Here's chapter five everyone! Back to Jak and Keira. Hmm…where is he taking her? Better be good Lol. Enjoy Jak Luvahz.

To all my faithful reviewers! GMB , Jak fan, Silver-WindScar, and Jaksgirl.not. And now we have a new one YAY TornsGirl. Thanks for Luffing it 

Side note: I got a new review for One Life Short even tho it's already complete but the reviewer said not bad but not great so I was like ummm…it would help if U told me what made it not so great, that's what criticism does, it's supposed to help improve your writing. :knocks on anonymous person's head: Oh well. Guess I'll never know.

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Chapter 5

Keira stared into the velvet night as the bright white dots speckled across it. The wind blew through her turquoise hair and she continued to lean on her arm, lost in thought. She had tried to avoid turning to Jak as he was driving her to their mysterious destination but she couldn't help it a few times.

She was too curious. Whenever she did glance at him it seemed that he detected her eyes on him so he'd turn to her briefly to flash her a grin before putting focusing his eyes back on the road. She found this behavior of his quite strange considering the events that occurred throughout the day. She was beginning to wonder if he was in denial of the whole situation.

Where are we going? Its already nighttime. It seems like we're heading toward the new part of Haven City. What is he smiling about? After defeating Erol, going to the Spargus Battle Arena and using his Eco to heal me back in the garage, maybe he's so exhausted to the point that he's lost it. Boy, do I know what that feels like. When you're so tired and stressed that you have to laugh and smile about it. Anyway, is he even thinking about what happened earlier? Does he think I'm not angry anymore and I'm just gonna forget everything? Maybe I should at least thank him for earlier, twice. But still, nothing can excuse what happened with Ashelin. But then again, we had never really established where we both stood in the relationship or where it was going. Does he even call it a relationship? Does he see any of it the way that I do? I bet he thinks he's done nothing wrong. I'll never let that bitch set foot in my garage again. I always knew she was no good since I first saw her. Sigh. Maybe I'm overreacting a bit…

Thoughts and questions were suffocating her mind that without realizing it she shook her head fiercely as if to literally shake them off of her. When she had realized that she had done this she slowly turned to Jak to see if he had noticed but he wasn't really paying her much attention. It was as if he was fixated on whatever goal he had in mind. They were now in the new part of Haven City and he headed toward where they had met and strategize for the war. There was a garage there where he could park his vehicle.

Once they had parked into the garage he stepped out of the car and she did the same. He closed the garage door behind them and at first they just stared at the garage door. She just stood there, her hands innocently clasped behind her back until she felt his warm hand reach out for one of hers. She hesitated and turned to him to see his pleading eyes. Wherever he was taking her, he wanted her to cooperate. Well it was the least she could do since he helped her out from that jerk earlier and healed her hand.

Defeated and giving into his pleading look she released her hand from her back so that he can tug on her wrist, leading to a bench nearby under a tree. He led her to the bench and looked at her as if to hint that she should sit. She sighed and plopped down on it, stubbornly crossing her arms in the process. Instead of being angry, he nodded at her with another grin on his face. It was beginning to annoy Keira that he was the only one smiling and she had never seen him smile this often, at least not in recent memory. She looked up at him, waiting for him to say something, waiting for an explanation of why he had brought her here. He stood in front on her and leaned toward her slightly so that he could talk.

"Wait right here ok? I promise, I won't take long" and he turned to walk away.

Suddenly a baffled look was wiped on her face and she stammered "But where are you going?" By then he was already walking around a corner, almost running a bit and he turned to wave at her, signaling her not to move. Then he just disappeared.

She leaned back against the bench and sighed. Still with her arms crossed, she slouched enough so that she could rest her head, staring into the dark shapes above her. She closed her eyes and listened to the sound of the leaves falling from the tree above her. She deeply inhaled the fresh smell of it. She liked being in this part of Haven City. The water was clean, the buildings were new and modern and this was the only place besides the forest that you could hear the birds singing freely. They seemed a bit scarcer in other parts of the city. Now that the forest was ruined and would take time to get back to it's original form, this was her peaceful place besides the garage where she could just relax.

