Wie! I made a trailer for this fic and you can find the link on my profile and here's the chapter.

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Chapter 5

Eva waited for the water to boil. She had recently gone to the orphanage, to visit the kids, and now she was home again.

Eva grimaced. Home alone.

Stan and his family asked if she would want to stay with them, but Eva rather stayed in her own room. Just in case something would happen.

After she made her tea, Eva walked up to her room with the cup and placed it on her nightstand.

Glancing around her room, Eva thought now was a good time to search for that missing jewellery box that once belonged to her mother. Eva sighed. She truly lost everything in her room.

Throwing some clothes on the bed, Eva sat down. She had few options to search.

After 2 hours, Eva had found the box and lovingly looked in it. It was hided in the closet.

She never wore jewellery. It only got in the way. Well, okay, except for the strap-necklace and the pins in her ear.

But, her mom, had loved jewellery. The prettiest earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings.

Eva fitted one of the rings. They fitted, but they probably had fit her mom better. Eva scowled. She loved her mom's things. But she'll never take them for herself.

She would never take her clothes either. Then they would lose her scent.

Eva closed the jewellery box and the melody that had been playing stopped abruptly. Putting it under her bed (which was probably full of weapons, photo's and socks), Eva ran down to the basement after she pulled some long socks on, not bothering that she was just in a shirt and the large underwear she always wear after showering.

Eva opened a few boxes until she found what she needed, a box with her mom's personal belongings. They had meant to search through this all, what could remain in the basement, what could be in the house and what they could throw away. Eva whipped the dust of her hands and searched with blind hands for the light-switch. She used to have nightmares about basements.

That quickly faded after her first kill.

Pushing the button, a soft light lit the room, and Eva was able to see a bit better. Pulling the box closer, Eva duck in it, getting some stuff out of it.

Eva found her purse, with her normal stuff in it. Her wallet, however, was empty. Eva flipped through it quickly, only finding a few old cards for discount, some pictures of Eva, Don and her parents slash sister.

Eva frowned. Aunt Sophia. Died of cancer when Eva was 3.

Pulling out one small picture, the one of Eva and her parents in the parc, Eva put it in her pocket and threw the wallet back in the purse, along with Maya's lipstick, perfume (which Eva just smelled for a second), a eyeliner, a brush, her camera (which Eva also put in her pocket, she would print the remaining pictures), and a notion book, which Eva flipped through. There had been some numbers of people in, so Eva decided to take it with her and flip it through.

Closing the purse, Eva grabbed a few photo's. Pictures of Eva, Don, Maya and Don, Maya and Eva, Eva with her grandparents etc etc.

Eva smiled slightly when she saw the crazy photo of her and Jordan when they were young kids. When Jordan still lived here, they had been close friends. They would still be, even when Eva knew he had light feelings for her.

Eva grabbed some cd's and watched them. Her mother didn't had a horrible taste as for music, but it wasn't a loud to use music anymore. Only the royals could. So Eva always hummed a song she knew a little from the past, only to keep herself busy.

Eva vaguely felt a spider walk over her foot, and she whipped it away. Eva found it hard to imagine, that only 10 years ago life was dead normal.

Eva had gone to kid-school. She had friends. It was aloud to run around with a mp3, or to walk around like a total slut and not be raped by some huge aliens. Luckily they still had walkie-talkies.

Eva knew, that the woman they held captive, we're often raped. And if they were pregnant, they would get killed. That's why Eva didn't wanted to get caught. First of all, she didn't wanted to get raped.

And second, if Eva would be pregnant, she'll grow to love the child, Crogg, Nourasion or Human. Because it would be her own blood, and she wouldn't want it. She couldn't have it.

As a matter of fact, if the war didn't ended Eva would never take children.

Eva thought back of the week before the war started. She and her mother had agreed Eva would participate guitar lessons. She smiled. She was so different back then. Just walking around with a guitar now could get you killed, because you just cant make/hear/have music.

