The Beginning of Everything
Chapter 2: Longing
By
Cherie Duarte
A/N: Nope, still don't own it. Darn.
Ok, a little explaining… this could get confusing, so I'll try to be short with it. The story will now take place in the setting between Jak II and Jak III.
For those who are wondering what happened to the kids – the boy baby ended up wondering the streets and being picked up by Kor and the whole Jak II story line follows after that. Sorry I'm too lazy to go through it and actually put it into the story. As for the baby girl, well, that's the part you get to find out later in the chapters.
It is a late warm night. A gentle breeze blows in the warm air and the sky shines with twinkling stars. There is no moon tonight. Jak sits back on the stairs outside the Stadium and sighs. He looks up at the sky, still thinking about them, his parents. 'I know Mar had done a lot of things, great things… but what was my mother like? Who was she?' thinks Jak. Keira, who saw Jak from her window, walks down the stairs to him. She sits beside him.
"What's the matter? Aren't you going to come in?" (Keira) Jak shakes his head.
"Huh?" (Jak) Keira smiles.
"Daydreaming?" (Keira)
"Yeah…" (Jak) He looks sadly at the ground.
"About what?" (Keira) Jak looks at Keira.
"Um…my…parents." (Jak) Jak bites his lip and Keira looks at him worried. Jak hadn't talked about his parents since they were kids, even then it was a touchy subject.
"Oh…" (Keira) She looks away.
"Keira?" (Jak) He touches her arm.
"Yeah…" (Keira) She looks back at him.
"Do you ever… ever think about your…mom?" (Jak)
"Sometimes." (Keira) She looks at him questioningly. 'Where is he taking this? I don't know if I can – ' thinks Keira.
"Do you ever wonder what she was like?" (Jak) He makes an uneasy face. Keira thinks for a second.
"I do, I've tried asking my dad, but he gets all choked up… "(Keira)
"Oh…" (Jak)
"Is that what's bothering you? Thinking about you r mom and stuff?" (Keira)
"Yeah. It's… not easy, people have stuff to say about my dad, but I don't hear anything about my mom… it's like she never existed, as if no one ever saw her." (Jak) He shakes his head. Keira sighs.
"Why don't you come inside and have something to drink?" (Keira) She tries to smile. Jak looks at her curiously.
"Are you trying to suggest something to me?" (Jak) He smirks.
"Well…n-"(Keira)
"Trying to take advantage of me huh?"(Jak) The two laugh and stand to go in. At that very moment a women in a dark cloak and a well covered face, runs up to them and leaps into Jak's arms.
"Jak?... Jak?... Is it really you?"(Woman) She looks up at him through the silky material covering her face.
"Who is she?"(Keira) Keira looks at the woman oddly and then at Jak.
"I – I – don't know." (Jak) The woman shakes her head.
"We must go inside…"(Woman) Jak looks at the woman, who stops hugging him and she bends over holding her chest.
"Are…Are you ok?" (Jak) The two look at the woman.
"Not…badly…but we must get inside… before they come."(Woman)
"Before who comes?"(Keira) Keira looks around.
"Inside… I'll tell you…inside." (Woman) Jak looks at the woman and then at Keira.
"Ok…" (Keira) They help the woman into the Stadium and to the garage. The three sit on some chairs.
"What's going on?"(Keira) She looks at the woman.
"Would you mind…my dear… if you could, step outside…? I need to talk to Jak."(Woman) Keira looks at the woman oddly and then Jak. Jak looks at Keira, then to the woman and then back at Keira. He nods his head. Keira squints her eyes and sighs.
"Alright. Fine, I'll step outside."(Keira) The woman looks at Keira.
"Don't worry… I don't intend on…stealing your boyfriend."(Woman) Keira shakes her head and walks out. Jak looks down and smirks. He looks back up at the woman.
"How do you know my name?"(Jak) The woman doesn't answer.
"I thought you were going to explain once you got inside, well?" (Jak) The woman makes a noise.
"I will…" (Woman) Behind the black silk covering her face, the woman smiles.
"Then how do you know me?"(Jak) He looks hard at the woman, trying to figure out why she could be here.
"I am… Shiella… you probably won't remember me… it was so long ago…" (Shiella)
"Huh? No, I don't remember you… What do you want?"(Jak)
"I wanted to see you… one last time." (Shiella)The woman looks down.
"One last time?" (Jak) He looks at her curiously.
"Yes, I will have to leave, or they will find me…" (Shiella)
"Who?" (Jak)
"The Shadowarsps."(Shiella)
"Shado – what's? Who are they?" (Jak)
"They are my murderers."(Shiella) Jak looks at her in shock.
"What? How can that be? Why are they after you?" (Jak) The woman sits back.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I stop here!!! Just to leave you hanging off your seats. Don't worry, the next chapter will be up soon. What do ya' think? Let me know in your review!!! Thanks to those who reviewed!!!