AGENT: The Agent of Mutants

39. The Full of Secrets

[Claire’s POV]

Now that I'm on the plane, I'm sitting by the window, Jack is next to me, then Val is next to Jack again, near the road.

When the plane started taking off, the flight attendants and stewardesses explained about how to blablabla. I'm not really listening, because under any circumstances I would have survived, right? Ahaha!

"Just sleep if you're still sleepy, we need a lot of energy later" Jack told me. That Val? Don't Ask. He's been sleeping since we sat on the plane. Straight away, no wonder, it's really still dawn.

I'm nodding.

Ah, I remember that conversation she had with Kim outside the toilet. About what are they hiding? Would he tell me if I asked him? Because I think what they're hiding is serious, so it's gonna be hard to get him to tell me.

Plus, Kim had shed a lot of blood earlier. So... sure...it's about the future, right? Eh? Or about the others?

Because of the many secrets that time controllers hide, in other words, many possibilities could be a trigger for Kim to bleed that much.

But as far as I am concerned, shouldn't Kim tell anyone? Then why did he tell her? Why should I go to Jack?

Is it because Jack is the agent leader?

Ck! Too many questions on my mind, I'd love to ask them, but I don't think that's possible.

"Hey."

"ah! Yeah d-cold!"

EHH? CK! What kind of a word is this?!

But yes, winter has started to be extreme in my country. Somehow we will fight later. Life wear a coat?

He chuckled slightly, then glanced at his leather jacket, "My jacket can't keep you warm." He said, then take the blanket in the back pocket of the seat in front, “Forced to use this only, yes?” It covers my front body.

Why is my heart beating so fast?? Me why??

I tossed aside my strange heartbeat, then smiled.

“Thank you.”

Jack smiled, displaying his deep dimples.

I wrinkled my eyebrows confused. Why... her face becomes sweet again like this?

He raised his eyebrows, “Why?” tanyanya. This puzzled face made the dimple of his cheek earlier instantly disappear in an instant.

I tilted my head confused, “You have two personalities, huh?”

He knitted his brows, further making his cold face drawn again. “What do you mean?” ask again.

“Your face can be one hundred and eighty degrees different, you know! If you are smiling the same when you are flat, completely different!”

He suddenly grinned, then brought his face closer to me. “How different, hm?” he said with a soft look.

Deg.

Ah, start again!

Deg.

I turned my face towards the window. “T-not so.”

He brought his face closer again, “Different so how?” he said, raising his eyebrows, he looked at me with a soft grin.

ISH! DOES HE KNOW HE IS HANDSOME?!

UH! I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT.

*deg!

Deg!

CK, DIAAM!

“Said not so!!”

Faintly, I heard Jack laughing. “Claire.”

“What?!” I answered a bit sniffly (the end of this guy sucks), still staring at the window.

“Sleep... later we need much energy.”

Ish, what the hell is it?!

He didn't sleep himself anyway, why? Want to talk to Kim again about secrets? So I'm supposed to fall asleep first, right?

Hmh! I won't let it!

“No want!” I said steadily, crossing both my hands in front of my chest.

I heard Jack chuckle. I glanced at him, it was weird that he had been laughing a lot lately. Ah, I guessed it! He has two personalities!

Spooky.

“Claire,” call it soft. I turned to her, she looked at me in a thin smile, not what was on her mind, but what was clear…

… is clear…

… My heart is pounding again.

In conclusion.This guy is a bitch!

His pitch-black bead felt like it was locking onto my vision, forcibly taking all of my consciousness just for him. It's weird! It's weird! It's weird! I can't turn my eyes away. I can't avoid her look!

He said nothing, we just stared at each other. His gaze was meaningful, but I couldn't understand…

[Author’s POV]

The man speaks a thousand languages. Among those amazed by the beauty of the woman next to him, or because there is so much that he cannot say. The answer is, both.

He was eager to say all the things that had been complicated in his head since, but... what can I do? No, he can't.

Claire finally blinks, “E-eh, what did you say?” tanyakanya.

Jack smiled faintly, instead of revealing the thing that stuck it out, he chose to discuss the thing that troubled his heart only.

“Have you forgotten Rylan?”

Claire raised both her eyebrows confused, “Why all of a sudden?” the question made Jack quiet. He blamed himself inwardly, why did he not think of an excuse before asking about it?

“Already.” Said Claire steady. After all, it wasn't very deep in his feelings for Rylan, so he didn't really make it a problem. And again, Rylan was Ruby's lover, so where could he possibly still go, crazy? Ruby was that good to him.

Jack was a fool with a flat face, silently, he turned his face the other way, ‘yes!’ his murmuring was not heard at all.

