You are now Eridan.

Early that morning…

You awake to the annoying sound of your alarm as it beeps incessantly. Your eyes open the slightest bit as you check the time: 9:00. You wanted to get up early to ensure that you'd have enough time to get ready. After all, you had somebody to impress, which meant getting even more dolled up than usual. You force yourself to get out of bed and trudge to your closet, already knowing which ensemble you'd be choosing. You grab a pair of regular denim jeans and one of those ghastly tank tops. It wasn't your ideal outfit, but it would allow Phaedra to see more of your body which is a good thing you think.

After changing into the peasant-wear, you head into your private bathroom to prepare your hair. To keep things short, you spend the next hour and a half styling and gelling your hair to sheer perfection. You've gone with a hair style that looks like it's messy, but really, it's been planned. Phaedra won't even know the difference. You smirk in the mirror, then grab a toothbrush and toothpaste to brush your teeth. Afterwards you rinse with mouthwash, go to the restroom, wash your hands, and pull out some concealer. You apply it expertly to the few blemishes on your face until they're practically gone.

You exit the bathroom and check the time again out of habit. It reads 10:57, so you figure the chef will have something prepared by now. You lick your lips in anticipation and head downstairs, and when you're met halfway with the smell of French toast you're practically drooling. You enter the dining room and see your plate already set for you and your brother on his phone and wearing a tux for some reason, sitting close to your designated seat. He looks up at you and winks before going back to his phone, and you shiver in disgust at the gesture. You loved him, but he could be really creepy at times without even meaning it.

Sitting down at your seat, you're no longer able to resist digging into the French toast. You grab a fork and nearly devour it, another plate full of bacon soon replacing the empty one. Gosh, the chef just knew you so well.

"Aye chief, vhat're you all dressed up for?" your brother Cronus asks, setting his phone to the side. You nearly scoff at his question because really, it was just so absurdly false.

"I ain't evven dressed up Cro. Wwhat about you and that there tux?" you counter, sort of curious as to why he'd be wearing formal wear at eleven in the morning. He chuckles as if your question was the dumbest thing he'd ever heard and slouches forward, resting his elbows on the table in complete disregard of hygiene. He could be such a Neanderthal sometimes.

"Today's my one year anniversary vith my boy toy, squirt," he tells you, to which you roll your eyes. You've seen this boyfriend many times, and yet nobody in the family even knows the guy's name. It was ridiculous! Although, Mom and Dad are never home, and you don't really care, so it isn't all that surprising.

"Am I evver gonna actually MEET this guy? I don't evven know his name, howw old he is, nothin'!" you complain, pushing the now empty plate to the side for someone else to attend to. Eventually someone does, which is fantastic because it was just SUCH a distraction.

"Vell if ya must knov, his name is Ayexis, he's extremely sexy, and he's tventy-tvo," he informs you, and for some reason this strikes a chord inside you. The name just sounds so familiar, you wonder…

"Wwell wwhat's his last name?" you ask, hoping against hope it isn't what you think it is. Cronus smirks and leans back, digging into his pockets to fetch a carton of cigarettes and a lighter. He takes his sweet time to answer, placing a cigarette in his mouth, lighting it, and inhaling before finally blowing the smoke out and stating quite simply, "Ellistin."

Present…

"What's the matter Ampora?" she asks with so much concern it nearly shatters your heart. You want to tell her so bad, but the fact that your brothers are dating is enough to repulse you completely. You sigh loudly and look at the ground, and you just KNOW she's staring at you. You can feel her eyes boring into your form as she searches, begs for an answer.

"Look I know I was supposed to be here at noon or whatever, but I sort of woke up late and then I got to talking to Ayexis and I would have texted you, but-"

"That's not it Phae. Wwe, wwhatevver wwe are, can't go on," you tell her, cutting her off before you're forced to hear any more of that desperate tone. It's killing you, but this is the right thing to do. Besides, what if you tell her why and she thinks you're being selfish? She laughs awkwardly for a short time before it finally registers that you're not kidding.

"Well why not?" she asks, voice cracking just the slightest. You nod your head side to side and squeeze your eyes shut, then turn to the side, trying to hold in the tears. You needed to be rough so she'd get the idea, but if you so much as looked at her you'd fall apart completely. You hear movement from behind you before she speaks, and what she says finally finishes the job. Your heart is shattered.

"I'll respect your wishes, but sometime in the future, I'd really like a reason why," she says in an emotionless tone before her footsteps head in the opposite direction. You're surprised with how understanding she was and briefly wonder of you should tell her, but then decide against it. It was for the best if she didn't know, or at least that's what you think.

Mkay so once again, super late. My bad.