Full Moon Festival

By: Tsubome Ongaku

The girl sat on the table and sighed. Business has been going well, and she hasn't had a problem. Suddenly, she stared out of the window, and saw a woman walking toward the shop. A new costumer, she realized. The woman entered the shop and then asked her, "Miss, can I ask you if you are Ms. Filia Ul Copt? I need to have a deal with you."

The woman then said that she is filia, but what could the woman want from her? So then they talked to each other.

Later that day…

Val POV

Val opened his eyes from his mid-afternoon nap a while ago. He then looked at his mother, the golden ryuuzoku Filia Ul Copt. She was hanging clothes in the backyard. Yes, it had been a good three or four years, and his adopted mother was teaching him many things. Not that he knew he was adopted, though…

Filia POV

I looked at my little Val back at the house. The mace and pottery shop I opened was positioned at a place just beside the forest, which was beside the shore leading to the kingdom of Seillune.

I know that we haven't seen the gang for a long time now, but then its better that way. I don't know what will happen if Val accidentally receives his old memories, and threatened to endanger the world again. I don't think I could accept it if he was to die in front of me again, for I didn't want to have the risk of him not being reborn as an egg.

It only took a year for the egg to hatch, and it's been a nice time since we have started living here. I looked at the beach, for it is just at a small distance and could be seen from eye length. Besides, there was a path that leads to it. Jillas had released one of his big guns and set a racket, though it had actually made a hole while obliterating the trees in the path. Yes, the small fox is still here, helping me with my work. He still insists on calling me "Boss", though I have gotten over that fact a long time ago.

Val POV

Mother looked at me a while ago. I then pretended to be asleep. She was really oblivious of what's going on. It had been a good few minutes since she looked at me and now she seems to be thinking hard. Must be another of her memories from the time when she was with 'Auntie Lina', so I climbed out of bed and started to slowly walk to her.

I did it ever so quietly until I'm just behind her. Its strange actually for I haven't been able to get this close to making her jump. Then I suddenly put my arms around her, and she gasped and turned around, only to see me happily laughing my head off.

Filia POV

I gasped as a pair of arms surrounded me. I then looked around as I saw my 'son' laughing as he had caught me by surprise. I then angrily ordered him to go and fix his room. I then resumed to hanging the laundry.

3rd POV

After everything was done and the shop was closed, both Filia and Val were walking toward the direction of the forest. As soon as they arrived, they then went to a rock, not too big, but enough to carry their weight. Val then sat on the other rock beside it. Just behind them, a shadow suddenly appeared on a branch up a tree. Looking closer you would see a smiling face and violet hair. The golden ryuuzoku then began singing as her son listened to her as they watched the sunset…

"ima wo kowashite shimaitai

ima ni sugaritsuite itai

jibun no koto wa wakaranai"

She then began, while she strummed her guitar

"yarinaoseru hazu nai yo

shiranai machi ni kakurete mitemo

mado goshi ni tada ima wo omou"

Val then turned his head toward her, then looked behind him. As he expected, Xellos was behind them, just sitting on the tree. He waved to his father, who raised a hand in return. These things however, weren't noticed by the golden-haired ryuuzoku, and she continued singing,

"nigedashitai shoudou kara

nigedasu made no koujitsu ni mayou"

She then opened her eyes as she looked at her son, and smiled at him, strumming her guitar.

"chigireta kioku wo tadoreba

ano koro ni datte modoreru

itsuka no shounen mitai ni"

Val then turned his head back to looking at the sunset, while a set of violet eyes were setting themselves on Filia

"kanaeru tame umarete kita no

osanaki hibi ni egaita uchuu

I'm a baby nakitaku mo naru

te ni ireru tame no

itami nara so good"

She then continued on singing, not minding anything around her and closing her eyes.

"ikiru koto ga tatakai nara

kachimake mo shikata ga nai koto

sonna koto kurai wakatte iru yo"

Xellos then smiled, for he knew her to be a good singer.

"nakidashitai shougeki kara

hashiridashita asu e to kodou ga sawagu"

She opened her eyes again, and looked at the sunset, now only one-fourth of it showed

"massugu ni ikite yukitai

tada massugu ni ikite itai

ano hi no shounen mitai ni"

He then looked at it as well, while she smiled and continued…

"kanaeru tame umarete kita no

osanaki hibi ni kanjita kokyuu

I'm a baby nakitaku mo naru

te ni ireru tame no

itami nara so good"

Val noticed Xellos staring at him, and turned again.

"dareka no kotoba ni tsumadzukitakunai

madowasaretakunai""

Every night, even before he was born, his mother sang him songs of hope and love. Most of them were about love, though.

"ashita mo kitto kagayaite iru

osanaki hibi ni modoranakute ii

Tomorrow's way of my life kowagari dakedo

hikikaesenai michi ni tatteru"

His mother then stared at him, and he smiled as in the corner of his eye, the mazoku grinned.

"kanaeru tame umarete kita no

osanaki hibi ni egaita uchuu

I'm a baby naitari shinai

te ni ireru tame no

itami nara so good"

Xellos smiled again, and disappeared.