The next morning, Daniel woke up to an empty stomach. Groaning as he remembered none of them had gone grocery shopping recently.
Quickly taking a shower, Daniel prepared himself to go out.
Walking into the living room of the apartment, Daniel suppressed a chuckle as he observed the position Jack was in. One leg over the arm of the couch, the other over the top of it. His head barley hanging off the edge. Daniel, rolling his eyes, walked to the small fridge to see what he needed to get, became pleasantly surprised to find food already filling the shelves.
Daniel looked back at Jack and came to the conclusion that the sleight must've gone out to buy some food.
He'd have to thank him later.
Grabbing himself the carton of eggs, Daniel prepared to make two over-easy eggs. Before he could get a pan out and put it on the stove, Jacks phone started buzzing on the coffee table.
Surprisingly, the vibrating didn't wake the younger magician.
His curious side taking over, Daniel put his breakfast down and walked over to the couch.
Peaking over the arm, Daniel could see faint circles around Jacks eyes. Assuming Jack wouldn't be waking up anytime soon, Daniel decided to answer the phone for him.
Seeing that Jack didn't have the number saved in his contacts, Daniel assumed it would be a random person trying to sell something. Answering it anyway, Daniel placed the phone up to his ear and opened his mouth to say hello. Before he could say anything, the voice from the other side started speaking.
"You might have people protecting you now, but I promise you, you'll always be alone in the end. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer right? Well, we're about to get real close. You belong to me, don't you ever forget that"
The call ended, leaving Daniel speechless. His first thought was what kind of person would speak to someone else like that.
His second thought was what kind of person would speak to Jack like that. Anyone who knew Jack knew that he was one of the kindest, most sensitive people out there.
Whoever this person was obviously knew who Jack was and that he was still alive.
So many questions were racing through Daniel's head, until Henley walked in. Daniel quickly let go of Jacks phone just before Henley could say good morning.
"Eggs for breakfast?" She asked, gesturing to the pan and eggs on the counter.
"Oh, yeah. I think Jack went out last night and got groceries." Daniel answered, heading back to the kitchen to start making the food.
"That's sweet of him." Henley smiled as she walked into the kitchen to start making some coffee.
The two fell into a comfortable silence as the finished making breakfast. This gave Daniel time to organize his thoughts.
Whoever that man was, he wasn't anyone Daniel wanted to meet.
For some reason, he knew Jack and that he was still alive
He had said that Jack "Belonged to him"
Daniel was definitely going to have to talk to Jack about that later.
"Mmm. I love the smell of hot coffee in the morning" Merritt's voice rang.
"Come help yourself" Henley spoke. Soon enough, the three of them were eating breakfast and sipping their coffee.
"Is someone going to wake him up?" Henley asked, noticing it was almost 10.
"I was just going to let him sleep in, he seems pretty tired." Daniel answered, putting his dishes in the little sink.
"He's not just tired, he's exhausted. That kid is not getting up on his own. At least not for a few more hours." Merritt commented, observing the purple bags under Jacks eyes.
"Well, I guess that settles it then" Henley said as she stood up, her mind at ease.
Daniel, on the other hand, was still in deep thought.