Emma just smirked, apparently she was aware that was likely to be the reaction. Even Roxas seemed a little jealous. Jack smirked, teeth sharp as a sharks.
"Aww it's nothing; you guys look way cooler, especially you Roxas." The boy giggled and hopped in his arms.
"Dada new wook bwetter." Jack smiled and snuggled him.
"Aww, you look better too." He kissed his forehead and snuggled him. Jamie just smiled a little.
"Okay, everyone outside. Bath time." He said after a moment, seeing the mess. Emma wondered what in the world Jamie meant by that... how was he planning to get them all to take a bath?
"You'll never take me alive." Jack hissed as he scrambled out the door and spread his wings to fly away, as did the others. Jamie followed them out with a laugh. Emma watched and it isn't until she remembered Jamie could use snow that the idea dawned on her of what he has in mind...
"Clever..." She muttered and set to storing the meat into the correct locker labeled 'misc. meat' before she cleaned up the blood. Jack squeaked and hid within the woods while the rest flew, squealing like banshees. Jamie chuckled, directing the snow about them now to clean every single one, the snowflakes turning pink as they cleaned up the group. They smiled as the game ended. Some said "aww" as they floated down and back into the house; now all that was left were Jack and Roxas.
"He got you huh?" She asks rhetorically as they return to the cavern while Jamie managed to get Roxas clean and sent his son back to the cave... leaving only Jack who snickered and held his breath; disappearing and moving, but floating so Jamie wouldn't find footprints.
"Hmm hmm..." Aware he couldn't find Jack the normal way, he sent flurries about in small snowballs. One of which eventually hit Jack.
"Found ya!"
"Noooooo!" Jamie laughed, a mountain of snow falling on him, burying him briefly.
"You got me." Jack said after popping up from the snow, giggling. Jamie chuckled as the snow drifted away in the wind. Jack sighed and hugged Jamie tightly around the middle.
"MMmm MR. SKETCH." Jamie chuckled and ruffled Jack's hair affectionately before tugging him back to the cavern. Jack snickered and nudged Jamie.
"So where did you find Roxas in our little hide and seek?"
"In your favorite tree. Like father like son." Jamie chuckled, Jack snickered.
"Wow, really? That's amazing." Jamie smiled as they joined the group for a snack Emma had made up for everyone. Small sandwiches with chips.
"Ooh this all looks delicious sis!" Emma just smiled and motioned to the large amount meant for only him and the other demons while she and Jamie have a separate plate to share from. Jack snickered and dove into his food, eating it with gusto as Roxas was eating his first-ever piece of cheese. Emma smiled between bites. Jack ripped apart the sandwich, smiling after he swallowed what little was left, and took another bite. Emma pondered what she should do next as she ate her sandwich.
"Jack, I was wondering..." She said in a soft tone so only Jack and Jamie heard her.
"Does Marko have a mate?" Jack looked to Marko then back at his sister and spoke in the same tone.
"No, do you like him?" He glared, he was not ready for his sister to even date yet.
"I donno that yet, but he is kinda cute." She replied in a soft tone, Jamie just chuckled.
"NO!" He snapped in the quiet tone.
"You don't want to date him r-really." He was not ready for this at all; what was he gonna do when Roxas wanted to date? Emma raised an eyebrow at Jack.
"Just why not? And don't say it's because he's a demon." Jack glared, not backing down.
"You can't date him."
"That's not a reason." She replied. Jamie watched the exchange with mild amusement as Jack seemed suddenly inclined to play "big brother" with her.
"I'm still older and I say you're not dating him." Their voices started to grow louder.
"You're my brother, not my parent. Besides, I've already dated even before you found me. I don't know what your problem is." Jamie winced.
"Hey... come on now you two..." Jamie said, trying to get them to calm down.
"I STILL HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SAY WHO IS OK TO DATE AND NOT!" He suddenly burst out, making everyone look at him.
"IS IT NOT OK TO BE CONCERNED AND WORRIED ABOUT HIS OWN SISTER?! IS IT NOT OK TO KNOW? I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR SO MANY YEARS ONLY FOR YOU TO STRAIGHT AWAY DATE SOME GUY... AND LEAVE ME THINKING SHE'S GONNA BE HEARTBROKEN." Tears started down his face as he began to cry. Emma flinched slightly.
"I didn't mean it THAT way... I was just curious was all..." She mumbles, glancing away.
