There was a ruckus downstairs, which was odd because he lived alone.

It was early in the morning when Jamie was startled awake.

A few months ago he'd been able to move into an apartment of his own and he didn't have any roommates, so being woken up by noise that wasn't made by him, well he found in very odd.

What had woken the young man was the sound of a window opening then closing. This was also odd as he lived on the fourth floor of his building. Then he heard what sounded like a plate breaking and a curse in, what he guessed, Italian.

He got out of bed to put a pair of pajama pants over his boxers then carefully made his way to where the sounds had come from. Before he made it to the bedroom door though, someone knocked on it softly.

This again was odd. He has giving his sister the only spare key he owned, but he knew that she was across town getting ready for school right now. He opened the door to see who could possibly break into his place, through the window, then knock on his door like they just needed one last egg for the cake they were making.

When the square of wood was out of the way he was met with a tired looking Jack. Jamie smiled at him then pulled him into a hug, all confusion forgotten. They let go and Jack returned his smile, his eyes lighting up. He opened his mouth and started talking. After a moment Jamie realized he had no idea what his friend was saying. Jack was explaining something, but he was speaking in Italian. Jamie put his hand up so the other would stop talking.

"Jack." He said. "I have no idea what you're saying. My high school only had Spanish classes and I sucked at it."

Jack blinked at him, confused. Then understanding dawned on his face. "Sorry." He said in English this time. "I was just in Italy and forgot that you guys speak English here for a minute."

"How many languages do you speak?" He asked, ignoring for the moment that Jack forgot what country he was in.

Jack thought for a minute. "Most of them. There are only one or two that I don't know completely, but it's never been too big a deal." He chuckled at the look Jamie was giving him. "I've been around a while. I've picked a few things up."

"I guess that makes sense." He smiled. "Did you want something or is this just a visit. If it's the second one you're going to have to let me eat before we do anything."

"Oh, yeah. I was wondering if I could crash on your couch for a few hours."

"When was the last time you slept?" Jamie knew his habit of not sleeping until spring and sometimes it ended badly.

"Few weeks, I think."

That explained him forgetting where he was. "You can sleep here on one condition." Jack tilted his head, silently asking what it was. "Tell me what you broke and that it wasn't important."

"I tripped over a plate that was on the counter when I came in the window. Don't worry it looked like something you could buy at a dollar store."

Jamie laughed as he went to get an extra blanket. "It's more than likely that I did." He said, tossing the blanket across the room.

Jack caught it with a smile. "So, I'll see you later in the morning?"

Jamie nodded as he made his way back to bed. "Yeah. At a much more descent hour."

Jack's smile brightened then he went to make camp in the other room.

A/N Yay, something way less depressing. Onward with the game: I am completely okay telling strangers on the internet details of my life. Thanks for reading and reviewing!