Marcel came back later that night, only to find his son with his shoulder wrapped up and stitches on his lip. Marcel was enraged. "TULIO, DID THAT CRAZY OLD FOOL DO THIS TO YOU!?!?"

Tulio looked down, ashamed. "Yes Father. He even tried to kill me last time. It was always him. Miguel attacked him before he could kill me... I'm sorry Father."

Marcel sighed and thought a minute. "Your not safe here."

Tulio looked up, wide-eyed. "What?"

"I said you're not safe here. And neither are you Miguel." He said, pointing to him. "The man will be looking for you Tulio, and you hurt the man Miguel, so-"

Miguel, a little insulted that Marcel was treating him like a little boy, interrupted him. "I'm not afraid of that old lunatic! I could take him any day-"

"But can you take on a whole army at his command?" Miguel stopped talking. He knew he couldn't, but his face still looked determined.

Marcel noticed this and continued. "He's a very powerful man. He could have your head chopped off in front of the whole town if he wanted to."

Miguel looked down, feeling hopeless. Tulio was still watching and was beginning to get

worried. "But-but-but where will we go? We have no money, no home, no job-"

Marcel once again interrupted. "I will give you enough money to last you a month. Also, in town today, a man said his brother was looking for some workers in Barcelona, and I'm sure that you two can find a home."

"But Father, Barcelona is on the other side of Spain. We might never see you again."

"I know son. But just remember, we all love you. ALL of us." He said it quite loudly, mostly to the twins, who were about to open their mouths to protest. Then he smiled at the two men. "You two remind me so much of Juan and I." Miguel finally looked up at the mention of his father's name. "He always wanted to have adventures, go to the docks and watch the ships deport. I was never into it, but I still liked seeing his face light up. Ha! He always made me laugh... You look and act so much like him, it's like he never left." Miguel smiled a little at that.

"Now." Marcel said, snapping out of dreamland and returning to reality. "I want you two to promise me that you will stay together. I'm beginning to think that you two may need each other to survive. Do you promise?"

Tulio quickly agreed, but Miguel hesitated a little until he finally agreed too. "Great." he thought. "I have to spend the rest of my life with this jackass."

"Your dream has come true Tulio! Looks like your finally getting to leave this dump!" laughed Paco.

"And good riddance!" quipped Ferdi.

But their happiness swiftly flew away when Lucy slugged them both in the arm and ordered them to shut up.

* * * * * *

The next morning, Tulio and Miguel hitched up their burro and wagon to leave. Rosie gave both of them a kiss on the cheek and a tearful hug. Miguel said goodbye to all of the kids, leaving Gabriella the last. She threw her arms around him and sobbed.

"Please let me go with you Miguel! I've never lived without you."

Miguel nearly gagged at Gabriella's tight grip, but finally pulled away so he could speak. "Don't worry Gabby. I think you'll like living without me picking on you."

"No I won't! I'll never see you again!" she sobbed. Miguel tilted her head up with hand and looked at her.

"Now you listen to me, Gabriella. You WILL see me again. Maybe not for a long time, but you will..."

He then remembered Lily from the orphanage and smiled. " Someone told me once that the one's we love never leave us... as long as we remember them and love them. And I love you... ya big baby!" At that comment, she slugged him in the arm and gave him one last goodbye hug.

Then she walked over to Tulio, and began to talk VERY seductively. "Goodbye Tulio, I miss you already." And with that, she took Tulio's head and gave him a long, hard kiss. After about fifteen seconds, she let go of him. "Sorry about that. I just had to get that out of my system before you left." She winked at him, pinched his butt, left him in a dazed and confused stupor and returned to Amelia, who was in a fit of giggles.

Finally, he said, "Uh... Yeah. Thanks for that... *ahem! *.... Well, I, uh, guess we

should go now." Marcel gave them a sack of gold and Rosie gave them some food, and they all waved goodbye until they vanished from sight.

And so, Miguel and Tulio were off to start a fresh new life in Barcelona.

Or so they thought...........