Faith finished training the impatient man that day. He woke up to the sound of Faith jumping in. He heard her on the couch Faith would sleep on every night.
"Hey."
"Why are you saying hi to me? Aren't I the girl you called a fake threat?"
"Well, yea but we're runners. I can't be mean to a runner." Faith smiled. Just then Jacknife dropped in.
"Hey little brother! I see you've met the devil's workman."
"I'm not the devil's workman Jack. Ya know, you have a lot of issues and problems but your main problem is that you just wont admit how much you love me."
"Are you serious? I don't have those kind of feelings for you!"
"Quit acting like it then and get a life." Duncan started to laugh and Jacknife shot him a serious look. "Ya know Faithy, I was joking when I said you worked for the devil."
"But I wasn't joking when I said you love me. I know you do. It's obvious your face says it every time you see me." Jack ran into the bathroom. "Hey, my face isn't saying anything!" Faith started to laugh. "Maybe because only other people can hear it." Faith said laughing. Jacknife slapped his face and Faith laughed harder.
"No wonder she says Jack likes her. He's constantly making her laugh! She DOES have a cute laugh though..... and a pretty face." Duncan thought. Faith sat down next to him and looked directly at him.
"You ready to start your first run today?"
"...... I don't really know...."
"Don't be nervous little brother. Faithy here will go with ya so you two can make out once its over."
"Hey, just because you love me doesn't mean your brother will too."
"Yea, uh, I'M RIGHT HERE YOU GUYS!" Duncan screamed waving his hands in the air. Faith smiled. "You know, you're alright for a guy who's related to JACK-NIFE!"
"I never said I was good." Jack said leaning against a wall smiling at himself. "Oh, I am a HANDSOME devil! Isn't that right Jack? Yes it is!"
"Uh, yea. You see a hottie in your eyes but in reality you look worst then Merc in the mornings and HE looks BAD."
"Oh that was cold like the Sahara Desert Faithy!"
"The Sahara Desert is the total opposite," Duncan said to Jack. Faith was making a face at Jack that meant ya-know-you-act-like-you're-bad-but-you-REALLY-suck-at-it. Duncan finally got what Jack was saying.
"Ya know little bro bro, you were always a little slow..."
"Don't insult your brother like that you're so mean!"
"You insulted Jack behind his back,"
"WHAT?! What did Faithy say about me? A.K.A. The guy she wants to marry cuz he's SOOOO HOT!"
"Yea right, Jacknife."
"She said you were annoying."
"She loves me."
"I DO NOT!!"
"Can you guys leave each other alone please? I'm starting to wonder if you two really ARE in love." Faith and Jacknife stared at each other and burst out laughing.
"YOU HEARD JACK?! HE THINKS..... WE .... ARE IN..... OH MY GOD THAT ONE IS FUNNY!!!!"
"YEA LITTLE BRO BRO YOU'RE GETTIN GOOD AT THIS GAME!!!!"
"I was serious." They suddenly stopped laughing. "Wait you were...... OH MY GOD!! Why would you THINK for a second that we LIKE LIKE each other?!"
"The way you tease each other and joke around it seems obvious. You two are in love."
"NO NO NO you got it ALL wrong bro."
"Yea OK. SURE."
"You're a pest ya know?" Faith said with an obvious smirk on her face to tell Duncan she was playing. She stood up and stretched. "Oh well. I guess I gotta get used to you like I have to get used to this one." Faith said patting Jack's shoulder. Jack shoved her hand from her shoulder. Merc dropped in.
"Hey Merc-ur-y," Jack said the same way he says his name all the time.
"Hey you guys. What were you three up to?"
"Oh ya know. Talking and stuff." Faith said making herself sound innocent. "Be right back," Merc said and left again.
"You guys are so two faced." Duncan said. "Yea bro, otherwise, Merc would know we were up to no good. Being mean to each other."
"Once he suspended us both because he thought we were serious." Faith said. Jack made a face. "He's annoying sometimes right Faithy?"
"Yea." Faith said. She walked past Jack into the small kitchen Merc managed to build. She made herself some cereal, gave Jack an apple and handed Duncan a granola bar.
"Eat up."
"Why do you get the cereal?" Jack said.
"Because I make you breakfast so I deserve better."
"I don't think washing an apple is making breakfast." Jack took a big bite out of the apple.
"Who says I washed it?" Jacknife's eyes widened and he ran to the bathroom to spit out the apple. "I have NEVER seen anyone so germy like you, Jacknife!" Faith laughed.
"I wonder if he's playing to get attention from her...... Why wouldn't he? It's Jack. Same guy who hit on girls in high school. He probably is hitting on Faith."
"I was just kidding I don't really care Faithy."
"Why do you call her Faithy?"
"I don't know I can't put a y after anyone else's name." Merc dropped in again. "Alright kiddos, here are a couple places I need you to go to."
"The three of us separately right?"
"No, Faith, the three of you together this time."
"Why...." Faith asked.
"I think you three should get along a little better."
"Merc, I think you got it wrong..."
"No, Jacknife I don't. You and Faith aren't friends or anything. I don't even think you two are acquaintances,"
"Acquaintances is too big a word for me to comprehend." Jacknife said. Faith smiled.
"Ha, ha, Jack. Very funny."
"I'm glad you like my humor." Jacknife said. "ANYWAY, you guys need to go to South Boulevard, 43rd Way Drive, and Frontview Street."
"Yea OK Merc. Me, Jack, and Duncan will get moving."
"Yea, and once we're done, Faith and little bro can make out here right?"
"SHUT UP Jacknife!" Faith yelled. "Don't start Jacknife." Merc said. Jacknife shrugged and followed his brother and Faith outside.
"This is gonna suck."