Jack snoozed for a couple hours and shivered in the pleasure still; he wouldn't be able to walk for maybe a couple hours. Jamie didn't wake up for several hours and even when he did rouse from the sleep he didn't want to move. It was sundown; time for switch, Jack groaned.

"But I don't wanna leave Jamie..." Tears collected.

"Please Jack, it's only 12 hours."

"It's okay Jack, I'll be here when you get back. Promise." He said gently, brushing away the tears. Jack nodded and Jakoul resumed control; he blushed when he realized he and Jamie were naked.

"Ahem, ummmm... I'm gonna go get dressed now."

"Never would have taken you to be the shy type." Jamie replied with a small smile tugging at his lips.

"H-HEY!" His face was freezing cold in a blush.

"Oh God I can't believe... I should have maybe waited..." Jack was laughing at Jakoul's expense the whole time.

"Quiet you." He said, taping Jack's mouth shut within his mind. Jamie shook his head a little.

"I don't know what you're so embarrassed about. I mean, chances are you've had some fantasies about Gale and he and I shared the same body... so I don't see what you're getting worked up about." He squeaked as Jack snickered, remembering having small hints of Gale and Jakoul fantasies; it was kind of amusing for a bit then he got him to stop.

"Eeeehhhh, no I haven't..."

"Your lips might lie, but the rest of you isn't." Jamie replied evenly, just watching him. He scowls and tossed a pillow at Jamie that had managed to find its way on the floor during the 'special' activities. Jamie just chuckles as it fell into his lap. He shook his fist at Jamie and left downstairs to make a sandwich once dressed, 'cause God he felt like something was shoved up his ass and he didn't want to think about it as he made a bltc... bacon, lettuce, tomato, and cheese sauce sandwich. It's about the only thing he knew how to cook or make. Jamie just shook his head and got dressed. He wondered what Jakoul would do if he was with Gale again... He wasn't going to break the seal unless he knew he could handle Gale though. He went downstairs.

"I was wondering. If you could talk to him again... what would you say?"

"Who?" He said, hoping Jamie wasn't talking about Gale because if he was he wasn't sure he could handle talking to Gale; he'd be scared more so for Jack's love.

"Hey Jamie I kinda wanna see the little tyke; what did you name him, Rox something?"

"Roxas, and don't change the subject. I was talking about Gale." He gulped his heart thudded in his chest heavily and hard.

"Um no... I wouldn't to talk to him b-because then you'd have to break seal and I don't trust him." He was lying of course. Jamie raised an eyebrow.

"If you don't trust him then how would you be able to love him? I'm not suggesting breaking the seal, I was simply curious as to what you would say." He jolted.

"I..." He sweated more and dropped his plate.

"Oh, I'm s-sorry." He immediately went to frantically cleaning and trying to answer the question; apparently Jakoul was scared of telling Gale his feelings as much as Jack had when Jamie told Jack his. Jamie walked over to him and put a hand over his.

"Calm down. You don't have to tell me if you really don't want to. I'm not going to be mad. I was just curious." He sniffed and sat in the chair after cleaning the mess.

"You really wanna know what I'd say?" He asked, staring straight into Jamie through to Gale and the seal.

"I'd say Gale's the most beautiful spirit I'd ever met and smart... funny, and I love him with my entire being of Jack's body and my own mind and heart." Jamie didn't reply, but there was a faint tremor of shock... despite being sealed, apparently Gale had been paying attention from the confines of his prison. Jakoul sniffed, unsure if he heard or not.

"And that's what I'd say if I could to him." Jamie just nods a little, thinking it over. Jakoul might not have felt it... but he had... He sighed.

"I'm making another sandwich then taking a nap."

"Alright." Jamie wondered what to do. Jakoul finished his sandwich and, as promised, a nap. Jamie went out to spread some snow while Jakoul napped. The idea of separating the two was something that had been playing in his mind. Angel had managed it... why not Jakoul? If that was true... then what about Gale? He didn't bother thinking about the version that was locked up by Angel currently. What if... he decided to try and find a spirit who might be able to help him talk to Gale without actually breaking the seal... and he decided that the best way might be through dreams... who better to help then, than Sandy? He sought the little Guardian out. Smiling, Jakoul dreamed for the first time ever an actual dream; his dream starring him and Gale at a park. Jakoul swinging Gale around in the sky.

