Alright, here's ch.3! Oh yeah, sorry for having Jack being engaged to Jewel, but don't worry I will quickly rip that already ruined relationship to tiny pieces.

Oh, also the name Torako belongs to my OC, but don't worry, she's really funny and sarcastic!

You know what belongs to who! Now read on!


Chapter 3: Torako and Girly-man

Jack was back at the jail cell, cradling his head. He couldn't believe what he had done! He shot someone, and the person he shot was sitting in the cell right behind him. Jack kept reliving his encounter with the witch, even though it happened last night.

After he had shot the witch, the mayor began to frolic and dance about, as if it were a good thing. Apparently, it was.

"Why are you so happy!" Jack shouted.

The mayor continued to dance about, "Because, the one-eyed witch brings nothing but calamity and now that she's unconscious we can take her back to town and burn her at the stake!" Those horrible words were still with Jack the entire time. He looked back once more and saw the witch was half-asleep. She seemed to be in good health though. Out of sympathy Jack had bandaged her arm and disinfected while she was still asleep.

"Thanks." She mumbled, still half-asleep. Jack didn't say anything, but sat down in the cell with her for a few hours. Finally she woke up, stretching her arms out and yawning loudly. She looked ahead to find Jack sitting a few feet in front of her, still looking sad and somewhat mentally tortured. "Calm down girly-man." She said. "I'm not hurt, I've been through worse." Then she pointed towards her eye-patch.

Jack looked up at her and said "My name's not 'Girly-man!'"

The witch smiled at him wickedly. "Then what is your name?"

"…..It's Jack, and your name?"

"Jack, hm? I like Girly-man better." Jack could tell right away that she was going to be bothersome. "By the way, my name's Torako, which means 'Tiger Child' in Japanese." She still continued to smile. "So, do you have any cards in this jail cell? Or am I going to have draw pictures in the walls with my nails?" Torako held up her hands and extended her claws, which retracted up to three feet long.

Jack looked at her shockingly, not just because of her nails but because she was still smiling. "Why are you still smiling!" Jack shouted. "You're going to be burned tomorrow night!"

Torako cackled, her voice echoed throughout the room, which startled many people in the nearby cells. "I'm not going to get burned; Sally's going to get me before that happens."

Jack was surprised when he heard that name. "Was Sally the woman she was traveling with?" Jack thought. He turned to Torako, now a little desperate sounding. "What does Sally look like?"

Torako's smile faded a little, and a hint of suspicion was creeping behind it. "She has long red hair….and she's covered in stitches."

The description matched perfectly to Jack's mystery woman, and now he was even more desperate to know her. He grabbed Torako by the shoulders and said, "How do you know her!" Thoughts raced through Jack's mind, he was afraid that maybe this Sally person was under a curse cast by Torako and she desperately needed help. However, these unpleasant thoughts soon turned into a romantic fantasy.

Of how Jack could save Sally from the evil clutches of Torako and how the two of them could get married afterward. These thoughts left a moronic expression on Jack's face which he was completely unaware of.

Torako's expression turned to disgust. She has the ability to tap into people's minds and vaguely read their thoughts. Torako read the words "Slay…Torako….Me….Sally….Married….Kids…." from Jack's mind.

Torako pushed Jack away even more disgusted by the fact that he started drooling. "Get away you creep!" Torako shouted, "As if I'd let you marry my sister!" Jack was mortified by Torako's words.

"Sister..."he thought, "How could something so sweet be related to something so horrible?"

Torako stood up and hissed, "I'm not horrible! I'm warped, but not horrible! Sally's not my sister biologically anyways."

Torako looked out the window, and continued speaking. "And besides, I don't think it's a good idea to try and meet her. That is, if you value your life."

Jack looked up at Torako. "What do you mean?"

"She saw you shoot me, and now….She wants revenge."