Hey xXxFangirlForeverxXx here! I'm so sorry that I didn't uplode a new chapter on tuesday but I had a long work day since I had a evening meeting on my work which didn't end until around 20. So when I came home I had to eat and then of course fell asleep on the sofa and forgot to uplode. I'm so sorry and I just wanted to let you know why I didn't uplode. But here it is the 10 chapter, hope you'll enyjoy :D

It had gone around a month when Isabel suddenly asked about how I and Farlan became a part of Levis household on evening when he was out. I was sweeping the floor and stopped to look at her sitting by the table with Farlan. I and Farlan exchanged glances before I spoke.

"Well, I was fifteen when I first meet Levi. Living with my parents and grandfather at his tavern." I told Isabel about the attack on my family and how Levi saved me and letting me stay here. She seemed a little down after I told my story.
"I'm sorry about your family." I gave her a smile.

"Not much I can do about it, I'm just glad Levi decided to spare me." I told her. "My father always said that you shouldn't dwell on things you can't do anything about. So I don't and you shouldn't either." She smiled a little at this and then turned to Farlan, waiting for him to speak. He looked hesitating and took a sip from the wine bottle. "Come on Farlan, I told her so why don't you." He gave me an irritated glare and then sighed.

"What the hell." He told Isabel how he'd "rescued" Levi from some thugs and how he then told Levi he was with them as other people from his old gang came into sight. He told her about wanting to test him and wanting him to join his gang. Isabel stared at him with a face expression telling me she thought he was stupid even daring it.

"Farlan, are you out of your mind?" She asked and I giggled, Farlan looked slightly irritated.

"Why would you care? Anyways, I didn't know I miscalculated form the start." Then he went on telling her how Levi had beaten down everyone and then run away after declining his help. Isabel grinned and laughed; Farlan leaned back in the chair and took a sip of his wine.

"At the end I can't trick him with just a rope. It's a thing of the past, so what if you knows."

"Say what happened after that?" Isabel asked, leaning forward. Farlan gave her an irritated stare.
"Brat…you want to make me keep telling these stories I don't want to recall?" He asked.

"Ehh you meanie." Isabel stretched out her tongue at him and then she smiled. "You can lure big bro with a broom!" I laughed at this and Farlan shook his head.

"…What shit are you talking about?" When I stopped laughing Isabel turned to me.

"Hey Valerie, tell me how come Farlan moved in here?" I looked at Farlan who looked slightly ashamed and then at Isabel.

"As already told he was stupid enough to challenge Levi. A couple of days after that he made a visit to us…" I continued telling her the rest of the story, thinking it wouldn't harm her to know. I of course didn't tell her all the details of the attack on me. Isabel listened to me without interruption and with wide eyes. "And that's how this daring young man became a part of the household." I said, putting my hand on Farlans shoulder and gave him a smile. He looked up at me with grateful eyes.

"You really dared going against big bro like that?" Isabel asked looking at me with awe referring to when I stood up for Farlan, I gave her a smile.

"He wouldn't dare lay a hand on me, who'd cook his food than?" I winked at her and she broke into laughter. Suddenly the door opened and the three of us looked at it as Levi came in. Isabel was about to open her mouth to tell him what the stories she'd heard. I bet her to it and spoke first.

"Hey! I just swept the floor, so would you mind not stomp in with your dirty shoes." As I passed Isabel I put my finger to my mouth, signalling not to talk about the stories she just been told. No matter how much trust there was between Levi and Farlan the fact that Farlan put my life in danger was never going to disappear. Had it been up to Levi Farlan had never been a part of the household, he had probably not even been alive by now. I walked over to Levi. Just before I ushered him out again we made eye contact and I read him like an open book as usual. I stood in the doorway, blocking it as Levi took off his shoes. "Haven't no one told you it's wrong to eavesdrop?" I whispered and he looked at me, surprised for a moment and then slightly irritated as he tsked.

"You shouldn't tell her pitiful stories."
"She asked."

"It doesn't matter." He stood in front of me now, holding his shoes in his hands. I looked at him.

"I've been taught to be honest." I pointed out and he glared at me, not finding it funny. I sighed and put my hand on his cheek. "It's history Levi." There was a small hint of softening his in face but then he looked away and I let go of his cheek and moved so he could come in. I could hear him walking up the stairs immediately. I took a deep breath before I turned around and started sweeping the little dirt that gotten in.

"He heard." Farlan stood besides me. I looked behind him, Isabel where no were to be seen so I looked back at him with a smile and nodded.

"Don't care about him, you know how he is." I told him in a comforting voice. Farlan gave me a weak smile. I reached out putting my hand on his cheek as well. "It's in the past and most of all it don't bother me so it shouldn't bother you either. And anyways he hasn't gotten over the fact that I took your side, he felt betrayed. So don't blame yourself." I patted his cheek lightly and gave him a comforting smile.

"Thank you Valerie." He said, kissing my cheek before he turned towards the stairs as well. I sighed when he was gone. Sitting down in the armchair for a moment, thinking back at all these years I've been here.

When I heard footsteps in the staircase I looked up to see Levi came back down. In silence he walked over to the stove to make tea, I watched him from the armchair.

"Why did you agree on letting him stay?" He stopped in his movement but didn't look at me.

"Wasn't it history?" His tone was angry and I sighed, standing up from the armchair and walking over to him.

"Don't be such a child. I just realized I never asked and you never told me." He looked at me; I could see the anger and hurt in his eyes.

"Those it matter?" He said and I sighed.

"I understand you're angry, I chose him over you after everything that you've done for me and what happened, but it turned out alright didn't it?" He watched me for a moment before turning back to the kettle on the stove. "Levi."

"You wanted him to stay." He looked at me again. "And you would never had forgiven me if I had threw him out, would you?" It took me by surprise so I was left just starring at him. I had to look down at the floor at last because of the intensity building up, my cheeks blushing.

"Of course I had forgiven you." I mumbled, a hand was placed on my head pulling me closer. "No you hadn't." He whispered when my ear was close to his mouth. "Not really anyways." I moved slightly so my face was in front of his, I felt my heart speed a little by the closeness. He leaned closer to me and I partly opened my mouth. The sound from the kettle boiling made me jolt backwards and Levi let go of me. I could feel myself blushing and my heart and breathing was speeding. Levi took of the kettle and poured the hot water in a pot seeming like nothing happened. I turned towards the stairs, half running out of the room.

"I'm going to bed, good night." I didn't bother to look around or stay to here him answer me. Had I done so I would have seen a smirking Levi looking after me. I shut the door behind me and leaned against it, trying to catch my breath. I put a hand on my speeding heart afraid it would jump right of my chest. What just happened I wondered and my other hand moved up to my lips, was he about to kiss me?