"Calm down hun." Jamie murmured, trying to soothe Jack who sniffled and ran from the room; crying, he didn't want to lose his sister to a man, not yet. He hadn't seen her for so long... She winced and Jamie followed after Jack, he whimpered as he stayed in the tree and would not come out no matter how many times Roxas tried along with Jamie.
"Come on outs dada!" He called into the hollow as Jack childishly responded with a resounding "NO!"
"Go play Roxas, let me talk to your father okay?" He said gently. The boy looked at him, then the hollow then back again.
"Okay." He toddled off then to go play with the others. Jack sniffled, sobbing again as he couldn't take this kind of abandonment; it's his sister... his little sister for gods sakes! The one thing he'd wished he'd had back in life and now he did, but now she wanted a boyfriend. Jamie slipped inside.
"Jack, sweetheart. What's going on?" He said gently. Jack whimpered and covered himself with his wings.
"I don't want her to go, I don't wanna lose my sister after so long." He shook.
"Jack, you're not going to lose her. She's always going to be your sister no matter what." He said gently, lightly stroking one of the wings in a soothing manner.
"But boys, Jamie... BOYS!" Jamie gently rubbed the wing as he said soothingly.
"Jack, that's not going to change her being your little sister."
"MMM PLEASE, why of all things... and for MARKO!"
"Aren't you getting ahead of yourself? She's not going to ask the guy to marry her or anything, come on now."
"I don't know." He groaned, just scared; he didn't want anyone to break his little sister's heart.
"What are you really worried about here?"
"I don't want her to date anyone yet because she's my little sister; I don't want her heart broken, not now, not ever."
"I can't fault you for that... but you know... she's grown up since that time. She is going to want someone to love of her own eventually."
"But, but... I just got her back Jamie. I don't want her to leave so soon, to fly from the nest right now... not yet." His wings drooped.
"Why don't you just tell her that then instead of trying to make it seem like you want to keep her in a cocoon?"
"I... I..." He sighed.
"I can't. I... every time I try to talk to her about it, even as a young child, I couldn't seem to."
"Come on, it's time you did. I'll help you out if you need it." Jack winced.
"Are... are you sure you can help me?"
"I'm sure going to try."
"But... But what if what if she doesn't want to listen to what I got to say on this?"
"You won't know unless you try, she loves you Jack. You're her brother, she might not like what you say all of the time, but that doesn't mean she's not listening... even for the brief time I had with Sophie... she taught me that."
"Ok... I'll try."
"It'll be alright. You'll see." Jack slowly walked into the room, hiding behind Jamie. Emma looked a little worried when they came in.
"Emma, c-can we talk?" He looked like a shaking chihuahua.
"Of course." Jack shifted a bit from foot to foot as everyone left to the living room with Roxas, leaving only him and Jamie. He held his breath a moment.
"Look I... I..." He shook, he couldn't do this... he didn't want to lose his sister; unaware he was crying again he burst out.
"I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU YET! I JUST GOT YOU BACK! PLEASE... I'M JUST SCARED THE BOYS YOU GO OUT WITH WILL BREAK YOUR HEART AND I DON'T EVER EVER WANT ANYONE TO BREAK YOUR HEART, NEVER EVER!" Emma blinked in surprise. After a long moment of silence she finally asked.
"Is that what this was all about?" He blushed and looked away, embarrassed; scared mostly.
"Jack. You know I love you, but I can't stay with you forever. You have a family to think about."
"But I just got you back... can't you stay at least for a couple years?" She smiled a little.
"I'll be around for a few years, but I probably should have my own place."
"Oh, okay, but promise you'll visit every saturday or friday." He was shaking and nearly crying.
"At the very least. I was thinking of being close by if I could find a good place. That way you could visit me when you wanted."
"Okay, and where is that place?"
"Well, I don't know yet. I was hoping you might help me with that. You know this place better than I do."
"I know exactly where; it's not to far and I'm sure the critters won't mind if we use it." Jack took her to the hollow tree he'd hid in.
"This is the perfect place; it's not too far and it's like having your own mini forest around you." Emma looked at the tree with a slight smile.
"Perfect."
"I can help you if you'd like turn it into a house, with ice flooring, if you want."
"I'd like that."
"I'll help too." Jamie said with a smile.
"But first..." He walked in, suddenly every critter, animal or insect, that lived in there rushed out in fear.
"What? I just smiled." He snickered.
