Chapter 32 (Josephs POV) Your Story

My stomach was just about full at this point, but it had been such a long time since I had food as good as this, I just wanted to keep on eating. Do not get me wrong, Padre did a damn good job with what he made, but he did not have very much to work worth in the first place.

I stared at some cake for a few seconds and then I shook my head. I had already had a piece, there was no point in me getting any more. The whole point of us being here in the first place so that I could get in good shape, and start my training.

I saw my father, and the others that were with him grabbing more, and I could see that they were thinking the exact same thing, even though their bellies were full. I looked over at John, and saw him at the other table, as he had his eyes squinted at me, and he shook his head as well.

I knew exactly what it was that he was getting at as well, as I looked away from the large plates that were at the table, so that it no longer tempted me to get another plate. I knew that he said there was going to be plenty more tomorrow, so I was not too worried about it.

I was sitting there for just a few moments longer, with my head to the ground at the other kitchen table, as Julia was still eating a piece of chicken, it was as if she was trying to tell me to go and get some more, I had to stop myself from doing it though.

I saw grease dripping down from it, and I looked away from it at the same instance. I was not hungry, so there was no need to eat more. It just seemed like it was the best meal that I had ever eaten. Though I do have a distinct memory of the food that was at Pops bar, and that was good as well.

I then nearly jumped out of the chair at the same time, as someone put their hand on my shoulder. I turned to see who it was, that had scared me like that, and I saw that it was the husband of the household, Adrian, that had put his hand on my shoulder.

I was going to say something about it as well, as I remembered what John had said to me about not trusting people, but I saw that he did not have his head towards me at the moment, so I was not too worried about all of that at the exact moment.

I then looked up at the man, as he had a big smile on his face at the same time too. It seemed strange to see that there were so many people around me that were happy. All I had seemed to feel in the last year or so, was just a depressed mood hanging around camp.

It was a bit strange to me that everyone here was happy, even John looked like he had a bit of a good look on his face, as I saw that he was talking to someone on the other side of the table from me. I looked at the man that had grabbed my hand for a few more moments, and then I nodded for him to go ahead and speak. He did so as well.

"Joseph it is, right?" He began with, relaxing the tension that was on me, as it was clear to me that was what he was trying to do in the first place. I nodded to him, and then he kept on speaking once I had done so. "You can eat more if you would like, there is plenty to go around."

I looked at him for a few moments, taking in what he had just said to me, and then I looked back at all of the food that was at the table in front of me. It looked so yummy, and it seemed like I had a little bit of room in my belly just for another plate.

I then looked over at John though, as I saw that he did not have his eyes on me as he was talking to the others, it seemed like he was sending me his thoughts through the air at the same time. I closed my eyes for just a few seconds, taking in what seemed to be going through my head.

"Don't eat too much bud, your training is starting soon... Last thing we need is you being over weight." He seemed to be saying to me. I was not sure if it were real, or if it was just some sort of memory that was going through my brain, but I then looked back over to the man that had just spoken to me.

Even if John had not actually said that to me, and I was going mad, I knew that it was correct anyways, as I then shook my head at the man. It did not seem to disturb him, or offend him in any way, but I went ahead and spoke up just in case, just to clear that.

"Oh no... It was great, but I already had 3 plates, I can't gain any weight with me doing training soon. I appreciate it though, there will be leftovers tomorrow right?" I asked him. He looked at me for a few moments, as I could tell that he was not really worried nor was he offended.

I nodded to myself thankfully, as he nodded back to me, as he understood what I was getting at as well. He then tapped on my shoulder one more time, which I was still getting used to, and then he spoke back to me, while he was walking away.

"Yes... We will have plenty left over, you can come down and get any, any time that you please, we are just happy that you all got here safe..." He said to me. I nodded back to him, as he then walked out of the room, to who knows where at this point.

I sat there for a bit longer, as it was still a bit strange to me to see so many happy faces all around me, so I closed my eyes, because I knew that it was going to take some time to get used to that. It was not bad or anything at all, it was just that I was not used to it.

I then looked over at Julia, as I saw her getting up from the table, as she had just finished off a piece of the cake, that I so badly wanted to get another piece of as well, but I stopped myself from doing so thankfully, as I watched her go into the kitchen and then drop it into the sink.

She then turned her head back over to me, as she began to walk over to me as well. She had a bit of a smile on her face too, as it lit up my night as well. It still did not feel real to me, having her back, it sure was going to take some time to get used to it.

I looked over to my sister, who was on the other side of the table, catching up with our father as far as I could see as well. It still did not seem real. None of it did, all that had happened in the last year, it seemed like I was just in some never ending dream.

It was all real, and so were the dragons too. It was all so scary to think about, as I closed my eyes, just trying to shake out all of those thoughts. I did not need to worry about all of that at the moment. That was the whole reason that I had those dreams in the first place none the less.

Right now I was just lucky to have all that I had ever cared about back with me right now. There was no complaining about any of that for sure. I then opened my eyes, as I looked at Julia with a smile still on my both of our faces, as I knew she must be thinking the same thing as me.

I then looked at her for a few more seconds, and then I nodded to her, before I then began to speak to her at the exact same time. There was just a few more concerns that I felt like I must address at the exact moment. She nodded as she listened to what it was that I had to say.

"We will be sleeping together right? There is enough room in a bed?" I asked her. She looked at me for a few moments, with a blank look on her face. Almost as if she was telling me that we were not together any more, though she had just kissed me a few moments ago.

She then cracked a bit of a smile on her face at the same time, which relaxed me quite a bit, as she then nodded to me at the exact same moment. I looked at her for just a bit longer, as I waited for her to go ahead and speak back to me.

