Naturally he had freaked at first but now he was calm again and could
actually be talked to in a sensible manner.
She knew she was going to get lectured by him. This time, however, she
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"After what happened, I
remember you saying that your heart won't be moved by another man"
She didn't answer.
"Has it been?"
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She had indeed said so,
and meant it. Her past wasn't what she liked to
remember much. Back then, she had lost interest in men... and now she showed
curiosity towards the tall man.
"...I suppose I don't have to say this to you again... but still... he's
dangerous. You have no idea what he'll do later on..."
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"I know that. But... I
don't think he's here to kill anyone. You don't either. And well... it's
just a feeling but... I don't know..."
In a way it was natural to be curious. For no apparent reason she remembered
him clearly, everything else was hazy but he wasn't. She hadn't known him
then and she didn't know him now, but he intrigued her. He was... different.
And when she said different, she really meant it.
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"Are you planning on
getting close to him?"
"I'm not planning anything."
She really wasn't. She didn't plan things, she let them happen. In
fact, she already felt close to him. He was hostile and eerie but he somehow
didn't frighten her like he had in the past. There was something similar to
her in him.
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"And would you be so kind
as to put out that cigarette? I'm suffocating here."
She had no idea what to expect and she enjoyed it. Her life had been so
straightforward so far, painful at times, but the future had always been
visible to her and she had always known what she had wanted.
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"Oh--! Right..."
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Only the good things in
her life had been unexpected. Take Fenrir for example, she had bumped into
him by accident. Neither could have guessed they'd become the bestest of
pals.
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He had his faults... but
who didn't? She wasn't exactly the model citizen and a perfect friend
either.
"No! Not on the--"
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"...plate."
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She let out a long sigh.
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"You should be more
considerate of others..."
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"Look who's talking. I'm
worried here and still you go and do things the way you please."
He was right...
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" ..."
She didn't heed the warnings, but it wasn't like she deliberately went and
tried to get herself killed.
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"Oh well... I doubt I can
change you... or stop you if you want to do something."
He sounded like he had given up. Well, she had heard his lectures at least a
thousand times already. Maybe he was tired of repeating the same words over
and over again?
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"No, you really can't" She
laughed.
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"Yeah... so... just be
careful, okay?"
"Mm..."
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She knew what she wanted
to do, but she didn't know if she should.
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