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Hope for the Selection.
Chapter 9
I'm in a beautiful place, but I can't tell where it is. There are flowers everywhere and birds are singing and bunnies jump around me, I look across the field and see my whole family playing and laughing then a pair of blue eyes look with mine. I smile as Kile runs over to me and scoops me up and twirls me around as I laugh, then he puts me down gently and gives me a soft kiss. I pull back when I hear a loud beeping from somewhere, then everything starts to slip away and then I'm awake.
I groan as I try to turn off my alarm clock, but when I can't do it lying down I sit up and slap the alarm clock silent. I sigh as I get up, who's idea was it to get up at one in the morning to run around a track anyway. I walk to my closet and grab the new exercise clothes that Neena made me, yesterday she asked if I wanted new ones and I had said yes and she had made me a much more comfortable pair then the ones before.
I put them on and look at myself in the mirror, I'm in a dark blue tank top and black exercise pants. They are much better than my old pair, I put on my running shoes, and as I am brushing my hair there's a faint knock at my door and my brothers and Kile come in. "Just a second" I say softly, but they can still hear me. I pull my hair up into a ponytail and then walk out of the bathroom, I take one look at my brothers and smile. There all dressed in tank tops and long shorts, they look so much different when their not in suits.
"Nice outfit," I say to Ahren and he rolls his eyes.
"Whatever," He says and I walk over to Kile and take his hand.
"You look like death, not a morning person," I ask.
He looks at me with his eyes half closed and I give a little giggle. "No, I am a morning person just not a one o'clock morning person," He say and I give a little pout.
"Get used to it," I say and he yawns.
"I'm totally not getting used to it"
"You asked to train with me, wait why do you guys want to train with me"
They look at the floor and ceiling but not at me. "You guys better not be thinking that you can follow me to where I'm going," I say and they still don't make eye contact.
"Kile," I say with a pleading voice and he looks up. "You can't come with me, they won't let you in and you'll just end up getting hurt or worries. Please you have to trust me on this one if you go with me you'll just make it more dangerous for me and put yourself in danger too"
Kile sighs and looks into my eyes. "Where are you going and why"
I turn on my heels and start walking down the hall toward the training hall, I see some of the guards that I saw last night and they smile at me and I nod and smile back. Kile catches up to me and takes my hand and I let him, what's the point in being mad at him for being worried about me.
"Why where those guards looking at you like that" Kile asks with a protective voice and I roll my eyes at him.
"They were in the training hall last night," I say, but I leave out the part where they had to pick me up off the ground when I tripped over my own two feet.
My brothers are just behind us and as we walk I can hear them talking softly among each other, I look at Kile and see that he's close to falling asleep. I kiss his cheek and he looks at me and I smile, he leans down a little and gives a short but meaningful kiss.
"You guys can't stop for a minute can you," Kaden says from behind us and I shake my head.
"I don't want to stop, oh hey Kaden how's Claudia I haven't seen her around lately I guess you have something to do with that," I say with a chuckle and Osten gasps and looks at his brother.
"Dude that's gross, I thought you were on my side," Osten says and I laugh with Kile and Ahren.
"How you know about that Eady," Ahren asks coming to walk beside me.
"Kile and I found them kissing in the gardens the other day, how did you know," I ask and he smirks.
"I found them in a closet," He say and I look at Kile.
"I told you it wasn't a good idea to let them go off on their own"
"Yeah, but you have to agree that we did have a good time," He says and I blush.
We walk up to a wall on the first floor and I push on a part of it and it opens, I walk in and down a small hall and into the training hall. I walk past the guards most of them were here last night so only a few have a confused look on their faces. I get to officer Leger and he nods to me and I take my place on the track wasting no time, I look over to my partner and gasp with surprise and delight.
"Isaac," I say and he smiles.
"The one and only"
"What are you doing here," I ask and then wish I hadn't he should be asking me that I'm the princess in the guards training hall.
"I could ask you the same thing" He say as officer Leger blow the whistle and we take off running.