Eva straightened her shirt and closed the box after seen anything. She was about to pull another one to her, when her beeper sounded. Eva sighed. Great. Duty.

Eva raised her eyebrows. "Stan, be realistic."

"I am Eva! If the Drudger's blood could take out a full-blood Nourasion.." Eva cut him short. "Then they'd probably kill the humans who have the poison."

Stan sighed. "Eva, we could at least try it."

Eva knew where this was going. Stan was their leader, and though he always asked her what she thought of it, he'd do it anyways until Eva came with a real good reason.

Koji shook his head to Eva, trying to reason her. Eva closed her eyes. "Stan, I ask you, please don't even try it. Who knows what will come from it."

"Nothing will go wrong, Eve. You know me!"

Unfortunately.

Eva stood up and pushed her hair back. "Fine. But call me when you try it."

She just hoped they wouldn't sacrifice a human for it. Because, if they did that, they could make sure that Eva left their group. Jordan would be all to happy to receive her in his group.

Pulling her left earlobe lightly, Eva walked out of the room and to the entrance. She was the one who would stand guard tonight.

Once outside, Eva positioned herself on a rooftop (she climbed up a bit unhandy), and looked over the silent streets. It was after curfew.

While looking around, Eva's thoughts wandered to several things. First, her father. She wondered how he was doing. And it was way to dangerous to sneak into the dungeons without being seen.

Eva waved at the girl of Jordan's group who walked by, probably she was heading home or walking around.

The half blind girl, also known as Joyce, waved back with a smile, and continued to sneak around in the shadows.

Next, was the screaming she faintly heard. But, she couldn't leave her place, and Eva knew it. Tonight they were busy all night, so someone had to stand watch.

Then, the cat that walked over the rooftop opposite of her, loudly purring when it met her child, a smaller cat.

Eva smiled.

Next, how badly she didn't wanted, was the Nourasion Prince. He'd been in her head before. Why he took such interest in her, she did not knew. First she thought, that he thought she would be a good fuck. But eventually, the desperate way he wanted to know her name made Eva think otherwise.

After all.. he could've been forced into this war too.

But he still is a Nourasion in alliance with the Croggs. The voice in charge said in her head. Eva sighed. Deep inside, she knew she wanted to find out what he was after.

Then, out of nothing, an idea popped into Eva's mind.

If she could befriend him (what are you thinking!!), then maybe she could free her father? After all, he's the Prince.

And the secrets she could get out of him. But would she go so low? Eva glazed over the streets. Would she use one?

Stan would so not agree to that. But she could keep it a secret. Hmm.

Well, even if she would do that plan, he had to search her up again.

And as on cue, someone ticked her shoulder. "Is this a hobby of yours, sitting on rooftops?"

And then realization came hard. She didn't had her bonnet on.

Fuck.

"Eh, I, err.." Eva struggled for words. Fuckfuckfuck! If he would notice why she was here, she was really busted.

"Don't worry, you're too fascinating to lock up." So he only thought I was nervous because it was not aloud to sit on rooftops (not that they made a rule for that because that would be idiotic, it just wasn't aloud)

Eva's brains wanted to come out with some rude sentence, but Eva hold herself. If he didn't know what she was doing here, he didn't knew who the girl with the bonnet was.

So he would think he met 2 girls, in place of one.

So her plan could work.

"That's.. nice to hear." Eva nearly choked out, and he sat next to her. "It's sad to know I still don't searched up your address."

Eva cast a side-way glance at him. "So why don't you just send a Crogg?"

He smiled. "Because I love woman I cant reach."

Oh, there he was again. Old Nourasion perv guy.

Eva turned around. She'd definitely make him trust her. She would do it.

Eva leaned in closer. "You're not the guy you pretend to be, Prince." She said, sneering. "Because, if you were, you wouldn't try to search my name like you did. What is it that you want?"

