𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋𝐒 || 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍 [𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐕𝐄𝐑.]

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏

“I hope you cleaned up after doing dirty things in my apartment.”

“I don't know what you're talking about, Erie.”

“Just you and Mags, it doesn't take a genius to add one plus one,” she snorted, plopping down on the couch. “How are they?”

“Sora's awake and wants to talk to you about something. You can't keep protecting them, Aru. You're going to end up sinking deeper.”

Rêverie was silent, listening to Nero's words.

She knew Nero was right, but still she had no intention of changing her ways.

“He knows.”

“What?! What do you mean he knows?”

Rêverie's eyes showed panic as Kieran watched her with an unchanged expression.

“He hasn't forgotten this time and... he's been asking questions. He's also drawn his own theories and conclusions. You can't keep it from him any longer.”

“Then he…”

“Hotaru,” he called, wrapping his arms around her, “It's alright, he's your brother. You know what he's like. He won't hate you, no one will. Stop thinking that any of them are going to hate you when they are the people who love you the most and you love them the most.”

The words left his lips as he caressed Rêverie's hair and she listened in silence.

“Where is he now?”

“Sleeping in your room. He drank a lot even though we tried to stop him,” he commented with a grimace as he listened to Rêverie's laughter.

“Did he invade your little world?”

“Yes, he did. He didn't interrupt much though, Magnus doesn't seem to like me much,” Kieran muttered, looking away. “He's doing like you're doing with Carlisle,” he commented with amusement.

“I'm not doing anything with him.”

“What about all that closeness at the ball? That time alone in the kitchen? And, oh, don't think I don't know that you spent time alone with him recently. I know you better than anyone, Erie, and I also know that Thyra seems to have a bit of an obsession with him. Are you still going to dare tell me you didn't do anything with him?”

“Exactly, because that's what we did. Nothing,” said Rêverie, feeling her cheeks burning, “I'm going to see Shiel!”

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Rêverie entered the room in silence, watching her brother sleeping peacefully in bed.

”Aru... sssorryyy…” Dashiel murmured in his sleep as his sister caressed his head, “I'm sorry for being a burden... to you…”