HEY GUYS! SORRY ABOUT THE LONG DELAY. I HAD A BIT OF TROUBLE WRITING THIS CHAPTER, AND ALMOST JUST SAID FUCK IT AND STARTED OVER. I'M ACTUALLY PLEASED WITH HOW THIS TURNED OUT THOUGH. ON WIT THE STORY!
Chapter 10
Two days have passed since the little "incident" with Ricotta and Éclair, who did gave Jaxson a new meaning of pain. Jaxson was still moving though, and right now, was lying awake at night.
"These days have been exciting and fun. I am starting to like it here more than Earth," Jaxson spoke to himself. "Once I get my sword, I think I might send Shinku back with a message to give to Chase. Besides," Jaxson paused, turning to see Éclair fall on the floor next to him. "I'm not sure why, but I keep finding myself being drawn to Éclair. Love perhaps? Oh well. I should get some sleep, don't want to be a zombie tomorrow."
Jaxson soon fell asleep, his mind plagued with thoughts and questions, the bigger ones about the green haired tsundere sleeping next to him and his partner in crime.
/+/The Next Morning\-\
"Okay, lie face down," Jaxson spoke, Éclair looking at him. "Shirt off too."
"What?" Éclair screamed, going for her knives.
"I'm only giving you a massage. You do fall on the floor, and are very tense most of the time. That and you've been acting a bit strange, so I thought that a massage would help you relax," Jaxson spoke, holding Éclair's sheath in his hand, both knives in the sheath. "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Up to you. Either way, you're getting a massage."
"Fine. Look away," Éclair spoke, Jaxson turning on his right foot until he was facing away from Éclair. He waited for Éclair to speak, that way he was giving her a reason not to hurt him. "Okay."
Jaxson turned and walked towards Éclair, who was lying on her stomach, her face looking at him before she closed her eyes. Jaxson started with his wrists, making sure to get every part of her shoulders before he moved to her main back. As Jaxson's hands got lower, he heard Éclair growl, but simply ignored it, since he knew why she was growling.
'What the hell is this tsundere bullshit? All I'm doing is giving her a massage. One naughty girl she is,' Jaxson thought, being a bit more forceful, Éclair letting out a soft moan.
"That feel nice?" Jaxson asked, Éclair turning red. "Okay. Someone has their mind in the gutter. That's alright. I know what I'm doing."
"Have you done this before?" Éclair asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it," Jaxson answered. The rest of the time while Jaxson was massaging Éclair was spent in awkward silence. Once done, Jaxson poked Éclair.
"I'll turn around now," Jaxson spoke, Éclair putting on a shirt. Jaxson waited until Éclair tapped his shoulder.
"Was it that bad?" Éclair asked, Jaxson sighing.
"Yes. I don't want to remember. So please do one thing for me; never bring this up again," Jaxson requested.
"So, ready for Shinku's visit? It's only three days from now," Éclair tried.
"And when I'll get my second blade. Should anything happen before then, well, let's just say you'll figure out why my code name was Echo," Jaxson smiled, Éclair getting a chill from the smile.
"Can you tell me why before so I know if I should prepare?" Éclair asked.
"Just make you are far away," Jaxson answered, not specifying. "I highly doubt that anything will happen. From what you told me, it seems that any barrier that keeps them sealed or prevents them from emerging is weakened or broken when they come. Anyways, let's enjoy ourselves. How about a date?"
Éclair's face went red, Jaxson smiling at that. Jaxson put his hand on Eclair's head, liking the fact that she is easy to embarrass. "It's a figure of speech that can be used if two people, typically of the opposite gender are going out to simply hang out."
"I'm not too sure when you say it," Éclair spoke, still red.
"Would you like me to phrase it differently then?" Jaxson asked, already knowing what he was going to say. He saw Éclair nod, and grinned. "Would you like to come with me on a romantic outing where we can enjoy ourselves?" Not only did Éclair get redder than she already was, she punched Jaxson's gut, Jaxson's face plastered with a stupid smile.
Jaxson's face changed suddenly, almost as if he had a sixth sense. He was looking towards the wall, but with his eyes Éclair was pretty sure it was outside. Jaxson blinked before relaxing.
"I thought I felt something. Must've been my imagination. Come on, let's go out. There's no harm in it," Jaxson smiled. He sifted through his bag, grabbing a second shirt, which was white with a black trim. It was just an inverted coloration of his other shirt. He also grabbed his cargo pants, and put the shirt on over his tank top, and the pants over his shorts.
"I didn't agree to go out with you," Éclair pointed out, Jaxson grabbing her hand.
"Just once. If you don't like it, we won't do it again. I promise," Jaxson smiled, Éclair looking at him. She sighed, knowing that he would continue to do these things until she agreed.
"Fine. Just once, and then no more," Éclair gave in, wanting to get it over with. Jaxson smiled, causing Éclair to blush slightly.
"I'll turn away so you can get ready," Jaxson said, turning his body so that his back was facing Éclair. "So, what kind of person is Shinku? He seems at have an impact on the people he comes across."
"He tends to have that effect on people," Éclair answered.
"We'll see," Jaxson added. "Speaking of Shinku, there's going to be another one of those war games when he comes, right?"
"That is correct. Why?" Éclair asked.
"I've wanted to make a polearm for a while now. Of course, I do prefer blades over most weapons. I might make a scythe then. Oh well. I'll worry about it when I have the materials to do so," Jaxson thought out loud.
"Why change your weapons?" Éclair questioned.
"Because I want a fresh start," Jaxson answered.
"It won't last long since you plan on returning," Éclair reminded.
"I should prepare for the worst," Jaxson replied. Éclair eyed him suspiciously, since most of the time Jaxson always had multiple reasons for what came out of his mouth. "I'll be relying of you for good places. I'm in your hands." Jaxson walked next to Éclair, and took her hand in his, Éclair blushing.