"Well, I'm being training to fight and defend myself," I say and he nods then looks at me.
"What why, if I may ask" I laugh.
"You may. I need to know how to fight in case I need to protect myself if a rebel came up to me, I would kind of like not leaving it to fate. You know what I mean." He laughs a little and I would laugh, but I need all the air I can get.
"So how's your leg," I ask and he looks down at it, then back to me.
"Much better, if you couldn't tell I can run on it" At that I have to laugh.
"That's great," I say and take a deep breath trying to calm my heart down.
"So if I may ask, why are your brothers and fiance here," He asks and I roll my eyes.
"They told me that if I didn't let them train with me that they would rat me out to my dad, I'm not really supposed to be in a room with 20 shirtless men," I say and Isaac stops running and half doubled over from laughter and I laugh too.
"We better keep running," I say and he holds up a finger catching his breath after laugh so much.
"Sorry, but I wasn't really expecting you to say that," He says and he starts running again.
"But it's true, the princess shouldn't be in the guards training hall at all let alone with guards in the room," I say and he smiles lighting up his eyes.
"Well your Highness, if it would help maybe the guards could leave while you train" He say and I roll my eyes and 'your Highness'.
"First call me Eadlyn, and second haveing the guards leave and not train because of me is not a good idea seeing that a lot of them train at one in the morning same as I do, but thanks for trying to help"
I look across the room and see Kile on a bench lifting a weight and watching me run with Isaac, I smile and he gives a smirk as I watch him lift the weight. I turn back to Isaac and see that he's watching Kile too, I clear my throat and he looks back down at me.
"I don't think your fiance likes me much, he's staring daggers at me" I laugh.
"Yeah, he's properly upset that you're running with me and not him, but he doesn't need to run anymore he does plantly of that on his own," I say with a chuckle.
"Does he run a lot"
"He used to when we were allowed outside, but now he can't because of the rebels"
"We almost to the finish line," He says and I think of something.
"Race you," I say with a smirk and take off running faster than I did before, I hear Isaac's laugh behind me and I laugh too as I race to the finish line. I get there a step ahead of Isaac and I smile as Isaac comes up behind me, I bend over and take in deep gulps of air.
"What... What was my time" I ask officer Leger and he smiles?
"Best time yet" I laugh and high-five Isaac.
I need some water so I walk over to the bench and sit down, I grab my water bottle and take a mouth full of the color water. Isaac comes and sits down next to me and I smile as I take deep breaths, I hear footsteps and see Osten walking toward me and I smile at him.
"What you up too"
"I had to do 50 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and a ton other things that I didn't think I could do," He says sitting down next to me.
"Are you regretting asking to train with me"
"Are you kidding it's great I'm going to get muscles and be strong and look just like... Like" Osten looks around then spots Isaac next to me. "I'm going to look just like him" I laugh and so does Isaac.
"Osten this is Isaac" He nods to Osten and Osten smiles at him.
"Thank you, your Highness but it takes a while to get muscles like these" Isaac says flexing an arm.
"Hey, Eadlyn I think we need to get back to running," He says and I nod then look over at Osten who has a bewildered look on his face.
"What"
"He just called you Eadlyn"
"And," I say standing up with Isaac.
"He's not supposed to do that"
I smile and look at Isaac then back to Osten. "We're friends and him calling me 'your Highness' every time we talk would get annoying," I say and Osten nods then smile.
"Where Ahren, and Kaden," I ask as we walk back down to the race track with Osten, running was the next thing on his list that officer Leger gave him.
Osten points over to the climbing wall and I see Ahren rushing up and down it so fast I could barely see it is him. I look at Osten and he shrugs.
"Don't ask"
"Where Kaden," I ask looking around.
"Around here somewhere," He says and I laugh.
"Properly working on his muscles or something"
We get to the track and I see Kile walking down toward us and I smile, I look at officer Leger and he nods that Kile will be joining us so we wait as he comes jogging down the stairs to meet us. I look around again and try to spot my other brother, but Kaden is nowhere to be found, Kile walks up and stands beside me and I smile up at him.
