Once again I don't own any Jak and Daxter characters.

CHAPTER 3

Keira was in her garage finishing off her car when Kai appeared at the door "Pool match tonight...you coming?" he asked

She looked up and smiled "Not tonight thanks Kai, I wanna get this finished...what do you think?" she asked standing and stretching

"It looks great...you really are a great mechanic...so how you feeling, saw you turn the porch light out last night?" he asked

Keira shrugged "I turned it back on like a second later...I always used to leave a light on for Jak" she sighed

Kai nodded "Do you feel better...now you've spoken to someone about it?" he asked

"A little...but I think I need to see Jak, your right I can't run away from this...I'll just end up bitter and I don't wanna be that girl" she smiled

Kai nodded "I better get back to the bar before Spud starts throwing a fit because he can't get fed" he chuckled

"I dare you to give him potatoes" Keira giggled

Kai laughed "I might just do that...don't work too late" he waved as he left.

Six months later Jak was slumped in a booth at the Naughty Ottsel, his fingers curled loosely around a bottle of beer as he stared into space. Tess came up and jumped up in front of him "Hows it going Jak?" she asked

Jak turned to look at her, his eyes dark and angry "How the hell do you think its going...Keira's been gone for six months, I've looked everywhere for her and no one will tell me where she is...and I'm slowly dying" he snapped

Tess frowned "What do you mean you're dying?" she asked

"I can't live without her Tess, she has my heart and my soul and I can't and do not want to live without her" he said sadly taking a swig of his beer.

Tess nodded sadly "Race seasons coming up, you love racing"

"No I loved racing for Keira, I loved the look of pride and love in her eyes whenever I won, now I don't have anything to race for" he sighed

Tess sighed "Daxters really worried about you Jak, and so is everyone else...would Keira want to see you like this?" she asked

Jak slammed his fist down on the table "How the hell do I know what she wants...why don't you just call her and ask her?" he looked around as Ashelin walked into the bar in a slinky dress, she smirked at Jak as she made her way to the bar "Maybe I should just do what Keira thinks I already have and shag her" he said gesturing over to Ashelin and getting up, he marched over to her and grabbed her shoulders to spin around, Ashelin gasped and smiled as Jak looked down at her, he leaned forward as if to kiss her and watched as she closed her eyes for it, his stomach felt sick and his heart broke a little more, he smirked "You really think I'd want to kiss a slapper like you...your such a tramp Ashelin, you've ruin my entire life" he spat

Ashelin smiled and gently stroked his chest "Jak, stop denying it, you know you want me"

Jak pushed her hand off him "You make me feel sick Ashelin, I'd rather have sex with Daxter" he hissed and stamped back to the booth and slumped into it.

Tess smiled "See Jak, your heart won't let you"

"My heart is with Keira...please Tess just tell me where she is...or at least tell her to come home?" he begged

Tess shook her head "I'm sorry Jak, but I made her a promise" she smiled sadly and jumped off the table, she turned and looked up at him "Maybe if you race this season you'll see her at a race somewhere" she said.

Jak snorted and slumped back.

Keira stood on the side of a race track just outside the village, Kai stood next to her and watched as she scribbled things down "So what do you think?" he asked

"It'll need some improvement, but it can work" she smiled "I'll get things moving" she said wandering around

Kai couldn't help but smile as she worked, suddenly he heard a pair of little feet scurrying up behind him, he turned around and saw an orange ottsel running his way, his mouth dropped open when she started shouting "Keira!" Tess yelled

Keira spun around, her mouth open also "Tess...what are you doing here?" she yelled running up to her and picking her up

"I needed to talk to you...it's so good to see you" she squealed throwing her tiny arms around Keira.

Keira laughed and hugged her back, she noticed the look of confusion on Kai's face and pulled Tess away, Tess moved on to Keira's shoulder and stood up "Kai, this is Tess, she's my best friend"

"But she's a talking ottsel?" he said bewildered

Tess smiled "Actually I'm a precursor, and I used to be a human" she said

"Tess this is Kai, he's a good friend of mine" Keira grinned

Tess nodded "Pleased to meet you...now Keira I need to talk to you, can we go somewhere?" she asked

Keira nodded "I'll finish this later Kai" she said handing him the clip board "Tell the guys I need lap times" he nodded as he watched them leave.

