When Worlds Collide | A Jarida Story Pt. 1 (In Editing)

Dying In the Inside

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When Worlds Collide by Jade Roldan

Chapter Seventeen | Dying in the Inside

"Mate, I know you're worrying about Merida. But I think you need to take a shower. An hour long one. You stink more than a skunk! And maybe sleep too. The way you look right now, nobody can tell you're a Veela." Flynn suggested, covering his nose. He tried to breathe through his mouth, wherein choking on the process.

Jack was sitting on the floor in front of the fireplace, a bunch of scrolls laying in front of him. A half to the left are his unfinished homeworks, and the other are ways of how 'crazy-old-men-who-escaped-from-Azkaban' think. He needs to know how his grandfather thinks, he needs to! That was the only way he could find Merida.Once he learns how his crazy grandfather's mind works, he can easily manipulate him. But it was not that easy, not any of the thousands of obstacles life give is easy.

"Mate? Jack! Did you hear one bit of what I said?" Flynn yelled, already getting frustrated as he still tried to breathe through his mouth.

"Yes, I heard you." Jack waved him off.

And then the portrait door that lead out to the hallways opened, showing a depressed Rapunzel. Same as Jack, she had dark circles under her eyes but she still takes a shower unlike the man. Her long blonde hair is left messy, her uniform all wrinkled and crooked. She worries about her bestfriend, she misses her so much.

She plopped down on the Gryffindor couch and sighed. Jack glancing at her for a second and greeted, "Hello." before proceeding to what he was doing.

Rapunzel did not answer, she was looking nowhere particular but her eyes were not wondering around too. Jack did not mind the blonde and his bestfriend being there, so he just ignored them until.. He heard someone sobbing. He looked up at Flynn, and saw that he was looking concerned to his right. His own eyes, slowly travelling an landing on a crying Rapunzel.

She did not know what had happened, her eyes were just looking forward and she started thinking - deep thoughts. And the next thing she knew, tears were uncontrollably streaming down her pink cheeks. She just wanted to scream.

Flynn stood up and walked to sit down by her, but when he put his hand on her shoulder.. She snapped, "Get your hand off me. Hand. Off. Off!" She did not stop, she went on even when Flynn had gone back to his original seat. She was being hysterical and breathing hard.

"Rapunzel!" Jack shouted, but it did not work. He swiftly stood up and grabbed Rapunzel on both of her shoulders, gently shaking the young lady. When she stopped, he said, "Calm down, okay?"

Rapunzel nodded, and she did not expect what Jack did next. He hugged her. Not in a malicious way, in a comforting way. Maybe they both needed it, Merida has a special place in both of their hearts and they did not know that this would happen one day. Flynn did not understand how they feel but he was getting a little bit jealous, his hands are itching to break the two apart.

Jack already reported to Headmaster North, the same day he spoke to Lucius, that his grandfather has escaped from Azkaban. Wherein the headmaster recieved a letter later that day that confirms it, making him announce that everybody needs to be very alert because they do not know who is the next target - he even forced everybody to have a walking buddy all the time, threatening to take away house points if caught without one.

Even if the hug was vey comforting, Rapunzel became very uncomfortable. Not because she realized she is hugging the boy who her missing bestfriend is going to be mated with, "Jack.." And she continued when she heard a grunt from Jack, "You smell so bad."