"Finally decided to join us, took you long enough to get down here," I say with a smirk and he rolls his eyes at me then wraps an arm around my waist.
"Kile it's going to be a little hard to run with your arm around me" He smirks down at me.
"I'm not letting you go, not without the magic words"
"And what magic words would that be," I ask with my arms crossed.
"You know which ones"
I pretend to think about it and Kile's grip around me tighten just a little. "You know I just cant think of the words your talking about Kile"
"Well then I'm going to have to resort to drastic messages" And before I can blink he starts tickling me and I laugh.
"Ok Ok I give I give," I say and he stops tickling me.
"I'll only stop once I hear those magical words"
"I love you," I say in a soft whisper and Kile smiles then gives me a soft kiss.
"That's all you had to say," He says.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but we don't have a lot of time to train," Officer Leger asks and I clear my throat.
"Sorry officer-" I don't get to finish my sentence because officer Leger cuts me off.
"Please just call me Aspen," He says and I smile.
"Ok, Aspen. Yes, let's train" I say and eye Kile hoping that the look says 'behave yourself'. His silly little salute makes me laugh.
I take my place next to Isaac and he gives me a goofy little smile.
"I see you two are close" I feel like punching his arm, but I don't think Kile would appreciate me being playful with other men, especially ones that I'll be around for the next two or three weeks.
"Shut up Isaac," I say with an eye roll and he laughs.
The whistle blows and we all start running togeather, but we stop dead in our tracks as a siren pierces the air. I look at Kile then Isaac and he nods then rushes off into the unknown.
"I don't know where the safe room is," I say over the siren just as Aspen comes jogging up to me and Kile.
"Come on I'll bring you to the safe room," He says and I look for Osten then grab is hand and Kile's and we run with Aspen to the safe room.
"Wait, what about Ahren," I ask turning trying to spot my brother, then I see him running across the room to us.
"I'm here let's go," Ahren says as he gets close enough for us to hear and we rush to the nearest safe room, unfortunately, the closest safe room is outside the training hall and who knows what's going on out there. I look at Aspen and he nods, then slowly opens the door and we hear screaming and gunshots. He quickly shuts the door and leans against it looking at the ground in thought.
"We have to get you to a safe room, they know where this training hall is and will properly be in here any minute. I need ideas" Aspen says and I try to think of a way to get out of here, but then I remember something.
"Kaden, where's Kaden" I look around then I rush back into the hall and look around frantically.
"He's not in here Eady," Kile says next to me.
"He has to be here, where would he go"
"KADEN" I yell, but the room is empty.
"Eady he's not here," Kile says gripping my shoulders.
"We need to get out of here NOW," Aspen says behind me and I take a deep breath and look around.
"Ok, we just need to make a run for it," I say and they all look at me like I'm crazy.
"Listen, if we stay here we'll get caught for sure but if we run for the safe room there's a chance that we can get there. It's our only chance" I say and Aspen nods then look at me.
"Ok, the safe room is just around the corner. If you run you'll get there in no time." He says and I take a deep breath and nod.
"Go now," Aspen says and I look at him.
"Arent you coming with us," I say and he shakes his head.
"What, why would you stay here," I ask and he gives me a sad smile.
"I have too, just go," He says and I want to protest, but Kile and Ahren are already pulling me toward to door.
"Wait you have to come you'll die if you stay here"
"Go Eadlyn, please go," He says and I look at him, but he turns and starts running to the door on the other side of the room.
"Eady, come on," Kile says and I turn around and nod, I can't go after Aspen.
"Ok on the count of three," I say.
"One" I take Kile's hand.
"Two" I take Osten's hand and hold on to it tightly.
"Three" Ahren say and we burst out of the room to chaos.
I look around and start running to get around the corner trying not to register the bloody bodies lying everywhere. I round the corner and start pressing my hands on the wall trying to find the presser plate to open the door. I hit it and the door opens and I push Kile, Osten, and Ahren in then rush inside then as I turn around just as the door closes I see a rebel standing across the hall with a knife and a maid in his arms. I scream, but the door closes before I can get out.
