Between ourselves

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[It took a long time to find the good and evil room. Teru hesitates before entering. He doesn't want to see his own evil.

But if he sees it, maybe he can fix it. He takes a deep breath and goes in, and then there are two of him

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[Too late, Teru...A followed him in, in the hopes that he'd find the right room, and that he'd be all right...she'd heard stories of the evil sides trying to harm the good sides....And she forgot that she'd split in two as well.

The good A looks very similar to A normally...She looks smaller, though, weaker and more scared, staring with big, frightened eyes as Good!Teru is attacked by Bad!Teru.]
...Teru....?

[The bad A, however, is another story. Taller, hair longer, she's more confident, more sexy, and much more dangerous. She smirks a little, glad to finally be out again, and trips the good A, who was shuffling over to try and help the good Teru.]

Christ, I forgot how pathetic you were. Honestly, it's an embarrassment.

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Leave her alone! [He struggles, breaking the other's grip, and runs over to good A.] Are you all right?

[The other one stares at them all in disgust.] You're still wasting your time on her?

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[The good A nods, staring up at him with wide eyes, afraid.]
I'm all right....are you ok...? He didn't hurt you...did he...?

[The evil A scoffs and nods in agreement, going to join the evil Teru.]

Oh, I know, she's just pathetic. They both are, it's sickening...

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...no, but he's dangerous, Angela. You should get out of here.

[He looks shocked as the bad A approaches him. Shocked and furious.] ...how dare you.

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I...don't think we can...
[The good A looks behind them, scared. The door is gone for now.]
You're not hurt...?

Oh, what's the matter, Teru baby? Sad I interrupted your fun...?

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Don't you try to ingratiate yourself with me. [He's practically snarling this, staring her down with flashing eyes.] Apologist - people like you are what's wrong with the world -

Stop that. [He gets up and faces his double, stepping between him and the bad A.] She is not like that. She's too trusting, but that's not a crime. We can't demand perfection.

[quiet, but dangerous] And why shouldn't we?

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[Bad A snorts, smirking viciously at Teru's bad side.]

Oh, sweet, innocent people like me...? Teru, I'm hurt.

[Her voice reeks with sarcasms, and she wraps an arm around him.]

Babe, people like them [She gestures to their good sides.] are whats wrong with this world. Soft, weak, unable to make a decent decision. People like us? We're strong. We stick together.

[A's good side weakly stands up, going next to Teru's good side.]

I...I don't think that, Teru....she...we're different, I don't...

Oh, shut up.

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[His eyes widen as bad A embraces his double, and he steps forward.] Angela, don't -

[But he's too late. The other grabs her by the wrist and pushes her away, twisting hard.] Get away from me! You're just as weak as she is. Just as pathetic. Making excuse after excuse, first for your darling serial killer boyfriend and now him - [He points at his double] - and you think because you kept your own hands clean that you're a good person? When you shut your eyes, and allow filth to run rampant over -

That's enough! [He lunges at his double, knocking him to the floor.] Leave her alone!

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[Bad A hisses in pain when her wrist is twisted, when she's pushed away. But she doesn't seem angry...on the contrary, she smiles. A twisted, wicked smile.]

Teru, babe, you seem to be forgetting. I'm dead! All my life, I never hurt a single person, look where it got me!!
You think I make the excuses cuz I like to? It makes it easier to deal with.

[Bad A shrugs and sighs, giving the good Teru a seductive look.]
Well, look at you, all tough. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe she was right. For once.

[She gestures listlessly to the good A, who's off of the floor and rushing over to the two fighting Teru's, trying to break them up.]

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Oh, that's right. As long as it's convenient for you.

[He twists a hand in the other's hair, pulling him to the floor, and straddles him, pinning him down.] This is what you claim to love? You really have lost your mind. You're disgusting.

Angela, don't, just stay back! [He glares up at the other, glasses knocked askew.] You think I'm the mad one? You're the one who enjoyed it all. You revelled in it.

I was purifying the world! Destroying evil!

It's not our place to do that! No one human being has that right!

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Now, did I say that? Really, Teru, you think too little of me. It's a tad depressing. You don't want the softie to get upset and kill herself again, do you?

[Oh, that's it. A's nice side has had enough. She turns over and pushes the bad A, trying to be tough.]
Hey...!! Stop...stop being mean to Teru...! He means well, he does, you...Stop being mean to me...!! You....all those things aren't true!!

[A's bad side laughs, before smacking the good A, knocking her to the floor...where she's kicked for good measure.]

You disgust me. You're the reason we're dead, you know that? You. Not me. If you'd listened to me, we'd be alive, we'd be L, for chrissake!!
Oh, but you had to go and fall in love and become stupid and weak...first B, now this nutjob? You make me sick.

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You let go of her! [He breaks the other's grip again - he's stronger on her behalf than his own, though he hasn't realised that yet - and starts crawling toward them, but his double grabs the back of his collar and yanks him back, half-choking him.]

Let them finish each other. We have a lot to discuss. [He pushes the other to the floor, hissing into his ear.] Not our place? Don't we know what evil is, then? Don't we have a duty to eliminate it?

But - not to kill - we weren't chosen, we didn't have the right, he isn't -

We always had the right! We didn't need Yagami to tell us that! [He pauses for a moment, face twisting into a crazed smile.] Oh, but you - you want him back, don't you?

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[A's evil half ignores the two Teru's. As far as she's concerned, they can just kill each other. She kneels down and faces her good side, forcing her to look at her.]

Lemme tell you something, wussy. Men are worthless. They don't love you, they use you.
B? He loved you because you were the best, because you were the closest he'd ever get to L...L, he loooved L.

Teru loves you because you make him feel good about himself. And he doesn't even feel that, I mean, look at them!! He loves Kira, you know that. Oh, but you don't care, do you?
You're gonna get your heart broken, and then you'll go kill youself again, boo fuckin' hoo.

[A's good side shakes her head, not listening, because it's not true, she knows it's not!!]
No...you...stoppit, it's not true...and it doesn't matter, even if it is, because I love him!
[A's bad side snorts before she punches her good side in the stomach, knocking her back down.]

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She's... lying... [He struggles free again and runs to good A, helping her up.] She's wrong, I do love you, for your kindness and your - your heart - even when I believed in him I still loved you!

But you loved him more. [He stands, slowly, panting.] You loved grovelling in submission. You loved crawling to him like a dog. Anything that meant you didn't have to think. It was revolting.

I trusted him. That's all.

But that's not all, is it? You were his puppet. His pet. If he'd kissed us five minutes earlier you'd be his whore.

You shut your mouth! [He dives at the other, knocking him down again.]

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[The good A smiles weakly at the good Teru, before hugging him.]
I know...I believe you, I know she's lying...

[Both A's watch the Teru's fight again, good A in horror, and bad A in mild amusement.]

Boys...perhaps you should break it up. Killing each other is not exactly going to make either of you any more sane. If anything, it'll make it worse.

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No.

[They speak simultaneously, still struggling. The wilder-haired one tries to grab the other by the throat, while his counterpart pushes him away, taking a pen from his pocket.]

He's weak. He's corrupt.

He's vicious - cruel...

Filth...!

Monster...!

I have to cleanse myself -

I have to stop him -!