"F-free spirits... mmm..." He spoke in his sleep. Jamie shot across the globe, looking for the little spirit as well as keeping an eye out for any dream strands that might lead him to his destination. Sandy was busy walloping Nightmares, for once in his life they actually weren't very deadly; he smiled, waving at Jamie and stopping him by a strand of sand: What's the hurry?

"Oh, hey! I was looking for you. I kind of have a bit of a time limit today on being able to talk... I um... was wondering if you could help me talk to Gale... through a dream I mean." Sandy jumped: You mean sealed Gale...

Jamie nodded, already not liking this idea Sandy replied after a moment: Didn't you just stop a future Gale? I think that's a bad idea, dream talking to him; even through dreams they can escape.

Jamie nodded.

"Not a future one per say, but yes, we did stop a version of him. I need to talk to him. Jakoul is... not like he was the last time he was around. That's why I want to talk to Gale." Sandy was shocked: Jakoul's free?!

He glared: And what do you mean, changed how?

His eyes a slit now as he regarded Jamie.

"Yeah he is. No he's not causing any trouble. That barrier you taught me I've put to good use. He's in the cavern. Well... he's not acting like you'd expect. I mean yeah he's demanded I let him out, but he hasn't hurt me really. After he realized he wasn't able to leave he's only tried once to get me to take it down by force... after that... he's been... moping." Sandy wondered at that: I still wouldn't trust him, but ok I'll let you talk to Gale through a dream.

Jakoul sniffed tears sliding down his cheeks as the dream he wished could be reality was gone.

"Thanks Sandy." Jamie smiled and settled next to the little Guardian, knowing that Sandy would protect him if anything went wrong. Smiling, Sandy doused Jamie with sand: And sleep well.

He monitored the dream whisking him to Gale in what seemed like a dream sand cage. Jamie approached the cage a moment before stepping beyond it to speak to the occupant within.

Jakoul sighed, looking around; he was physically and emotionally drained, a new one for him... for once he'd had an actual dream of his own.

"What do you want." Gale grumbled.

"To talk."

"About?"

"You and Jakoul." Gale didn't respond to that, not looking at Jamie.

"I want to know your thoughts and feelings."

Jakoul numbly sketched a picture of Gale; ever since a couple hours ago he couldn't get him off his mind.

"I donno actually... I... never thought about it." Gale murmured, he was staring off at the bars of his 'cage.' He knew that since it was a dream he could step beyond it but he wasn't going to.

"Did you hear what he said?"

"Yeah... I did. I... I didn't know I was hurting him. I thought I was just hurting Jack with what I did..." His voice trailed off.

Jakoul winced and wondered where Jamie was, he actually was learning how to cook as Jack taught him through his cooking was different style then Jack's own but still pretty good.

"Hmm so I add these spices here and then I cook and flip hamburger meat to 350 degrees..." He asked Jack as he smiled.

"Very good Jakoul alright now we add cheese to our beautiful concoction of meat and garlic and onion."

"So you do care then." Gale was silent.

"Jakoul was my first friend... my partner... how could I not?"

"True, but do you feel the way he does?" Gale went silent again.

"I... don't know..." He said after a long moment.

"Let me know when you do know. I can sense you after all." Gale nodded.

"Jamie... if... even if I did... what do you plan to do?" He asked.

"What's right." He replied with a slight smile before he woke up.

Jack smiled.

"Great job, won't Jamie and Gale be surprised you can cook!"

"Thanks again Sandy." Jamie said before heading back to the cavern.

"I just hope Gale likes it." He said thinking again, Jack smiled.

"I'm sure he'll love it and love you." Jamie is a little surprised when the aroma of food meets him at the entrance.

Seems like Jack's been cooking again.

Yeah... but he's not in control... Jakoul is.

He can't cook.

Well... maybe he can... Jamie stepped further into the home. Jakoul smiled when he saw him.

"Surprise! Garlic buttered hamburgers with french fries seasoned with salt pepper and a little extra sauce for flavor." He said, revealing a large hamburger as big as the plate.

"You can save the other half if you want." Jamie stared at the hamburger.

