Note: I'm starting the story from episode 91 of the anime, when Candy saved Neil. I'm going to sometimes be inspired by the manga, sometime by the anime. My project, is a little modification, brings in another one, it's kind of a chain reaction for all the character or almost.

HAPPY END

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Neil realized with stupefaction that Candy had knocked off three of his adversaries. Still shaking, he obeyed like puppet when she told him to follow him, fearing that the three men might get up and attack him again. Even after the fight, Candy was still good sport and faster than him. It didn't take him long to be out of breath, while the young girl was running in front of them. When she finally stopped, letting him the time to catch his breath, she quickly looked around and she noticed:

"At least here, we're not running any risks!".

Then she turned around and she saw that Neil wasn't moving.

He was hesitating between thanking her or disappearing. But thanking her would be humiliating himself in front of her, that stable girl, and there was no way that was going to happen! He'd rather poke his eye out, but that was just talking, because Neil was too coward for that! But if he ran away he wouldn't be sure and that made him stay:

- Come on Candy! Why did you save me? I thought you hated me?

- You're the one that hates me! Always hurting me and all! You remember when I first came, my first day in your family, the bucket of water! And it continued, again and again…

- But you just saved me, like you forgot everything…

- So what? It's not because you're mean that I was going to let them knocked you off by those three thugs! Three against one, it's not a game!

Neil looked down and think for a moment, remembering at St. Paul College, where he had often bothered her with his friends, they were always three against one.

- I apologize Candy…, he said with a low voice, without looking at her, like it just came out.

Candy looked at him stunned, frozen on the spot by surprise.

- Apologies? You're apologizing to me? You?

Neil blushed, tighten his fist and raised the tone of his voice, upset to lose face.

- Yes, I'm apologizing to you! I have the right to do so. You just saved my life!

- Saved your life? Candy replied bursting out laughing.

- What's so funny?

- If a girl from the orphanage like me can beat them, so you could've done it too, right? On that note, I have to go. I have something to do.

Candy barely turned around to leave when she heard Neil's voice again, behind her.

- Candy, wait!

- Now what?

- Come on, I apologized! You could've accepted my apologies!

- After all your lies, I don't even know if your apologies are sincere! But congratulations for thinking about it! I thought you were incorrigible!

- You too, you will never change, Candy!

She did one step, determined to go look for Mr. Albert, when she heard him again behind her.

- But, thanks anyway!

- Oh that! That's natural! The pleasure was all mine, Milord!

And Candy, mischievous, turned around did a curtsy like a great lady, all the time, amused by Neil's astonished face. Then she continued her way, without turning back this time around, leaving Neil, lost in his thoughts.