Disclaimer: I still don't own Disney or Dreamworks. :(
Merida was woken up the next day to the door a load thumping on the door. Dragging herself out of bed and pulling on a pair of short to accompany the t-shirt she wore to bed, she shuffled over to the door yawning.
"Morning sunshine." Jack said from the other side of the door once Merida opened it.
"Why are you here?" Merida said confused.
"You texted me telling me to come over at 11." Jack made his way into the apartment.
"Read it again, it says 1."
"11, 1, the same thing."
"No, it's really not but seeing as you're here I can start." Merida pushed Jack to her desk. "Undress."
"What?" Jack said flustered.
"Take off your clothes."
"Why?"
"Well in order for me to dress you, you need to be undressed first."
"Oh, okay. That makes sense, just didn't think you would be so forward." Jack stripped himself of his t-shirt and trouser till he was standing in only his boxers.
"Great, now I made this one last night so try it on so I can see how it looks." Merida passed his a dress shirt and pair of smart trousers. Once Jack had pulled on the items Merida quickly began to pin things into place while mumbling to herself and writing in her notebook. "Go have a look. What do you think?"
Jack stood in front of a mirror and was surprisingly shocked. "Wow, Merida this is really good. I usually look awful in purple because I am so pale but… wow."
"Yeah? Not too dark?"
"Nope, perfect." Merida felt herself blush at his comment and passed him the next piece to try on.
"This one is not finished yet but just bear with me."
"I thought you only needed one?"
"Yeah I do, but I am still getting comfortable with making guys clothes so I need to start small. I have some ideas though for the real one, I was thinking 'Ice King' sort of thing because then you could enter at the same time as my last female model whose dress is like fire."
"Model?" Jack stopped Merida's hand which was pinning his shirt.
"Yeah, you are going to be walking out on the stage with my models."
"No I'm not."
"But this is being made specifically for you."
"I thought I was only your mannequin."
"Jack please! I need you to do this." Merida begged him.
"No, I will not make a fool of myself for you."
"What do you mean, me?"
"I wouldn't even do this for my sister."
"Jack, seriously I will do anything for you. It's too late to get a male model now as the show is this weekend."
"Anything?" Jack raised his eyebrow.
"Anything." Merida said hopefully.
"Fine, but you better keep your word." Jack said letting go of her hands.
Continuing to pin the clothes Merida smiled to herself. "So you have a sister?"
"What?" Jack said caught off guard.
"You said before that you had a sister."
"Yeah, her name is Emma, she's 15."
"Do you see her a lot?"
"Nah, not really. She goes to a private school abroad so only on the holidays really." Jack said sadly.
"Sucks doesn't it."
"Hmm?"
"Do you forget? My entire family is in Scotland, as much as they annoy me I do miss them."
"Sorry. Are you going to see them soon?"
"Hopefully, I think my brothers are going to come over for the holidays which will be nice."
"Brothers?"
"Hamish, Hubert and Harris. They're 17."
"Triplets? Well, I can't wait to meet them."
"What?" Merida stopped adjusting the material on Jacks torso to look up at his face confused.
"Your brothers, it'll be nice to meet them." Jack said looking down at her.
"Aye, cause that's why they came all this way, to meet you."
"Don't blame them." Jack smirked as Merida stuck her tongue out at him.
After Merida got all his measurements she sat down to starting her actually piece while Jack watched TV. "Merida I'm going to order a pizza, okay?" Jack called out as he punched in Pizza Planets number.
"Cheese!" Merida shouted back. As Jack ordered the pizza Merida pinned on the collar to the shirt and began cutting at various blue materials.
"Pizza will be 10 minutes." Jack said as he wandered back over to Merida. "How much more do you have to do?"
"Well I've just made the shirt but I still need to make the waist-coat, jacket and I am undecided if I should make trousers or a kilt."
"Trousers. I am not wearing a skirt."
"What's wrong with a kilt?" Merida said offended.
"It's a skirt, call it a skirt."
"A kilt looks very handsome actually. If there is one thing that I miss about Scotland it's the appreciation for a kilt, everyone just thinks of it as a big joke. I love a man in a kilt."
"They look wrong."
"Whatever you say, I think it is going to have to be trousers anyway. I don't have enough time to make a good kilt."
"Isn't that just awful." Jack said sarcastically.
"Shut up. Besides only a man could wear a kilt."
"Babe, I'm the manliest man you'll ever meet." Jack said showing off his muscles.
"So strong! My knees, they're weak." Merida squealed while giggling, as Jack went over to the thumping at the door.
"Ha. Ha. You make fun of me but I have food." Jack said as he re-entered the room empty handed.
"Where?" Merida said confused.
"Here." Said a voice from outside the room.
"Aster?" Merida asked.
