A small sequel to Curse of Maraqua. You might want to read that before you read this or else you really won't get anything.
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Jacques was always seen as Garin's loyal second. Always the one to agree with whatever his captain wanted to do. Never disagreeing. This time, though, there was nothing Jacques wanted to do more than go against Garin's wishes.
Jacques wanted to stay in Maraqua. He wanted to stay with Caylis.
It shocked him, the thought of being in love with a mer-aisha. He never could have seen it coming. But now it had happened. He couldn't change it. He didn't even want to change it.
He hadn't realized that he had loved her before he left, and now it was too late to change his mind. He would be a deserter, an outcast, if he left now. Even if he left just to follow his heart.
But he still couldn't get her out of his head. Her clear cerulean eyes that glistened just so when she had rescued him in the caves below New Maraqua still were projected in her head. Her smile, which she seemed to save just for him, also hung in his memories.
Just the thought that he would never see her again was enough to kill him. He should have realized that he loved her before he left. He should have been smart enough to notice his own feelings for the one who had rescued him from the Drenched.
And now that he knew, he still couldn't do anything about it. He could tell Garin, but Garin wouldn't do anything but tell Jacques to get over it. And Jacques knew he couldn't just 'get over' this. It was to deep for that cure.
So Jacques made his decision. He was going to control his own destiny.
He took a deep breath and…
Jumped into the clear waters and swam back to Maraqua.
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Wow. I never really thought I'd write a Neopets fanfic, but Caylis/Jacques really appeals to me.
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