Two Sides to Everything

Disclaimer: I own my own characters not those of the Jak and Daxter games. They belong to Naughty Dog.

Sushi: This is another short chapter (but with long paragraphs)!It's a change and it won't take forever to read it! True feelings are revealed this time as Jak and Colle meet once again. Hope you like!

Chapter 15: Reunion

The wind rushed passed the sand buggy as Jak made his way through the wasteland. Colle's beacon was sending a message near the oasis. It was just as before. Except for the Marauders and the storm. The sun was beating down as Jak drew closer to his destination. He had left Zack back at the palace. There wouldn't have been much room with him along and he didn't want to take one of the larger vehicles becauseit would be too slow. He didn't know what he would find at the oasis. He hoped Colle would be okay. If she could only hold on a few minutes longer.

It took what felt like hours to reach the beacon's location. He hadn't needed to go the rest of the way, because the beacon was moving. He though his might have been broken but didn't want to think about that since it would mean Colle might not have been out there at all.

In the distance, Jak noticed something moving towards him. It was right in his path. He slowed to a stop and looked at his radar. It was moving with Colle's beacon. As the figure grew closer, Jak noticed a familiar outline. He couldn't believe his eyes. It was Colle! Jak jumped out of the screamer and started walking towards her. His heart was full of happiness upon seeing the girl coming at him. 'I can't believe she's alive!'

Colle could see something ahead of her. It looked like a vehicle...The thought of an attack by Marauders frightened her. She didn't have much in the way of protection. Her morph gun wouldn't cause much damage. Not to mention she still didn't have any ammo.Perhaps if she could use her powers again...As she came closer she saw someone get out of the vehicle. Her heart stopped suddenly when she figured out who was walking towards her. Jak. She had wanted to see him so badly, but now that she had, she was angry with him. The amount of thinking she had done while in her own world did nothing for her. He had hurt her. Both emotionally and physically. She didn't want to talk to him. When Jak looked as if he was going to hug her, she walked right past him. He could apologize when he felt like it. Until then, she would stay in Spargus.

"Colle, wait." Jak could tell she was still hurt because of what he had done. Her wrist was bandaged. He thought of what she had told him the day she had disapeared. She had seen himkiss Ashelin.Looking at her made him feel guilty again. He didn't like it. "I'm sorry, okay?"

The girl stops and turns her head to look at him. "So am I. I'm sorry for falling in love with you." Then she whispers thinking her wouldn't hear. "I'm sorry I still am." She continues walking.

She was leaving him. Jak wouldn't let that happen, not again. He had let that happen once and he had almost lost her. The warrior ran after the girl. He stopped in front of her. "You have to listen..."

"Why? I don't want to go through this. It hurts too much." She took a deep breath. "You can be with Ashelin. I'm okay with it." She tried to move past him but Jak stopped her. He grabbed her shoulder. He felt her flinch under his touch and his guilt multiplied.

"Because...because I love you..." Thinking it was one thing but saying it was another. He had told her how he felt and the weight lifted from his heart. He knew how he felt. "And I'm sorry for everything I've done to hurt you. I don't want to make the same mistake of losing you again."

Colle remained silent listening to him talk. He sounded so sincere. "I'm sorry too. That I acted like that and then left on my own. I should have known better. You have a right to be angry with me..."

"You shouldn't have to apologize for the things that happened.All of this was my fault." Jak embraced Colle. She reluctantly returned the hug. "I promise I'll never do anything to hurt you again."

"I know how things can go wrong sometimes." They pulled back. "But next time I can work through them. Running doesn't really ever solve anything. It just makes thing more difficult."

"Let's both agree to never do this again, okay?" Jak placed his hands on her cheeks and looked into her eyes. She shook her head as tears fell from her eyes. Jak thought he had done something. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"I'm just glad to be home, that's all." She whipped the tears away.

"Home?"

"Yeah. This is my home." They both looked out into the sandy plains of the desert.

"Nice place. Mind if I come for a visit?" He joked.

"Ha, ha, ha. Very funny." She smiled and lightly hit his arm. They laughed together. Colle stops when she notices Jak staring at her. Her cheeks turn pink as he looked at her with those eyes that could see inside her.

He lowered his head until his lips were gently touching hers. He felt Colle pull away from him. He looked at her questioningly.

"I just wanted to tell you something first." She looked down at the sand. 'Come on! Now's not the time be chicken out!' She talked to herself until she gained the courage to like him in the eye. "I love you too." Before she could change her mind from embarrassment, Colle finished her kiss with the strong warrior in front of her.

Things had really worked out for the better. Thinking if they had the chance to choose again, they would pick the same things. Who knows if other decisions would have led to the same feelings they now had for each other?

Sushi: Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I thought the ending was rather cute!

Jak: You think everything's either cute or sad so I don't know how it would make them know what you're talking about.

Sushi: That made no sense...The ending went a little faster than I had liked but I draw things out a little much, don't I? Anyway, I have just begun Chapter 16: The Precursor Crystal. Here's your preview of the next chapter:

Sig tells our heroes of the Metal Head uprise. Vin discovers the main base of the rosrucerps. Jak and Colle infitrate their base and steal the Crystal. Colle is then kidnapped and the crystal is taken back.

Sushi: Don't forget to review! I hope this story keeps going as well as it has been. It just doesn't seem to be as easy to write as before...