"I think I might have to... unless you plan to eat it. That is a BIG hamburger..." Jakoul blushed.

"W-well, it is my first time cooking..." Jack had reminded him to make small burgers but apparently that hadn't worked. Jamie smiled and cut the thing in half, using a knife and fork to take a bite.

"Well, for a first time you did amazing. This might be too much to eat all at once but it turned out very well." Jamie replied and dug into the rest of the half of the hamburger happily. Gale watched Jamie devour it, wondering how in the world Jakoul had managed that... Jakoul, who preferred now to be called Jak, snickered.

"Aww shucks, I didn't make it on my own you see Jack helped me."

"I know that Jack knows how to cook so you learned from the best." Jamie replied between bites. Jak smiled.

"Well, um, I wouldn't say I'm any good at cooking... but Jack's is better."

"Hey, no picking up THAT habit from Jack okay? Just take the compliment and leave it at that." He blushed.

"W-well... never really had a compliment on my food before."

"Well, you don't cook much so that's to be understood, just don't pick up his habit okay? I'm not going to tell you something's good if it's not." He nodded.

"O-Okay." he smiled.

"Sun up aww... and I didn't even get to eat my dinner."

"How about we save it for tomorrow then. I'm sure it will still be good." Jamie said and set it away for later, part of his is still left too, he just wasn't hungry enough to eat THAT much of what had been a gigantic hamburger to begin with. Jakoul smiled.

"I'll see you at sundown." He winked to Gale; Jack groaned.

"My head hurts but I hope Jakoul cooked well." Jamie nodded.

"Well enough. Did you have fun teaching him?"

"Not at first, we fought a bit; then he told me he didn't know how to cook so I helped him."

"Interesting, I thought that's how my own conversation was going to go." Jamie said without thinking before realizing he hadn't said anything about having plans to talk to Gale... oops. Jack looked at Jamie, eyes narrowing.

"What do you mean your conversation?" He said, not liking this; he only trusted Jakoul so much right now, he wasn't ready for Gale to come into the picture at all. Jamie gulped. Opps...

"Ah... I uh... talked to Sandy..." The fork Jack had been holding snapped.

"And?" Jak hid inside the hole, he wanted to help but he'd most likely cause trouble than help...

"He... wasn't happy about my request to him... but he did help." Jack glared but eased up after a moment.

"And what did he say?" They both knew he meant Gale.

"Well, he didn't know how he felt. That's mostly all he had to say... and that he didn't know he was hurting Jakoul." Jack nodded.

"Well, so he's unsure if he loves Jak or not." He smiled as he remembered Jakoul telling him to call him that.

"Yeah... he's pretty unsure about the whole thing. He's been thinking over the events and stuff. He's at least sorry he hurt Jakoul with what he did. He didn't mean to do that."

"Well, it's a start for them." He heard Jak crying.

"Oh, the poor thing. He's crying Jamie, he literally blames himself for everything I hated one way or another... and when he was filled and then unfilled with hate he regretted every bad thing he did." Jamie winced a little. Jack sighed.

"Jak... Jak please calm down." All he could hear were pained, wracked sobs; it made Jack cry a little without meaning to.

"Jakoul... please... calm down." Jamie said gently. He sniffed.

"I'm sorry... d-did I ruin dinner?" Jack was actually crying because his feelings were as much connected to Jak as Jack was to him.

"No, sweet little thing, it's not your fault." Jack said, whispering as he was his light and he was hurt; he couldn't help being that Jakoul from before, that was Jack's hate that filled him. Anger, sadness... everything that he had been through in one go.

"No, you didn't ruin dinner... but now Gale is worried for you."

"It's nothing, tell him I'm fine." Once it was silent on his end, Jack spoke.

"He really is a sweet person Jamie, I wish that I didn't fill him with my emotions of hate. I wish I didn't do that to him... he was light... he turned dark and he's light now once more. I think we should find a way to give them separate bodies... anyways how's Roxas doing?" Jamie nodded.

"That was something I was thinking on, but I don't know how we can. Roxas is good, I checked on him when I was out."

"He learn anything new?... We should really do that for them, then they have a life of their own but I don't honestly trust Gale all that much yet."

"He doesn't blame you."

