The royal moon witch

Chapter 19 - Birth is a magical happening

Elvira P.O.V

The evening went by slowly, Riella came by to tell me about her date with Sam. Of course when she saw Mittens she wanted to know what was going on so I got to tell her about my day of quite friendly interacting with Valentino. She told me that she only knew that he was allergic to the cat and not the whole story when I asked if she knew more so that was another death end for my curiosity. She then showed the bracelet Sam had given her when he asked her to be his girlfriend officially.

We had squealed in joy both and four a moment that had scared Mittens, so I quickly went to calm her down. After that Riella had left and came back later with a plate of food for me and her so I could eat dinner and keep a look out on Mittens. I was grateful for Riella doing that because I had not known for fully what to do, of course I had wanted to go to the canteen but I didn't want to leave Mittens alone. This was the best solution.

"So, now you saw the sweet side, you are not gonna be like the others right?" Riella asked while eating. I looked at her and raised an eyebrow.

"Are you crazy? I am not gonna change into some fan girl only because Valentino cares about his cat" I said.

"Thank God" Riella said and I chuckled. We finished our meal shortly after and Riella took the plates back.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Sam invited me to a movie night with his brother" Riella said and I smiled.

"Have fun, I'll text you when the kittens are born, I'm sure you would love to see them" I said and she nodded.

She then left and I grabbed my phone, it had buzzed several times during dinner but I had ignored it. I had four texts for Valentino.

How is Mittens doing? Any signs of the next stage yet? - Valentino

Hello? Are you asleep? How is Mittens? - Valentino

Vira? Are you ignoring me? - Valentino

Vira seriously answer the phone or I'll come down!

The last text wasn't even signed with his name, I shook my head and typed a message for him:

Sorry Valentino, I was eating dinner with Riella in my room. Mittens is fine and she seems to be resting for now. I told you I'll keep you updated so don't worry so much

I had just hit send when someone knocked on my door.

"Come in" I said and no surprise there, the door was opened by Valentino.

"Why did you not respond?" He said and right then his phone started beeping. He checked the screen and saw that it was a message from me.

"I was eating dinner, Riella decided to bring it over and eat with me so I wouldn't be in worry the whole time about Mittens and so I could keep a eye on her" I said and he sighed.

"I'm sorry.. I should have thought of that" he said and I smiled.

"It's alright. It is good to see you care about something else than your appearance" I said and then put a hand in front of my mouth. That was supposed to be a thought. Valentino looked at me and shook his head with a little smile on his face.

"I deserved that one I guess" he said and pointed at the chair. I nodded on his silent request and he sat down.

"I have a feeling that you are very curious about the story behind Mittens" he said and I nodded.

"Yes, I even asked Sam and Riella but Sam didn't wanna tell me and Riella only knew you are allergic" I said and he chuckled.

"Yeah you three are very tight.. I believe I even saw Sam en Riella on a picnic together" he said and I smiled.

"They are together yes" I said and he nodded.

"I had thought something like that was going on" he said and we both laughed. He looked at me and sighed.

"I'll tell you the story but don't you dare to go with it to the press" He said and I raised a eyebrow.

"As if I would do that" I said and held back on rolling my eyes. This was going better than expected but let's not over do it.

"Great" he said.

"Well it is quite a easy story.. My mother always grew up with animals around and she wanted that for me too. Being a prince, I had the choice over any type of animal I wanted and I've had my share of them. We had dogs, horses, I even owned a bird and tried to convince my parents to get me a snake." He said. I nodded and smiled.

"Mittens is now 6 years old, I checked her pasport today... and shortly after my bord flew out of the window, my mother came with a present to help me. It held Mittens in a large bow and I loved the little ball of fur right away. Because of the change of colour in her fore paws I called her Mittens. But three days after we gotten her, my nose was stuffed, eyes red and my throat was sore from the coughing. It turned out that I was allergic. I refused to get her adopted so we tried a lot of medicines that I could use at my age but nothing worked for long" he said and sighed. I could feel the sadness he had felt back then and still seemed to do.

"The doctor then explained that maybe I could keep her if I didn't see her everyday. She was six months old by then so my mother said maybe she could live in the stables" he explained.

Valentino didn't stay long. This was mostly because he had still work to do and because he was waiting for someone to drop anti allergic pills off for him. I understood his situation and said him goodbye. He said goodbye and then left.

The labor of Mittens took until late that night. I had put several alarms for myself in my phone, though in the end I didn't need them because my internal clock woke me up every half hour. I checked my clock when I saw the pains got worse for her and texted the vet about it. She didn't respond but that was alright, we had the agreement we would call when there were complications and if there weren't any, we would update het through texts.

"You're doing great sweety, I think your babies will come soon" I said in a soft voice and then dialed Valentino's number. It took two calls to wake him up.

"Hello?" A sleepy voice said on the phone. I had to admit his voice was sounding funny.

"Wake up call, the kittens are about to come" I said. It took a few seconds but then I suddenly heard rumble sounds from the other side.

"I'm on my way" he said and I was surprised with how fast he was awake.

