"What the hell is wrong with me? First Rose now... now Evie..." Jacob hid behind a chimney, leaning against it before sliding down into a fetal position, "What the hell do I do now?!" He gripped onto his arms, his nails digging into his sleeves, close to reaching his skin, "It's obvious of what I should do in yet..." He growled with frustration, "I'm such a fucking disgrace! I'm such a bastard! I'm such a damn idiot!" He muffled into his sleeve continuosly wiping away the tears, his anger towards himself rising to the very top, "I need to stop this. I need to end this. I need to end all of this. I can't... I can't take it anymore!"
Jacob rose to his feet quickly, wiping away the left over tears, beginning to run to the train. He was in deep thought when he ran. Wondering what he should do. Wondering what he can even do. The love for his sister just continued to grow and overflow inside his heart while the love for Rose pulled him back to reality. He didn't want to make any choices, but he knew he had to. The young man just didn't know what to do nor how to even control what was going on. He found the train and chased after it as fast as he could so he could reach his room, change his clothes, and think things over. The young man hopped onto the train and rested his hands on his knees, catching his breath. He stood up straight, resting his hands on his sides, looking up at the ceiling letting out a deep sigh. When he looked forward all of his muscles tensed up as his eyes widened.
"H-Hey, Greenie!" Jacob chuckled awkwardly.
"Good morning, Mr. Frye." He smiled genuinely at him, which made Jacob's chest tighten.
"Well, I see you're working right now, so I'll leave you to it, Henry. I have some things to do as well, so if you'll excuse." Jacob waved as he rushed passed him, heading toward his room.
"Oh! Wait! Mr. Frye?" Henry called out to him, leading Jacob to stop in his tracks.
"Y-Yes, Greenie?" He turned slowly, putting effort into keeping himself composed.
"Can I speak with you for a moment? I'd like your opinion on something." Henry asked, "It's about your sister."
Jacob froze, gasping faintly, holding his breath, but tried to hide his look of discomfort, "Hm? Oh, of course, but would you mind asking me later? I have some things to do today, so my hands are full at the moment." Jacob dashed off to his room, not giving Henry the option to answer, trying to ease his racing heart, "Okay... I need to think things through." He spoke lowly to himself, beginning to change, "I need to clear things up. I need to put an end to things. I need to... God there's so much to try and clear!" Jacob groaned with irritation, trying to think straight, "Sod it."
Jacob jumped off the side of the train after changing and ran, leaving his legs to lead themselves. It appears the first thing his legs led him to was where he normally meets Abberline. He tilted his head slightly, a bit confused on why his body led him there, but after thinking clearly about it, missions always did clear his mind so he didn't have much to complain about it.
"Hm? Oh! Good morning, Mr. Frye." Abberline chuckled, looking a bit startled to see Jacob, "It's a bit unusual for you to be willing to work today." He cocked his head to the side, a bit taken aback.
"Whatever do you mean?" Jacob was confused of his statement.
"Never mind that." He chortled faintly, looking a bit tensed all of a sudden.
"Freddy... what are you hiding from me?" Jacob narrowed his eyes, trying to read the older man's facial expression.
"I have nothing to say to your question." He looked away, "But if you're intrigued to know, I suggest you meet with your little lady." A smirk came across his face, "She's waiting for you at the pub."
"My little lady...?" He thought for a moment before he became frozen stiff with his heart beating out of his chest as his face turned red, "Rose..." Once her name left his lips, his body made him bolt to the bar in Whitechapel without a second thought.
While he free ran his way to the pub, running and jumping from building to building, he felt eyes on him, before hearing his name be called out. A gasp left his lips, close to freezing in place, but his body ended up making him run faster once hearing the familiar voice. He didn't want to stop this time. The young man needed more time to think. Jacob needed time away from the woman he tried to move away from. His heart and emotions wanted to pull him back, in yet his mind and morals kept pushing him forward and away from something he has wanted for so long.
"I need to stop looking back..." He mumbled to himself, heaving, beginning to overdo himself on the running, but his body wouldn't stop, not until he reached his destination, "Goodness... that's got to be a new record..." Jacob chuckled, resting one hand against the building, leaning forward, catching his breath.
Jacob tried to compose himself before walking into the bar. He called out Rose as he entered. Once he stepped foot inside all he saw was a nervous looking Rose. He was perplexed by her expression. He didn't know how to approach her since the past few days have been a bit overwhelming for him, but he breathed in deeply and exhaled slow as he approached her as calmly as he could.
"J-Jacob! Good morning, love." Rose laughed awkwardly.
"G-Good morning, d-darling." Jacob looked at her, feeling a bit awkward himself, but was more distracted with how she was acting, "Is something the matter?" He questioned, a little lost on her expressions, "Abberline told me to come see you."
"Damn it, Abberline..." Rose mumbled to herself, looking away, "W-Well, seeing as to how you're here, mind spending the day with me?" She asked with a huge grin, trying to hide something behind that smile.
