A few minutes ago...
Teana groaned as she walked with just the barest hint of a limp in her step. It wasn't because her leg was injured anymore, that had been fixed up rather quickly. No, her heels hurt for some odd reason, it made walking a slight pain. It wasn't anything that she couldn't get fixed with some quick healing or a massage, but it was still slightly painful.
But that was barely on her mind at that moment. She had wanted to see how the others had been doing, Fate, Yuuno and Erio had to be rushed for emergency medical treatment and even Subaru needed medical treatment for her leg. "I think I need to get a bionic ankle or something." Teana groused as she made her way down the hallway. She wanted to see how Fate and Yuuno were doing.
"I had to hold back so that I wouldn't hurt anyone." Fate's voice came through the open door, causing Teana to blink a few times.
"I think that way too. Caro's summons were able to over-power the field, so even though those fields are really powerful and against magic, they can be overwhelmed." Yuuno's voice was heard next and Teana tried to fight off the sudden cold feeling in her chest as she turned and, ignoring the way her heels started screaming at her, ran down the hallway, trying to get the cold chill to leave her body.
Ignoring the way people were looking at her, Teana made her way to the elevator and pushed a random button, not caring where it took her, but she just had to get away from what she just heard. 'Is that... How little they think about me?'
"Listen, little missy, at this level, only the freaks of nature can survive, if you're normal, you're likely to get hurt."
Teana trembled and screwed her eyes shut. She didn't need to remember that. She just needed to get out of there. Maybe get some fresh air and do something.
When the door dinged open, Teana turned and ran out, only to run head-first into a pair of large breasts, causing her to fall on her butt. Looking up, she saw Vita looking at her with a raised eyebrow. "Do you make it a habit to run into people's chests? Because I gotta tell you, there are easier ways to say hello." Offering Teana a hand, she helped the girl up. "Teana, follow me, will you?"
Teana nodded and followed Vita, blinking as she realized that they were on the roof. "Uh..."
"I come up here to think, it's got a great view." Vita said as she walked back to Teana, grabbed the girl by her wrist and led her to the edge. "See?"
Teana blinked several times and looked out at the scenery, nodding. It really was beautiful.
"So why do you look like you're about to do something stupid." Vita said as she sat down on the edge of the building, her long legs sticking over the edge. She didn't even look at Teana as she continued to speak. "I know a thing or two about stupid things, Teana. I've done more than my fair share in the past three years. Mom and dad get pretty upset about it."
"...Why do you keep doing them then?"
Vita shrugged at that. "I enjoy what I do, there's nothing wrong with it, even if mom and dad don't like it, I take precautions and I have Shamal check me out every few weeks." Turning to look at Teana, Vita narrowed her eyes at her. "Though, for some reason, something tells me that you aren't about to try something stupid like that, maybe you were going to jump off of the roof here," Vita turned her head and leaned forward, "sure is a long way down, you'd be a nice splatter mark at the bottom." Sitting back up, Vita looked at Teana, who was pale, "or maybe you just needed to get outside?"
"Y, yeah..." Teana nodded and trembled softly. "I..." She looked down and reached around to squeeze her right arm. "I overheard Fate-san and Yuuno-san talking... And..." She trembled, her eyes burning as she remembered their words. "I think it would have been better if I hadn't been there."
"Really?" Vita's voice sounded confused as she looked out at the city. "From what I heard, if you hadn't been there, Fate would likely be dead right now."
"H..Huh? But, they said that if there wasn't anyone around..."
"Yeah, friendly fire's a bitch to deal with." Vita admitted as she looked at Teana, her eyes narrowed slightly, "it's not you, Teana. The stronger spells that we have," Vita gestured to the city, "would wipe that out easily." Teana's eyes widened as she stared at Vita, who didn't take her eyes off of the younger girl. "Fate and Yuuno have years of working together and know how to protect each other from explosions like that." She pointed at Teana. "You, on the other hand, do not. If Fate had been by herself, or with just one other person, she wouldn't have hesitated to let loose some of her strongest stuff on the thing that hurt her. The more people around her though, the more she hesitates, and for good reason."
"That is..?" Teana blinked and Vita sighed as she pushed herself away from the edge.
"You're smart, Teana." Vita stood up and smiled at her as she walked to the elevator. "Oh yeah," she looked over her shoulder at the confused girl, "never forget that you were picked to be here. We don't ask for losers or trash to join our ranks."
As Vita left, Teana smiled softly. "Thank you." She whispered to herself.
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(Posted Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:15)
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