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“I rather not say, Katelynn.” Jack said gently as he turned on the small device. It made a small whirring noise and he began to gently push it against the cast. Softened by the water and vinegar, it begins to work apart but only where he pushes the blade. He’s careful, very careful. He doesn’t want to nick her but thankfully like any cast it has a decent amount of width between the skin and the cast.

“S-Sorry,” she whispered, looking down into her lap, one of her hands becoming a fist as an indication of frustration at herself. “Too invasive..”

She watched him work then, just wishing she could be out of the casts so she could go running out in embarrassment, though unsure if because of what she had said or because of her legs.

He was quiet as he worked at her casts, concentrating on them with all of his might. But what he said, what she said, got to him. Jack slowly licked his bottom lip.

“…I was bullied really badly. As a child, you know… know this.” he whispers. “A few times, the boy who bullied me worse than the rest… he would break a bone. It-it was an accident, he said at the time. Stronger than he looked. B, but I still suffered from my broken bones.” Jack works further up her leg, nearing her knee. “When I was eight, just… just a few months before my parents adopted me the worst of it happened when some boys pushed me off an embankment during a school guided tour of the woods near Metro City. I fell down and broke my leg, and one of my arms. I had just gotten out of my casts when my parents adopted me. It was… was why I was so quiet. I’d just gotten so scared of people.”

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“Well. Once I broke my wrist from falling out of a tree…?” he asks quietly, not wanting to divulge just how badly the physical abuse he’d received at the hands of other people in his life had been.

She stares at him a long moment, searching his eyes, trying to get more information the best way she was starting to learn how. She frowned a bit. “Once…so the other times…” She trailed off, remembering bits and pieces of what he had told her, feeling a bit angry that anyone would treat someone else differently just because of how they looked like on the outside.

It was a pain she knew all too well but she hadn’t been hit over it.

“I rather not say, Katelynn.” Jack said gently as he turned on the small device. It made a small whirring noise and he began to gently push it against the cast. Softened by the water and vinegar, it begins to work apart but only where he pushes the blade. He’s careful, very careful. He doesn’t want to nick her but thankfully like any cast it has a decent amount of width between the skin and the cast.

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“I’ve broken a few bones in my life.” Jack said with a shrug as he adds more water to the cast, it has the smell of vinegar in it too. “Legs, arms, wrists… n-not pleasant but…” he shrugs.

“F-From running around being a scamp?” she asks softly, too focused on him to notice any smell. Dread fills her heart slightly but she tries hard to squash it down.

“Well. Once I broke my wrist from falling out of a tree…?” he asks quietly, not wanting to divulge just how badly the physical abuse he’d received at the hands of other people in his life had been.

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“Oh just a few hairs, that’s about it! Anything else can be dealt with by a good bath.” Jack insists before helping her onto his beanbag. “Now wait here, I’ll go get my ‘mecahnical pizza cutter’.” he says before heading out of the room.

“Jack~” She groans after him, slightly embarrassed, hand on her forehead as a laugh escapes her. “You didn’t have to actually say it out loud!”

But she waits patiently for him to return, lifting her dress up to her thighs so he could have clear access to the casts.

Jack returns with the device, and makes a quick stop in the bathroom to grab a bucket and fills it with water, and a sponge. He settles besides her on the floor, holding up a sponge. “To wet the casts, making it easier to remove. I, er. I know from experience…” he begins to wet one of the casts.

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 ”Hm. I think you should see a doctor to remove them… or we can try to soften the material and cut it off… I’ve got some really tough tools when I work with sculpting that could cut through them….” Jack guessed.

“I’m not sure a doctor is the right thing to do here,” she smiled, looking at him. “I mean, how am I going to explain being healed suddenly? But your tools work. I’m just scared of what my legs look like under there.”

She makes a face at the thought. She was sure they were hairy, and probably smelly. As soon as he cut them off she was running to a bathroom.

“Oh just a few hairs, that’s about it! Anything else can be dealt with by a good bath.” Jack insists before helping her onto his beanbag. “Now wait here, I’ll go get my ‘mecahnical pizza cutter’.” he says before heading out of the room.

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He stares at her blankly, eyes wide, unsure of what to say or do in the situation. He was more than prepared to help her through three months of being wheelchair bound. The physiotherapy. The pain she’d feel. He would have been there holding her hand, being there for her but… suddenly… “H-how…?” Jack asks as he gets to his feet and goes to her, touching her shoulders.

She places her hands over him, staring at him with tenderness. “I met a girl named Rapunzel..I was just being friendly, you know? Just chatting about things. She noticed my disability and she offered to heal me. She told me she had magic hair and she used it to heal me…”

Her voice is soft, eyes searching his. For what, she’s not sure.

 "Magic… magic hair…“ Jack whispered as he touched her gently, before looking down at her legs. "That… that’s… it’s a miracle. That’s the only way to describe this I thought… you’d be in that wheelchair for ages and now you can walk… you can walk, Katelynn…!” he pulls her into his arms, hugging her tightly, kissing her face anywhere he could.

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”Hey hey. I’m right!” Jack pulls away and turns around to smile at her. “Most beautiful. Ever.” he says, leaning in to kiss her quickly. “How are you?”

She’s still blushing slightly, looking away from him a moment in embarrassment. “Well…” She begins, deciding showing him would be the most appropriate way. Putting her hands down to hold onto the bars of her wheelchair, Katelynn begins to stand up a bit shakily.

 Jack stared at her, eyes widening, and he reached for her. “Woah wait what are you doing you can’t stand yet…!”

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”Oh I know.” Jack smiled, lifting his hand, and touches her wrists. “Is that Katelynn Foster, most beautiful woman in the world?”

She blushes, giving a bigger giggle. She really couldn’t stop from feeling so giddy. “Okay so you guessed partially right..”

 "Hey hey. I’m right!“ Jack pulls away and turns around to smile at her. "Most beautiful. Ever.” he says, leaning in to kiss her quickly. “How are you?”

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Jack had been painting at a canvas. He barely heard her, since he had music in his ears, but then her hands are over his eyes and he sits up a little, and sets his paint brush down.

“Ummmmm. Alice.” he jokes.

“No,” she giggles, leaning closer so her mouth is near his ear to whisper, “guess again…”

 "Oh I know.“ Jack smiled, lifting his hand, and touches her wrists. "Is that Katelynn Foster, most beautiful woman in the world?”

Wheels over to him in her wheelchair and puts her hands over his eyes, giggling and trying to contain her excitement. “G-Guess who..?”

Jack had been painting at a canvas. He barely heard her, since he had music in his ears, but then her hands are over his eyes and he sits up a little, and sets his paint brush down.

“Ummmmm. Alice.” he jokes.