break a leg

pov Jack

When Marie heard the message of the NCPD she immediately drove into the direction of where the animals are supposed to be. At first we just drove by to check how many and where the animals are. From what we saw there was a small group of them in front of the entrance of a building and we assumed that there were a few inside of the building. Before I could give plan of attack, Marie just drove straight at the group and breaking their legs. I could see their surprised faces that are in pain. It gave me a very uncomfortable feeling and it made me panic a slight bit, but I was able to suppress it, however it didn't mean that it didn't shock me.

After that Marie got out of the car and told me with a stern face "Stay in the car and drive away after 15 minutes if I don't call." I could only nod. She then calmly walked to the people on the floor and shot anyone in the head, who survived. After wards she entered the building and I heard gunfire, but soon it ended. I then was called by Marie "Jack, I'm done. Come help me with looting the corpses." I just stayed silent. "Jack? Hello? Are you there?" I then jolted and responded "Yeah." I got out of the van and slowly, while thinking.

After we were done "Let's go to the nearest NCPD station." I nodded and during the drive I stayed silent. We arrived and got out of the van "Jack you in there? You have been silent during the whole drive. Are you OK?" Marie looked at me with concern, but I said with an unsure tone "I... I'm fine." She just sighed "If you're going to lie then at least make it convincing. Tell me what's wrong?" I started shaking "I... The people we just drove over... I think I might have a trauma from my death." Marie then hugged me. It felt really nice and calming. Like I was safe from everything. "I really have a problem, huh." With a calm voice Marie quietly asked into my ear "Are you feeling better?" I nodded, but Marie still didn't let go.

After I wispered "Thank you, Marie. I needed that." She had a beautiful grin plastered on her "I'm glad I was able to calm you down." She held my cheeks and pulled me closer to her, making our foreheads touch. While doing so her grin turned into a light smile and whispered "If you ever want a hug don't hesitate." "...OK..." She then let my cheeks go and awkwardly reached for my hand "Let's go and collect our reward." I smiled and held her soft hand and I also realized something important.

We entered the station in downtown and we saw very few people. We walked to the nearest NCPD officer and I asked "Excuse me. Where can we give stolen things back and get our reward?" When the officer turned around, I wondered 'Why does he seem so familiar to me?'. The officer looked at the briefcase in Marie's hand and said "Oh? You managed to get the stolen briefcase?" "Yes, sir. We managed to get the stolen briefcase. By the way my name is Marie and this is Jack. It's nice to meet you." He looked at us a bit strangely and I asked "Is something wrong, sir?" "Sorry. It's just that not a lot of people show so much respect for NCPD officers. Before I forget, please just call me Barry. So you wanted to return the stolen briefcase? If that's so then follow me." I nodded and Marie asked "Say, Barry. Why are there so few officers in the station?" "That's because there has been a cyberpsycho causing some trouble and we had to close off an area. As for me I'm actually on my break." "Oh. Then we apologize for disturbing your break." "It's fine."

After we got our reward and got into the car, Marie's and my stomach grumbled. Marie then said "Jack. Do you want to eat at a restaurant?" "Why?" "Because we are hungry and I feel like going to a restaurant with you." For some reason I felt a smile on my face "You know what? Let's do it. I also feel like going to a restaurant."

pov Marie

After we were done eating we went home. During the drive we stayed silent, just enjoying each other's company. When we reached the door of our apartment Jack suggested "Hey Marie. How about we watch an anime?" I was confused "What's an anime?" He just stared at me with shock and I kind of felt embarrassed "I know that you don't know a lot of things we humans do, but I didn't expect you to not know about anime. There is a lot I have to show you. Let's beginn with Vivy fluorite eye's song. I have been meaning to show you that one for a while now." He then dragged me to our bedroom and pulled me into the bed. We laid down and Jack pulled out the BD headset, barly containinghis excitement. He told me "There should be a file inside you called entertainment after that follow the path that will bring you to the file called Vivy fluorite eye's song. Before you open it you should connect with me." I did as he instructed and we started to watch it together, while holding each other's hands.

When we began episode 3 I saw a character that looked a lot like my sister and it made me miss my sister '*mental sigh* I really miss you sis. I hope you're doing fine.' When 10 minutes passed, my tears began to pour out and Jack paused the anime. "Jack is this character Estella, my Estella?" He hugged me tighter "Yeah." I asked "Why did you show me?" "Because I thought you might want to see your sister, even if it is just a representation of your sister." He then stopped hugging me. I leaned my head on his shoulder and held his hand "Thank you Jack." and we continued to watch. Later on when it was revealed that my sister was the cause for a disaster I was shocked. 'There is no way she would even consider doing something like that!' I got kind of angry, but continued to watch.

After the we finished the anime Jack asked me "What did you think?" "It was honestly nice to see and I did enjoy kind of seeing my sister again, but it makes me sad that Estella ended like this. However it makes me glad that she smiled and it really makes me feel nostalgic too. Jack now that I think about it, how was your past life? You never tolled me anything about it." "I didn't? If that's the the case then I have no choice but to tell you." He then told me everything about his past. He told me his good and bad experiences and even told me a few embarrassing stories. He told me about his family and friends. He really seemed to enjoy it.

"You're making me really jealous, Jack. Your old life sounds wonderful." Jack then shook his head and told me "Back then I thought so too, but then I met you and realized something." "And that is?" He stayed silent "Jack? Tell me." he still didn't answer "Jack, if you don't tell me I won't let you sleep in bed." "Alright, alright, I'll say it. It's..." The end of his sentance was too quiet to understand. "Jack, last chance to tell." "It's love, ok. I fell in love with you. Even though it was a wonderful life, it never was as good as staying with you. My life was mundane and dull. Back then I always followed my routine because I never tried to change. Heck! I even thought I was happy with my life, until I saw you smile after your first meal. I saw you enjoy your change. It made me feel happy for you and made me want to show you much more of the world of humans. After that I began to feel closer and closer to you and I noticed you had feelings for me, when you told me how thankful you were. After you held my cheeks and pulled me close to your face today, it made me realize my feelings for you. After that I couldn't help but think about my feelings for-"

I just kissed him and it felt like nothing else. I didn't know why I did it, but it felt right. Our kiss wasn't that long but it felt like a thousand years of bliss, like I was floating in the clouds without worry. When I stopped and looked at him he looked like he was rebooting his brain. I couldn't help but giggle "Jack, are you alright?" "Did you just kiss me?" "And what if I said ye-" Then he suddenly kissed me. I was a bit surprised that he did it, but I enjoyed it very much. He then stopped and promised with a blush "Let's get married after 2 years." The only thing I did was smile with satisfaction and answer "Yeah." and then I kissed him again because it was really addicting.