"But I trust Jak now and and it's not fair he doesn't get to see the sun at all or stay awake as long as he wants to." Jamie nodded.

"I know. We need to find a way." Jack nodded.

"Well, let's see how well he's cooked these." He took a bite and smiled.

"Well he's passed." Jamie smiled a little.

"He can cook, he just needs a cookbook I think." Jack chuckled.

"Yes, but he did well for his first time cooking; he only needed to make the patties smaller." Jamie nodded.

"Obviously if we're going to grant Jakoul his own body we're going to need help... but who could we go to who wouldn't just automatically turn us down due to what he did?" Jack thought for a really long time.

"Ummm, not very many." Jamie nodded sadly.

"I just had a hard time convincing Sandy for just a conversation last night... not going to be many who would be willing to help."

"B-But if we can convince them he's changed... maybe they will help him!" Jack thought of how to do so.

"Good luck with that. Who would have the ability though to grant his wish?" Jack gasped.

"Mom." He looked to Jamie.

"She'd never grant his wish, but she'd grant mine if I truly show her he's changed."

"Mother Nature? Hmmm... well, it's worth a shot."

"We'll go tomorrow." Jak whined.

"I mean tonight."

"No time like the present as they say." Jack smiled and finished his hamburger, or at least half.

"I'll save the other half for Jak." He put it in the fridge as leftovers. Jamie nodded thoughtfully as he left the cavern. He was going to take the barrier down but to do that he needed to be next to it. Jack sighed.

"Jak, hey buddy; just hold tight." He looked outside.

"It's only 5:00..." He looked back at Jamie and nodded for the barrier to be pulled down. The barrier shimmered before it came down. Jamie headed off to Emma's place to talk to her and ask her to keep an eye on Roxas as they went off to talk to Mother Nature. Jack shivered, Jak was enjoying the sights; gasping and asking questions.

"Wait wait... whoa, whoa hold up! You don't know what outside is like?"

"I don't but the other Jakoul did... the hate one did; I don't remember anything when he left me." He answered meekly. Jack felt kind of bad for Jak on this.

"Jak, don't worry; you'll see outside soon enough and won't have to worry about that anymore." Jamie followed Jack, oblivious to the conversation between the two.

He has the power to... I'm sure he won't be able to resist eventually.

Jamie nodded mentally, it was something he'd been thinking about and Gale just confirmed it. There was little doubt in his mind that eventually Jakoul would want to free Gale, but it was a matter of when... The question was, could Gale be trusted? Jack smiled, flying into the palace of nature; Jamie followed behind, there was no question Jakoul wasn't the same... but Gale? Jack hugged and gave his mother a loving greeting.

"H-hey mom, c-can we talk?"

"Of course dear. It's good to see you and I saw you brought your mate along too." He nodded, blushing as she said 'mate.'

"You see, it's kind of something very important we talk about." Jamie flushed as well, but she only smiled at them both.

"Of course dear, what is it?"

"You see... um you remember Jakoul, right?" He hoped she didn't hate him too much.

"Yes." She replied evenly.

"Mom... it wasn't his fault that he came out that way... that Jakoul from before was full of my hate and anger he was my light before this; he's changed and I want him be able to start over as a whole person, his own person."

"You're asking me to create him his own form then." He nodded.

"Exactly." Jak jolted, Jack could feel his fear of this... and of what she would say next.

"I see... and you wish this for him?" Jack looked at Jamie, he felt Jak's fear.

"Yes I do." Jamie nodded. She frowned slightly but nodded.

"Very well." Jack gently patted Jak's head mentally.

"It's ok Jak." Mother Nature created what looked like a vine version of the orb that Bunny had helped them create. Jack tilted his head as he observed this.

"Uhh... well, that's different, reminds me of the life cradle."

"It is one, but different of course. Each one is different for the type of spirit that creates it. All you have to do, Jack, is touch it." Jack nodded, walking up the orb of vines; he touched it and then unimaginable pain went throughout his entire body. Jak screamed in fear and slight pain as bright light left Jack like a bullet into the orb; Jack fell on his butt holding his middle, tears of pain coming as it hurt so much. Mother Nature knelt next to Jack.