"Eadlyn what are you doing," Kile says grabbing me.
"He... He has her" I say with a shaky voice.
"Who, who does he have"
I'm crying already and I can't get the words out and Kile pulls me close to him trying to calm me down, even though he doesn't know what I'm so upset about.
"I'll get the light," Ahren says and then he walks down the dark stairs and into the dark room, I hear the sound that his hand makes as he runs it along the walk trying to find the light switch. He finds it and switches the light on and I can't see anything past my tears everything is blurry, I feel cold inside as the image of the rebel and maid flashes in front of me again and again.
"Neena, oh Neena' I say over and over again and Kile tilts my head up and little so he can see my face.
"One of the rebels have Neena," He asks and I sob again as an answer.
"Kile, bring her over here" I hear Ahren say and Kile picks me up into his arms and carries me over to the bed and I curl up into a ball, trying to stop crying, but it doesn't work.
"Eady it will be ok," Kile says sitting next to me and I just shake my head.
"No Kile it won't be, it won't be," I say rocking back and forth on the bed.
"The rebels attack weekly, the country isn't happy there are riots, we have no idea how to stop the rebel attacks, dad is getting even more stressed out, mom is getting weaker from all the stress I'm trying to take some of the stress away from her but it's still there, we have no idea where Kaden is, oh and to top it all off Neena is in the hands of some filthy rebel, can you seriously tell me that everything is going to be ok when so much is not ok." I was half yelling half cry these words at Kile and I just bury my head into my legs that are pulled up to my chest and let all those tears that I've been holding back for so long just spill out of me.
No one says anything they just let me cry in peace, and I'm so glad that they don't ask questions or try and make me talk they just let me cry my tears.
When I finally calm down and wipe my tears away, Kile lifts a hand to my face and cups it. He looks deeply into my eyes and I look into his, there so full of love, sadness, pain, and anger.
"No, Eady I can't tell you that all those things will work out but I do know that there are good things too, not just bad. You need to stop looking only at the bad thing Eady, try looking at all the good things you have right known the rest will work itself out. I'm here for you, we're all here for you Eadlyn and we will be for a long time you don't need to hold it all in. It's ok not to have all your walls up all the time, let us help you Eadlyn please let me help you" The pleading look in his eyes make me melt, he cares so much. I take a deep breath and nod.
"Then there's something you need to know," I say and a little confusion enters his eyes.
"What do I need to know"
"You need to know what I was going to do outside the palace," I say and he leans in a little.
"Wait, what do you mean by 'was' are you not doing whatever you were doing any more" I shake my head.
"No, I'm not but you need to know what I was going to do"
"What were you" Kile asks
"I was going to become a rebel"
Maxon's POV
"America calm down I'm sure there fine," I say, but even I can hear the worry in my voice.
"Maxon where could they be, if only one of them didn't make it down in time then I would think that they were in a safe room somewhere. But none of our children made it down" She say's frantically and I pull he close to me and hug her as she cries into my chest. I hate seeing her this way.
"I know darling, I know" Even though I feel like a good cry too I need to be strong for America, crying right now would only make her worry more.
"America" I look up and see Marlee and Carter rushing toward us, America pulls back and looks at her friend.
"Marlee, what's wrong," She asks and I see that Marlee has been crying too.
"Kile didn't make it down to the safe room, we don't know where he is," Marlee says with a few sobs.
"What," America say then she looks at me and I start worrying, even more, something is not right.
"Do you think Eadlyn and Kile could have spent the night togeather and are in a safe room by one of their rooms," Cater asks me.
"They could have, but I don't think so," I say because Eadlyn had promised me that they wouldn't do that again.
"Where could they be," Marlee says then bursts out crying again and America hugs her close and cries too, I look at Carter and he looks at me and I know where thinking the same thing. Where on earth are our kids?