"It's clean, now for the interior floors." She giggled. Jamie walked in and helped build the second floor, using nevermeltice to make the stairs and the second floor. Jack smiled and made a room, a basement and an attic just for extra items or things.
"I even made you a fridge that never melts and cools at the right temperature for food."
"Thanks. You guys are the best!" She hugged them both.
"Anything for you kiddo." Jack hugged her close.
"And just in case, I'll make a little barrier so no animals can get inside."
"Thanks big brother."
"Anything for you little sis." He ruffled her hair; she smiled, in no time at all the house was ready to be lived in.
"Want to eat something first sis, before you sleep here?" She nodded. Jack decided to cook that night, this time Roxas was helping mix the bowl of noodles. She smiled and let him cook.
"Thank you sweetheart for mixing those." He kissed the boy's forehead and set him down and put the noodles in the pot, stirring it with some sauce. Emma played with Roxas as Jack finished cooking. Roxas giggled, happily playing in Emma's lap.
"Aunt... aunt Emma, where you going after dinner?" He asked curiously with big blue eyes, Jack sighed, continuing cooking the spaghetti.
"I'm not going anywhere my love, but your fathers have been kind enough to make this home for me. You will have to go after you eat so you may sleep in your own bed, but you can visit me tomorrow if you like." She said with a smile.
"Dada, papa make homes?" He giggled a kind of giggle as he really liked Emma very much but at the words of 'visit tomorrow' he clapped.
"Hooways! We vwisits tomorrows." He said, hopping about. She smiled at the little boy. He was adorable, it was beyond her how he was really her nephew, but she didn't care too much about the details; she loved him just the same.
"Alright you two go get washed up dinner's almost ready." She smiled and took the boy to the new bathroom to get him and herself washed.
"This is my family now and I wouldn't have it any other way." Jack said to himself, unknown to all, someone had found an interest in Roxas; smiling he whispered to the wind.
"We take him when frost spirit and Jamie is gone." Emma brought the boy back, lightly tickling him with one of her wings, causing him to giggle as she carried him to the table for the meal; unaware her new family was under surveillance.
"Alright everyone, dinner." It turned out Jack made a special swedish meatball spaghetti recipe with barley tomatoes, onions, and of course garlic bread, on the side.
"Alright, Roxas' first spaghetti and meatballs." Emma smiled, she'd an idea this would be messy... but she didn't mind in the least. She was right of course as Roxas wore as much of his meal as he ate. Jamie smiled a little at the adorable mess. Emma opted to clean up the little boy once dinner was done.
"Hey Emma, do you mind babysitting Roxas for a weekend? Just a weekend, I had something to show Jamie and forgot to."
"I'd love to." She smiled.
"Perfect." The weekend was tomorrow.
"Come Jamie, we must get ready for the weekend." He said before sending a mental image of what he meant over the bond.
I'm gonna fuck you so hard you won't be able to walk for a while. Jack smirked over the bond. Jamie nearly choked at that, he cleared his throat.
"Yes, of course. I can't wait to see this place you've been talking about the last week or so." He replied, trying to keep it innocent for Roxas' sake. Emma's smirk though told him that she had a pretty good idea of the truth and he just glanced away before he would have to explain something to their son he didn't want to just yet. Jack pulled Jamie along fairly quickly, the two giggling like school girls. Roxas was just confused.
"W-why dadas waughing about?"
"He's just excited sweetheart. He wants to show your father something and when he gets very excited he tends to laugh sometimes." She wasn't lying exactly... well, at least not about the laughing part. Roxas tilted his head.
"Okay dinosaurs. Rawr!" He attacked Emma like a carnivore.
Jack giggled, he couldn't stand it and kissed Jamie deeply.
"MMM! OH GOD YOU'RE SO SINFUL MY FORBIDDEN FRUIT!" Jamie returned the kiss before pulling Jack into the cavern with him.
She chuckled, and "attacked" him back, tickling him gently.
"I got you! Now I'm gonna eat you all up!" She said, gently nibbling at him; causing the boy to giggle.
"SQUEEE!" He cried in the tickles.
"WEE WEE!"
Sometime later, Jack panted; Jamie in his arms, covers covering their libidos and the mess.
"T-that was what I wanted to show you." He said after a moment. Jamie nuzzled against Jack, panting.
"Well... worth it." He replied. Jack smiled.
"Mmm... Very well worth it."
Emma chuckled, wrapping Roxas up in her wings. Roxas giggled.