Keira arrived at her hut and pushed the door open, Tess jumped down off her shoulder and jumped up on the table in the kitchen, Keira sat down looking at her "Whats the matter Tess, is everything okay with Daxter, daddy?" she asked

"You missed the one you most want to know about...and I have to tell you...Jak is a mess" she replied

Keira shrugged "What do you mean, I'm sure he has Ashelin to keep him occupied?" she snorted

"Ha, he told Ashelin she was a slapper and she made him feel sick, that he'd rather have sex with Daxter than her" she snorted back

Keira giggled slightly "So...what do you want me to do...go and make everything better for him like I always do until he gets bored and runs off on another adventure, leaving me behind again...what do you care anyway, you was never Jak's number one fan"

"I started caring when I realised he was human after all, when I heard him sobbing in his room every night...he hasn't even got a race team this season...he said he didn't love racing he loved racing for you and if he couldn't race for you he had nothing to race for..." she said shaking her head "...I don't think I've seen him sober since he stopped looking for you...not completely anyway"

"Thats the point Tess, he gave up looking for me" Keira snapped

Tess shook her head "No...he ran out of places to look...in fact he even looked here...said he went into a bar but no one had heard of you" Keira looked confused "Keira he says he's dying without you, that he can't and doesn't want to live without you" Tess sighed

Tears started forming in Keira's eyes as Tess spoke "Oh Tess...I can't just go running back to him, not after everything I've achieved here...its not fair to ask me to, I've finally found my own happiness, and it doesn't revolve around Jak, yes I would love for him to enjoy it with me but he didn't find me"

"But he came so close, if someone in that bar had told him you were here...I think that Kai guy has a thing for you...he probaly sent Jak away" Tess frowned

Keira shook her head "Kai wouldn't do that he knows how I feel about Jak, he's a good friend"

"What do I tell Jak, he needs you Keira, his life is falling apart without you...he says its because you have his heart?" she asked

Keira thought for a minute "I can't go running back to Haven for him, if he wants to be with me it will have to be here...see if you can get out here without knowing why" she said

Tess nodded "I have to go, Torn only gave me a transport for a few hours"

"Torn helped you?" Keira asked shocked

Tess nodded "Even he can't stand to see how hard this is on Jak"

Tess knocked on Jaks room door and waited, she heard him curse and stamp towards the door "What?" he snapped looking down

"Come on dark boy, were going to the races" she said cheerily marching in between his legs

Jak turned around and watched as she jumped on his dresser and started taking his racing gear out "Not today thanks Tess" he said opening the door for her to leave.

She stood up straight hands on hip and narrowed her eyes at him "Listen Jak, I've booked a transport for half an hour, were going to Rainbow Village to watch their time trails and you are going to enjoy yourself...and you may find something to fix that heart of yours" she winked

Jak frowned "What do you mean...Keira's the only one who can fix my heart and I've looked in Rainbow Village for her?" he asked

"I heard she's started her own race team and she's looking for racers...were else to find unsigned racers than at a time trail" she grinned

Jak smiled and ran in to the bathroom.

Keira walked into Kai's bar early the that morning and sat at the bar, she placed a stack of papers on it in front of her and started reading through them as he walked in and placed a mug of coffee next to her, she smiled up at him and took a long swig, he smiled and leaned on the bar "You look sexy in your race gear" he teased

"Yea, well if we don't find another racer today I'll be looking sexy a lot more" she teased "Hey has anyone ever come in here looking for me?" she asked looking up at him

Kai shrugged "Some guy came in asking if we had a new female mechanic" he said

Keira began to get angry "And you just told him I wasn't here?" she snapped

"No I was just about to tell him were your garage was, when Ayr jumped in and said we had a grumpy, bed tempered mechanic...which we have" he smiled

Keira frowned "It's not funny, that was Jak, he came looking for me and I didn't know...I've spent six months thinking he didn't come looking for me, that he didn't care and he did...you should have said I thought you were my friend" she said sadly shaking her head

"I know I should have gone after him, but Spud kinda got in the way" he said sadly "I'm sorry Keira, I should have mentioned it, but I did have a thing for you then"

Keira smiled slightly "I know...my friend Tess says he's a mess, he's stopped racing, stopped working, Torn won't even send him on any missions because he's afraid he'll do something stupid and end up dead... he says he can't live without me and he's dying" she said sadly

"You really need to see him Keira" Kai said

Keira nodded "I know...I've got Tess to try and get him here for the trails"

"I'm sure he'll come" Kai said squeezing her hand

She smiled "Lets get to the track" she said getting up.