Aster walked into the room and laid the pizza onto the table. "Yep, I was just delivering my last order of the day and was going to leave when Jack told me to come in, is that okay?"
"What?" Merida said as she looked up from stuffing her face with pizza. "Yeah sure, grab a seat and a slice."
Aster sat down next to Merida and leaned over her to grab a slice of pizza, allowing Merida to be engulfed in his aftershave which she had to admit was really good. Jack looked over at her and raised his eyebrow causing Merida scowl at him as Aster talked about his day at work.
After the pizza had been finished Merida took a break and decided to put on a movie. "Is Captain America okay?"
"Yeah that's okay." Aster said as he moved over to allow Merida to sit down. "To be honest, I've never really like Captain America much, he's always been my least favourite Avenger."
"He's my favourite." Both Jack and Merida said at the same time causing them to look at each other shocked that they agreed on something.
"Looks like you both have something in common after all." Aster laughed as the movie started.
Sometime during the movie Merida had allowed Aster to wrap his arm around her and her head to lean on his chest, making them look like a couple and Jack feel like an awkward third wheel. "Merida, erm… it's half 4. Maybe I should come back tomorrow." Jack said grabbing his stuff to leave.
"What, NO!" Merida accidentally shouted as she pushed herself off Aster. "I need you to stay a little bit more."
"Yeah, I should probably leave anyway. This has been great Merida maybe we can do it again soon?" Aster said to Merida.
"Yeah, I would like that." Merida said biting her lip.
When Aster left Merida and Jack went back over to her desk, so Merida could continue with her designs. "So you and Aster?" Jack said as he held a bow of pins.
"What?" Merida said.
"Do you like him?"
"Well yeah, he's becoming a good friend."
"Friend."
"Yes, friend."
"I'm pretty sure he doesn't want to be friends with you."
"What? Yes he does." Merida huffed.
"No, not Aster, he doesn't do the whole friends who are girls thing. You either sleep with him or you mean nothing to him."
"Shut up, Aster is lovely. He doesn't want to date me."
"Nobody said date, I said sleep. As in fuck. Plus you've already agreed to go on a date with him."
"No I didn't."
"To quote you: 'Aye ya did.'"
"When?"
"When you said you would like to meet up soon all seductive like."
"I was not being seductive, I was meaning to meet up as friends."
"Okay, just be careful Merida. Aster is brutal with girls, as he says 'use them and abuse them.'"
"Look thank you for looking out for me, but I can handle it myself."
"Hmm."
"What now?" Merida huffed
"Nothing just… Do you never let anyone take care of you? Where you one of those super babies that came out of the womb talking and walking firing a gun."
"It was a bow and arrow, actually." Merida laughed.
"Sorry your highness, for getting one tiny detail wrong." Jack bowed causing his clothes to ruffle and a few pins to fall.
"Don't move." Merida stood him up.
"But seriously, why don't you let others look out for you?"
"I dunno, I just don't see why anyone else should have to watch my back when I could do it myself and do a better job of it too."
"But that's the point, you can't watch your own back."
"Aye, ye can. Look." Merida walked over to the standing mirror and turned around so her back was facing it, she turned her head back to look in the mirror and said "See."
"Doesn't count."
"Aye it does."
"Whatever. But I'm still warning you about Aster. He's not as sweet as you may think, I've seen it first-hand alright?"
"Okay, I'll take what you have to say on board but I still think you are wrong Frost-bite." Merida laughed.
"Merida, I'm serious. Be careful." Jack said looking into her eyes causing a lump to form in Merida's throat. Too scared to open her mouth she simply nodded her head and shifted her gaze elsewhere.
Clearing her throat Merida said "That's you done." Jack quickly got changed and collected his stuff. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Yeah, see you tomorrow Merida." Jack smiled as he closed the door behind himself. Merida leaned against the door as she tried to steady her beating heart-beat, unsure as to what caused it to beat so fast in the first place. Just as she pushed herself up off the door her phone vibrated
Jack: Seeing as you only got up when I arrived, you should really shower. YOU STINK!
Merida laughed and made her way to the bathroom to do just as Jack said, shower.
A/N - I feel like every update I am saying I am sorry for being late, but seriously I am SO sorry.
I've also been working on another Jarida fic but I am not sure if I should put it up yet, let me know what you think.
The ideas I got in the review for this story where really good, thank you to everyone that put in suggestions. I deferentially know where this story is going to go and most of the suggestions will be used too. :D
Today is the day when Scotland decide if they are going to be independent or not... Scary stuff. (By the time some of you read this you will probably already know the outcome but I am now just waiting until 4:00am to find out.) - In case any of you are wondering I voted Yes, I feel as though it was the best decision for Scotland, but tbh I wouldn't mind either way.
Please review, it makes me do a little happy dance - I swear it does!
Thank you for reading everyone. :)
