Septiplier Neko!jack

4~Prizes and a bath?!?!

A/N longish chapter sorry not sorry

Last time:

Jacks ears bent down and he purred slightly.

Now:

      Mark took a bite of his pancake and took the TV's controller. "Do you want to watch something kitten?"
  "sure" Jack grabbed another pancake.
      Mark nodded and turned on the TV, it was usually on the news channel, but he figured Jack would enjoy a movie or series better. He changed the channel and saw one of his movies playing. Right, Jack didn't know who he was.
    "So this is an action movie, it's close to end but it's good"  he said, glancing at the TV, his character would appear on screen soon, so he looked at Jack instead. Jack watched with amazement, he had never been allowed to watch TV. Then he saw a familiar face.
  "that's you" Jack pointed.
  "Yep!" Mark grinned, it was odd to find someone that didn't know him. It was nice too. "I'm the good guy in this one"
  "you look good" Jack noted.
  "Thank you kitten" Mark looked back at the TV and took a sip of his coffee. He felt truly complimented. "Are you still hungry?"
  "no no! I'm fine thank you" Jack replied quickly.
  "Alright, but if you get hungry just tell me. I'll bring some snacks and drinks here anyway" Mark ate his other pancake and hummed, "Oh, and you have to take your pills again, it'll be bad if you get a fever"
Jack whined.
  "I don't wanna take pills"
  "You need to take them to feel better" Mark said, taking out a little sac from the nightstand. "It's good for you"
  "no" Jack crawled away
  "Jack" Mark tried with a firm tone, "Take the pills, now"
     Jack froze and quickly crawled back "s-sorry mas-Mark" Jack took the pills and swallowed them. Mark watched him and bit his bottom lip.
  "Sorry if I scared you, but you need to take your pills alright?" he fixed Jack's hair a little. Jack nodded. Mark sighed softly and took out his phone, he checked his messages for a second before he realised something else. "...when was the last time you took a bath?"
Jack hissed quietly. Mark raised an eyebrow at him, "You need a bath" Jack shook his head no and started crawling away.
  "Jack..." Mark set his phone down, "I will give you a prize, how about that?"
      Jack knew what that meant. His eyes widened and he started crawling faster. Mark  scooted closer and frowned a little.
  "I said I will give you a prize, I promise you'll like it"
  "I don't want a prize" Jack barely whispered and ran out of the room
  "Jack!" Mark looked at him go and sighed. He didn't understand. He stood up and walked out of the room. "At least talk to me, what is a prize to you?" he asked loudly, standing outside the room.
      Jack had hid in a closet trying not to make a noise. He hated surprises especially from his last owner. Mark started to look around the house, talking every so often,      "Remember what I promised? I won't hurt you, the pills and the bath is good for you, and plus you get a special gift!" he tried, opening up doors and looking in hiding places.
     Jack peeked out and saw Mark down the hallway. He yelped and jumped backward but slipped and fell knocking somethings down. Mark turned around, "There you are! Oh, you tripped" he said as he walked over to him. Jack backed up
  "Careful" Mark said softly, picking up the things he dropped.
  "s-sorry I'll clean this up" Jack started cleaning up the stuff he knocked down.
Mark shook his head and put the things back, "It's fine, just don't go running off like that. You'll get hurt"
  "sorry" Jack's ears drooped.
     Mark smiled kindly and pet his head, "It's alright kitten, but could you tell me what were you so scared at?"
  "prizes were if I was a good boy it was verbal abuse instead of physical abuse or or... Sexual abuse" Jack muttered the last words barely audibly.
  "ah... I see" Mark nodded, "I'm really sorry they did that to you" he said softly, getting closer to hug him. "It's not what I meant. Trust me"
  "it's ok" Jack said fiddling with his fingers in his lap. Mark sighed and pulled away a little.
  "I will show you your prize, alright?" he said, standing up. Jack tensed but slowly stood. The swelling in his ankle went down so he could limp a little ways. Mark got into his room and went through his closet. He received a lot of gifts from companies, especially the ones he liked.
  "Here it is! I knew I had another one" he turned around and held up a smartphone.     "Do you know what this is?"
     Jack sat down on these of the bed and shook his head no. Mark nodded, "It's a phone, just like mine" he opened the box and took out the phone and turned it on, "You can call and chat with people, play games, watch videos, take pictures... And well, you can do pretty much anything with it"
  "but I don't know any people. I have no use for it" Jack said.
     Mark nodded slowly, "Yeah, I guess you would only use it for games and videos, that's fun don't you think?" Jack shuddered at a memory.
  "w-what kind of games?"
  "Video games of all kinds, look" Mark took out his phone and opened Crossy Road, he handed it to Jack.
  "In this one your character has to cross the road without getting run over, you tap to move it forward and swipe to any direction to move it" Jack pressed the screen and his eyes light up as the animal moved.
