Chapter Eighty-Five: Distortion

Chapter 85

Distortion

Robin wrapped Makayla in a blanket and led her inside Foxy Robin’s. Makayla held her Flying V close to her. She sat her down in the lounge and patted her shoulder.

Robin: “I’m so sorry, honey. When I saw you, you looked like you needed a friend.”

She crooned and handed her a bottle of vodka. Makayla sniffed.

Makayla: “It’s NOT FAIR! JAXON TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME AND…”

She snapped and paused. Robin rose.

Robin: “Makayla, I will help you in your endeavors. We must destroy Jaxon and his little helpers. For you, I have two gifts… The first.”

She handed her the case and opened it. Inside, there was a single needle and a neon green liquid in the syringe. Makayla eyed it quizzically.

Makayla: “What is that?”

She asked her.

Robin: “It’s Ehtytrim. It will make you VERY special.”

Robin turned to Darrel and nodded.

Makayla: “Why do I have to?! I don’t want to be special to anyone but… him!”

She snapped.

Darrel: “Ah-ah-ah! You have to accept one present to get the next.”

He shook his forefinger. Makayla moaned and whimpered. Brad, she thought.

Darrel tied a rubber band around her arm. He plunged the needle into her arm, injecting her with the serum. He injected all of the serum and pulled the needle out. He put the empty needle back into its case, and they watched her.

After a few seconds, Makayla screeched as she felt every nerve in her body burn.

Makayla: “WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MEEEE?!”

Her knees buckled under her as she collapsed to the floor, convulsing in pain. Robin watched her for a moment. What is she going to get? She wondered.

Makayla panted and rose to her feet.

Makayla: “Wh-What was that?!”

She sobbed. Robin frowned.

Robin: “Never mind. Here is your next surprise.”

She clapped her hands.

Gabriel led Brad in, tied in shibari with an apple in his mouth. Makayla’s eyes sparkled.

Makayla: “M-MY PIGGIE!”

She ran to him, showering him with kisses. Brad beamed at her, eating the apple in his mouth. Robin smirked.

~

Jaxon and Celeste were sleeping in bed that night. She wore a sheer black nightgown, and he was naked. Celeste slept with her head on his chest. The door opened, and Noah came in.

Noah: “Jaxon, wake up. There’s a video here for you.”

He whispered hoarsely. Jaxon groaned and groggily rubbed his eyes.

Jaxon: “Which crazy bitch is it this time?”

He pouted. Noah cleared his throat and popped the tape inside the VCR. He pressed play.

It showed Brad naked, tied in a shibari knot with an apple in his mouth. Makayla came dressed in a sexy chef’s uniform.

Makayla: “What piggie wants to get baked tonight?”

She teased.

Brad: “Ohhh yeah! I’m baked all right, hahahaha!”

He slurred. Makayla held up a turkey baster filled with liquid.

Makayla: “Want to get filled?”

Brad: “Fill me up, baby!”

Robin showed up with a smirk.

Robin: “Hello, Jaxon, Celeste! Nice to see you both! I brought Makayla’s true love to her, and they’re going to make a band together, and there is nothing you can do about it.”

She held her hand horizontally under her mouth and laughed.

Jaxon: “HYPNO-BIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!”

He rasped. Celeste woke up and yawned.

Celeste: “What’s wrong, handsome man?”

She asked groggily. Jaxon fumed, pointing at Robin.

Jaxon: “Hypno-Bitch is fucking with me AGAIN! Now she wants to destroy my band, baby!”

He huffed. Celeste stretched and looked at the screen.

Celeste: “She has Makayla and Brad?”

She blinked.

Jaxon: “Yeah.”

He pouted. Celeste trailed her fingernails on his chest. Jaxon shivered at her touch.

Celeste: “What do you wanna do?”

She asked softly.

Jaxon: “I can’t let her destroy my band, too! I need to get my dumbass guitarist!”

He groused.

Celeste: “Too? What else did she destroy?”

She scratched her head and yawned.

Jaxon: “...She.”

He stopped himself when he thought of the trip to Shin-Yamato. He didn’t want to admit she destroyed him on that trip. Celeste snapped her eyes open and gazed at Jaxon.

Celeste: “What else did she destroy?”

She pressed and wrapped her arms around him, gazing at him with her violet eyes.

Jaxon: “...Well… almost.”

He pursed his lips and held her back.

Celeste: “Talk to me, Jaxon.”

She said softly and kissed him, taking his hands in hers. Jaxon drew a breath.