He glared at her. Eva realized, she practically just challenged him. But she could wait. She only had to scream and half her group would run outside to rush her help.

"Come when you want to tell me, okay?" Eva said, before standing up and jumped down from the small rooftop. Landing a little ungracefully on her feet, Eva pretended to walk down the street.

Eva came in the door, just as the gang was packing to leave. Stan glared at her, making Eva uneasy and she looked at him questionable.

He came closer to her, so he could talk to her without everyone hearing. "Where were you last night?"

Eva stared at him. "I was on that rooftop, you know? The one I stand guard at?"

"No you weren't."

Eva gulped. After chatting with the Prince she took another rooftop to watch on. How could she explain thát to Stan?

"Okay, you got me. I left to another rooftop because I heard some Croggs. But I sure as hell didn't left you."

He glanced her over. Stan was in charge, but if he would start a fight with Eva, she would sure win.

Eva glared at him, making Stan sigh and walk away again. Eva walked up to Koji. "Something happened?"

He pouted lightly, showing there did happen something but not too badly. He grabbed a note and a pen. He wrote:

Not exactly sure. Stan had an argue over the new method he discovered, with the Drudgers blood?

Anyway, many didn't agree to it, so the group is a bit uneven now.

Eva frowned. It was dangerous if the group wasn't even.

Take the day off Eva, nothing is going to happen today. You could use some rest.

Eva thought of the new mission she had. She nodded gratefully. "Thanks Koji." Koji, could give the orders too, being the nephew of Stan.

"But please beep me when something's wrong."

Koji nodded.

Eva sat down on a slightly old bench, looking over at the market. She wondered if she had scared the Nourasion away.

Eva laid down on the bench, her head on the cool stone and her feet on the other side. Benches in the park were always quit big. And Eva wasn't that tall.

She watched the people walk on the market. Buying stuff, stealing stuff or selling stuff.

Eva's hand wandered down and pulled at the grass. She hoped he would find her on the magical way he always did. Eva closed her eyes and let the breeze pull her hairs, before laying on her back. Eva loved wind. It was the one and only thing the Croggs couldn't take. They could ruin the earth, dirt the water and kill the fire, but they never can take the air away.

Even if it was a bit more polluted. In that case, the Croggs live healthier. No cars. No computers. But the tridents and all their stuff made sure pollution would stay.

She heard the Crogg-planet, Kramm, was dark, dirty and smelly. Maybe that's why they wanted Earth so badly.

If they just wanted revenge, one attack, killing million people would be good enough.

Opening her eyes, she stared right into the smirking face of the royal. Eva closed her eyes again. "So?"

"I was young when the war with Earth started."

Bingo.

Eva smiled. "How old were you?"

"In earth years 9." So he's 19 or 20 now.

Eva sat up, legs crossed, and opened her eyes again, glancing at him. He sat down next to her, facing her, and examining her. Eva smiled when his eyes eventually rested on hers.

"So you're not really with the Croggs?"

"You got quit some courage."

Eva grinned when he decided to answer anyway. "No, as a matter of fact I despise the Croggs and everyone may know it." He said, defensively.

"They ruin everything the Nourasions stand for. They are as brutal as beasts."

Eva nodded, putting her hands so they could support her chin. "So why exactly do you participate the war?"

Eva had not missed the pained look that came in his eyes, for just a small second. "That, Lady Eva, is none of your concern."

"And still I think it is weird that you, a noble Prince of Nourasia, calls me, a humble commoner of Earth, a lady."

Aikka smiled, lightly. "I was taught to be friendly to women."

Eva smirked. "But you weren't exactly friendly the other day, more pushy."

He grinned cheekily again. "A man has to do, what a man has to do."

"Oh please." Eva said, leaning back on her hands. "You say that to all human girls?"

He smiled and shook his head. "Of course not. I am not a player."

Eva put her hair behind her ear. "So if you happen to see a beautiful blond with blue eyes walking by you don't turn your head?"

