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Chapter 10:

"Please Ashelin, just try and talk to him for me." Jak begged. It had been a week now since he and Torn had last spoken, and Jak was getting worried.

"Jak, I tried yesterday and he still won't listen." Ashelin said. "You must've really upset him this time."

"I know Ashelin, but can you just try?" Jak protested. He wasn't going to give up on Torn without a fight.

"He wants to be left alone Jak." Ashelin said, and stormed away. Jak scowled after her, wanting Torn to get over the fact he had beaten up his current love interest. Razer was fine anyway – he had escaped the fight with just a few cuts and bruises, and had been discharged from hospital almost immediately afterward. Razer spent every minute of the day with Torn, meaning Jak could never get in there, not even to apologise.

"Hey Dax, could you do me a favour?" Jak asked.

"What?" Daxter asked.

"Go and set off the fire alarm when Razer leaves Torn's room." Jak replied. "I want to talk to Torn."

"Then why don't you just walk in there and say 'hi' like a normal person?" Daxter asked.

"Come on Dax, if you were my friend you would!"

"No! NO blackmail!"

"Please?" Jak asked.

"Aright I'll do it!" Daxter snapped, and scampered away to sit near the alarm. Jak was leaning against the wall outside of Torn's room. Razer walked out, and over to Jak.

"Can we talk?" Razer asked. Daxter looked at Jak, who shook his head at him.

"Sure." Jak replied. Daxter hopped on to his shoulder.

"Alone?" Razer asked.

"Ok then." Jak said, dropping Daxter on the floor and following Razer. They went out round the back of the hospital. Razer stopped, and turned to face Jak.

"Torn doesn't want to see you." Razer said.

"Well I want to see him." Jak said. "When I've done something wrong I generally try to make up for it."

"And here I was hoping you were going to apologise to me." Razer rolled his eyes, and lit up a cigarette.

"You're just as much to blame as I am." Jak accused. "You brought up prison and you provoked me."

"Well maybe you should learn to walk away from a fight." Razer said spitefully. "And next time don't go all freaky on me."

"Next time? You want another go then?" Jak asked, cracking his knuckles.

"No Jak, I don't think you're worth it." Razer chuckled. "You see, a few of my accomplices have heard about what you did to me." Jak watched Edje, Shiv and Cutter emerge from the shadows.

"I get it. You brought me out here so your friends could ambush me and you could have the satisfaction of watching me get beaten up." Jak said.

"Well done Jak." Razer said, clapping his hands sarcastically. "You see, I do not like to be humiliated, especially not by a rookie."

"Come on then, I can take all of you." Jak said, his eyes flashing. Jak then realised he was surrounded. "Oh."

"Yes Jak, 'oh' indeed." Razer said, and clicked his fingers. Jak felt a fist slam into his stomach, and his breath was knocked out of him.

I have to tell Torn about this. Jak thought, as he was punched to the ground.

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"Finally, I've been discharged." Torn grinned as Razer walked into his room and saw him packing up his things.

"That's good news." Razer said. "Do you need a lift anywhere?"

"Home would be nice." Torn said. "And some decent food."

"Food first. Are you ready to go?" Razer asked.

"Yeah." Torn replied, and his stomach growled. They left the hospital room, and Torn spotted Jak sitting in the waiting area, an ice-pack against his forehead and wiping blood from a split lip. Torn walked over to him.

"What?" Jak looked up.

"What happened to you?" Torn asked.

"Why the hell would you care?" Jak snapped.

"Give me a minute." Torn said to Razer, who went outside. "Jak, what happened?"

"Why don't you ask your boyfriend?" Jak spat.

"Jak, I'm sorry I haven't been there for you for the past week but I've had stuff to think about." Torn said. "What happened?" Torn sat down next to Jak.

"Nothing." Jak lied.

"Jak, look at me."

"Fine." Jak snapped, and turned to face Torn. Torn examined the blonde's face – the bleeding lip, the bruised cheek bone, the bump on his forehead and the graze down the side of his face.

"Jak, who did this?" Torn asked.

"Guess." Jak replied.

"Not Razer..."

"Yes. Oh, and those thugs – Edje, Cutter and Shiv." Jak snarled. "Razer wanted a little payback for the darkie treatment."

"Jak..." Torn shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "I don't want to be involved in this anymore."

"Then go and tell Razer that." Jak said.

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"I'm a coward." Torn said. "Just seeing what they did to you makes me want to run a mile."

"What this? Oh it's nothing." Jak said. Torn's fingers brushed his graze and he grimaced.

"Nothing, huh?" Torn asked.

"Torn, it doesn't matter what they think of you. I'll come with you if you want. I want to see Razer's face." Jak replied, smirking.

"Jak, just because I'm finished with him it doesn't mean I'm moving on to you." Torn sighed.

"I know that." Jak said, jumping up. "Come on, let's go and find Razer."

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"OH RAZER..." Jak called to the man in the red coat as he and Torn strolled out of the hospital doors.

"What do you want?" Razer asked. Jak and Torn stopped a few steps away from him. Jak nudged Torn forwards.

"Erm... Jak told me what you did to him." Torn said. "The truth is, I don't want to be involved in this anymore."

"Then come with me." Razer said. Torn took a deep breath.

"I can't. I have to stay with my friends." He said.

"What?" Razer asked. "Torn, he beat me up! He's not human... he's an animal!" Razer pointed at Jak, who sneered back at him.

"He has no control... but you... you beat him up just for the sake of your pride!" Torn exclaimed.

"So what, are you breaking up with me?" Razer asked.

"Yes. Again." Torn said. Jak smirked.

"Am I supposed to care?" Razer asked. Jak and Torn's faces fell. "Yes, it was good while it lasted but come on Torn, did you really think you were that special?"

"You... you USED me?" Torn's jaw dropped.

"Of course I did. I got what I wanted – the fact that you had all been poisoned. That's all I ever wanted." Razer spat, and walked away.

"That wasn't so hard, was it?" Jak asked.

"I suppose not." Torn replied.

"I'm off to the bar. You coming?" Jak asked.

"Maybe later." Torn replied.

"Alright then." Jak said, and went back into the hospital to find Daxter – God only knows where he is (probably trying to hit on some nurses). Torn walked out of the hospital, and down the back alley, where Razer proceeded to slam him against the wall.

"So it's all ok now?" Razer asked, kissing Torn's neck.

"Yeah. Jak has no idea we're still together – you didn't really need to beat him up, did you?" Torn asked.

"He beat me up." Razer shrugged. "Your place or mine?"

"Yours. Jak's less likely to walk in." Torn smiled.

The end.

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