Autors note: Hello everybody! Incase you haven't noticed, it is the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THIS STORY'S PUBLISHING, & THIS IS THE FIRST HALF OF MY 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY GIFT TO YOU! Besides that, I got a new spiked collar & played around on the website Omegle. Anyways, if this chapter goes as planned, the suggestive chapter should be the next one! As always, since it's illegal to not put this: Stuff I own: Plot & OCs; Stuff I DON'T own: Any characters that aren't OCs & the places these characters live in. Now, ON WITH THE STORY!
Jak's POV
"Daxter actually owns this bar, thanks to his fiancée Tess, I bet she can't wait to meet you, & I'm starving, I haven't eaten since I had breakfast this morning," I say to Meldalvyna while I lead her to the door of the Naughty Ottsel after having helped her off my zoomer, though she still stumbled a little. Thinking back on the ride, I realize she had at first been scared into silence by the unnatural flight, but after a minute or so, she was screaming with joy, telling me to go faster. "I can tell," Meldalvyna giggles from under her hood, dizzily leaning on my shoulder for support making her appear to be shorter than me, the small action bringing a happy smile to my face. She looks up at me, her green eyes glittering brightly in the light radiating from the neon signs in the afternoon autumn sun, a happy toothy grin alighting on her dark features. "Aw, look how happy you two are. You're just begging to kiss her, ain't ya? " Dark teases as she stands straight again just outside the door, causing blood to flood to my face with his taunt. "What are you waiting for?" Meldalvyna asks with a smile in her voice, just as I was about to defend myself from Dark's badgering.
I quickly trot up to her side & flash her an apologetic smile. "Sorry, uh, remember how I said I had alter-egos from the Dark & Light Eco in my body?" I ask shyly. "Yeah, why?" Meldalvyna answers, her brows furrowed at me in curiosity. "Well, um... my Dark Eco alter... Dark... he was talking to me," I reply, casting my eyes downward. Meldalvyna nods her head in understanding, having heard the secret of my alters before & offers her arm for me to wrap my own around. Taking her arm in my own, we walk into the saloon together, a smile on my face.
As soon as I walk in, Daxter comes to great us, & I notice there isn't anyone else in the bar. "Hey guys, so what happened at the interview & what's with the get-up, Meldalvyna?" he asks, looking at Meldalvyna with a huge smile on his face. "It's the disguise I use when going into Haven City, & I got in the Freedom League, I'll be starting gun & zoomer training tomorrow with Jak!" Meldalvyna answers happily, a smile in her voice. "Sweet, Jak is a good shot & the champion of the city when it comes to racing!" Daxter says loudly & happily, his fiancée nowhere to be seen. "Hey Dax, where's Tess? Torn told us she'd be here," I ask, curious as to where my best friend's future wife is. "Oh, she's in the back. She figured ya wouldn't have eaten since this morning so she's makin' ya somethin', & Meldalvyna, we're all friends here, you can take down yer hood," he replies quickly, a knowing, friendly smile on his face.
Meldalvyna takes Daxter's advice & pulls down her hood, revealing an unsure smile spread across her face while I lead her to the bar table. Taking a seat, she leaves her wings wrapped around herself, but shifts her tail to sit mostly in her lap, the hesitant look still on her face & obvious in her posture. "Hey honey, Jak & Meldalvyna are here, do ya want any help back there?" Daxter shouts towards the kitchen while hopping from the floor onto the counter to try to see into the kitchen through its serving window. "Oh, they're here! No thanks, Daxie-poo. Meldalvyna, you want anything?" Tess shouts back, asking Meldalvyna if she wanted something to eat as well. "Oh, um, no thanks... Tess," Meldalvyna replies, her voice hesitant & shy. I take a seat to the left of Meldalvyna, scoot the stool closer to her, & wrap my arm around her waist, causing her gaze to flick to me, the expression on her face surprised.
With the sound of claws clicking on hard wood & metal, Tess appears with a sandwich on a plate suspended in her arms in the service window, the steam billowing from the freshly cooked sub. "Oh my Precursors, you're so pretty Meldalvyna! Jak, that drawing you did of her after the first time you came back from meeting her, was spot on," Tess says happily, hopping down from the service window to a bridge of strategically placed stool & onto the bar table & sets the plate infront of me. "You drew me?" Meldalvyna asks me almost shyly, an eyebrow quirked upwards in curiosity. My eyes widen with realization of what Tess had said & what Meldalvyna asked, my face flushing with embarassment, immediately unwrapping my arm from Meldalvyna's side. "Um... yeah... I was supposed to take a picture of you that first day... but you'd start to growl every time I reached in my bag to get the camera... so I drew you for Torn instead... then Daxter insisted I show it to Tess," I reply shyly, my eyes cast at the floor while rubbing the back of my neck in shame. Flicking my eyes up to Meldalvyna, I notice she wasn't angry or disturbed by this revelation, but actually smiling sheepishly herself, her cheeks a tinge of purple.
