Jax x Reader ~Enemies to Lovers~

Chapter Fifteen: Another long adventure...how fun.

I don't remember what fully happened after my little talk with Gangle, but my eyes slowly fluttered open and I was on my F/C themed bed in my room. Maybe I ended up going back to my room after a while? My brain couldn't recall anything, but I didn't think much of it. Though, I was dreading today, mainly because I know we're going on another adventure today and who knows what the hell we will be going through.

My thoughts suddenly gravitated towards Jax again. I haven't seen him since I placed him on his bed when he was unconscious, so parts of me were pretty nervous to see him again, but I knew I shouldn't let my nerves or feelings get to me, since we still have to keep the enemy shtick. At least...until he drops the whole "enemy" thing.

I swung my legs over to the side of the bed and planted my feet firmly on the F/C carpeted ground, mentally preparing myself for today, knowing that I probably will end up hating today as much as I hated yesterday when it comes to the adventure that Caine will have planned for us.

A groan left my lips at the thought of another tiring adventure. I can't imagine doing this for the rest of eternity...but whatever. I probably shouldn't complain right now until we're on our adventure today. Then I can complain. My feet moved over to my room's door and I opened it, closing it softly behind me.

My eyes gravitated towards Jax's door across from my room. I was tempted to check in on him or something, but I shook it off. I couldn't let him know that I care or anything...yesterday I already made that mistake and I probably won't hear the end of it if Jax wants to tease me today.

I started walking over to the main area of the circus, just to realize I seem to be the only one awake, or at least fully ready, since I'm the only one in the main area of the tent right now. I decided to sit down on the sofa and wait for the others to arrive, or at least Caine to show up, not really caring which one happens first.

A soft humming leaves my lips as I wait for the others, though I've never really been the "patient" type, which is something that I try working on...yet I keep no promises with that. While waiting, however, my head jerked up a bit when I thought I heard footsteps coming towards the direction of where I was sitting.

My eyes glanced at the main doorway, just to see Jax strolling into the room. My heart skipped a beat, realizing now was the moment whether he would ignore everything that happened yesterday, tease me about acting like I care about him, or actually confront in talk about it. We both locked eyes for a moment before a sly smile--that looked a bit forced--appeared on his face.

"Wow. You're finally early. Usually you're one of the last ones that comes out of your room, and now you're the first," Jax noticed while walking over to where I was and sat next to me. "What made you suddenly so early? Definitely with how...bad the last adventure was."

Interesting how he only called it bad, along with the fact that he hesitated in the beginning. Does he want to talk about it or not? "I dunno. I couldn't sleep that much in the beginning, and I guess my body gradually woke up earlier than normal. Or I'm just too anxious for this next adventure, which is why my subconscious decided to wake me up this early. Either way, I'm not looking forward to today."

He hummed with a slight shrug. "I see what you mean, but what's the worst that could happen?"

Okay, so he's taking the "ignoring that it happened" route...which I appreciate a bit. But knowing how the others in this circus are, I bet they'll mention it to him regardless, which will force him to acknowledge it, so I guess my best bet is to stay quiet about it for now. Or...my mouth has other plans.

"Don't jinx it. What if this adventure can harm us again or something even worse happens than 'simple harming'? If you want to talk about the whole 'what's the worst that could happen' thing, then we can talk about your injury towards the end. Or we can ignore it. Up to you at this point." Yeah...why can't I ever shut up? I TOLD MYSELF TO KEEP QUIET!!