Jaxon: “I don’t like talking about this stuff… I dunno, maybe what happened to me in Shin-Yamato had some effect on me?! I dunno?!”

He shrugged, shifting his eyes uncomfortably. Celeste held him close and kissed him.

Celeste: “Of course… Like, you were almost forced to marry someone you hate, you were hours in that stupid torture chamber, and… you thought sharks ate me…”

She said with strain. Jaxon pursed his lips and nodded.

Jaxon: “FUCKING EXACTLY!”

He pouted, wrapping his arms around her. Celeste felt warm and fuzzy in his arms.

Jaxon: “Hypno-bitch can’t keep getting away with this! She has to pay! Both her and Makayla!”

He growled.

Celeste: “I agree with you. So what do you want to do?”

She looked up at him.

Celeste: “I will do whatever you want. We’re in this together.”

Jaxon: “We’re going on another mission, baby!”

He looked down at her. Celeste beamed.

Jaxon: “We’re going to Foxy Robin’s!”

He said with a determined glint in his eyes. Celeste nodded and rose from the bed, taking her nightgown off.

Celeste: “Okay, I’ll get dressed. You drive us.”

She winked. Jaxon winked back at her.

~

Jaxon was driving through the streets of Pink Top City that night with Celeste in the passenger seat. She wore her catsuit; he wore a red shirt with the buttons undone to expose his tattoo, black leather pants, chelsea boots, and a leather jacket. He sped down the road as there were barely any other vehicles on the road at this hour. He slammed on the brakes when they arrived at Foxy Robin’s.

Jaxon barged into the club. Celeste followed him.

Jaxon: “All right, Hypno-bitch and fat bitch, give me my guitarist!”

He commanded.

Brad: “Hey, Jaxon! Ooh, you got a new girlfriend?!”

He chirped. Jaxon gaped at him, nude and hogtied.

Jaxon: “Dude, what the fuck?!”

He looked away from him. Robin stood up on her balcony.

Robin: “Why on Reona would I do that when Percy made a perfectly good video for your so-called band?”

She smirked and flipped her hair. Jaxon froze.

Celeste: “Huh?”

Brad: “...Y-You made a music video without me?!”

He cried.

Jaxon: “What?! NO! It wasn’t a music video, it was a stupid tickle fetish video!”

He blurted. Celeste bit her bottom lip and reddened.

Brad: “Oh. Okay. That’s kinda weird, man, but you do you!”

He smiled dumbly.

Jaxon: “Considering the types of videos you make, Brad?!”

He gaped at him.

Robin: “I disagree! Watch!”

She played the video on the big screen of Louis and Tickles tickling Jaxon while he laughed to The Rebel. Jaxon groaned and covered his face.

Jaxon: “YOU BITCH!”

He glared at Robin. Robin laughed maniacally. Celeste held Jaxon and purred.

Makayla showed up from the back in a sexy farmer outfit with her guitar.

Jaxon: “YOU!”

He flared at her.

Makayla:” What is HE doing here?! He’s gaslighting Tristan to sue me!”

She snapped.

Jaxon: “Gaslight?! Fuck off! You drugged me to fuck a bean bag!”

He fired back at her.

Celeste: “ ‘cause you lied, Makayla! You were with Brad, and you were going to kill Jaxon with iseolite!”

She barked at her, baring her sharp fangs.

Makayla: “I always thought you were so dumb! I knew Deimos and Tristan could do better than you but you’re like that other nagging green-haired bitch!”

Celeste flared.

Celeste: “I AM NOT LIKE IVY!”

Jaxon: “EXCUSE ME?! CELESTE IS A BILLION TIMES BETTER! SHE’S THE TRUE GREEN QUEEN! YOU’RE FAT IVY!”

He fired back at her.

Makayla: “You’re so fatphobic!”

She snapped.

Brad interjected.

Brad: “Woah, woah, woah! Why can’t we all just… smoke a bong and get along?!”

He smiled.

Celeste: “I don’t do pot and I am NOT LIKE IVY! How dare you?! She traumatized my friends, and Vic is a mess because of her!”

She bellowed. Jaxon slapped his forehead.

Jaxon: “Goddamit, Brad. You don’t understand. You don’t understand anything that’s going on because she keeps getting you high and shoving burgers at you!”

He huffed, pointing at Makayla.

Makayla: “NO! BRAD SHOULD BE FRONTMAN AND I SHOULD BE HIS QUEEN!”

She bellowed and growled.

Makayla: “In fact…, Brad and I are making a band now without you. Stick to your tickling videos with Percy, Jaxon.”