"There now, you won't feel a thing ever again from him. If you wish, you may take it with you." Jack nod, panting; he picked up the glowing orb that turned a blue color with a white aura around it.

"Jak, can you hear us?" It flickered like a light bulb.

"Two for yes one for no." It flickered twice.

"Ok he can hear us."

"Cool. Let's take him home then." Jack smiled and picked Jakoul up.

"Now what about Gale?" He whispered, not so sure about him. Mother Nature looked over at Jamie who nodded and she created a second, that he touched. Jamie took up the orb, which hadn't changed, that was now Gale.

"Ready when you are." Jack smiled and took off with Jakoul who meekly tried to start conversation with Gale. Gale replied shyly in return of the wordless communication. Jak giggled and his orb looked red, like he was blushing. Jack chuckled at this.

"So... ummm when we get bodies... w-what are you planning to dress like?" He knew that they'd be naked the day they were born or that they might be like Jack and Jamie upon emerging were since they were once a part of them, now not.

I... don't know yet... I kind of liked the kilt honestly... Gale replied after a moment's silence.

"Really?" Jak tried to remember the kilt.

"Oh yeah, that Angel fellow... I kind of liked that jacket and the jeans and hat." he remembered that look, he glowered.

"He did sort of taunt me... I kind of disliked him."

He was a bit of a tease wasn't he?

"Quite." Jak snickered.

"Jack really hates him; gets jealous a lot."

Why would he be jealous? I mean yeah Angel is a tease... but the guy's loyal to a default. He snickered.

"Well I'm not sure." Jakoul moved his orb about and nearly rolled into a table.

"Geez how do we move without rolling away?"

No idea... Hey Jack! Gale tried seeing if he could talk to Jack directly. All Jack got was a insistant and annoying tapping sound; his wings twitched in annoyance.

Darn... guess he can't hear me. Jak tried as well with the same result.

"Nope, guess not."

That stinks. Jak sighed.

"Well, guess we wait here 'till we grow appendages." Gale made a sound of agreement. Jakoul started to laugh for no apparent reason; Gale was silent. Jamie set Gale's orb in the nursery. Having no other place to put it.

"It just occurred to me... we never asked her how long it would take them or what they would be." Jack looked at both orbs as he set Jakoul's nearby.

"That is true, let's tell them that... but I think they figured that out."

"Well, if they didn't, they just heard you." Jamie replied. Jak gasped.

"OH MY GOSH! WE CAN CHANGE OUR FORMS!?"

No... I think what they said was that our forms won't be that of frost spirits... hmmm, wonder what I'll be then... Jak thought for a long time.

"I don't know but I always felt lighter than a feather, maybe I'll be a light spirit."

Or a wind spirit. Then you could LITERALLY push Jack around... he he he... Gale knew it was a bit of a lame joke, but he couldn't help making it. Jakoul snapped.

"No! I won't! Not ever again and you need to truthfully tell them that you're sorry." He was now not in the mood to talk to Gale; he rolled away. Gale whimpered. It had just been a joke...

"Hey... where does Jakoul think he's going?" Jamie asked. He'd been sitting next to Gale and hadn't caught the exchange. Jack shrugged his shoulders.

"Of all the rotten things... thinking I'd still push them around... Well Gale can go fall in a pit of his own anger for all I care." He grumbled as the orb glowed red hot.

"Whoa... Jakoul looks pissed; wonder what happened."

"Yeah... so do I... if I didn't know any better whatever happened ticked off Jakoul but made Gale cry." Jamie said, motioning to Gale's orb, it was a deep blue now. Jack frowned.

"I wonder what the hell ticked Jakoul off enough to make Gale cry."

"Your guess is as good as mine. I'd say." Gale whimpered in his orb, silently crying. I just was trying to make him laugh... he must hate me now... It was all he could think, and the more he thought about it the darker blue his orb became.

"Ah geez... I think he's getting worse... Gale... come on now... please don't." Jack picked up Gale and hushed him.

"There, there don't cry Gale; there's nothing to be sad about."

He hates me... Gale cries, he doubts either will hear him but it's all he can do at the moment. Jack petted Gale's orb handing him off to Jamie.

