Something to Prove (Golden Guard x reader)

21.) Fight or Flight

"So then I was like, you can't spell medal without Eda and- are you even listening?" Eda sighs.

"Huh? Yeah, yeah, I'm listening." I smile at my scroll.

"What are you smiling at?" She elbows me with a grin.

"Nothing, go on with your story about...Linda?" I try.

"It was Heidi. Anyways, I got third place but I got the meaningless relationship I wanted with Heidi. The moral of the story is, don't forget to blink." She finishes the story. "So what were you smiling at?"

"Just a funny picture." I lie.

"Or a text from your boyfriend." She snorts.

"Not my- hm." I shut up and Eda sits up quickly.

"For the first time, you didn't finish that sentence. Does that mean- is he- are you- what the fuck?" She shouts with a wide grin.

"Keep it down, it just happened last night." I shush.

"Can I tell Lily?" Eda pats her lap a bunch of times.

"I was gonna text her in a minute so Steve can give her fifty snails." I laugh.

"Damn I should've made a bet." Eda sighs.

"I'll bet on you and Raine." I grin happily and her face goes bright red.

"They broke up with me a long time ago, they definitely don't like me now." She tries to convince me.

"It's not about who you were, it's about who you are now. And they're totally into the new, I mean, the real Eda." I push.

"That's good advice," Luz says tiredly from the stairs.

"Luz!" Eda and I say at the same time.

"Good morning." She nods. "I think I'm ready to talk now."

"Here, sit down." I stand up and go by the table as she steps forward.

"I'll go get King," Eda tells us.

"Why are you still here?" Luz asks with another yawn.

"Because I love my little sister more than life itself." I smile widely but she still stares at me. "And I punched Belos. And slapped him. And called him an ugly son of a bitch."

"You're joking...right?"

"Nope, I ran away before he could kill me or anything. I'm pretty sure I accidentally brought up some old trauma of his by dating Hunter since I'm human." I shrug.

"You're dating Hunter too? Pick a struggle, man." She gives the smallest laugh and it makes me smile.

"Okay, King's awake. Whenever you're ready or if you still aren't ready, that's okay too." Eda tells her and sits across from her. I sit to her left on the floor. Now it's time to hear her explain.

"This is just a lot to take in." Eda breathes out.

"We don't have time to take anything in. We have to stop Belos! I- I was a part of his plan! I fell for everything!" Luz starts tearing up.

"King, Hooty, you know what to do. Well, one thing's for sure. People can tell when you've been inside their head. It's only a matter of time before Belos sends his scouts over here. Especially after the slapping thing, Y/N. You both need to hide." Eda says sternly.

"I'm not hiding. I'm gonna stop Belos from completing the Draining spell. I just...need to figure out how." Luz sighs.

"Edalyn!" Lilith says from the doorway.