@xlikeidontevenexist continued from here:
āHeyā which one of is the āGuardianā here?ā Heās quick to kneel down to Jamieās height, offering him a sincere smile.
āLookā Iām 100% fine. Iām super durable: Iām made for taking beatings every once in awhile.ā Jack laughs before his smile softens. āAll that makes is that youāre okay. Iām the one thatās supposed to be protecting you remember? Soā Iād consider this a job well done.ā
Jamie frowned slightly, inspecting the spirit once again as if suddenly a few dozen of hidden bruises would magically appear if he insisted on it. From what the boy had overheard, Jack had never been one to really ātake care of himselfā; that was how Tooth had described him.
Sure, he wasnāt supposed to listen to those conversations, but he was just naturally curious.
āItās just-ā He stopped, trying to come up with a convincing reply, āIām not just another kid, you know? Iām your friend, and friends protect each other.ā It was different for the two of them. It was more than just the typical Guardian x child relationship - or at least he believed it was.
āBesides, I am a āGuardian in trainingā...ā Jamie mumbled.Ā
Half a second passed before he realized justĀ what exactly he had said. At that, he widened his eyes and slapped his mouth with his fingers. He... wasnāt supposed to share that.
The boy might or might had not told every kid in his neighborhood about his not yet officialized āintern statusā. It had started as an innocent lie a couple weeks before, but it soon got out of control, and now everyone saw him as such. Heād gotten used to the idea, but he had not planned to tell the tale to the actual Guardians...Not yet, at least.