Keira stood watching the racers on the side of the track, clip board in hand and stop watch timing them "So how'd I do boss?" Ayr asked as he sidled up next to her.

She looked up at his golden hair shining in the sun, his pale blue eyes searching hers "Well you'll have to go a lot faster if you're gonna be in with a shot, are you afraid of the accelerator?" she asked

He laughed "Don't be daft"

"I'm not joking, your too slow, put the hammer down" she snapped

He frowned at her "Are you mad at me?" he asked

"Yes I'm mad at you...you sent someone away that wanted to see me that I needed to see, and know I've no idea if I'll ever see him again" she hissed

"The guy that came in the bar looking for you, he was just a punk from Haven, I thought he wanted his mechanic back" Ayr said

Keira sighed "He didn't just want his mechanic back, and he isn't a punk, he's a hero, if it wasn't for him we'd all be dead"

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry I didn't know" he said looking down

Keira looked back at her clip board "Well you should have done...now get back out there and give me some speed" she snapped, she felt an intense stare on her back, and she knew exactly whole it was, she slowly turned around and saw Jak frowning at her, she smiled slighty "Hi" she ventured

"Hey" he answered "They said you weren't here" he breathed

Keira nodded "I know...but I've only just found out, if I'd known..." she trailed off

Jak nodded "I should kick their butts"

Keira shook her head "They didn't know...what happened Jak, you're a mess?" she asked taking a step closer

"I can't function without you...I don't seem to be able to do anything without you" he shrugged, stepping forward.

Keira nodded "Maybe we should talk about this later...do you want to try out for my team?" she asked

Jaks eyes lit up slightly "You want me for your team?"

She giggled "You've no team, I'm short of racers...and you're the best racer I've ever seen" she beamed

Jak stepped forward again so he was right in front of her "I haven't got a car" he whispered

"I've brought mine in case I had to race" she whispered back

Jak nodded and leaned down his lips only a breath from hers "I missed you so much" he said quietly before pressing his lips to hers in a slow passion filled kissed.

Keira kissed him back and sighed softly into his mouth, she finally pulled away from him and smiled "Get going before we lose the light..." she said, he nodded and moved past her "...and Jak we'll talk later"

"We have a lot to figure out I guess" he smiled going over to the car and jumped in.

The day went by quickly, Keira had seen Tess and Daxter, only she hadn't seen Jak again that day and assumed he was still trying to beat his lap times, and the guys had probably taken him for a beer.

She was in her garage looking over lap times, Jak was without a doubt the best. Tess and Daxter came strolling into the garage "We've just come to say good bye" Tess said sadly

Keira turned around and smiled "Wheres Jak?" she asked

"He asked me to give you this, he said he'll stick around for the night and if you want to see him then to call, but if not he'll leave in the morning and he won't bother you again" Tess replied handing her a piece of paper

Daxter huffed "Tess tell her the damn truth...he's afraid Keira, he's hurting and he's afraid, if you don't see him tonight he'll probably be dead in by this time next year"

"Daxter, I've been busy today, I told him we'd talk later" she said softly

He sighed "Just call him...and get all this sorted...even if you can't be together you can still be friends, he needs you in his life"

Keira nodded "It was good to see you anyway" she smiled

"You too Keira, I'm glad your happy here...I can see why you like it here so much" Daxter said before turning to leave.

Keira walked along the beach in the dark looking at the number scribbled on a piece of paper she thought as she stopped and looked out to the ocean 'I should have called, he'll have nowhere to stay' she thought sadly as she heard foot steps coming towards her, she looked around and there he was walking towards her, his head down looking at the sand.

Jak walked along the beach, he had no idea where he was going but he liked this place 'I wonder how I never came across this place before' he thought 'It feels like home just being on the beach' he smiled as the sand crunched beneath his boots 'I wonder why Keira didn't call, maybe she doesn't want to see me?' he thought as he looked up and saw the most beautiful sight in the world looking at him.

