Room 504, Tuesday Morning

[intraspective]

After first period Ino was back in her room, sprawled on her bed, and carefully making notes on how best to poison Logan-sensei for class on Thursday.

What? He’d pretty much told her to. Ino was only listening to his instructions.

And, well, playing with poisons was an excellent thing to focus her fury on.

...in her opinion anyway.

[Expecting one, but open. ETA: ...I know what day it is. Really. ^^;;]

Comments

[intraspective]

"It's not just going to fix itself."

Especially when Ino still didn't believe him.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Exactly. Which is why I'm still here."

He wasn't leaving until she did.

[intraspective]

...Ino really wished him luck with that one.

"It's not going to magically get better just because you're here."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"It's not going to magically get better. Period, end of sentence.

"But so far you don't want to tell me what might help make it better so I'm staying until you decide on that."

[intraspective]

"I told you what was wrong," she said petulantly.

Only, you know, not really. Just touched on the edges, and that couldn't take care of the problems that had been there long before he'd shown up in her life.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"No, you didn't."

He looked just as petulant.

"You told me Amber was blond and blue eyed. And you called me a liar. The rest I've had to figure out. So I'll stay here until things really get handled."

[intraspective]

She shrugged.

"That's what's wrong."

...Ino was not feeling very cooperative about this. No, not at all.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"That Amber is blond and I'm a liar? Which I'm not."

[intraspective]

She shrugged.

It was a matter of perspective, she supposed.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"You still haven't even said what I've lied about."

[intraspective]

She shrugged, giving him a dubious look.

Seriously, now. He still didn't get it?

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Oh, he was pretty sure he got it. But he was going to make her be specific.

"What I don't understand" he said slowly, "is your complete and utter lack of faith, or even trust, in me."

She'd been through explosions and gun battles and she hadn't even thought to talk to him. He'd come seeking her on Wednesday. She'd put Cable and the baby and the Arms in front of him for a time because that was what made sense.

But he'd never questioned her affection for him. Not even a little.

[intraspective]

That got more staring at her hands.

What was she supposed to say? Everybody left her behind at some point. It wasn't surprising that he'd do the same, even if it hurt, and how was she supposed to trust him when she couldn't trust anyone else?

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Perhaps because Liir could say the same and he trusted her?

"Why?"

[intraspective]

She shrugged, lips firmly sealed.

Her issues were her own, thanks.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Coward."

He'd take whatever punishment that earned him

[intraspective]

Her face shut down even more.

"No one is strong all the time." Monotone.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"And nothing is true all the time."

[intraspective]

"Well spotted."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I watch a lot."

[intraspective]

"Congratulations."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"None needed."

He looked at her.

"Really, Ino?"

Was she really going to do this?

[intraspective]

She looked away.

Yeah, she really was.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Are you trying to drive me away?"

[intraspective]

That got a small shake of her head.

But wasn't he leaving anyway? Replacing her with someone else?