Inside a mobile home surrounded by a forest sits a 5’9” decently rounded man, He is sitting on a makeshift table while playing some video games, looking at him he has a long beard well grown out and can be seen wearing some gray morning robes, next to him, sits a black pug, compared to a standard pug this one looks a bit skinner
“You know coco this is nice, having a home to ourselves and having the luxury to live in peace you know, it's a nice feeling”
In response to his words the dog just continued to lick itself in its crotch and smile, The man sighed and just continued to play Luii Mission on his MegaCube, It was peaceful, to say the least. The calming atmosphere the crackling of birds and other forest animals ruffling about, without civilization around this was peaceful, then a knock was heard at the door
“Oye Jacob you still alive in there ain't you”
Jacob upon hearing the female voice slumps down in an attempt to hide himself, but the female at the door is not deterred by the lack of response
“When is your lazy ass gonna go out and enjoy the town festival, It’s in 3 hours”
Even though the man knew that his cover was blown he still hoped by not saying anything she would leave, but Coco wasn’t, Coco’s ears perk up and just like any other dog she does what she was trained to do all her life, she barks in excitement as she runs at the door scratching at it. While dogs, in general, are happy creatures it seemed she was exceptionally excited to see the guest, Jacob sighed, he was caught
“I told you I’m not going-”
Before he could finish his sentence there is a klack and a creak as the door swung open revealing a 5’6” female individual coming through, she has blue ocean eyes and blond short hair, and her physique is slim yet well built. To be quite frank she has the appearance of a quite attractive individual of a tomboy girl
“You know If I had a dollar for every time I had to drag your ass outside I think I would be pretty rich, Isn’t that right coco”
Coco was going crazy with the visit of this girl, she ran right at her barking in excitement as the girl petted her,
“Do you really have to come every day”
Jacob’s voice sounded slightly annoyed, but more than anything it carried a tired tone to it, while the girl in contrast sounded full of life
“Dude Are you really complaining that a beautiful girl such as myself is checking up on you every day, don’t you know people will fall head over heels for someone like me”
The woman had an expression of pride but also a mix of smugness to it, The man couldn't help but chuckle a bit despite his previous expressions
“You know, I know that you just like it whenever I cook right”
Her smirk demeanor quickly faded as she was caught dead in her tracks, her sneaky goal was exposed, Jacob stared at the women while the women chuckled nervously
“Did you bring the materials to cook at least”
The woman throws up a thumbs-up sign and smiles a proud victory as though she won the Olympics. As Jacob got up he noticed while not apparent the clothes she was wearing, she had on short jeans and a black shirt that says ‘Potato lord’, a typical tomboy outfit
“Put the ingredients on the burner”
She smiled and compiled,
“Thank you”
Despite her tomboyish style of interaction, she does have a cute side to her as well, but the thing that occupied jacobs mind the most was what to cook, but it didn’t take long for him to realize she had brought him some rice, chicken, and curry mix
“Katsu curry it is”
As he put on his cooking gown he pulled from a closet he prepared the chicken and rice on the side, once that got going he used some curry mix to add it to the potatoes and carrots for that unique added flavor, carefully he steamed the carrots on high heat while cooking the potatoes on low to allow the heat to properly cook thoroughly, he focused up as he switched his attention towards the rice and chicken, all the while the girl was playing with coco in the background
“Who’s my good girl, who’s my little coco puffs”
he prepared the chicken on the stove, next, he cut into the meat to allow it to cook properly, and started preparing the rice, the girl and the dog couldn’t help but notice the smell as they stood behind him, her and the dog’s mouth drolling which distracted him a bit, while on some level he did find this annoying he couldn’t help but also find happiness in her presence, speaking from experience they knew each other for many years and this was their daily routine, but today was a bit special, today was
“Happy birthday Marry”
In an instant the atmosphere fell silent and a bit awkward, there was no preparation or build up just randomly blurted out words, as his words registered with her she found it difficult to speak back, and it would have stayed like that for a while if it wasn't for coco, her barking brought back everyone's attention that the food was burning
“Oh shit”
He rushed to flip the already burnt chicken and rice, and it seemed with that realization the awkwardness in the room faded as she laughed, it wasn’t an awkward laugh or a fake sort of laugh but rather a laugh of relief
“Jacob, thank you”
Jacob looked at her and for a moment realized how long it was since she thanked someone for wishing her a happy birthday. The thought of what happened to marry a long time ago when he was a kid crossed his mind, How he related to something similar that happened to him quite a long time ago, Jacob for a moment got lost in thought
“Hey Jacob the food is still burning”
“I know I know hold up”
At her words he hurriedly turns off the gas and tries to salvage what food he can, He slices off the burnt parts and somehow manages to make the dish come out as good as new, He prepares 5 plates and wraps 2 of them with plastic, 2 of them with curry and 1 of them with rice and kibble for coco, he serves his guest as Coco and Marry proceeds to chow down on their meal while Jacob brings his meal outside to eat on a stump
“Thank you for the meal”
Marry and Coco help themselves to seconds while Jacob slowly eats his first serving, everyone chowed down on their freshly made food until Marry spoke up
“So as for the festival are you coming?”
