This guy was unbelievable and not in a good way. Chloe let herself be dragged for a moment but only because she needed to know everything he knew. Whatever was going on in this world it obviously threatened Max and she wasn't going to let anything happen to her. Even if it meant she had to play nice with this over macho jerk. How the hell could any version of me date this guy? She thought and instantly felt guilty about it.
She hadn't exactly been the nicest person without Rachel had she? Who knew what this guy was going through and he was still trying to help them. He couldn't be that bad of a guy could he? Not to mention she would never be able to understand what it felt like to know someone you loved was dead and still look into their eyes. That was completely crazy maybe she would cut him some slack for now.
Chloe would sigh motioning toward her truck. "You know I got wheels we don't have to walk. " She said nudging him in the shoulder with her fist. He recoiled instantly from her touch as if she were on fire but just shook his head over his shoulder as he kept moving. "No thanks everyone knows that truck I don't want to be followed today. "
Her hand just hung there for a moment in the air and she let it drop following him now in silence. Jase was obviously going to be hard case to crack. He didn't even want to look at her let alone open up about anything useful. They walked slowly through town down passed the two whales. He jumped the railing to the beach walking out to the water's edge and sitting down in the sand, his dark eyes staring blankly out into the horizon.
There was something so lonely about him then and for a moment Chloe stopped and watched. She had seen that look before, the one that buried all the light in his eyes. The lack of enthusiasm or energy as if he had given up on everything. That was the exact same look that had greeted her every morning until Max had come back into her life after Rachel disappeared. He wasn't sure he wanted to live anymore she was sure of that cause that was exactly how she had felt.
Throwing herself down in the sand next to him she struggled to find some words to start a conversation but he saved her the trouble. "Your face is so beautiful and I can't handle it. Those eyes are the same except they don't love me and it kills me" He took out his butterfly lighter and a joint and lit it inhaling deeply letting the smoke spiral out slowly from his mouth.
"She used to say I saved her but she was my reason to live. I have always been nothing but my dad's mistakes to everyone but not her. She made me feel like it was ok to be me, like I was worth something. That's messed up isn't it? " He asked sighing and resting his head in his hands. "Her and her best friend Rachel you will meet her soon I imagine I'm surprised your phone isn't blowing itself apart. Man for the love of a god … they were nuts. Both of them ended up owing my old man a shit ton of money. The first time I saw her my dad was leaning on her about it. I think I just fell in love right there for some reason ill never know. I ended up making my dad lay off them and he's been pissed at me ever since. "
Chloe let several revelations roll across her mind all at once there. Rachel was alive.. .wait… they owed his dad money? What's your last name man ?" She asked trying to skirt around the question she wanted answered and the answer she was fairly sure was going to come after it. He looked at her for a second curiously. "Guess I really don't exist in your world damn. He took another hit and looked down at the dirt. "Jason Bower's Arcadia bays pre ordained fuckup, nice to meet you. He said sarcastically.
"FRANK IS YOUR DAD!" Chloe actually yelled while simultaneously suppressing the urge to vomit at the thought that someone actual conceived a child with Frank Bowers. Oh man no wonder this kid has issues he was lucky to even be semi normal.
He cut her off " Yeah my dad is the biggest slime ball in Arcadia bay don't make a big deal out of it besides we got more important shit to discuss. "
Flinging his hand outward he gestured back at Arcadia bay. "First things first that place is a vipers pit the Prescott's own it all and they want you, me and your buddy Max dead..
He breathed a deep sigh and when he spoke his voice was steady almost a whisper. " A long time ago some native tribes owned this land .. Every generation there would be born a seer who could control space and time, a princess who ruled the tribe. Long story short the Prescott's came along and using black magic they tried to kill the princess. Together with her guardian the princess fought them off but the backlash screwed up time and space. Ever since Arcadia bay has been unbalanced a place where the dimensions and time itself are thin. "The descendants of the natives, those with their blood formed a league of guardians and they still fight with the Prescott's . See the princess sealed the bulk of their power within this land and if they could ever destroy it they would get it back and be unstoppable.
"That's where I came in every hundred years a princess not of the blood is born. One who has the powers of the ancient seer and balance is temporarily restored. Something got fucked up in one of the time lines and the princess died before she came into her powers. In order to find balance another was chosen but by the time it happened the Prescotts had taken advantage and destroyed one of the Arcadia Bays. They can't be allowed to do that again if they do were all fucked. "
Chloe tried her best to let it all sink in but it was just so much. Basically they were supposed to save the whole damn word? That wasn't fair they couldn't do that to Max but what choice did they have? She felt his hand touch her shoulder and when she looked up he was way too close to her. His eyes looking into hers and for just a moment she could see love an unfathomable love. That was why the other her had loved him she was sure he looked at her like that because she knew he loved her. "I won't let you end up like me. You aren't going to lose Max like I lost my Chloe I got your back. I am going to teach you everything I know as a guardian you have some pretty cool powers. You're going to slowly get stronger. I have to teach you how to use those powers before I lose mine See without my princess I am going to become a normal person again slowly so we have to hurry I have to teach you as fast as I can. "
She stopped for a moment and collected her thoughts. Great I am going to be super Chloe? The thought was full of sarcasm in her head but before she could form so much as a question he stood up and glared back toward the road. Chloe turned just in time to see Frank walking toward them. He stopped a few feet away watching them. "I see you're still pissed at me. Listen kid can I talk to you for a minute? " Jase didn't even stop he just grabbed her arm and started walking off, leaving frank standing there on the beach. She could have been fooling herself but she thought he looked sad just standing there watching them go.