Jack followed closely behind Jun through the house. He was uneasy about the idea of cooking after the previous event at the restaurant, but he felt a little better knowing that Jun had trust in her aunt. Jack smiled as his senses took in what was being cooked in the kitchen. He watched Sabrina run out to the restroom. "Does she trust you to watch the pot while she's gone..?"

Jun smirked at Jack's question. "Why not? I usually help her in the kitchen, sometimes even cook myself." She answered with satisfaction. She stirred the gumbo with the large wooden spoon so it wouldn't stick to the pot.

[[ Ooh~ There's a giant fire on the other side of my state and the giant plumes of smoke are literally blocking out the sun so it's a bright red circle instead of a white/yellow glow. *o* -watches intensely- ]]

Jack smiled to himself. 'Jun can cook, too,' he thought. Jack sat back on his heels and took a deep breath. "How come you can manage to be so happy yet still try and.. fly every day?" He figured that the term flying could make sense in either case. It would be their little insider.

"Because I don't want anyone taking petty on me. I try my best to act happy, sometimes I really am but most of the time I just break and want to- fly." She replies. "You make me happy.. even though I've only known you for less than a day." Jun moves some of her hair behind her ear and glances at him. Sabrina comes back and sees if the gumbo was done. When it clear that it was, she got out two bowls and filled them before putting a soup spoon in the bowls handing one to each of the two. Jun holds her bowl and goes to sit at the table before setting the bowl down on the table.

Jack felt a bit of heat flush from behind his cheeks at Jun's comment about how he made her happy despite how long they'd known each other. He took a bowl from Sabrina and thanked her before nearly chasing after Jun to pull her chair out from the table for her. He then went over to the other side and set himself comfortably at his side of the table. He tasted a bit of the gumbo, surprised by how great it was. "You don't lie, Sabrina, this is magnificent." he remarked. "-But, Jun-" Jack wasn't exactly sure how to put his point into words. He wanted to ask Jun why she didn't try and search for more happiness in her life, but he also wanted to ask her why she hadn't made it clear to the people who were left that she really wanted to fly. 'If they understood, maybe she wouldn't be in so much distress every day of her life..'

[[sorry i disappeared, had something matter to attend to T^T]]

Jun began to eat her gumbo after blinking and watching Jack do his thing. Sabrina chuckled before walking towards the table. "Why thank you Jack." She smiles kindly. Jun looks up from her bowl when she heard her name. "Hm?" She swallow and looked at Jack.

[[ ^^ Daijobu desu~ ]]

Jack paused for a moment. He decided to combine his two thoughts into one. "If you really do try to, you know, fly so much," he said, referring again to the subject with less harsh terms. It would probably bother Jack if he'd tried to commit suicide and whenever the situation was brought up, all anyone ever mentioned was suicide and how he 'failed'. "Do you ever wonder why life lets you wake up the next day?"

Jun paused a moment and just stared blankly before shaking her head. "I don't know, maybe I still have a purpose in this life." She answers truthfully and quietly and finishes her bowl of gumbo.

[[<3]]

Jack was satisfied with himself when he saw Jun pause and think about her reasoning in trying to die every day. Maybe it could help for when Jack wasn't around if things didn't go out the way he intended for them to. "Maybe you do have a purpose~" he echoed behind her, also finishing his soup. "A wonderful one." He decided that even if Jun didn't want to be near him anymore, Jack was determined to leave an impact on this girl that would last a lifetime and let her be happy all on her own. 'She has support from the freaking heavens!' he thought. 'She shouldn't throw it away.'

"I met you after all." Jun hums and chuckles, meaning it in a good way of course. "You saved my life twice today..." She says quietly, now sleepy since her stomach was happy.

A smile appeared on Jack's face at Jun's comment. His soft laugh filled the room with Jun's humming for a moment as his mind replayed the two "life-saving" events that Jun referred to. He remembered catching her from a building fall, but he couldn't place his hand on a second. The blurry image of a building piece falling to Jun suddenly turned into a sharp image of the rock falling and suddenly turning at a ninety degree angle and landing elsewhere. He raised his eyebrows, not taking the idea too seriously, and denied the fact that he had any sort of paranormal powers.

"Well.. It's getting late, I guess- am I right to suppose you want to sleep before tomorrow, ma chérie~?" he asked, cutely calling Jun darling yet again.

She smirked lightly and slid her chair back before standing and going to put her bowl in the sink. "School is tomorrow and I'm dreadfully tired." She says as she walks towards him and kisses his cheek without thinking. "Goodnight Jack." Jun says before heading to her room. Sabrina smiles. "You know, you're welcome to stay the night if you'd like Jack." She offered kindly since it was late and everything.

There was no way to explain how off-guard Jack was when Jun kissed him. He was surprised to see her acting so casually, again, about the whole situation. Smiling, he tilted his spoon playfully before setting it to rest and moving his dishes over to the sink and running a bit of water over them. It was a habit he had, to at least show that he tried to do the work even if he wasn't exactly sure what the routines were.

Jack slipped his hands in the pockets of his pants, unsure whether to take Jun up on her offer. Jack already had his homework done, and it would take a few clicks of a keypad to let his parents know that he'd be spending the night someplace else. He could easily get back to his house and change before classes started- he was always at school early with his gang anyway. "If you want me to stay, then I will."

[[hello~ sorry i forgot to say goodnight </3]]

Jun glanced at him and nodded. "I do, actually." She smirks playfully. "-and I can show you to the guest bedroom." Sabrina was satisfied and went into the kitchen to put the pot of gumbo in the fridge.

