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Terra vs. Aqua, round two!
Insanity
"Ready to talk yet?"
Aqua stiffened. Her shoulders tensed, like a bird about to flap its wings. The whisk she was using smacked against the side of the bowl with a sharp clink.
Terra sighed. "Are you really playing the silent game with me?"
She said nothing, but continued to mix her batter, irritation expressed in her swift movements.
He walked over to the table, pushing aside a half-eaten plate –probably belonging to Ven – and found himself a comfortable seat. The chair creaked as he leaned back dangerously, and he waited to see if Aqua would scold him.
She did not.
"Aqua, seriously?" he said. "We were just attacked by a complete stranger and a bunch of monsters. I don't understand why you don't want to talk about this. It's practically insanity not to!"
She hesitated, as if wondering herself. "I just don't want to."
"Aqua . . ." He stood and gripped her shoulder, squeezing comfortingly.
Quietly, she said, "It doesn't feel right."
He didn't know what to say, and Aqua went back to her baking. Wordlessly, she turned from him with the excuse of grabbing some eggs, but the sight of her back made her message clear enough. From behind, he stared at her intensely. Aqua was . . . worrying him. No matter her insistence otherwise, he was quite sure that the stranger had threatened her.
Or hurt her.
"Hey, no one else needs to know," he lied. Once he figured out what was going on, he was going to the Master. "Look, whatever happened, you can tell me."
She gave him an exasperated stare. "There's nothing to talk about."
"We both know that's a lie."
Silence.
"What do you want me to say?" she demanded. "Terra, nothing happened. I'm fine, we're fine, I don't know why you're making such a big deal out of this!"
"I don't know why you're being so defensive," he countered. "Aqua, just talk to me."
She chose to ignore him again, instead measuring out some flour. He drummed his fingers on the tabletop impatiently, his heart seeming to pump a liquid form of frustration rather than blood.
"Okay, that's enough!" He grabbed the bowl with the batter and held it high out of her reach. "Start talking!"
"Terra!"
"I'm serious, Aqua. I want answers. Now."
She spluttered, at a loss for words. Then she got angry.
"I don't have to tell you anything!" she spat.
"You do when this involves someone attacking us!" His arm started to ache, so he slammed the bowl down. "This isn't just about you, Aqua. This is about all of us!"
"Then go figure things out yourself," she said snidely. "I'm not your keeper."
"Look, you tell me what's going on, or –"
"Or else what?" She thundered. She shoved him in the chest. "Tell me, why should I –"
She stopped suddenly, eyes wide. Then, she bolted, leaving her baking unfinished. Terra was left there alone.
He blinked.
What in the worlds had just happened?