Chapter 6

~Val's P.O.V~

It's been a few weeks since Eros and Ben both started living with us. Seraphina is still not welcomed into the house, and mother is still missing. We don't worry too much though. She's disappeared for months at a time before. Eros is living with us while he finishes his training as Cupid. He has to go to school as a normal student which, trust me, his first day man I had to almost fight a lot of teenaged girls...and some guys. But anyways, I had forgotten that a month had went by, and when I got home from school on the last day of my Junior year, I saw Oulixes sitting in my house, waiting for me. I was very shocked.

"Hello, my dear," he sneered a grin playing on his lips, "Ready to leave this house for good?" I nearly collapsed right then and there when it came back and hit me. I had to go live in the Underworld with Oulixes and never see my best friends, or Eros, again. Tears started slipping down my cheeks at the thoughts of never being able to hold Eros's hand again, or fall asleep in his strong comforting arms. Our bond had blossomed since the first day. We became an official couple a week after his move in. Garrett and I no longer speak. Every once and a while, I'll see him give me a hurt and sad look. I only see Seraphina at school now days. I can't even look at her without feeling hurt, betrayed, and disgusted. With Seraphina gone, Phoenix and I just keep getting closer. I was pulled out of my thoughts by Oulixes stepping in front of me, not looking very happy.

"Look at me when I'm speaking to you!" he growls, clenching a fist and causing me to flinch. "Now be a good girl and go back inside. We're leaving in 10 minutes." He storms outside and plops down on a carriage driven by pitch black, boney, stallions with red eyes. I run up to my room in tears and start throwing stuff into bags. Once all of my clothes were packed, I stopped and looked at the picture of Eros and I. We were on our first date. Phoenix had let him ride Arrow and we were racing against each other on the beach trek and I had beaten him. He claimed he let me win but I don't think so. He had pulled up beside me so I was directly beside him and he kissed me. Phoenix snapped a picture of us kissing and our horses looking in the different directions with the ocean in the background and the setting sun. It was the most beautiful day. I grabbed the framed picture and pulled it to my chest silent sobs shaking my body. Just as I heard Phoenix in the entryway.

"Val!? Why is Lex here?" she hollered up to me. I didn't respond and that caused her to come up the stairs to see me holding the picture to my chest and my bags strewn across the floor. She covered her mouth with her hand as realization dawned on her.

"It's today. You have to leave today…" she murmured more to herself than me. Those words caused me to cry harder and the sobs to shake my body even more. She came and sat down next to me and wraps a comforting arm around my shoulders. I lean into her shoulder and continue crying. Memories of her and I flashing through my mind, and then some of Eros and I, and then lastly of Seraphina and I. I know what she did was wrong and crushed me, but Phoenix needed her here if I was going to be gone. I could trust Eros not to do anything with her. Not only because of our bond but because he hates her. I sighed, and wiped the last tears from under my eyes.

"Let Seraphina come back. I have to leave now unless I feel like getting hit again. I'm going to miss you Nix. Don't forget me." I murmur wrapping my arms around my sister.

"Eros and I will come get you. I promise," she whispers as a tear hits my shoulder I tighten my hold on her knowing that was impossible.

"I love you Phoenix," I say standing up and grabbing some of my bags. Phoenix slowly gets up and grabs the rest of them as we walk outside. As I step out into the sunshine, I see Ben and Eros standing angrily in front of Oulixes. Phoenix and I slowly approach the arguing boys.

"No. You can't take Val down to the Underworld. You're going to ruin her life. I refuse to let you take her," Eros growls at him as I reach his side. He looks over at me and puts a protective arm across my shoulders.

"Yes I kind of can. Ask Gaia if you wish. They were created for Benoni and I. Tell him Valentina." Lex spat, sending Eros a glare and turning his amber flame to me. I bite my lip trying to hold back the fresh tears.

"It's true Eros. She created the three of us as a promise to Hades to give to his sons, but I'm the only one going because Ben turned out to be gay." I looked into Eros's beautiful turquoise gaze as tears slipped over the edge of my eyes, and slipped down my cheeks. Eros wraps his other arm around me embracing me causing me to sob into his chest.

"I don't want to go. I just want to stay right here in your arms Eros. Please come for me. Please don't forget me. Please don't replace me..." I murmur into his chest. He hugs me tighter.

"I will never forget you. I will come for you. Even if I wanted to replace you, I couldn't due to the bond we share. And Val?" he asks, pulling my chin up by two fingers so I was looking back into his eyes. "I love you." I give him a small smile.

"I love you too," I murmur as he pulls my face to his and kisses me softly.

"Alright. Off my finace." Lex growls causing us to pull apart. Phoenix scowled at him for ruining the moment, and subtly lit his expensive looking leather jacket on fire. He scowls right back at her, and extinguishes it with a wave of his hand.

I look at Eros one last time, taking in his beautiful face. I wanted to remember his beautiful smile. Not the sadness and tears he was showing now. I slowly pull away from his arms and give Ben a quick hug, and get on the carriage. Phoenix puts the rest of my bags in the back of the carriage, shedding silent frustrated tears. I turn to my sister, my friend, and boyfriend one last time before the carriage departs and takes me to the rest of my life.