Faith sat on the bed. She looked up to see nothing but a large room. There was a rusty clock on the wall like the one in prison that read 1:21. She was surrounded by several men dressed in black jeans, a black tee and a leather jacket. Jacknife was one of them. He was trying to explain to the men that Faith was strong and she would be a valuable part of their team. Faith couldn't care less though. She was afraid that the decision she made was a bad one.
"She said yes? Why?"
"Look, Faith is stronger than she looks she can do more than you think!"
"Who cares? 'Faith' is just some hot girl who should be with some guy instead of here!" All the men turned to Faith. She looked up. "What?"
"Faithy, these guys aren't convinced that you're strong enough to join."
"I don't care about what THEY think." Faith said standing. "If I can jack them up then it just proves they're wrong. But I'm not gonna do that."
"'Cause you can't," One of the men said under his breath. Faith heard it clearly and stepped up to his face. "If you wanna see your blood splattered on the walls and floor, we can fight all you want. But if you don't, I suggest you shut up."
"I'm not taking your suggestions." Faith swung at his mouth causing blood to drip from his mouth. "Well then I ADVISE you do." Jacknife smiled at Faith. Her attitude was pleasing to him. "Faithy,"
"What?"
"Wanna know what time it is?"
"I'm not training Jack. I'm seriously not training."
"Jacknife, she's so stubborn and you want her to join?" A dark skinned man asked. "Not to mention that you're in love with her?" He whispered in his ear. Jacknife shrugged. "Faith is a hard worker. She'll cooperate. One way or another." Faith gave him an evil glare but Jacknife completely ignored it. "Cooper, lead Faithy to her bike."
"Bike?"
"C'mon Faith. Your bike is this way." Cooper lead Faith outside to a black motorcycle. It was brand new she could tell but she had no idea on how to ride it. "Uh....." Cooper lead Faith back inside.
"Alrighty then, just wanted you guys to meet Faithy." Jacknife said. "Go ahead and leave." All the men left. "So how you like it here Faith?"
"Honestly, I'm......"
"Afraid?"
"Kinda......"
"No problem. C'mon I'll teach you how to ride your bike. After that we'll go over a couple things and you'll get your uniform."
"OK then........" Faith and Jack exited the small building and Jacknife hopped on his bike. "C'mon Faith." Faith hopped on her bike just like Jacknife. "Its just like riding a regular bike. All you do is pull the handle instead of peddle." Faith thought for a moment about the first time she rode a bike. She fell. She fell and broke her leg. Badly. Her flashback ended and sweat dripped from her face. The bike began to look distorted in her eyes. Fear swept in her body. "I'm scared...."
"Give it a try." Faith looked up to the man who was now giving her a pleasant smile. She looked back down to the handles and pulled the one with the lever. Her bike sped off and immediately she fell off. Jacknife erupted in laughter. He hopped off of his bike and helped her up.
"You OK?" He said still smiling with laughter in his face as he helped dust her off. "Fine."
"You sure? You don't sound like it." Faith turned her back to Jacknife. "Are you....... embarrassed?" He asked.
"K-...... Kind of....."
"Don't be." Jacknife gave her another big smile. "Try again." Faith set the fallen bike back up and hopped on it. This time she didn't pull the lever too hard and she sped very fast like that last time though. At a perfect speed. She began maneuvering her turns around anything in her way. A smile grew largely on her face and it was clearly visible. Faith stopped the bike and looked to Jacknife.
"Nice."
"Thanks." Faith hopped off of the bike and walked next to Jacknife. "What's next?"
"You need to change your outfit." Jacknife put his hand on his chin and looked at her white cargo pants and her mountain climbing shoes. "The tank is fine, change the pants to black..... shorts and the shoes to black converse. And you need a black jacket." Jacknife grabbed a small men's leather jacket and cut the sleeves half way. "There ya go." He tossed it to Faith. "All yours."
"Uh... Thanks... Jack."
"Why are you so afraid of me?" Jacknife said with a rather concerned face. "Do I scare you? Do I look like a bad guy?"
"Well......"
"Gah, don't answer that." Jacknife said as he threw his hands into the air. "Just forget I asked." Jacknife sat down on the grass frustrated. Faith sat down next to him. "You.... you don't scare me Jack. Not anymore." Faith kissed his cheek. "I mean it."
"Duncan changed you. I feel like I'm talking to a whole 'nother Faith."
"Maybe you are." Faith gave Jacknife a big smile like the ones he had been giving her. "I know what you're thinking." Jack said in a whisper. "I know it. If you want to then do it."
"I'm not gonna kiss you no matter HOW much I want to."
"Are you sure?" Jacknife smiled at Faith. She couldn't handle it. Her feelings got the best of her and she slightly kissed his lips. "I.... can't."
"Try again." Jack grabbed one of her arms and he closed his eyes. They leaned in and Faith kissed him again. She backed away and stared at him. "I kissed you. I did."
"And you liked it?"
"I loved it. I want another kiss. Kiss me." Faith dove in for another and Jacknife just went with it. Jack grabbed her back and pulled her in closer. Faith used her strength to pull Jack's face into hers. Jacknife pulled away and smiled. "Nice." He pulled her back and the kiss got better. Faith felt uncomfortable and Jacknife knew it. He pushed her away. "Why are you so uncomfortable?"
"Jack...... it seems so wrong but.... feels so right. I mean like, I know this isn't really right but...."
"Its love." Jacknife beamed at her. "You'll understand." Jacknife kissed her again and Faith moaned, only making Jacknife's confidence grow. Jacknife fell on his back with Faith on top of him.
"Jacknife..... I feel....... this feels....... right... it doesn't feel wrong anymore.... I love you...."
"You sure?" Jack kissed her lips again and looked back at her. "You don't miss him?"
"Duncan is gone. There's nothing I can do."
"But.... I....."
"You killed Duncan, I know. And you're deceiving, rude and ignorant." Faith smirked, "But its fine....... I don't care how.... rude and misguided and untrustworthy you are. I'm in love now." Jacknife smiled. "I didn't mean it. When I said you were....."
"I know. But I'm in love. Even if I cared about what you said, it wouldn't matter anymore. I'm in love."
"So am I." Jacknife said and the two resumed their kissing. That night, they became a couple.