Jak stopped walking and just looked at her, her beautiful face looked at him, her gorgeous eyes shone in the moon light that framed her body perfectly. Keira looked at him, he was so handsome, his deep blue eyes looked into hers and she saw him smile slightly, as the smile spread across his face she melted unsure of what to do until he started striding towards her, determination etched on his face, when he reached her she opened her mouth to speak but before she could he's lips were on hers, moving over them. At first Jak didn't think she was going to respond and when she moved her hands up to his chest thought she might push him away but instead she hung on to him and pulled him in deeper.

There they stood Keira and Jak kissing passionately on the beach, the moon light framing them against the starry sky. Eventually they pulled away from each other breathless. Keira took a step back and frowned at Jak "You think that will make everything better Jak, you think you can just come here and kiss me and everything will go back...well it won't" she hissed low and angry, she turned and marched back up the beach.

Jak blinked and stood speechless for a minute before coming to his senses and running after her "Keira wait...I came here looking for you...but they said you weren't here" he called

"Maybe I didn't want you to find me, maybe that's why they didn't tell you" she snapped still walking.

Jak rushed to keep up with her as they neared the small village, huts dotted around "I spent weeks trying to get your father to tell me but he wouldn't so I looked everywhere...this afternoon, you kissed me back" the words tumbled out as she slowed down in front of a small hut, he looked up at it and smiled at the light over the door "You left the light on for me?" he asked hopefully

Keira turned around and sat on the steps looking up at him "You think after all the years I'd find it so easy to just erase you from my heart...I couldn't do it Jak, I tried and tried and part of me really wanted to but I just couldn't...I couldn't forget about you as easily as you forgot about me" she sniffed forcing the tears away.

Jak sat next to her "I didn't forget about you..." he took a deep breath as she glared at him, knowing what she was about to say he started talking before she could say it "...I know I hurt you with the whole Ashelin thing, but for the record she kissed me and I pushed her away once I realised what was happening...but that doesn't excuse how much I hurt you, and I am truly, truly sorry" he said

"Then why didn't you come talk to me...you could have come and explained what happened, and we could have got through it just as we've always got through everything else, but you didn't...that's what hurts the most Jak, we've always had that connection even when you didn't speak, we've aways been able to talk...but you avoided me, you didn't talk to me" she sniffed fighting against the tears and losing.

Jak hung his head "I know, and I wanted to but every time I opened my mouth to say something I just couldn't get the words out and by the time I'd built up enough courage you'd gone and no one would tell me where to...I had to find you Keira I just had to, it was like I couldn't breath without you"

"How do you think I felt...I even tried going on a date to try to get you outta my head but I just ended up crying on the poor guys shoulder?" she said

Jak frowned "You went on a date?" he asked

Keira looked at his sad eyes "Don't look like that, I didn't even kiss the guy"

"Who?" Jak asked

Keira shrugged "Kai from the bar...he's a great guy, any girl would be lucky to have him, he's really looked after me since I came here" she said

Jak nodded "He seems like a good guy"

"He is...Jak, I need to know what you want from me...I refuse to be the girl always waiting around for you" Keira said suddenly

Jak gently put his arm around her, when she didn't pull away he tightened his grip and pulled her closer to him, lifting her chin he looked in to her eyes "Keira, I don't want you to be the girl always waiting for me...you've done enough of that...I want to be the guy waiting for you, looking after you, holding you, kissing you..." he pressed a soft kiss on her lips before looking into her eyes again when he pulled away "...I love you Keira, I'm in love with you and if you'll let me I want to spend the rest of my life proving to you and the rest of the world how much I love you" he smiled slightly

Keira nodded and stroked his face "So you and Ashelin?"

"She's a tramp Keira...besides I don't want her, I never did...and I certainly don't love her, your the only one that has ever and will ever have my heart" he breathed

Keira smiled "I've waited so long for you Jak, you have to be sure because losing you again would kill me"

"I've never been more sure of anything in my life" he smiled as he ran a hand through her hair

She leaned up and planted a small kiss on his lips "Good because this is for good this time...I love you too Jak, always loved you" she smiled as he pulled her in for a deep passion filled kiss.

Okay let me know how this story is going and as always thanks for reading.