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And I don't go around killing my co-workers

His words were echoing in my mind as I was sitting outside when Eden hopped down the stairs plummeting himself next to me.

"What are you doing out here?"

I sighed looking beside me where Eden was leaning back on his forearms and had his legs kicked out, and somehow that position did not look too comfortable for me. The walk did Nik some good since he was in a much brighter mood when he came back.

Less...scared. What ever Eden told him, worked. 

"Nothing," I said sighing as I looked at the sky, the clouds were getting slightly darker, and maybe it was going to rain. Who knows?

I liked rain. 

"What made you fire back there?"

"What?" I asked looking at Eden again, his amused eyes rolling as he sat up. 

"The prince may have made everyone else believe he "fell" with his shit excuse, but I know a hit when I see one, besides, if he fell face first, why is he rubbing the back of his head, anyways, what did he do?"

I sighed not wanting to talk about it and went to stand up when his arm grabbed my wrist halting me, "It's good to talk sometimes you know?"

I bit my lip sitting back down, I wasn't going to talk to him. What was this a girls gossip session, did he think I was just randomly going to pour my heart out to him. Well that was too bad because even I don't know what my heart was saying. But I knew my mouth was speaking without consulting my brain first, and that didn't make me too happy.

"I don't know, he just pissed me off," I waved a hand. I just hoped Alex didn't find out or it was my head on the chopping box. 

"What did he say...or do?"

 "Stuff,"

"Oh yeah, we are off to a great start folks,"

I rolled my eyes nudging Eden, "Shut up, he's just going on about how I kill my co-workers," I frowned.

I don't really, well, maybe, okay I did on a few instances, but he wasn't my co-worked, her was mo-something else. Something I didn't understand. Too complicated and Isandra did not do complicated.

"Well I'm still alive aren't I?" Eden said stretching out even more, was he trying to prove a point that his legs were longer than mine, because the world could see that. I glared at his feet pulling mine in and tucking my chin between my knees.

"Yeah, well not for long," I joked, did I have my gun on me. Maybe I can pull a quick scare on Eden, that brought a smile to my face.

"Do you-do you like him?"

"What?"

"You heard me," I turned our raising an eyebrow, "I do not like the prince Eden,"

He let out a scoff shaking his head, "No, I mean Daniel,"

The name alone sent a tingle through  my body, "What of course not," I said looking back at the trees, at least they didn't grill me from their stare.

"You sure about that,"

"No, I just feel guilty I guess. I mean why else would I always think about him. I mean that makes sense right. I feel like I shouldn't have ended things the way I did. I guess it's like his ghost aura or something is just trying to get revenge for that," I tugged at the bottom of my pants frowning.

Were ghosts real? Because I could feel the change in temperature, or maybe it was just getting cold. It had to be that, guilt. 

Why else would I see his face every time I close my eyes?

I tried doing what he told me to. Patch things up with Alex, so every time I saw Alex, I remembered him. the way he told me to fix things up. I tried to chance. Be more careless. not so uptight and always following the rules  but that just got me from a guard to hotel duty the first time.

And of course that little bitch of a Catherina had to go tell everyone and make me seem like the bad guy

I wasn't the bad guy!

Or was I.

I bit my lip narrowing my eyes, I needed something or someone to punch really. 

But it was guilt. That was it, what else could it possibly be? It's just that everything and everyone reminded me off him. His last moments etching into my brain and most importantly, the fact that I failed.

"Yeah that's it," I muttered. 

"Guilt, right," Eden said and I nearly forgot that he was next to me. 

"Yeah,"

"Maybe when you see him you guys can sort out your, whatever,"

I laughed, at that I laughed, "He's dead Eden,"

He raised a skeptical eyebrow at me, one I didn't like.

"Dead people can't come back alive,"

"Unless he never died," my heart skipped a beat.

"N-no I shot him i-in the h-heart?" 

Eden stood up stretching and winked at me, "Sure you did, stop looking at me like you're going to stab me. I admit, dead people you shoot in the heart won't live and can't come back," he said turning around, "But you have to shoot them first,"

I grunted in frustration as  he slammed the door and kicked a rock. Whatever Eden, whatever. 

I stood up swearing when my ankle gave away and I tripped onto the step pain shooting up my knee.

Just bloody thanks.

Stupid stairs.

I kicked them regretting that as well and limped back inside, today was not my day. 

"Whoa someone is ang-pretty someone is pretty," Nik said quickly as my gaze met his. Rolling my eyes I made way to the make shifts bed, I was going to bed, for a long time. 

I flopped onto the stupid mattress, it didn't help that we were in a cabin again. People should know that cabins and I don't get along.

"Are you really sleeping?"

