Disclaimer: I do not own Red Eye or any of its original characters, setting, or plot. However I do own any new characters that I may add to this fanfic.
Summary: what if Jackson Rippner wasn't an assassin? And what would happen when he and Lisa first met.
Chapter 5: Comforting
Jackson knocked a few times on the bathroom door. "Lisa, are you ok?" there was no reply; he noticed the door was unlocked. "Lisa I'm coming in ok. All right here I come." Jackson opened the door to the small bathroom and found Lisa sitting on the floor leaning against the cupboard under the sink, crying.
Jackson closed the door and locked it, and walked over to Lisa. "Are you ok?" he asked concern. Lisa just continued to stair at the opposite wall, not replying to Jackson.
"Lisa?" Said Jackson, as he gently brushed her cheek with his hand. That seemed to knock her out of her trance; she turned and starred at him with blank eyes. "Are you ok?" he asked again, but before she could reply she had to lean her head back into the toilet again, and then she started to cry.
"Shhhhh, it's ok Leese. Shhhhh, it's ok, it's ok." He said, as he held her in his arms rubbing her back.
After a few minutes Lisa started to feel a bit better, mostly because of Jackson's comforting. "Ok Leese, wash your face a bit and let's get back to our seats ok?" said Jackson, as he turned on the sink and damped some paper towels for Lisa to wash her face with.
"Ok, ready to go now?" Asked Jackson.
All Jackson got out of her was the quiet whisper of a "yes" come out of her. Jackson opened the door to the bathroom, and walked out into the aisle, and turned to face Lisa.
"Come on." He said, and he let her go a head of him, he then heard an "Excuse me." From behind him, he turned around to find the Senior Flight attendant, who seemed very upset with him.
"This isn't a motel you know." She stated.
"Sorry." Was all Jackson said, and he turned back around to go back to his seat beside Lisa.
Lisa was sitting quietly starring blankly out her window. "Lisa," he said, she turned and faced him, "Feeling better now?" he asked, and all she did was nod, "Ok," he picked crabbed two Pillows and two blankets from the compartment above them, and handed one of the pillows and one of the blankets to Lisa.
"Let's both try and get some sleep no, ok." He said, and all she did was nod again. As soon as he sat back down and closed his eyes, he felt a lightweight on his right shoulder.
He opened his eyes, turned to his right, and found Lisa leaning on his shoulder sleeping peacefully.
Jackson couldn't help but smile. He was happy he was able to comfort Lisa, and he couldn't help but notice how adorable and innocent she looked when she was asleep, almost like a sleeping baby. He then leaned his head back on the head of his seat and shut his eyes again, and he slept peacefully for the first time in years.