Hello again! I had a day off, so I'm updating. I hoped everyone liked the last chapter. Two people locked in a closet, what's not to like? Well, I hope you readers enjoyed, and I hope you enjoy this next chapter that's coming up. I will also try to update again this weekend. So this chapter is a continuation of the last one, and has some bonding with our resident speedster and miss werewolf, just so you know. Real deep conversation to. I'm starting to ramble now, so I'll just let you get to the chapter.
Tomorrow (or The Closet Scene) Part 2
The door slammed down behind her, and she looked up at the camera in disbelief.
"How in Hades did you manage to do this AGAIN Hope?" Jaci could almost hear Hope grinning.
"Same trick, new door." She said, smirking, then glanced at Robin. "Also, I had help."
"Hey guys." Came Robin's voice.
The other door opened before Jaci could say anything and Kid Flash stepped in.
"Oh, hey Jaci." Was she imagining that nearly eager gleam in his eyes? "Feeling better?"
"Lots, Mr. Quickster."
"Yeah, now that he's here," teased Hope, her grin growing larger.
Jaci fought to keep her cheeks free of red. It was a losing battle.
"Glad to hear it," Wally said, fighting a smile at Jaci's blush. The truth was, he had heard Hope's comment.
And Jaci wasn't denying it.
"I know that look, Speedy," Jaci said, giving him a look. "You think this is funny don't you?"
"I think just about everything is funny." He replied with an easy calmness that unnerved Jaci.
"You don't seem upset at all."
"That's because I'm not."
"So you're not fazed by- by anything? About yesterday?" Jaci shifted a bit after saying this. She didn't like feeling vulnerable in any way. And considering she was trapped for the second time in two days, AND with the only person who she cared about if they were fazed by anything, she felt just that.
"I get over things pretty fast. In a flash, actually." Wally said with a smirk, letting her know it was a joke.
Jaci just stared. She didn't know whether to laugh or smack him upside his joking, easy going, and- she admitted, sort of good looking red head.
Hope chuckled. +You do realize I'm listening?+
Annoyed, Jaci shut her out temporarily.
+Robin+ Hope sent, and all was forgiven.*
"Something wrong Jaci?" Wally asked, concerned.
"…..no…I'm fine….you do realize we're locked in again?"
"Yep." Wally chirped, before pulling out a bag of chips to munch on, only to realize Jaci was doing the exact same thing. With the exact same type of chips. The two just stared awkwardly at each other, while Hope laughed and Robin cackled.
"We need to get those two talking again. How should we do it?"
Robin thought for a second. "I'm not sure….maybe we should just leave them there and wait?" While he said this, he sent a message to his friend. (Robin) Wally, start talking.
"Sounds good." Hope agreed, while sending her own message. +Jaci, start talking.+
(Wally) I'm TRYING…..
+…Who says I'm not?...+
(Robin) Well, try HARDER.
+Me. You're not talking, you're eating chips and being all awkward.+
+I can't help it… he's making me uncomfortable.+
(Wally) Can you as Hope what it is I should talk about? I could use some help here!
(Robin) sure. He turned to Hope. "What should Wally talk to Jaci about?"
"Let's see…" But before Hope could think of something, Wally did. He didn't really know what Jaci was like before all of this…..
"So…what was your life like before…before all this?"
Jaci shrugged. "Good. Hope and Randy were- and are my best friends. All of us were advanced students."
"That's cool. I used to be advanced as well. After school, I had wanted to be a scientist. I guess that's not gonna happen now." A forlorn look came over Wally's features at the last part.
"I wanted to be an actress." Jaci said, "But think, in a way both of us do that. You had to use science to become Kid Flash, didn't you? And me….well…. "
"You act. You seem all, like, scary, and not freaked out, like there's nothing wrong."
Jaci frowned. "Nothing IS wrong."
Wally gave her a skeptical look. "Riiiiiiight. You're not inwardly freaking out at all or anything."
Jaci blushed ever so slightly. "Not my fault."
"Can't believe I'm pulling a Black Canary." Wally muttered, before speaking normally. "You can tell me anything you know. I'm not gonna just suddenly hate you or anything. And, uh, you can't keep it bottled in. Sometimes you need to just, um, open up, you know? So, um, go ahead?"
Jaci sat there, shocked for a minute before giving a sigh. "Look…that's nice and all, and I appreciate it, but…I just have too many problems to mention and I don't want to burden you with my troubles."
"Oh come on. We all have problems. You don't have to talk about all of them, but you should talk about some of them."
Jaci sat there for a looong minute before sighing. "I'm worried. About my family. I have a ten-year-old brother, an eleven-year-old sister, and my mother is sick. Now all this happens, and I'm….well….I'm scared."
Wally was shocked. "Yeah that's…well…" He sighed as well. "I'm scared too. I don't know where my parents are, or my Uncle Barry, or Aunt Iris." He ran a hand through his hair. "But, I do know they're all out there, somewhere safe. Your family too, I bet. And we'll find them." He put a hand on Jaci's. "I promise."
Jaci looked at their hands for a moment without speaking. "I hope so. I miss them terribly…"
"Feel any better?" Wally asked.
She nodded. "Yeah. I do, actually."
He smiled. "See? What did I tell you?"
Jaci smirked. "Okay, I guess you aren't ALWAYS joking."
"See? I know when to be serious. But right now, I really gotta go. Rob? You gonna let me out?"
Robin looked at Hope and shrugged. "Might as well."
"Yeah, we wouldn't want him to pee himself." She directed her next words through the loudspeaker. "Alright, fine. You guys talked, so you're free to go." She then hit the lever, and Wally raced out.
Jaci watched him, but didn't move.
"Jaci? You ok?"
She nodded. "Don't feel like getting up."
Hope laughed. That sounded like the regular Jaci.
Well! I hoped you liked that! Please please review! Even if it's just a smiley face, reviews make me happy. So we some bonding, some seriousness, and some fluff. That's all for now, but I'll try and update again soon, so see you later!
*Inside joke
