Okay chapter 2. Once again I do not own any Jak and Daxter characters, but I do know Kai, and he is mighty fine.
CHAPTER 2
A few weeks later Keira had settled into life in Rainbow village quickly, the locals seemed to like and accept her and the guys in the bar loved having a hot female mechanic they could ogle whenever they pleased. She and Kai had gotten pretty close, she was sure he had a crush on her but she wasn't ready to move on just yet and although she did like him, she couldn't seem to get over Jak. She sighed happily one morning as she popped a post card in to the post box on her way to work, getting cheery good mornings and hellos from anyone she came across. Back in Haven she'd be lucky to get a smile off a customer let alone anyone else. Keira thought about Jak constantly, she missed him terribly and though she didn't want to have these feelings for him anymore she knew that she'd eventually have to face him, running away wasn't going to solve this problem.
She was surprised to see Kai waiting for her as she came to her garage that morning, his dark hair blowing in the breeze as he leaned on the wall of her garage "Took you long enough" he teased as he saw her.
She smiled and opened the garage doors "What are you doing here?" she asked
"I have a proposition for you" he grinned as he followed her into the garage and leaned on the work bench
Keira mean while busied herself putting the lights on and switching on the equipment she would need that day, her car still sat over the inspection pit, covered by a dust sheet, it was nearly finished and she was so proud of her work. She leaned on the car and folded her arms, eye brow raised "Go on?" she said
"Well me and the guys were thinking that we have the best mechanic around now...so how about we start our own race team?" he grinned
Keira's eyes lit up "Thats a great idea...obviously we'll have to start at the bottom, but we could defiantly give a go...who would race?" she asked
"Me obviously..." he smirked "...Spud..." Keira started to laugh, she knew Spud, he was a burly man, a few years older than Kai maybe twenty five, his head was massive and his ears stuck out, hence the nickman Spud. Kai started laughing with her "You can laugh but he's a good racer...and then there's Ayr" he finished
Keira nodded "Can I not race?" she asked
"I guess if you can keep up" he teased
She laughed and punched him playfully "You know the Haven City Champion, Jak?" she asked a little sadly
Kai noticed and frowned nodding "Yea...I've heard of the great hero Jak" he said
Keira sighed "Well I can beat him" she stated
"So I was thinking we could go to Haven and check out the races there...you could go see your family, friends?" he said
She smiled and went over to the car pulling the sheet off "I don't think so Kai...I'm way to busy" she said taking a wrench from her bench and bending over the car.
"Are you ever gonna tell me what happened in Haven...most people don't run off to a new village on their own?" he frowned
She sighed heavily "Why not...I just needed a new start, that's all" she shrugged
Kai walked up behind her and gently touched her shoulder "But you never even go back to visit?" he said
"I've spent enough time in that hell hole...I never want to spend another minute there" she said angrily standing up and glaring at Kai "I'm busy Kai...I'll see you later" she sighed
Kai nodded and went to leave, he turned just before he left and smiled "Fancy a bite to eat later, just you and me?" he asked
Keira felt her scowl melt and smiled she knew he had a thing for her, and he was definitely faniciable, but was she ready for this "Like a date?" she asked tilting her head
He shook his head and smiled "Not like a date...a date?" he smiled
Keira grinned "Why the hell not...beats kicking Spuds ass on the pool table" she shrugged smiling
"See you about eight then?" he grinned, she nodded and watched as he left, before she made her way over to the comfy chair sat in the corner of the room.
She let her head fall back against the back of the chair and closed her eyes 'Why do I feel so bad about this' she thought, she let an image of Jak float into her mind 'I miss you Jak, of course I do...but should I just wait around for you...I need to find my own way Jak, I'm sorry, I love you and I'll always love you with all my heart but you hurt me so much' she sighed as tears started to fall down her face 'Would you come get me if you knew where I where?' she looked at the image of Jak smiling at her one last time and opened her eyes again.
Jak awoke suddenly that morning, his dreams had consisted of Keira since she'd left and every time she was shouting at him and crying, but this time she was talking to him, she was asking him if he'd come get her if he knew where she was. He rubbed his eyes "Of course I would Keira, I love you" he said quietly getting up.
A while later he came to Keira's garage it was still empty and he looked around looking for any clue as to where she might be. He tried the door handle of the door up to her apartment and to his surprise found it open. He took a deep breath and went upstairs.
Jak smiled when he entered her small apartment everything as he remembered, apart from Keira little trinkets scattered about, he started looking around for anything that would lead him to her.
Eventually he sighed and slumped down on the couch closing his eyes 'Please Keira come back to me...I love you more than anything' he pleaded to himself, just as the door opened and someone walked in, he opened his eyes and looked up hoping with all his heart he'd see Keira stood smiling at him. Instead he saw Torn stood frowning at him "What are you doing here?" Jak asked sitting up
"This is government property...I was just checking it was up to standard for the next tenant" he snapped
Jak frowned "You really think Keira would trash this place before she left?" he snapped back
"Not really, but you know Ashelin" he said sitting down next to him
Jak nodded "Damn right...that bitch ruined everything" he growled leaning back again
"Samos still won't tell you where she is then?" Torn asked, Jak shook his head "There can't be that many villages out there, and I doubt she went too far away"
Jak frowned "I need to go get her...I should go search every village until I find her" he thought out loud
Torn laughed "I don't think every village will be nessesary...just the ones with a garage and maybe a race team"
"You a genius Torn...I gotta go" he said jumping up, he started for the door but stopped just before leaving "You need to get rid of Ashelin for good Torn...she's no good" he said finally, watching as Torn nodded and then left.
