#mostly i just wanted bi han and sareena to be a lil angsty and him to be possessive and cute with her

[rachelfoleyisntdead]

Tiny Bireena one-shot ish thing inspired by (1) that idea I had that Bi-Han promised to take Sareena with him before Kuai Liang and Tomas dragged him back and (2) the idea left on my Ashrah/Syzoth fic about Bi-Han sneaking into the Wu Shi academy to see Sareena.

This was supposed to be full angsty but yeah, didn't turn out that way. Sareena is a hopeful person, especially when it comes to Bi-Han. Enjoy some pouty Bi-Han and flirty Sareena~

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"Intruders!"

"It's the Lin Kuei!"

Sareena's heart skipped a beat as Harumi and Hanzo down the hall of the Shirai Ryu's main building. Harumi's eyes widened as she saw the demoness and she came to a gasping stop.

"Sareena! Thank the fire god--I have to help Kuai Liang and Tomas, they're outnumbered--"

"No, take Hanzo and go find my sister," Sareena replied. Harumi was capable, she knew, but Kuai would kill someone if she or Hanzo were harmed. "I'll help Kuai Liang and Tomas."

Harumi took another desperate look back at the training hall, then nodded. She yanked the protesting Hanzo alongside her; he was the future of the Shirai Ryu but this was not his fight.

By the time Sareena made it into the training hall, two Lin Kuei in yellow and red were struggling to push themselves up. Kuai Liang was on his knees, gasping as Tomas went blow for blow with Bi-Han.

Sareena tried not to get distracted, hurrying to Kuai Liang. "Can you stand?" she asked, her eyes still darting towards the fight. Towards him.

Kuai Liang swallowed and nodded. "Yes, I'm fine… it's a good thing you always visit on Tuesdays," he said, forcing a weak smile.

Tomas let out a cry of pain, and Sareena shot to her feet to see him stumbling back, blood dripping from his arm. Bi-Han was advancing, a great hammer of ice in his hands. She shot forward, putting herself in his path. In a swirl of light, twin daggers appeared in her hands.

Bi-Han stopped, his brows furrowing together. "Sareena." Her heart did a little flip, and she readjusted her grip on her daggers. "What are you doing here?" he growled, and she couldn't tell if he was disappointed or just confused.

"I'd be happy to tell you if you stop trying to kill your brothers," she replied.

"They chose to get in my way."

"I am in your way. Will you kill me?" she asked.

He didn't answer, but the hammer dissolved and reformed into a spear. Then, he lunged. She turned, dodging it and pushing him back with a kick to his chest.

"New plan," Bi-Han looked at the ninja in yellow--a woman--then at Sareena again. The woman nodded.

What…? There was a flash of green, and then a weighted net wrapped around her. Something pulled and she was swept off her feet, dragged across the floor.

"Sareena!" Before Tomas could take a step, he was frozen up to the knees, rooted in place.

Bi-Han turned walking towards her and summoned a shard of ice sharp enough to cut through the net, then hauled her over his shoulder.

"Grandmaster, this is not what we came for--" the ninja in red began.

Bi-Han glanced at him. "It seems my brother has taken more than one thing that belongs to me."

"Brother, stop!" As Kuai Liang stood, the ninja in red fired something at him. Sareena struggled as Bi-Han walked away, watching helplessly as it exploded in a ball of fire.

"Cyrax." The ninja in yellow--Cyrax--dropped a device on the ground, and a portal opened. The smoke began to clear, and the last thing Sareena saw before Bi-Han stepped through was Kuai Liang's determined stare and the spark of fire.

"Leave us," Bi-Han ordered as they stepped out into a softly lit chamber. Sareena recognized it; it looked exactly like the antechamber to the grandmaster's room in the Shirai Ryu compound.

The two ninjas looked at each other, then left. Sareena shifted as he opened the sliding door to the grandmaster's chamber, trying to avoid the doorframe.

"Stop your squirming, demoness. You begged me to take you to the Lin Kuei and I have," the grandmaster said, one hand gripping her backside before letting her slide from his shoulder.

She shoved him away, scowling as her anger bubbled over. This was not what she meant, and he knew it. "You left me with Quan Chi! You promised you would take me with you, and when I returned, you were gone!"

She'd thought he was a kindred spirit, that he understood what it was like to want more than the role she had been assigned. But he was just gone, and she would've been bound to Quan Chi forever if Ashrah hadn't returned for her.

"You can thank your new friends for that!" Bi-Han spat. The indignation was sapped out of her instantly.

It changed everything, and nothing. She could not betray her sister, who had bravely fought Quan Chi to save her, who vouched for her for all of Earthrealm's warriors. "I have to go back to the Wu Shi," she sighed, her voice heavy with longing.

"No, you don't."

She smiled sadly, reaching up to cup his cheeks. "Why? Are you planning an armistice with the Wu Shi and Shirai Ryu?" she asked. She knew the answer even before he turned his face into her touch, kissing her palm through the mask.

"I don't understand," he admitted. "You wanted freedom, but you bind yourself to them?"

"I wanted to be able to choose," she replied. "And I have." Coldness spread across her palm and he took her wrists, pulling her hands away. She could see him scowling even beneath the mask. She realized what she he thought, her chest tightening, "Bi-Han--"

"Go. As you said, you made your choice." He let go of her, folding his arms over his chest.

She waved her hand over the floor. Bright sigils began to inscribe themselves. She didn't want to go, not like this, but she couldn't stand against her sister. "Will I see you again?" she asked hopefully.

"Will you get in my way again?" he snarked.

That wasn't a no, she noticed. She could work with that. "Oh, I only visit Kuai Liang and Tomas on Tuesday for training," she said with a little grin.

His shoulders relaxed ever so slightly, and the temperature around them raised a few degrees. "And if I infiltrated on a Wednesday…"

"I could only get in your way if you broke into the Wu Shi academy," she supplied helpfully.

"I suppose I'll have to avoid the Wu Shi academy on Wednesdays," he murmured as she stepped into the completed circle.

"Mm. Yes, especially the east wing. Definitely do not go to the east wing, or I'll have to get in your way." A bright light eclipsed her and she was teleported to the courtyard of the Wu Shi Academy, just as Ashrah was marching out with kriss in hand.

Maybe someday, she and Bi-Han would make the right choices that allowed the arcs of their destinies to cross peacefully. But, until then… Wednesday would have to do.

#bireena #bi han #sareena #bi han x sareena #sareena x bi han #mk1 #i stressed too much over this for how silly it is #mostly i just wanted bi han and sareena to be a lil angsty and him to be possessive and cute with her