Hi guys! Here's chapter 4 for you, and Merry Christmas! Even though some of you probably celebrate on the 25th here in Sweden we celebrate on the 24th. I wonder why, was Santa early or something? Nevermind, let's get on with the story shall we? Enjoy!
Jackal's POV
She's hugging me!? Has she already forgotten about my curse? I could make her hole body go boom, now's my chance! But. She's doing this to comfort me, if I just play along maybe I can find a way to get out of here. I wrapped my arms around her, resting my head in the crook of her neck. I just have to be patient.
Lucy's POV
I felt Jackal's arms around me as he hugged me and nuzzled his head in my neck. But something didn't feel right. A criminal like him would never let his feelings show like this. He's faking. I let him go and backed a few steps, looking him in the eye. At least he lost his murder instinct.
"Sorry, I didn't-"
"Tch, useless. Just leave me alone" He snorted and walked over to his mattress, laying down.
"I can't-"
"I won't escape. Geez, don't get your panties in a twist. I just want some time alone, kay?"
"I'm sorry, but I was ordered to stay here and keep an eye on you until the guards return" He was about to answer but the prisoner in the cell on the opposite side of the corridor interrupted.
"Why do you complain so much, do you know how much the rest of us would give to have such a sexy maid? Come on, how much do you want to let me have my way with her?" I felt shivers down my spine. Creep.
"Sorry, she's not for sale. Get your own entertainment or shut up before I make you explode" Jackal calmly stated before standing up again. Before I knew what was happening he had grabbed my wrist and was leading me out of the cell and towards the exit.
"Hey, stop. We're not supposed to leave the prison" I tried to free my hand but his grip was just too strong. Once we were outside he finally let go.
"You need to go back right now. Or we'll both be in trouble"
"I don't care. I'm hungry, take me somewhere to eat" He demanded, this guy.
"But-"
"Or I could just ditch you and go on a rampage through town" Let's see, should I break the rules and dine with a criminal or should I let a demon blow up the town. Decisions, decisions.
"I know a place. Let's go!" I said with as much happiness that I could muster.
"Now that's more like it"
Jackal's POV
I have to admit, the girl is pretty fun to mess with. But I wasn't seriously going to blow up the town, too much work. I would've just killed a few until she said yes. Or should I have started with her? My thoughts were interrupted when the girl suddenly stopped in front of a restaurant.
"We're here, the best restaurant around here" She said happily, how can she act so 'happy-go-lucky' all the time? It's disturbing.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever" I said before walking into the restaurant. I must admit, it's pretty impressing. It smelled delicious and the design had a calming effect. Nothing like what I had seen in Tartaros. What those guys called a "feast" was more like a junkyard. Yuck! Blondie took a seat and motioned for me to do the same. After I had sat down a waitress quickly came to take our order.
"What would you like to order?" She asked. Order? Are there more than just one type of food here?
"I'll have a pizza with mushrooms and shrimps and a coke, please" Blondie said, and I have to say. It's so damn hard to just choose one, but oh well. I checked through the menu once again.
"I'll have a hamburger and a coke" The waitress nodded and walked to the kitchen.
"So, what's a hamburger?" Blondie gave me a strange look, I maybe don't the same language as these moronic human but I think she's asking 'are you serious' or something.
"Seriously? You've never eaten a hamburger before?"
"No, at Tartaros we ate the same thing every day"
"Which was?"
"I don't know" Honestly I don't know. Never cared, never asked. That's one of the things I never want to experience again.
"You'll see when the food's done" An awkward silence surrounded us, the voices of the other costumers and the waitresses. After what felt like an eternity the food finally came.
"Here you go sir" The waitress said and placed some kind of meat-inside-bread thingy. I carefully sniffed it and it smelled weird, it didn't smell like any other thing I've eaten before. Suddenly I heard the girl giggle.
"Don't worry it's not poisoned" She assured me, not that it convinced me though. She's technically my enemy. But I was hungry and it couldn't taste worse than the prison food. So I carefully took a bite and it was
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DELICIOUS! I've never eaten something as good as this! Before I knew it I ate this "hamburger" like my life depended on it.
Lucy's POV
Jackal carefully took a bite of the hamburger. He looked like a child trying something for the first time. Suddenly his ears pointed upwards and I could see his tail swinging back and forth. I was about to ask what's wrong but before I had time to ask he started eating like Natsu. Natsu. I haven't thought of him much lately. My vision blurred and my eyes stung.
"Hey blondie? Are you alright?" Jackal asked. Damn it, why do I have to be so weak? And in front of the enemy no less. Tears started to roll down my cheeks.
"I'm fine" I lied and put the money on the table before going out from the restaurant. I sat down on a bench not far away from the restaurant. Suddenly someone sat down beside me.
"No, you're not fine" Jackal said, I looked at him and was surprised when I realized that he didn't have that cocky grin on his face. Instead he had a smile. A real smile.
"Why do you care? We're enemies remember?" That's right, we're enemies. We could never be closer than that.
"Well, not really. Our guilds we're enemies, and Tartaros doesn't exist anymore and Fairy Tail has disbanded right? So stop crying now"
"Wha?" Is he trying to cheer me up? No way... I couldn't hold it in anymore, I threw my arms around him and hugged him tight. Not caring about the stares from the people around us.
"Please, don't leave me. Everyone else have left. Please" I cried. Soon I felt Jackal hug me back and put his head in the crook of my neck just like before. But this time, he wasn't faking it. He really meant it. The mere thought made me cry even harder.
"Don't worry, I won't"
Jackal's POV
After Blon- Lucy's panic attack, if you could call it that, we started to head back to the prison. Not that I missed it, I would rather stay here and be free than go back to that old cell. But for some reason I don't want to argue with her right now. She's been through enough as it is. I'll be nice to her, for now. We finally reached the entrance to the councils headquarters, we were just about to walk into the building but someone interrupted.
"So, did you guys have fun sightseeing?" Damn it...