She smirked and held Brad.

Brad: “Oh, we are?”

He laughed, looking confused.

Makayla: “Yes, my pigface pothole! We are! We’re making a band of love and love for burgers, piggie!”

She sang. She pulled out her guitar and started to strum the chords.

Makayla: “My poor little piggie, overlooked and overshadowed like me! MY FAT KING SHOULD SIT HIS FAT ASS ON THE THRONE, OUT OF THE WAY YOU BONES!”

She howled, strumming chords. Brad beamed up at her, delighted and touched. Jaxon cupped his ears and fell to the floor, unable to move. As the sound pierced her ears, Celeste screamed as her knees buckled under her.

Jaxon: “Wh-What the fuck?! I-I can’t move my body?!”

He gasped. Celeste collapsed to the floor, too stunned to move.

Celeste: “J-JESUS!”

She screamed.

Robin collapsed on the floor of the balcony as the sound hurt her, and she wailed as she was frozen. Makayla looked up from her guitar and gasped at them, paralysed on the floor.

Makayla: “What the HELL?! You mean fatphobes!”

She snapped at them.

Brad: “Well, I thought it was beautiful!”

He sighed happily at her. Makayla smiled at him and held him.

Celeste gritted her teeth as she tried to move. She trembled all over. Jaxon looked up at Celeste, trying to move towards her, but his body felt like stone. He couldn’t move.

Brad: “Ooh, are we playing ‘dead fish’? I wanna join!”

He laughed and joined them on the floor.

Brad: “Wow, did you guys just drop a tab of acid together? Can I have some?”

He laughed.

Celeste: “Stop!”

She said irritably. Jaxon drew a breath and shook his head.

Jaxon: “No, Brad.”

Celeste: “I want to fly high to punch that bitch and the other bitch!”

She screamed and glared in rage at Makayla and Robin. Robin gnashed her teeth and glanced at Makayla and her guitar. It can’t be, she thought.

The doors burst open. Deimos and Tristan entered.

Makayla: “Deimos! Nice to see you! This is Brad, my piggie beau! We’re gonna make a band together!”

She beamed. Deimos glared hatefully at her.

Deimos: “Good call, because our band is done, and I am done with you. What the fuck did you do to them?!”

He ran to them.

Robin: “MAKAYLA, PLAY YOUR GUITAR!”

She bellowed. Tristan froze. Makayla brightened at her.

Makayla: “I knew you weren’t a fatphobe!”

She strummed on her guitar and continued her song.

Makayla: “I love the way you eat your hamburgers and I love the way your belly jiggles and I love the way you weigh–”

She sang, sending shockwaves through their bodies. Tristan and Deimos both screamed and froze. They collapsed to the ground, feeling like they had turned to stone. Deimos gritted his teeth as he tried to heal himself.

Deimos: “I can’t fucking heal myself?!”

He said in a high-pitched squawk.

Makayla: “What the FUCK?! There’s no need to be so rude!”

She snapped at them.

Brad: “Wow, everyone’s dropping acid! No fair! I want some!”

He pouted.

Tristan: “NO! It’s not that! Her music is paralyzing people like us!”

He snapped at him.

Brad: “Oh, rich people?”

He laughed.

Jaxon gaped when he realized.

Jaxon: “Oh, for FUCK SAKE YOU GOT A POWER, TOO?!”

He glowered at Makayla. Makalya grinned.

Makayla: “Robin helped me when you ruined everything, Jaxon! Now I am going to fuck you up for taking Brad from me! Brad and I are making a band, and you can go to Hell with your beloved Celeste!”

She growled at him.

Jaxon: “What the fuck did I do?! Don’t you DARE! Brad is MY guitarist! What’s so bad about being in hell with the woman I love, huh?!”

He fired back at her.

Deimos: “So you do say you love her.”

He quipped.

Makayla: “Celeste abandoned me and left me to die to tickle that old man’s feet! You two deserve each other!”

She twirled her guitar.

Jaxon: “Yeah, we DO deserve each other!”

He smiled at Celeste. Celeste smiled back. She turned to Makayla with a snarl.

Celeste: “YOU WERE FUCKING DEPRESSING TO BE AROUND! YOU WERE MOPING ABOUT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ASHLEY, BUT I THINK IT WAS BRAD!”

She bellowed.

Brad: “...Ashley? Who’s Ashley?”

He knit his eyebrows at her. Makayla knelt to him, cupping his cheeks.

Makayla: “Someone who hurt me, Brad. They are not you. They love snobs.”