Valentino was at my door within ten minutes and he walked in without knocking.

"Good evening" I said and he sat down on the chair.

"Good evening" he said and looked at the box. The first kitten was almost born.

"No complications so far.. the kittens are born between five and thirty minutes each and we have no idea how many there are" I said. He nodded and we looked at the box.

"Is there something we can do?" He asked and I shook my head.

"Only thing we really can do for her is leaving her alone and do get thing.." I said and he nodded.

We sat in silence and watched how kitten after kitten was born. After four kittens it seemed to have stopped and Mittens started to wash her kittens and helped them find the source of their food. Valentino looked at the kittens and I looked at Mittens.

"You did great" I whispered and the now mother cat meowed softly. She tended to her kittens and after half an hour I looked at Valentino.

"It's best for her to rest now.. You can come by tomorrow again" I said and he nodded.

"Yeah, I think it's best to give her some rest and get some sleep" he said and got up. He walked towards the door and I walked with him.

When he stood in the hallway, he turned around and looked me straight in the eyes. I looked up and looked in his eyes too. I don't know for how long we looked like that at each other but I felt something in me grow that I had not felt before. His eyes really very pretty, warm and dark. They hid very well all the things he was feeling because I couldn't read them.

"So.." I whispered after a while.

"Hmm?" He responded, still looking at me.

"Do you still want to kill me?" I blurted out and he looked at me. Something in his eyes changed the moment I mentioned that and he did a step back.

"Perhaps exile will do" he said, I couldn't say if he was joking or not because his voice had changed back to the cold one I knew so well. I nodded and sighed.

"I'll live with that as long as you stop hunting my family" I said and he rolled his eyes.

"Maybe, you will never know" he said and then turned away. I didn't wait this time to close the door and walked back to my bed.

When I sat down on it, Mittens looked up and meowed softly. I smiled and bended down to pet her softly.

"Yeah I don't understand people either, but don't worry about me. I'll be fine and you have beautiful children to look after" I said and she purred softly as she licked them. I laid down on my bed and pulled the blanket over me.

"Sleep well Mittens" I whispered and fell asleep with the sound of her purring.

The next morning I woke up and stretched my back. As I sat up, I was greeted by some meowing and looked at the box beside my bed.

"Good morning Mittens" I said and then was met with a surprise. Instead of four kittens, there now were six. I smiled and got of from my bed.

"You had a few more I see, I hope there won't come even more" I said. I grabbed a towel and fresh clothes.

"I'll be back soon" I said and headed out of the door. I went to the bathroom halfway the hall and took a quick shower. After finishing I put on my clothes in the small stall and held my hair in the towel to keep it from dripping water on the white blouse. I walked back to my room and texted Valentino.

She gave birth to two more while I was asleep. Still no complications I can tell but always a good idea to give the vet a call

I walked back to my room and when I opened my door I was met by a surprise. Valentino sat on the chair in my room.

"Good morning" he said and looked at me.

"Yeah same to you.. I think I'm very happy now that I do not have a private bathroom.. Have you ever heard of notifying someone you are dropping by?" I asked and he looked at me. I had put on my work outfit and he smiled a bit.

"Perhaps I could have send a text but I had not thought you would leave them alone" he said, it almost sounded like he was accusing me.

"She is a cat and knows very well what to do on her own. That's called animal instincts" I said and took the towel from my head. I bended forward a little to dry the last bits of my hair and the grabbed my brush.

"Maybe so but what if they crawled out?" He asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Honestly Valentino.. if you think a just born kitten can climb already then you should go back to school" I said. The fact that he was thinking like this made me angry and I didn't like that.

"I'm just saying that I would have liked it more if you had stayed here, kinda like I ordered you" he said and that was it. He was trying to get under my skin and he had managed it.

"Ordered me? You can not order me around like your employees Valentino" I said. I put my brush down before I would throw it at his face.

"You are a maid here and -" he started but I cut him of before he could finish.

"I'm no maid here, I'm a guest of your parents and I'm here to show you my kind is not the type that you think we are. Officially we are even engaged at this moment though all I had gotten at my head from you are threats on my life and a pair of heavily burned hands" I said and looked him straight in his eyes. My eyes were burning with anger and that didn't happen very easily.

"Then, before you start I would think of what you say because I might not have my wand but I still have tricks up my sleeve. No that is no threat, I'm not like you." I said and then pointed at the door.

"You want me to leave? " Valentino asked. I nodded only and at first he stayed in his chair.

"Leave Valentino or I'll have you thrown out" I said and was serious. He looked at him and then got up.

"I just knew you were nothing but a filthy witch" he said and picked up the labor box.

"But fine, I'll leave but don't think your life will be easier" He said and I rolled my eyes.

"Come at me with whatever you have, I can handle a spoiled brat" I said and once he was out of my room, I closed the door behind him.

I sat down on my bed and took a deep breath. I didn't know where this came from but I knew I was not going too stop with what I was doing. I would one day show him that witches were not bad as he claimed us to be. Though I was gonna need a new strategy and I only knew two people who could help me with that.