Still Maxon's POV
I look at America as she sits on one of the small beds shaking and crying softly I wrap my arm more tightly around her and she leans into me.
"Maxon... What if... A rebel got... To them and the-" America says though her tears.
"America don't even think that there fine and safe I know it," I say cutting her words off and she looks at me and I hope when she looks into my eyes she doesn't see my worry or fear of what she was just saying.
"Your Majesty's it's safe to go up now" A guard informs us and America leaps to she feet and starts running up the stairs two at a time, and I run after he followed by Marlee and Carter. I grab America's hand and stop her from going into Eadlyn's room.
"I'll go in first," I say and then I walk slowly to the door and see that it's been kicked down, I walk in and gasp at what I see, which of curse America heard and came rushing in too. In front of us, there are died maids and guards everywhere and there's blood staining the carpet and bed. Then I look at the wall and there painted in what looks like blood are the words "Your next princess" I shudder and America looks sick.
"Maxon we need to find her," She says and I nod then we both rush out of the room and down the hall with Marlee and Carter next to us.
It's been about an hour or two and we still haven't found any of our kids, we have searched almost every safe room and nothing has come up about our kids.
I run a hand through my hair as I walk down a hall to the next safe room, I press the wall and it slides back. I look inside and see Eadlyn sitting on the bed with her legs crossed, Ahren and Osten is standing next to her and Kile is sitting in front of her with his hand on her's. I look more closely and see that she's been crying what in the world would make Eadlyn cry, she never cries she's always so strong.
"DAD," Eadlyn says jumping up and rushing into my arms and I hold her close.
"Eadlyn, I've been so worried" I hug her close to me then I pull back and hold her at arms length, I take in her clothes then look at everyone else in the room there all dressed the same. I just shrugged it off, I can ask question later, but right now I just want to be with me, kids. I hold out an arm for Osten and he runs into it and I hug him and Eadlyn close.
"Wait," I say pulling back and looking around the room then back at Eadlyn. "Where's Kaden" She looks down and I see tears forming in her eyes.
"We don't know, he wasn't with us," She says and I look at Ahren and see that he's staring at the floor.
"Maxon" I hear someone call from down the hall, America I forgot about her.
"I found them" I yell and I hear the sound of shoes running down the hall, then America burst into the room and hugs Osten and Ahren close. Then Kile's parents come running and engulf their son in a bone crushing hug.
"Wait, where's Kaden" I look at America then at my kids who all look too awake for this time in the morning, and not to mention that there dressed and on the first floor, not the fourth floor by their rooms.
"Ok, everyone up to my office. We all need to talk"
I take America in my arms and we all start to walk to my office, Eadlyn and Kile are walking in front of us and I watch as Kile's says something with a smirk on his face and Eadlyn gasps and punches him in the arm playfully, with only earns her a kiss from Kile. Eadlyn takes Kile's hand and they walk with Ahren and Osten.
"Maxon where's Kaden," America asks next to me and I see the worry and pain in her eyes.
"The kids say that he wasn't with them, but want where they all doing on the first floor at three in the morning, " I ask looking at our kids talk as they climb the stairs.
"I wondering the same thing, but right now I just want to find Kaden then we can ask questions." I nod that's all I want to do right now too.
We get to my office and I hold the door open as they all filed in, I close the door and see them all standing there staring at something. I walk over to them and then give a little gasp as I see August standing there.
"Hello Maxon, America. I don't have long may I talk to you two in private" He asks and I nod then walk with America and August into the room next to my office, which is America's office and as always it's spotless. I turn and look at August, he doesn't look worried or upset but then again he could just be really good at hiding his emotions.
"I don't have a lot of time so just listen to what I have to say then ask question ok." I nod and so does America.
"We have Kaden and he's fine" I hold up a hand to stop him.
"Why do you have my son"
"Just listen, just before the attack happened we knew they were targeting your children and Kile so we need to do something. We wanted to grab all your kids and get them to safety, but too many people were watching and we couldn't do it without raising suspicion. Kaden was the only one that no one was watching, so we grabbed him from the training hall and got him to safety before they attacked"
I stare at August for a second the I remember myself.
