Hey, everyone! New story! Hope you like it! It's my first time writing for Jack and Lacie!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pandora Hearts.
Jack Vessalius strolled through the woods that led to Lacie's tower. He loved walking through these woods because he knew on the other side would be Lacie. He had been searching for her for eight years, and he was reunited with her about a week ago. Now, he had been visiting her as frequently as he could. It was cold today, probably about to snow, but he didn't care. He would walk through hell and back to see Lacie.
"Lacie, I can't wait to see you today!" He shouted happily as he saw the tower come into view.
"Let's see if she wants to see you." A voice said.
Jack turned to see who it was but felt something hard hit his forehead. He fell onto the cold, hard ground. "Lacie." He whispered as he looked at the tower. Then he blacked out.
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Lacie Baskerville looked out the window of her tower and surveyed around. It was cold and starting to snow, but she knew that he was here somewhere. She could smell him. Ever since she cut his ear, she knew the taste and the scent of his blood. It had a pleasant taste and smell, sort of bittersweet. She kept looking around for him, but she still couldn't see him.
"Stupid Jack." She said as she ran to grab her coat. "Why can't he just stay away?" She threw open the door and ran down the stairs. She pushed a giant wooden door open and rushed outside. The wind struck her face as she walked into the woods. She sniffed the air and looked over to the left.
"He must be that way." She said as headed over there. She pulled her coat closer to her and kept walking. As she approached a large tree, she saw him. He was lying under it, and blood was streaming down from his forehead and there was blood coating the lower corner of his shirt. His coat and gloves were missing. She gasped as she saw him and ran over to his side. He was freezing, but he was still alive.
"What happened to you?" She asked as she wiped some blood off his forehead. He moved a little and opened his eyes.
"Lacie," He managed to get out. He smiled at her. "It's so nice to see you." He coughed a little and fell up against her. She threw her arm around him and supported him as they walked back to the tower. He pushed his other hand against his wound.
"What happened to you?" Lacie asked again as they walked through the woods.
Jack thought for a minute. He remembered coming to see Lacie but nothing else. "I don't know. I was coming to see you, and then I blacked out."
Lacie could not understand why someone would attack a harmless man like Jack out in the middle of nowhere, but she left it at that. They got to the tower and began walking up the stairs. Lacie groaned as she tried to help Jack up. He was heavier than she thought.
"Lacie, I'm alright." He said as they walked up the stairs. "Don't worry about me."
"I'm not." She bluntly replied.
He laughed and then cringed as pain shot through him. He wiped some of the blood off of his forehead. Lacie looked at him and couldn't believe how someone could laugh at a time like this. She reached the top of the stairs and opened the door to her room.
She walked over to the fireplace and sat him up on the red couch in front of it. He sighed as he felt the heat from the fireplace. "Thank you, Lacie." He said as he closed his eyes and relaxed. Then he felt something against his skin. He opened his eyes and saw Lacie unbuttoning the bottom buttons of his shirt.
"L-Lacie." He stuttered as a blush came on his face.
"Oh, don't flatter yourself." She replied as she finished. "I need to see the wound." She pushed the bottom side of his shirt out of the way and looked at his wound. It wasn't that deep, but it looked like he had been stabbed.
She walked over to get some medical supplies to clean his wound out, and she could feel him watching her. He always watched her when they were together. It was almost like she was going to disappear if he didn't. She then walked back over to him and started cleaning the wound on his side.
He became even more flustered as she wrapped bandages around his bare skin. Her fingers lightly brushed against him, and he shivered.
"Cold?" She asked as she looked up at him and grinned. He knew that she was taunting him, but he still nodded his head. "Well, you can button your shirt back. I'm finished."
"Thank you again, Lacie." He replied.
"Now, its time to look at your head." She said. She crawled up next to him on the couch, and she grabbed his head in her hands. She licked the blood from his wound. "Mmmmmm." She whispered.
Jack blushed again.
"Reminds me of when we met." She said. "Your blood tasted so good then too."
He laughed nervously. "Did it really?" He asked. "Good to know."
Lacie grabbed his face and moved it over so he was looking at her. He stared into her eyes. They were as hypnotizing as ever. She ran her hand over his cheek. "Jack." She said. She moved her face closer to his until he could feel her breath on his lips.
"Lacie, I-" Jack began.
"My, my, my. What a lovely sight!" A voice sang out.
Both Jack and Lacie jumped at the sound. Lacie turned and saw a tall, white-haired man covered in bandages. He smiled and waved at her. She quickly jumped off the couch. Levi then looked over at Jack and smiled.
"Now, now. Don't stop because of me." He stated as he walked over to them. He put his arm around Jack's shoulder. "What were you going to say to Lacie?"
"It was nothing." Jack replied.
Levi laughed. "It appeared pretty serious to me." He stated. "What about you, Lacie? Do you want to say something to Jack?"
Lacie glared at him. "What do you want?" She asked.
Levi let go of Jack and rushed over to Lacie. He put his arm around her shoulder. "I came here to get you. You're needed for…something." He winked at her, and she knew what he meant. She was needed for the experiment.
"Oh, I'll go get ready." She said as she scurried off to get ready for the first stage of the experiment.
Jack watched as she ran off. She looked nervous as she went away. He turned his attention back to Levi.
"It's so good to see you again, Jack." Levi said, his strange grin spread across his face. He looked at Jack's head and shirt. "Looks like you ran into some trouble."
"Oh, I guess so. I don't remember much." He replied. At this, Levi looked at him confused. He then ran over to him and got up close to his face.
"You don't? Well, I believe that you were ambushed on your way here." He said smiling.
"W-what?" Jack stuttered. How would Levi know that?
"I believe it was part of...an experiment of sorts. Maybe it was to see what Lacie would do. Would she save you? Would she leave you cold and alone?" Levi replied. The grin was still plastered on his face.
Jack didn't know what to say. Thankfully, Lacie walked back into the room before he had to say anything.
"Are you ready to go?" She asked as she grabbed her coat.
"Yes." He said as he walked over and put his arm around her waist. He turned back to Jack. "You can stay here until you're rested up. Lacie won't be back tonight." Jack watched as Levi pulled Lacie closer to him. Lacie shook him off.
"Goodbye, Jack." She said as she headed out the door.
"Goodbye, Lacie." Jack replied as he waved."Thank you for helping me."
Lacie smiled at him and turned towards the door. Levi headed towards the door too, but then he turned back to Jack. "Oh, before you go, there is a box under the couch that you might want to get. It has some things you might need." He then waved and left.
Jack waited until he could no longer hear footsteps before he looked for the box.
"Ow." He yelped as he bent down. He looked under the couch and pulled out a brown box. He saw a card on top of it. "To Jack. Surprise!" it read. He pulled it open and found a pair of white gloves and a green jacket. Suddenly, he felt cold again.
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