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Hours after CAINE GETS DELETED:
Knock knock
"Jax... can you open the door?" Ragatha says softly.
Jax gets up slowly, opening the door slightly but not peaking his head through.
"What do you want, Rags?" Jax says, trying to keep up his regular facade as if he hadn't been in his room for hours.
"Jax. Can I come in?" She asks, pushing the door open a little more, sticking her head into the pitch black room.
"Whatever." Jax walks over to his bed, not bothering to turn his light on.
Ragatha takes his "whatever" as an open invitation, closing the door behind her and walking in. She carefully makes his way over to his nightstand, turning on the lamps light. It's very dim since the circus doesn't have much power. She sighs and takes a seat next to Jax on his bed.
"You shouldn't sit alone in the dark at a time like this."
"Well what so you expect me to do!? Caine is gone! We can't do anything anymore! I swear..." He beats his fist against his forehead before speaking again. "This is all that STUPID JESTER'S fault. If she didn't go snooping around trying to find the so-called exit, then this would have NEVER happened!" He yells before laughing maniacally.
"Jax..." Ragatha's voice breaks.
She reaches out her hand to touch his, bringing it out of the air and down into her lap. He stops laughing. The room is silent and Jax's pupils go wider.
"Ponni... Just wanted to help! I know things didn't work at how we expected, but we'll figure this out! Her determination to get us out of here is still just as strong as it was before! We just have a setback. But I know she and Kinger can do it! We'll get out of here somehow." Ragatha offers, trying to lift Jax's spirits. This was also an attempt to hide her gratefulness that they didn't escape.
"Why are you here, Doll?" Jax scoffs.
"I-" Ragatha takes a deep breath. "I can't have you abstracting on us, can I?"
"Is that a joke? Why would I, abstract?" Jax asks with a grin.
"Now is a vulnerable time for all of us. Especially with Caine gone, since we have no idea what can happen next. I need you to stay with us." She says softly, looking into the rabbits eyes, wiping a tear from her own.
...
The room stays silent until Jax places his hand on the back of Ragatha's head and she lets out a gasp, breaking it.
"Don't worry Raggy, I'm not gonna abstract." He says softly. He continues to pat Ragatha's head.
"Oh." Her voice breaks.
"This is cute." Jax thinks to himself, before realizing that he must really be losing his mind.
He watches as Ragatha folds her hands in her lap, accepting Jax's comfort. He knows that she probably needs this, even though her goal was to cheer up him. Jax moves closer to her.
"Relax Raggy."
...
She grabs his free hand, playing with his fingers, as his other hand plays with the yarn she has for hair.
The two stay in eachothers presence. An unlikely duo now finds comfort in eachother. Neither of them want to break apart, but Ragatha stands up, wiping imaginary dust off of her dress.
She clears her throat before saying, "I... should be heading back to my room now." She starts to walk off until Jax grabs the back of her skirt, causing her to stop.
"Stay."
"...S-sorry?" Her voice cracks, looking back at his pleading face that was once purple but is now pink.
Jax shakes his head before speaking. "Come on Doll, just stay the night. Nobody's wondering where you are. They're all focused on finding that exit or whatever, so what's the harm?" His cocky smirk is back.
"Well... I suppose you're right... I can't leave you alone here either." She says, trying to convince herself that this is normal.
"Great."
Jax pulls Ragatha onto his bed, pulling the covers over her before climbing ontop of her.
"Huh? J-Jax!?" She yells, blushing.
"Keep quiet if you don't want them to know where you are, Doll-Face." He says in a matter-of-fact tone. Ragatha can't stop herself from blushing.
...
"We're leaving the light on?" She asks.
"Well yeah, I couldn't see your horrible (beautiful) face without it." He says with a grin.
Ragatha let's out a sigh before smiling at the purple rabbit, resting on her chest. She kisses his forehead.
"What was that?-" He asks with a chuckle, but truly he is nervous.
"Oh, nothing!"
-
Soon enough, the rabbit falls asleep while Ragatha rubs his back. She tries her best to stay awake, savoring this moment with Jax, but her body fights against her. As she shuts her eyes, she immediately falls into slumber. I guess this won't be the last night she checks up on Jax.