12. I still love you

                                    

                                          
I woke up with the smiling face of my daughter next to me. "Good morning Mom", she yawns. I smirk and hug her tightly. She groans and struggles out of my grip. "Hey let me go, I can't breath". I giggle and release her from my embrace. She lays her head on her pillow and looks at me. "Mom can I ask you something?", she asks. I nod my head. "Sure anything Ava". "You know that guy?". "What guy is that?". "The one named Ban...". I sigh and nod. "Yeah what is it about him?". "Well he is always looking at you and when he isn't he looks so sad". I hide my face in my pillow and groan. "What's wrong?". "Its just that me and Ban... we used to be together". "Why did you break up?", she asks innocently. "We got very close and then he just left". "Why would he just leave?". I shrug my shoulders. "I don't know, I've been trying to figure that out for 11 years". She noticed the sad look on my face and hugged me. "Don't worry Mom, you don't have to be sad, Avacado is here with you now". You nod and snuggle into the blue haired girl. 

                          
After ten minutes of hugging and talking about random thing Ava and I went down stairs. Everyone was already down there. Dianne and I used to share a room but now she shares one with Merlin so I can be with Ava. "So what do you wanna do today little blue bird?", Dianne asks Ava. I don't know where that name came from but Dianne calls Ava that now. It makes me giggle and its not offensive so I just let them be. Even though Dianne met Ava yesterday they are already close. They love each other, Dianne is like an aunt or maybe even an older sister. Ava shrugs her shoulders. "I don't really know". "Well what do you like doing?", Meliodis asks her. Ava looks at me with pink cheeks and the giggles. "She might've picked up the thief trait from her mother", Gowther says. Ava giggles and nods her head. "Yes I like to steal stuff". "What do you steal?", Elizabeth asks. "I don't do bad stuff, I'm like Mom, I steal for people who don't". The girls cooed and smiled at the 10 year old, she was adorable. Ban was in the kitchen and came in with food, putting it on the table in front of everyone. "Breakfast is served", he smirks. It made me feel warm seeing him smiling again. I mentally slapped myself, I can't give in this easy, I can't forget what he did to me. I grabbed lots of food and piled it up on my plate, beginning to eat.
                          
After a big breakfast everyone decided to go out but you didn't want to. "Where are you going?", you ask Dianne. "We are going to a nearby village to buy some more food and stuff, I can take Ava if you want". I look over at the blue haired girl and she looked back at me with hopeful eyes. I giggled and nodded. "Sure but make sure she stays out of trouble". Dianne gives me a salute and then walks off with Ava next to her. The others waved goodbye to be as well but Ban wasn't there. I was curious as to where he was but I also didn't care, why did he still exist in my mind after everything? Why do I want to forgive him? Why am I giving up this easily? I was sitting on a tree stump in front of the Boar Hat and turned around when I heard the door open. Ban walked out and began cleaning the windows. Our eyes met for a brief second before we both looked away, did this hurt him as much as it hurt me? I sigh and look up into the sky, watching the puffy white clouds float past.
                          
After a few hours the others still hadn't returned. It was almost lunch time and I was starting to get hungry. I walked into the Boar Hat and went into the kitchen, Ban was in there. Our eyes met and I quickly looked away. I heard him sigh and then continue cleaning with a depressed look on his face, it hurt to see him like this. The awkward silence was broken by him speaking. "I can make you something if you're hungry", he says, not bothering to look up. Your body freezes, what should you say? "Um O-ok". He nods and begins making you something. You retreat to the bar and sit down on one of the stools. 

                          
Surprisingly five minutes later Ban came out of the kitchen with some food for you. He place it in front of you. "T-thank you", you whisper. You didn't see it but he smiled as he returned to the kitchen. It didn't take you long to eat because you were starving. When you finished you went back into the kitchen and put you dirty dishes on the bench. Just as you were about to leave you heard him speak. "You know I didn't want to leave you". You looked back at him, his red eyes staring deep into your (e/c) ones. "That doesn't mean it didn't happen". You go to leave again but he keeps on talking. "I still love you (Y/n)". Your entire body froze, tears stung your eyes. "I do too but I just can't forgive you". You then run out of the kitchen and out of the Boar Hat. You went back to your tree stump and hugged you knees as you sobbed. Why did you still love him after everything that happened?
                          
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