"Don't you have work today?" Jacob asked, "Plus, I have some things to cater to today with some of my associates and clients to-?!" He jolted by the sudden peck on the lips, his cheeks becoming hot, exposing his embarrassment by his skin becoming faintly crimson.
"I think they would understand you taking at least one day off, Jacob. Especially this day." Rose giggled, smiling genuinely at the young man, "So would you please care to share the day with me today?"
"I... I assume today will be fine..." He chuckled lightly, rubbing the back of his neck, calming his racing heart, "W-What did you have in mind for today?"
"Well..." Rose bent down behind the bar, picking something up, "I was wondering if you were interested in going to the park and having a picnic with me near the pond." She grinned, setting the box down, "I made your favorites."
"M-My favorites?" Jacob was baffled.
"Your favorite food, your favorite drinks, even your favorite activities." Rose giggled, her face becoming a shade darker.
"H-How..." Jacob's face joined Rose's expression.
"From the stories you've told me, I remember every detail to the very T." She smiled sheepishly.
"Amazing..." The young man looked down, smiling warmly, chuckling with the feel of slight shock, "How in the world... I... wow..." Jacob looked up at the lass and gave her a gentle smile, not knowing what he should say or how to feel, but he did know one thing, and that was his overwhelming feeling from earlier vanished, "Thank you." Is all he knew he could say.
Rose nodded faintly with a grin, "Shall we go?" She walked around the bar and stood beside Jacob, looking up at him.
"Yes. Let's." He held out his arm, Rose linking hers with his, "Let me carry that for you." Jacob grabbed hold of the basket and carried it.
"I'm not that weak, Jacob." She snickered, "I carry loads of boxes filled with alcohol almost every single day. So this basket is very light to me." Rose smiled up at him, "But as the gentleman you are, I'll let you carry it." Her smile turned into a smirk, nudging him gently, "Thank you." Her lips grazed his cheek.
"You're welcome." Jacob chuckled, confused by the feel of flattery he had by Rose's words.
Rose and Jacob had a peaceful walk to the park. Most of the way there was silent, in yet comfortable. The young man had slight difficulty keeping his mind off of what happened last night, but he shook his head, trying to erase the moment so he could focus on what's happening at this moment. He glanced over at Rose every now and then, thinking to himself on why there was so much difficulty between himself and Rose. She's the ideal woman any man would go for. In yet, Jacob had difficulty viewing her as a significant other. He had no clue on the reason, but from the moments he's spent with her, his view was changing little by little, until Evie returned.
Jacob sighed deeply, looking down. He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize they were at the park until Rose called out to him. The young woman set a blanket down and pulled out all of the food, drinks, and activities. Jacob's eyes lit up with the look of excitement as his smile turned into a childish grin once seeing his favorite food and drinks.
"You really did remember..." Jacob spoke softly, his eyes glued to the items she set on the blanket, "Very impressive, Rose."
"Well, when it comes to someone you really care about. You'd remember everything and do anything." She smiled at him softly, "For all the things you've done for the city, for all the citizens, and even for me... you deserve a treat."
"If anything, you've helped me way more than I can count, so I should be doing this for you." He laughed lightly.
"There's no need to, Jacob. Your presence is good enough for me. Plus, today is your special day after all, so you shouldn't worry about anything today, alright?" Rose smiled at him once more before preparing food for him.
My special day...? What is so special about today? What is she talking about...? Jacob cocked his head to the side, thinking of why today is so special.
"Say ahh." Rose held a spoon up near his lips.
Jacob was hesitant at first, his face turning red by embarrassment. He looked around before opening his lips for her. His heart began to beat out of his chest again. The young man felt childish by the offer, but in the end he didn't mind it at all. The whole day was comforting that all the feeling of guilt, disgrace, disgust, heartbreaking, every single feel of discomfort evaporated as though it didn't exist. At least not at this moment. The day flew by with a breeze and was nothing, but fun, fulfilling, and relaxing all around.
"Thank you for this fun little date." Jacob smiled faintly, hiding his look of shyness, thinking how stupid it was for him to be feeling those stupid teenage hormones all over again, "Its been awhile since I've taken a day off to just relax like this."
"You're welcome." She smiled softly at him, "Though today's not over yet." The young woman collected everything up and placed it in the basket.
"Hm? What do you mean?" The young man was clueless.
Rose shook her head with a giggle, "I can't believe you're forgetting your biggest day EVER!" She grabbed the basket and then his hand, rushing back to the bar.
"W-Wait, what's going on? What's so important about today?" Jacob still had no clue.
She groaned, rolling her eyes, "Just follow me."
Within a few minutes they returned to the pub, Jacob walking in blindly, by Rose's hands shielding his eyes, "Why must you blind me?" Jacob questioned, feeling around.
She removed her hands, exposing what was before him, "SURPRISE, JACOB!" Everyone Jacob knew shouted with joy, "Happy Birthday, big guy!"
"Rose..." Jacob groaned, "You know I don't like celebrating my birthday..."
"I know, but... since your sister has returned, I thought I might try getting you to like it again, by having you and your sister celebrate it together." She smiled shyly, praying he wouldn't get upset by the surprise.