Claire looked back at the window. I don't know why it's so hard to keep in eye contact with the guy next to her. Every time their beads met, his heart immediately beat fast. ‘Resolve’ thought.

Likewise with Jack, being close to this woman somehow makes him continue to feel happy. He was like a numb person before, but not anymore. Strange, he himself felt strange with himself who was now very easy to smile.

“You're in love, stupid.” Val enters Jack's mind. In shock, the man turned to the side, apparently Val was opening one eye to peek.

‘Ck. You sleep there again!’ Jack said in his heart, retorting Valerie's words.

“Iya-iya, what am I doing? Mosquito doang. All right, this mosquito is going to sleep again! Bye.” Val said in Jack's mind, then came out of that one-sided telepathy. He faced another direction to go back to sleep, lazy to see the stupid man next to him.

'Just don't understand, anyway? Good thing Zav sensitized.’ he said inwardly, then returned to his subconscious.

Secretly, Jack thought about Valerie's words just now. In fact, deep down, he knew. He is not that stupid, the man already knows that he is in love. But there is a part of him that rejects that reality.

His reason? Just one: only:

Jack is a typical person who thinks long.

He will not simply accept the fact that he likes someone, then immediately take a step. Since he would think of the woman as well, what would the woman experience if they ended up together, would the woman be happy? Is he worthy of that woman?

Plus, in this case, Claire is an agent as well. If considered, a great many reasons would support the fact that if the two mutants ended up together, many unsynchronized things would happen.

But if he's honest, actually Jack's not thinking about that. Like ordinary people, rationally, if it is a matter of the heart, how can it be evasive?

Even so, there was one thing that stuck in his mind.

About. Kimberly said earlier.

Is it true...The path should be like this?

Meanwhile, Claire knitted her brows confusedly looking at Jack who had become dreamy himself.

“Hey, grey.”

The man woke up from his daydream, then turned to Claire. “Call what was it?” ask her with a flat face.

‘Wah really two personalities.’ Claire said in her heart.

“Uuuuban!” claire said lightly.

Not yet able to comment, the man's gaze locked on the necklace that was wrapped around Claire's neck.

He did not complain, the edges of his lips were attracted, became a smile.

Noticing Jack's gaze pointing at her necklace, Claire looked down, along with her necklace.

“You know what Mars means?” Jack asked with a faint smile.

“Literally?” Claire asked, not understanding, because as far as it is, Mars is just the name of the planet.

Jack shook his head, “Not, but according to my dictionary.” Said, which made Claire furrow her brows confused, “Hah? You have your own dictionary?” tanyakanya.

Jack nodded.

“If in my dictionary, Mars means ‘Wait for me three more years’ so.”

Claire was silent, she didn't know what to react to. He doesn't know if Jack is joking or not. Said joking.His face was serious, said to be serious…

“What do you mean?” Claire asks, having managed to understand that Jack is being serious right now. “You want to go?”

The man smiled looking at Claire's curious face. She knew Claire could not hide her expression. Wanting to pretend anything, Claire still could not cover her face that became sad.

Staring at the sad chocolate bead made Jack even more heartless. Behind her sweet smile, her emotions stirred, she desperately wanted to vent her anger on the universe.

“Nothing, that's just the meaning of ‘Mars’ in my opinion, already His word.

Although not completely believe that what Jack said just ‘ is nothing’, but Claire decided not to think about it anymore, and just trust Jack.

In fact, the main reason is that he is already getting sleepy.

Seeing Claire who became quiet, the man already understood that he was sleepy. Claire just stared out the window, looking at the white clouds that covered the scenery below, so Claire could not see anything that caught her attention. It makes him sleepy.

Slowly, he began to enter his subconscious. He's asleep.

His head sometimes hit the window, or went forward and shook his head to get rid of his front hair and return to his original position…

Jack chuckled, put the woman's head on his shoulder, removed the hair that covered Claire's face with his hands, and smiled.

He looked at Claire who was sleeping on his shoulder, his smile fading, again.

It does.

The Time Controller's secret should be kept alone.

If not, the others will be overwhelmed.

Unbeknownst to him, Valerie awoke from her sleep. He smiled mischievously when he saw Jack and Claire, but had not had time to sneak, Val furrowed his eyebrows confused when he saw Jack. The man should be happy, but why is his face so sad?

Val curious.

He read Jack's mind without hesitation.

The man was completely mistaken sitting next to Valerie.

Val stunned.

He began to shed tears.

His hands were trembling with fear.

He closed his mouth, he could no longer speak.

His heart felt like it had stopped beating.

“Why should you... do that?” muttered Jack while staring at Claire softly.

Valerie who heard that was getting unable to hold back her tears anymore.

He was crying in silence.