"So you have Kaden, and he's safe," America asks and August nods.
"He's nice and cozy in our base, no one will hurt him" I sigh and run a hand through my hair, at least, one of my kids are safe.
"But telling you that Kaden is safe is not the only thing we came here for," August says and I look at him.
"What do you mean"
"I have come here to ask you to let us take you children to a safe place away from the palace and the rebels"
"Where," I ask looking at America then back to August.
"I can't say it here in fear that someone would hear and that would not be good but I promise you that if you let us take our kids to this place they we have everything they need and they will be safe" August has kind of a pleading sound in his voice I think he knows something that we don't.
"So you can take Eadlyn, Osten, and Kaden," I say because Ahren is going back to France soon.
"Yes," He says but then I think of something.
"What about Kile, Eadlyn won't go anywhere without him," I say and August nods.
"I figured as much so I made sure that we can take Kile and his sister if their parents say they can go"
"What do you think," I ask America.
"We should do it, we can't keep them here it's not safe," She says and I nod.
"I'll get Carter and Marlee"
I walk over to the door and open it to see Kile and Eadlyn in the far corner with their backs against the wall talking, Osten and Ahren are on one of the couches, and Marlee and Carter are standing by the door. Everyone turns and looks at me and my heart breaks in two when I look at my kids, the ones that I'll have to send away.
"Carter, Marlee we need to talk to you two," I say and they look at one another, then Carter nods and they follow me into the room.
"What's wrong," Marlee asks.
I take a deep breath then begin. "We found out that August took Kaden before the attack so that he wouldn't get hurt and he can take all our kids to safety too. America and I have decided that we should let them go, but I know Eadlyn won't go without Kile and I think you want Kile and Josie safe too. The rebels are targeting our kids that was the reason for this whole attack they were after our kids"Marlee and Carter look at one another then back at me.
"How long would they be gone," Carter asks.
"As long as needed until it's safe to return, it's not a good idea to have the future queen and her fiance in danger 24 seven," He says and I look at the ceiling.
"Are you sure they would be safe," Marlee asks.
"Yes they will be perfectly safe, no one will hurt them and they will have everything they need," August says with a nod.
"Ok, we'll do it if you two are" Carter say after a minute.
"We are," I say even though not haveing my kids around is going to break my heart but not as much as it would break if one of them were to get hurt.
"Ok when can you take them," America asks and I look back to August.
"We have word that the next rebel attack is going to be in about three to four days, we need to take them before that attack. We have most of the information filled out, but we need to clear some things up with the kids then we will have everything done."
"What kind of things," I ask August.
"There identities mostly" We all give him confused looks and him explains.
"Your children are going to get new identities, so for Eadlyn and Kile they will be married and have different names and we will probably make them a few years older, but we are not too sure of what Kaden and Osten should be. Osten is young enough that he could pass as there kid, but Kaden is too old so we need to work on that. We want them to be a family so they are all related, Josie will be Eadlyn's sister because they are around the same age, and well you get the gist of it" He says all this with confident so I think they have been working on the plane for a while.
"Seems like you have it all worked out, so you can't tell us where their going but can you tell us kind of what they're going to live like, is it in a bunker or what" I am really wondering what we are going to send our kids too.
"All I can say is that they will be in a house and in a town, they will have to work so they don't draw attention to themselves, but it's not hard work. Kile will work as an engineer there's a good one in that town. Eadlyn will work at the local fashion store, and the other two can't work so they will go to school. Josie will work at one of the many shops in the town we weren't too sure of what she would want to do so we have it that she could work at any of the shops" I nod and then look at America and see that she's smiling a little.
"Ok, so we're all agreed that this is the best thing for them," I ask and everyone nods.
"Then let's go tell them," I say and we all walk out of the room to face our kids.
Eadlyn's POV
"What is taking them so long," I ask Kile who's standing next to me, he looks at me with a smirk on his face.
