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Trust and Lies Chapter 5
Unnecessary hatred
Nalah was lying on her bed in her room on the Celsius, boredom swept over her. Baralai didn't even bother resigning as praetor but New Yevon made the announcement, and he was now going to be traveling with the Gullwings for a long time.
Nalah grabbed a little blue super ball off her dresser and hurled it at the wall in frustration. She continued doing this, throw as hard as possible, catch, throw, catch routine until there was a knock on her door. She lost her focus and the ball almost hit her in the face.
"If it's Paine or Yuna, come in. If it's Rikku, Buddy, or Shinra, make it quick. If it's Brother or Baralai, tell me whatever you want from outside." The door opened slowly and Baralai stepped in.
"So, I'm ranked as low as Brother now?"
"Always have been, and I believe I said outside." Nalah had begun tossing her ball at the wall again.
"Even after I helped you?" Baralai asked attempting not to become agitated.
Nalah chuckled a little. "Even after you "helped" us"
"Nalah I didn't know." He said stepping forward into her room.
Nalah was getting sick of him being so determined to gain her trust, she stood up. "Look Baralai, at this point, I don't care if you did or didn't know, I will not trust you." Baralai stepped toward Nalah again, bringing him alarmingly close to her.
"Nalah... You were right and I was wrong. I blindly believed New Yevon and put you in danger. I'm sorry... I guess... I don't blame you for not trusting me ...but I wish you would."
"How can you think I ever could. New Yevon tried to kill me, and I have no way of knowing if your telling the truth or not. Paine says you are, but I need to know for myself." Nalah voice began wavering. Nalah shook her head she couldn't let him think she was weak.
"Nalah I'm sorry." Baralai took couldn't help himself, he took her into his arms, not caring how much she hated him, he liked her... a lot.
"Get away from me!" Though she was distraught she shoved him away. "Who do you think you are? Look at you! You've probably never been depressed, hard worked, or hurt in your life! You don't know what it's like to be telling people something, then no one'll listen then, it turns out you were right the whole time! It may not sound that bad but when the situation is potentially life-threatening! My friends almost died... I could've stopped this if I'd only perused my point a little more. You think this can all go away, just like that, don't you?"
"You think I have never been hurt? Is that it? I walk on water?"
"Yes I do, Mr. Perfect-former-head-honcho-at-Yevon,-never-worked-hard-a-day-in-his-life, has never suffered." Nalah spat the words with a certain venom in her voice that almost made Baralai cringe.
"Speak for yourself..."
"What?! Are you implying that I'm some perfect-o looser?! Look, I've suffered! Living on Mt. Gagazet is though! Especially if you have to take care of a sister about four years younger then yourself and be looked down upon by most because of certain extreme differences!" Nalah's eyes blazed bright red with furry... furry, it was something that came to her far to quickly and easily...
"So, your saying you hate me because I was fortunate, to be born into a wealthy family...? You think I asked for anything I have?! I may not have suffered in the same way but it's damned lonely at Yevon! I'm the youngest one there and they pretend to respect me but it's all a lie, everything there is lie... Nalah, even with all you've been through you've never been afraid to express yourself... well I have! I can't express anything! You wouldn't last one day up there! Don't you understand there are more ways then one to suffer?!" Baralai said growing increasingly angry, letting all his emotions escape he knew he was overreacting a little but right now he didn't care.
"The organization you are involved in tried to kill me." Nalah repeated the point in an attempt at a recovery.
"You hated me before that."
"I-I... Well, no... ummm." Nalah stuttered, unnerved by Baralai's glare. "I'm sorry... it didn't occur to me that... I didn't mean—"
"Too late." Baralai cut her off as he turned and left, slamming the door.
"Yeah well... Same to you!" Oh that has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever done! Why didn't I realize that... hold on... am I just taking his word for all this? No. I don't care how stupid I'm being I'm not giving in that easy!
-Chapter 5 Complete-
