And I wrote another chapter. This one's from Julian's POV. It's not too long, but I just wanted to write something about him as well before Emma returns to LA. What do you think about it so far?
I don't own the characters or places!
Chapter 2 –A peaceful morning?
Julian
Julian was sitting at the kitchen table and looked at the clock nervously. It was the day he had been waiting for what seemed like forever. Today, Emma would return. His Emma would finally come back to Los Angeles.
But would she still be his Emma? After four years on the Academy, lots of things could have happened. Yes, she and Julian had exchanged letters every day in those years, but what happened that she didn't tell him? He forced himself to stop thinking about that. He had met her as often as possible and every time they saw each other, it was as if no time had passed between them. And there was still this tension that made Julian's heart skip a beat.
The tension that had prevented him from becoming her parabatai. He knew he loved her. He had known it for years. Being her parabatai… Julian wasn't sure if it wouldn't have destroyed him.
But now she was coming back from Idris. And she wasn't bond to him. So maybe there was a chance that they…
Again, Julian forced himself to think of something else. He didn't know if Emma wanted it. If she had ever wanted it. And what if she had changed so much that he didn't find his Emma in her anymore? That beautiful, stubborn girl, who was far too risky and always said what she was thinking, even if it wasn't the right moment for it. The girl which wanted revenge for the death of her parents and would do everything for it? The girl who…
Suddenly, another thought came into his mind. What if he had changed and she wouldn't like him anymore? What if Julian himself had become a problem? He didn't think that he could stand it if she didn't like him anymore… After all, they had been so close… They were so close. They were still so close, Julian reminded himself. His visits in Idris had shown that well enough.
So many things had happened in Los Angeles while Emma was gone… Julian had written her so many things in his letters, but sadly he couldn't write her everything. He had told her about the arrival of Diana and Arthur. Diana was really nice and the whole family liked her. Arthur was just… strange. Julian tried to hide it from the others as good as possible, but could he really lie to Emma as well? He hadn't lied in his letters. He just hadn't told her the complete truth. That wasn't lying, was it?
Julian heard footsteps and when he turned around, he saw Ty and Livvy entering the kitchen. They still looked sleepy and Julian smiled. "Good morning, have you slept well?" He asked them and stood up to get plates for them.
"Yes, but training yesterday was really exhausting, so that wasn't a surprise." Livvy said and sat down on a chair next to Ty, who seemed to be lost in thoughts.
"And you, Ty?" Julian asked, but he didn't get an answer. Just in this moment, Dru entered the kitchen. Well, she rather jumped into the kitchen and smiled happily.
"Good morning everyone! You know what day it is?" She asked and looked from Julian to Livvy and Ty. Julian smiled to himself. How could he forget which day it was? He had been waiting for it for four years…
"Emma's coming back today." Livvy said and Dru nodded. She clapped her hands and Julian couldn't stop himself from laughing softly.
"Finally, we'll get her back! I'm sure she's really excited as well. I mean, she's coming home!" Dru took the plate Julian was offering her and sat down.
"What if she liked the Academy better than LA?" Ty asked and Dru's expression changed from happy to offended.
"Of course she likes it here! Here it's much better than in Idris. After all, we're here and she belongs to our family!" Dru sounded hurt and Julian had a numb feeling in his stomach. He tried to look as neutral as possible, when he gave Ty a plate as well. Over the years, he had learned to hide his feelings as good as possible when others were around. And now he did that as well. He wanted to scream because he didn't know how Emma would react when she came back, but towards the kids he must have looked as if it was a normal and peaceful morning.
"Why don't we have breakfast now?" Julian asked and looked at Dru. "Could you go and get Tavvy? In the meantime, I'll make pancakes."
Dru didn't look too happy, but she nodded and left the kitchen again. Somehow, Julian was glad when Ty and Livvy began to talk about training methods.
Two hours later, Julian, Ty, Livvy, Dru and Tavvy were sitting on the stairs in front of the institute. Julian forced himself not to chew on his fingernails. However, it was really hard not to do it since he was so nervous.
He couldn't explain why. After all, it was just Emma. His best friend. She couldn't have changed so much in those past years. Emma wouldn't want to change. She was too stubborn for that. And on their visits to Idris, Emma was still the same. Still his Emma. So she would still be like that. Their last visit was a few months ago. Not too much time. Almost.
He looked at his watch again. Nearly ten o'clock. She would arrive soon. If Malcolm didn't forget to take her with him. Or if he didn't forget that he wanted to return today at all. Something like that could happen very well… Sometimes, Malcolm was really forgetful.
Suddenly, in front of them a purple light began to shine. Dru cried out happily and said something to Livvy and Ty, but Julian didn't hear it. He didn't even care what was said. He felt his heartbeat becoming faster and took a deep breath.
The portal was formed completely and two figures stepped out of it. The left one was taller and Julian recognized the shape as Malcolm immediately. However, he was just looking at the person on the right.