"I prefer black and red." He responded and Eva grinned, knowing her hair was oddly painted, one of the things that were alouded.

"How old are you, actually?" He suddenly asked her. Eva grinned. "Would it make a difference?"

"Difference to what?" He said, waving the subject away. Eva smiled at that. "I'm 16. I was 5 when the war started."

He frowned. "That's pretty young."

Eva looked back at the market. "Well, maybe it would be better. Because I child of five wouldn't really know what is happening right?"

"But a child of 9 could work better with it."

Eva looked at him again. He wasn't that bad. What are you thinkiiiing!!, a voice snapped at her.

"But I think the differences of a human and Nourasions are still quit big." He continued. Eva nodded. "Plus, you're royal."

"Oh, so that's how you call it. Royal." He sneered. Eva looked up. "To tell the truth, Nourasia didn't wanted an alliance at all. We're forced."

She raised her eyebrows, and the Royal realized he had said to much and he shut up immediately.

Eva smiled. "I don't have anyone to tell too. My parents are both dead." She quickly lied. He looked up. "Sorry."

Eva pushed his shoulder, which made him look up. Eva was on her feet with a big smile. "I challenge you." Then she pointed to the small hill a few meters away from them. "We're racing to the top of that hill. If I win, you'll take me on a night-trip with your beetle!"

Truth to truth, Eva would love to fly.

He grinned his fangs bare. "And if I win?"

"I don't know."

"If I win you tell me where you live."

"Then I just have to win, right?"

Eventually, they had arrived together, but Eva had just won before him. He glared playfully at her and Eva grinned, shaking her fist in the air. "Yes! I'm so good, I'm so good." she sing-songed and the Royal sighed.

Eva walked up to him. "So, 11 o'clock here?"

"Fine."

Okay. She could do it. Eva glanced at the newspaper on the ground, of course with most of it bull-shit.

She could make him trust her. She had undergone stage 1, and now the other one. If, he really was forced, she could befriend him much easier.

Eva reckoned, she had to do something back though, else he'll never believe it.

Eva frowned and closed the curtains, and went out of the house, wandering around and keeping a close eye at the pervy Crogg at the end of the street.

Eventually, Eva was forced to help Mrs Beks with her shopping, because the woman asked her too and Eva was really bad at saying no to people she liked.

So, Eva accepted the offer and went with the old woman to the market, where they got the stuff Mrs Beks needed. Eventually, Eva got bored and said she had to leave to meet a friend. Which was partly true. She had to meet a friend, Jordan, but she didn't had to do it now.

But Eva didn't had anything else to do, so she went to the base his group was staying, climbing down the small, dangerous stairs, and landing on her feet. Shrieking ever so lightly when she felt someone move against her feet, Eva pushed the mouse a bit away with her foot, walking off to the main room.

Opening the door quickly, so they wouldn't really notice, Eva ticked Jordan's shoulder.

He turned around, with, a blue eye. Eva chuckled when she saw it. "Who got you down?"

"It's not funny! It was a enormous Crogg!"

"It was Jake from the northern base." A girl said, walking by and Jordan furrowed his brows. Jake was a rookie and a ladiesmen, and though he was quit strong, he did not had much experience.

Eva now laughed loud. "JAKE? How did that happen!?" She choked out, and Jordan got red. He opened his mouth but Eva shut him up. "Wait, I don't wanna hear it. It'll ruin the fun I'm having now.", making Jordan even more angry and Eva walked down at the table, sitting down. "Anyway! I need to talk to you."

So, Jordan sat down at the table too. "Speak."

Eva explained the situation with Stan, and he thought. "But," He eventually said. "It could work."

Eva dropped her head a little. "Please Jordan, please just tell me you didn't say that!"

Jordan's hands went up in defence. "It could Eva! Though it has most likely no chance of proceeding, why don't let him try?"

"Because, I know it'll go wrong and I know we'll have a problem then."

"What kind off a problem?"