She sighed sadly.

Brad: “Oh no!”

He gasped, feeling sorry for her.

Makayla strums her guitar again, sending shockwaves through the club. Celeste, Jaxon, Tristan, and Deimos feel like their souls are being ripped out of them as they feel cemented to the ground. Robin sauntered in with earplugs in with a smirk, looking down at them.

Robin: “Game over, boys and girls.”

A cage was lowered down. Gabriel and Darrel grabbed them and threw the four into the cage. Robin slammed the door shut, locking it. Celeste panted with rage.

Tristan: “Goddamnit, Robin!”

He rasped. Robin showed them a contract.

Robin: “Brad is done with Steel Shit, Jaxon! He’s with Makayla now. Suck it up, boy! Continue making tickling videos for your sugar daddy, Percy!”

She smirked.

Deimos: “This isn’t over, Robin or Makayla, you trecherous bitch!”

He growled.

Jaxon: “FUCKING HYPNO-BIIIIITCH!”

He screamed.

Robin: “Oh, how I never forgot how you sobbed and cried when you thought your green queen had died.”

She purred at Jaxon. Tristan glared at her.

Jaxon: “YOU BITCH!”

He rasped at her, pointing up at her. Jaxon paused when he realised they were slowly starting to unfreeze. Tristan, Deimos, and Celeste started to move.

Jaxon turned around and saw Brad opening the cage. Robin’s jaw dropped.

Brad: “Hey, Jaxon! Wanna get out of here and go to Voyage Burger?”

He smiled dumbly.

Jaxon: “...Brad?! You awesome idiot!”

He grinned at him and started to feel movement in his legs again, and he took Celeste’s hand and stepped out of the cage with her. Celeste went with him.

Makayla: “BRAD?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”

Brad: “Oh, they were locked in this cage! They could have died!”

He gasped.

Robin: “THAT WAS THE POINT!”

She screamed.

Brad: “Oh? I don’t want Jaxon to die! He’s my best friend!”

He cried, pulling Jaxon into a bear hug.

Deimos: “I thought I was his best friend.”

He said wryly.

Jaxon: “Hey, Brad, can you get Makayla’s guitar?”

He asked. Brad smiled and nodded.

Brad: “Okay!”

He waddled off to Makayla, grabbing her guitar.. Robin stood before Brad, her sclerae turned black, hypnotizing him. Brad handed Makayla back her guitar. Jaxon gaped and glowered at Robin.

Makayla: “I knew you loved me!”

She kissed him.

Robin: “Checkmate, bitch!”

She threw her head back laughing.

Jaxon: “Fucking HYPNO-BITCH!”

He rasped.

Robin: “Whatever, Jaxon, just stick to your tickling videos with Percy. Adieu!”

She pressed a button, and the floor opened up where the four stood, dropping them to the sewer.

~

Celeste, Jaxon, Deimos, and Tristan landed in a dark, dank sewer. Deimos felt like more than his bones and body hurt. He went to Tristan and healed him, holding him close. Celeste staggered to her feet. She looked around. Tristan gazed at Deimos.

Tristan: “You okay, Deimos?”

Deimos: “No, Tristan, I am not okay. I lost a band again, and Makayla teamed up with Robin the entire time! I try to fucking make a band and my bandmates flake out on me or they’re crazy! We sold so well and I thought I made it… but I am flat on my ass literally and figuratively!”

He vented to him and paced around. Tristan knit his eyebrows and held Deimos close, consoling him.

Jaxon: “I lost my fucking band, too! To those bitches! They took my idiot and ruined my reputation, but WORST of all. She took me to fucking Shin-Yamato to be with that creepy weirdo and her stupid Viking robot and I could have lost HER!”

He huffed and put his arm around Celeste. Celeste smiled at him and leaned her head on his chest.

Deimos: “The only good thing is Tristan can save your reputation, but the rest… I dunno, I guess it’s like how we deal with Dougal.”

He embraced himself. Jaxon pursed his lips and nodded. Tristan sighed.

Deimos: “Our album sold diamond, too.”

He drew a long breath. Jaxon huffed.

Jaxon: “I know… I was so pissed off at the time.”

He said.

Deimos: “And don’t forget, Tristan and I were also in the cage and scared. Thankfully, Percy came around, and we were fine, but still.”

He looked away. Tristan held him close. Jaxon paused when that dawned on him.

Jaxon: “Not the first time we’ve all come close to death at the hands of hypno-bitch.”

He frowned.

