As eda opened her eyes, she realized that raine was asleep beside her. Slowly she sat up, her eyes still blurry from sleep. Soon the events of the day before came flooding back.
Her sister was alive.
A innocent girl was dead because of her sister.
She was pregnant! With Raine's child no less. She quickly got out of bed, heading towards the bathroom. She soon ran the shower. The hot water felt nice on her bare skin. The only sound she heard was the running water and her thoughts. Which really weren't a good mix. In the past those same thoughts left her astray. There's only thing she was sure of.
She loved raine and they loved her. They wouldn't have done all the things they did otherwise...right?
Her heart raced. She thought with her head, not her heart. She would know if Raine was faking their love. She would know. She would...
She breathed out the breath she didn't know she was holding in and closed her eyes. The water ran down her body in a way that was almost comforting to her. Eventually she hopped out. She's put on a flowy white shirt, a black vest, a pair of black leather pants and a pair dock martins with red roses on the sides.
Some of the clothes she wore before she came to the palace.

Quietly, she left her room and headed to where Maria was found. When she got there she found that the body, organs and blood was gone. Even the smell was gone. Which really helped. Her sister somehow did that to a girl. A girl who was just doing her job. She never thought her sister was capable of something like that.
"Eda" Darius said from behind her.
Eda turned around and looked at him. His hair was a mess, his nose was all bruised and crooked, his eyes seemed duller than usual and he wasn't holding himself the way he used to. In that moment, she realized he wasn't the same cocky, bashful guy she knew who used to simp for Alador of all people.
"What are you doing down here?" He asked.
"I just wanted...I..." She trailed off.
"Let me guess, raine is asleep, and you were wondering how cruel they are to the dead?" They said softly, reading her like a book.
"I...yeah..."
"Well, raine treats people, living or dead, better than how that princess they married did" Darius said. "And they do care about you eda. More than anyone...they usually never let anyone else make decisions."
"How would you know if I cared about that?" She mumbled.
"Cause I know you- I mean you're practically my sister at this point" they sighed. "And if raine hurts you I won't hesitate to bash their head in"
"I... Fuck" eda burst out laughing. "Gods you're a dork Darius!"
"Oh fuck off!" Darius growled.
Eda just laughed harder. She was having way to much fun with this little confession of his. But she did find it sweet.
"Do you really think of me as a sister?" Eda asked eventually.
"I hate to admit it but...yeah. Both you and your crazy ass sister..." He said.
"My sister is not crazy!-"
"Look at what she did to my nose!"
"That was her! Amazing! Now maybe Alador my be willing to fuck you!" She said before running off.
"Eda!" He shouted before running after her!"
Eda ran down to the court yard, Darius close behind. Eda was laughing and taunting Darius with comments like: "come on gay boy! Maybe if you're faster that dickhead would fuck you!" and "too bad I'm winning!"
But soon enough even she was slowing down. So Darius playfully tackled her to the ground. Which left both of them laughing, reminding eda of the time before everything turned to shit in her life. Their breathing was heavy. And they quietly layed in the garden, watching as clouds went by.
"So, soon to be queen...is what lily keeps saying true? That you're pregnant?" Darius asked softly.
"Maybe, why are you asking?" She said just as softly, one of her hands unconsciously going to her stomach.
"Just curious to see if I'd be an uncle. And I'm going to take that maybe as a yes" he said.
Eda looked at him and smiled. This bitch really thinks of himself as an uncle?
"Well you'd be right...uncle Darius" she said.
She saw Darius's face light up when she called him an uncle, which made her laugh.
"I'm officially an uncle!" They shouted to the sky. "Wooh"
"Dork"
"Bitch"
"Fatass"
"Dickhead"
"Aladors fuck boy"
"HEY"
She laughed loudly.
"I would never fuck that hack!!" He shouted.
"You sure?" Eda smiled and looked her tongue out.
"You're lucky you're pregnant, bitch" they mumbled.
"No, even if I wasn't you'd still know I'd beat your ass"she smirked.
"Shut up"
"Never"
Hours went by, Darius and eda just arguing pettily with each other. Just like old times. She hated to admit it but she missed him. She missed the chaotic experiences, the arguing, the horrible food, and the messes. Every. Little. Thing.
God, these pregnancy hormones are already getting to me... She thought.
Darius really was like a brother to her. From the moment the two met he has been there. He fought, with and for her. He really was family.
She hoped things were like this for as long as possible.

But, both you and me know that's never gonna happen.