"That's... that's okay, to... to tell you the truth... I-I did the same thing the same night," Meldalvyna reveals timidly, the purple tone to her face becoming more vibrant. "She's blushing, & how strange, you both did the same thing, yet another thing you have in common," Light says, causing me to realize she was in fact blushing. "Heh, heh heh, what a relief, at least I'm not alone in this," I laugh nervously, an unsure smile on my face. "Wait a sec'! Jak, I noticed yer arm was 'round Meldalvyna's, & when you two sat down, you immediately put yer arm 'round her side!" Daxter suddenly exclaims with a smile, earning a blush from both Meldalvyna & I, Tess's face lighting up with the realization she had seen my arm around Meldalvyna's waist as well. Before I can defend myself, the sound of knuckles on metal rapping on the door loundly fills the room. Daxter jumps from his spot on the table & runs up to the door, but doesn't open it.
"Who's there?" Daxter shouts through the door, Meldalvyna raising her hood over her head again. "It's Jinx, & Sig," the voice says, the all too familiar nasally voice filtering through the door loudly. "Jinx, Sig! Come in!" Daxter says happily, opening the door to the bar to reveal a smoking Jinx & a smiling Sig. "Well lookie here, if it isn't Pretty Boy himself," Jinx asks with a smile on his face when he notices me, his annoying nick-names & accent immediately getting under my skin. "Well if it isn't Jinx, I haven't seen you since Daxter proposed to Tess!" I say with a forced smile & enthusiasm, slapping my hand down on his shoulder a bit harder than I needed to once he walks in. Sig walks in next & straight towards me.
"Hey cherry, how's it been going?" Sig asks with a smile, landing his hand softly yet sturdily on my right shoulder while walking with me back towards the bar table. "It's been good," I reply happily, noticing out of the corner of my eye Jinx staring down Meldalvyna out the side of his eye from his seat just to the left of my own. I sit down in between the two & Sig sits on the other side of Jinx. I pick up my sub & start to lift it to my mouth, only to have Jinx interrupt me just before I can take a bite. "Jak, who's that?" he asks in a whisper, only loud enough for me to hear. I look over to Jinx only to see both him & Sig motioning with their eyes (eye of course for Sig) to Meldalvyna, & decide to pretend like I had forgotten to introduce her.
"Oh, I almost forgot, Jinx, Sig, I'd like you to meet my newest friend, Meldalvyna, Meldalvyna, this is Jinx, & this is Sig," I say loud enough to get Meldalvyna's attention while standing & motioning to each man respectively, putting my hand on Meldalvyna's shoulder. "Oh, so your Jak's new lady-friend, ey? Nice ta meet ya Meldalvyna," Jinx says while holding out a hand to Meldalvyna, causing the blood to rush to my face with his first comment. "It's not like that, Jinx," I stammer quickly, trying to defend myself from his teasing. Meldalvyna stands & shakes both Jinx's & Sig's hands one at a time, all the while keeping her hood up. "So, what's with the hood? We don't bite, well, at least Sig doesn't, but I will if ya want me ta," Jinx says with a smoker's laugh & a wink. "That is nice to know, I think... I wear this hood to conceal my face," Meldalvyna answers, a shakey smile in her voice.
"To conceal your face? I only have one eye, cherry, & if anyone in here should hide their face, it would be me," Sig throws in pointing to his mechanical eye , now determined to see Meldalvyna. "Yeah, & we've all seen some freaky things in our lives, so I doubt a face belonging ta such a pretty voice like yers could be tha' bad," Jinx says, still trying to get Meldalvyna show her face. "Okay, but it's you two's funerals, & just remember, you two asked for it," Meldalvyna says with a light exasperated huff. With a nod from both Sig & Jinx, Meldalvyna pulls down her hood for the third time that day. Jinx's & Sig's eyes widen with surprise as her face becomes fully revealed. "Well, I wasn't expecting that, but hey, I'm still right," Jinx says when the shock wears off. "Jinx is right, you are really pretty, cherry, & I don't mean to be rude, but what exactly are you?" Sig asks kindly, careful not to offend Meldalvyna.