"You didn't have to, but... thank you." He smiled faintly, "I appreciate your gestures every time." The young man kissed her temple gently.
"That's not all though, I have something upstairs for you. Go check it out." The young woman smiled, gesturing him to go up to her room while she went behind the bar to serve some drinks before he returned to the party.
Jacob was hesitant, but followed her gesture. He walked up to her room, slowly entering it, feeling slightly uncomfortable by walking in alone. Especially more uncomfortable after remembering what happened between them a couple nights ago. He swallowed hard, discomfort taking control, but he pushed through. Once he entered the room he saw a small box, wrapped with a red bow. He cocked his head to the side, wondering what would be inside. Once he opened, his eyes widened with amazement. He wondered where Rose could ever get her hands on an assassins outfit like this.
Everything piece of clothing looked brand new. A black collared undershirt. A red vest with knitted patterns of the creed, two jet colored belts wrapped around it. A long black coat with the symbol of the creed on the right side. Finishing off with long black slacks. Jacob was impressed by the design that he couldn't wait to try it on. As Jacob began to strip down, arms suddenly wrapped around him from behind. Jacob flinched for a moment, chuckling lightly as he placed his hand on the person's arms that were hugging him tightly.
"I'll be down soon." He held one hand gently, kissing the back of it, "I must say, I'm impressed on the clothing you've chosen. It looks very-?!" Once Jacob turned, his lips were sealed, not by the woman he spoke to last, but by the one he tried to avoid, "Evie..." Jacob breathed out, "W-What the..."
"Happy Birthday, brother." She grinned.
"Why... What are you doing up here, Evie? Why... I thought we went through this already!" Jacob was baffled by the whole thing, backing himself into a corner.
"I know, brother... I know and I'm sorry I just..." Evie bit her bottom lip, confused of the whole thing, just as much as Jacob, "I just... I don't know why, but after both of us coming forward, it's been overwhelming me this whole time to where I can barely hold myself back anymore!" She looked over at him, a little frightened by the whole feeling, "I don't know what to do, Jacob... I just..."
"Evie... I know how you must be feeling, but... I can't believe I'm saying this aloud, but... we have to leave these emotions behind us." He stared steadily at her, "We can't let our emotions take over us because all it's doing is leading us to something other's would find wrong." He scoffed, "You of all people should know! For Christ's sake! Get a hold of yourself!" His stare turned into a pierced glare, "What happened to the intelligent, courageous, and resourceful woman I looked up to?! What happened to the woman who thought clearly and rationally?! What happened to the woman who could... what happened to the Evie that always followed her mind and not with her heart?"
"What happened to the man who used to always follow his heart and not with his mind? Hm? What happened to the man who would do anything to get what he wanted? What happened to the man who would do anything to help others? What happened... what happened to the Jacob that was my other half?" Evie questioned the same.
"Well... appears our years apart has changed us completely." Jacob scoffed, shaking his head, "We're practically strangers, Evie." He looked at her sternly, "Ever since you've left, I had to change everything in order to move on. I was suffering year after year and right when I was close to moving on..."
"I came back..." Evie looked at him, shocked, shaking her head with a scoff as she looked down.
Jacob's eyes welled up once his eyes met hers. He didn't know what to do and neither did Evie. Silence filled the air. Both of their hearts pounding out of their chests, deafening them from the noise of the party that was happening right below.
"I'm sorry, brother... I... I guess I shouldn't have returned..." Evie looked down, feeling a stabbing pain deep in her chest.
"Evie... I didn't state that." He looked steadily at her, "All I'm saying is... please stop doing this to me... Please stop making it harder for me to move passed this." Jacob bit the inside of his cheek, frustrated, "I love you... I don't want to lose this feeling, but you and I both know nothing good will come of this if this continues."
Evie nodded slowly, looking down, "I know... I know, brother..." She looked back up at him, her eyes becoming watery by her emotions, "Just remember, I'll always love you... not as just a brother, but as a man, too."
Just by the look of sadness appearing on her face, it ignited something in the depths of Jacob's heart, pulling him back to a flame he wished would never be lit again, "Why the bloody hell are you doing this to me?!" Jacob growled, his eyes closing tightly as his hands turned into fists.
Without a second thought of possible consequences, Jacob rushed to Evie, ending up pushing her against a wall. Evie's eyes widened, stunned by the sudden action, but didn't push him away, she just ended up following his lead. The young woman closed her eyes as she wrapped her arms around the back of his neck, holding him closely. Even though the twins knew in the back of their minds that this was wrong, their hearts couldn't stay away from each other. It was as though their hearts were magnets, always leading them to pulling each other close over and over, each time they try to break apart. They were so lost by their mixture of love and lust that it made them completely forget where they were at that moment.
"What is going on here?!"
The twins gasped, freezing in place once hearing something dropping to the floor with a thud and a familiar voice shouting towards them. Jacob jerked himself back, his face becoming flushed as Evie stayed against the wall, uncomfortable, both of their hearts beating rapidly out of control. It took them several seconds for them to finally look. Once they did, they felt everything was officially over.