Chapter 16 - A Different Perspective (Jade)

Creed had just gotten out of the room to take the Phone Call from headquarters and Jephtah just left her room due to her resting and he did not want to disturb. She tried to sleep but she can't because many thoughts we're going on in her mind. She was first relieved that Creed had really changed and he wasn't going back to killing again. He promised her with all of his sincerity. What she could not get was Creed's gesture at the 2nd part of the promise. He kissed her forehead. 

"Why did he kiss me? Well technically he kissed my forehead but that's still a part of me but still. why would he do that??" Jade thought to herself.

"I mean sure Creed's a decent guy and he's fun to be with but I still have not decided what my feelings for him but, he's way to pushy. Does he like me too? Or was the kiss just an act of formality that he picked up from his republic days??? UHHHH I'M SO CONFUSED!!!" She continued to think.

"Maybe, I really do love him....ever since the day that we met." Jade concluded.

"UGHH!! I CAN'T SLEEP!!" Jade exclaimed to herself.

She smiled though thinking back to the day that she met Creed. It was a year and a half ago when he met him in the busy city of Etto. She was on duty for the RFI, chasing a criminal who had a decent bounty on his head. She was running after her in the lower parts of Etto city, particularly the slums when suddenly some guy fell on her costing her the criminal.

"THUD!!"

"Ouch!!" Jade exclaimed

"Oh sorry!!" The man replied helping her up.

"GREAT!!! Just great!! He got away. And that was a decent bounty too." Jade said to the man.

"Sorry." The man said as he lit a cigarette. "Wasn't intentional ma'am."

"What were you doing there anyway??? What's the big idea of falling on someone huh??" Jade said while intimidating her.

"Well I was getting this." He showed her a toy doll then he gave it back to the little girl that was standing behind her. "Some bullies tossed her doll onto the top of that lamp and I offered to get it back." The man replied.

"Thank you mister!" The little girl said happily and she walked away to her house.

Jade was moved with what the man did. She knew that he stood up for what's right immediately by just seeing that gesture alone. She went near him and attempted to apologize:

"I'm sorry about earlier, you know about going hysterical." Jade said to him

"It's okay, miss?" he smiled at her. She noticed that he was wearing an eye-patch but she did not bother to ask what had happened.

"Jade. My name's Jade and you are?" she asked in return.

"I'm Creed. Nice to meet you Jade." He said as he shook her hand. 

That ended Jade's flashback on she met Creed. 

"3 months later I helped him get into the RFI and we became a team with Jephtah. Time flies so fast huh?"  She thought to herself. She attempted to rest now but she was interrupted when Creed and Jephtah went inside her room. It looked like they had urgent news.