Meldalvyna's POV
"Jak, who's that?" the blond man sitting to the left of Jak asks in a whisper just before he can bite into his sandwich, causing me to be even more nervous. "Oh, I almost forgot, Jinx, Sig, I'd like you to meet my newest friend, Meldalvyna, Meldalvyna, this is Jinx, & this is Sig," Jak says suddenly while standing, placing one hand on my shoulder while using the other to motion towards each man respectively. "Oh, so your Jak's new lady-friend, ey? Nice ta meet ya Meldalvyna," the man identified as Jinx greets in his strange accent while holding out his hand, causing Jak's face to flush red. "Jak had a girlfriend, wait, why am I even jealous? I should feel sorry for Jak, shouldn't I, but why do I feel like this?" I think to myself quickly, the thought lasting only less than a second, but bugging me none-the-less. "It's not like that, Jinx," Jak stammers out quickly with his face still blushed, defending himself from Jinx's teasing. "I wonder who this other woman is. Dang it, there I go again!" the thoughts intrude again, still stuck on Jak's 'lady-friend'.
I stand up & shake Jinx's & Sig's hands, not daring to take down my hood until I could trust they wouldn't recoil in horror. "So, what's with the hood? We don't bite, well, at least Sig doesn't, but I will if ya want me ta," Jinx says with a laugh & a suggestive wink. Taking a second before I could reply, I suppress an embarassed yet flattered giggle. "That is nice to know, I think... I wear this hood to conceal my face," I answer shakily & as seriously as I could, the giggle threatening to break out into my speech at any moment. "To conceal your face? I only have one eye, cherry, & if anyone in here should hide their face, it would be me," the tall, dark-colored man adds pointing to his mechanical eye, the scent of curiosity now also coming from him. "Yeah, & we've all seen some freaky things in our lives, so I doubt a face belonging ta such a pretty voice like yers could be tha' bad," Jinx says, still trying to convince me to show them my face.
I think over this for a few seconds, trying to decide what to do, but give up & submit to defeat. "Okay, but it's you two's funerals, & just remember, you two asked for it," I say with a small huff of exasperation before pulling down my hood. For the third time that day, I pull down my hood, ready for them to draw back in terror. As the hood comes down, Jinx's & Sig's eyes (eye for Sig) widen in surprise as my face becomes more & more visible. "Well, I wasn't expecting tha', but hey, I'm still right," Jinx says slowly with an obviously forced smile once the shock wears off. "Jinx is right, you are really pretty, cherry, & I don't mean to be rude, but what exactly are you?" Sig asks kindly, sounding like he was being careful not to anger or offend me.
The question throws me off for a second before I can come up with an answer. "I'm... I'm a dragon-human hybrid," I say softly, scared of what they'll think of me. I notice Jinx is about to say something, but Jak stops him before he could get anything out, saying that he shouldn't ask with a simple motion. "Oh, I'm sorry for asking if it offended you, I was just purely curious, I've never seen anything like you," Sig apologizes nicely, but I wave him off with a distant smile. "It's okay, I'm just used to getting ridicule for it," I say with a downcast expression. "So Jakey boy, why's your *chai'r so close ter Meldalvyna's?" Jinx asks, earning a wide-eyed blush from Jak & the blood to rush to my dark-scaled cheeks.
(Tigre Note: *chai'r - chair with Brooklyn accent, Jinx has this kind of accent)
Daxter's laugh bursts into the air as Jak sends a death glare at Jinx. "Jinx, ya shoulda' seen it! When these two came in, they were arm'n arm & when they sat down, Jak immediately put his arm 'round 'er waist!" Daxter laughs, now recieving the death glare from Jak & I, though I am more embarassed more than angry, Sig & Tess grinning softly from where they are standing. "Well ain' tha' so? Jakey boy, Meldalvyna, c'mere & sit next ta each otha' fer a second, I wanna see how you two look with each otha'," Jinx says with a cheeky grin, motioning for us to sit in our original seats. Doing as we are told with an exasperated huff from both Jak & I, we sit down next to each other, Jak doing a smile that said 'you happy?' as soon as he sits. "Yeah, I can see you two runnin' togetha, but I think Goldilocks's dark side would 'ave a betta chance with 'er though," Jinx says, stroking his chin in mock thought, the smile growing on his face, Jak's face turning a light red again. Before I can stop it, a growl of annoyance excapes from deep in my throat as my wings & tail twitch, the sound shaking the room with its low tones.
