Shards~ Chapter 30
[I'm switching back to third person]
Ana was greeted by the smell of food as she entered the apartment. Ed had become increasingly paranoid since he learned she was pregnant. It was easy to spot. He practically begged her to move in with him, and she obliged.
Ed beamed as he greeted her. "Hey, what did Bruce want?"
Another thing: Ed didn't know about the Court of Owls. Ana was barely let out of his sight as it was.
"Girl issues, that's all. It was an easy fix."
"Good." His smile dropped. "I was wrong, Butch didn't kill Isabella. It should've been pretty obvious now that I think about it. He probably would've started with you."
Ana gave him a sharp look. "What did you do?"
He pursed his lips. "It doesn't matter. Let's...just enjoy dinner."
Ana followed her paranoid boyfriend. "What did you do?"
"I finally got revenge for Tabitha killing you."
A dark chuckle rang through his mind. "What, you wanted to do it yourself? She's too good for you and you know it! You corrupted her...now she's a killer, just like you."
Ana scowled slightly. "I want you to apologize for whatever it is you did."
Ed bowed his head like he was a child being scolded. "Fine."
It was awkwardly silent for a moment before he glanced up. "You know, Barbara suggested the most ridiculous thing to me today."
Ana glanced up, nudging her food with her fork and raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What's that?"
Ed let out a nervous laugh. "She said Oswald's in love with me."
Ana froze slightly, both figuratively and literally. She let out a curse as her frozen fork shattered in her hand.
Ed glanced up, ignoring the darker him that was hovering by Ana. "Are you alright? I mean...it is ridiculous, right?"
Ana easily dismissed him. "Yeah yeah, of course. Ridiculous. It just surprised me."
Dark Ed narrowed his eyes. "She's lying."
For once, Ed decided to listen to the little voice in his head. "You seem more than just a little surprised. Is everything alright?"
"I'm fine."
Edward was standing now, and was slowly approaching her. "You knew, didn't you? Were you working with him?"
She let go of the broken fork shards with let out a soft clink as they landed in the trash. Blood had started to drip down her pail skin.
"Don't be stupid. I wouldn't go through all the trouble of cutting brake lines. If I killed her, she would've been frozen to death." Ana started to rummage around for the med kit. "I have enough people trying to kill me without adding Oswald to the list."
The darkness in him was soon accompanied with concern. "What do you mean?"
"Doesn't matter. It's nothing I can't handle Eddie."
He tilted his head at her statement as he took the med kit from her. "I want to help."
Her gaze softened as she extended her hands. "I know, but sometimes you don't get to."
His brown eyes met her blue ones as he started to address her wounds. "I want you safe, Ana. I want our child safe."
Ana grimaced as she glanced at her hand. "I know." Her blue eyes met his darker ones again. "I'm being careful."
"Ana, if Oswald killed Isabella..."
"I'm next on the list. I figured. Like I said, I'm being careful." Ana sighed . "Ed, I get that she meant a lot to you, but please don't do anything stupid. I don't think we could afford a war."
Ed nodded slowly as he finished pulling out the shards. "I lost you once, I won't let you die again!"
"That's not what I was asking, Ed! You know that." She reached forwards and cupped his face. "I would never ask you to go through that again."
Ed's breathing seemed heavier as he rested his forehead on hers. He glasses slipped down slightly before he pulled her into a kiss. It was more desperate than their kisses usually were, but she welcomed it anyways.
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