/-/30 Minutes Later\+\
"You're kidding, right?" Jaxson asked, Éclair looking away. "What happened next? Already this is an interesting tale."
"Well, I gave chase along with Shinku. And later that night we apprehended her," Éclair finished.
"Okay. Correct me if I'm wrong. A story has three main parts. The beginning, the climax, and end if I'm not mistaken. I got the beginning and some events leading to a climax, but not climax, and an end. What happened during the chase?" Jaxson asked.
"N-nothing happened," Éclair quickly answered.
"You stuttered. I'll leave it be, since I have a feeling it's something you don't want to talk about. You do seem like a wonderful person. I'm surprised that you haven't found someone yet," Jaxson complimented.
"What about you? You must have someone like that back home," Éclair replied.
"Nice joke. You know what I am, so answer me this: do I really have someone back home?" Jaxson reminded.
"You could. You seem like a real nice person under that rough exterior," Éclair added.
"That's not true," Jaxson denied.
"Really? So if you're not nice, what's with you not wanting to be a burden and taking me out on a date?" Éclair asked.
"Did you just call this a date?" Jaxson asked with a smirk.
"You said that it was, so yes," Éclair pointed out.
"I did say that, didn't I? So, let's enjoy ourselves," Jaxson smiled kindly. "Is there anything you want to do? Anything at all?"
"I want to train with you for a bit," Éclair informed.
"Actions speak louder than words. Let's see if you can understand them," Jaxson spoke, taking Éclair's hand. As they walked to the training grounds inside the castle, Jaxson felt eyes on him, which he didn't really like. Once at the open grounds, they walked to the weapons rack, Éclair grabbing a sword. Jaxson took two battle axes (imagine the Twin Basolk from Warframe), Éclair sighing, wondering why he liked dual weapons.
"Hey, isn't he the crazy man who nearly killed himself during the last war?" a knight asked, their friend nodding. "This might be a good way to learn how he fights."
"Éclair, let's not disappoint," Jaxson smiled, jumping back a few feet, getting into a battle stance. "First few rows are a splash zone." Everyone seemed confused. "As in you might want to back up. Don't want to hit anyone and accidentally cut them."
Everyone took two large steps back, Jaxson nodding.
"As I said the first time we fought, ladies first," Jaxson offered Éclair, who rushed at him. As he was getting ready to parry the stab, Éclair changed it up at the last second, going for a slash. Ducking under the horizontal slash, he locked the sword in between his two axes, pulling Éclair down with him to the ground, Éclair lying on top of Jaxson. Jaxson smiled, and rolled out from under Éclair, now behind her. Éclair got up, and Jaxson decided to go on the attack. Using both of his axes, he swung them as one, going for power to attempt to disarm Éclair, who seemed to have a solid defense. Knowing he had to get crafty, he jumped back before going for another round of attacks. Remembering a game he played, he decided to use that certain boss's attack. Running past Éclair, he had some distance between them. He spun himself, and started moving in a line right at Éclair, the blades of his axes facing outwards. Éclair rolled to the side, and jumped towards Jaxson, her sword coming down. Jaxson turned to meet the sword with both axes, both pushing against the other.
"You're having fun," Jaxson noted.
"You seem to be enjoying this as well," Éclair added.
"The fun ends here though," Jaxson informed, letting his defense go, moving to the side to avoid getting seriously hurt. Jaxson got behind Éclair, and moved on top of her, since she was now on the floor. He pinned the sword to the ground with his axes, and looked at Éclair.
"You've improved. A long ways before you can take me on at full force, but you are getting stronger." Jaxson got off her, and helped her up. Éclair smiled, looking at Jaxson.
"I think you are getting dull though," Éclair commented.
"I know when to tone it down. So, could you read what I was saying?" Jaxson smiled.
"It was unclear, but it was definitely a pleasant message," Éclair guessed.
"You're close. I'll tell you what it was later," Jaxson answered, jumping onto the side of the wall, kicking himself off of it, sending himself high and into another wall. He repeated his twice more, and was on the roof. He walked close to the edge, tempting fate, until he was out of sight.
"He sure is strange."
"What did he say to Éclair though? That is what I want to know."
"Ask her then."
"And risk getting attacked? No thank you."
/-/That Night\-\
"So, what are you making tonight?" Éclair asked, seeing Jaxson working quietly in the kitchen. She had been asked to remain out of the kitchen for tonight since Jaxson asked to remain undisturbed while making dinner that night. Jaxson decided that the menu would be simple, since he was simply too lazy to make anything fancy or experiment with.
"You'll see once it is done," Jaxson assured her. It was a simple dinner in reality, but Jaxson was doing something different with it, as another way of his "actions speak louder than words" message. It was pizza, with various meats such as Italian meatballs, peperoni, chicken, and chopped up bacon, along with various vegetables, like cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, basil, spinach, and red onions (if you go to Blaze Pizza, get this. It is better than it sounds, along with some oregano and sea salt. Sorry, back to the story). He had just put it in the oven, and made sure to watch it and the time. Once it was ready, he took it out of the oven, smiling at his work. Éclair saw him pull whatever it was he was cooking out and sat down at the table, and waited. Setting the dish in the center of the table, he walked behind Éclair, who saw what he had done with the pizza. He hugged her from behind, and kissed her cheek. He had made a heart shaped pizza.
"I love you Éclair," Jaxson whispered in her ear.
IN MY OPINION, ABOUT DAMN TIME HE SAID IT! ANYWAYS, I AM WORKING ON THE NEXT CHAPTERS, AS THEY WILL GO IN A VERY STRANGE DIRECTION IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
ANYWAYS, UNTIL NEXT UPDATE!