Jay pov.
I went upstairs and took a bath. I quickly took a bath and put on a white tank top, white shorts, and a yellow button-up shirt, left unbuttoned. I attempted to tame my hair by running my hand through it a few times. When I was satisfied that it no longer looked like a bird's nest (A/N: It never looked like that to begin with... In this story Jay's hair is as gorgeous as Ashtine's), I went downstairs.
As soon as I came down, this guy froze. Again. Seriously, I'm not even dressed up or anything. Why does he always stop everything he's doing and look at me whenever I enter a room? (A/N: I would too, and I'm a girl who is not obsessively in love with you sooo...)
"Do you want to take a walk along the sea?" He asked me. I just nodded. He, too, had taken a bath in the other room, and he was wearing a casual T-shirt and pants. It should be illegal to look good in casual wear, right? (A/N: Then both of you should be arrested, right?)
Anyway, we were just walking along the coastline and talking random things (mostly about section E) when I started to feel tired. I didn't even say anything, but he must have noticed I had slowed down a little, so without saying a word, he bent down and picked me up in a bridal-style carry.
I squealed slightly at the unexpected lift and instinctively placed my hand on his shoulders to brace myself.
"Hey! What are you doing?! Put me down!" I said indignantly, even as my stomach exploded with butterflies.
"Why? You're tired, right?"
"I can still walk." I muttered under my breath.
"Yeah, but do you want to walk? No, right?" He asked.
I just shook my head in disbelief, my heart fluttering. Then I decided to tease him. "Hmm.. So you'll do anything I want?"
"Name it." He said, looking completely serious.
"Okay, then. Spin me around." I said, half joking and completely expecting him to refuse.
Immediately, he put me down in the sand.
"Ha! See. I knew you wouldn't-" before I could finish the sentence, he bent down, wrapped both his arms around both my knees and picked me up. I held onto his shoulders for balance, as he started spinning me around.
I couldn't help but let out a sweet laugh and spread my hands out, enjoying the way the wind rushed around my face. He put me down after sometime, only to carry me in a bridal style again.
"Your wish is my command, my queen." He said, looking far too pleased with himself.
"I was joking!" I said, totally exasperated from his flirting.
"Only joking? Then tell me what you actually want. I'll make it happen." He said, sounding actually sincere, as he started walking back to the mansion, still refusing to put me down.
I went quiet for a second. What did I actually want? I have never been particularly interested in material things. I don't know why, but even though I have enough money to feed countries (or should I say feed section E because that's basically the same thing), I have never bought anything for myself just for the sake of it.
I guess I was just so focused on the company and the CBI work and getting our father's company back, that I have never really stopped to think about what I wanted for myself. But if I could ever ask for one thing in my life, I know exactly what I want.
"It's no use. Even if I tell you, you won't be able to do it. There are some things that even the most amount of money can't buy." I told him.
"Tell me anyway. I want to at least try for you."
I looked up at him only to see him already looking at me softly. "My parents. That is the only thing I could ever want in my life. Can you bring them back?" I said, my voice shaking with emotion.
"Jay... You know I'll do anything I can for you... But that..." He said looking genuinely frustrated at himself for not being able to fulfil my wish. He looked really guilty.
"I know. That's what I meant when I said money can't buy everything."
"Is there anything else?"
"Can we ask section E to stay one more day here in the Island? I know we have to return for school, but I don't want to leave today."
"Done." He said immediately. "But can I ask why, love?"
"Because," I said, ignoring the flutter in my stomach from his nickname "when I go back, I have to immediately get back to working. The company probably needs a lot of signing and meetings to attend. Now that I left, I have no idea how the missions in the CBI are going. When I get back, I probably have to start taking up aa few extra cases- just so that I can still keep up my position. They are like sharks, it's aa constant battleground. If I lower my performance even a little, there are thousands of people trying to get the head position. Not to mention the fact that some of them are already mad because a younger person is the cheif. There were even people claiming that I "slept my way to the top". As if all my hardwork and training and the days I worked my ass off and nights I spent solving cases without getting an ounce of sleep meant nothing. Not even because of my age, but just because I'm a girl." I said my voice laced with bitterness.
I didn't even realise it, but by the time I finished speaking, there were tears running down my face, and we had already reached the mansion.
He gently wiped my tears and placed a kiss to my forehead, leaned forward and pressed our foreheads together. "That's not what I see. You know what I see? I see a strong, brilliant, amazing, kind, generous, stunning, foolishly brave, independant woman. You're incredible Jay. You're one hell of a person. I really wish that you could see yourself from my eyes, or even from the eyes of the people around you. Then you'll realise how special you are. I believe you. I trust you. And I think you are the most strongest person I've ever seen, because despite going through so much, you still decide to stay kind and help others. I really wonder how the hell you're able to do that, I admire you so much for never giving up. I started hating the world when my mom died. Then I got a little better when I was with Aries, Yuri, and Percy. But then Percy died, our group fell apart, and I became even worse. I let my anger get the better of me. Even section e was scared of me during those times. Then you came. You changed me, Jay. You changed all of us. For the better."
Both of us were openly crying now. "It was just so unfair! I worked my ass of! I stopped smiling properly, eating properly, sleeping properly, even living properly dammit. I gave my all. I pushed myself to keep going, keep training, keep running, keep learning even when all I wanted to do was stop. I worked a million times harder than anyone else, always being the first to arrive and last to leave. Practising again and again even when I fainted multiple times from fatigue- all while still managing school and taking care of Leo. All for what? For some cheapskates who look like they payed their way in to tell me that I got it because I flirted? I hate it! I love my work, but i hate these people!!" I shouted out. I don't even know why i was ranting right now. It has always been this way, and i never had anyone to say these to. My brothers were busy trying not to get killed- they were fighting their own battles.
I've always been dealing with all this alone, but I just feel like I never have to pretend with him... I've never been this comfortable with either Jason or Cyrus.
Only him.
He kept comforting me and whispering over and over until the rythm of his patting worked like a lullaby and I slowly drifted off to sleep in his arms.
(Guys i will upload pics of their outfit in comments. So check it out!!)