There's A Monster Inside All of Us | Silco×OC

VII

I would give you the world...

  "Boo!" Jinx shouted as she jumped off from behind Urgot to tackle me into a hug, to which I happily returned. She had just gotten back from her 4th mission; since Silco believed she could do them as long as she took one of us – Sevika, Urgot, or Me with her. It seemed she choose Urgot this time. He towered over both of us. "Did I scare you!"

"Oh yes, my heart nearly jumped out my chest!" I replied watching her face light up at the comment. I took her hand in mine before looking back at the tattooed man. "Can I steal her from you for a bit?" he looked between Jinx and me before turning on the balls of his feet and heading off down the hall.

"You're gonna steal me?" Jinx questioned as I tossed her up onto my shoulders; to which she grabbed at my face dramatically. "Ah!"

"J-Jinx! You can't cover my eyes; I have to see!"

"I'm sorry! I didn't expect you to suddenly toss me up like that!"

"You're lucky you're still so small. When I was 12, I was already 5'5 – to be fair I was light as well, but I was taller than you for sure"

"How tall do you think I'm going to be?" I pondered on the question for a bit. Violet was 13 when we last saw her, but she was already a menacing 5'4 – so it wouldn't surprise me if Vi would have ended up being one of the tall 5'8 – 5'9 women.

"I wanna say you'll be 5'7 or at least 5'5 like me...but I'm gonna be honest Jinx you are small"

"Hmm, Okay then I'll just have to work around my height"

"Oh?"

"Yeah! If I won't be tall like the others...I'll be smarter and quicker!" I raised a hand for her to high-five.

"That's what I'm talking about! Love that positivity!" we both giggled as I carried her to the bar area of the base. Since it was one of the only places we felt really at home – like as if we were still at Vander's. I sat her down in her seat as I walked behind the counter.

"Why did you wanna come here?" she asked as she twirled in the bar stool. I reached under the bar to find her favorite cup. A dark blue wooden cup with white stars painted across it. Vander had gotten it for her years ago and when we moved in with Silco it was one of the few things she wanted to bring with her. I filled it up with some juice sliding it over to her watching both her hands wrap around it with a smile on her face.

"Can't I just hang out with my favorite person in the whole world~" she narrowed her eyes at me.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Wh- why is it every time I'm nice you think I want you to make something?!"

"-because you normally do!" she teased as she pointed her straw at me, moving it with my actions. I crossed my arms and puffed my cheeks. Half the time I felt like Jinx was the one babysitting me.

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"I am hurt that's all you think of me!" I huffed as I turned my back to her. She only giggled at my response as she sipped more of her juice, but once she noticed my back remained to her so gave off an annoyed sigh.

"I'm sorry! Okay there I said it, now tell me!" I spun back around slamming my hands down on the bar watching her jump in shock.

"Let's go out?"

"Out where?" she tilted her head to the side at my question.

"Well I could use some more new tops, as well as new shoes" I commented as my train of thought drifted to the tattered shoes, I wore nearly every day.