So yay! I live! I apologize for not updating in a few days. I've been travelling. I'm in Hong Kong right now and I have a flight to Perth in about an hour. I've had plenty of time to write though so maybe in 10 hours I'll have another update ready. I probably won't update until tomorrow though. And my publishing is gonna be all screwed up and updated at weird times because of the jet lag and time zone change but I'll try to update at least once a week. I try my hardest to update lots and this is such a fun story to write.
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Eve let out an almighty scream. They boy yelled as well.
Jack didn't yell out of fear, but out of surprise. He didn't think she would see him, well, ever.
Eve just stared wide eyed. She backed away from the counter, slipping and hitting the opposite counter top.
"Who are you!?" She yelled fumbling behind her back with the knife block. Jack just stared wide eyed at her and backed away, hovering slightly.
"Who are you!? How did you get in here!?" She yelled as she pulled out a long chefs knife and pointed it at Jack.
"I-I- I just followed you in! I left the note, but I didn't think you could see me!" He stammered. Evelyn's eyes widened.
"J-Jack?" She asked, slightly lowering the knife. Jack tried to brush off the fact that she was pointing a knife at him.
"The one and only," He said with a slight bow. She lowered the knife all the way.
"Your the one that left me the rose." It wasn't a question. A confirmation. Jack slowly nodded.
"I-I don't know what you like. I thought maybe you would like flowers. Because you know girls like flowers and what not…." Jack mumbled. Eve gave a small smirk. Poor boy had no idea how to communicate.
"I loved it. Roses are my favourite. Along with orchids." Eve offered a small smile. Jack gave a similar look back.
"So you can see me?" Jack asked hesitantly. Eve just nodded.
"It seems so." She said with a small smile.
"And that means you believe in me." Jack said slowly. Eve just gave a larger smile.
"Do you always ask such stupid questions?" She said and Jack blushed.
"Sorry. The only ones that can see me are Jamie and Sophie. A few of their friends can see me but I'm not their favourite guardian like Jamie and Soph." Jack said. Eve laughed.
"No. I didn't think anyone believed in you anymore. No offence." She said quickly. Jack just barked out a laugh.
"Yeah, but when have they ever believed in me?" He laughed and eve gave a small giggle.
"I did." She said and Jack stopped laughing.
"Really?" Eve nodded.
"I used to believe in every legend and fictional character when I was little." She said. Jack gave a smirk.
"Damn, I should've met you sooner. I would have been a lot less lonely over the past descale." He deadpanned. Eve just gave a sad smile.
"So you've really been lonely?" She asked. Jack gave a nod.
"I can count on one hand the number of people I've talked to in the past 300 years. Before about 4 months ago though. Thats when Jamie and Sophie started believing in me. And about 5 of their friends. But other than that, its pretty lonely." Jack said. Eve frowned. She had been alone for about 6 years now, with her Dad pretty much abandoning her, but she couldn't imagine how lonely 300 years would be. Her heart went out to him. She walked over to the counter top across from Jack.
"On the bright side," She started with a small smile. "Your not alone anymore, right?" She asked and Jack looked up at her.
"Really?" He asked. His eye searching hers for sincerity. Evelyn nodded.
"I know what it's like to be lonely. If you want we can be lonely together." She smiled. Jack gave her a huge grin.
"Why not? Not like I have anyone else to talk to." He smirked Eve gave a laugh.
"Keep that up and you definitely won't." She said and a look of horror spread across Jack's face. Eve realized her mistake quickly.
"Kidding! I swear!" She said and Jack breathed a sigh of relief.
"So oh great and mystical one, who are the guardians?" Eve asked tucking her feet underneath her knees. Jack laughed and hovered cross legged in front of Eve.
They had spent the last hour or so talking. Just getting to know each other. Jack hadn't spoken to anyone in over 300 years and Eve didn't have any friends. The bonding was doing wonders for their spirits. Eve had never been close to anyone besides her mother and Brad before he stabbed her in the back. Jack didn't really clearly remember anyone from his past.
"Well the guardians are who protect the children of the world. There's me, as you know, Sandman, Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus-" Jack was cut off.
