Foundation base, Prague, Czech Republic

3rd person's POV

The full moon was rising from behind the old streets of Prague, giving its old palaces a sparkling and beautiful light. In one of them there's a young woman, leaned on a balcony. After defeating the evil Professor, she and her team entered the Huntik Foundation Safehouse, where they found a lot of people congratulating them and ready to serve them with the best they can. After a long dinner and some circumstance talks, she can finally enjoy some time alone, watching the full moon and the delightful landscape that shines below.

She's so enchanted with the sight that she doesn't notice a russet haired man watching her from behind, his eyes lingering on her long dark hair and her legs and feet, left uncover by her beautiful nightgown.

Suddenly she turns around, sees the male seeker and blushes immediately.

"Uh, Dante…" she muttered. "I'm sorry, didn't see you there."

"Oh, it's ok, Zhalia. What are you doing here? I thought you were sleeping already. It's been a tough mission, you deserve some rest…"

"I know, don't worry. I'll just stay here for a while, watching the moon."

"Yeah, it's a very beautiful sight." he said. Although he was much more interested in the woman's beautiful silhouette.

"How about you? A master seeker like Dante Vale also needs to rest sometimes." she said winking. He smiled to that.

"Well, it took me a while to finally get rid of all the people, especially Lok and Sophie… I guess they are still too excited about this victory."

"I can only imagine." Zhalia said with a grin.

"But there's something else. There's something I need to ask you, I was hoping I could find you here."

"What is it?" she asked, feeling a bit nervous.

"During the mission, when we were about to get killed by those Gollems you were saying something to me... And you were crying, I think it was important. I've been wondering what it could be since then…"

Zhalia blushed again and started to talk nervously.

"You know, Dante… When we met I acted tough but I really was weak until you…"

"Until I what?" he asked again, smiling lightly. He used the exact same words as back in the mission and that relaxed her a bit.

"Until you showed me the meaning of love. You know, I never believed in love before you entered into my life. I never even had a real friend until I joined your team. All I knew was darkness and loneliness. I never felt this way before, you know? I felt like I was… loved…"

"That's because you are loved! I love you, Zhalia… With all my heart and soul."

Dante's POV

I said it. I finally said it. I couldn't hold it anymore. I love her. The desire of her seized me again and I think I saw the same feeling in her beautiful eyes, just like that time Lok interrupted… It was like the world had stopped. She was all I could see, nothing more… And then it happened. I got so close to her face that I could hear her slight breath. I closed my eyes… And that was when our lips met. It started to be soft and careful, but soon things began to heat up. I wrapped my arms around her and her hands started caressing my hair and face. We started walking towards my room and the door closed behind us. It was magic, the best kiss of my whole life. We broke the kiss only when we fell on the large bed and in some undesigned impulse our clothes went off…

I looked at the woman lying in the bed above me and she gave me an inviting smile. With that delightful eyes glowing, she pulled me back to the kiss...

Zhalia's POV

I opened my eyes with the dim light that was entering the room. It was very early and the sun wasn't rising yet. I looked to the beautiful man lying beside me and the memories of the night that just passed invaded me. We did it! I can´t believe it. This was the most incredible night of my life. We made LOVE. Me and Dante… I never felt this way about someone. I love him. I always did. Although I never admitted that, even to myself, I think I finally understand the real meaning of the word. L-O-V-E. Love. Now I understand this feeling that's so powerful, so overwhelming…. And now I know he loves me back. It feels so great, so right…

Should I be upset about what happened? Maybe… I mean, this is not the natural order of things. I think people should meet each other, be friends, then date, eventually get married and finally make love, start a family and grow old together, if they don't split up in the process. So did we do it wrong from the very beginning? I don't think so… Ok, we switched the order of the steps, kissed and made love before even start dating… And it's a bit weird I didn't try to resist him at all. But he is the ONE. I've never been so sure of something in my entire life. I feel like this could work, like we could do all that remaining steps and be a family… It felt so right. We made LOVE, not just had sex or slept together. Now I know the difference, Dante just taught me that…

Dante. Here he is lying on this bed next to me, ensuring that I won't be alone ever again. I can find no words or how to thank him. He saved me from darkness, from loneliness, from myself. He showed me how to love and what it really means. I owe him with my life and it still does not seem enough. I now realize that I might not be the right woman for him. After all, I betrayed him. After all he did for me, I betrayed the trust he had in me. He forgave me, that's true, but that was only because he is a wonderful man. So, can he trust me? Will he be happy with a woman like me? I love him, but that's not enough. He deserves better than anything a cold and bitter woman like me can give him… However much it pains me to admit, even Scarlett would be a better match. Although I can't imagine my life without him, I can't be selfish to the point of putting my happiness ahead of his, even if that breaks my heart. I can't hold him and prevent him from being happy with someone else. I also don't think I deserve to have something like this… I don't deserve his love and he deserves better. It felt so right, but I don't know, maybe I'm just a dreamer...