[[ ^^ It's alright, ohayo~ ]]

Jack smiled and shook his head lightly. He started to walk towards Jun, but stopped about halfway there. He'd almost forgotten to thank his chef. "Thank you, Sabrina," he said at last. Somehow, though, Jack felt like he was thanking her for more than the soup. He remembered Jun saying once that her aunt was the only one who would save her and understand what was going on. What would happen if Sabrina suddenly upped and left one day? 'Merci,' he thought to himself. It was the French way of saying thanks. 'Just like mercy.'

He took back to walking with Jun through the house, thinking about the two words in each language.

[[ I love role-playing ;~; I have the urge to google new terms/subjects >o< French, too! ]]

[hehe <3]

Jun led Jack through the darker part of the house since the light was busted and opened the door to the guest bedroom. "Here we are." She said as she gestured for him to go inside. "The lights are busted but there's a few windows, with curtains of course, so it's not completely pitch black." Jun tells him.

Jack noticed that the sun was setting and the sky was radiantly starting to turn from yellow to orange to pink to purple to blue. Soon, the stars would be out. "It's alright," he said when Jun mentioned that the lights were busted. "As long as I can see you, it'll be perfectly fine."

With that, Jack stepped into the room and outstretched his arms. "It feels home-like," he said. His house always felt so formal- everything had to be perfect under his parents' eyes. Here, in Jun's house, he was as free as he was with his friends while still being under a safe roof.

Jun leaned against the door frame and nibbled on her lower lip, flustered a little. "My room is down the hall, but I can stay in here if you'd like.. since you've never been here and everything..." She mentally kicked herself for that one just because of the memories she had in this room she didn't want to dream about.

Jack turned around to face Jun. Something inside him finally clicked and he realized that Jun was slightly troubled by her last statement. Jack decided to take the risk of pretending like he had no idea- it felt to him like he could accomplish the impossible, and he figured that they were both so tired that there was always the chance of lying down and crashing before anyone managed to say good night. "I'd love that," Jack said, smiling down at Jun. "..But if you're tired, I won't disturb you.." The last part was really for Jun's sake. Jack wanted to be near her, but he also wanted her to have the freedom of choosing. That part was just as important as it was for him to fulfill his own needs.

[[pretty avi <3]]

Jun shakes her head and slowly comes into the room before sitting on the bed. "I don't mind." She answers, not really tired anymore. The feeling just came for a minute then left like it was never there. "I'm glad you you're at least comfortable here, it's nice to have a friend over for once." She says quietly, keeping any unwanted memories from her thought-train.

[[ >o< Tys~ What are you creating? ;o ]]

Jack took a few steps back when Jun did so he could sit on the edge of the bed next to her. Once he sat down, his body decided that it was out of adrenaline. He felt dizzy for a moment, but that spell faded a few seconds later. "It's nice to spend time with someone new and not have to worry about being judged too harshly.." he said, thinking about the gang he'd reunite with the next morning. With that, Jack let out a soft laugh. "You're different, but I don't see why you end up alone and picked on," he started to say before leaning in and getting a closer look at Jun. He hadn't exactly had enough moments to really see her in good lighting. Even then, it was still dim. "You're cute, too- what's with that?"

Jun glanced at him with pale rose cheeks when he said "You're cute, too- what's with that?" then glanced down at the hand in her lap. "My parents drop me and my brother on the doormat of an orphanage when we were just old enough to be away from our mom because he was born sick and they didn't want a girl. Auntie took us in when I was six and he was 8 so everything was still so new to us, my aunt took care of my brother as best as she could so he could at least be healthy enough to keep me from worrying. I would get picked on because I was so scared to stand up for myself and when people found out I was my brother's younger sister they left me alone because they knew he would punish them for making me cry. All we had was each other in reality. After he died, the people who were so terrified of him are using me to get their revenge. Big brother wasn't very nice to anyone at school because most them grew up with us at the orphanage but got adopted much earlier than we did so they made fun of us and said nobody wanted us. But for some reason I'm not afraid of them anymore, the bullies I mean." She let out a dry laugh. 'I say that now... Wait until tomorrow, I probably won't be saying it then. Why am I spilling about my screwed up past? This is the present..' "Sorry. I was venting without realizing it..." Jun says quietly.

[[and elven assassin i think ^^'']]

[[ Ooh~ fun. >w< Are there any good daggers/swords out there? ]]

Jack smirked when he saw Jun blush. He listened carefully to her story and replayed it once or twice quickly so he captured the details. An artist-born child needs his details. When Jun was finished, Jack looked off to the side a bit. "Well, you've got your own courage up- I'm sure you could take them down." he said cheerfully. "It's okay, I promise. Everyone needs someone to talk to."

He shifted in his position ever so slightly and tilted his head to see if he could get a better glimpse of Jun in the poor light. 'I guess I'll just have to wait until morning.'

Jun smiles a little, feeling a heavy weight being lifted off her chest. She lightly rested her head on Jack's shoulder and letting herself relax. He was so warm compared to how she felt to her own touch and it put her at ease.

[no T-T sad panda]

[[ D< Evilevil. What is this- are there any bows? ]]

Jack was taken a bit by surprise when he felt Jun against him. He turned a bit to suit his comfort and hugged her gently. Her hair was soft and glinted a bit in the rising moonlight. He closed his eyes and took in the moment. Jack couldn't figure out what, but something was different about this girl. He was sure he had seen every kind, yet Jun came out of the blue and surprised him. Jack felt strange around her as well. It was like floating on a cloud.. "Jun~" he caught himself saying, thankfully not finishing the thought. He refused to break the moment.