"Jordan! You know I was always right in these situations!"

"Yes, I know Eva. But it could! And what if it worked and we never tried it?"

Eva sighed. "I'll let him try. I just don't think it's a good idea."

"I understand." And he accepted a glass of water.

"So, how's your boyfriend?"

Eva waved goodbye to 2-blue eyed Jordan, who had a cold compress to his other eye now. Behind him was the girl, snickering.

Eva smiled and left, happily to get out in the fresh air again, with a bag of money on her hip. She had a new mission. Given by Jordan. Eva smirked. Stan would die if he heard that. But this way she might get some information about how it is with her dad. Making her way to the place where they keep their prisoners hidden, Eva thought. Jordan wanted her to buy a prisoner back, a member of Jordan's team. Her team did that too, they saved money so they could afford it, to the hatred of the Croggs. She loved to see their faces.

Making sure her gun wasn't to be seen, Eva entered the building and glanced around the Croggs, who were eying her with disgust. The few humans who were here, were either getting dragged to the dungeons or were here to buy someone free.

Walking up to the desk, she leaned in. "What?" the female Crogg said. Eva searched her Crogg language up.

"Um..Hello, I'm here to buy someone free." Eva tried.

"Great. Who?"

"Thomas Troihren." Eva said, remembering the name. The Crogg searched it up, accepted the money and gave a Crogg the assignment to get the guy.

After 5 minutes, the guy named Thomas was thrown on the ground and the Crogg left again. Eva helped him up. "You all right?"

He looked kinda cranky. "Better then ever."

Eva grinned behind her bonnet. She LOVED spying on Croggs. Lying flat on her stomach she peered through the window, hoping they wouldn't talk to much in their language, since Eva's experience in it was limited.

Humming softly when they didn't do anything, Eva soon got bored and turned around to Jessica, who was next to her. It wasn't a big mission, but Eva was bored so she accepted to accompany Jessica.

"Is that I believe I can fly?" Jessica whispered to Eva, and Eva snickered. "Heh, my mom loved it." And she stopped humming. (AN: Remember, it's the year 208whatsoever, so the songs are classics there xD)

Another 5 minutes the male Crogg only cleaned his desk. Jesscia now turned to Eva. "Okay. I see I see what you don't see."

Eva grinned. She liked Jessica, she was a true friend, maybe even a sister. When they both were 8 and joined to group for training, they had become best friends.

Eva looked around. "An ugly male Crogg." "Wrong." Eva looked up. "A moon?" "Wrong." "You see the beautiful me." "Warm."

She wobbled her eyebrows. Eva looked down from the rooftop they were on. "Oooooh!" She suddenly whispered. "It's a Nourasion. GOD! You dont compare them to me, right?"

Jessica kept her laugh behind her hand and Eva threw a twig down, so that the Nourasion got the shock of his life and turned around wildly, making Eva and Jessica laugh even more.

She looked up at Eva. "Why are you so happy? Something must have happened."

Eva grinned at her. "I just won a bet today, and no I will not tell you with who and no he's no my boyfriend and NO I'm not in love."

"You are late."

Jessica put her finger for her mouth, and Eva shut up and leaned in. She groaned when she saw the King of Nourasia. Well, she expected him to be. He looked kinda like Aikka..

Eva frowned. Since when does she refers the Royal as Aikka?

Eva gasped when she saw the large, blue beetle standing on the hill. It was so beautiful! She suddenly felt the childish urge to run up to it and pat it. So she did, not caring if the beetle could be dangerous or not. The beetle screeched of fear, but eventually purred when Eva sweetly patted him. "You're such a pretty boooy!" Eva squealed, forgetting that the Royal could be somewhere around.

And, to her luck, he was. "His name is G'dar." Eva froze and turned around, obviously embarrassed. "Oh. Okay. Um." Eva said, cursing under her breath.

He grinned. "I was wondering if you would ditch me."

Okay, we're making Aikka nicer! R&R!