Hello, everyone! I come with good tidings. Chapter 3 is here!

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Chapter 3:

"And who's this little guy?"

Some strange black haired woman suddenly appeared in the door. She's average height, and rather thin. Lex seems to have some sort of attraction for this human. He's now kissing her passionately. I'll bet he thinks I'm not looking, and doesn't want me seeing he and his girlfriend getting "intimate." Personally I don't care if they suck each other's faces all day, but it is moderately grotesque to watch. Get a room.

At least she's good looking. But I don't know what she sees in Lex. He's not that much of a catch. Trust me, in public he looks clean cut and classy, but I've seen him at his worst. Ever seen a man shine his own head? It really changes your view of a person. . .


Lex had been preparing for Lana's arrival all morning. Even though they were dating, and he knew that Lana wasn't a stickler for perfection, he wanted everything to look perfect. He straightened up the house, and cleaned up after Julian.

Julian was all that was on Lex's mind lately. He was so strange. He barely talked, and seemed very much trapped in himself. But he did eat a lot. Lex had even caught him digging through assorted raw meats in the refrigerator, before Lex shoed him away. But Lex grew to like the boy's presence. He seemed to bring life into the mansion.

"Hey, Lana!" Lex called to his girlfriend from the hallway. Lana quickly kissed Lex, and then turned her attention to the little black haired boy watching cartoons on Lex's sofa.

"And who's this little guy?" Lana asked. She walked over to him and stooped on the ground. "Hi, what's your name?"

The boy smiled. "Julian."

"Oh, what a nice name," Lana said. "So this is him? God, Lex, he seems like a perfect little boy. I don't know what you were talking about earlier. How old are you, Julian?

"I'm six, but I'll be seven in June!" Julian declared, grinning wildly and exposing two missing teeth. Lex just sat dumbfounded at the boy's sudden extroversion. Where had this come from? The boy had said less than 5 words to him since he arrived, but was now chatting away with Lana. "Do ya wanna play race car driver?"

"Well I have to go soon, but next time I'll play with you. I love racecars." Lana replied

"You have to go? Already?" Lex asked

"Yeah, Lex, I could only stop by for a little while. I have a huge paper due. I'll be by tomorrow, OK?" Lana said.

"Ok, Lana. I'll, uh, see you later then." Lex stammered. "Bye honey," he said, hugging Lana again.

"Bye, hon. And I'll see you soon too, Julian!"

"Bye Lana!" Julian shouted.

As Lex closed the door, he turned back to Julian dumbfounded. What had come over the boy?

"You're quite the chatterbox suddenly, aren't you?" Lex asked.

The boy remained silent.


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