His Last Joke (Sequel to His Last Laugh)

The Power's Call

"Jack, what's that on your neck?!" I questioned him.

"Hmm?" He opened his eyes and I scotched closer.

"Oh!" He quickly said before snapping over to his back and putting the arm that was near me behind his head.

"It's nothing Angel, probably just another cut from shaving."

"Yeah but it looks a hell lot like the reaction you got from the Titan." I spoke.

"Nah doll, I think this whole thing is getting to your head. You need to stop overthinking and worrying about everything so much." He said and my eyes fell on his pillow.

There was a beige, skin colour stain on the place where his neck had been. 

"Yeahh..I guess you're right." I said slowly as I eyed the stain.

"I guess I just need to take my mind off of things." I then turned to him and smirked before putting my hand on his collar and pulling him towards me.

I then connected his lips with mine and let him turn me over so that I was on my back and he was on top. I gently moved my lips against his before slowly trying to turn him over so that I was on top and he let me. Once I had felt stable enough I moved my hand to his shoulder and squeezed a pressure point I had learned, before pushing my forearm across his chest. 

"Emmh! What? Angel, what are you doing?!" He said with a nasal tone.

I then pulled away and grabbed some tissue from the bedside table and dipped them in the cup of water that was next to me. I tried my best to keep him in place before rubbing his neck with the tissues.

 "Damn, you've got a grip. I never knew you could do that." He rasped squirming uncomfortably under my grip.

I then removed the tissue from his neck and it was just as I had expected. The tissues were now beige with layers of foundation and there on his neck laid the same infected looking skin I had seen a week ago. I then grimaced and grabbed the collar of his shirt with both hands before ripping it and dipping more tissue into the cup.

"Jeez! Calm down she-hulk! What have you eaten today?!" 

I then grabbed him by his shoulder and pulled him up off the pillow before rubbing his chest. The spots on his neck expanded and was connected to his chest. His whole body was filled with this. It's like the Titan was attacking his skin cells. How hadn't this had any other effects?! I then remembered and grabbed the handkerchief he'd had all week in his pocket and dropped it in the cup. I then watch as the water turned in a light red as blood diffused out of it. I then turned to him and stared at him dead in the eye which I could clearly see the now visible regret in.

"You lied." I said through clenched teeth as I slammed him back onto the pillow.

I then got off of him and stormed out of the room. I then headed to the front door and stomped down the metal stairs making my way towards the warehouse. I then slid the metals doors open having them slam to a stop before stomping in. The men who were currently playing cards all turned their attention from the game and towards me.

"I need you all to head to town and get me syringes, a light microscope, and a blood chemistry analyser. Now I don't give a fuck if that means you rob a pharmacy or break into a lab as long as I have these equipment here before 7 PM. Am I clear?!" I shouted causing the men to look at each other before leaving their cards and heading out the door. I then closed the sheds after they left and headed back up to the flat. I opened the door and slammed it behind me as I walked past Jack who was standing in front of the door waiting for me. 

"Angel, can you listen to me for a sec?" He asked and I scoffed.

"You honestly think you can make this better by telling me even more lies and half hearted promises?!" 

"No just listen to me, Angel. I didn't mean to lie to you. I just didn't want you to worry. I wanted to find out what was happening to me on my own and not have to drag you with me." He replied.

"You never 'mean' to lie to me, do you?! But then every time you find a way to lie and hide things from me and still manage to convince yourself that it's for the best and you know damn well how much this hurts me, Jack." I turned to him.

"And now you'd think this is serious enough that you'd stop treating me like a child for once and actually share with me what you're going through. But no, you're just too proud and egotistical to let anyone else help you! Why did you even try it yourself in the first place, Jack?! Do you even know what happened to the man you tried it on?!" I questioned him.

"No, Angel. He left afterwards but he was fine the whole day he stayed with us! It seemed pretty rational to me, I mean nothing happened to him, Angel. Besides, it didn't work. I doubt this has any real harmful effects." He rolled his eyes.

"You're coughing up blood! And your skin is fucking shedding if you haven't realised! You let that man leave without even observing the effects it would have on him and then tried it yourself! There's nothing rational about that!" I yelled at him.

"You promised me not to and yet you did! This isn't the first time you betray your promises with me, Jack. How do you expect me to trust you?! You keep hiding things from me time and time again and then when everything blows up in your face, only then do you decide to let me in, but wait you don't even do that because I always have to find out when one of us is almost on their death bed!" 

"You just can't control yourself can you?! I'm tired of sugarcoating your mistakes, Jack. I'm getting really sick of this! You shouldn't have touched it in the first place like you promised!" I felt my blood boil and my temples grow numb. I then sighed and brought my hand up to them and closed my eyes.

He then grabbed hand and looked at me with sorrow filled eyes. Ones that I meet whenever he does something like this and idiotically fall for only to have to meet them again later on. 

"Angel li-listen to me. It was right there and there was nothing else to do! I had to give it a go! I had to try it, doll. Surely you understand me, right?! The power's call...it was way too overwhelming." He pleaded and I grimaced. He was still convinced it was all okay.

"I'm gonna go up to the room. Call me down when the men are back because I can't even look at you right now, Jack." I said bluntly.

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