Eternity
Written by Kiriona777
Mmm…warm… comfy…
Shake.
Mmm… g'way…
Shake, shake.
"Come on, sis, get up!"
"G'way…"
"Sis! Jakie, get up! There's work to do!" Jakie half opened one eye and looked over her shoulder.
"You're not going to let me sleep in today, are you…" she grumbled.
"Aw, come on, Jakie, Uncle Sig will be here soon! Don't you want to get some work done on the… you-know-what before he gets here?" Truth, her younger brother inquired quickly. Jakie groaned and buried her face back in her pillow.
"Are you kidding? I worked on it until three in the morning…"
"Well, obviously, Jakie, you've forgotten what day it is," Dawn, an ottsel, quickly stated as she hopped onto Truth's shoulder. Jakie only groaned and pulled her sheets over her head. Dawn and Truth just looked at each other for a moment, and then truth quickly grabbed her wrist and started pulling her out of bed. Dawn, of course helped, despite her size and as much as Jakie tried to remain in her bed, she soon found herself on the floor tangled up in the sheets. Truth and Dawn stood back, trying desperately to hide their giggling. Furious, Jakie threw the blankets off of her and sat up.
"What the HELL is with you people today?" she shouted, "my GOD, I worked until three in the stupid morning and you don't have the common sense to let me sleep in a few hours?" Truth covered his mouth with one hand trying to hide his pathetic smile.
"But Jakie, it's you're birthday, remember?" Dawn said. That instantly calmed her down and her look of anger turned to confusion. "Sweet sixteen." Jakie untangled her legs from the sheets and got up.
"It's that time already?" she questioned, "Damn, time goes by fast."
"Leon is waiting for you downstairs," Truth informed. Jakie nodded.
"Got it. I'll be right there." Truth nodded and quickly ran off along with Dawn.
Jakie looked in the mirror that was against the wall across the room and approved of what she saw. Long blonde locks of hair with a touch of green falling to her hips, crystal blue eyes, a feminine look that came naturally that made her seem harmless, and finally a skinny frame that was average height. Oh yeah, she thought, I've got to be the prettiest girl in Spargus and Haven City combined! If only my stupid heart were normal… She'd been so tired the previous night that she'd gone to bed with her clothes still on, so all she had to do was shove on her boots and she ran downstairs.
Just as Truth had said, Leon was waiting for her downstairs. Leon was tall. About 5'9 without shoes and 5'11 with shoes on, but he was skinny as a rail, despite his height. He usually wore all black with some red like his father, Torn, and like both his parents, he had blood red hair set in dreadlocks. His eyes were lime green, and he was a very skilled fighter. Jakie and Leon had been best friends since birth, and were pretty much inseparable.
"Good morning, Lady Mar," he greeted when she emerged.
"Quit calling me that," she said quickly
"It's what you're loving fans in Haven call you," Leon insisted. Jakie rolled her eyes and grabbed a random piece of fruit from the fruit bowl on the counter where Leon was standing.
"Well, my 'loving' fans in Haven owe it to my family," she responded. Leon smirked a tiny bit before changing the subject.
"So, anything in particular you want to do today?"
"Not really. Just finish that stupid thing before Mar is born again."
"…You're father?" Leon asked stupidly, which was returned by a quick glare from Jakie, who didn't exactly like stupid questions.
"NO, you moron!" she snapped, "you know what I mean." Leon just shrugged. "Anyway, I'll be finished with it soon, so we'll have to work out a ground plan for what we're going to do when it is done." Leon folded his arms across his chest and sighed.
"Well, Jakie, as important as this is, there's a few other problems as well…" he mumbled, putting on his serious expression. Jakie stopped for a second and gave him a puzzled look.
"What do you mean?" she questioned.
"Haven is splitting right down the middle. Ever since my old man and mom disappeared, some people have been insisting on either finding them or getting me to take one of their positions. The other half is saying that it's time for some new blood on the thrown," he explained.
"But that's been going on for years now. Why is it an issue now?" Jakie inquired.
"Well, for the first few years it was a smaller issue, but lately, well, there's been a few riots and people are starting to get violent." Jakie shook her head. She never really did like the way Haven governed itself, and that was why she lived in Spargus, the Wasteland City.
"Times like this I wish MY old man were still around," she said. Leon chuckled.
"Yeah, Jak was a good guy," he agreed, "but I think we all could've done without Daxter."
"Hey!" Dawn suddenly interrupted, "Don't talk ill about my dad!" Leon rolled his eyes and ignored the comment.
"Well, you all consider yourselves lucky, because I never knew any of them that good!" Truth whined. He and Dawn had come in together. Truth was the baby of the entire family. Surprisingly, he took more after Keira, unlike Jakie, who took after Jak. The two siblings were spaced apart by 6 years.
"Just be glad that you didn't know my old man that well before he up and vanished. When it came to my fighting ability, he was very… demanding. No doubt Jak would've allowed Torn to train you up a little," Leon said. Jakie giggled, but before anything could be said, the front door opened and a familiar voice drifted through the halls.
"Sig's here!" Truth cried happily, dashing out of the kitchen, Dawn on his shoulder. Jakie and Leon exchanged looks before calmly walking out in the same direction.
When the two reached the front room, Sig was doing the typical 'adult' thing and commenting on how tall Truth was getting.
"Hi Sig," Jakie said a little shyly.
"Well, if it isn't Jakie! How's if feel finally being sixteen?" he asked. Jakie blushed a little.
"To be honest, it doesn't feel much different."
"She forgot about her own birthday," Leon cut in, leaning in Jakie's shoulder, who gave him a dark look. Sig chuckled.
"Well, got something here I think you'll like, kiddo," he continued, and held out some kind of artifact. Jakie's face lit up when she saw it and instantly threw her arms around Sig.
"Thank you so much! It's perfect! Exactly what I needed!" she exclaimed happily.
"Needed for what?" Leon questioned.
"I'll put it in right now!" Jakie exclaimed, and ran off toward her garage when she put her mechanic skills to work, and leaving Leon without an answer.
"Well, she certainly is happy about whatever it was," Dawn commented.
"Let's go see what she's up to," Truth said and the two ventured off after her. Leon just shook his head.
"What was that anyway?" he asked.
"A certain machine part she was looking for. She was whining to me about it a couple weeks back and I just happened to find it a couple days ago," Sig explained. Leon was about to say something else when Jakie ran by again, in the opposite direction.
"Now what's wrong?" Leon grumbled.
"I forgot to take my medicine!" Jakie called back. Leon rolled his eyes and started for the garage.
"You always 'forget' to take it!" Leon grumbled, showing his irritation. "I swear, Jak-o, one of these days you'll forget about it and drop dead right in front of me!"
"Oh shut up! It's not my fault my heart is bad!"
"Whatever! Just hurry up, will ya?" And so began the day…
So, did you like it? Please review with some nice feedback while I work on the second chapter!