Request by @Gabbe_Briel !!
This is a little evajacks scenario of when Evangeline gets her memories back!
(This one shot is very long by the way)
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It was as if a harsh wave came crashing onto shore, flooding everything in its path during high tide. That's exactly what it felt like for Evangeline.
Everything came flooding back, all the memories that she had once lost. The ones she tried to desperately hold on to that night in Wolf Hall, when Apollo had pulled her aside.
He told her everything was going to be okay, whispering sweet nothings into her ear.
Telling her to trust him.
But....
She should have never trusted Apollo.
Apollo had deceived Evangeline that Jacks had stolen her memories. That Jacks had been the one to try and tear her and Apollo apart. For many days Evangeline believed that, she let Apollo get to her head. She was in a vulnerable state and she believed that she could trust him because he was her husband.
Evangeline desperately wanted to go home throughout the days she was lost in her own thoughts. But she felt like home was not a safe place anymore, a place she could never go back to. But she now realised that her home was with Jacks.
All this time she had this one thought that never left her mind: She needed to tell something important to someone.
At the time she thought it was Apollo. But now— now she realised all along... she needed to tell Jacks.
She needed to tell Jacks that she loved him.
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Evangeline rushed through the halls of Wolf Hall.
She needed to find Jacks. She desperately needed to tell him. She didn't just care about him or want him. She loved him. She needed to tell him that. Love cures a broken heart, it's the most powerful magic of all. Evangeline believed that, this whole time she cursed herself for not thinking it before. But she couldn't help it, her memories were lost all because of Apollo. Maybe if Evangeline told Jacks how she felt, it would make him stay— make things work.
If Jacks loved her the way she loved him, then maybe they could have a happily ever after. It was a dream of Evangeline's to find her happy ending and to fall in love. But during her adventures, she lost that hope. But during the time with Jacks— that hope, it sparked again.
As Evangeline was running, her heart quickened at every step and breath she took. Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks. What if Jacks didn't love her the same way she loved him? What if he rejected her... what if Jacks still loved Donnatella. But— didn't Jacks just like the idea of Donnatella? Not her? Thoughts clouded Evangeline's mind:
...What if...
Evangeline felt her heart skip a beat at all those thoughts. She shoved them aside, she couldn't worry about that— she had to try! She had to try and tell Jacks... she didn't want him, she needed him.
Evangeline started again. She rushed out the doors of Wolf Hall and into the royal garden.
The night was dark and the sky glimmered with a sea of stars. They twinkled in hope, like they were telling her something. That hope she felt inside of her, the hope of her and Jacks. She smiled when she looked up at the stars, they were beautiful celestial beings. To her, stars told stories.
Evangeline walked through the garden, the chilly night nipped at her pale skin as a gust of wind blew by.
The snow melted and crunched underneath her feet. Her pink slippers getting a bit drenched in the process. She walked around the garden, in hopes of finding Jacks.
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It had been a while since Evangeline started looking for Jacks. The garden was huge and filled with frozen over plants and flowers. Evangeline sighed, she was slowing loosing that spark of hope.
But then, the underside of her wrist started burning. She rubbed a finger over the tender skin. The small white broken heart scar burned like a familiar fire scorching across her skin. She used to always get that feeling when Jacks was around.
Evangeline realised; Jacks had to be nearby!
Evangeline felt that hope rise again, as she kept searching the icy garden. She looked down at every step she took, the snow and ice crushing was a soothing sound. She lifted her head up and her smile grew wider when she saw Jacks standing by a tall icy tree. He stood under the frozen over cherry blossom tree, biting into a pure white apple. The crimson juice trickling down his chin. God she missed him.
Evangeline stalked closer to Jacks with a warm smile on her face. "Jacks!" Evangeline walked up to him, now standing underneath the tree.
Jacks's eyes widen, he looked surprised to see her. "Little Fox?—" he cleared his throat. "Evangeline, what are you doing here?" He said sternly. He mustn't know that her memories were back.
She missed the way he called her Little Fox. It made her feel so warm inside. And butterflies swarmed her stomach in hopes of breaking free. Her heart pounded a million miles ahead as she looked into his cold eyes.
"Jacks.." she repeated his name softly. It's all she could muster out.
He raised an eyebrow and tilted his head slightly to look down at her. "Yes?"
This was it— she could waste anymore time dilly-dallying. She needed to tell him now. "Jacks— i need to tell you something." She whispered softly, a small crinkle formed in the corners of her eyes as she couldn't stop smiling. "For days— Jacks I've been struggling to find out what was so important I've been needing to tell someone." She sighed.
Jacks was silent and listening to her. "Jacks... ever since I've regained my memories, I found out what it was.... I needed to tell you that....
I love you Jacks."
Jacks's eyes widen, he stopped biting his apple. He was shocked, his apple rolled out of his hands and dropped to the ground, making a soft plop as it hit the ground.
"Little Fox— you... what?" He breathed out. He rubbed his palm over the smooth line of his jaw. He clenched it, as if he wanted to say something but he couldn't. "You don't know what you're saying Little Fox.."
