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The beginning of this part is slightly suggestive!
Jak's POV
Like waking up from an extremely deep sleep, I become aware of my surroundings yet again as Dark releases his grip of my body. I feel my throat is hoarse & raw, suggesting I was screaming as I turned back into myself, that & my chin is sore. Afraid of what I'll see, though I know I need to see if Meldalvyna is okay, or not, I slowly remove my hands from my face. To my relief, I see there is no blood on my hands or on the walls & ground infront of me, nor do I smell it in the air.
"Jak?" I hear Meldalvyna ask from somewhere to my left. Without even stopping to check if she is completely okay, I rush her & pull her into a tight hug, a sigh of relief escaping me that she was standing still alive.
"Meldalvyna! Thank Precursors you're okay, I thought Dark was going to do something terrible to you!" I say into her hair without loosening my grip from her waist, once again taking her sweet pine & cherry scent. In those few seconds that Dark was taking over, I had feared that Dark was going to hurt her... or worse, something she'd never forgive me for more than likely.
"I-I'm okay Jak, Dark didn't do anything bad to me," Meldalvyna laughs out, surprise in her voice from my sudden actions. I pull away from her to look at her face & place my hands on her shoulders. Upon setting my hands down, I feel that Meldalvyna's left shoulder is wet with something cold & slimy, ripping my hand away as fast as I could.
"Why is your shoulder wet?" I ask with a tone of disgust, wiping the gross substance off my hand on my pant leg.
"Oh... well... Dark... he, he showed me how you felt about me," Meldalvyna replies in a stammer, a purple blush gracing her midnight cheeks. In that exact moment, Dark shows me him licking & kissing Meldalvyna's neck, causing me to turn my head in an attempt to hide a blush.
"He said that you were too scared to tell me how you felt, & that he hoped I'd like what you want from me. And honestly, I've been feeling the exact same way, so yes, I like what you want from me," Meldalvyna continues, also trying to hide her own blush. I stand there for a moment, letting what she said sink in.
"She actually likes me... wait, how will Daxter react, how will everyone react?" I think to myself, the questions swirling around in my head, Dark nor Light offering any answers to my questions. I, when I get no answer from Dark or Light, turn to Meldalvyna for help.
"What will the others say?" I ask her, causing her to turn her head back towards me, & I notice a look strewn across her obsidian-colored features. Using one hand, she sets her hand on my shoulder, & the other reaches up to cup my chin, looking me dead in the eyes with a soft smile.
"I don't care what they think. But I do want to do one thing, & before you ask, it is returning Dark's favor," Meldalvyna replies, the smile growing larger as she leans forward as she speaks, slowly closing the gap between us. She plants her lips on mine, surprising me with how passionate the small move was. I melt into the small kiss, drowning peacefully in her scent, only to have her pull away.
"I guess it's settled then," I say happily, a drunken smile growing on my face, to which she smiles soon as the words exit my mouth, she begins to kiss me more & I sink yet again into her delicious scent. I wrap my arms around her waist, drawing her even closer to me. Meldalvyna forces her tongue into my mouth, only to flood my sense of taste with a flavor like sweet sugar. Wanting nothing more but to be with her like this forever, I allow her to explore as her hands ride up my back.
Suddenly, the door opens to reveal Sparx carrying a tiny basket in one of his little hands. We leap apart, but apparently not fast enough. Sparx drops his basket on the floor, small butterflies & moths spilling out of the small woven creel, his jaw slack wide with surprise & his small eyes huge. His bewildered gaze flicks between us rapidly as he slowly closes his mouth, an odd smile crossing his insectile face, victorious almost in the expression's appearance.
"And here I thought you two were just friends," Meldalvyna's double-step uncle exaggerates, a sarcastic, teasing tone to his voice, his arms crossed. Meldalvyna's face goes red as I look away to rub the back of my neck in embarassment that I was caught with Meldalvyna.
