Eden could hear the chaos from his perch on the roof. Once he noticed that Mr. Everhart was pulling up the driveway, he blended into the shadows and hid behind one of the many trees that surrounded the premises. The thunderous voice of an angry man boomed through Eden's ears and he instantly knew who was being scolded. In curiosity, he climbed onto the roof and peeked through the window, only to witness the harsh punishment thrust upon Claudia. He felt the undeniable urge to jump through the window and rescue her, but he refrained, helplessly watching the poor drunk girl get beaten to a pulp. Once everyone was off to bed, he remained on the roof, pondering what he should do. Should he just leave and hope that he finds his way home? Should he check on her? He felt strangely responsible. Sighing, he made his choice.
Silently, Eden found her window and opened it, allowing the winter breeze to come through. He crept in, making sure to hold his breath in case any blood was shed. There she was, resembling a wounded animal. To his surprise he felt the need to wrap his arms around her. Walking up to her bedside, he pushed her bleached hair from her face, as lightly as he could. His bright eyes darkened at the sight of the swollen skin surrounding her eye. His jaw hardened, and his fangs poked his bottom lip. She was annoying and stupid, but she didn't deserve this.
I felt sympathy, okay. It was a feeling that I wasn't accustom to and I hated feeling it. She just looked so...broken. I wanted to help...I wanted to be there.
He watched the sun rise on the horizon from inside of her bedroom. His head turned as she stirred in her sleep, watching her with expressionless eyes. She seemed to be waking, thus it was his time to go. With unnatural speed, he left her room and made his way to the kitchen, where he leaned against the island with a look of false cool. Before long, she entered the kitchen with her black eye finding refuge behind her blonde locks. He felt the need to embrace her, but kept his hands on the island.
"Eden.." She said in surprise, to which he replied with a cryptic raise of his blonde brow. "Have you, uh, been up all night?" He shrugged his shoulders as confirmation. He didn't speak, simply regarding her with mild interest. "Hey, uh... sorry about last night, parents came home, and uh, well.. you heard what happened. Dad's got a bit of a temper." Eden just stared, wishing with all his might that he could grab her, shake her, and tell her that this wasn't just something that she should brush off. "You totally don't know how to get home, do you?"
Eden simply shook his head in respond before making his way to the freezer and grabbing a frozen bag of peas. Without another word he waltzed up to her, brushing the strands from her face with a gentle hand. He gingerly placed the peas on her eye and held it there. "It looks painful," he said blandly. "This should help." His eyes were empty, but within the depths there was a spark of something. Was it affection? Empathy? Understanding? It was hard to decipher, for it vanished just as quickly as it appeared. It was then that Klaus walked in, clad in nothing, but his boxers. Eden raised his brow, but stepped away from Claudia, placing the frozen peas into her palm.
His gaze as filled with nothing as he stared at Claudia, "Take me home."