As she rested, she opened and closed her hand, the one that was in shambles less than two hours ago. She had to admit, it was a scary thing. Not having her hand destroyed, but feeling so helpless and then discovering another new part of Jak that was foreign to her. She hated just waiting it out, hoping everything would turn out right as if she didn't feel far enough from him, then she'd realize that she was more than physically far from him. She felt as if she had lost her best friend. She felt as if she lost the mute Jak that had calmed her down when she broke her leg at age ten and carried her to her father. The same Jak that would shyly visit her so that she could share her latest invention and the same Jak that she'd sit on a hill and stare into the sky with. She missed that Jak. She even missed the Jak that had come back from two years of vanishing and took her to the forest one night to catch fireflies. To put it bluntly, she just missed him.

She hated not knowing when he'd come back, if he'd come back at all and if he would come back even more different than before. Her worst fear was if he ever came back so different and so cold to the point that she wouldn't exist anymore. Even though he had shared a kiss with Ashelin, nothing would change how much she cared about him and the memories she kept. A feeling of drowsiness began to make her eyelids feel heavy on her eyes. She didn't want to fall asleep but it seemed that she was a bit drained. She struggled to stay awake by continuing the thoughts in her head and she hardly noticed the footsteps approaching her.

"Keira, are you awake?" she felt his body plop down next to her and startled, she shot up from the back of the bench and turned to look at him, rubbing one eye. She yawned and he turned slightly so that he can face her even while sitting. She looked down in his hands to see a white paper bag in which he slowly unraveled so that she could see his surprise. Her eyes widened a bit as he crumbled the bag and threw it into a trash bin nearby.

In his hands was a large pink and yellow cardboard bowl, topped with a clear plastic top. In it were three mountains of Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream. A pool of fudge surrounded the light green islands, speckled with chips. Two bright red cherries topped it. It couldn't have looked any more tempting to the point that she wanted to snatch it away from him but of course she didn't. More than the hunger that she had for sweets, she was confused. Why did he do this? She looked up at him, revealing her baffled expression hoping he'd read it and offer some explanation.

He gently placed it in her hands, "It's your favorite" She just stood there in awe. She had to restrain from keeping her jaw from dropping. He remembered her favorite ice cream? They used to make it from scratch back in Sandover. They'd collect all the ingredients from around the village neighbors and together they'd make it. At times it didn't come out as great as they hoped but either way they'd enjoy the process of getting messy, finding peppermint plants and smiling the whole way through. She hadn't remembered the last time she had Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream. And here it was, in her hands. She hadn't realized she was staring down at the ice cream and she looked up again at Jak.

He rubbed the back of his neck nervously, "Your taste in ice cream hasn't changed has it?" and she nodded no. She popped open the clear plastic top and he grabbed it from her hand so that he could throw it out. He handed her a spoon and a napkin. She dipped the white plastic spoon into one of the green mountains and lifted it up to her mouth. She felt the sweetness melt in her mouth and the cold numb her teeth. A smile spread across her face in reaction but she quickly replaced it with a stern expression. Jak then slightly turned away from her, wearing a serious expression, preparing to say something.

"About what happened earlier…Ashelin had kissed me, I didn't kiss her" She had turned to him to show that she was listening and he continued. "I just stood there and I didn't know exactly what to do but I knew it was wrong. She knew it too. When we were driving to the arena and I saw you standing outside like that…it really hit me,"

Keira's brows raised in question, "You're always there to wait for me and even though at times I get side tracked and I'm away, you…you're there," he turned to look at her. "I really don't expect you to believe me but the one thing I wanted to do most was to get back and have a conversation with you. With the war going on we really didn't get to say much to each other." He sighed out of frustration; he was not good with words when it came to these kinds of things. It seemed difficult for him to say what he wanted to say to her.

"What I'm trying to say, is that even though everything is always going on, you're always there and I appreciate that as much as I don't show it at times. And for that I apologize, and for what happened earlier, I apologize for that too" He wasn't facing her and he stared ahead of him, still wearing his serious face. His elbows leaned on his knees as he spoke. She could tell it was hard for him to say all of that and she really didn't want to pressure him further with questions on how he felt about her directly and where they stood in their relationship or if that's what he'd even call it. Instead she placed an understanding hand on his shoulder and he turned to face her.

"I appreciate you too Jak" and she let go so that she could grab the spoon embedded in her ice cream. She took another spoonful and this time smiled freely as she let it melt on her tongue. It was beginning to melt in the bowl so she knew she had to eat it soon. A satisfied grin spread across his face as he saw her enjoyment from the ice cream.