"We weren't doing anything, I promise!" Meldalvyna lies, trying to defend herself & me from his teasing, her face twisted in desperate hope.
"Like I'd believe that! I saw you two leap away from each other as if you were being attacked!" Sparx laughs, a victorious smile on his yellow face. Meldalvyna looks down for a moment, a blush on her face, trying to think of something else to say back to him.
"So, which one of you started it, 'cause I know you didn't just decide 'hey, we should totally make out," Sparx asks, a teasing, sarcastic tone to his voice. My face flushes red as Meldalvyna looks to me for support, knowing I would sum up things the most considering I actually knew the least about what happened.
"That... that would be me... sort of," I say, my head still bent downward in shameful embarassment. Sparx looks at me, an eyebrow raised at me.
"What do you mean by sort of?" Sparx asks, his voice disbelieving. Shifting my weight between my feet, I stand more fully & look him in the eye. With a deep breath, I begin.
"Meldalvyna asked me to come over during zoomer training because she knew you'd be out & that she'd be bored. I agreed, & when I sat on the couch, I could smell Meldalvyna's scent, which caused my Dark Eco alter to take over. The rest is foggy, up until the point where I gained back control, & was relieved to see that Meldalvyna wasn't hurt... or worse... & she told me what Dark had said, & she kissed me," I say, slowly going through the details, leaving a lot of barely any details out, my gaze not leaving Sparx's eyes. "So in the end, we both initiated what you caught us in."
Sparx's expression changes slowly from questioning to freaked out as I detail what had happened before he came in. He buzzes over to his abandoned basket & starts to recollect his things from the ground & into the little container, a thoughtful expression spread across his small face. Seconds go by in silence, the only thing breaking this wall being the sound of the butterflies & moths being put back into the basket.
"So when were you planning to tell everyone, meaning your mother mostly since your step-father is a lovey-dovey gooey kinda guy & would probably be happy with this in the first place, if I hadn't walked in on you two smackin'?" Sparx asks thoughtfully as he shoves the last butterfly into his creel, looking us both in the eyes, his gaze flicking back and forth between Meldalvyna & me. Great fear builds in my chest as I realize I completely forgot about how Cynder might feel when she finds out about this.
"Oh no, I didn't even think about her mother... we're dead," Dark says, a scared tone in his voice as an image of a ticked-off Cynder goes through my mind.
"I was planning on telling mom & Spyro the day after they got back, but I was planning on talking it through with Jak first," Meldalvyna answers, looking back to me, a small smile that spelled both 'sorry' & 'please' all at the same time.
"Yes, we are all Heavenly screwed," Light adds, the same tone in his voice as Darks, the image of an angry Cynder dropping me from some ridiculously high cliff with jagged rocks at the bottom flowing through my head.
"Jak, did you hear me? I asked if you were alright with being next to me when I tell my parents," Meldalvyna asks, a light impatient tone to her voice & a curious expression on her face.
"Oh, sorry... Dark & Light were talking to me for a second there. Yeah, I'll be there," I say with a reassuring smile, trying to stay on the subject of telling Meldalvyna's & my new-found relationship. Meldalvyna smiles at my answer & starts to walk into the kitchen. As she walks away, I notice a happy sway to her hips & can't help but stare, only to have my happy view blocked by her double-step uncle's annoyed face.
"Now you listen to me," Sparx starts, an angry tone to his voice, "I don't mind that you're dating my double-step niece, & I know you're probably not the kind of guy to do this, but if you try anything, I will send Cynder after you." With this he buzzes out of my face with his basket still in his hands, revealing Meldalvyna filling a glass made of some type of yellow crystal from a working faucet, the water clearer than the clearest of glass. Turning off the water, she walks back into the living room & hands me the glass.
"What's this for?" I ask, confused as to why she'd get me something to drink without me asking her for it.
"You asked for a glass of water before Dark took over," Meldalvyna replies with a smile, pulling me to her couch & sits down, patting the cushion next to her for me to sit on.