Jaxon: “Where the fuck is Percy when I need him?!”

He huffed.

Deimos: “Well, your tickling videos are best sellers.”

He offered.

Celeste: “Yeah, I can see why.”

She bit her bottom lip. Jaxon pouted.

Jaxon: “I’d rather do them with you.”

He said to Celeste.

Celeste: “Oh, you want me to tickle you and upload those to Fu’s Feet Links?”

She asked.

Jaxon: “What?! No, me tickle you!”

He teased.

Celeste: “Mmmm, no! I wanna tickle you!”

She blew him a raspberry.

Deimos: “Why are you upset about your band, Jaxon? You haven’t done anything for it in eons. I thought you lost interest, unless your other bandmate is a spaz, too?”

He asked. Tristan cupped his mouth, not wanting to say anything, but he did agree with Deimos.

Celeste: Yeeeeah, I wondered that, too.”

She rubbed the back of her neck.

Jaxon: “I… don’t know? I guess I’ve been busy with all these missions.”

He shrugged.

Jaxon: “And this one here.”

He purred at Celeste, draping his arm around her. Celeste nuzzled him like a cat.

Tristan: “That and you grew a lot since we first met you, Jaxon. I daresay you outgrew the band, too.”

He nodded. Jaxon pondered that.

Jaxon: “Outgrew Steel Axe, huh?”

He said as his voice trailed off.

Deimos pointed up.

Deimos: “There’s a manhole.”

Tristan raised his head.

Tristan: “I see.”

~

A pillar of ice shot up, blowing the lid off the manhole. The ice shattered all over the road. Deimos climbed up the ladder with Tristan on his back. He reached the surface and knelt to let Tristan.

Tristan: “Deimos, why did you want me on your back?”

Deimos took Tristan’s hands and kissed them.

Deimos: “No, Tristan, you won’t sully your soft hands with those rusty bars! You need all the protection you can get!”

Tristan blushed and giggled.

Jaxon took Celeste’s hand and helped her up from the manhole.

Jaxon: “Let’s get out of here and have some fun tonight, baby!”

He winked at her. Celeste felt butterflies in her stomach when he pulled her up.

Celeste: “Okay, handsome! I have a little surprise for you when we get home!”

She kissed him and tickled under his chin.

Jaxon: “Hahahah, oooh, it’s not much of a surprise if it’s you.”

He winked at her.

~

When Celeste and Jaxon arrived back home, Celeste ran in ahead of him and jumped around, pointing to the white box on their bed.

Celeste: “I got you that, Jax!”

She flopped on the bed and nudged it toward him. Jaxon grinned at her.

Jaxon: “Ooh, a box, huh?”

He poked his tongue out and opened the lid to reveal a red silk robe with gold dragons on it.

Celeste: “Like it?”

She grinned like the Cheshire cat. Jaxon grinned widely at her.

Jaxon: “I fucking LOVE it, babe!”

He draped his arm around her and pulled her into a kiss. Celeste kissed him back and showered him with kisses.

Celeste: “I saw it and thought it was so you!”

She said as her eyes glittered.

Jaxon: “Let’s try it on!”

Jaxon smiled at her and stripped off his shirt, baring his toned body to her. He then pulled down his pants to his boxer shorts. Celeste watched him and bit her bottom lip. He picked up the robe and slipped it over himself. She blushed and started unzipping her catsuit, sliding it down, along with her panties. Jaxon’s jaw dropped as her panties dropped. She stood before him completely naked and wrapped her arms around him. She caressed his hair and rested her head on his chest.

Jaxon: “Ohoho, is THIS the surprise you had for me?”

He teased, cupping her bare breasts. She shook them in his hands.

Celeste: “That’s one of them.”

She purred.

She then noticed something on the nightstand. It was an envelope. She picked it up. It had “Celeste and Jaxon” on the envelope.

Celeste: “Look!”

She opened it, and a URL was inside in cursive handwriting. Celeste gaped at it.

Celeste: “I got the… ‘WWW’ but the rest is… a blur to me.”

She admitted and handed it to him.

Celeste: “Maybe it’s a website with a cute cat video or something about a mission?”

She stated. Jaxon quirked an eyebrow.

Jaxon: “Why is a website link on paper and written in cursive?!”

He scoffed and laughed.

Jaxon: ”God, I hope so. It better not be another Varg video or gross pig fetish video…”

He groused.

Celeste: “I guess they don’t have an email address, and an old person sent it. Can you read it?”

She asked him.

Jaxon: “Did you not learn cursive, babe?”

