Snake was wearing a brown cargo pants, his favorite gray shirt and to Kaz's surprise, no eye patch and bandana. They had visual contact for the first time at the meeting, the blond turned and stared at him from head to toe. Not having Snake's strong arms around him anymore had caused him an emptiness, it was a too good feeling to be so brief. The war hero whispered, releasing his friend. Is that my perfume? - answered the other with one more question. Kept you waiting, huh? - He said in rhetoric, touching the tip of his nose against Kaz's jaw.

Brief moments passed, in a silence on both sides that was broken by John. Snake usually smelled of cigarettes, alcohol and gunpowder, but there it was different, it was something sweeter. The half-Japanese was surprised by the other's attitude, but by no means uncomfortable. His chest touched Miller's back, positioning his chin on his right shoulder and both arms around his neck, letting his breath touch the sensitive skin of the region. Taking advantage of the blond's distraction, he approached with silent steps, feeling his heart beating strongly every centimeter of proximity between the two. The relationship that the two men had was strange to say the least, there was certainly a tension between them, a constant flirtation and an exchange of glances that everyone had already noticed, except the two in question.Īt the meeting place, Snake felt the soft sand of the beach touching the soles of his bare feet, Kaz was at the edge of the sea, watching the coming and going of the waves, his golden hair having been further intensified by the rays coming from the horizon at sunset, it had been his idea to take the boss there.īoss was almost half an hour late, he couldn't avoid a smile when he saw that the other one hadn't left yet. However, Big Boss, was not in his daily duties at the base of operations, had taken a day off to have a moment with his vice-commander, Kazuhira Miller. Costa Rica was a tropical paradise, with so many species in its fauna it ended up being almost a zoo. The grandiose base, formed in several hexagonal cells, was bathed by sunlight, heated and always receptive in that maritime position.