"Oh yeah, I forgot," I say with a grin, taking a seat next to her, Sparx flying back into the room. Before I could take a drink from the glass, Sparx clears his throat, attempting to call us to attention.
"I'm going to bed. I trust you two around each other, just don't try anything... well, ya' know," Sparx says with a suggestive smile & a yawn, waving his hand in a circular motion at the end of his sentence. Meldalvyna groans in annoyance at the dragonfly's teasing, only for him to laugh as he flies to his room somewhere upstairs.
"So, what do you want to do about telling your friends about us?" Meldalvyna asks as I take a sip from my water, a smile on her face as she looks at me after the sound of Sparx's door closing sounds upstairs.
"I dont' really know yet, I was kind of thinking we could wait until they notice, then tell them," I say after I swallow, a devious smile on my face. Meldalvyna giggles at my proposition, an evil sort of smile spread across her face.
"Yeah, I guess we could do that, but we should try to be just barely incognito about it just to mess with them," Meldalvyna laughs, the devious expression seeping into her voice. I laugh at her variation on my winged plan, nodding in agreement, & take a long drink from the glass, finishing it off.
"I better get going, though. Torn's going to rip me a new one if I'm late or I make either of us late," I say standing, though I didn't want to leave.
"If he tries, I'll rip him a new one & a new eyelid to go with it," Meldalvyna counters with a laugh, taking my glass & walking me to the door. I can't help but chuckle at her mock threat, the image of Torn all bruised up with Meldalvyna fuming in the background going through my head, causing even Light to chuckle a little.
"I'm sure you would, see you tomorrow at one," I say, giving Meldalvyna a quick hug.
"Alright, see you tomorrow," she says back, giving me a kiss on the forehead. I walk out into the cold autumn night. Not wanting to walk all the way back, I turn on my jetboard & ride it back to the lock.
"Jak, if I may ask you a question?" Light inquires once I'm inside the city's walls.
"What's up?" I answer as I get onto my cobalt blue zoomer, starting the engine.
"Why didn't you let me meet Meldalvyna?" He asks, a curious tone to his normally stern voice. I slow down a little to his odd question. I hadn't really thought of how Light would act around Meldalvyna.
"How was I supposed to know you wanted to introduce yourself to her? You didn't say anything, & you didn't try to force yourself out to meet her either," I say in reply after a moment of thought. Light remains silent for the rest of the ride, as does Dark, who was more than likely asleep from having forcing himself into control & being forced out of control by myself. Once home, I take a short shower, put on my night clothes, set my alarm clock, & pass out on my bed.
Meldalvyna's POV
"I'm going to bed. I trust you two around each other, just don't try anything... well, ya' know," Sparx says with a yawn & a suggestive smile, waving his hand in a random gesture at the end of his sentence. I groan with his teasing & hold back the urge to shoo him up the stairs. I listen for the sound of Sparx's bedroom door closing once he's upstairs, waiting to start talking with the handsome man sitting with me on my couch.
"So, what do you want to do about telling your friends about us?" I ask with a smile once I hear Sparx's door close, Jak taking a sip of from the metalhead-crystal glass as I ask him.
"I dont' really know yet, I was kind of thinking we could wait until they notice, then tell them," Jak replies with a devious smile played across his lips after he swallows. I can't help but chuckle at his proposition, an evil idea blooming in my mind.
"What if we were to tease his friends, mess with them a little?" I think to myself evilly, a wicked grin spreading across my face.
"Yeah, I guess we could do that, but we should try to be just barely incognito about it just to mess with them," I laugh, my facial expression in my voice. Jak laughs at my suggestion while nodding his head in agreement. He brings the glass back up to his lips & finishes the drink off.
"I better get going, though. Torn's going to rip me a new one if I'm late or I make either of us late," Jak says standing, though it was obvious in both his tone & scent he didn't want to leave.
