Chapter4: Valentines past.

Connor smiled as he watched Valentine sleep. Last night was the most fun he'd had in years.

"Hey Connor you ok?" Valentine smiled sleepily as she woke up.

"I'm good last night was fun. How's your head this morning?" Connor said gently brushing a stray hair out of Valentines face.

"Not bad actually but will you make me breakfast please," Valentine asked as she sat up and kissed Connor.

"I suppose I could do that everything except tomato right" Connor smiled as he walked out of the room Valentine was one of the only people to ever like his cooking.

Valentine lay back in bed and sighed. Ever since he'd first cooked her breakfast all those years ago every time he'd cooked for her since he'd never forgotten what she liked. Sighing again Valentine got out of bed and headed towards the shower and after a quick shower as she was getting dressed Valentine heard a loud knock on the door.

"Can you get that? Connor I'll be out in a minute" Valentine shouted as she pulled on her favourite jeans and black t-shirt. Walking into the kitchen Valentine was shocked to see Duncan stood in her kitchen it was the last thing she had expected.

"What's wrong Duncan?" Valentine asked seriously sitting at the breakfast bar.

"Do you know anyone called Valo?" Duncan asked watching the expression on Valentine's face go from one of confusion to shock.

"Yeah he's a man I knew in the late 1800's why" Valentine asked as Connor placed the plate of bacon in front of her.

"He phoned the flat this morning said he has a score to settle what did you do to him?" Duncan asked taking a piece of the bacon.

"I didn't do anything. He was treating some of my friends very badly and when he tried me I fought back gave him some nice scars too which pissed him off" Valentine sighed bitterly remembering what he had done when she'd refused his advances.

"He definitely sounded pissed off are you sure you can Handle him?" Duncan questioned. After last night in the church she knew he wanted to face her but to go through her father was the last straw.

"Pretty sure we were quite evenly matched the last time but a lot can happen in a hundred years. I'll be fine don't worry the pair of you I'm not going to die" Valentine smiled trying to reassure the pair of worried faces in front of her.

"Let us train for a while first at least help you prepare" Duncan said trying to hide the fear in his voice. He barely knew his daughter and it made him sad that this could be the last morning she was alive. He'd had confidence in her abilities since the first moment he'd met her but he still worried. Valentine wanted to go now to take his smug head from his shoulders he'd caused her to much pain over the years and she wanted it to end now.

"Duncan we'll meet you at the warehouse in an hour and don't worry She'll be ok" Connor smiled walking Duncan to the door.

"Is this the same Valo who killed Lucian?" Connor asked knowing the answer.

"Yes when I went to the church last night he confronted me said he was coming for my head can you believe he still wants to take revenge on me?" Valentine said lightly trying to make the situation seem less serious than it actually was.

"I can actually Valentine please don't do this" Connor asked.

"Connor you know I have to and besides I vowed to kill him a long time ago and I'm going to do it this time" Valentine smiled reassuringly.

"I know you will. It's just everyone I've ever loved has died and I'd hate myself if you died to" Connor said sadly. Valentine was shocked at how vulnerable he sounded she never thought that an immortal nearly 200 years her senior would get so emotional about her.

"Listen to me Connor I'm not going to die I promise I swore I'd kill him for what he did to Lucian and that's what's going to happen" Valentine said firmly. Nothing else was said between them Connor simply drew her into his arms.

"Guys come on let up please just ten minutes" Valentine breathed heavily as she sat on a pile of sand in the abandoned warehouse. They had been training together for the best part of the day and even now that the sun hung low in the sky the atmosphere was hot and sticky.

"Are you sure you're ready to face this Valentine?" Duncan asked looking at his daughter concern showing on his face.

"As sure as I can be but the extra training's helped thank you but I really have to go now" Valentine smiled as she got up and tucked her sword into her coat.

"Wait there's something I want to give you. The sword you were looking at, here take it" Duncan handed her the sword she had been admiring and she swore she could see a tear in his eye.

"Thank you Duncan I don't know what to say" Valentine said as she replaced her old sword with the one she now held in her hands. Then she looked at Connor and she could feel the sorrow in his eyes. She knew he was thinking that she wouldn't come back.

"Connor I'll be back I promise" Valentine smiled reassuringly as she hugged him tightly before she turned and left.