Filia woke up feeling very groggy the next morning. But she did feel better then she had when she had woken up the previous morning.
Guess all I needed was a good night sleep. Filia sat up to stretch when she felt the cloth that had been on her forehead fall to her lap.
Where did that come from? Filia thought rubbing her temples slightly. Sitting up so suddenly had cause her head to ache.
Filia nearly had a heart attack when she noticed that she wasn't alone in the room. She calmed down when she noticed that the person was asleep in a nearby chair and that person was Val.
When did he get home? Filia unconsciously groaned from her headache, which woke up Val.
"Good morning Mom." Val greeted his mother while yawning and stretching.
"Good morning yourself. Why are you back so early?"
"Win got sick so we went home early. It seems you're sick too. Are you feeling better?" Val asked while feeling Filia's forehead.
"My head hurts, I feel tired, my throat is still sore and I'm still a little queasy in the stomach. But it's snot as bad as yesterday."
"Yeah well it looks like your fever has gone down too. You were pretty warm last night."
"I guess I was. Thank you for looking after me when you got home." Filia smiled weakly.
"Well you've done so much for me as it is. And I didn't do much. I just put a cold damp cloth on your forehead." Val smiled embarrassedly while rubbing the back of his neck.
"No that was a lot. You stayed awake looking over me. I really appreciate it Val-sweetie." Filia grinned and ruffled his hair.
"Mom!" Val blushed while trying to swat her hand away. "Are you hungry? Did you want me to get you something?"
"I'm not that hungry Val. But my throat does hurt a bit. Could you get me some tea?"
"Sure!" Val grinned widely as he skipped off to the kitchen. He could have sworn he forgot something important. Guess it's not important or otherwise I wouldn't have forgotten so easily. But what was it?
A little while later Val came back with a full teapot of tea and a cup for Filia.
"Thank you honey."
"Okay I'm going to get myself something to eat. Let me know it you want me to make you anything." Val went back to the kitchen.
"I will Val. Thank you." Filia went to drink her tea. It's so nice to have him back home. I really missed him these past few days.
"Are you engaged to Xellos?!" Val came bursting out of the kitchen. He finally remember that important thing he wanted to talk to her about.
"What?!" Filia exclaimed nearly spilling her tea. "Where the heck did you get a crazy idea like that?! I'd never in a million years ever get engaged to that trash!"
"So you're not engaged to him then?" Val asked again hopefully.
"No!"
"Okay then those gossiping ladies must have got their gossip wrong. That's a relief. I can't believe they even thought you went out on a date with him! And that you went out on another date with that other guy two days ago! You haven't gone on a date since before I was born. And to think they even said you were pregnant with Xellos' baby too! Crazy!" Val muttered as he went back to the kitchen.
Filia froze. She had forgotten about that date she had with Xellos where he announced that they were engaged and that she was having his baby. Oh no what am I going to say to Val?
Say what to Val?
Filia looked around the room. De Tanga?
I'm outside. Sorry I didn't come by yesterday. I got tied with some things so I ended up having to go back to see my master. Is Val back already?
He got back last night when I was sleeping.
Are you okay? Is something wrong?
A few things...
Can I come in? It sounds like it's going to take long to tell me about.
Sure but don't phase in. Use the doorbell.
De Tanga raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any questions. He went up to Filia's door and rang the doorbell and waited to be let in.
DING DONG!
"Don't bother getting up Mom! I'll get it!" Val raced out of the kitchen and went to the door.
Val opened the door and saw a man dressed in a white tunic, gray pants, brown shoes, dark turquoise long jacket and a very long navy blue jacket. He had semi-pale skin, shoulder length dark turquoise hair that was tied back in a ponytail and his eyes were slanted and matched the color of his hair.
"Who are you?"
"My name is De Tanga, you must be Val. I'm a friend of your mother. May I come in?"
"No you can't you're a monster!" Val spat out with wide eyes.
"I'm a good monster Val -- "
"There are no such things as good monsters! They are all bad and evil!" Val insisted.
