The Dark Ring

Chapter 13.

When I wake up I stand up and take care of rooms, one for me and one for Julien to sleep in, I let him go in there with his bed slowly so I won't wake him up, I get some food ready and eat it. I am not in a state to write, so I just go to my room and stare in front of me. I don't know how long I am there, laying on my bed and staring in front of me when I suddenly hear screaming. I jump up and run towards Juliens room ready to safe or protect him. When I am there I sigh relieved, no one is attacking. Julien is laying in his bed and he is sobbing. He looks very scared and his eyes are wide. I walk towards him and sit on his bed. Julien turns away, ashamed that he is crying. I smile softly at that and rub his back. 'I'm here, you are okay. Everything is okay. I am here.' I crawl over the bed so I am able to sit beside Julien, he is shaking and shivering and between his sobs he hiccups. He tries to turn away, but I hold him back. 'Don't be ashamed to cry. Someone important used to say: "It's okay to cry, clouds rain too when things get heavy." so there is nothing to be ashamed of.' I say. Julien nods and I hand him a tissue. Julien stops sobbing, but he is still shaking and shivering. 'Go lay down, I am back in a second.' I say while standing up when Julien catches my wrist to stop me. 'Please don't leave, I already am scared as hell.' Julien tries to say it joking, but I can see he is very affected by whatever it was that happened, so I sit down. Julien lays in his bed again and motions for me to lay beside him under the blankets. Julien puts an arm around me and pulls me close. I feel a bit uncomfortable, but Juliens warmth and smell make me relax soon enough. I twist a bit so I am more comfortable. Juliens breath goes steady and I close my eyes. 'What happened?' I ask softly, Juliens breath hitches, but he answers. 'I had a nightmare. Everyone was dead, you too and when I woke up and you weren't there and everything else looked different I panicked. I thought you had left me, or locked me up under the ground.' I looked up to Julien, an silent tear rolled out of his eye. 'No one is dead, everything is just different. And it's my fault, I created rooms for us apart to sleep in and I let you be carried into your room, and I am not going to watch while you sleep.' Julien laughs a bit at that. 'Yeah, that would be creepy. It's fine, you didn't know that I would react like this. Are you sure you are not dead?' I smile. 'I am not dead.' I took his hand and guided it, apparently Julien thought I was going to let him feel my hart trough my chest, but I stopped him right on time and said with a wink: 'You would want that huh?' Julien flushed bright red and I laughed while I guided his hand to my neck, I took two fingers and put them on the spot where you can feel my heartbeat the best. I waited a second until Julien pulled his fingers away, still blushing about before. 'See, I am alive, I have a beating hart and I am warm, I am not dead.' Julien looks away a bit awkward and I don't know how to feel about his reaction myself. 'It's okay. I don't mind. Don't be ashamed about it.' Julien nods, but he is still tense. It gets weird when the silence isn't broken. 'Can I have an hug?' I ask hoping Julien will relax a bit from it. Julien nods and I turn so I can give him a hug. I hug him and Julien hugs me tightly. When I want to let go Julien pulls me closer, so I hug him back and let go when Julien is done. I see he cried and wipe away his tears. 'Come on, you have to eat something and I need to write.' Julien nods and I get out of bed, Julien does the same. I give him some clothes and say he can take a shower as long as he wants. I make some food for him and he eats it when he is done with taking a shower. I let warm water fall on him and the ground took it back, so it's a shower pure made of nature. I try to write, but I can't find the right position, when Julien is done he takes me to my room and sits on it in the middle leaning against the wall. 'You can sit between my legs and can lean against my chest, you can make a table or something so you can write nice and I can read with you. I have nothing else to do.' Julien says. I want to open my mouth, but Julien gives me a look that says: "No buts" I take all paper sheets and my pen and sit between Juliens legs, it actually is way much better then anything else and I start to write.

Chapter 7 (The Book).