Chapter 266 - Home (2) (1/2)

Mars and Elsa eventually separated, he wiped her tears away before he gave a smile and asked

”How are the others?”

Elsa gave a smile

”They've missed you... I've missed you”

”Yeah I missed you too... I know I owe you an explanation and I will give you one when we're all gathered”

”Okay... By the way Varvei is on the roof right now, go see her... She's been training non-stop since you left”

Mars gave a nod before he suddenly remembered something and looked back at 78 that stood and watched them

”Elsa this is 78”

Elsa looked over and gave a nod before she separated from Mars and walked over to her and asked immediately

”So what do you like most about Mars?”

78 was not fazed and answered

”I like how despite how strong he is he's still so gentle with me”

Elsa gave a nod and a smile before she gestured for 78 to sit down Mars watched them for a moment before he walked up towards the roof, soon he entered Victoria's usual domain: The rooftop garden.

He could faintly hear the sound of something passing through the air and followed the sound until he reached an open area where a single figure practiced with her long viper like spear, Mars stood and watched her practice for a little while but after that small amount of time passed he suddenly felt himself moving out into the practice field, he didn't know why but his heart ached so before he noticed he was hugging the lonely figure that stood on the practice field

”I am home Varvei”

Varvei seemed to snap out of her training trance as soon as Mars hugged her and when he spoke she seemed to shudder slightly before large crystal like tears rolled out of her eyes and she whispered

”Why..? I haven't gotten any stronger..?”

Mars felt his heart ache again before he poked her small nose

”You silly girl I never left because you were weak”

”Then why did you leave..?”

”Because I was forced to, I never wanted to leave you all alone”

Mars tightened his grip on Varvei slightly before she suddenly warped her tail around him and grabbed his face before she spoke in a slightly stern tone

”I'll get very lonely if you ever leave me alone again”

Mars smiled before their faces neared each other and they shared a kiss for the first time in a year... After sometime the two of them separated and for sometime the two of them just looked into the others eyes before Varvei gave a slightly strained smile and spoke

”You should go see the others now.... Chloe is at work”

Mars gave a nod and kissed Varvei a final time before she let go of him with her tail, then Mars gave her another kiss before he began floating and flew off to find Chloe, when he disappeared from view Varvei gave a sigh as she for a moment imagened what it would be like if she had him for herself, but quickly she shook her head and muttered

”No I should not be greedy...”

Meanwhile Mars arrived at the giant tree and walked into the lobby where he was met by an ancient elf that spoke to him

”Welcome Mars, are you here to visit the elders?”

”Nope they are not my priority right now... Care to show me the way to Chloe's office?”

the ancient elf gave a sigh before he gestured for Mars to follow him, and then after a few minutes the ancient elf stopped outside a door and gestured to it before he walked back the way he came, Mars gave a sigh and opened the door without knocking, inside the office sat Chloe behind a desk looking down into a bunch of doc.u.ments, when the door opened she glanced up for a moment before she looked back down at the doc.u.ments, she thought she had seen wrongly so she just kept working on the doc.u.ments as Mars walked closer and stopped in front of her desk

”Anybody home?”

Chloe did a double take, this time she believed her own eyes that widened as she shoot up from her seat

”Mars!”

Then she ran around the desk and almost crashed into Mars, well actually she did as she embraced him and hugged him tightly, Mars gave a sigh and patted her head and ran her soft hair though his fingers as he soothed her slightly. After sometime Chloe asked while she still had her head buried in his chest

”When did you return?”

”Today”

”Did you bring another woman home”

”...That I did”

Chloe gave a sigh before she raised her head and looked up into his eyes

”I'll forgive you if you kiss me”

Mars gave a smile