“Nope”
Marry attitude changes at his response this time sound she sounds annoyed and a bit frustrated
“You know, I know you don't like to socialize with others and you enjoy your “peace” by yourself, but come on everyone wants you to go”
Jacob doesn’t even look back at her, he just continues to eat his food as he replies back
“Normally you would be right but what can I say I enjoy my peace”
“That makes no sense”
“Indeed it doesn’t”
Jacob is actively smiling while Marry looks visibly annoyed at his response, for them this is their everyday morning, sometimes they would go out to do errands or help around the nearby town, but for the most part, Jacob would stay here in his convertible home, this was his “peace”, his frozen paradise where everything and nothing could go wrong, except for one individual who could break that peace
“Marry”
Jacob called out to her, and Marry looked at his back in anticipation of his next words
“Coco is peeing on your clothes”
“Wait! What!?!”
Marry looked at Coco who was currently chilling on her lap and examined her dress all over but found no stain of pee, and when she looked up she found Jacob laughing
“Dude what the hell, you scared me”
Jacob continued to laugh
“You might be onto something teasing someone is fun”
Marry just pouted while Jacob finished washing the last of the plates
“Now then let's go get ready”
Marry looked at Jacob in confusement, and that’s when it hit her
“Wait are you serious”
Jacob gave a reassuring smile
“It's your 20th birthday, why not”
Marry was shocked at this guy’s words, Jacob was a man of the box, the type of guy that doesn’t like to go to events or parties, it was a miracle, he was like that one friend that never goes out and now he finally agreed to
“Thank you so much, I'm gonna go tell everyone your coming, I got to go get ready”
With that said she bolted out of the room and left Coco and Jacob by themselves, Jacob looked at Coco
“You think it's too late to say I changed my mind”
Coco just barked at him and went back to laying on her bed
“Let's get going then”
Jacob prepared to leave his home but then took a good look at himself in his mirror, his face was worn and he had bags under his eyes, not to mention it had been a while since he cut his hair as well as his beard, He is barely in his early 20’s yet he looked like a 30-year-old man, and frankly for him, he couldn’t care less, but, Marry's smile popped into his brain, and he sighed
“Rose would scold me…just like her”
He looked through his mirror for some materials and he pulled out some shaving cream and scissors,
“Let's do thi-”
And just as Jacob gets ready to cut his hair coco starts barking at him,
“What, what’s up”
Coco just continues to stare at him, obviously, Jacob doesn’t speak dog, so he just waits a bit, then he grows tired as he gets ready to cut his hair again, this once again causes Coco resume’s her barking
“Do you just not want me to cut my hair or what”
In response to Jacob’s statement cookie barks in response,
“Ok, so you don’t want me to get ready?”
Coco stays silent once again, it continues like this for a bit until Coco barks and opens a drawer with her mouth, after a bit of making a mess she bites down on something and pulls out a photo album, she flips to a page where it shows a younger Jacob with a terrible haircut, not to mention the small cuts all over his beard
“that's right I can’t groom myself properly…”
Cookie barks in agreement at this response, although dogs have limited expressions Jacob is sure that Coco definitely smirking a bit
“If you are so smart why do I got to pick up your poop every time”
Cookie just ignores his response and went back to sleeping on her bed
“I guess that means you need my help”
This voice, Jacob turned to see her here
“Rose”
Jacob’s face visibly turned a bit serious, while the lady at the door was giving off a smile
“Jacob why the serious face, aren’t you happy to see me”
No response from him
“You were smiling just a moment ago with my younger sister why the long face with m-”
“If your here to tell me things then I recommend you just leave”
The atmosphere turned tense, Rose was similarly built to her sister and she usually had a long loose red dress with thorn pigments beautifully originated onto it, she wore a smile that at first brought reassurance but with Jacob seemed to bring negativity, she had blond long hair and blue eyes just like her sister. As she entered the RV she walked up to him, she looked no younger than her early 30s but had the appearance of a beautiful woman no older than her 20s, she looked kind,
“I know that me being here is…difficult for you but today I'm here to just give you a trim like the old times”
Jacob just looked at her
“No”
Rose sighed
“I just want to make you look good”
“No, I'm good I can handle myself and my needs”
“You say that but whose land are you renting from, who’s water, gas, and food supply are you connected to”
“Hey I pay for it”
“A drop in the ocean is what you pay in terms of what I give you”
This conversation lasted like this for a couple of minutes until Coco woke up and started barking at them, it seemed as though she was scolding them for being too loud, after feeling satisfied that they wouldn’t argue anymore she went back to sleep
“She really is a smart dog”
Both of them said that at the same time, they looked at one another, then after some thinking, Jacob sighed as he agreed to get his haircut, Rose smiled with this, and with that said the pedicure commenced, Rose first started with his hair as she pulled out some scissors from the purse she carried,
“When was the last time you cut all your hair, you look like a homeless man”
“Well to be fair I don’t really care what people have to say about it, especially you”
Rose pulled on his hair at that response
“Take better care of yourself!!”
“Ouch Ouch I will then”
Jacob felt his serious attitude soften up a bit, Rose was good at making people feel relaxed, she had vast experience dealing with others, and while she was crafty with her words, but one thing that always stood the same was that she was always honest when it came to him, something he noticed with all there time together. As she cut his beard Jacob listened to the delightful snap of the scissors, it was soft and firm, she took her time as she slowly hummed to herself, for some reason in this situation for Jacob it felt therapeutic in a sense, the delightful snap of the scissors and the calm atmosphere that rose brought with her humming, It reminded him of when his mother would cut his hair, that feeling of being safe and free, It was a nice feeling for him
“There you go, the beard is gone”
Rose had left him a pretty good cut, it was shortened for the most part as it faded in properly
“All that is left is your long hair as well as get you a new set of clothes and I’m pretty sure you will look as hot as you did in your prime”
Jacob couldn’t help but laugh a bit
“My prime huh”
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