[Black Rose Petals]
[A Jak & Daxter Fanfiction]
*Sorry to do random time jumps, but sometimes I can't get into Jak's character. And I'm still not very good with Jak's personality, but try to ignore it the best you can. ^^ And Daxter is with Tess, so you won't see him much. Lea (pronounced as Leah) is an OC who joined with Torn and Ashelin, and is a computer freak. This takes place 5 years after Jak 2. I don't know how long that makes after Jak 3. I don't remember the time difference between them.
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Chapter 1
By Chance
It was only a glimpse of the girl.
But it changed his fate forever.
It was in Haven that he first saw her. The girl was standing at the door of the Headquarters as Jak walked toward it. The moment he noticed her, she turned to look at him with silver eyes. Her lips parted, as if she were about to speak...
And then she vanished, as if she had never been there.
The next time he saw her was in Spargus. More than a glimpse.
This time, Jak was going toward the palace - where he had first awakened to find his father, Damas, who was now dead. Taking the elevator up, and then...
The girl was sitting by the water, and looked startled when Jak appeared. He looked at her just as she stood up, turning hurriedly away, and called, "Wait!" He had sounded more demanding than he had hoped, but it seemed to work, for the girl stopped and turned to look at him, looking frightened.
Jak just barely remembered her face, but was able to tell from her eyes. "You're the girl from Haven."
She nodded. Silver eyes, pale skin, and blonde hair, wearing a white dress that went down to her knees with white boots.
When she didn't say anything, Jak asked, "Who are you?"
She didn't respond to the question, and only stated, "You are tainted." There was a strange mixture of hate and fear in her voice.
Jak looked away, eyes narrowed, and said, "I've been told."
The girl took a step toward him, but then seemed to stop herself. She looked at the ground. "I... I didn't mean it... badly... It's just..."
Jak looked at her, and she turned away. "N-nevermind..."
He took a step toward her. "What's your name?"
She turned back to him, and stuttered, "Ashe. I'm from Haven." She was about to extend her hand, as if offering for Jak to shake it or something, but put it back at her side. Ashe looked at him again, though avoiding his eyes, and said, "I know who you are, Jak. It's hard not to, in Haven... You saved us all." Before Jak could say anything, she said, "And you are one of the others who..." She trailed off. Jak raised an eyebrow.
She suddenly began walking toward him, then completely avoided him and stepped onto the elevator. "I'm sorry. I must go. But I'm sure we will meet again, Jak."
Jak turned around as the elevator began going down, and called, "Why are you in Spargus?"
She looked up and called to him, "I wanted to tell you... But I can't..."
And by the time Jak was going to respond, she was gone.
Back in Haven a few days later. Jak had told Samos and Keira about Ashe. Samos had went off into his lecture about whatever, and Keira had told Jak to ask Lea. If Ashe lived in Haven, she could find her on the computer.
It wasn't what Jak had expected.
Lea pulled up the file only a few seconds after Jak had said Ashe's name. She smiled as she spun the chair around to look at him. "This her?"
Jak looked up at the screen, half-amazed at her speed, half-amazed at what was there. "A test subject?"
Lea nodded, turning back to the screen. "The two years they spent on you were nothing compared to this." she told him. "For seventeen years - from her birth - she was a test subject. You saved her, Jak, whenever you got rid of the Baron. She was freed."
"That was five years ago." Jak said.
"Yeah. Which means she's twenty-two or somethin'." Lea said. "Where'd you find her? Nobody has seen her since she was found and released."
"Outside the front door." he said, examining the file. "Is there any way to track her?"
"You want her, you go get her. I'll search here and contact you if I find her."
Jak looked at the file for a few more moments, then turned to exit.
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Crappy first chapter, I know, but I just wanted to get the idea out there so everybody would see it.