"Wait so your telling me, all the fairytale people and legends that little kids believe in, are real?" Eve asked incredulously. Jack nodded.
"I'll tell you more if you stop interrupting." He teased and Eve bushed. God, Jack loved when she did that.
"There are the five of us. We protect kids from darkness. Mainly this one guy, the Boogeyman. His real name is Pitch black or Pitch. We battled him a few months ago. That's how Jamie started to believe in me. You see, Pitch wanted the world to be full of darkness, so that he would become stronger. So he began to mess with the holidays." Eve gasped.
"Is that why there were no eggs last Easter?" Jack nodded.
"Pitch destroyed them all." Jack frowned.
"That douche! Do you have any idea how disappointed Jamie and Sophie were?!" Eve growled. Jack just laughed.
"You really love them don't you." Eve blushed again.
"They're the closest thing I have to family right now. My Dad's never around and when he is…. Lets just say their my surrogate family. Their like the little brother and sister I never got." Eve smiled sadly. Jack frowned.
"So tell me about what happened with Pitch." Eve said changing the subject.
"Well, Jamie was the last kid to believe in the guardians, so I went to protect him. I got him to believe in the guardians. Well I convinced him not to give up. He ended up believing in me at the same time. He and his sister. So we got other kids to believe, and we took down Pitch." Jack said. Eve laughed.
"Of course Jamie would be the last kid to believe. I don't think he'd ever stop believing in you guys." Jack laughed to.
"I guess. He's definitely committed to believing we're real." Eve gave a smile and Jack just grinned.
"So almighty and beautiful Evelyn, whats your story?" Jack asked and Eve blushed, suddenly finding her pants very interesting,
"Theres not much to me really." Eve said and Jack shook his head and floated over to sit next to Eve on the couch.
"Nuh uh. I had to divulge into my past. Your not getting out of this one." He said with a smirk. Eve gave a small laugh.
"Well, uh, my mom used to tell me stories about you guys. I believed them all. You were my favourite." Evelyn admitted with a blush. Jack smirked.
"Is that so?" He asked cheekily. Eve just laughed and hit him lightly on the shoulder.
"You reminded me of Peter Pan." She laughed.
"Is that the movie we watched over a Jamie and Sophie's house?" Jack asked and Eve nodded.
"Wait, so every time Jamie's said you were with us, you were there watching us?" Eve asked. Jack gave a sheepish nod.
"You were really interesting to me." He blushed and Eve blushed too.
"So how old are you?" Eve asked. Jack scratched his chin.
"I'm not quite sure. I know I was about 17 when I died and became this," he said gesturing to himself, "But I haven't really kept track of my age. I'm probably around 317-318? Around there." He said and Eve looked at him shocked.
"Is it weird that I'm totally jealous that you don't age?" She asked and Jack barked out a laugh.
"No. I supposed it's everyones dream. To never grow old." Jack said deep in thought "But if I'm honest, if gets really boring. You notice a lot of repetition. People go through the same old routines. It gets old real fast." Jack said and Eve laughed.
"I suppose it would." She said. Jack nodded.
"Why did you stop believing in me?" Jack blurted. Eve frowned.
"I tried to hold on to you, to keep believing. But my mom… She died. Few years back now. Nasty battle with lung cancer. In the end, she lost. I lost hope. I couldn't believe anymore." Eve said sadly. Jack felt horrible.
He must look like a total ass, being so inconsiderate like that.
Jack did the only thing he could think of.
He reached forward and pulled Eve into a hug.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean, I shouldn't have," Jack stammered and sighed. "I'm really sorry." He said. Eve wrapped her arms around Jack's abdomen.
"You couldn't have known Jack. It's ok. Besides, it was a long time ago. And I believe in you now don't I?" Eve said pulling away to look into Jack's eyes. Jack nodded.
"Eve," Jack started. "We're friends now right?" He asked and eve nodded.
"I've never really had a friend before." Jack admitted. "At least not in this life time." Eve smiled.
"Well you have Jamie and Sophie. And now you have me too." She said and Jack smiled.
