The Forgotten Kid(Dream SMP fanfic)

19. At least we still have each other.

Jay liked to pretend that everything was okay. She liked to act like nothing was happening when she was out. And people seemed to like that, so she kept doing it.

Jay liked to act like she was a kid. She liked to pretend that the responsibilities of the world didn't hang on her shoulders. She liked to be a sister, instead of a mother.

Jay liked to keep the horrors of night private. She liked to pretend that she wasn't awoken by one of her two brother screaming every night. She liked to act like none of them had trauma.

She liked to pretend that she wasn't awoken by her own screams some nights.

Jay liked to pretend that she was normal.

What a lie that was.

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Jay started awake to the sound of Tommy yelling. She stood up from where she was laying on the ground and carefully sat on the edge of the bed. Tubbo was already awake, trying to shake Tommy awake, to no avail.

The poor boy was tossing and turning, yelling out in what could have been pain, physical or emotional, his hair a mess and blanket tied up around his legs.

Before he could hurt himself or Tubbo, Jay carefully pulled the blankets off of him and grabbed around his shoulders, holding on tightly until he calmed down. He thrashed against her arms and then sat bolt upright, breathing heavily.

His eyes were wide and then he just crumpled in on himself, bringing his knees up to his chest and then burying his head in his knees.

"Tommy... are you okay?" Tubbo whispered, running a hand through his friends hair. Tommy simply shook his head and curled up tighter.

Jay sighed and stood walking down into the kitchen. She knew now that they were awake, none of them would be able to fall back to sleep. She clicked the button on the coffee pot, after placing in the filter and coffee beans, brewing a pot.

She poured some into a mug once it dinged, taking a sip of the bitter black drink, before dumping in her sugar and cream. She started cutting up some fruits and sprinkled them with sugar, bringing the bowl back into the bedroom with her coffee.

By the time she reentered the room, Tommy seemed better. He had leaned back into the wall and was smiling as Tubbo told him a story, the two holding hands once more.

Jay smiled, they were so good for each other.

She placed the bowl of fruit in front of them and both boys quickly started eating.

It was early in the morning, the sun wasn't up yet. The three sat in a comfortable silence until Jay spoke up.

"We should go watch the sunrise." She offered, glancing between the two. Her mug and the bowl had been discarded to the side.

"That could be fun." Tubbo agreed. Tommy just nodded.

Jay stood and grabbed a few blankets, it was sure to be at least a bit chilly out. The three slowly made their way out to the bench, then decided somewhere else would be better. They climbed to the top of the nearby tower and sat on the edge, their legs hanging off the side.

Jay wrapped the blankets around their shoulders as the sun slowly peeled up above the horizon. The world was gently washed in orange light.

Tommy leaned his head on her shoulder as they watched the sky slowly light.

"Whatcha thinking about, Toms?" She asked as he sighed.

"I miss dad." He said quietly. "And Techno. And Wil."

"Me too." Jay agreed, glancing at Tubbo. He was nodding as well.

"At least we still have each other." Tubbo said quietly.

"Yeah." Jay nodded. "And we're never leaving each other."

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Hey, hi, hello. I know it's late but I just couldn't wait. Okay y'all so I've only got 2 chapters pre-written now. Which means after those are out it may take me a bit to write the next ones. Mainly because I don't want to be writing what happening currently and make a mistake and have to go back on it so... let me know what y'all think about this.

I have some deleted scenes and some stuff that I decided to take out. Would y'all want me to post those(in a separate book) while we're waiting for more lore? I have at least 3 but I definitely have some more I could get.

Just lmk. Thank you all for 30k!