Author's Notes:

Forget everything that happened between Jak and Keira at the end of Jak X Combat Racing. Doing so will give the story some form of coherence. If by any chance you want me to add more chapters, please review with your comments.

It was over for him. He was dead. She walked up to his body, looked at his broken armor, the dagger plunged in his heart. She couldn't stand to see her lover lying there, in a pool of blood. It was finally over for him. Jak Mar was dead.

Three years after the end of the epic combat racing Jak and his friends competed in, everything was back to normal. When his father Damas died, Jak gave Sig the rule of Spargus city and he ruled as Mar on Haven City. He was referred as Mar by his subjects, but to his friends, he remained the good old Jak. Tess and Daxter, who were now Ottsells, became weapon forgers. The married couple worked for Jak by designing new weapons for his army and took care of the Naughty Ottsell. That bar was still theirs and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for parties hosted by Jak. Every party, every birthday, every occasion was celebrated there. When his royal subjects asked about the meaning of the special, unique venue, Jak would simply say: "Nostalgia".

Samos became Jak's royal vizier, guiding the young ruler into making good decisions about his kingdom. Torn and Ashelin finally got married and became in charge of Haven security. They liked the job since they had the chance to try out all the new weapons before anyone else! Brutter became the royal merchant, dealing with merchants from all over the world. An advantage for Jak, since Brutter was a very good dealer!

As for Jak, he still had to feed on dark and light eco. Since Dark Jak and Light Jak were a permanent part of him, he needed them to survive. And they needed the eco.

Keira stayed by Jak's side as his mechanic. She was still fully in love with him but now, she wasn't so sure anymore. She loved his real side, but hated his two alter egos. She loved his smile, his eyes, and his silky hair. It was pure love.

Jak, on his side, was also in love with Keira. He dreamed about being with her ever since he met her. Now, he could, but he won't. He is afraid of not giving her the life she wants. He's afraid she'll reject him, that she'll say it's too late for that.

One day, Jak was at Daxter's place playing cards. Daxter also invited everyone to celebrate a special evening: The Defeat of the Dark Makers. Torn was ready to rip up Daxter's head from his body since he kept losing but Jak stood in the middle with Brutter and were ready just in case. Keira, Tess and Ashelin were in the kitchen, cooking for the boys. Keira was on a wobbling chair, trying to grab a special sauce of Tess' invention sitting in the higher shelf. Tess advised her not to be on that chair but she insisted.

Jak, tired of playing cards, gave his place to Samos and went in the kitchen to see if his friends needed help. Keira was surprised to see a man working in the kitchen. Usually, she fixed Jak's food and she liked it. But this time, it was the opposite.

"I usually make my own food," he gladly said. "I've been doing it even before I met you. I always loved cooking!"

"Glad to see you like it!" she said. "Can you help us out?"

Jak nodded and as he reached for a spare apron, he heard a cracking noise. The leg of the chair on which Keira stood on just broke and she was about to fall. Jak, quick on his feet, grabbed her before she could hit the floor on the remains of the wooden chair. She found herself on him, who was on his back, still holding her from the waist. Blushing and barely scratched, Keira looked into Jak's blue eyes. She saw love and passion in them. They stared at each other for a few minutes until Jak raised his hand to her hair, stroking them gently. His hand slid under her shirt as the other one grabbed her under the knees. Holding her bridal style, he lifted her down the hall to the couch in the living room. He put her down and kneeled in front of her. He slowly approached her as he whispered, "That's why I prefer cooking myself!"

She laughed. Still a little dizzy, she stood up, grabbed Jak, sat on his lap and started kissing him passionately. She was listening to her subconscious, which basically screamed her to kiss him. Jak kissed her back. Both were thrilled. They're respective fears was conquered.

Daxter caught them as he walked in the room to check up on Keira. Jak saw him. Dark Jak took over for a measly second to glare at Daxter. Daxter thought he dreamt it, as Jak was still in his normal self, kissing Keira. A measly view of Dark Jak was enough to shut him up. He slowly backed up out of the room.

Keira snapped out of her trance and realized what she was doing. She pushed Jak away and looked him once more in his eyes.

"Well, that was... uh... good!" she babbled.

"Yeah! I liked it when you... uh... used the tongue..." he said, trying to finish his sentences.

"Well... we got to get back to work now! Dinner isn't going to make itself! Are you coming?"

"Uhm yeah. I'll be there in a minute."

She left, leaving him alone in this living room.

Daxter peeked in, making sure there was no Keira inside.

Jak raised his head and watched Daxter coming to him.

"Sorry Dax... I... I..."

"I know! Ya know Jak? I was in the same trouble with Tess when I first met her! Whohoo! What the hell of a gal she was! But now, look at us! We're together, working for the ruler of Haven City, living the deeeee-luxe life! What could we need more? We got each other! That's what you need Jak! Keira! If you need help, ask me! I've uhh… I've been around myself so… you knoooowwww…"

"I will!" he chuckled. "Now, I got to go help the girls in the kitchen. Want me to cook you something special?"

"Well, I'd gladly forget what you just said if you make me a delicious Yakkow cocoa with the sprinkles on the top!"

"All right then. One Yakkow cocoa with sprinkles coming up!"

Jak went back to the kitchen, Daxter joined his guests playing cards. As Jak entered the kitchen, he saw Keira acting as if their little moment never happened. She was holding the casserole and was trying to stay in balance. Jak decided to let it go for tonight. He fixed Daxter's Yakkow milk, helped finish making dinner and called everybody for dinner.