Evangeline cut him off abruptly. "But I do Jacks!" She argued. "I love you, and that's final." She stated like her life depended on it. Her gaze directly fell on his soft pink lips, they were perfectly shaped and so kissable. Evangeline now knew why so many girls fell for Jacks. Why so many kissed him.
She placed a hand on his heart, it was beating rapidly. Jacks looked down and placed his hand on hers.
"Little Fox.. stop." Jacks frowned and pushed her hand away. Her hand dropped back down to her side. Her eyes widen and her heart skipped a beat. Did he not love her the same way she loved him? She looked at his lips and all she wanted to do was kiss him. Kiss him until they both can't breathe, kiss each other until they're sick of it.
"Jacks please—"
"I said stop." His words were sharp as the tip of a blade. He knew what she was thinking. "I don't want you to die again. I can't loose you Evangeline, not ever again." His breath was shaky. And for a moment, something like hurt flickered in his eyes. He looked wounded, despaired, hurt. She just wanted to tell him it was okay, she didn't care if he was cursed forever, she just wanted him to stay. And to love her the same way she loved him. But his words made her confused.
"Jacks, what do you mean die again?" She asked.
Jacks took a step back, he clenched his jaw. His right hand clenched into a fist and his other wiped over his mouth and chin.
"You died before," He began, the words seemed to cut deep for himself. "In the Valory arch, Chaos... he bit you and he killed you." Jacks eyes were filled with a hint of fury. "And you know what I did Little Fox? I used the stones to go back in time for you, so you didn't die. Because Evangeline, I couldn't loose you."
Jacks looked at her with so much intensity. Evangeline's heart pounded much quicker and harder. All these words were so hard to comprehend.
"I wasted my chance to go back to the day I met Donnatella. My chance to have my one true love again." His words cut deeper than a sword. It wounded Evangeline internally. "But for you, I would do anything. And time took something equal of value to me...
It took you, away from me." He hissed.
Evangeline looked up at him, she couldn't believe a single word that was coming out of his mouth... was he telling her that he loved her too? Tears pricked the corners of her eyes, her lip quivered.
"You and I both know my kiss kills. I don't want to risk the chance of loosing you again Little Fox, not now, not ever." He looked down at her with sorrow. A single tear rolled down his cheek. It was red, a blood red tear.
Evangeline reluctantly lifted a cold pale finger and wiped the tear from his face. Jacks held her wrist, his fingers wrapped around it. His touch was gentle, it was so soft that he was holding her like she was something so precious to him.
Evangeline placed her hand on his cheek, her thumb gently stroking his soft skin. He leaned into her hand and looked at her, his eyes softened and his gaze grew warmer.
"Jacks..." she whispered, but before he could say anything. Evangeline closed her eyes and leaned in, closing the gap between them.
His lips were soft against hers, and it was as if his lips were carved just for her. Jacks made a small sound of surprise, but he didn't pull away. In fact, he closed his eyes and leaned in closer, deepening the kiss. Evangeline didn't die the second their lips touch. She didn't feel like she was dying, she felt a small spark. She felt alive...
He gently slid his hand around Evangeline's waist and pulled her in closer to him. Their bodies pressed up against each other. The sensation of their lips were something Evangeline would never forget. The way Jacks held her close and the way his lips moved with hers was breathtaking.
"Tell me how much you love me." Jacks softly whispered against her lips.
Evangeline let out a small gasp, she felt Jacks's hand gently gliding up and down her hip and waist.
"I love you." She whispered against his lips. "I love you so much."
He kissed her harder.
"I love you so much that you're all I can think about." Evangeline felt him gently bite her lower lip. She let out a soft gasp and her lips parted.
She could feel Jacks smirk against her lips and his tongue gently slid into her mouth. Their tongues clashed together. It was like a sensational dance, and Jacks took the lead. Evangeline felt her back pressed against the tree as Jacks placed his free hand right above her head, like he was holding onto the tree for support.
Evangeline had never felt so alive before. It felt as if flowers were blooming in her body for a new beginning. Butterflies swarmed her stomach and were begging to be free. Evangeline wrapped her arms around Jacks's neck as the kiss became more passionate.
Evangeline grabbed a fistful of his golden hair at the back of his head and pulled him deeper into the kiss. Jacks let out a soft grunt and gently squeezed her hip. Evangeline let out a soft groan. She felt Jacks lips curl into a smirk against hers.
After a while he pulled away, they were both gasping for air. Jacks panted heavily and Evangeline could even hear his heartbeat. It was so loud and quick, she thought it was going to rip out of his chest any minute.
A string of saliva connected their mouths and Jacks smiled. Jacks gently traced a cold slender finger against her cheekbone, admiring every detail about her. He looked into her eyes as if he were studying them.
"I love you so much Evangeline, that it pains me." He whispered softly and placed his whole hand on her cheek now. Evangeline leaned into his touch and smiled.
"I love you so much Little Fox, don't you ever forget that." Jacks smiled and moved his thumb down and gently traced her lips.
"Not just my true love Evangeline, you're my forever love."
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