Assassin's loss
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Chapter 5 – Someone to protect
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"I couldn't just leave you"
"I'll hold if for you…until you are ready…"
"I barely remember her face…"
"Thank you…you are my best friend…"
The words from our past together haunted my mind as I slept, though I wanted too, I couldn't wake up.
I felt someone shaking me, "Jaffar…Jaffar. Jaffar!"
I slowly opened my eyes, it was Jennica, "What…?
"We're surrounded Jaffar, More Mercs!" The look on her face was desperate, I took it that there were several enemies to deal with.
I got up and equipped my daggers quickly, backing up with her behind me, hiding in the shadows.
"Sweep this place guys! This Bastard is gonna pay for what he's done! Flush em' out!" A voice shouted out, it was the leader's voice obviously.
I held my hand up for Jennica to see, as a sign for her to keep quiet, she understood and we backed up a little further.
. I could hear more merc voices, it sounded like there were over twenty of them, I figred they had probably rallied some greedy towns people looking for a quick buck to try and capture me.
"…" Jennica was quiet behind me, most likely trying to come up with a plan.
I found myself wishing that Mark were with me; a tactician would be very useful in our current situation.
"They out number us…" I heard Jennica say to me quietly.
"I've fought worse…" I mumbled quietly.
"I'm sure, but your daggers... they are almost broken." I looked at the ones I had with me, all of them did have quite a lot of wear on them.
"Damn it…" I breathed.
The footsteps from in front of the cave were approaching slowly.
The men had torches and it seemed they were really dedicated to the idea of finding us.
"This way Jaffar." Jennica whispered, I looked at her; she had found a narrow path in the side of the cave wall.
She turned sideways and started through it; I waited for a moment and then started after her.
We both got to the other side just before the men waved a torch where we had been, our current position was nothing but inky blackness.
I looked through the small path to spy on the hunters.
"Nothing here boss, it's a dead end." A man with an axe said, he was wearing very light armor, it first glance I had pegged him as a berserker, but after a moment I realized he didn't look quite like any axe fighter I'd ever seen, even Hector, this guy had a unique stance, and his axe looked special, unlike any I'd ever seen as well.
Another man walked in front of the path, I got a glimpse of his weapon and could tell it was a lance, but that was all I could identify except he had on white armor, polished to a shine, "Well, they have to be here somewhere. Post a couple sentries here, let's look around the cave some more with the rest of the group." This was not the man I heard shouting before, he had sounded like just another low life, but this one was soft spoken and had an air in his voice, like that of a nobleman.
A couple men took the places of the other two, and I looked at Jennica, she had her back against the wall and was sweating a bit.
"Are you alright?" I ask simply.
She looked at me and nodded, "Yeah, That was really close…that's all."
"Yeah…" I looked through the narrow path again, I could see the guards were both lance users, and it would be nearly impossible for me to slip through the part and take them out, without getting myself impaled.
"We have to find a way out." I say quietly, my voice monotone.
"Tell me something I don't already know smart guy." Jennica says, her voice sarcastic.
"Let's move, before they here us." I respond, ignoring her remark.
She nods and I start to walk she follows close behind me.
It's not long before we are out of hearing distance of the sentries, I saw Jennica looking around the cavern.
"This place is a lot bigger than it looks…" She says quietly, most likely to herself.
"We're underground by now, and caves can stretch for miles sometimes underground." I say in response.
"You're right…so what direction are we headed?" She asks, knowing I have a compass.
I pull it out and look at it closely, "We're headed North…towards Pheae…"
"Well…good, hopefully we can find an exit."
I nod and start walking again.
She follows at my side now rather than behind me.
"You know…ever since you rescued me, seems like my whole life has gotten confusing as Hell…" She says playfully.
"…" I say nothing in return, not in the mood to play mind games.
"…And you are about as communicative as a rock…"
I say nothing again, hoping that she will just wear herself out.
"…Not to mention you seem to have a tangent for getting yourself in trouble and dragging everyone around down with you…"
She pauses thoughtfully.
"But you know…even though it took me being almost molested…again…I'm glad I had a chance to meet you." She says the last part a little more quiet than she had said the rest.
I look at her, mildly surprised, "Why?"
"Ohhhh, NOW you wanna talk to me? No sir mister, I'm going to play the quiet card on YOU now." She grins at me.
"Why would anyone be happy to meet me?" I ask again.
She says nothing, keeping her eyes ahead with a serious look on her face, obviously mocking me.
"…" I give up on talking, she is obviously out to mess with my mind.
"Yet another new side to the multi-faced girl Jennica…Jennica the mind screwer…" I think to myself sarcastically,
The path seems to stretch on forever in front of us.
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A/N: Hmmmm…is there anybody out there that really cares about this fanfic I wonder?
If I were to just stop and leave everybody hanging would you all hate me?
Hmm…Well if you do like the story, Please review, and I'll be more likely to keep writing, I enjoy this story, but I'm not writing just for me, I'm writing for every Jaffar fan in the world who reads fan fiction.
Any, in a couple reviews I have people asking is this going to be JaffarxNino or JaffarxJennica
…I have no idea.
So far everyone has said they want it to be JaffarxNino.
Now personally, I've never been a big fan of OC's, most of them just don't quite fit, and normally pairings with them are either to damn perfect or just "off"
But now that I have a story with an OC in it I kinda understand how the other writer's with them feel.
I mean, now I don't really think it's fair to say "Jaffar should be with Nino!" When you haven't gotten a good scope on Jennica's character yet, You all know Nino, she was in the game and chances are you got to see the tender moments that made you go "awww" Between her and Jaffar. I know I did and it gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside, but you haven't given the new girl a chance yet, maybe she could grow on you (Or Jaffar)
Anywho, I will accept votes for who our dear assassin friend should end up with, and other story elements and ideas are always welcome.
Later.