He was hoping he'd make her feel that way. He had discovered the ice cream shop a while back while the war was going on and planned on taking her after the war was over. He was glad he had kept that idea in mind. Interrupting his thoughts, he heard her speak again, muffled because her mouth was full of ice cream.

He tried not to laugh as she spoke, "Oh and by the way, thank you…for everything" She looked at him briefly and then brought her attention back to her treat. Her long elvish ears would perk up every time she took a spoonful. She saw his hand dip another spoon into the bowl that her eyes were so focused on.

"May I?"

"Su-" She was about to let him share the ice cream with her before she was startled with another surprise. He had quickly pressed his warm lips against her cold ones when she had turned to look at him. His hand went from the spoon up to her cheek and as he pressed deeper, she welcomed him. Taking his time he kissed her, tasting the cool mint and sweet chocolate in her mouth and lips. She let him warm the numbness in her mouth and she brought her hand to the back of his neck. She felt goose bumps grow from her skin. She was already cold from the ice cream and he had just given her more reason to shiver.

After a few seconds, he slowly backed away with a few light kisses. He stood close to her and his body had already shifted over so that they could be right next to each other with his arm draped around her shoulders. He stood gazing into her and she spoke first, "Do you like the ice cream?"

A mischievous half smile appeared on his face. He liked when she was flirtatious with him. He was also glad she got the hint and realized what she had meant to him and where they stood now. "Yeah, I think we should go out for ice cream more often"

She laughed loudly and took another spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. Then she placed the bowl between them, pointing to the second spoon in the ice cream. He grabbed onto it and together they stood in silence, enjoying the ice cream and the memory from where it originated from. Of course Keira took the last spoonful and she slowly swung her hips to the trash bin to throw the bowl out, teasing Jak's eyes before returning to him on the bench. She stretched and leaned into him, "Well I hate to say this, but I think we have to get to know each other again, Mar the white looking angel"

"They're Light Eco powers and yes, even though that is what my father called me, I want you to call me Jak"

"Father? Real father?"

"Yes, Damas was my father"

She wanted to be surprised and be happy that he had found out who his father was but she had heard of the great warrior dying in his arms. It was not a subject she wanted to pursue further unless he wanted to. He yawned as she leaned on him, she yawned in response to his yawn. He rubbed his eyes with his free hand, "I feel like shit"

"Me too…" She paused a bit because she wasn't sure to say what she had in mind but she decided to go for it. " Well we can head back to my place, you don't have anywhere to go right? I'm sure Daxter is busy with Tess in the Naughty Ottsel so I don't think you want to stay there anymore" She laughed, trying to lighten the intensity in what she had just said. She bit her bottom lip nervously. He turned to look at her, eyes widened and his jaw slightly ajar. Right away she corrected herself when she saw what he must've been thinking.

"No no not like that, I mean, you can just stay and sleep on the couch, I had no other intentions in mind. I mean you just came back and I'm not trying to rush things or anything" She crossed her heart with her fingers innocently. He shot her a suspicious look before responding. He seemed a bit nervous.

"Well…if you're comfortable with it"

With that they got up and slowly headed toward the garage where Jak had parked his vehicle. His arm was draped around Keira's waist as she leaned back on his shoulder. It was a quiet night. The both knew that they had some catching up to do and they didn't know what tomorrow would bring. However, that night they took their time. The war was over and they were doing what Jak had desired most from Keira, a conversation.

The End!

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OMG it's over::sobs: I thought that it was too cute to end. I wanted to keep going but I wasn't sure where else to take it. Maybe I'll come back to it another day and revise but this it for now. Also just as a little side note, I know they're probably wasn't any refrigerators back in Sandover but it is scientifically possible to create ice cream without ice, I looked it up. I like to write my stories based on real facts. Or maybe Keira invented one who knows? I'm thinking of adding a bonus chapter that would take place sometime later but before Jak X about Jak not sleeping on the couch for the first time :cough cough: Think I should? Maybe it could be an idea for a different story. Hmm… :gears turning: (Geez the writing machine must go on, it's killing me) Hope You liked it! Did ya Did ya?

Ps: I already wrote the first three chapters of my next story but I won't be putting it up for a while. I'm a little tired of cute stuff after this story so next story will be full of jealousy, drama, anger and I don't know what else. I'll tell you one thing. It involves one of the coolest characters in Jak X…Razer Muahahahaha! Bet Ure wondering now.