Julie Bane

Chapter Twenty

  "Carlos." I wake up to someone tapping my shoulder and when I look over I see Julie sitting on my bed next to me. Still half asleep, I smile at her tiredly.

  "Hey you," I say pulling her against me. "Have a bad dream?" I ask as I cuddle her.

  "Um, no. I'm... ok, yes." She stammers and I open my eyes and look at her. My smile widens as I close my eyes again.

  "Tell me about it." I say.

  "Fine." I feel her shift around until she's laying so she's facing me. I pull her closer to me by wrapping my arm around her back. "I... I was being chased by these men with guns. And then one shot me and I died. And god yelled at me and made me feel really guilty. Then I ended up in hell and burned to death for a month until you came. But... you were the devil and you were riding a red dragon. And then you made me ride on your dragon with you and we just flew around. While your dragon breathed fire on a bunch of burnt people and burned them even more. It was really scary. And I can still hear everyone's screams. I don't like it." She explains.

  What a nice dream.

  "Aw, well it was just a dream. Now close your eyes and try to go back to sleep." I say and Scott closer to her as I cover her up with my blanket.

  "Well I'm not sleeping with you." I feel her shake her head and I look at her.

  "Why not?" I frown.

  "Because that's awkward." I roll my eyes.

  "Then go sleep in your bed." I growl.

  "I'm not sleeping there either."

  "Then sleep on the floor."

  "No."

  "Then what the fuck do you want to do? Sleep on the roof? Go ahead, I won't stop you." I turn over so I'm not facing him.

  "I don't want to sleep."

  "Why? Your dream was just a dream. You'll be fine." I sigh as I close my eyes again.

  "That, wasn't the only dream I had." She says quietly.

  "Oh." I sigh again. "Then what was your other dream?"

  "... These people, they were probably gang members, they were trying to kill me." She starts. "And, they kidnapped me and cut me and I was trapped there for three days." She stops.

  "I'm listening." I say so she continues.

  "And then, you came to rescue me. We got out of the building but they were chasing us." She pauses. "A-and then... I know this is going to sound weird and you're probably going to gag but, you kissed me." She says quietly, I sit up and face her again.

  "I what?" I ask now interested.

  "Y-you kissed me." She whispers.

  "I kissed you?" I ask slowly and she hesitantly nods as she fidgets with her fingers. "Well why's that bothering you?"

  "I don't know." She shrugs.

  "So where were we when we kissed?"

  "Um, we were hiding in a tattoo shop."

  "Oh, how romantic." I say sarcastically. I look down at her lips. "Was the kiss good?"

  "I guess. It was a dream. Why?"

  "Did you enjoy it, in your dream?" I don't take my eyes off her lips.

  "Maybe. Why are we still talking about it?"

  "Was it like this?" I lean in and slowly shut my eyes as I get closer to her lips. I don't feel her move so I keep leaning, until my lips meet something. But it's not another pair of lips. I open my eyes. It's a nose. I pull away and scowl at her. She's staring at me with wide eyes.

  "No, um, you actually kissed my lips, not my nose." She says quietly before rollin off of my bed.

  "Well I didn't mean to." I say. "Where are you going?" She starts towards the door.

  "I think I'll try sleeping in my bed again."

  Dammit Carlos, too soon! Too ducking soon for that!