If I don't put who's POV it is during the story, it's always Yelena's...enjoy!

Last night, after Valek and I told the others the big news, we fell asleep. We woke up and we all went our ways. Ari and Janco had to get back to Ixia because the Commander had a big opportunity open for them. Gale and his friends, and all the other children moved around to find families of the children. The children that didn't have a family, at least not anymore, were taken in by Gale and his new lover Emilia, together they made those kids very happy. They even ended up having three kids of their own; Emily, Raelynn, and Francesco. Valek and I went to my home in Sitia to tell my family the news and to help get the wedding planned. We set out and Valek was unusually quiet and his face showed no emotion. So I asked;

" Valek are you alright?" He looked at me and smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.

"Yeah, I'm good-ish…I mean what if your parents don't like me. I mean I am 'Valek Icefaren Ixia, the infamous assassin'" I knew he thought that he would not be accepted and they would be afraid of him, but I know they would accept him for who he really was.

"Valek, you know they will see the real you and love you, stop being like this, I want my Valek back, and I want to show him to my family," I said, hoping to cheer him up. I intercepted his path and stopped him, placing my hand to his chest. He stopped, and a wry smile hinted at his lips. They curved up and a lethal grin spread across his face, "Oh love, I know you're right, don't worry about me." With that he picked me up, I wrapped my legs around him, and he smashed his lips to mine. As the world started to melt away, all fears and worries gone, I stopped him, "Valek we need to go, we can't do this here." Then I expanded my sense and noticed an odd circle of power near, hinting at danger. I told Valek.

"You think it's bad? Well let's go have a look," he said slipping away from my grasp. I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't budge. We walked through the brush and found an open area of grass. A shape blurred to our right and Valek moved in front of me, in a protective stance.

"Hold on, and pull your bow out," he told me. I became very worried, Valek wasn't like this when he attacked, he was usually cocky and confident. Attacking lethally and gracefully, pouncing on his prey and disarming it in one swift move. Valek took two steps forward and turned in a quick one-eighty. He jumped up into the air, surprisingly landing on a tree branch. He ran lightning fast, jumping and swinging from branch to branch. I was super confused, but when it stepped out, I was no longer confused. There, in the middle of a pine tree, was a huge rogue. But not only was he a rogue, he was some sort of hybrid. I couldn't tell whether or not it was also a mythical creature, or maybe an animal type thing, I wasn't sure. No wonder Valek was concerned and careful, he hated magicians. Not to mention a hybrid magician! Valek jumped into action, taking out three darts traced with curare and tossing them in a row at the rogue. The rogue dodged them but got slightly nipped by the last one and he jumped to the ground. The rogue charged me and I automatically grabbed my switchblade out and threw it at him. Too fast, he dodged it and accelerated on me. I took out my bow and, rubbing it, went into my mental zone, dodging his jab to my ribs. I jumped back and started swiping his feet, he fell

and rolled. I jumped on top of him and threw my bow to his windpipe, crushing it. I heard a muffled thump behind me and turned to engage the next offender. As I grew close someone wrapped strong arms around me and I looked up, it was Valek not another offender!

"Whoa there Yelena I know you were all into it and all, but c'mon you don't have to try to kill your fiancée," he said while laughing. I gave him my best scowl and look that said 'it is NOT that funny!' he just fell on the ground, rolling, and laughing till he shed tears.

"Whatever! Well see you around then, good-day!" With that I left, walking off deeper into the forest, not willing to look back... The sun was starting to lower and set when I set a camp for the night. I couldn't believe Valek hadn't even followed me or grew concerned at all about his shrill, and tiny fiancée walking through the woods alone1 What a man he is. I made a fire and started to gather more twigs and leaves when I heard a rustling noise from a bush about forty feet away from me. I instantly grabbed my bow and checked for my switchblade. It was still intact, as I grew nearer to the bush I concentrated on finding my mental zone. But for some reason every time I tried, my mind would turn blank as if a force field or nullshield was there. I was in front of the bush now and I pulled back some of the brush there with my bow and saw undistinguishable eyes staring back at me.

There was only one person or thing I knew that had these color eyes; Valek! So he did follow me.

"Valek, what are you doing?" I practically screamed as he jumped out of the bush and unarmed me with two quick moves. He tackled me to the ground and stared at me, his eyes hinting at a smile. I stared in awe as I realized he had somehow taken my switchblade off of my thigh when I had pants and Nutty's leggings she made for me on.

He said "surprise! You really thought I wouldn't follow you through the forest, you already attract too much danger, but out here your willing to attract much much more!" He laughed and rolled off me. I rolled my eyes, getting up and attaching the blade back on me, re-arming myself for any night-time attackers. We sat at the fire and talked and ate. We were finally tired and we lie down together, me laying on his chest, watching the stars above. Our eyes met and he bent his head down so our foreheads touched. He whispered 'I love you, and always will' and I answered that with a tiny peck of the lips. He grinned and leaned in for more.

The next day…

We got up early in the morning and set off. We were only about less than ten miles away and with Valek, being him; we should be there in around two hours at most. Throughout our trip we stopped twice, rested and ate then right back to it. Finally after two and a half hours (Ha-ha Valek was wrong by thirty minutes!) we made it to the bottom of our tree dwelling. I called up and Nutty flung the rope, including herself, down the trees. "Yelena!" She screamed, running towards me and embracing me tightly. As she held me she became tense, and we unraveled ourselves.

"What is it Nutty?" I asked in concern. Her eyes were in the distance. But now that I think about it Valek was in the 'distance', behind me. I turned amd grabbed Valek's hand, pulling him toward Nutty and I. She calmed a little, I guess seeing him stay still as I moved him towards us calmed her somewhat.

"Nutty, as you know, this is Valek, he's not here to hurt us he's visiting, we have big news to tell you guys," I said, hinting that we should get up into the tree dwelling. She stared for a minute longer, then shook her head.

"Wait, so you brought him," Nutty began, pointing at each of us individually, expressing your empathis, "here, to our home, endangering all of our family and showing the assassin where we dwell, just so you can tell us something?Seems pretty stupid to me! What an be so important that you have to risk our lives, I know what he is capable of, why are you being so nefarious and blind?" She started climbing the rope, possible to warn the others and may even have them attack Valek. Valek moved towards Nutty and gently pulled her down, she stared into his icy eyes.

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