  "Do you like it?" Mark asked, letting Jack play as he watched him. Jack nodded and continued playing. Mark chuckled and sat down in front of him, letting him play for a moment while he downloaded the same game on the other phone and set it up.
  "I'm glad, you'll be able to play many more games too, what do you say? You take a bath or shower everyday with some exceptions, and you have your own phone. Deal?" Jack gave a small hiss but said ok.
     Mark grinned and stood up, "I'll get your bath ready"
     Jack nodded and played with the end of his tail. Mark went into the bathroom and prepared the tub just how he liked it himself. Once it was ready he took a bath bomb and peeked out, "Jack! Come here!" he called.
Jack got up and slowly walks to Mark.
  "There's soap and shampoo in that
basket.You have to take off your bandages too. And this" Mark held the ball up to Jack,    "is a bath bomb"
  "bath bomb?" Jack questioned and looked down embarrassed "um... I um I've haven't taken a bath bath in years" he said quietly playing with the hem of his shirt.
  "It makes bubbles and smells good" Mark scratched the side of Jack's head, "It's fine. I... I can help you if you want" Jack purred softly.
  "I'll take that as a yes?" Mark asked, using his other hand to scratch the other side.
Jack purred louder as his tail wrapped around his waist.
  "At least they didn't take this away from you" Mark smiled and rubbed his ears softly.
  "they've healed" Jack replied purring.
  "So something did happen to them?" Mark massaged his scalp, it seemed like the only contact Jack enjoyed.
  "mhm" Jack closed his eyes enjoying this moment. Mark looked at him for a moment. God, he was cute.
  "You have to take your bath" he said softly, and pecked his forehead. "I'll turn around so you can undress" Jack nodded.
  "what about the bandages?" Jack asked opening his eyes.
  "Just take them off, I'll do them later, just tell me if you need help" Mark smiled and turned around. Jack took off his shirt and got most of the bandages off except for his back.
  "Mark?"
  "Yes?" Mark turned around.
  "can you get the ones on my back?" Jack asked with his back to Mark.
  "Sure" Mark said and began to take them off carefully.
  "thanks"
  "No problem" Mark smiled and stepped back, turning around again. Jack took off everything else and climbed in the tub hissing slightly. Mark heard the water and looked down, "Do you need anything or should I wait outside?"
  "I don't know" Jack replied biting his lip.
     Mark nodded and took the basket, turning around and walking closer to him.
  "how about I wash your back and hair and then you finish while I get you clean clothes?" he offered.
  "ok" Jack replied.
  "Good" Mark handed him the bath bomb and opened the shampoo bottle.
     Jack put the bath bomb in the water and watched it fizz and stuff. He laughed slightly watching all the colors. Mark smiled and poured some shampoo on his head, careful to not get the ears. He handed him a sponge and soap. Jack started cleaning his arms and chest while Mark washed his hair.
     Mark scratched his scalp and hummed softly, "What would you like for lunch?" Jack purred softly.
  "what do you have?"
  "I can order something or cook whatever, what do you like?" Mark said, pouring water on the back of his head.
  "a sandwich?" Jack asked.
  "Sure" Mark replied, "Tuna?"
  "no" Jack replied quickly. "ham?" he said softly. Mark nodded, finishing washing Jack's hair.
  "Okay, with lettuce and tomato? Or maybe cheese?"
  "lettuce and cheeese pleease" Jack laughed at his rhythm. Mark chuckled and nodded, "Alright kitten, I'll wash your back now ok?"
     Jack nodded slowly and shifted forward so Mark could reach his back.Mark took a sponge and poured some soap on it, opening the water to let it run on Jack's back. Jack growled quietly then stopped, he was never a fan of water. Mark started to wash his back carefully, "tell me if it hurts ok?"
     Jack nodded and washed his tail carefully. Mark looked at the wounds again and sighed, he still had no idea of how to make Jack feel better. He hummed softly as he continued to wash his back. Jack bit his lip as he washed a sensitive part of his tail while listening to Mark hum.
     Mark kept washing his back from the top to the bottom, stopping at some parts to be careful not to touch his wounds. Jack flinched slightly every so often when Mark got close to his wounds.
  "Jack, I need to ask you something" Mark said, stopping for moment to look at him. "And I need to know the truth"
     Jack turned his head and looked at Mark.     "you can ask"
  "Do you want to stay here?" Mark asked, and quickly added, "I could find you a good home if you want"
  "you would want me?" Jack asked with hope in his eyes, turning fully to face Mark.
  "Of course" Mark nodded, "But I don't want to force you to live here if you don't want to. If you do, though, I would be more than happy to have you"
     Jack smiled the first real smile in a while. "can I really? please?" Jack said excitedly.
  "Yes" Mark nodded, stroking his cheek. "I'll take good care of you"
  "thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Jack yelled and hugged Mark. Mark chuckled, smiling widely, happy to see Jack happy.
  "It's alright kitten" he said , hugging him by the waist as he didn't want to touch his wounds. Jack smiled.