"Val I assure you if you just as your mother -- "
"No I wont!" Val interrupted De Tanga. "I don't know who you are and -- "
"Val let him in!" Filia yelled from inside.
"But Mom! Are you sure?"
"Val I said let him in!"
Val gave De Tanga a very suspicious glare but ushered him in.
De Tanga found Val's suspicion amusing but didn't like that he assumed he was evil.
Val led De Tanga to the living room where Filia was.
De Tanga was surprised to Filia. Her hair was a mess, she was very pale, her nose and eyes were all red and she had bags under her eyes. She looked very tired and worn out.
"Filia what happened to you? You look terrible!"
"Nice to know people can be straight forward with me when I look like crap."
"That's not what I mean. Did you get sick from day before yesterday?"
Val eyed De Tanga more suspiciously. According to those ladies my Mom was on a date with some guy day before yesterday. But he doesn't fit their description.
"Yeah woke up yesterday feeling like crap. Makes me really want to kill and torture Xellos."
Val narrowed his eyes. Xellos?!
"Now, now Filia you can't do that. He'd probably enjoy it. Are you feeling better I'm really sorry. It's my fault you're sick."
"De Tanga it's not your fault. It's that piece of trash Xellos' fault!" Filia assured De Tanga.
"But still. I do feel bad."
"Don't be. You -- "
"Would someone mind telling me what's going on here?!?!" Val yelled out loud interrupting the conversation.
"Ah yes sorry Val. Would you two please both sit down."
Val and De Tanga both sat down in chairs near the sofa.
"Now Val you remember what those gossiping ladies told you yesterday?" Filia started off. "Well it's kinda true..." She trailed off.
"You're engaged to Xellos and having his baby!?!?!?!"
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Filia yelled out mortified. The thought in itself made her blood boil and shudder at the same time.
De Tanga burst out laughing.
"De Tanga it's not funny! Stop laughing!" Filia pleaded.
"So now they all think you're engaged and having his baby? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" De Tanga roared with laughter.
"De Tanga!" Filia fumed with her face all red. Though neither Val nor De Tanga knew whether it was from anger or embarrassment.
"Alright, alright! I'll stop. But it's soooo funny!" De Tanga said while chuckling softly.
"Maybe to you. You aren't the one that everyone thinks is going to be marrying Xellos."
De Tanga started laughing again.
"De Tanga shut up!" Filia yelled and threw a pillow at him.
But that just caused De Tanga to laugh harder.
"I'm still in the dark here! Will either of you tell me what the hell is going on?!" Val demanded.
De Tanga stopped laughing. "Alright I'll explain."
After about twenty minutes of talking De Tanga finally told the whole story to Val.
Val just sat there looking very much unamused. "So let me get this straight. You two are playing little mind games with Xellos to get him annoyed and jealous? Why exactly would you two want to do this?"
"We aren't trying to make him jealous!" Filia insisted.
"Well that's what it sounds like to me." Val crossed his arms over his chest.
"I'm just getting some payback, that's all."
Val gave her a disbelieving look before getting up from his chair.
"where are you going?"
"I'm hungry so I'm going to finish making my breakfast. I don't want to be part of you two's twisted plans. Leave me out of it." Val said while walking back to the kitchen.
"He seems like a nice young man." De Tanga half joked after Val left.
Filia rolled her eyes. "So what's Xellos up to? He hasn't shown his face in a little while."
"He got called back to see his master. Apparently he hasn't been completely following her orders like she wants."
"So is he being punished?"
"I don't know."
"I hope he is." Filia grinned mischievously.
"You are such an evil woman, Filia." De Tanga couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh don't I know it." Filia gave him a slight seductive smile but then broke out into laughter.
After regaining her composure Filia yawned. "So what should we do now about Xellos?"
"First we make sure that Val doesn't blow our cover."
Filia raised an eyebrow. "Then what?" Filia could tell by the tone of his voice that he had something planned.
"Then we go to our next phase." De Tanga gave her a wide grin.
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