Author's rant: Hee hee... I was wondering how long it would take you to find this, Ginger. I was almost considering e-mailing you a notice about it but then I found you'd already found your way here. ^_^ Ah well. All came out well in the end. Anywho, everyone must read and reveiw! Don't make me have to... I dunno... Talk about the NeverEnding Story. That can get scary. Oh and I do not mean to confuddle you by nameing myself Pippin.
Chapter 2
Julia glanced at the clock in the small apartment she'd been staying in for the past few months. It was past ten and she was relatively certain Eric would be up by now. Standing up, she started to leave before turning back to Rosa, the woman who had been appointed her guardian.
"I am going to see Eric now..." She said slowly, as always a bit unsure of herself in this new world of hers. She smiled just a bit as Rosa nodded her head in acknowledgment and smiled back at her. Now, in all honesty Rosa couldn't really be called guardian. She filled the position of roommate more then that of guardian. When ever she attempted to act like a parent figure by setting a curfew Julia only responded that she wouldn't follow it unless Rosa did as well. Rosa's patience was more then likely the only thing saving her sanity. Julia was just grateful someone who would take her in had been willing to move to Enid. Although, with the fuss Mr. Kirby raised, it wasn't suprising that she would end up staying. Originally the government had attempted to take her in and figure out what to do with her themselves, but Paul had refused to allow them to seperate her from himself and Eric. It was almost a good thing he had to fight, considering it got his mind off of losing Amanda.
As Julia walked through Enid she purposely avoided eye contact with the towns residents. The twisted images of the dream, although they had faded slightly, still seemed strangely real and haunting to her mind. Stepping around a corner she found herself in Eric's neighborhood and in no time at all at his house. As she stepped onto the doorstep she stopped when she heard another girls voice.
"Come on, Eric. Just tell me a little about Jurassic Park..."
Julia recognized the voice of Michelle, not to mention the girls habit of letting curiosity over shadow sensitivity. Julia liked her well enough but she just couldn't leave some things alone at times. Michelle was fifteen and a friend of Eric's. She was two years older but in a small town like Enid, groups of friends tended to have broader age ranges. Julia had noticed that Michelle was a pretty warm person and seemed to like making friends with most anyone but occasionally seemed almost resentful of her. Because of this, Julia hesitated a moment before knocking on the door. When the door opened Paul Kirby was there, a slight smile crossing his face. Paul opened the door wide to let Julia in before walking out to his car, waving a little before leaving.
After returning to Enid there had been many occasions where Paul left late for work. They were becoming more and more infrequent as he recovered and returned best he could to a normal life style. Julia waved back a bit before heading towards the living room. She stood in the doorway for a moment, surveying the scene. Eric and his friend Gabe were sitting next to a large, open window with Michelle, Gabe assembling a model airplane. He was the type to enjoy something like models, he was pretty analytical and had little to no spirit. Gabe was one of those people who had to see to believe. This was the total oposite of his long time friend Michelle, who was known for her interest in the occult and belief in it, not to mention curiosity about Jurassic Park which Gabe frowned upon.
Julia tapped lightly on the door frame, calling attention to herself even if she didn't like it. The three looked up at her all smiling, until Michelle noted the happy expression on Eric's face. Her shoulders slumped slightly as Eric stood up to greet Julia.
"Eric... I need to talk to you..." Julia half whispered. She could tell by the look on his face that he knew she meant without the others and motioned for them to step out of the room.
As they left, Michelle sat back in her chair, folding her arms across her chest, clearly a bit perturbed. Gabe stopped his model building, turning to Michelle and resting his chin on her shoulder. She rolled her eyes in mock annoyance at him before turning towards the model plane, begining to assemble it best she could before Gabe began to help her.
"People were dinosaurs?"
Julia dared not look Eric in the eye after explaining to him about her dream. She'd left out the bit about him and the pteranadon but he seemed to understand the basics of the dream at the very least. She suddenly felt incredibly stupid for even coming over to talk to him about this. It would be easier to talk to Rosa even, than Eric.
Julia half jumped out of her skin as she felt his hand hesitantly touch her shoulder and slowly sliding around her. She rocognized the feeling of a simple hug but felt an involuntary panic arise in her. Without thinking she shot her arm out to shove him away before turning to leave, not giving him a chance to try and speak.
She didn't stop moving until she was back at the apartment, not bothering to take notice of Rosa greeting her. She stopped in her tracks there and turned once more, seeing Eric at the door of the apartment already. She gave him only a steely look, glanced to Rosa and stepped out of the apartment. She started walking down the stairs, this time more slowly to allow Eric to speak.
"I am sorry if I... I dunno, offended you..." He stumbled over the words as he followed her down the stairs.
"You didn't 'offend' me." Julia said in a flat tone. "Its just... Another sign of how little I belong here... Something like a hug is literally terrifying." Eric had no response for this.
He'd always thought of Julia as the only one who understood him, but did he understand her?
As the two stepped out of the building they found a man in a black suit standing next to a car. The way he straightened up when he saw them gave Eric the ominous feeling he was waiting for them. Julia stepped forward, nodding her head towards the man slightly.
"Julia...?" Eric said in a hushed and slightly confused voice as the man opened the door of the car for her.
