Jessie's POV

She was so afraid, so confused, so...

Memorieless.

I hated seeing her like this.

We might not have been the closest if friends, but I cared about her a lot, and seeing her with red eyes and a confused look on her face as Axel tried to talk to her, it made me feel even more guiltier than I did when I thought she was dead.

And that was a whole lot of guilt.

"Come on. You don't remember me?" He continues, getting a confused glance from the girl leaning against the cave wall.

"Uh... Should I?" She questions, looking very overwhelmed.

I felt so bad about this.

All of this.

I felt like this was my fault, her memories, Elleguard's death, the Wither Storm being torn into three.

All of it was my fault.

I walk over to the small group.

"Hey Petra. You doing okay?" I ask, seeing her face relax slightly at the distraction from being shot millions of questions.

"I guess... I just don't really feel like myself?" She mutters, saying it as more of a question than a sure thing.

I frown.

"You really don't remember us?" I ask, feeling a sharp pain go through my heart.

She shakes her head.

"Well, I know I've met you before. Like, before today." She states, gesturing to me.

That confused me.

How could she remember anything about me but not know anything about the others?

"A lot of stone comes to mind, but... Then that turns to trees..." She trails, looking for me for support.

My eyes light up.

"Yes! That's when you saved me from the spider and we had to jump off a bridge together!" I say happily.

Olivia and Axel share an enthusiastic glance.

"Yeah... Yeah! You were the one who wanted to stay and fight... But was afraid to jump off the bridge... Right?" She asks, making a small blush heat up my cheeks.

I cross my arms.

"Well, would you jump off a bridge and not be scared?" I question, making her smile.

Notch I thought I'd never see that smile again.

"Great! You're remembering Jessie!" Olivia cheers, making her smile lightly, still looking a little freaked out by the two people she should remember.

Petra raised an eyebrow at me, and I realized what she was trying to ask me.

"This is Olivia. And that's Axel. They're cool." I state, making her nod, like she needed to hear that.

Lukas had been standing in the middle of the cave when Petra noticed something about him, walking forward.

"That jacket. I've seen it before." She states, making us all look towards Lukas.

He turns around, looking confused.

"Lukas always wears that jacket." I point out, making her shake her head.

"N-no. I saw a group of people running from that thing I was thrown from. They had that jacket. Uh... It... It hurts to remember." She mutters holding her head.

I hold onto her arm.

"Whoa.. Its okay. Relax. You don't have to remember right away alright?" I offer, making her look up at me, her eyes filled with pain.

She lightly pushes me away.

"I-I need some air." She mumbles, walking out of the cave.

We all stare after her, concern filling us all.

Lukas was going on and on with Olivia about how he needed to rescue his friends, but I couldn't hear it.

I was too busy walking out after Petra, bypassing a saddened Reuben.

I stop, patting him lightly on the head.

"Your doing okay?" I ask, knowing this has to be a lot for a little pig to take in.

He nods, going back to staring at the cave floor.

I felt bad that he was feeling like this, but I needed to go find Petra.

I couldn't lose her again.

The cave entrance led out to a small cliff, where Petra sat with her legs dangling over the ledge.

Soren had left to get air a while ago, but I didn't see him now, only Petra.

Cautiously, I sit next to her, almost expecting her to explode.

"Hey." I mutter, making her turn her head to face me.

"Oh. Jessie. Its just you." She mumbles, looking back out towards the storm.

It wasn't far, but it wasn't close either.

Yeah. Its just me...

"You shouldn't run off. It gets us all worried." I point out, making her sigh.

"I'm sorry. Its just... Really overwhelming. All these people saying they know me and keep asking me questions about what I should remember..." She trails, her shoulder slumping, continuing with, "And I don't remember any of it."

Her voice is so broken, it hurts just to hear what words do come from her.

"You don't have to right now. We will figure it out, but if you're feeling overwhelmed, just take a step back from us all if you need to." I offer her, making her shake her head.

She clasps her hands together, slightly swinging her legs, like she's trying to keep herself distracted.

"I just don't want to offend anyone. Even if I don't know them, they know me. I don't want to hurt anyone that I could be close to." She mutters, resting her chin on her hands, supported by her elbow on her knees.

Feeling my heart swell I wrap my arm around her, making her tense up at the touch.

But she relaxes and adjusts so her head is resting in the crook of my neck.

"You do know them, even if you don't remember. They're just trying to keep you safe." I promise her, making her snuggle into my side even more.

She closes her eyes, wrapping her arms around my waist.

"But I already feel safe with you." She whimpers, making my heart stop.

Those words echoed around my head, and they wouldn't leave.

"Then I'll make sure that nothing ever happens to you." I state firmly, making her look up at me, eyes filled with fear.

"How can you promise something like that? Something so... So hard to do." She asks, looking doubtful.

I shake my head, smiling over at her with the most gentle kind smile I could muster.

"Because, I lost you once, and I'm gonna make sure that I never have to lose you again." I let out, forcing the words out.

I couldn't believe I had actually said those words to her, and I still wasn't sure of it all.

"You would do that for me?" She asks, looking up at me with eyes wide.

I nod, unable to speak at the connection of our eyes.

She seems to think that over for a split second before she leans up, lightly pressing her lips onto mine.

I was shocked by the sudden contact but pressed back even more gently, pulling away quicker than I wanted.

But I couldn't do this to her.

"I-I don't remember anything like that ever happening. I'm sorry." She mutters, looking away from me.

I snap out of my daze, pulling her back to snuggle against me.

"Don't worry. Neither do I." I mutter, letting her head rest against me again.

Whatever just happened I could only hope she wouldn't remember it if this ever wore off.

Because I have a feeling the Petra that remembers everything, won't feel the same about me ever again if she remembered.

"Hey, just- thank you. For this." She mutters, making me turn my head to face her.

"For what?" I ask, still dazed.

She sighs, wrapping her arms around me again.

"For just... Being here." She sighs, closing her eyes.

I watch the storm moving through the valley towards us, feeling a fear rise in my gut.

"I'm not going anywhere." I mumble, knowing she's already asleep and will never hear those words.

But even if she doesn't I hope she knows.

The noise of the storms is the only thing left in the quiet night, until arguing breaks the moment, and the next part of our adventure begins.