Hours later Jak wandered into the Naughty Ottsel "Dax?" he yelled
"I'll be out in a minute...get yourself a drink" Daxter yelled back
Jak wandered behind the bar and got a bottle out the fridge, he noticed a post card on the till, but before he had chance to pick it up Tess came walking in, Jak wandered back to the bar and sat down taking a swig of beer "So whats Dax up to?" he asked
"Nothing much, trying his luck, not getting very far" Tess giggled as she jumped up on the bar.
Jak chuckled taking another swig of his beer "So heard from Keira lately?" he asked casually
"Forget it Jak, I'm not telling you where she is" Tess frowned
Jak held his hands up "Easy tiger, she's one of my best friends, I just wanna know how she is?" he smiled
"Oh okay...she's doing great, got a little garage and hut, she loves it there" she smiled
Jak nodded sadly "Did she say anything else...has she made any new friends?" he asked a little sadly
Tess smiled and touched his shoulder gently "She'll always love you Jak...she just needs to find herself, become who she is without you before becoming who she is with you"
"So I'm still in with a shot?" he asked hopefully
Tess nodded "I don't think anyone could fill the place in Keira's heart that you fill...I think she just needs to get over the hurt you caused her"
"I really wish I hadn't let that happen...if there was one thing I'd go back and change it would be that moment, and maybe all the other chances I had that I let slip away...I really truly love her Tess" he smiled
Tess nodded "I know...which is how I know you'll find her and she'll come back to you" she smiled
Jak nodded and drained the last of his beer "I'm off I've an early start in the morning...tell Dax I'll call him tomorrow" he waved before turning to leave "And thanks Tess"
"Your welcome dark boy" she smiled as she watched him leave.
Keira wandered into Nuts 'N' Bolts that night, she'd changed into a short denim skirt and white vest top, she smiled as she stepped up to the bar towards Kai "Hey" she said as she sat down
"Hi, you look nice" he grinned
Keira grinned back "Thanks...you look busy?" she frowned looking around
He nodded "Sorry Keira, I think the whole village has decided to grace us with their presence tonight, looks like we'll have to do it another time" he rushed as he handed her a beer
"No problem but I can keep you company" she smiled
Kai smiled "And I couldn't think of any better company to have" he beamed at her.
A few hours later Keira was helping Kai clean up as the last of the customers cheerily waved them goodbye. Keira smiled as she sat at a table and took a swig of her beer "It was a good night" she beamed
"Yea...despite everything it turned out okay, so how you doing?" he asked sitting with her
Keira frowned "What do you mean, I'm okay" she said
"Keira, you know I like you right?" Keira nodded sadly looking down, he lifted her chin with his finger "But you have someone else in your heart and you don't seem that willing to let go of them" he said "Tell me what happened in Haven, tell me who you're running away from"
Keira felt her eyes beginning to become damp "Its doesn't matter"
"It does matter...I except that you'll never feel the same about me as I do you...but I'm still your friend and you can trust me...you need to let it out, get it off your chest" he said
Keira nodded "Jak...his name is Jak, I've known him my entire life, we were always just right there but something always happened and we never quite got to be together...and then..." she wiped a tear away "...he defeated the dark makers and he was a hero all over again, but he didn't come to me like he always used to...he went to someone else, he kissed someone else" she sniffed
Kai nodded "I'm sure he regrets it now"
"He didn't even come and talk to me about it, we could always talk, even when he didn't speak we could always talk...now he's just..." she let the tears fall freely now
"You still love him...do you even want to stop loving him?" Kai asked
Keira nodded "I do still love him...but I don't want to be the kind of girl that just hangs around waiting...waiting for him to have no one so he'll have to come to me...I want him to want to be with me"
Kai reached across and wiped her tears away "He must be a fool if he doesn't want to be with you" he smiled, Keira laughed slightly through her tears "Come on I'll walk you home" he said getting up and holding his hand out to her.
Keira smiled and jumped up hugging him "Thank you Kai...thanks for being here for me, thanks for everything" she smiled as she let him go
"Hey its what friends are for" he grinned "Come on lets get you home"
Twenty minutes later Keira sat on her front door steps looking out at the sea, a mug of hot chocolate in her hands, she sighed and looked up at the light above her front door 'Maybe I should start turning it off' she said remembering how she always left the light on for Jak. She stood up and walked to the open door, reaching around it she clicked it off and smiled as she saw the fireflies dancing around "Remember the fireflies Jak" she said out loud "I miss you Jak...I love you" she whispered going inside and closing the door, a second later the light came back on and Keira headed for bed whispering "I'll leave the light on just a little longer".
Back in Haven Jak sat in the middle of a log over the water in Haven Forest, he smiled as he watched the fireflies dancing around "Remember the fireflies Keira, remember when we used to spend hours trying to catch them" he whispered "I miss you Keira...I love you" he sighed "Just leave that light on for me a little longer...I'm coming to find you" he smiled pulling his jet board out, he looked at it for minute 'Your an amazing mechanic' he thought 'How can I live with out you?' he wondered before jumping off the log and landing on the board seconds before it hit the water and he sped off.
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