Chapter: 3 Night Watch

A cool breeze filtered past Jake's face as he heard a small beep from a phone in the background. He was familiar with it, yet it wasn't his own, then the creeping feeling that he wasn't alone made his brain jump into gear.

He opened one eye gradually to discover the room was in complete darkness; he had conked out from exhaustion when he came back to camp, so it was evidently after midnight.

Next, he noticed the small figure at the table holding what appeared to be a thick knife. He didn't stop to think, his quick reactions took over as he threw himself behind the person, seizing them in a death lock with his own knife pressed to their neck.

"Who the hell are you?" His voice was quiet, but angry.

"You… You're hurting me, Jake!" The person whimpered, as the intruders hands gripped over his arm, trying to pry them self loose as the weapon they held fell from their grasp which looked like, 'A stun rod… It can't be.'

"Sherry?" Jake was fair to say - stunned, and pulled away immediately, watching the blonde come into better view as the moonlight hit her blonde hair as she hunched over the table clutching at her neck.

"Yes!" She hissed, followed by a small gasp when she looked down as a thin layer of red liquid covered her hand.

"Shit." He whispered with a harassed tone, jogging over to his coat to bring a medical spray and a bandage from it. "Here, come here."

He took her over to the balcony and into the pure moonlight to aid her, to find the cut already healed and a smile decorating her gorgeously pale face.

"Hello Jake." She smiled seeing a frown appear only to be replaced by his usual trademark smirk.

"Hey, Supergirl."

"You're trying to recruit me?" He asked cockily, "Sorry babe, no can do."

"What? Jake!" She yelped balling her hands into fists angrily bringing them down hard by her sides. "Why!?"

"Because, the world doesn't need me anymore."

"Oh for heaven's sakes Jake! You'll get paid." She hoped this would persuade him, knowing his previous adoration for wealth.

"No's a no Sherry."

"Jake… Don't you want to find out what Neo-Umbrella's doing?" She asked, briefly noticing his steps hesitate while he paced the room. 'Got him.' She thought smugly. "You've been here for over a month aiding these people and killing BOW's, all that would be for nothing if we don't stop Umbrella!"

He snorted at her words, knowing they were the correct ones. He wasn't going to turn her down anyway, he just wanted to make her squirm a little. It was amusing to see her face scrunch up the way it did, 'and to hear her beg.'

"Forever the savior, Supergirl." He laughed genuinely at her efforts with the slightly snide remark, and looked over his shoulder at her.

Sherry knew that glint in his eye very well, the one he'd worn in the Underwater Facility right before telling her they were going to save the world together - the one that screamed 'Let's do this shit.' …but she would humor him, and play along for now.

"I guess, I'll have to do it alone." She sighed looking away with a hidden devilish smile, "I'll go report to my HQ that you've declined the offer, and I will be on my way. It was nice seeing you again… Bye Jake."

As she went to leave he was behind her faster than she knew, his arms tightly wrapped around her waist pulling her close to him.

"Let me go Muller."

"No chance. You know I'd never let you go into danger alone, Supergirl. Plus, it'd be like old times and all that, right?" He said rhetorically in her ear with a smirk, making her laugh.

"I still need to call Hunnigan, Jake."

"Go ahead." He smiled into her hair, still not letting go.

"I see you haven't changed one bit, Jake Muller." Sherry commented, he tilted his head to the side and shrugged.

'It feels so good to have you back.' They both thought together.

Updated: 14/01/2015 - Grammar & Spelling