I groaned rolling over onto my stomach hiding my face in the pillow, "Shut up Alex, you just slept till now,"

I ignored his rant shutting my eyes but it was really hard to sleep when you had an older brother as irritating as him. God how were we related again?

Oh yeah, something horrible called genetics. And he was getting on the certain genetics of mine that made my blood pump faster and harder when I got angry. And we all knew what an angry Isandra, did, uncontrollable things and I just snapped.

The next thing I knew I was half on Alex with my gun aimed at him, "Just shut it," 

"EDEN ISANDRA IS TRYING TO KILL HER BROTHER,"

Great, when did the rattle tattle girly Nik enter.

"I am not," I said getting up as Eden ran in, but my gun was gone by then and I simply smiled at him, "I was just showing him a new trick," I walked past the annoying boys.

"You need to calm down," Eden muttered walking behind me. I looked over my shoulder, what was he my bodyguard.

Yeah that's because I had nothing to do, I liked to keep busy to stop my head from thinking. But clearly here nothing exciting was happening. Well it was but then gone. 

"I am calm," I retorted looking in the fridge. Yep nothing, just as I thought. Of course me slamming the door didn't sound so damn calm. 

Eden raised an eyebrow at me, "Why do you care, go sheep a sheep or something," Eden shook his head leaving the room, well I wasn't being very helpful. I wonder who next dared to annoy me.  Oh yeah, the prince, should have known.

But when he spotted me near the kitchen sink he stopped his eyes widening, "I just need ice," he muttered.

I shrugged, "Do I look like the Grinch that stole ice?" Damn it I should have chucked all the ice outside, and then watched him suffer. 

I watched hiding my smile as he walked to the freezer, his eyes flicking back now and to check on me. Well I hadn't moved from my spot, maybe I should scare him, say "Boo," but then both Eden and Alex would be up my case and I could do without that.

"Do you really mean that?"

"I didn't say anything," I said, my fingers itching to go out and shoot something. Yes, that's what I'll do, go shoot a deer or something. Or maybe I'll stick to shooting trees, I didn't need to take my anger out on some poor animal.

"That you never felt anything for me?"

I rolled my eyes, he had all those injuries and he was still brave to ask me.

"Look you wanted to get in trouble and call of the engagement with me. And to be frank, I was just using you as an excuse to make new memories. Simple, I do not and never will like you."

Jax frowned placing the ice back on his head, "You liked him didn't you,"

I turned around the bench, "Liked who?" It wasn't raining outside just yet, so maybe I could go for a very quick walk and shoot some things.

Shooting things were always fun. 

"Hey, Carter is here," Alex called from the front, good now that there was an extra person to cover for me, I could leave happily. 

"Daniel,"

I frowned scoffing, right, that walk was coming up, "Why does everyone keep asking that," I threw open the door and stormed out the side.

* * * 

"I think you killed enough trees," I jumped turning around and sighed in relief realising it was Carter.

"Jesus don't sneak up on me like that,"

"Someone once told me no one could sneak up on you,"

"Yes but I am holding a gun, I could have shot you, you idiot," I put the safety back on tucking it into the back of my pants, "What's wrong?" I said.

Was there some emergency that required me?

"Alex wanted me to fetch you for dinner," Carter walked forward inspecting the tree wound, running his hand on the bark, "Damn you killed the tree, you didn't even miss,"

I shrugged, well that's what happens when you fire more than three rounds in the same spot.

"What did the tree ever do to you?"

"Do you prefer me aiming at you?" I asked raising an eyebrow. Carter raised his hands, palms forward in defense. 

"Come on, you've been out here for a while," Rather than arguing I decided to follow him, only cause I was hungry as well, "So did you get back up?"

Carter nodded, "Palace guards, they're on their way, they'll be here in a few more hours maximum,"

I nodded, that's good.

Inside Eden and Alex were setting up plates and the smell of food made my stomach growl.

"Isandra go fetch the prince will you, and be nice," Alex said and I rolled my eyes. Eden raised an eyebrow at me and I waved a hand rejecting his silent offer of Want me to go, didn't he think I could act civilized?

I went to the room knocking, "Hey dinner, want to come or should I eat your portion?" with the silence I guess he wasn't hungry. But something told me to check the room so I opened it to find it empty.

Strange

I walked into the front room, my heart skipped a beat when the door was open. 

"Everything okay?"

I looked over my shoulder looking at Carter, "I think...the prince is missing?" I said.

But of course, I didn't want to raise false alarms but the way Carter took out his phone, he was raising all types of alarms. 

We are nearing the end of part one, but don't worry, part two is like 10 chapters of Epilogue  cause we all love happy endings, or do we? ;)