Memories-
Jake had just taken a step outside for fresh air and when he came back inside barely ten minutes later, he was not expecting to see Jack leaning against the counter top with tears flowing from their eyes.
"Jack?"
Jack's head snapped up and they looked at him, tears flowed even more.
Jake raced over and brought Jack into a hug, "what's wrong? Who hurt you?"
Jack buried their head into Jake's shoulder. Jake held them close, rubbing circles on his back.
"I can't remember my parents" Jack whispered hoarsely, "I can't remember my life before running"
Jake had to strain his ears to hear Jack but felt sadness and concern when he did.
"Shh" Jake whispered, "it's gonna be alright"
Jack closed their eyes and hugged Jake tighter.
…
"Are you sure?" Jake asked as he and Jack sat on the roof of their house.
Jack nodded, "I want someone... I want you to know... In case if I forget everything"
Jake nodded.
Jack took a deep breath before releasing it, they began.
"To begin with, my real name isn't Jack, it is Nivos. I had a brother; his name was Jake. Jake died almost a year before I met you"
Jake held Jack close to him, he finally understood why Jack acted the way that she did when he used that name.
"I met a family who took me in a few weeks later. Days later, I found an injured Natural Nightmare. That's when those men came for me. The family's daughter tried to save me but was killed, so was the Nightmare. I thought I was going to die but a woman, her name was Shard, came and saved me. She told them that I was under her protection until further notice. She showed me kindness and I slowly trusted her. 3 months later, she got so badly hurt that she would have died, so I healed her. That night the man, the one who was truly pulling the strings, came. His men almost got me to his fortress, but I escaped when they had their guard down. I ran until I couldn't run anymore. They almost caught me than you came. You know the rest."
Jake placed a soft kiss on Jack's forehead; his eyes glowed a soft blue.
"I'm glad I saved you, I'm happy I was there at that time" Jake whispered after a moment of silence.
Jack smiled, "me too"
They stayed out there way past sunset, and only went inside when Jack began shivering.