Within an inch of her life [Pvt]

Man, most days were pretty ok but some went over Jack’s head. He still hadn’t fully wrapped his noggin around what happened between that weird library incident and that other time some invisible force dislocated and broke his left arm. Saying his ribs were still bruised was about right and he needed a wrap/support for his left knee and ankle, one for right wrist too.

Basic things bought at Walmart to prevent moving these joints along with pain pills! Good pain pills, Jack was high almost every day the past week. Left forearm was kept in a cast . He got fully dressed while still inside his hospital room, leaving by himself since he didn’t feel like waiting on anyone. Jack was use to being by himself already; at least he got a break from his online story yet at the same time he felt bad because he didn’t release anything new in a week.

After these past few weeks Jack needed a break. He stopped by a all night roman shop, ordering roman noodles with tea. Jack felt lethargic and hungry, possibly due to him taking pills but they kept him from feeling the hurt! Jack walked for a good ways, having to take breaks every so often with body breaking into a light sweat.

What was that sound? A cry? A yell of pain? He rushed, hobbling with dull pain. Eventually he came across a girl with black hair who had cuts all over her body and a strange object sticking out of her.

He gasped, holding right hand over chest while taking a step back. He caught himself on a garbage can to stop from falling but did anyway. ”Crap, crap, crap! Are you-“ Bad time to ask if she is ok Jack! So, he shut up. He gripped his chest. Cannot breath. Can’t- His mind went blank but eyes widened, face growing serious.

He couldn’t think and before Jack recalled he supposedly running out of a store carrying a Everclear bottle while being yelled at. Least he got away. Using the bottle he smashed a window of a building in the alley and used a piece of glass to ….

Do it you wimp! With sweaty hands he cut her clothes off, took his jacket off and cut up his shirt. .

So much blo….chest pillo- Stay focused!

Pouring Everclear on wounds to clean them then he tied her wounds up with his cut up shirt, abeit not very good. But hey, bleeding stopped.

His now bare visible chest didn't stay that way for long considering he placed his jacket back on. Now zipped up he really had to do something, but going back into a store wasn't the greatest idea but, for her sake, he really should. With right arm behind her for support he helped her sit up with his own left knee staying on ground. His slightly squeamish face was tense alongside his still blank mind. Why couldn't he think properly in these situations? Tch. Don't think bad thoughts. His third eye, from what he barely understood, vaguely felt some, albeit weak, warmth within her body. The whole thing was weird. It was faint, she might die but she moved, she just shook in pain so things were ok now; would be ok if he got her to a hospital quick enough! Right?

Jack picked her up, scoping and carrying like a husband to a newlywed wife when walking out of a cathedral. "We gotta get you to a doc..tor." Eyes widened more once a cold breeze went down Jack's spine, blowing from above. His cheek twitched and he gulped. As he turned his head all he saw was a giant white mask with yellow eyes glaring down at him. Screaming like a young girl he bolted out of the alleyway and started down the street; where the snake like Hollow darted out too and slammed into a passing car and slithered along a building causing rubble to fall from the other side of the street. "This is not my niiiight!" He said crying while carrying her still.

Why Jack protected this woman was unknown. He would not, could not, just leave her to die from that thing . It belong to what Jack called Other . Strange beings from another world or plane of existence he did not understand were not to be trifled with, however, this female jerked herself loose. He couldn’t let her go! In an attempt he reached out but only the dagger-like fang ripped out from her shoulder blade as he rolled against concrete. Body slammed down, tucking. Vision went red as though a thin metal sheet tried wiggling, prying apart foreleg bones. Jack instinctively drew in his broken left wrist so the impact wouldn’t hit.

Thump. Thump. What was that pounding sound? Why had most his vision gone away baring what was straight ahead? He turned, right hand propping his upper body up however weak muscles gave out causing his body to collapse onto the ground. If Jack wanted to run away now was the time. It only made sense. He didn’t know her. She was some stranger who, apparently, this creature that was Other wanted for some reason. Tears fell down as he tried pushing his body up once more, he was scared and in pain. Even though Jack was high on pain medication that only did so much for bruised ribs and a broken left forearm. Then there was his left ankle.

