Author's Note:
This is just a short little story that I thought up when I realized that it's
January so that means I need to buy #50. I thought of this story after I read
the sample chapter of #50 and realized that Jake was being a total jerk and he
needed to apologize to Cassie for being a total jerk. Don't ask why the story's
in Jake's point of view, because I have absolutely no clue why. Maybe it's
because I always do Cassie, but who knows. Maybe I'll write a sequel to this or
something, but only if I get a good reaction. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: The
characters aren't mine. Period.
Setting: Sometime
around #50. I hadn't read it when I wrote this, so it's way off the actual
books.
I'm
Sorry
by
leiadude
"Yeah,
I think that'll work." I stood up and stretched, trying to relax my legs
after three hours of sitting cross-legged on the ground. "I'm going for a
walk," I announced, and motioned for Cassie to come with me. She stood and
took my hand.
Are
you okay? she asked me with her eyes. I shook my head
as if to say, not now. Cassie frowned. She obviously didn't like that
response. We began walking towards the general direction of the stream right by
the valley we were all living in. We walked in silence for a while, but when we
saw the water Cassie spoke.
"What's
wrong, Jake?" she asked, sitting down on a stone and taking her shoes and
socks off. She dangled her feet in the water.
I
sighed and sat next to her. "Nothing. I just needed some exercise and
wanted company," I lied.
"Okay,"
Cassie said, and was quiet. I knew she wasn't going to push me. She had done
this before.
Finally,
I sighed again and decided to break the silence. "I'm sorry I've been such
a jerk," I apologized. "I've just been under a lot of stress lately
and took it out on you."
Cassie
nodded and looked down at her feet. "That's not it."
I
leaned back on my hands and stuck my feet in the water next to hers. I watched
the current tug at my feet. "You're right. I guess I'm a little jealous,
that's all. I mean, you all have your families, and I don't. You guys saved
your families, but I couldn't save mine. I knew it would be difficult with Tom
and everything, but I never knew it would turn out like it did."
After
my little speech, Cassie was silent for a few minutes. Then, she faced me and
took my hands in hers. I looked in her beautiful brown eyes.
"You'll
get your family back, Jake. I promise. I'm sorry you couldn't when we all got
ours, but I know you will eventually. Whether it's now or later, I don't know,
but I do know that you will get back your parents and Tom," she assured
me.
I
looked down, then back up again. She and I both knew what I was thinking, but I
think she knew it more than I did. I had been hoping that I would get back my
family, but recently I had been having some doubts. I told this to Cassie, and
she looked back down at her feet.
"You
know what I think?" she said.
I
turned my head to face her. "What?"
She
reached out her hand and touched my cheek softly. "I think that your
doubts are just because sooner or later we're going to have our final battle,
and you have a feeling that we're going to lose."
I
moved my head away from her gentle touch. I knew she was right, and I knew that
she knew that I knew that she was right. Knowing this, I looked back at her and
noticed that a piece of hair had fallen over her forehead. Reaching out to
brush it aside, she grabbed my hand and kissed it. I looked at her in surprise.
She had never taken the initiative like that before, and to be honest I'd never
even imagined it. However, I reached my other hand out and lightly brushed her
cheek. Leaning forward, I took both her hands in mine and pressed my lips onto
hers, softly at first, then a little more as she gave in. We sat like that,
kissing, for a few minutes, until we both broke apart at the same time for air.
Cassie smiled at me.
"I
love you," she whispered.
I
leaned over and kissed her forehead. "I love you, too," I whispered
back. "And you were right. I am afraid that we're going to lose. In fact,
I really wouldn't be very surprised if that was the case."
Cassie
frowned. "We're not going to lose, Jake. We've come too far to lose, and I
won't accept defeat. Now, I know I'm not the warrior type, but I'm gonna fight
my butt off until we win."
I
grinned. That was exactly what I wanted to hear. "Thanks, Cassie. In that
case, so am I."
