Chapter 4

11:55

Tru's phone rang as she continued to search the City's database for any trace of Jack. She picked it up, seeing Harrison's name on the caller-id.

"Hey Harrison, got anything for me?"

"You'll never believe it Tru, but I just spotted Jack a couple blocks away from Dad's office in a coffee shop." Harrison stated. Tru smiled.

"give me an address."

"Pushy, pushy!" Harrison stated and added "What, no thank you?"

"Don't push your luck." Harrison was silent. "Fine, thanks for finding Death himself, now tell me where he is." Tru could feel Harrison's smile through the phone as he gave her directions. "Thanks Harry!" Tru stated, hanging up the phone.

"Hey Davis, gatta run; Harrison found him."

"Be careful Tru!" Davis yelled after her retreating form. Davis let out a sigh as she left the building.

10 Mintues Later

Tru made it cross-town in record time. She parked a few cars away from the coffee shop and strolled in. She immediately spotted Jack and sat down across from him.

"I knew you'd show up." Jack stated.

"Aren't you just the…" Tru stopped as she noticed the solemn look on Jack's face. He looked almost sad.

"I think you're right Tru..." Jack stated, stirring his coffee absently, and watching the liquid go around is his mug. "I think I did die."

"Aren't you supposed to know who dies?" Tru asked, wondering how he didn't know he was supposed to die. Jack sighed.

"I don't know how it works; not anymore than you do. All I know is that one day I woke up and the day re-played and I had visions of people before they died. Then I knew someone was messing up with fate; changing destiny and all that."

"Me."

"You." Jack agreed, and let out a sigh. "I don't know why I would ask for your help. It's against the rules."

"Aren't rules meant to be broken?" Tru asked. "Look, Jack, you asked for my help for a reason. There has to be something going on; you have to know most of your day…what happened?"

"I…Nothing Tru, that's it. Business as usual." Jack stated, and said nothing.

"You're lying. If it was business as usual, you wouldn't have been dead last night. Come on Jack, we have to figure this out." Tru said, pleading with him.

"We?"

"Yes we. We've worked together before. I'm not going to let you die…you asked for my help for a reason, so I want to know what that reason was." Tru stated, looking determined. "Besides, I'm sure you don't wanna die right?"

Jack let out a bitter laugh. "If I let you help…change my death, aren't I going against fate?"

"Fate isn't written for us. Jack, if you were meant to die, you wouldn't have asked for my help." Tru pointed out.

Jack said nothing. Tru knew he was torn between doing what he usually did; letting the day go on as if nothing had happened, living all the events up to his own death. And letting her do her Job, to help him when he wanted her help.

"You can either agree to let me help you, or I follow you around. You agreeing would be a hell of a lot easier than me trying to trail you everywhere. You know I'm not going to leave you alone." Tru pointed out. Jack sighed.

"Fine, whatever, knock yourself out." Jack said, taking a drink of his coffee.

"You gonna give me a day itinerary?" Tru asked. Jack gave her a raised eyebrow.

"Can't let you know all my secrets." Jack stated, wondering how he was going to keep a key point of his day secret from Tru. They both stared back at each other, each having a different motivation.

It's on Tru. Jack thought, feeling slightly sick. His job was to make sure he died; her job, to make sure he didn't. At that moment, he would have loved to have a role reversal. Who really wants to make sure they die just to make the cosmic scales happy?