Everyone's eyes widen with surprise as the room fills with a light scent of fear. "Jeez, didn't mean ta aggravate ya, Meldalvyna. I was jus' playin' around with ya, but I was serious with you two runnin' togetha," Jinx says, raising his hands in defence, a slightly freaked-out look spread out across his face. "No, you only annoyed me a little, if I was really aggravated, I would've stood up, spread my wings, flash my claws & tail blade, & given you a full-on snarl," I say, trying to reassure & give them all a warning at the same time. "Cherry, did you just say you have wings, a tail, & claws?" Sig asks, an eyebrow cocked & a scent of curiosity coming from the large man. "Um, yeah, why?" I return with a question, curious as to why he'd ask. "Cool, can we see 'em?" Jinx asks, an excited tone in his voice.
"Fine, give me a second to take off my false hood," I say with a huff while standing, taking one of the sleeves in hand as I went. "You guys will want to back up," Jak says now standing while I fully remove my hood, pulling the two men back more towards him. With a pop of my neck for flare, I snap open my wings dramatically with my arms spread at low angles & my palms up with my claws fully extended, my chest puffed to show off & my tail held ready to strike, a sneery smile spread across my face with my chin cocked slightly upward & a small growl. "Wow," Jinx & Sig whisper, their voices & scent filled with awe. "What else can you do?" Sig asks, a curious look to his eye. "Guys, let her be, she just met you two, give her a while to get used to you. It took me almost getting pounced on by a metalhead during an ambush just to get her to talk to me," Jak says before I could say or do anything, sitting on one of the stools with his sandwich now gone.
"Oh, it's alright. But I do believe I must be going," I say while returning to my disguise, not wanting to be late to dinner again for the fourth night in a row. "Aw really, I barely even got to talk to you!" Tess says from the table, a sad tone to her voice. "Yes, but I might be able to see you tomorrow after gun & zoomer training for the Freedom League, as long as Jak doesn't mind," I suggest, turning my now hooded head to Jak, Jinx & Sig both raising their eyebrows in happy surprise. "Yeah, I don't mind at all. So, shall we be off?" Jak says with a smile. "Okay, see you guys tomorrow possibly!" I say as we head out the door waiving, everyone inside waiving back to us. Before we can get on the zoomer, the question of who Jak's last girlfriend hits me again with full force.
"Hey Jak, do you mind if I ask you something?" I ask as he helps me onto his blue zoomer, no longer being able to hold back my persistant curiosity. "I don't mind, what is it?" Jak replies, looking up into my eyes with a smile on his face, the orange light sparkling like a sunset in his dark, sea-blue eyes, immediately making me feel guilty for what I'm about to ask. "Um, who... who was your last 'lady-friend'? You don't have to answer if you don't want to!" I stammer out, Jak's face falling for a millisecond only to immediately recover forcedly causing me to feel guilty. "She is an old friend of mine, we went out for a while, but it didn't work for either of us. You'll get to meet her tomorrow, her name is Keira, & no need to feel bad for asking, I would've done the same thing," Jak answers, the gentle smile that now prevailed his face completely genuine. With a light nod & a smile both from me, Jak hops on the zoomer & starts the aircraft, taking off speedily into the air in the direction of the Haven Forrest & Mountain Valley lock as soon as the machine starts. I hug my arms around his waist & chest as the feeling of unnatural flight envelops me, the feeling still very uncomfertable & foreign to me as it was the first two times.
The ride goes in silence as we zip through the city towards the lock, & I can't help but think of how or why this 'Keira' person could give up a man so nice & handsome as Jak. The lock finally comes into view, & Jak slows down a little, drops low to the ground as he drives the zoomer up the ramp & up to the lock. Turning off the zoomer, Jak jumps off & helps me off, leading me through the metal doors. "So, one o'clock tomorrow?" Jak asks once we were in the opening to the mountain pass, a smile on his strong, chiseled & kind face . "Yeah, one o'clock tomorrow is okay," I answer, a smile on my face as well. "See you tomorrow," I say, giving him a quick hug, all the while resisting the peculiar urge to kiss him on the cheek, & take off into the air not very much unlike he did to me last night, him yelling his goodbye to me as I fly back to my house. Ten minutes later, I land outside my house to see both my mother & step-father waiting for me. "I got the job!" I say happily to them, to which they both smile & congratulate me on my success. "Meldalvyna, there is something we need to tell you," Spyro says, his voice dropping to a completely serious tone. "Meldalvyna, the Chronincler the Chronicler has summoned Spyro & me, we will be back in a week," Cynder says, the serious tone in her voice never wavering.
Author's note: Well, this chapter was longer than expected! That, & I introduced Meldalvyna to both Jinx & Sig! I must say, Jinx is extremely hard to write because of his accent! Also, YAY, the next chapter is DEFINATELY the suggestive one! P.s. sorry if there was a lot of spelling mistakes when there wasn't anyone talking (I used dialect again), I literally finished typing this at around 11:40 pm ET in the USA! Anyways, see you next chapter!