NEBULA & GAMORA

[First person POV]

Five daggers, one target, blindfolded throw. Nebula threw first, scoring a total of four headshots out of five throws. I followed next scoring three out of five. Fuck! My Keen Eyes skill doesn't work if I'm blindfolded. Although it increases the focus, without vision, it's useless. Dammit! Wait! Why am I getting frustrated? Winning that many matches against her is a miracle on its own. I'm already satisfied enough getting to kiss her earlier.

But, the quest says if I lose, 'Be a man and own up to it.' And what did Nebula say before this final match, 'Winner gets another kiss.' Now that she wins the final match, does that mean I need to kiss her as per the deal?! That means Nebula tricked me into kissing her again. Clever girl! She manipulated me into giving her another kiss. But, I guess I don't mind giving her another one if she wants it that much.

"That's what I'm talking about. I win," She declared proudly with a smile plastered across her face after removing the blindfold from her eyes. Nebula seemed extremely happy winning the bet. I mean, she literally smiled brightly showing off her pearly white teeth for the first time. Nebula is really cute when she smiles like that. I wish she could smile more often.

I stretched my fingers and chuckled, "Yea, congratulations! I guess, I gotta lot to learn."

Nebula walked towards me and stood right in front of me, "Kiss me." She demanded with a bright smile on her face.

Wow! Straightforward! She really wants another kiss from me, huh? Well, I don't mind kissing her again since I also enjoyed kissing her earlier. Nebula closed her eyes and puckered her lips invitingly, waiting for me to kiss her. I stepped forward and pressed my lips against hers wrapping my hands around her waist. Nebula hugged me tightly, deepening the kiss. I licked her lips asking permission to enter which she happily obliged. Our tongues tangled in a passionate dance. Both of us didn't care about time passing by while continuing our makeout session.

We parted after an intense kissing session.

"How was it? I don't have much experience in this department," She whispered softly and asked nervously after breaking the kiss.

"Maybe another round, and I might tell you," I teased her with a mischievous grin.

Nebula nodded excitedly and locked her lips with mine once again.

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[3rd Person POV]

Meanwhile...

"Where is he now?" Gamora asked the guard near the gate. Earlier, she went to check on Jack, but his room was empty. So, she asked the guard stationed near the med bay whether he had seen Jack leaving the med bay.

"Yes. He went toward the training facility, ma'am," The guard replied.

"Thank you," Gamora walked toward the training facility hoping Jack would be there.

Earlier after the incident, when she was talking with Jack's family, she tried to get closer to them. Then, she noticed that Lisa had the best relationship with Jack. So she had a conversation with Lisa and learned many things about Jack. Gamora found out about his latest interest in weapon-related books and journals. As they continued talking, she learned that he always takes care of his family and that he always helps out whenever he gets money from school competitions and other small jobs. The money he got from the Battle Royal, Jack has spent it on rent, food, and new clothes for his family.

Finally, Gamora understood the reason Jack always runs after money and refused her offer to join the new Guardians where money is the last thing that remains on one's mind. And also, why Jack acted that way. Gamora felt surprised, hurt, and angry at the same time after realizing why he always acted that way. Angry at herself mostly, for trying to recruit him without investigating his background. When she got to know what the money was being spent for, she understood why Jack never said no and bashed out at Nebula's remark.

Gamora already had a good impression of Jack, ever since she saw him train with Fiona. But later when he put his life in danger and saved her life from those savagers, almost dying in the process, her impression of him grew stronger. Then, after learning about his background and the reason he acted the way he did, her good impression of him quickly turned into respect and infatuation. Jack was just the kind of guy, Gamora liked most; the type who always prioritized others over himself, who thinks of his family before considering anything else, and who takes great care of the people he loves.

'Yet, he jumped into danger to save me, why? I'm sure he knows that if anything happens to him, his family will suffer... But he still did it. Is he just stupid or..." Her thoughts drifted.

Arriving at the entrance of the training facility, she saw the entrance doors slightly open and two people embracing in each other's arms kissing passionately. Both people were too busy with each other and were unaware of the presence of a third party spying on them.

Gamora froze staring at the scene in front of her.

Her body started trembling as a large wave of conflicting emotions erupted within her. For the very first time, Gamora was jealous. Jealous of that girl, who is making out with her Jack right now!

'H-Huh... J-Jack... I-Is... H-he... Nebula?! What the heck is going on in here?! Why are they....' Her eyes widened. Right before her eyes, her sister and the man who saved her, the guy who sparked something in her heart, were making out. Her mind short-circuited in panic, her eyes reddened, tears welled up in her eyes. Then, like a storm of emotions, fury, confusion, jealousy, and pain struck her mind.

Gamora felt wetness around her cheeks.

'Wha-?' She touched her cheeks only to find it wet with tears. Gamora was dumbfounded when she realized she was crying silently. 'Huh?! Wha- why- how? What is happening?!' She felt bewildered when she didn't know why she was crying or more specifically, when she started crying. She doesn't even remember the last time she cried! It's like seeing Jack making out with someone, instantly activated her emotional switch and now she's crying uncontrollably. 'Shit! Shit! Shit!'

'No! Snap out of it! Get a hold of yourself, Gamora!' With all her might, she managed to control her tears and forced her crying eyes to shut down.

Still confused as hell and raging with mixed emotions, she hid around the room, yet peeked through the opening of the door and continued to observe them, making sure not to get caught, as both of them were too lost in each other, totally not noticing that somebody is stalking them from outside.

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[Jack's first person POV]

After the second make-out session ended, both of us separated. I smiled staring at Nebula's beautiful blue face.

"And?" Nebula asked breathlessly.

I stared back at her eyes and answered, "Amazing!"

"It really is. My heart never beat this fast before. I now know why Quill and Gamora felt when they kissed and spent time together. No wonder, he broke down after losing her," Nebula mumbled staring at me intently.

"So, our Gamora from the past didn't have a relationship with Quill? I thought they were slowly working things out, or so were the rumors," I asked her with a raised eyebrow. I didn't know much about the other side of the story about them.

She explained, "Oh no. Quill did try to chase after this version of my sister. She didn't pay much attention to him and joined the Ravagers, but later she returned after he retired back to Earth," Nebula mentioned casually as if she was talking about a pair of random lovers and not two of the fellow guardians.

I tried to keep a straight face after hearing the truth.

In short, this Gamora never had a relationship with anyone and hopefully never slept with anyone, maybe... I mean, given the character that I know from the movie, there isn't any way anyone would dare to look at her with that intention, much less think about getting a chance with her. Anyways, she might or might not have been in a relationship, what does that have anything to do with me? Well, duh! I'll make her fall for me before anyone can get close. I decided I'd get a headstart with this mission!

"That explains things," I muttered, mostly to myself, before whispering, "Want another round?" I offered with a chuckle.

"You sure about that? I... I mean..." She hesitated slightly while asking with a deep blue-tinted blush adorning her beautiful face.

Before she could finish what she wanted to say, I pulled her in for another makeout session.

Man, I love my new life...

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