A/N To those who have PM and asked: Yes I have played and finished the game so I do realise that the timelines don't add up hence why I said based on the idea not actually following the storyline 100%. No it won't actually be following the game as I have a different idea on where I would like my story to go. :)
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Anne woke up to the sound of snoring and the clattering of mugs, she rolled over and spied the male Assassin slumped in the seat across from the bed she was in. That must be a very uncomfortable sleep. She giggled as a crash from another car caused Jacob to wake up with a start, a hidden blade erupted from his gauntlet; ready to strike.
"Good morning sleepy head." She laughed at him as he cracked his neck. "Wonderful sleep?"
"Well, there wasn't enough room for two in that bed," Anne blushed. "and as a gentleman would, I took the chair." He flashed a brilliant smile at her. She felt butterflies in her stomach and she stretched out before getting out of bed. As she stood, the train turned a corner which caused her to stumble against a solid frame. Jacob grabbed her arms gently to keep her from falling over and fire erupted from where he touched. She cleared her throat and took a step back.
"Thank you, may I ask who do I talk to around here to get a hot breakfast and a bath?" Jacob walked over to a small speaker and asked the engineer to slow down. "Slow down? Don't you mean stop at the nearest station?" She got a chill down her spine when Jacob walked over and grabbed her by the waist, steering her backwards towards the open door. "What-Jacob what are you doing?"
"Hold on tight." Was all he said as he grabbed her and jumped, even at the slow speed Anne still got a fright which caused her to scream and her nails pinched into Jacob's arm. He did nothing to ease her fright but instead smiled at her before climbing down the side of the tracks. Anne walked to the edge and followed suit, he was finding her amusing which annoyed her. Things like that didn't normally scare her and she had no idea why she screamed as it was nothing compared to what she faced before. She silently reprimanded herself as she followed Jacob through some streets before reaching the Public House pub. He nodded to the barkeep before setting off up the stairs with Anne behind him.
"Anne!" She was greeted with a warm hug from Evie, who was sitting at the table in a small kitchen with Henry Green. "Did Jacob offer you some breakfast?"
"Yes and a hot bath, dear sister." Jacob answered before she could. "I'll show her to the spare room while you and Greenie set the table." There were four bedrooms, a small kitchen/living area and a small bathroom above the pub which the Assassin twins seemed to have commandeered as well as a train. "Here's your room." She was shocked to see all her stuff from her flat placed neatly around the room.
"What is my stuff doing here?"
"You are the only one to have seen Jack the Ripper and lived to talk about it, we don't want him to try and rectify his mistake." She shivered at his words, she would take protection from that maniac any day even if it did mean having to jump off trains.
Jacob sat on his bed while waiting for the bath to become free, he sat shirtless with only his trousers on; cleaning his brass knuckles when he heard a light knock on his open door. He turned his head in the direction and his eyes fell upon Anne, her hair loose down her shoulders, a towel wrapped tightly around her body, skin lightly kissed by the sun and a few beads of water travelling down the hollow of her throat. He shuddered as desire tried to take hold but he resisted the urge to pull her flush against his bare chest. Jacob stood and walked towards her, watching as a tinge of red reached her cheeks; he smiled at her before lightly touching her arm as he walked past. He was never the kind of man to play such games, if he wanted her; he would have taken her right then and there, not caring if Greenie and his sister heard but she wasn't an 'Unfortunate', she was beautiful enough, sure but she was well respected by Freddy so it showed that she had more than looks on her side.
He lowered himself into the still hot bath and groaned as his tense muscles relaxed. He thought about what Frederick had said, how Anne was his informant and she was the one who gave him the information he had on Jack the Ripper. His murders all followed the same pattern, all in Whitechapel except one; the night that he was interrupted by Miss. Anne Smith. Evie must have realised the same as she had moved Anne here last night, he was getting sick of hunting a ghost; he wasn't an ordinary man otherwise they would have found him already, he was used to covering his tracks and staying one step ahead of the twins. Like he was baiting them... no, he's just a sick man who escaped from the asylum. Jacob told himself, knowing deep down that there was something more sinister at hand.
Jacob made his way to the kitchen, smelling the delicious scents wafting down the hallway. She must be able to cook too, that's another plus for her. He shook his head, he didn't know why he was having such thoughts about Anne, he had could have any woman he desired but she caught his attention for some strange reason. Evie and Greenie were eating while Anne planted some freshly made pancakes in front of him with a pint of beer.
"Evie told me that you enjoyed your beer with any meal so I grabbed a pint from downstairs to say thank you." Evie laughed at Anne.
"She means thank you for being a gentleman. Didn't know gentleman liked to jump off trains with helpless woman in their arms." Greenie even smiled at the remark but Anne slightly frowned at Evie's words but didn't say anything more. Anne grabbed a plate for herself and sat between Jacob and Evie while they all ate in silence. It was the first time in a long time that Jacob could remember sitting down for a hot meal with his sister near him. Here he was, a Master Assassin hunting London's most terrifying monster, sitting down for a meal with his sister, brother-in-law and a beautiful woman he felt strange feelings towards like there was nothing wrong in the world. "Did Jacob tell you how we were knighted?" Evie pulled him out of his thoughts.
"No! You met the Queen?"
"He didn't tell you? He normally tells that to all the new women he meets."
"Well, I'm not a normal woman." Anne smiled a cheeky smile at them both. Her blue eyes twinkled as Evie and Greenie laughed. No, you are not.
Evie watched her brother steal glances at their new friend, she had never seen him so infatuated by a woman before but then she had something that most women in London would never have; their independence. He didn't know much about her and that mystery also intrigued him, Evie knew her brother well and if these glances were anything to go by; he was going to do everything he could to impress and learn about her. She looked over at her husband and he gave her a knowing smile, he knew what she was thinking because he was thinking the same. Jacob wasn't the kind of person who liked to be left in the dark.
"So, Anne." She looked up at Evie. "If we are going to be living in close quarters, we should know a little bit more about you. Tell us a little bit about yourself?" She watched as Anne played with the last bit of her breakfast.
"I was born in Westminster, my parents were wealthy but wealth couldn't save their lives. They were taking a stroll one evening, my father enjoyed pampering my mother with outings when they were held at knife point by some ruffians. I was a child at the time but what I learnt over the years was that my father refused to give them my mother's necklace, so they stabbed him repeatedly while my mother watched. No warning." Evie regretted asking as she watched Anne stand up to clear the table. "My mother was then killed afterwards, her necklace stolen and their bodies left lying in an alleyway. I was raised by my father's friend, he was a horrid old man who constantly smelt of smoke." Anne cringed and placed the last of the dishes in hot water, while Jacob kicked Evie under the table. "He wanted me to be his wife one day and I was raised to be a good little girl who did everything anyone asked until I came of age and ran away. I moved to Whitechapel and worked in a pub where after a while, I met Frederick and began working as an informant. I went and studied to get my degree and came back, even though I will never be respected as an accomplished woman I am proud of myself and I know my parents would be too." Anne smiled at them all before exiting the room.
"Well done sis. Yet again you say the wrong thing." Jacob stood up and walked out which left Evie staring with her mouth open. She hadn't meant to upset anyone, she didn't think that the first thing Anne would say was something so personal. Evie didn't have a way with words like Jacob did, she was more straight to the point where he used his charm to get what he wanted when he couldn't knock it out of someone. Evie stood up, shook herself off and went to go find some clues at the last crime scene. She was always on top of her game when she was working, not socialising.
