Somewhere in Illinois, Ryan was laid to rest.

No one was present at the funeral, except Stephanie, Diana, and Edward. It was a month after his death, and Edward was recovering very quickly.

Despite Diana's insistence for him to rest, he refused and really wanted to organize a large funeral ceremony for Ryan.

"Edward, is that necessary?" had been Diana's reply.

"Yes, babe," he answered, "I know he doesn't deserve it, but still we're brothers and I acknowledge that. Things only went awry, and I still wish he had just humbled himself. We would have made the perfect duo."

"But Stephanie-" Diana had said, "She's refused to speak to anyone."...