"Yes... Of course! You look a bit tired... Are you ready to go to sleep now?" She said to me. I looked at her for a few moments, it was not what I was getting at in the first place, but I did feel quite a bit worn out, as I was beginning to realize at the same time as well.

I went ahead and nodded, as I knew there was no point in lying to her, though it was not what I had meant to say to her. She looked at me for just a few moments longer, as she then nodded back to me at the exact same time as well.

She then grabbed on to my hand, just as we had been doing earlier, as it lit up my spirits once again. She then got up with my from the table, as she nodded for me to do the same as well. Once we were both up, I saw that the others were looking around a bit confused as to what we were doing.

I saw John looking at me, as he had a bit of a smile on his face, as it seemed to be that he knew exactly what was going on at the exact moment. He decided that he was going to be the one that was going to speak up for the rest of the people that were at the table as well, as I then listened to what it was that he had to say.

"You 2 are going to bed? Well... I suppose have fun you 2..." He said to me. I looked at him for a few moments, as I then rolled my eyes at him. Clearly no one else around us had understood what it was that he was getting at. I shook my head at him, as it was the last thing that was on my mind right now.

I just wanted to get some good sleep, with the woman that I loved so dear to my heart beside me. It had been such a long time since both of us had it, I was sure that sex was the last thing that was on her mind at the exact moment, though it would not surprise me if she was horny.

I shook my head, as I knew I should not be thinking those thoughts, as I saw that all of the people at the table were looking at both me and Mariah, waiting for one of us to respond to what John had just said, and at least with all of them a good night as well.

I looked at each one of them that was at the table, and then I nodded to all of them at the same time, before I then spoke up to all of them and began to speak to them, to let them know that John's assumption was indeed correct in the first place.

"Yes... I am worn out, I do not know about the rest of you... We are going upstairs, I hope all of you have a good night though." I said to all of them. All of them nodded back to me, as I knew that the ones that were with me understood what I was getting at, at least.

The room then went back to normal, as I nodded for Julia to take me up to the bedroom that we were going to be sleeping in for the night. She nodded back to me, as the both of us then walked out of the kitchen, and back into the hallway that we had first been in when I had first gotten here.

It stilled seemed a bit crazy to me, as it still did not seem real at all to me either. I shook my head though, as I followed Julia up the large stairway that was in front of me. It was quite a big house, bigger than the one that we had owned in the city too.

I realized that I was we got to the top part of the stairs, and there was an even bigger hallway in front of us, that looked endless on both sides. I looked around for a few moments, wondering which way it was that we were going in the first place.

Julia held on to my hand a bit tighter this time, as she then began walking down the semi dark hallway that was in front of me. I followed her, as I had no idea where it was that we were going in the first place. I wondered how it could even be possible to memorize this house.

As we kept on walking a little bit further down the hallway, I then stopped myself at the exact same instance, as I realized there was something that I needed to do, that I had not done in quite some time now.

Julia looked over at me, as she had a bit of a confused look on her face, as to why I had stopped the both of us. I looked around, still not sure where it was that we were going in the first place, before I then began to speak to her, to clear her confusion.

"I need to take a piss, quite a bit badly as well." I said to her. It felt like urine was about to leak out at any moment now, as I just waited for her to go ahead and point me to the nearest bathroom. She then rolled her eyes at me, and then grinned at me.

I looked at her, a bit confused as well, as to what it was that she found so funny about this. I really needed to go pee, I was not sure why she could not just point me to the nearest bathroom. She then let go of my hand, as she then began to speak to me.

"Silly... There is a bathroom in every bedroom up here, just follow me to the bedroom, and then you can go to the bathroom in there... If you still don't know where its at... I don't blame you, the rooms are quite large." She said to me, as she looked down at my pants at the same time.

I looked at her a bit confused, and then I understood what it was that she was getting at, as I then rolled my eyes at her, as we then put our hands back together at the same time. I then followed her down the hallway once again, as she then stopped at one of the doorways.

She nodded to me, as I understood what she was getting at, no matter how tired I was at the moment. I am sure she was thinking of something completely different at the moment, but I was just so tired, my brain was not working correctly at the exact moment.

We then began to walk into the room that was in front of us, as Julia went right onto the bed and then hopped on it with a bit of a relaxed and happy smile on her face. I rolled my eyes again, as I then looked straight for the bathroom, as it felt like I was going to piss myself at any second.

I then spotted an open door on the far side of the room, as I ran towards it right away. Luckily it was the bathroom, and not the large closet that I saw not too far away from it, as I just ran straight to the toilet, not even worrying about closing the door.

I pulled down my top part of my pants right away, and then pissed the quickest, and most relaxing piss that I had ever had in my life. As I closed my eyes at the same moment, not even worried about my aim, though I knew that I should be.

Once I was done with that, I went over to the sink, and then washed off my hands real quick, before I then walked out of the bathroom, and over to Julia, who had just hopped onto the bed once again, as she had gone to close the bedroom door.

I nodded to her, as it was hard to see in the dark room, but I could see a small part of her face thanks to the candle that was beside the bed. I shook my head, as I then hopped down beside her on the bed, as I closed my eyes for a couple of seconds, as the bed was so comfortable.

I opened those same eyes at the exact same time though, as I knew that I did not want to fall asleep just yet. I then looked over at Julia, who had her eyes locked on mine, she then went towards me, and then began to kiss me. I kissed her back, but it was not a sexual kiss.

I was not ready for any of that just yet, I still had a lot of questions that I wanted to ask her, as it still seemed so crazy to me that just in the blink of an eye, me and her were back together, as I had thought she had died. I began to speak to her, as I could tell she was a bit disappointed.

"Hold on Julia... I am sorry, first I just want to hear your story..."