"Try to assure him while I try to find out what's wrong with Jakoul." Jamie nodded, rubbing his hands along the orb as he tried to figure out what it was that was wrong with Gale. He closed his eyes, concentrating, trying to make that connection... after a while he figured he managed something as he could hear Gale weeping... it was faint but...

Gale?

J-jam -hic- ie?

Jack looked down at the red glowing orb and tried to communicate with Jakoul.

"Hey, Jakoul... come on; don't be mad. Tell me what's wrong." Jakoul glowed redder.

"BACK OFF! I'M ANGRY I DON'T WANNA TALK TO THE ORB WHO STILL WANTS DESTRUCTION!" Jack held up his arms in defeat.

"Oh whoa! Okay, okay... I'll talk to you later then when you've calmed down okay?" He left Jakoul there to cool off.

Gale, what's wrong?

I -hic- just tried to... make a joke... he hates me now! Jamie couldn't get anything more out of the orb as it sobbed. Jamie sighed a little and walked over to Jack.

"Well, did you get anything useful from him?"

"No, just burned myself is all and he thinks Gale wants to destroy us and he's very overprotective now."

"Hmmm... well Gale said something about a joke... and Jakoul hating him... that's all I could get."

"And I really doubt Jakoul hates him." Jack said, smiling knowingly.

"I doubt that too, but he obviously believes it."

"Well then they just need to talk things out." He said as he went and grabbed a blue and sad Jakoul and setting him next to Gale again.

"Huh?" Jakoul wondered why Jack had picked him up.

"Yeah... hey!" This time it was Gale who had rolled away and Jamie had to chase after him. Jack sighed.

"Jakoul, Gale's really sad; he thinks you hate him." Jakoul jolted at that.

"WHAT?! WHY WOULD HE THINK THAT?!" Jack didn't really hear him but he understood the feelings he felt from the orb.

"Because you were mad at him; well I don't think you meant any of what you said while mad but you really need to tell him you aren't mad and are sorry." Jakoul's orb dimmed.

"I suppose so." Gale had stopped crying, but he was still very sad.

"Come on, be reasonable, he probably just over reacted is all." Jamie said quietly to Gale as he took the orb back over to where Jakoul's was and set him back down. Jakoul truthfully didn't mean to hurt Gale's feelings; he'd just overreacted.

"Mmm... Gale? I'm not mad at you. I don't hate you. I'm just sorry... I just don't want to think about what happened before against Jack and Jamie. I regret everything I did to them and the j-joke... right? Ok... well I didn't really find it all that funny is all and Gale I'm just so sorry I made you feel the way you did just now. I'm not used to jokes yet." Gale sniffed.

I'm s-sorry... I didn't m-mean to up -hic- set you. W-was j-just trying to be... friendly. Jakoul sighed.

"I didn't mean to be that upset, I'm sorry pal. Let's start over and maybe think of what our bodies will look like or what spirit we'll be." Gale sniffed.

O-okay. He fell silent for a while, but at least his orb wasn't the dark blue it had been. He was still upset, but not nearly as much. Jakoul thought for a long time.

"I think I'll be a light sprite. I can turn small and invisible and have power over dreams and light itself..." He said, thinking of his looks.

Sounds like you... Gale said after a moment's thought. Jakoul glowed brightly.

"Y-you really think so?"

Yeah. I do. Gale replied. Trying to imagine what he would be.

I... think I might be a water spirit.

"Really why?" Jakoul could see Gale as a water spirit but sometimes he was fiery like a fire spirit.

"I think you could be both a fire and a water to me."

T-two? If Jakoul could smile he would, he glowed a warm aura.

"Yeah." Gale's orb turned a faint pink.

"Would you look at that. " Jamie said with an expression of curiosity. Jack chuckled, kissing Jamie as he pulled him into the other room so they could be alone.

"S-so what color would your eyes be then?" Jamie followed all too willingly as he returned the kiss.

I think they might be an amber... what do you think? About yours I mean. Jack smiled.

"Mmm, Jamie... I think I wanna try something." He closed the nursery's door. Jakoul blushed a pinkish red.

"Umm, I don't know maybe a ocean blue or a gold caramel color."

"What did you have in mind?" Jamie asked quietly, curious.

Hmmm... I think the ocean blue is most likely for you.

Jack smiled.

"Let's undress and find out..."