Apples & Foxes

Evangeline and Jacks ~Broken~

A/N: this is more on the sad side of my fanfics- I might do one when the rolls are switched later on if you'd like or if I'm bothered haha, but basically in this one, Jacks is trying to annoy Evangeline via mind but then he realizes she's crying and everything is crashing down on her and he comforts her and it'll be cute

Everything is quiet; it's very late at night, if not early morning, and there isn't a sound. For this reason, Evangeline is trying to stifle her sobs, a hand over her mouth to try and muffle the sound while she sits, curled up, against the headboard of her bed. Her ribcage and chest ache with the effort of crying. And if she's being honest, everything aches from the effort of everything recently. She feels awful; all painful hiccupping sobs and welling tears that turn into coal-dyed streaks down her face. Evangeline thought she'd be okay, she's always okay- but maybe that's just what she tells people so they don't find out that she isn't.

If your still awake please don't be sleeping someone. Jacks' voice appears in her head; she would usually smile, or maybe laugh, but right now just hearing him makes her sob even harder.

Go away, Jacks. She replies, trying to hide her emotion.

Don't tell a Fate what to do, Little Fox, it always ends badly.

I said go away, Jacks. Please. She can't help it, she's crying again and can't even muster the strength to hide it.

Jacks doesn't reply, and she thinks he actually listened to her. But then is hit with a wave of loneliness from the black of her mind, and she loses it, unable to keep quiet. She hates herself for this, for everything, for-

She feels cold arms engulf her, and doesn't even flinch, she let's Jacks hold her, she needs it and he knows that as much as she does. Evangeline can't see anything: the combination of tears flooding her eyes and having her head buried into Jacks' shirt makes her blind.

"What happened, love?" Jacks' voice is soft but has an edge to it, like he's prepared for murder.

Evangeline shakes her head, knowing she's staining his shirt with tears and charcoal from her eyes, and somehow manages to sob harder, her whole body shaking. To her surprise, Jacks doesn't ask her more, he just holds her steady, letting her feel vulnerable in front of him- what on earth is she doing? She starts to pull away, not wanting him to see her like this, although tears are still flowing freely. Before she can do so, however, Jacks pulls her tighter against his stone chest, one hand running through her hair soothingly. Evangeline feels beyond exhausted, and can't move away. When her manic hiccupping stops, Jacks shifts so he's almost laying down, and gently moves her with him; she ends up curled up in his lap, face buried in between his chest and neck, arms holding onto him like he's the only one who can stop the terrifying madness behind her eyes.

"Please-" Evangeline starts, but then sobs, embarrassed, again so she finishes in her mind: don't leave me, Jacks.

"A war couldn't make me leave you, Little Fox." Jacks words vibrate in his chest, echoing in Evangeline's head.

"I'm sorry." She says these words out loud, so he knows she means them.

"You have nothing to be sorry for."

"You shouldn't have come here, seen me like this." She sniffs.

"Angel, you could be throwing up and I'd be with you, holding you hair back. You could be losing your mind and I'd lose mine with you. You could have a broken heart and I'd give you what's left of mine if it meant yours would be full again." Jacks' words stun her into silence for a moment, even her sobs stop.

"You don't mean any of that." Evangeline finds it incredibly hard to believe.

"If I find a way to prove it to you, Little Fox, I will happily do so."

Evangeline sits up slightly, so she's not completely laying down, and Jacks wipes the still wet tears off her face. She is hit with the overwhelming urge to kiss him- she assumes it's due to how he just showed more comfort for her than anyone did in her 17 years of living. The Prince of Hearts must sense her thoughts, because he regrettably shakes his head.

"We can't, my fox. It's too dangerous." Jacks looks pained, scared even.

"Please." Her plea is barely audible, quiet, it's clear she knows it won't get her anywhere.

"I can't lose you, too." This is the most terrified Evangeline has ever seen the Fate, she realizes he really is scared of killing her.

She sighs, but understands what he's saying. Evangeline settles back down on his chest. After a while, she can tell he's thinking on something, definitely struggling with some very mixed emotions.

"Evangeline." He breaths out, and if she's being honest, the way he says her name in this moment excites her.

Before she can get an answer out, she's on her back, Jacks' face inches from hers. There lips crash together in a way that feels like something being freed- a fox being let out of a cage, an arrow being released from a taut bow. It takes her moments to realize the full force of what just happened- she could die, yet, right now, with Jacks' lips taking her own, she can't find a way to care. He pulls away all to quickly, so many thoughts rushing behind his eyes. He looks at her in fear, clearly scared she's going to drop dead in his arms.

"Jacks," Evangeline says, a bittersweet smile on her lips, "I'm okay."

"You're okay." he repeats her words, looking the most relieved she's ever seen him.

Evangeline forgets the last hour, her tears gone- this is more important. Jacks just kissed her. The Prince of Hearts just kissed her. And she's not dead; she's very much alive, and now she can have his lips on hers as much as she wants- right now that's a lot. He beats her to it and kisses her again, this time a lot less rigid, now he knows she won't die, and he's kissing her like it's all that matters. Evangeline feels like she's in heaven; Jacks' lips are soft and strong, and as much as she's trying to keep up, it's rather hard- she is smiling far to much; mind you, so is the blond Fate now kissing every inch of her face.

If this is her never after, Evangeline will gladly take it.

A/N: before you all shout at me, no, non of this are spoilers, I just wanted to write one where they did end up kissing so shush. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed writing it, have a good one! (its over 1000 words haha)