"Deal!" Serenity replied without any hesitation, "I'll never let go. I'll hold onto your hand even if my arm breaks. But Jack... I hope that, one day, you won't let me go either. After all..." Her eyes similarly shifted to their hands. "It's stronger when both of us hold onto each other, isn't it?"

His fingers moved a little, almost imperceptibly. After he heard her say that, he actually felt the urge to hold her hand...

Jackson ended up eating the food that Serenity brought him. However, whi