"Eve, do you trust me?"
Lets just hope Jack's not gonna try and perv now that they're friends. Hopefully he'll play nice. But I doubt it. So yay! Leave a review and hopefully I can update again soon!
And by the way, I just wanted to leave a note for all of you that did review for chapter nine. I finally got a chance to read them now that I have wi-fi at the airport and I almost cried I was so touched. You guys all said the loveliest things and I had no idea that I could get so many reviews. I went from 43 to 62 reviews in like a day and a half and you guys are the greatest people I have ever had the fortune of being reviewed by. I have no idea what made me so lucky.
So of you reviewed as a guest so I can't thank you personally but I love you just the same!
CrystalxRose: I'm glad your proud of Eve's violence. I admit it was a really fun scene to write because of it.
kunfupandalover: Glad you enjoy it but just incase you didn't know I'm a girl lol.
Tomaaat: Thank you. I don't know if I'm an awesome writer or not but your comment was very very sweet and I'm really flattered.
NightOwl904: Thanks. I'm sorry I left it at a cliff hanger but I'm happy your enjoying the read. I like leaving them at cliff hangers because it makes it more interesting and people will want to continue reading.
I love Kick Ausally and GeCe: You. Are. Awesome. You have reviewed on almost all of my chapters and you are amazing for being such a loyal reader. I hope this chapter pleased you and that you'll continue to keep writing.
dagset8: I was aiming for accuracy lol. I hated how at my school they can't get a kid in trouble for bullying unless there's proof. And half the time they just don't care and they don't do anything. I was bullied a lot when I was little and they really just don't care. Growing up, a friend of mine her older brother Jake was bullied a lot. One time these kids stole his jacket and peed on in the boys bathroom and left it in a toilet. When Jake's mom went to the principal to have the kids get held accountable, the principal at the time basically told her she could go home and wash the jacket because there was no proof against the bullies. I hate how they just don't do anything against bullies. Look up the Amanda Todd case if you haven't heard of it. Thats a prime example of no help against bullies.
ancingwithinsanity: I don't know if violence is necessarily the answer but I'm really happy you stood up for yourself and got them to leave you alone. You sound like a perfectly wonderful person and those bullies can go to hell.
Jenny Jen Jen: OK I UPDATED! ;)
BritneyMc0206: Yes I did. You are the second person to catch that and I didn't think anyone would notice it but good for you!
elise-hale913: Your review cracked me up. I was laughing really hard. I did try to write Olivia as like the spoiled rich girl. We have an Olivia at our school like that, she causes a lot of drama and a lot of people hate her. So yeah, I'm happy Eve gave her a good beating.
mini: Well there we go.
Lizzy: thanks for the kind words. I hope you like the new update and you should recommend some more nice touches lol.
To the Guest who recommended to help me with my science: I'm not that old. I'm still in highschool and thank you for the offer.
Commentator27: Glad you liked the ending! Hope you liked this one too.
SpikeDawg45: Sorry about the cliff hanger. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter though!
To the Guest who thought Eve was a fun character.: Thanks a lot! Have a hug. I tried to put a lot of me into Eve and have her deal with situations like I would. lol Maybe I'm a fun person. No. that's a lie. I spend all my time in my room writing fan fiction.
To the Guest who thought this was an enjoyable read.: Thanks. I hope you still like it!
To the Guest who though Eve is a bad ass: LOL You are hilarious! Im glad no one bullies you anymore. I don't get bullied anymore. When I hit high school I got a bunch of friends in grade 10 through 12. Especially my best friend Jeff. I'm not lying when I say he's a giant person. 6'5 and around 230 pounds. He's in grade 12 and every time we hang out he's my big brother. He protects me and he's really great. Sadly he graduates this year but I'm big enough now that no one bullies me even when I'm not with him. I guess that just comes with growing up and being in a new grade.
Thanks to all of you lovely reviewers. If I didn't leave you a note, sorry, But I went through all the ones and found the ones who reviewed for chapter 8 and 9. Review and tell me if I missed you but you all are amazing!