"Just leave me alone Eric." Her voice was so icy that he seemed to have lost his voice entirely as she slipped into the car. He could only stare, a helpless and almost pained feeling taking him over as he watched the car pull away from him.
Chapter 2
Julia glanced at the clock in the small apartment she'd been staying in for the past few months. It was past ten and she was relatively certain Eric would be up by now. Standing up, she started to leave before turning back to Rosa, the woman who had been appointed her guardian.
"I am going to see Eric now..." She said slowly, as always a bit unsure of herself in this new world of hers. She smiled just a bit as Rosa nodded her head in acknowledgment and smiled back at her. Now, in all honesty Rosa couldn't really be called guardian. She filled the position of roommate more then that of guardian. When ever she attempted to act like a parent figure by setting a curfew Julia only responded that she wouldn't follow it unless Rosa did as well. Rosa's patience was more then likely the only thing saving her sanity. Julia was just grateful someone who would take her in had been willing to move to Enid. Although, with the fuss Mr. Kirby raised, it wasn't suprising that she would end up staying. Originally the government had attempted to take her in and figure out what to do with her themselves, but Paul had refused to allow them to seperate her from himself and Eric. It was almost a good thing he had to fight, considering it got his mind off of losing Amanda.
As Julia walked through Enid she purposely avoided eye contact with the towns residents. The twisted images of the dream, although they had faded slightly, still seemed strangely real and haunting to her mind. Stepping around a corner she found herself in Eric's neighborhood and in no time at all at his house. As she stepped onto the doorstep she stopped when she heard another girls voice.
"Come on, Eric. Just tell me a little about Jurassic Park..."
Julia recognized the voice of Michelle, not to mention the girls habit of letting curiosity over shadow sensitivity. Julia liked her well enough but she just couldn't leave some things alone at times. Michelle was fifteen and a friend of Eric's. She was two years older but in a small town like Enid, groups of friends tended to have broader age ranges. Julia had noticed that Michelle was a pretty warm person and seemed to like making friends with most anyone but occasionally seemed almost resentful of her. Because of this, Julia hesitated a moment before knocking on the door. When the door opened Paul Kirby was there, a slight smile crossing his face. Paul opened the door wide to let Julia in before walking out to his car, waving a little before leaving.
After returning to Enid there had been many occasions where Paul left late for work. They were becoming more and more infrequent as he recovered and returned best he could to a normal life style. Julia waved back a bit before heading towards the living room. She stood in the doorway for a moment, surveying the scene. Eric and his friend Gabe were sitting next to a large, open window with Michelle, Gabe assembling a model airplane. He was the type to enjoy something like models, he was pretty analytical and had little to no spirit. Gabe was one of those people who had to see to believe. This was the total oposite of his long time friend Michelle, who was known for her interest in the occult and belief in it, not to mention curiosity about Jurassic Park which Gabe frowned upon.
Julia tapped lightly on the door frame, calling attention to herself even if she didn't like it. The three looked up at her all smiling, until Michelle noted the happy expression on Eric's face. Her shoulders slumped slightly as Eric stood up to greet Julia.
"Eric... I need to talk to you..." Julia half whispered. She could tell by the look on his face that he knew she meant without the others and motioned for them to step out of the room.
As they left, Michelle sat back in her chair, folding her arms across her chest, clearly a bit perturbed. Gabe stopped his model building, turning to Michelle and resting his chin on her shoulder. She rolled her eyes in mock annoyance at him before turning towards the model plane, begining to assemble it best she could before Gabe began to help her.
"People were dinosaurs?"
Julia dared not look Eric in the eye after explaining to him about her dream. She'd left out the bit about him and the pteranadon but he seemed to understand the basics of the dream at the very least. She suddenly felt incredibly stupid for even coming over to talk to him about this. It would be easier to talk to Rosa even, than Eric.
Julia half jumped out of her skin as she felt his hand hesitantly touch her shoulder and slowly sliding around her. She rocognized the feeling of a simple hug but felt an involuntary panic arise in her. Without thinking she shot her arm out to shove him away before turning to leave, not giving him a chance to try and speak.
She didn't stop moving until she was back at the apartment, not bothering to take notice of Rosa greeting her. She stopped in her tracks there and turned once more, seeing Eric at the door of the apartment already. She gave him only a steely look, glanced to Rosa and stepped out of the apartment. She started walking down the stairs, this time more slowly to allow Eric to speak.
"I am sorry if I... I dunno, offended you..." He stumbled over the words as he followed her down the stairs.
"You didn't 'offend' me." Julia said in a flat tone. "Its just... Another sign of how little I belong here... Something like a hug is literally terrifying." Eric had no response for this.
He'd always thought of Julia as the only one who understood him, but did he understand her?
As the two stepped out of the building they found a man in a black suit standing next to a car. The way he straightened up when he saw them gave Eric the ominous feeling he was waiting for them. Julia stepped forward, nodding her head towards the man slightly.
"Julia...?" Eric said in a hushed and slightly confused voice as the man opened the door of the car for her.
"Just leave me alone Eric." Her voice was so icy that he seemed to have lost his voice entirely as she slipped into the car. He could only stare, a helpless and almost pained feeling taking him over as he watched the car pull away from him.