Romeo and Juliet but Borderlands (Handsome Jack x Rhys)

Act I, Scene II

On a street different from the one Jack and Blake were chatting up upon, men of the rival gang plus one were also chatting it up. Upon these dark streets of Pandora were Steele and the prince, August, whom is the son of Vallory, walking side by side, followed by Knoxx, the servant of Steele. It was quite a while after the stern talking to by Vallory, and these two high esteemed leaders were in the midst of conversing.

"Ah, but you know, Tassiter is under the same penalty as I. It really shouldn't be so hard for us to keep peace, we're getting so old and all," Steele laughed out, her cheeks pink from the cool night air nipping at her.

Prince August responded, sighing, "You both are so highly esteemed and respected around here; I mean, you're literally talking to a prince right now, not to sound douchey. It just sucks you two can't be friends."

Steele crossed her arms and a small silence wavered upon the group, interrupted by August starting up again, "Anyway, what do you think of my request?"

Steele smiled at this and replied softly, "Like I said before, I'd love for you to marry my son... It's just that... Well, I know that he's an adult, but it just feels like he's still my little boy and it's just hard for me to marry him off because of that. Though, I still really would like you to marry him, your highness; just, please give me some more time to think about it."

"Ah, I understand completely..." August gave her an understanding look, though the disappointment in his tone was still imminent.

Steele smiled sweetly, "Well, I'm not gonna stop you from trying to win him over. My permission for you to marry him is in accordance with his choice. If he agrees to marry you, you will definitely have my blessing," she paused and then continued, "You know, I'm having a party tomorrow night, a traditional one that we have every year. I'd like to add you to the guest list, if you're interested."

"I'd love to," August beamed, Steele shooting a pleased look towards him.

Steele quickly turned around to Knoxx, handing him a piece of paper, "Before I forget, do me a favor and find the people on the list and give them word that they're invited to my party tomorrow night."

At this, Steele and August continued walking down the dark street, leaving Knoxx behind to do as he was told.

Knoxx rolled his eyes behind their backs, looking down at the invitation list, sighing, "I'm too old for this shit."

It is quite obvious at this point that Knoxx is an old man, not to the point to where his life must be signed off to the gulag known as the retirement home, but to the point to where he just hates everything. Thereupon, his eyesight is not as good as it used to be back in his youth, so he was kind of having trouble reading the list Steele gave him, though, with his aged stubbornness, he'd never admit that.

While Knoxx was desperately staring at the list, attempting to make sense of the words in front of him, Jack and Blake started walking down the same street as Knoxx, heading towards their homes.

"Well, I thought it was a good idea, Jack," Blake crosses his arms and continued, "You know, it's like fighting fire with fire; if you meet some other girls you will stop thinking about Nisha because you'll be lovesick over someone else, thus fixing your lovesickness over the before mentioned woman."

Jack rolled his eyes and chuckled, "I'm not gonna lie, your reasoning is fricking stupid, dude."

The pair pass by Knoxx, who was still glaring at the guest list. Jack acknowledged him and with his confidence obviously restored, despite the Nisha situation, said, "Hey, cupcake."

Knoxx visibly cringed at Jack's pet name, especially since he's never met him before. This stranger came up to him had the audacity to call him cupcake. Ignoring this, he quietly asks, "Can you help me read this?"

"I mean, I guess. Can't read it, yourself?" Jack gave a little smirk.

Jack took the list from Knoxx and began to read it, "Let's see... people by the names of Fiona, Sasha, Steve, Wilhelm, Steele's Uncle, Vasquez, and... Nisha?!" Jack gave a sad look at the mention of Nisha's name and then proceeded to give Knoxx a questioning look, "What a nice bunch... What is this list for, pumpkin?"

"Party at the house of Atlas," Knoxx responded, frowning at how Jack addressed him. Knoxx then got a bright idea; he's too old for this shit, so he should piss Steele off by inviting these two annoying strangers just to get back at her for embarrassing him with this list reading fiasco. Knoxx grinned and began, "Hmm, you two don't look like Hyperion scum, so why don't you both come to the party tomorrow night?"

Jack and Blake gave each other a surprised look and nodded at this offer, Knoxx walking off to invite those on the list.

Blake elbowed Jack, "Well, looks like Nisha's gonna be at that party we were surprisingly invited to, along with some hot sounding ladies! We're going and you're gonna see all the fish in that sea."

Jack sighed and reminded his cousin, "But I want Nisha, not anybody else."

"Ok, well, we'll disprove that statement tomorrow at the party," Blake patted him on the back, confident that he'll get over Nisha; Jack always gets overly dramatic about those in his love life, but he usually gets over that kind of stuff within a week.

Jack rolled his eyes and replied sassily, "Well, I'll prove you wrong."

The two finally reach their respective homes and said their good nights, parting, awaiting the big party tomorrow night.

A/N: Alright! With all this foreshadowing going on, can you guess who Steele's mystery son is? Haha, hope y'all enjoyed!