The snake rushed towards her and Jack was on his feet running. Its mouth open, Jack leapt on a bench then atop a parked car then jumped with fang dagger in right hand while screaming. He slammed it down into the snake’s left eye, causing it to roll into a crash past Yeong; Sending Jack flying through a window onto a wooden table.

Still fractured and bruised bone took vibrations horribly. Glass hadn't sliced into flesh yet splinters from smashing through several wooden tables agitated Jack's condition. Malicious forces barely detected vanished without any trace yet neither he or she held enough strength within their bodies for another meeting. "My everything hurts." His complaints weren't heard by anyone but himself, baring his ears were ringing loudly due to being overloaded. Why did his life end up like this? Japan was Jack's new lease on life: Get better at socializing, do some meditating in a temple, work on his story, get a job but this was not part of it.

Jack was propped up against a wooden table leaned against a wall. Limbs hung over sides, head fell back with Jack groaning in discomfort; body shaking and muscles spasming. Taking a broken leg table as a cane Jack made way over towards Yeong. Left arm wrapping around, hurting him and feeling his bones straining to stay connected, pulled the girl into an alleyway while police sirens started going off and people looking at them. "To hell with my luck, I'll take it doing my own thing for once." Dragging her into an abandoned building, he laid her onto the cold concrete floor and passed out next to her.

Jack wanted to help. He needed to help. This girl wouldn't last long in her current condition but he wasn't some super powered freak like those other Humans who understood more about this whole thing than him. That Monster died because she knew what she, hopefully, was doing despite her wounded state. She saved him and him her but that was besides the point! He needed to do something but hospital bills were a problem and also explaining how this whole thing happened: Yeah, I got attacked by a snake demon.. Plus, getting out and back into a hospital within a day's time didn't sound good! Tears of pain and worry rolled down Jack's face while looking at her. He was hunched over in pain. right arm clinching his left with knees nearly up to chest but just breathing hurt him.

"Sorry. Wish there was something I could do." Jack accepted his defeat. Ready and willing to go back outside to call someone even if it meant dealing with this whole thing. His right hand reached out and touched her left leg while him still on the ground. "I'm..sorry. Thanks for saving my life." His desire to help her connected with his heart, spiritual energy and emotional empathy for her well being flowed into her leg with white spirit energy slowly washing over her foreleg and healing it without him knowing.

If only Jack could somehow heal this Woman than he would. She was important to him simply because he was there alongside he'd get a sickening feeling otherwise. His personal experiences with being shoved aside layered over a deep seeded lack of courage within himself however it felt nice knowing he could helped. A metaphorical hand grasped tighter around Jack's heart. This cold feeling came with warmth flowing through his blood veins as tears fell down. If I could just heal her, then things would be alright. Selfish to make himself feel better and to be useful green energy kept pouring around her wounds.

Wait, what was this? Eyes focused on what was in front of him while Jack spaced out at the same time. Something was weird. She said something about continuing what he was doing. What was she talking about. That's when green sparked from Jack's hand sending a painful sting, due to a rebound of his own spiritual energy going into his spiritual network. Jack retracted his hand and held it close to his chest tightly with left hand grasped around right wrist. "What the hell did I do!? What was that!? Oh goddess, I'm sorry!" His spiritual nerves had awoken for the first time thereby causing his entire right arm pain, shaking even.

Wait, what did she mean heal? Jack didn't possess power like that! Taken aback by her statement Jack's eyes remained focused on her face that wasn't quite pale as before, however, coughing blood brought him back down again. The whole world made zero sense right now. Given Jack barely holding onto his own mind he tried taking in the grave reality of their situation. Around and round the world spun, Jack's vision acting as though he drank a few bottles. Damn. The hell was all this? "Wait, the fu- Are you Wolverine? Cept, with boobs? " The marvel superhero, except with breasts.

She talked about him healing her but she didn't have scratch marks anymore. The hell did she mean Jack to heal her? He shook her head. "Come on, don't die on me. You're the only girl I've touched like this!" Yeah, she was the only female who's bare body he's seen before. Touching her shoulders and hugging her, green energy light up once more and started healing her. Though he didn't mean to say what he said out loud, let alone in a whiney voice with tears. He wasn't a very manly man, that he wasn't. "This is so weeeird!" He whined out.