Accident
By Tione
A/N: … I remember a day… A day I vowed to brainwash this fandom with J/D! And then I retreated. Silly me. I shall not be overcome! ;
Pre Jak 2/3…
We were camped out in the stinking, bubbling, swarming pit that was Boggy's Swamp. It was dark but the blue eco vent we were camped out by provided plenty of warmth and light. I shivered - nighttime was a lot scarier when you're covered in fur and hardly two feet tall – and inched closer to Jak.
He was whittling a stick absentmindedly while staring into the blackness that surrounded the swamp.
"Hey Jak!" I said, effectively catching his attention. He lifted his head and looked at me questioningly. "Do you ever think I'll be human again?"
He looked at me uncertainly, as if arguing with himself. He tried to nod reassuringly and failed miserably. I chuckled darkly to myself. His face was an open book.
"Sometimes it feels so fruitless… yanno? I've been this way for so long. I swore I wouldn't get used to it but without meaning to… I have. I miss so many things… Being able to reach the door handle, picking up chicks … and being eye to eye with you, buddy."
His face was a mixture of turbulent emotions, swirling about inside him. I could tell he blamed himself, that he was always going to blame himself.
And in one simple yet poignant moment, he leaned down and placed a small, encouraging kiss on my nose. His soft, warm lips brushed against my cool nose, heating it for a brief moment. He blushed softly.
A tingle raced along my body, affectionately warming every small, dark corner. In a smooth motion, my limbs lengthened and developed. Fur receded. Hair grew. Body parts sprouted.
And sitting before Jak, tears coursing down my face, was me. Daxter.
Human Daxter.
;-; So hard to write! Especially the kiss. I just couldn't help but to think Sleeping Beauty the entire time I wrote this. Thanks for doing that certain thing!