"We can't just sit here and take this lying down!" Elle cried as looked over at X. "There has to be something that we can do to stay partners! Uh, you do want to stay partners, don't you?"
"Of course I want to stay partners," X muttered. "You are hideous and annoying but you're definitely better than living with my mother! I don't see what we can do though. They'll never listen to me."
"I'll say," Elle muttered. "They actually think that you hurt me!"
"What?" X stared at her in shock, not believing what he had just heard. "They think that I...."
"I know. Stupid, isn't it?" Elle said as she laid back down on the bed. "I mean, you're a wreckless idiot but you're not that stupid! So, what are we going to do about it?"
Elle sat up when X didn't answer her. "What do you think you're doing?" she demanded when she saw him getting his bags out of the closet and starting to stuff things in.
"What does it look like? I'm packing," X grumbled. "No reason to put it off until the last minute."
"Packing?" Elle whispered. She couldn't believe that he was doing this. "Wait a minute! You're just going to give up and let them ship you back home? You didn't do anything!" She jumped off the bed and stormed over to him. "We can demand a trial or something! If the worms could have one then...."
"Elle, give it up," X muttered. He didn't even turned to look at her, just continued to methodically pack. "They aren't going to change their minds, especially not if they find out my history back home."
"So what if you got fired! Big deal!" Elle cried. Why was he just giving up like this?
"Elle, I got fired for hitting my partner," X whispered.
"What? Why did you do that?" Elle asked softly.
"Personal reasons," X muttered. "Believe me, he deserved it but no one else is going to see things that way."
"X, so what if you hit your old partner? You would never hurt me! We can fight this!"
"Elle, give it up," X told her in a surprisingly gentle tone. "I'm sure that if you ask, Zed will find another partner for you. Probably a lot nicer one than I was."
"That isn't it," Elle whispered. She shot an angry look at him. "Just get out, X! Get out and leave me alone!"