"Your so impatient, just relax they will come out when there done talking" I roll my eyes.
"I am patient but not right now I just want-" My words are cut off by the door opening and I watch as our parents come out of the room looking like someone just took their candy. I push myself off the wall with my foot and walk over to them with Kile following.
"What's wrong," I ask and Dad looks like he's about to cry so does mom.
"I need to go, oh but Eadlyn I wanted to tell you that Neena is fine one of our men saw a rebel taking her and we know how close you two are so we were able to get her back. She should be in your room right now" August says then with one more goodbye to our parents he's gone. I give a sigh of relief, Neena's safe.
"Eadlyn we need to talk to you and Kile," Dad says and he doesn't look happy.
"Ok whatever we did now we're sorry and we won't do it again." I say and I see dad's eyes light up a bit with laughter.
"You didn't do anything wrong, well at least that I know of," He says with a small smile. "We just need to talk to you two" I look at Kile then back at my parents and nod.
"Ahren can you take Osten to his room please" Dad calls to Ahren and he nods and picks up a sleeping Osten and carries him from the room.
"What's this all about," I ask looking between mom and dad.
"We have gotten some news, first Kaden is safe August's men grabbed him before the attack and brought him to safety" I breathe a sigh of relief.
"That's good, so when is he coming back," I ask and dad looks at the ground and mom looks like she about to cry.
""He's not coming back," Mom says just above a whisper.
"What do you mean, can you just tell me what's going on," I say desperately looking between mom and dad.
"You're going with August to a safe place, you can't stay here because the rebels are after you," Dad says and I constantly look to Kile and take his hand.
"I'm not leaving Kile or you," I say and mom's eyes soften.
"We knew you would say that, but you don't have to worry Kile is going with you so is Osten and Josie" Mom says gripping my shoulders and looking into my eyes with kindness and love.
"I'm not leaving you, mom, I don't care that I'm in danger I won't leave you," I say close to tears, but I hold them back, I won't cry right now.
"Love I know this is hard, but you have to go, your not the only one in danger Kaden, Osten, and Kile are too. They need you to go as well for this whole thing to work" I cross my arms and look at dad.
"I'm listening," I say and dad takes a deep breath.
"You're going to be in a town acting like normal people, you'll have a house and food everything you need will be there. You all will have different names and identities, you and Kile will be married and they fake your ages and make you a little older so that Osten can pass as your kid, but they don't know what to do with Kaden, but we'll figure it out. There is a lot we need to work out but if you go it will make things a lot easier because even if you refuse to go Kile and Osten are going they don't have a choice." Dad says sternly.
I look up at Kile I can't leave him, but I also can't leave my parents to face almost certain doom. I look at dad and mom they look so worried, what am I going to do how can I leave anyone behind.
"Why do we have to leave," I ask pleadingly.
"Because we need you to be safe," Mom says putting a hand on my cheek.
"I don't want to leave you, mom," I say putting my hand over hers. She gives me a small smile.
"I don't want you to leave either sweety, but I would rather have you safe then with me and August can keep you safe," She says and I see dad tense behind mom when she said that August could keep me safe not him.
"How long would we be gone," I ask and mom looks at dad then back at me.
"We don't know, as long as it takes for the palace to be safe," She says.
"But mom that could take months or longer. I can't leave the palace for months" I say my voice breaking a bit when I say 'months'.
"I know darling, I know but if that's how long it takes for you to be safe then that's how long it will take," Mom says softly and I nod.
I turn to Kile and grab his hand. "Come on," I say and pull him to the other side of the room out of earshot of my parents.
"What do you think," I ask and Kile looks over his shoulder at our parents, then back at me.
"I'll go anywhere you go, Eady, I don't want to leave my parents but if it means you'll be safe I'll do it" I give him a soft smile.
"So you think it's a good idea," I ask and he nods.
"You and I will be married where ever we're going you think you can handle that," I ask with a smirk.