"If he tries, I'll rip him a new one & a new eyelid to go with it," I counter with a laugh, taking his cup from him while I walk him to the door. Jak chuckles at my fake threat, his handsome face lit up with light humor, making me smile.
"I'm sure you would, see you tomorrow at one," Jak says, giving me a quick, tight hug.
"Alright, see you tomorrow," I say back, kissing him gently on the forehead. Jak walks out into the chilly autumn night. I walk over to one of the only windows in the house, & watch him turn on his levitating device, dropping it to the ground, where it coats the grass in a strange blue light.
As he takes off down the path, I go away from the windows & into the kitchen to wash the crystal cup from a metalhead's skull gem. I wash the glass quickly, dry off my hands, & get ready for bed. Twenty minutes later, I'm mint-breathed, in night clothes, & drowzy from the relaxing warm water of my earlier bath. Collapsing into my bed after setting my alarm, I pass out as soon as I'm under covers & my head hits the pillow.
The next morning I wake with a start, the alarm clock's obnoxious, shrill beeping scaring me from peaceful slumber. I hop out of bed & go downstairs to brush my hair & eat a small breakfast, then back into the bathroom to brush my teeth. On the way back up the stairs to get dressed for the day, Sparx stops me in the stairway.
"So, how long did Jak stay after I went to bed?" Sparx asks, a parental glare in his eye & the scent of protective curiousity.
"Not very long, about two, three minutes actually," I answer truthfully, knowing how lenient my double-step uncle could be, & not wanting to lie to him. Sparx raises both his eyebrows & continues on down the stairway. I get dressed & drag my disguise, Freedom League armor, & communicator downstairs & set them on the couch.
The rest of the time until twelve pm when I eat lunch, I laze around the house, not knowing what to do. I put on all of my disguise with my Freedom League armor underneath it except my quickly repaired hood & tell Sparx that I'm leaving as I exit the house. The cold air bites at my skin as I fly all the way to the Haven City Forest & Mountain Pass Lock, & land just outside the great metallic doors leading into the city, shivering slightly. I pull my scrappily repaired hood onto my body once on the ground & fold my wings around myself. Not wanting to bother with typing in the lock's code, I phase through both doors using my Shadow element in a single go. Once inside Haven, I message Jak to pick me up with my communicator, leaning against the cold jam of the lock while I wait.
Five minutes go by when I fianlly see Jak speeding in my direction on his zoomer. Slowing to a stop a few feet infront of me, he gets off his vehicle & walks up to me, a bright smile on his face. Upon reaching me, he leans forward & kisses me on the cheek in greeting, his lips warm on my chilled face.
"Hey Meldalvyna," Jak says when he pulls away, the smile never falling from his strong, attractive face.
"Hi Jak, are you ready for today?" I ask with a happy smile on my face while he walks me to his zoomer, our arms intertwined at the elbows.
"Ready as always. Oh, before I forget, Torn wanted to talk with us before we started training today, & he didn't tell me what it's about," Jak responds while helping me onto the seat of his zoomer. I give off a thoughtfull noise in response, curious as to why Torn would want to speak with us.
"Also, Light asked me to let him introduce himself to you some time last night, & he told me there were multiple reasons why, but he didn't tell me any of them besides general generosity," Jak adds as he gets on the zoomer.
"Your Light Eco alter huh?" I say, now having two things to ponder about. Jak just 'mm-hm's in response as we take off in the direction of the Freedom League HQ. We arrive just outside the door of the HQ six minutes later, Torn waiting for us outside with a dark brown suede jacket on & his tan skin tinged red with the frigid morning air.
"Meldalvyna, Jak," Torn says in greeting once we get off the zoomer.
"Torn," Jak & I say back in unison, Jak's arm snaked loosely around my side, both of us having blank expressions. Torn raises an eyebrow & looks us up & down for a second, only to shake his head in dismissal later, the scent of curiosity wafting from him.
