Baby Brother.
Angry footsteps barges through the gates of the Rabbit's Foot Mansion. The eyes that were sweet, and wide with wonder are now blazing with fury. She first know about the death of the girl, and upon hearing the main reason behind it, and another girl held captive for this bullshit, Dara just had enough of everything.
As kids, Dara had been pushed into training her by grandfather, abiding by all his rules and looking up at him like every his words were law. He looked at her like she's the answer to everything, like she can save all of humanity; as if she is his most prized possession. And Dara had liked the attention. Until Matt had been born. Upon knowing that he's a boy, the joy on her grandfather's face was something that she has never seen before. He was highly delighted and she remembered hearing him say as he held Matt for the first time: "Finally, a rightful heir."
And then it came clear to her. Matt grew up and became the new favourite. He barely notices her anymore and has always praised Matt on everything that he does. There was a budding jealousy until one day, she saw the ten-year old Matt crying by the back of their house. She saw a vulnerability that every kids have; after all, Matt is only a child. Since then, she swor she'd protect her baby brother. But it became the other way around. Matt matured, as he fully embraced the path that he was given. And in a way, he became her guide instead of her, doing so for him. He has turned himself into her grandfather's satisfaction.
Everyone bowed at the sight of her, as she flew open doors after doors, walking into the hallways of the mansion. Her grandfather was out on a meeting, probably some business deal again, and wasn't in the house. But Dara wasn't even worried about him. Sure her grandfather can have her killed in just a snap of her fingers, but he has also honed a fighter in her and she would make sure that she will send out her message to him before he gets her.
But what Dara did not expect was meeting the girl that they held captive to be Matt's wife.
Taking a deep breath, Dara open's Matt door, basically barging in with no intention of any cation and walked inside only to stop on her tracks with wide eyes as she saw Matt, cuddling beside a female who was also sleeping beside him. He has his arm wrapped around her waist, and his leg over hers while resting his head on her shoulder and snuggling by the crook of her neck. The girl, on the other hand, have her hand slightly buried through his hair and her cheek resting on top of his head.
Dara took a step back, and thought about coming back in a little while when the girl woke up. "Oh I- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up..."
“No, it's okay." The girl had answered. Dara walked closer and was about to sit beside Matt but the girl started speaking once more, making Dara stop. "But... please don't wake him up. This is the first time that he was able to sleep properly since hearing the news, which was two days ago."
With a soft and gentle voice, the girl, who introduced herself as Victoria, told her everything that had happened. And then Dara headed to her parents instead.
"Did you know?" she asked firmly without even kissing her mother's cheeks.
"Heard what-?"
"You're living in the same house and you didn't know?! Matt was being forced to marry, and they even killed someone just to make him do so!"
It did not take much to grab her parents and pulled them up. As she was told earlier, her grandfather was out in a meeting but as the stormed into his office, turns out that he has just arrived from a deal gone bad. Blood splatters were on his suite and he looked rather exhausted. Dara has never seen him like this.
"What?" he said gruffly. Her father spoke up first.
"What are you doing to my son?"
Park Sohyun did not like the tone of the male's voice, neither does his words. All exhaustion from the elder's face turned into anger and he walked around from his table to walk close to her father.
"Your son?! Pfft. You're barely there for your son. What son?"
"We know you're forcing him to marriage, father. And involved an innocent life-" Sohee tried to slip in but instead, she received a roaring answer.
"INNOCENT? That girl is one of Double Dragon's weapon. She's no innocent!"
"And what about the girl that's with Matt right now?" Dara said, folding he arms tightly across her chest.
"She's a payment from a debt."
"You don't need to force them to get married though, grandfather. If you want, you can keep the girl, make her a helper. But don't put Matt in to this..."
"He's just a child father.."
"He's not yet ready."
But Sohyun was not having any of it. "Look at you three! Going against me! Who clothed you in those expensive bullshit? Who fed you fine cuisines? ME! And yet here you are, trying to to take the only remaining heir from me."
"We're not trying to take Matt from you, father..." Sohee stepped forward. "We're just saying you don't need to force him onto this. Give him more time, he'll find a better girl. Someone that he'd truly love, like the way that you loved Mother. Just give him time..."
"I DON'T HAVE TIME." Sohyun roared, turning his back on them "I'm dying. Cancer. Incurable. I cannot let this clan die with me."
A bit dazed, Dara walked back to Matt's room. If he's awake, then great. If not, then she'd wait for him. She wanted to talk to Jun, she needed to talk to Jun. But before she let herself crumble over the overwhelming turn of events, Dara decided it best to make sure that her baby brother is okay, at the very least. Opening the door, Dara walked in and, well. The once cuddling couple are now separated, with Victoria, now just standing up and excusing herself.
