~Chapter 2~



Filia woke up from her peaceful sleep as the sun shone down on her from her bedroom window. How did she get in her bedroom? She didn't remember going to her room last night. Then the reality of last night dawned on her and what Xelloss tried to do to her. 'But Val stopped him.' she thought. She smiled at the memory of Val protecting her and later comforting her. She turned over and when she did she saw Val asleep in a chair at a corner of her room. Filia giggled out loud at the site of Val dozing. He must have brought me up here when I fell asleep in his arms. Filia wanted to be in his arms again but didn't know if she should act on her feelings. She had accepted the fact she saw more in Val than her son but she didn't know what he felt about her. Would he ever see her as more than his mother? Last summer was a little proof he did, but she kept telling herself that it was just Val going through puberty, or something of that nature. He never had a father figure to talk to about that sort of thing, and Filia would always avoid the subject due to her conflicting emotions towards him. Now that she thought of it, she never let Val do anything. He never had friends that he could talk to, save for Jillas and Gravos but it wasn't the same as going out and meeting new people. Filia didn't want Val to leave for fear of the mazoku race trying to revert him back to evil, which had been her greatest fear thus far. Filia glanced down at the covers and frowned, was it her fear of the mazoku or just the thought of Val leaving her?
Her train of thought was broken as Val started to wake up. Stretching, to ease his aching muscles from his uncomfortable position, Val rose and greeted Filia with a warm smile. "Good morning, did you sleep well?"
"More so than you it seems." Filia said with a grin.
"Well I didn't want you to be by yourself in case Xelloss came back. Sore muscles are alright with me as long as you're safe." Val said as he sat down next to her.
This caused a faint blush to tinge Filia's cheeks. "Val…"
"Well it's true! If something did happen to you, who would cook around here?"
This caused Val to be plummeted with a pillow. He decided it be best to surrender and raised his arms up, "Ok you win!"
"You're so funny" Filia said sarcastically. She would never understand why Val would constantly tease her, but she didn't mind the attention. 'He acts so unlike Valgarv but looks more like him everyday' Filia said to herself. She gave him a sweet smile but Val's expression turned very serious.
"Filia, is it alright if I ask you a question?" he said in a monotone voice.
Puzzled Filia replied, "Of course you can Val!"
"Are you sure? Because it is um… kinda personal."
This confused Filia even more but she gave a small nod because she was curious as to what Val wanted to know.
"K here goes… who is Valgarv?"
All Filia could do was let out a choked gasp.
Why did the gods have to do this to her? She never thought she would have to tell him about his tragic past. She never wanted to either because it hurt to think about the way he was; every time she did she realized how much she loved him.
She came back to reality with a frantic Val shaking her, "Filia are you alright?"
"Huh? What?"
"You're eyes seemed to glaze over and when I asked you what's wrong you acted as if you didn't hear me."
"I'm sorry Val, I think I might be still a little shaken from last night." Filia felt bad about lying to him but it was the only excuse she could think of.
"Oh ok, well maybe I should just let you go back to sleep. We can talk later."
"Sure Val we'll talk later." Filia bundled herself back under the covers and pretended to fall back asleep. With a small smile on his lips Val stood up and went out the door. Filia let out a sigh of relief but it was short lived for all she could think of was…
'Now what am I going to do?'

To Be Continued…

Gomen I know this was a short chapter but I've had a bad case of writer's block lately. Don't worry it didn't last very long ^_~
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