"Anyways, due to your progress for the past few days Meldalvyna, & the fact that you obviously don't need any combat training, this will be your last day of zoomer & gun training. Tomorrow, you will go on patrol with Jak. Do not worry, there will be a special hood & cloak waiting for you here tomorrow," Torn says swiftly, giving me a small, congratulating smile, "You are now an official Freedom League officer."
"Thank you, Chief of Arms Torn," I thank happily with a large smile, though I knew no one could see the grin. I hold my hand out for him to shake, which he takes up & shakes.
"I expect to see you here first thing tomorrow with Jak at eleven am," Torn says as Jak & I walk back to Jak's zoomer.
"Yessir, see you then," I respond as I get on the zoomer, Jak getting on after me. Jak pulls the zoomer off towards the racing arena. Whe pull up four minutes later just outside the building, Jak helping me down after he turns off & flight-locks his zoomer. Wrapping one of his lean, muscular arms around my waist, we walk into the large racing stadium to begin my final day of training.
"Hey Meldalvyna, do you want to go to the Naughty Ottsel later to celebrate your full initiation into the Freedom League?" Jak asks as we walk down the hall together.
"Sure," I respond, a smile in my face when I imagine what Daxter's & Tess's faces will be like as they try to figure out what is going on between Jak & me.
Upon reaching the door, I see Keira talking with a short, green-skinned man half her height, but appearing to be thrice her age. The man had a large log perched ontop of his head, wrapped up in its center by a length of white hair, & a beard that stretched down past his hips. The man wore glasses, a dark green tunic, & an autumn leaf-orange cloth around his waist, as well as dark green shorts & think platform sandals made of thick slabs of wood. I knock on the metal door frame, causing both the elderly man & Keira to look up at Jak & me.
"Jak, Meldalvyna, just the two people I wanted to see!" Keira says happily, rushing up & giving the both of us a hug. She then pulls me into her garage & towards the little old man, Jak unwrapping his arm from my side as he follows behind Keira & me.
"Jak my boy, how have you been?" the green man asks with a smile of recognization on his face, his voice kind & wise, but obvious that it would be scary when angry.
"I'm good Samos, you?" Jak responds with a question of his own, a smile on his face.
"I've been good. You must be Meldalvyna, I'm Samos Hagai, Keira's father," the old man greets, turning his attention to me, holding his hand out for me to shake.
"Hello Samos, it is a pleasure to meet you sir," I greet back with a happy tone to my voice as I shake his hand, Samos's current mannerisms reminding me of the Guardian Cyril's.
"Please, do not be afraid to remove your hood, Keira has told me a lot about you," Samos says, an encouraging tone to both his voice & scent, which smelled of Green Eco. I lower my hood & unwrap my wings & tail from around myself, letting my braided hair fall in its thick red rope behind me. Samos's eyes widen for tiny part of a second in surprise, only to shrink back down to their state they had been before.
"My, I don't believe I've ever quite seen anything quite like you, my dear," Samos says, a stunned tone to his voice.
"Well, I'm not quite the average creature though," I say with a joking smile to my face.
"Excuse us, Samos, but this is Meldalvyna's last day of training according to Torn, & I want her to ace the official Freedom League zoomer today, & then try to make it to the gun corse later before the day ends," Jak says, pulling me gently towards the track in effort to get started.
"Oh, alright, see you two when you finish," Samos says in dismissal, a fatherly smile on his face.
"I'll be down in a minute with the zoomer in a minute, Meldalvyna feel free to fly around the track a few times, it's a new one," Keira says as she pulls out her large device, that Jak has told me is a control pad for the race track. As we leave the garage for the race track, Jak wraps his arm back around my waist while we walk.
Author's note: Well, that chapter way kind of big, but most definately not as big as the last one, & the next one might be a bit more interesting. I honestly apologize if you readers didn't find it as entertaining as the last one, but if you have any comments (no flames), ideas, suggestions, or questions, please leave them in the reviews & I will try to answer them. See you guys next chapter!