"I think I can, hey it will be good practice," He says with a chuckle and I smile, he always makes me happy no matter who dim the situation is.
"Kile I don't think I can leave my parents, what if my mom has an another heart attack, what if they get hurt, what if I never see them again, what-" My words are cut off by Kile kissing me and I wrap my arms around his neck without a second thought. He pulls back after a minute and looks into my eyes, the kindness, understanding, pain, and love in them that I instantly feel calmness fold over me.
"Eady you can't think about the what if's, there are a lot of things that could go wrong, but there are also things that could go right. But whatever happens, I'll be here for you I'll always be here for you. Your parents are trying to do what they think is right, you're not making it easier on them by being upset. I can't make you go along with this, but I'll always be with you no matter what you chose" His hands are cupping my cheeks and there warm and I lean into his hand and put my hand on his.
"I know there trying to do that right thing for us, but I can't stand the thought of leaving them here alone. My dad is already stressed out and I'm the only one that gets him out of his office or his little bubble of stress. What will happen if Osten isn't here to play little pranks on mom or dad to make them laugh or if Kaden isn't here to make sure mom gets out of her office. I can't leave them here" I say and Kile sighs softly.
"Eadlyn your parents will be ok, they aren't going to fall apart without you or your brothers. They will be upset that your gone but they will be ok" He says and I nod.
"Ok, I'll go but only if you think is a good idea" I already know that he thinks it's a good idea, but I need to hear him say it again.
"I think it's a good idea," He says softly his face inches away from mine.
"You know our parents are watching us right" I whisper and Kile chuckles and pulls back.
"Yeah I know," He says with a smile and then he takes my hand.
"I love you Kile" I whisper.
"I love you too Eady" I smile then look at our parents and see that they are all watching us with intense gazes. I sigh then we walk over to them.
"I'll go," I say and mom hugs me close and I hug her too as Kile talks to his parents. Dad hugs me and mom and we are just one big huddle of sad people.
"I'm going to miss you love" Dad whispers into my ear and I pull back feeling the tears coming.
"I... I got to go," I say running to the door and rushing out the room and running down the hall, away from all the people that I'll have to leave behind soon.
I run down random halls until I find myself in an abandoned hall then I press my back against the wall and slump to the ground the tears rushing from my eyes. I can't leave my parents behind, but I can't leave Kile either, what am I going to do. I already said I would go, but I don't want to go anywhere.
"Eadlyn" I hear someone say, but I don't answer, I hear them walk over and stand above me then they kneels down next to me.
"Are you alright," He says and I lift my head a little and see Isaac kneeling next to me, I feel a wave of relief that he didn't get hurt in the fight.
"No," I say softly and Isaac gives me a concerned look.
"Are you hurt" He's eyes comb over me trying to see if I'm bleeding or have broken bones.
"No, I'm not hurt. I'm just upset I don't want to talk about it" I say this a little too harshly and Isaac pulls back a little.
"I'm sorry, I'm just not in a good mood right now," I say and he nods then sits down next to me leaning his head against the wall and not saying anything or making me say anything, we stay like this for about ten or fifteen minutes.
"Eadlyn there you are" I turn my head a bit and see Kile standing at the corner looking at Isaac sitting next to me.
"I haven't moved," I say sarcastically then lean my head back against the wall and close my eyes again.
"Well you definitely moved from the office," He says coming to my side.
"I know," I say not opening my eyes, but I hear Isaac move to stand.
"I better go," Isaac says and I open my eyes and nod at him.
"Thanks, I'm glad you didn't get hurt," I say and he smiles a little then walks back down the hall and around the corner.
"What happened," Kile asks softly.
"It's nothing really, my dad just said something and I overreacted, that's all"
Kile gives me a look then nods, he sits down next to me and pulls me onto his lap and hugs me close. I lay my head on his chest and just breathe in peace that seems to radiate off of Kile.
"It's going to be alright Eady, as long as we have each other we'll be alright," He says and I lift my head and look into his blue eyes, and for once I believe him as long as I have Kile the rest will fall into place.
