One Hundred One Shots

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NOTE: I don't know where the idea for this one came from or why I'm doing another fic involving Jester, but for the record I think that this one is greatly laking!!!

She Knew

Jane was in her room thoroughly unpleased with herself, especially because of the reason from which this feeling stemmed… it had all started a few hours earlier when she had looked in the mirror and saw what to her seemed like the worst thing she had ever seen. Everything seemed wrong, her hair was too unruly, her features unappealing and her body… well let's just say it was slightly lacking. What was worse than even that was the fact that she even cared, she was rarely the type that would even take a second look… she had never even cared, then why today of all days did she decide to start. "Ugggh"

Jester who had entered the room just before this took a step back and said, "Am I interrupting anything?" Jane practically jumped at this; she hadn't even noticed he was there. "Oh Jester! No, you're not interrupting anything." Jester still seemed a little skeptical at this, "Is there anything you would like to discuss?" "No!" "Very well then I'll leave you to your thoughts." He had just turned to leave when he heard, "Wait!" he turned around at this and replied, "Yes?" She couldn't believe she was doing this, "Jester… do you think that I'm well… ugly?"

He couldn't believe his ears… why in the world would Jane ask that. "Of course not!!! I…" "You don't have to be kind Jester you can tell me the truth." Now he really couldn't believe his ears, how could she possibly think that she was ugly, after all in his eyes she was the most beautiful being in the world. "How could you even think that??? After all you must know how I feel." Know he had done it; he had opened his mouth and most defiantly inserted his foot. "What do you mean Jester???" He look around, there was the door but he wouldn't be able to reach it in time… the window! No too far down to the ground, and no one likes crushed Jester on the ground… especially Jester. He would just have to take the direct approach and tell her how he felt, come hell or high water it was his only option. "I… I…" she cocked her head to one side as to say, 'you what?'

But then it dawned on him he didn't have to tell her how he felt, he did have other options… he felt his heart seem to sink and rise at the same time. Yes he could get out of it but this was his one chance to tell her, but in his heart he knew he didn't have the courage to tell her… he was many things but being brave was not one of them… at least when it came to letting people know how he felt, he had always managed to hide, behind his hat, his jokes, his carefree attitude. No one would ever have guessed there was such a side to their beloved jester, not even Jane.

After gathering up my courage I managed to say, "What I meant to say was I think you are just about the most beautiful person in the world…" There I had said it, not in so many words perhaps but I had said it, and there was no way in the world she could have mistaken it.

She was smiling as she came over and gave a hug and whispered in my ear. "Thank you Jester… you always know what to say." If she could have seen my face at that moment she would have thought I had completely lost my mind for I had what had to be the biggest smile on my face. I had a remarkable sense of peace wash over me, I would never have the regret of not having told her. I would always be at peace now, I no longer had to deal with the worry of how I should tell her, she knew, she knew.