Temporary Shelter

Jake and Rose were finally in the clear.

"Where are we going?" Rose said.

"You'll see." Jake replied.

They continued walking. Finally, they were there. It was Jake's apartment. They approached the building. They were now near the front door and there was a list of names of the people living there. He looked at them and finally saw his name. He pressed it and waited. The door then opens and a woman appeared in front of them.

"Mr. Long! Good to see you again."

"I have a guess."

"Ahhh yes! Please. Please come in."

The two walked to a staircase and finally reached his room. He then remembered he did not have any keys.

"Wait a minute." He then goes to a table and on top of it was a vase. He then lifted the vase and there stood the key. He opened the door and they walked in. They just entered the living room

"Nice place." Rose commented.

"I guess." Jake replied.

They looked around the house. Jake was looking at a couple of pictures. He then saw a picture of him with other people. Jake seemed lost. The people inside those photos do not ring a bell to him.

"You really don't remember. Do you?" Rose said. Jake just looked at her.

"See that. That's you're family." Rose then took out a piece of paper that she kept in her pocket. It was a picture of them. Jake looked at it.

"Were we…?" Jake asked. Rose nodded.

"I'm sorry." Jake said.

"Don't be. Whatever happened to you, it's not your fault." Rose replied.

Jake smiled. The conversation paused for a moment.

"Do you mind if I take a shower. I really feel unkempt."

"Go ahead."

While Rose was taking a shower, Jake was looking at the pictures. He was trying to remember his past. He noticed the picture was bulgy. He then realized that there was something at the back. He put the picture frame aside. It was a safe. Jake suddenly remembers the key. Suddenly, he felt something strange. There was a presence in his apartment. Jake went to the kitchen to grab a knife. He was about to walk to the living room when Rose came in front of her. She was wearing a bathrobe. Jake was shocked. He hid the knife from the back.

"What?" Rose asked.

"You looked… good." Jake replied. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of the unknown presence.

"Get down!" Jake said. It was another dragon racing towards him. Jake apparently turned to his dragon form when the other dragon pushed him. Jake dropped the knife and they fought for a while with each trying to get the first kill. They were evenly matched but the other dragon hit him hard and Jake was knocked out. The other dragon then took out a syringe. He was about to inject something to Jake when the other dragon was stabbed at the back. It was Rose. The other dragon cried in pain. Jake dragoned down.

"Who sent you?" Jake demanded, but the other dragon did not respond.

Sure he would not budge, Jake came to Rose.

"Anything?" Rose said.

"No. But I'm sure that I'll let him talk." Suddenly a loud bang. They looked at the direction where the dragon was but he was no where to be seen. They suddenly saw that the windows were shattered. Apparently, the other dragon changed to his human form before he killed himself. Jake got the keys opened the safe and got its contents. He also grabbed the things they carried before and the syringe that the other dragon had.

"Come on let's go." Jake said. They got out of the house. When they got down to the first floor, they saw the woman who greeted them dead. The police were closing in as sirens where getting louder.

"This way." Jake said, leading them towards the fire exit. He changed to his dragon form and brought Rose along with her and took off.