Nighttime, unable to sleep Velvet stares out into the sky thinking to herself. Eleanor approaches standing besides her. Velvet waits for her to say something crossing her arms then even begins to tap her fingers before finally provoking "Sooo? What is it?" she questions her. "Isn't that my line?" Eleanor says, holding her hands behind her back while Velvet just looks at her. Time passes on and Velvet demands "Aren't you going to say something!?", though Eleanor responds simply "To be honest I really have no idea what to say."
Velvet takes a deep sigh dropping her anger before walking over to the edge of the ship, "Sure are a lot of stars out tonight." "Yes." Eleanor says "I suppose there is."
"Look." Velvet says "I will have my vengeance on Artorius, and I'll do whatever it takes to make it happen: Not you, the Abbey, or even myself can stop that. No matter what you say or what has happened nothing will or can change that."
Eleanor joins her by the railing "Maybe... but is that all that matters?" "Hm!" Velvet daggers her eyes over to her. Eleanor looks up "You know Laphicet told me you mean a lot to him." Velvet turns to Eleanor then Eleanor to Velvet; she repeats "Don't you think there's something more? More than just revenge? After all the things you've shown him, can you really not see things for yourself?"
Velvet starts loudly scratching on the railing. "Please." Eleanor says "I know I can be stubborn but I didn't come here to start a fight. You might not realize it but there are people who care for you. " Now Velvet fully whips out her claws as if to attack. Eleanor swallows her breath but stands resolutely "Do you really think it's such a coincidence everyone has gathered around you. Don't you think there's something more than a simple common interest at play here? When everyone is all together it almost feels like... No it does feel like..." She grabs onto her dress "... a family. "
Velvet's face burns with Anger "I told you not to say anything like that again!" she yells brandishing her claws. Eleanor's shakes but returns a yell of her own "If words won't reach you!"
The two leap at each other, then to Velvet's great surprise, Eleanor wraps her arms around Velvet and says "I swore an oath I would stay with you till the end, and I know how it feels to lose someone, no Everyone you care about, so go ahead and dig your claws into me if you must. I can't live with all this hatred!" she cries.
Velvet stands frozen, taken aback with Eleanor still wrapped around her, she trembles staring foreword before slowly wrapping an arm around Eleanor. Her body starts to lighten and she pulls Eleanor in tight. Yet still she says "It's not possible. I'm a Daemon and you're an exorcist. That's all there is to it. There's nothing more. I can't feel anything else." her voice falls.
Eleanor feels her cheeks getting increasingly wet, "Then maybe I can help." she says stepping back taking Velvet by the shoulders. Eye's filled with desperation the two look eye to eye. Vulnerable as they are, the moon light glistens beautifully through their tears, mirroring their own conflicted nature.
Eleanor knows everything depends on what is said next.
this is the moment of fate...
but in the in end...
she didn't know what to say...
...
...
...
Eleanor takes hold of Velvet, Pulls her in close, then kisses her with all her heart. Through the darkness the moonlight shines on them like a spotlight. Velvet's hand trembles before finding comfort in Eleanor's side.
Eleanor pulls away, with her hand hands behind her back, she says "Well?" Velvet's face turns red as looks away "Thank you." "Hmm Hmm" Eleanor covers her mouth, lightly laughing at the simple response after all that. Velvet initially shocked by it but starts to laugh herself. Composing herself she says "Eleanor... Can you do something for me." "What?" she asks. "Let your hair down for me." she says. "Sure." Somewhat hurried she works her hands from one side to the other of her head before shaking her hair out, letting it fly free.
Velvet smiles "You're beautiful." "What are you talking about" Eleanor blushes "You've seen me with my hair down before." "No, I don't think I ever really have." Velvet says "Until now."