Innocent Darkness

8 Years Later

Valentina's POV

It's been eight years since I've started living at the Academy with Mason, Johanna, and Alex. Mason and I have been dating for 4 years now and today is our yearly anniversary. Johanna and I have grown quite close of the years,same with Alex and I.

Ashley stomped on all my presents. I got so angry then we started to all smell smoke coming from downstairs. My grandmother,father, mother, and Ashley went to see what was going on. I soon heard everyone crying for help and calling my name. When I ran downstairs everyone was in the middle of a ring of fire and the whole place was burning. Luke tried to reach his hand out to me but he kept burning himself. ''Val I want you to know that we all love you very very much. No matter what happens promise me that you won't forget us.'' my brother told me crying. '' My dear Magomusume (which is Japanese for granddaughter), I want you to know that I love you I want you to know that I will miss you.'' Grandma Christy told me. ''My dear fille (which is French for daughter), we will always be in your heart.'' Skyler told me crying.''You are the best Musume, a father could ever have.'' my pere said to me.

'' Anata wa on'nanoko ga eien no nozomu koto ga dekiru saikō no famirīdeari.'' I said, which meant You are the best family a girl could ever wish for in Japanese. That was my first time speaking in Japanese at such a young age.

Then, right before my eyes,they died in the fire.

"VALENTINA WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!!!" I heard Johanna screaming at me, I immediately woke up crying and Johanna hugged me whispering in my ear,"There, there, it' s ok. It was just a nightmare. I' m here now, cry it all out."

As Johanna calmed me down, Mason and Alex ran in my room ready to fight something,"What's wrong, what happened?!" Alex asked. "She was screaming in her sleep, so I came in here to comfort her." Johanna had told them for me. After an hour passed, Johanna left and I went shopping for more clothes for me.

I hopped in the shower and enjoyed the warm water for a while. After I got out out of the shower, I had realized that I had forgotten my towel in my room on my bed along with my clothes (but not my undergarments). As soon as I out on my black ,lace bra and matching panties, I had snuck outside into the hallway. I had to really far since my room was 5 rooms down from the bathroom.

As I was sneaking to my room, I had bumped into Alex and I fell, "It's nice to see that you're falling for me already, but..." he stopped talking and eyed my body.

Alex's POV

I stopped talking when I had noticed that Valentina was only dressed in her bra and panties. I helped her up off the floor and asked her,"Why are you sneaking around in the hallway with nothing but your bra and panties on?"

I started to look at Valentina up and down saying in my head,"Wow she is extremely sexy. Wait, WHAT! She's dating Mason and he would kill me if I tried to take her from him."

"Whoa there tiger, I have a boyfriend, and I forgot my towel and clothes in my room." she told me. "Oh, well if you need anything I'll be in the training room. Before you ask, I think Mason went to the Shadows Nightclub." I told her before I left.