He asked. Celeste grimaced and shook her head.

Celeste: “No. I can barely read it and definitely can’t write it. This is why my writing is blocky, and I print.”

She admitted. She twisted her mouth.

Celeste: “I… was trained to be a killer since I was four… so I never learned this stuff… It’s not useful for killing people.”

She explained with strain. Jaxon put his arm around her. Celeste smiled and felt warm and fuzzy in his embrace.

Jaxon: “It’s not useful for anyone at all.”

He laughed.

Jaxon: “I had to learn it, but it’s pointless.”

Celeste: “You’re so smart!”

She chirped. Jaxon laughed.

Jaxon: “Me? Smart?!”

Celeste: “Hell yeah! You can speak two languages, and you speak my love language!”

She beamed.

Celeste: “Well, this could be a new mission, so maybe it is useful this time!”

She nodded and used her toe to turn on the computer in the bedroom.

Jaxon: “Well, let’s find out.”

He took the sheet of paper and went over to the computer to type in the URL address on it.

The website had a dark purple wavy background. There was a video with PLAY on it. Celeste clicked on it. She leaned in, hoping it was a cute cat video. She saw Vanessa in a hotel room with Hiroto Tachibana, hovering over her, penetrating her.

Vanessa: “OH, HIROTO! I ALWAYS WANTED TO LOSE MY VIRGINITY TO YOU! YOU ARE SO AMAZING! I LOVED THE FEEL OF MY CHERRY POPPING!”

She moaned. Jaxon’s jaw dropped, and he shielded his eyes.

Jaxon: “OH GOD, NOOO! TURN IT OFF! MY EYES! NOOO!”

He shrieked.

Celeste: “Is that… your father?!”

She asked and gaped at the video. She turned it off quickly for him.

Jaxon: “YES!”

He wailed.

Celeste shifted her eyes and held him close, holding his head to her breasts.

Celeste: “So many things are running through my head… I am here for you, Jax.”

She said softly. Jaxon drew a breath.

Jaxon: “...I was too ashamed to tell anyone.”

He admitted.

Celeste: “So… everything that bitch said on Whitney’s show was a lie? Did she… say she wanted your father?”

She asked him and caressed his hands. Jaxon wordlessly nodded.

Jaxon: “Yeah… I’m a creep magnet.”

He huffed, thinking of her, Yvette, and Makayla.

Celeste wrapped her arms around him, holding him close.

Celeste: “Jesus, I am sorry, Jax.”

She said softly.

Jaxon: “...You’re not mad or anything?”

He gaped at her, taken by surprise by her reaction. She smiled and shook her head.

Celeste: “Why would I be angry? In a way, I get it? I didn’t tell you what I really do for a living on the spot. And yeah, I know talking about your family is hard on you, so I get it. I am not mad.”

She reassured him and kissed him.

Jaxon: “Really?! You do?! Well, I wasn’t mad that you slice ‘n dice people for a living. I thought it was pretty badass.”

He said earnestly.

Jaxon: “Yeah… I fought to get away from all that.”

He frowned, thinking of his family.

Celeste: “That makes the two of us. I get it, Jax. Look.”

She placed her hand on his chest.

Celeste: “It takes a lot to piss me off. The only ones who do are Blair and Ivy, and you know why. Other than that, I’m pretty chill and mostly forgive and forget.”

She smirked. Jaxon smiled at her.

Jaxon: “Fuck those NPCs!”

She giggled.

Celeste: “Yeah, saying something might have prevented this, but whatever. What’s done is done, and now it all makes sense. It didn’t before.”

She chuckled.

Jaxon: “I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t think anyone would believe me anyway.”

He sighed. Celeste scratched her head.

Celeste: “I did.”

She blinked. Jaxon gazed up at her, smiling.

Celeste: “Hey, Jax, did you grow up with… your parents thinking you’re a liar and they always yelled at you and stuff?”

She asked with strain.

Jaxon: “Yeah… how’d you know?”

He turned to her.

Celeste: “I didn’t have parents do it to me, but scientists in a lab. They always got after me for not focusing, forgetting stuff, yelling at me, I could never do anything right, being disorganized, not standing still, and other stuff. It was hard for me to focus on something unless it caught my interest.”

She rambled and hugged her legs.

Jaxon: “...ME TOO!”

He gasped and pulled her into a hug. Celeste hugged him back and felt warm in his embrace. She buried her face in his neck and kissed it.

Celeste: “We get each other, Jaxon… This is why we bonded so well.”

She heaved a deep sigh.