Okay Jack might seem a little OOC but I tried, okay? And there's gonna be a little more info on that big surprise coming up. Enjoy:
(Still Jack's POV. Later that night.)
I was having a wonderful dream. I took over the world, Chase Young was my slave and right there at my side was the beautiful Lis-
My dream was interrupted. I suddenly felt very cold. My eyes were closed but I could tell there was a small breeze coming from the door. I opened my eyes and rubbed them. The bed next to me was empty. Actually it wasn't a bed. It was just a small, 1 inch thick mat that we rolled out and threw blanket over. Anyway, it was Lisa's mat but she wasn't there. I panicked and shot up from my mat.
But I worried for no reason. Lisa was okay. She was standing by the opening to the tent and holding the flap open looking outside. Her hair was blowing gently in the breeze and her back was turned to me. I got up and stood next to her.
"What are you doing?" She jumped when I spoke, but the calmed down when she turned around and saw who it was.
"I was just…Um watching for spiders. YEAH! That's what I was doing!" She quickly lied. "Well what are you doing up?"
"Your letting the breeze in, I got cold."
"Oh…sorry."
"What were you actually doing?" I asked.
"Thinking." She sighed.
"About?" I asked.
"Not gonna get out of me that easily." She said sitting down on her mat.
"Oh come on, Please!" I said sitting next to her.
"Fine but don't complain if I'm vague on details." She said.
"I'm fine with that." I said interested.
"Well you see…you see…" She sighed loudly. "Okay remember when we were in the ying-yang world, and Hannibal mentioned something, and then me and Chase started talking about it later. Remember that?"
"Yeah, I do. I was meaning to ask you about that."
"Well see I sort-of have this power…"
"From wu fuse?" I asked.
"No, I was born with it. Remember I was born with some psychic abilities. Never good at them." She laughed weakly. "But I practiced. I got better. I could control it. Then one day I discovered a new power. It could work to my liking. So I tried it. The results…" she trailed off.
"The results were?"
"Um, anyway if the power isn't used correctly things can be devastating. If it worked, I could rid the world of spiders, but if it failed…"
Well I mean it's not lie your gonna die of anything!" I laughed, then I saw her face. It was extremely serous looking. "YOUR GONNA DIE!"
"I could…" She looked away. "Chase wants to protect me. Last time it failed I almost…well you know."
"But how could you die from it? What is the power anyway?" I asked.
"Just don't worry yourself. It's a last resort kind of thing anyway…" she trailed off again.
"Well how does Hannibal bean figure into this? He was the one that brought it up in the first place."
"Hannibal knows how cure it. You'd think I'd be grateful. But I'm not. This has happened a couple of times, it was only really bad once, but every time it's really bad or almost really bad he shows up, and offers ways to fix it. But he never tells us how to do it ourselves! Its like he makes a business of out of!"
"Are you saying he makes people pay to save you?" I asked.
"Exactly. Sometimes in money, sometimes in goods, even in your eternal loyalty."
"That's so…Wrong." I said unable to think of another word. "Tell me more about this."
"No. I shouldn't have brought it up in the first place. Just go to bed."
"Come on. You've already dragged me in why stop now?" I whined.
"Your right I have dragged you in. It wouldn't be fair to just kick you out. But that's what I'm doing, but you'll get a parting "present"." She said and got up and stuck out a hand. I took it and she pulled me up. Before I knew what was happening we were kissing. A small, barely-touching the lips, peck at first. And then a little more deeper. When she pulled away I was as shocked as I was sad…I wanted a longer kiss…
"What was that for?" I asked.
"Just in case."
"Just in case you do…die?" I said with difficulty getting the word out.
"Yes. I know you like me, and I kinda…"
"You like me?" I smiled. She smiled back and nodded.
"You were different from everyone." She said and looked as she was recalling memories. "You know how, when you meet someone, your kinda shy at first, and then when you know more about them you warm up more. You know how some people do that?"
"Yeah, that's what everyone does."
"Not everyone. I'm different. As you know I have the power to read minds. I read a persons thoughts before I warm up to them. Search through memories, seeing what they've been through. See thing through their mind. I do that, and if I decide I like the person, then I'll be friendly."
"So what is it that made you like me?" I asked.
"Just go back to bed." She laughed.
"What about you?" I asked.
"I'm going to watch you in your sleep, enter your dreams, and turn them into nightmares when I see fit. That's what's I'm going to do." I laughed at her,
"What are you really going to do?"
"Who says that's not what I'm doing?" I made a face.
"No, really you aren't right?"
"I could but I won't. Now get some rest I have to discuss things with my brother." She said and telekinetically forced me on the bed, I don't think she was going to leave until I fell asleep. Or at least tried to fall asleep.
"What kind of thing?" I started ask. Then I saw she had a serous face again. "Oh…that power thing." She nodded and left, leaving me to ponder in the darkness what was happening.
YAY ROMANCE! I know I know it took me long enough. I was starting think I might have to change the genre. So as you can see the big surprise is power related. And the surprise will be very soon! I promise! Well…as soon as I can make it…But I mean there aren't really any other surprises so yeah. R&R or else!
