Karla's maternal instinct had kicked in when Xavier and Delilah had told her they were going to Ireland. At first, she didn't like the idea of them not having the protection of the rest of the family from the 'bad guys' and tried to persuade them not to go but after Xav explained the personal reasons Delilah wanted to go, she'd reluctantly agreed to let them. After that, she made sure their phone contracts permitted them to make calls to Wrickenridge with a good signal, just in case they needed to call the family for some reason, and insisted on packing their suitcases for them.

When they finally got to Dublin, they got a taxi straight to Delilah's old home. It was a small, three-bed roomed family house that was painted white with blue shutters and a white picket fence. The garden, which had once had beautiful flowers growing in it, was now full of overgrown grass and weeds. Xav got the suitcases and they walked up the path, stopping in front of the front door.

"Didn't think about this before," Xav said. "How are we going to get in?"

Delilah bent down and lifted a plant pot up, glad to find that the spare key was still under there. She straightened up and said, "mum always used to keep it there because I was always forgetting mine when I left for school. I remember once I was locked out for hours because her and dad were both working late."

"Why does that not surprise me?" He teased, followed by a little laughter.

Delilah unlocked the door and they stepped into the hallway; Xav shut the door behind them. The memories came back as clear as yesterday, just standing in the hallway. Xav left the suitcases at the bottom of the stairs, took hold of Delilah's hand and together they walked into the living room. Thankfully, somebody had cleaned up the mess from that day and nothing was out of place. Delilah half expected her mum to appear on the sofa, flicking through the TV channels as her dad could be heard singing in the kitchen as he cooked tea, due to the fact her mum couldn't cook at all. But that would never happen because they were gone forever now.

She heard Xav thinking about how worried he was that she was going to break down and how he wished there was something he could do. Hearing how concerned he was made everything seem easier for her and she managed to push back the bad memories and thoughts from her mind and take a deep breath. "I'm just going to think of the good memories," she said, giving him a smile. "And make sure you don't find the photo album with all the embarrassing photos of me when I was younger."

"Oh I'm definitely going to find that," he laughed and pulled her into a hug, resting his chin on the top of her head.

They stood like that in a comfortable silence for a minute or so, but broke apart when they heard a knock on the door. Delilah went to answer it with Xav close behind her. Stood on the doorstep was a small woman with wrinkles and curly grey hair. Mrs Murphy from next door. "Delilah!" She gasped. "Oh, I thought it was you getting out of the taxi. Your parents were always lovely neighbours and friends so I kept a tab on your disappearance; I got a call from the Savant Net last week saying that you'd been found, I was so happy!" She finally spotted Xav and her eyes widened. "Who's this?" I sure do hope he's a Savant otherwise I could get in trouble for mentioning the Net, Delilah heard her think. And what happened to Delilah's face? That scar is.. Hideous. I should probably not mention it, it'll make her sad.

"It's okay, Mrs Murphy," Delilah reassured her, wincing after hearing Mrs Murphy's thoughts about her scar. "This is my Soulfinder, Xavier. He and his family helped save me."

"Oh, that's brilliant!" She gushed, a huge smile on her face. "Are you back for good now, Delilah?"

"No, I'm actually living in Colorado with Xav and his family, we're just here visiting the old house. Mrs Murphy, do you know where my Uncle Harry is by any chance? I've tried getting in touch with him but I've had no luck.""I'm not sure, love. The last time I saw him was about two weeks ago - he's been coming back to the house every now and again, trying to keep it in good condition. Although he has no gardener skills," she laughed. "I think he said he was planning a visit to a friend he had in America, but I'm not sure, my memory is getting messed up with my old age."

"Ask her if your parents had any enemies or something," Xav thought to Delilah.

"Sorry to ask, but did you ever notice my parents having enemies? Someone that would have gone to the extremes of killing them?" Delilah asked the old lady. "I just really want to know why someone did what they did to them."

"Well honey, they worked for the Net, you know that. Everybody in the Net has enemies, it could have been anybody. Although I do remember your mother mentioning a man called Paul Lockwood who was a Savant that was helping humans hurt other Savants; he was a very terrible man and at his trial, he swore to get revenge on your parents for putting him in prison. But a lot of people say that," she shrugged. "As far as I know, Paul is still in prison so I don't think it could be him. Anyway, I just came to say hello and that I'm glad you're okay. I have to get home now, I have my grandchildren over."

"Okay, thank you, Mrs Murphy. See you around," Delilah smiled and closed the front door, turning around to face Xav. "Well…"

"I guess we just figured out that the guy that attacked Yves is most probably your uncle," Xav sighed. "I'm sorry, I know you probably wanted him to be good.. On a more positive note, we might know who killed your parents. I don't think it's a coincidence that you were kidnapped by humans and it turns out this Paul Lockwood guy went down for working with some. I'll make a call to Victor, see if he can find out anything. Maybe Paul had visitors and he told them to go after your parents or something, I don't know. But we'll figure it out, I promise."

He turned around to get his mobile which he'd left in the living room, but Delilah stopped him by reaching out and grabbing hold of his wrist. "Wait a sec, come here," she pulled him towards her. "First… You came all the way over here with me and you're being so supportive, so I think you've now earned the right to kiss me."

Xav grinned and said, "finally." He didn't have to be told twice. One of his hands grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to him while the other held her face. He leant down and brushed his lips against hers, gently and questioningly. Delilah wrapped her arms around his neck, eager for more. The kiss deepened and they clung onto each other as if their lives depended on it, their tongues exploring each others mouths and battling for dominance. When they reluctantly pulled apart so they could breathe, Xav rested his forehead against hers, their eyes locked in a caring glance. They smiled at each other and Delilah was surprised that Xav couldn't hear the loud and insistent sound of her beating heart.

"I love you," she whispered.

Xav's eyes widened slightly before an ecstatic smile that lit up his whole face appeared. "I love you too."

Yay, they finally kissed! :D Haha.

Thank you SO MUCH for the reviews, it's so great knowing that you like it :)

Lorinhazuzu: I came up with the name Delilah because when I was little I had this doll called Delilah and I have just always loved the name ever since, haha.

Char xo