Author's Note: Uh…I don't really know what to say.

"talking"

'thinking'

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"GAAH!"

"Please don't struggle dear sister, it'll only make this more painful."

"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THIS?!"

"So that you remember who holds more power over you."

"You bastard..."

Iselia, Village f Oracles

'Hm, Iselia, it's been a long time since I came here,' Advent thought as he walked through the peaceful village. The adults were cheerfully chatting away while the children were running around and playing. Ah, childhood innocence. Advent had walked into a shop, and before anyone asks, Advent changed his sea green hair to a chestnut brown to avoid being suspected as a half-elf or elf. He walked around looking for healthy foods for a growing child and school supplies. When he finished he went up to the register and left for home. Advent sighed contentedly, "Ah, Iselia's such a nice place, the villagers are polite and carefree…then again, it's probably because or their non-aggression treaty." When Advent got home he said, "I'm back."

"Uncle Advent!" Artemis ran to hug her 'uncle'.

Advent put down the grocery bags before picking up the young girl, "Uncle?"

"Yep, cute huh?" Lilith said as she walked over, "I've been teaching her to call you that, and to call me Auntie Lilith."

"I see, but how did you know we were going to have to act as her aunt and uncle?" Advent asked as he balanced Artemis in one hand and put away the food with the other.

"I dunno, how did I know?" Lilith wondered.

"Uncle Advent?" Artemis asked.

"Hm? What is it?"

"I'm sleepy."

"Oh, hey Lilith," Advent called.

"'sup?" Lilith looked up.

"Can you tuck her in? I need to put away some other stuff."

"Sure," Lilith got up, "Come on sweetie, its nighty-night time!" Lilith carried Artemis upstairs.

Advent sighed, "How are we going to raise her if Lilith and I have to be away constantly?" Advent held his chin, "Maybe we need to teach her how to take care of herself? No, that probably won't go too well, she's too young, I suppose I could let Lilith take a few years off from her training to help Artemis but…" Advent mumbled.

"Are you becoming a worried mother?" Lilith teased when she came down.

"No," Advent grumbled.

"Thinking about how to raise little Arty?"

"…"

"This is probably how every parent feels about their children.

"But Artemis isn't our child Lilith," Advent paced, "She's a daughter of a Seraphim, practically the right hand man of the Cruxis Leader."

"So?" Lilith shrugged, "It doesn't matter, Arty is Arty no matter how you look at it, and she'll always be the Arty we know and love."

"Now you're the one acting like a doting mother."

"Kids do that to you," Lilith stretched her arms and yawned, "Man, I'm exhausted, playing around with the kid really tires you out."

"You know, she never did eat anything," Advent looked at the cabinets.

"…You don't think…" Lilith glanced at the summon spirit.

Advent shook his head, "No, the angel blood shouldn't be manifesting itself this quickly. And did you notice her eye Lilith?"

"Yeah, poor kid, no wonder she's a little clumsy. She probably hurt her eye when she fell off the cliff."

"We might need to cover that or else she'll be the talk of the town, Iselia's villagers can be very gossipy."

Lilith sighed, "Yeesh, so much trouble, I can't imagine how hard it was for Kratty and Annie to raise the two mischief makers."

"They weren't troublemakers."

"And you're the one that's supposed to watch over their family? What kind of guardian are you?"

"I'm not a guardian, I'm a summon spirit," Advent corrected.

"But didn't the spirit of the tree entrust you to watch over the family?" Lilith asked, "And look what happened."

"Well thank you for rubbing it in, I suppose I shouldn't give you a few years off to raise Artemis," Advent stated.

"What was that?" Lilith's eyes lit up, "A few years off from spirit training?"

"I can't stay here any longer or else things in time and space might get screwed up, so I thought that maybe you could raise her to be a polite, respectful young woman."

"Okay, I take back what I said earlier!" Lilith exclaimed.

Advent nodded, "Good, and raise her correctly, no swear words, strange talk, or letting her wear anything revealing."

"…You do know who you're talking to right?" Lilith stared at Advent.

"Yes, and if you raise her to be like you, I'll take away your broadsword," Advent threatened.

"You wouldn't."

"I would, and I will if you don't listen to me."

"Fine, you got yourself a deal, Advent."

"Good, now I really have to leave, I've been here a lot longer than I expected, if Artemis wonders where I am-"

"Make an excuse, I know," Lilith cut Advent off.

"Thank you, remember to get her ready for the new school term, and," Advent said, "this house might make a good hiding place from him."

Lilith eyes widened, "Were you planning on…"

Advent nodded, a small smile on his face.

"Heh, you're an awesome teacher Advent."

"I hardly deserve such praise, but thank you," Advent teleported away.

"Heh, hahaha, man, that guy thinks of almost everything," Lilith laughed, "I really hope this place is a good hiding spot, I'm not strong enough to fight that bastard yet." Lilith stretched and yawned, "Well, time to get some shut eye." She walked upstairs to her room fell flat on her bed and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

End Chapter 3

Alkenet: Hm, still no reviews, oh well.

Lilith: You aren't sad? Like, at all?

Alkenet: Should I be?

Lilith: Did you just get past your "emo" phase?

Advent: I believe she did.

Lilith: OMG! Addy! –glomp-

Alkenet: Get a room you two.

Advent and Lilith: We don't like each other that way!

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