"I wuv you emm Emmwa." He said so adorably it was hard not to just melt into his gaze; the figure growled.
"Dispose of the girl." Shadow walkers in the shadows of everything around came to life, snickering, and went into the tree.
"I love you too dear." She murmured gently. Out of the corner of her eye she saw movement and in an instant her wings covered the boy entirely. She held him close in the embrace, eyes flashing as she lit up the tree suddenly. She was a former fire spirit, light was still her element even though she was a soul collector and her touch could be deadly.
"Show yourselves cowards!" She snarled. There were snickers, lots of snickers; almost like millions, and she was attacked from behind. Like a cold icy embrace, the shadows engulfed her into their world. She kept hold of Roxas, snarling as she shot fire at her unseen attackers out of instinct. They screeched in pain, others snickering; fire spirits and water spirits attacked; this specific character could control the minds of others. She snarled, blasting those she couldn't use fire against with darkness. She wasn't going to let whatever it was take her nephew. A light spirit suddenly attacked, a young one at that; Jack felt something was wrong.
"J-Jamie... something's wrong!" He gasped.
"Roxas!" Jack jumped, he knew his sister was in trouble from their bond that had begun to form. Jamie wondered what the heck was going on, he could sense alarm from Roxas as Emma fought off her attackers. Some of which dropped dead when they made the mistake of actually touching her. She was still a death spirit, and no one touched a death spirit without their permission, but she couldn't kill another death spirit. Several now surrounded her, there eyes white and unseeing as something controlled them, slicing at her and not missing. Roxas cried as Jack snarled and attacked as soon as he arrived with Jamie; angry ferocity in his eyes, the other smiled. Emma was battered, but not severely wounded.
"He could prove quite useful." Suddenly Jack felt a mental squeeze on his mind.
"AUGH! MY H-HEAD!" He cried out in pain as the pressure continued.
"E-Emma run... RUN!" Emma kicked the death spirit away from her. Clutching Roxas to her tightly, she dodged a second attack and dashed off. She wasn't going to endanger Roxas. When the other spirit tried to get close again she blasted them with fire to keep them away, ignoring the stinging wound.
Jamie blasted the area with light, trying to protect Emma's retreat with Roxas as well as aide Jack. Jack groaned, pain surging through his head.
"Sleep my little puppet, all will be well; just bring me the baby." Jack groaned, shaking his head.
"Jamie... someone's controlling these spirits... and he-he's trying to control me... He wants Roxas." He managed before he lost all control.
"He won't get Roxas. I promise you that much." Jamie replied, he wasn't sure he could fight off the other, but it wouldn't be for a lack of trying as he grabbed Jack, holding him tightly as his light flooded Jack who gasped; shuddering as it was like a game of tug of war for his consciousness.
"J-Jamie get Emma away with Roxas."
"I'm not leaving you here." Jamie replied stubbornly, fighting against the force... the light of his belief and love shining as he tried to shove it away. To protect the one he loved. Jack panted as suddenly it stopped; he held his head still as the mental assault left behind a painful throbbing pain. Roxas whimpered and started to cry as all too sudden he was grabbed from Emma's arms and disappeared.
"NOOOOO!" Jack shrieked, running towards the portal that closed. He beat against a tree nearby.
"NO NO NO! ROXAS! MY BABY!"
"No you don't damn you!" Emma cried out, furious, she reopened the portal, barely big enough for her to climb through.
"Roxas! Emma!" Jamie cried out in frustration.
"NO!" Jack couldn't and would not lose her again and he would not lose his son.
"JAMIE WHAT WHAT DO WE DO?!"
"I... don't know... I didn't know she'd be able to do that... maybe we should talk with Angel." Jamie said after a moment.
"Let's find Angel now." He growled, when he find the culprit who took his son they were so fucking dead... Jamie nodded, wondering where they would find the Angel of Death this time of day...
"I know how to call him, after all we were one once..." He sighed and started to whistle a tune, it was sweet quick and soft all at once; the ground cracked and Angel appeared.
"What is it now Jack?"
"We need your help." Jamie replied. Angel raised an eyebrow at that. Jack was panting heavily, trying not to blow up as he wanted his baby sister and his baby back.
"THE BASTARD TOOK MY SON!"
"Whoa, wait. Who exactly?"
"Some mind controlling bastard."
"Hmmm. Exactly how am I supposed to help?"
