A/N: Part 3.

Peace Talks

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Shinn wanted nothing more than to give her a reason to hate him back just so that he could consider things "even" between them so that he wouldn't have to deal with the inevitable that was a reconciliation that he should be the one to initiate.

Because he will never come to accept that he was the one mostly at fault.

Because he hates her and can't even begin to accept that what he said back then was wrong.

He'd much rather hurt her than succumb to losing what he had left of his beaten pride.

"Idiot. You're just another stupid politician."

He tries with his words because, though he may not be able to brandish a gun in front of her, he knows that his words can hurt her just as much as any bullet that he can fire at her.

He knows, because he's seen it before back in the Minerva.

"What?"

His entire body shook with rage. "You heard me. You're standing here as if you're not a politician that someone wants dead. You're either stupid or just plain reckless. So, which is it?"

She was glaring again, but the fire in her eyes were quickly doused as they were lit as if she'd come to a realization of some sort. She turns away from him, her eyes being pulled back towards the crashing waves of the turbulent sea beyond that small cenotaph. Shinn, never did like being ignored and so he wondered just what it was out there that she found so interesting compared to the him who was standing behind her like the little ball of hate that he was. There was nothing there but an open expanse of saltwater in a once anarchic sea. Perhaps it was the remains of an old battle ship in the distance that was slowly deteriorating thanks to the constant push and pull of the tides, or was it the beautiful spectra of colors that painted the morning sky that drew her interest, or perhaps it was just the need to pretend that him and his anger issues weren't there reprimanding and accusing her of things that he'd be very happy about.

"Goddamit, Athha-!"

"Did you come here for a reason that's more important than the respect you should be giving to the bodiless dead? Because if not, then I fail to see the reason why you're pestering me when I've giving you the chance to pretend as if I don't exist…"

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Written-Sin: Almost forgot about this.