I'm so confused right now… I got lost in these twisted thoughts and this damn tears are willing to get out. I don't know what to do or what to think. I'm just gonna stay here, it's so good to have him so close…

Dante's POV

So here I was, lying on this bed next to her, while the sun was rising outside. It was incredible, there are no words. It was nothing like those times before, this wasn't just sex, this was real LOVE.

"Oh My God, this is Paradise!"

"What?" her voice was a mix of surprised and tearful. Uh, did I say that out loud? God, I can't believe it. I didn't expect her to be awake and my voice must have sounded so weird! Now I think that maybe I shouldn't have done this. I shouldn't have let things heat up like that, I should have respected her… I let it go out of control… Ok, she didn't stopped me, but come on! We weren't even dating… This overwhelming love I've been fighting for so long just stepped in and took the reins. But this is not an excuse, it's almost like I used her or something. If I can't even control my impulses, what kind of man am I after all?

"Oh God, I'm sorry!" I tried to apologize. "I should have respected you, Zhalia. I shouldn't have done this to you…"

"Do what?" she asked. "Dante, this was the most wonderful night of my life!"

"Oh, thankfully!" Zhalia looked a bit puzzled, so I tried to explain. "It's just… I think I moved to fast, you know? We aren't even dating and I still don't know if you feel the same for me…"

For a moment I panicked considering the possibility that she didn't feel the same thing.

"Don't worry about it, Dante. You know you can't easily force me to do anything…" Yeah, she has a point there… "I really wanted it, I love you. I never felt anything like this before. But now I know it's love. I didn't even know the meaning of real love, until I met you… You taught me that, Dante. You saved me…"

Oh, she does feel the same! This is wonderful, what a relief! When I looked at her, her eyes were getting wet. I just held her in my arms…

"What's wrong, Zhalia?" I finally asked worriedly.

"Dante, I'm sorry… It's just… I don't think I deserve something like this. And you… You deserve better than a cold and bitter woman like me that betrayed you on top of it…"

"What?" I interrupted. Looks like she didn't get over it yet, what happened with Klaus and all... "You deserve this and much more! You're the most wonderful woman I've ever met. This is why I love you like I never loved before, Zhalia, just the way you are. Me and the others already forgave you. And you need to forgive yourself too. Everybody makes mistakes sometimes. Look, I did the exact same thing yesterday…"

"It's different, you did it because of Metz, the Professor played you…" she argued.

"And you did it because of Klaus, since he meant the same to you that Metz means for me! See? One more thing we have in common… Listen, Zhalia, I know life hasn't made it easy for you, but now it's time to compensate you from all that. I will never leave your side, I promise. You will never be alone again."

"Oh, thank you so much, Dante…" she said, before her voice just broke down into sobs.

God, I probably shouldn't have brought up Klaus again! I just didn't know how to tell it in a different way… And I messed up. Damn it!

"It's ok..." I tried to comfort her. "And there's no reason to thank me, Zhalia. I thank you for this magic night, for giving me your love that I was so eager to find. And I don't forget how you protected me during this whole mission. Even against Sophie. Come here…" I said.

She hesitated, so I lifted her gently from my side and put her on top of me. She cried on my chest and I kept my arms around her, caressing her gently. We stayed like this for a very long time, as the sobs slowly quieted. It's so good to feel her so close…

After a while, she lifted her head and started to wipe my chest sweetly with the edge of the sheet, since it was wet through her tears. Her face was bright red and that made it even more beautiful.

"It's ok, sweetheart…" I said smiling widely.

With that her glowing eyes met mine again and she, hesitantly, touched my lips with hers. I immediately returned the kiss and the magic involved us.

"So this is official, huh?" I asked with a grin, after we recovered our breathes.

"Uh, what do you mean?"

"Well, I know we didn't do it the usual way, but… Zhalia Moon, will you be my girlfriend?"

"Yes! Of course I will, Dante! This is a dream come true and I know it's right… But maybe we shouldn't tell anyone yet…"

I nodded. She doesn't want to make it that official, that's fine by me. We'll keep it ours for now. I'm just so happy she said yes…

"And you know what it means, right?" she gave me a puzzled look. "It means you won't have to live alone anymore…"

"Yes and I don't care. I want to be with you forever, I need it…" she said with that beautiful eyes glimmering.

This is wonderful. It was exactly what I needed to hear. I just kissed her fresh lips passionately.

"I love you, you're my life." she whispered, as we parted.

"This love we feel… I think our lives won't be the same again, I have a good feeling about this." I spoke exactly what was in my mind, I knew I didn't need to hide my feelings anymore.

Zhalia nodded softly and said nothing. She just rested her head on my chest again. I think I'll never get tired of this. I just closed my eyes for a while...

When I opened them again it was really late in the morning. We both had fallen asleep. I looked at the beautiful woman still sleeping by my side. I didn't want to wake her up but I couldn't resist to caress her neck and kiss her uncovered shoulder. She opened her eyes and turned around smiling lightly. I kissed her lips again and the memories of the night invaded me. I smiled to that. Our lives won't be the same again, I know it. We found Paradise on Earth, all we need is to be together.