The truth is out there and it hurts

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[Namine was just hiding out in the library, curled up in a chair in a more hidden area, reading a book, when the rooms suddenly filled with smoke.

She drops the book into her lap as she's reduced to coughing into her hand.]

W-what?

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But you're not safe with me! The only thing I ever managed to do to help, was give you that necklace. And my Gemini still managed to get that away from you, because she looked like me, and could act like me.

[She's crying now.]

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But she can't do that again, can she? She won't imitate that.

[reaches out and carefully touches that small scar on her face.]

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[She tenses a little at that, if only because Roxas has barely even looked at the scar. And now he's touching it.]

She can still hurt you. By using me...

[Go on. Try to deny it.]

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[he's just at surprised at his own courage as she is, but no time to think about that.]

Yes. She can. So?

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I dont want you to get hurt by trying to protect me!

[She can only imagine what would have happened if he'd been there when she was attacked by Saix. Or that Roxas. Or Geminixas.]

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And I don't want you to get hurt. But we can't always stop it.

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[She doesn't really have anything to say to that. Just, goes back to crying. Though it's not as bad as before.

I'd say that she probably needs a hug right about now.]

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[...gives her a very careful hug, then.]

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[And she hugs him back, crying onto his shoulder.]

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[he hushes softly and runs his fingers through her hair.]

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[And she just hugs him a little tighter at that.]

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[he rests his cheek against the top of her head, sighing shakily.]

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[And eventually, she begins to calm down again. The crying stops. But she doesn't move away from him.]

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[he's okay with that. see? he can stand touching people again!]

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[Yay! Cause she's missed this.]

...Roxas?

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[tenses. not another question...]

Yes, Namine?

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[She looks up at him.]

I'm...I'm sorry. About earlier. I'm sorry.

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...it's okay. I don't like that you pushed it so hard, but I was wrong to keep stuff from you... and I'm sorry that I...

[he doesn't even know how to say it, even under the influence of the smoke. he hadn't cheated because he hadn't done anything, and he'd thought she didn't need to know since he'd never intended to do anything either.]

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It's just. Some of the stuff that your Gemini said. It really got to me. I'm sorry.

[Looks away again.]

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...what did he say?

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[Oh, why did he ask that?]

H-he said, that you only ch-chose to be with me, and not someone else, b-because you were sure that I was available.
And that you were d-disgusted by me, after what happened, with my Gemini.

And, that you h-hated me, for being weak...And, th-that you'd found someone else, who you c-could rely on. Someone who could actually h-help...

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[...he hugs her a bit tighter.]

My gemini is a liar, Namine.

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......He told the truth about some things...

[She should really learn to shut up.]

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[damn, and he thought he'd managed to avoid the issue using a truthful but a bit too general statement.]

...Why am I thinking about bringing a new Namine into the dressing room? ^^;

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[She'll drop the subject if he really wants her to.

Just, glances away. She really wishes that she'd just stayed in her room. She's upset Roxas and herself by all this.]