David still had a full grip on Julia's hand.
They were just now approaching the gates that led into the path to the house.
"Julia, its...bad. The whole house I believe was sorta torn apart..." he said looking down.
"David," Julia said lifting his head up her her hand, " No matter what, it can be fixed. Its okay." She said putting a reassuring smile on her face.
He smiled back. He let go of Julia's hand and started to push at the gates. Realizing his struggle Julia walked up and helped him.
"Oh gosh, what's that smell?" Julia asked David.
"Its sorta, the house..." he said looking at her with sadness in his eyes.
She opened the gates and grabbed Davids hand and started down the path. When they finally got far enough to see the house, Julia gasped.
"It-it was burnt down?" She said trying to keep calm, and giving David even more sadness.
"Yeah. It was Angelique...she and Barnabas where fighting. And something happened...and..." David trailed off.
Julia turned to David, and hugged him softly. Knowing that he didn't want to explain, he was in too much pain.
After a bit Julia and David started to walk a bit faster down the house. Julia's hair had its curls back from being halfway dry, and she wasn't as cold as before.
The closer they got to the house, the more smoke she could smell. She was starting to get worried. But didn't show it because she didnt want to have David go through anything more.
Once they had made it where the house was in clear view, Julia's eyes started to water. But she didn't look at David for him to see.
"My home. The place i used to call home is now gone. With everything in it...why." Julia thought to herself.
Then she heard David let out a little whimper, and felt him let go of her hand. The next thing she felt was his warm comforting hug. She turned to look at him, and he was hugging her waist as tight as he could. She knelt down and hugged him back.
"David, its okay. Its fine. It can be fixed, I promise." She said as he pulled his head back.
"You promise?" He asked with a tear running down his cheek.
She looked at him with comfort, and wiped away his tears.
"I promise." She said and hugged him again.
They stayed like that for a couple minutes until they heard footsteps behind them.
"We need to find somewhere to stay Barnabas. There is no way we are lying in the streets!" They heard a voice say.
Julia and David quickly got up and ran to the nearest bush.
"Well dear Elizabeth there is a hotel not far from here. We can stay there until our home is back to normal." Julia heard Barnabas say.
Julia's anger was building up inside her, but some of it was love. She didn't know what she was feeling, but part of her wanted to run up to him and kiss him.
"Well if that's our only choice, then it will have to do." Elizabeth said with a sigh.
Elizabeth and Barnabas then started to head to the house. Julia was guessing to get the remainder of the things that hadn't been destroyed. Then a thought hit her.
"David stay here, I'll be right now. I have to get something very important. Okay?" She asked holding his shoulders softly. He nodded in agreement, and Julia started to run to the front door.
She slowly opened the door, and looked around. The house was a disaster. The chandelier was on the ground, there was wood, glass and many other things on the floor. She slowly creeped all the way to her room. Where everything had been barely touched since she left.
She quickly headed over to her drawer, where she found what she was looking for.
She quickly scooped up the necklace and started to run towards the front door.
But then she stopped dead in her tracks, and hid behind a wall.
"My dear, we are going to be staying in a hotel. Sadly, we cannot share a room together. But I will see you as much as possible." She heard Barnabas say.
"Alright. When are we leaving?" A voice said.
"Soon, we have to pack up our remainders of our things." Barnabas said.
Then she heard footsteps walk back up the stairs. Julia let out a soft sigh, and looked around the corner. They were gone.
She quickly ran to the door and ran outside back to David.
"What did you get?" David said quietly.
"Remember when we first met David? And you said that you really wanted a friend?" Julia said looking at him.
He nodded.
"Well, then I said I could?" Julia said opening her palm. "It was the necklace you gave me with a heart on it. And do you remember what it says?" Julia said handing the necklace to him.
She saw tears come to his eyes, as he read what the necklace said.
"It says Friends Forever" Then he looked up at Julia and hugged her.
"Why did you keep it?" David said while hugging her.
"Well I thought Friends Forever meant Friends Forever right?" Julia said with a smile as David handed her back one of her favorite necklaces.
