont even know where to begin. Um...Well..for starters, my name isn't just Cairo."

Snake gave her a puzzled look.

"Its....<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Katrina<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Cairo Solo." She rolled her eyes.

"I take it you don't like your first name?"

"I hate it! My uncle named me that. After one of his old girlfriends or something. But....Jai gave me my middle name, her and my mother picked it out. So, it means more to me than 'katrina' does."

She saw Snake smile slightly, amused with her ramblings...it was an awfully nice smile, even though it wasnt very obvious. Oh, he was so handsome, and chivalrous, and.....Wait! What was she thinking??! This was Snake she was thinking these things about!

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> What are you doing Solo? Falling for the guy? What about Rusty?<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> That's right. What about Rusty?...what about him? They wern't going steady. Heck, they were barely going! She had only gone out with him twice. So, it wasn't wrong to like Snake...and how couldnt she?

She snapped out of her thinking to find Snake stareing at her. What was he looking at? <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Is there something on my face? In my teeth? Does my hair look bad...wait...its impossible for that mess to look good! ha!....so what is it? He couldn't possibly be just...looking....could he?<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->
That's when Cairo started to feel her cheeks get hot...she was blushing. <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Oh no! Ugh...figures.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

Cairo thought fast and tried to turn a normal shade, "So...how much longer till we reach Tatooine, Snake?"

Snake just couldn't help staring at Cairo.She was an extrodinarily beautiful woman.Snake took a deep breath and kep staring.....untill he realized she was staring right back.

"Snake"?

"Yeah"?

"How long"?

"Till...?"

"We reach Tatooine"

"Oh...uh...uhh.....a few minutes I think"

"Oh"

For the first time in his life Snake was nervous.I mean..he had nearly been killed by a huge explosion,had killed many enemies...after that..it was just hard to be nervous about anything.Snake found himself wondering what it would be like to kiss Cairo.I mean she had mentioned a guy named Rusty...and Snake really didn't want to get in the way.But he kept fighting with himself..should he do it?.....what if she didn't like it?...that was the scariest thing Snake could imagine.

Ok...now she knew. Something was up. Even though Cairo had only been talking to him for a few hours, she could tall that Snake didn't stutter...what was going on?

She had glanced away a moment to check her wristchrono, and looked back up at him, only to see something she never expected...

"Uh...Snake?"

"Yes?"

She hesitated, and then decided agianst telling him that he was a deep crimson red with blushing. She just flashed a all-too-familar smirk and said, "Oh...nothing."

Standoff.


Snake quickly anylized the situation.
They both were silent and both blushing.What to do?..the tension in the air was so thik you could swim in it.Snake couldn't live like this,a man just could not do it...even him.

Leaning forward,he kissed Cairo.

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> What's he doing? He looks frantic...he's leaning forward...he's getting close.....ok...now he's invadeing my personal space...oh wow...he's not going to...no..he couldnt be about to...<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

Thier lips met softly and Cairo thought she was just going to melt. <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Minions of Xendor...he did!<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> She forgot how to think, how to breathe, all she could do was lean up a bit, close her eyes, and kiss back.

Snake withdrew from Cairo and all his nervousness died instantly: she was smiling.

He felt relief rock through him like a storm.

Generally,after you kiss a Solo woman,it is a good sign when she doesn't pull her blaster and blow your head off right away.

He leaned forward and kissed her again.

(He's right about that blaster thing)


Cairo pushed up out of her chair leaning across the table, like he was, and kissed back agian. Her head swam like she had drank too much wine. She didn't want to stop, ever.

Being twenty and just getting your first kiss on the lips did seem rather pitiful when talking about a girl like Cairo...but she wasn't flirtatious and open like her big sister Jai, it took longer for her. But then agian, besides Snake, Rusty was the only guy who taken intrest in shy, quiet, introverted Cairo...she was hateing that she hadnt done this sooner...

Snake cupped Cairo's face in his hands.

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Beep beep beep......

Damn it! not now!

beep beep beep....<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

Snake withdrew and walked over to the annoying noise.He grabbed his sword and plunged it into the console,nothing was going to mess this up.The tupid beeping stopped and Snake pulled the sword out of the console.He walked back over to Cairo and sat down next to her.

"If only Jaina could see this"