"He made some sort of portal... and Emma opened it and went in after him. How'd she do that?" Angel frowned at that.
"My sister has powers apparently, let's just open this portal."
Roxas suddenly screamed and cried in the kidnapper's arms.
"Stupid brat! Stop kicking!"
"Let him go!" Emma growled, appearing before the figure.
"That's a power all death spirits have Jack... which means whoever we're dealing with is a death spirit."
"FUCKING BASTARD!" Angel thought about telling Jack to calm down but thought better of it.
"Please open the portal so I can kill the mother fucking bastard that took my son."
"Certainly." Angel opened the portal. Jack ran straight in, Roxas screamed and cried.
"DADA DADA! PAPA! AUNTIE EMMWA EMWA!" He cried louder. Emma lunged to reclaim Roxas from the dark stranger. Fire in her eyes. Jack growled angrily as he saw the death spirit.
"How dare you kidnap my son and harm my sister!" Emma managed to snatch Roxas from the frustrated spirit before Jack blasted him. Jamie was next while Angel just watched, waiting to collect the soul...
"I'm gonna kill you!" The other smirked before the whole world around them shifted; Jack screamed in pain suddenly, the pressure it was back.
"STOOOP!" Voices... so many damn voices! Emma and Jamie blasted him at the same time. Resulting in an explosion as fire and ice mixed. He snickered.
"You missed."
"NOT IF I CAN HELP IT YOU MOTHER FUCKER!"
"You know as amusing as this is... I am NOT amused by you." Angel frowned and spread his wings, the other raised an eyebrow; hidden by the black robes he wore it wasn't evident who it was... but the voice that he spoke with was chillingly familiar... Something Angel didn't like to think about.
"Stop hiding in the shadows you bastard."
"Are you sure you really want me to come out?" Came the snickered reply. Angel didn't like this one bit now and he began to seriously wonder why that voice seemed so familiar despite that it was deeper than the one he knew... Violet eyes peered from beneath the robes, the wings as dark as night. He was sure he'd seen this spirit before but... not like this... Jack had a bad feeling about this spirit, but why?
"Who are you?"
"I'm hurt that you'd forget me. We had some lovely times together, you and I, Jack." Jamie liked this even less, suddenly he realized he knew that voice... With a soft chuckle the figure pushed back the hood. It was like looking into a mirror... some horrifyingly twisted mirror as his twin smirked at the group. The only difference was a set of fangs, black wings, and eyes as brightly violet as the color in a rainbow. Jamie was at a loss for words... One thought struck in his mind. Gale.
"No... no you can't- we beat you. Me and Jamie destroyed you!" He yelled, protectively standing in front of his family. He smirked.
"So you do remember. I was so hoping you would... and yes, you did... and yet you didn't. Have you forgotten, Jack, that I cannot exist in a form of my own? I am very much his twin, unlike Angel here I wasn't just freed from some part of Jamie... I still possess him. Let's just make it easy on everyone and say I'm the result of your failure."
"N-no..." Jack groaned.
"You can't this isn't th-" He became faint suddenly as something... Gale's power, slowly effected him and he collapsed. Roxas cried.
"DADA! STOP HURTING MY DADA!" Gale just smirked.
"Or what?" Roxas growled and light burst from him to attack Gale. Gale chuckles and fends off the blow easily.
"Cute as you are, you don't have the strength to match me. I've been working for YEARS to hone Jamie's abilities with the light. You're not a threat." Jack cried out in pain, holding his head; Angel glared at Gale as Jack had come to again.
"W-what do you want from us!" He cried over his pained wails; Roxas screamed in anger, sadness and worry. Emma looked both angered and worried, unsure of what to do.
"I don't want YOU. I want him." Gale pointed to the screaming Roxas in Emma's arms.
"Not happening." Jamie growled.
"Over my dead body Gale!" Jack snarled, Roxas glared at Gale.
"That can be easily arranged." Gale smirked a little. Jamie moved to stand next to Jack protectively, his eyes flashing with challenge.
"Not on your life." Jack winced, his head it felt like pounding drums were exploding over and over again. Gale launched a dark sphere at Jamie, but it was Angel who blocked it and Jamie blasted Gale; the two advancing on him as he worked to block them both at the same time. Jack shifted, holding Roxas and Emma close to him.
"I g-got g-gotta get you and Roxas... and Jamie... Angel out of here." He said as he felt like his body was shutting down on him.