Fatima couldn't explain why she agreed to go to the party. Sure, there was plenty to celebrate, what with Elicia and her Beast Fiends defeated and peace restored to humans and Witches, but she couldn't really stand parties. There were always too many people, and the Shadow Frost Witch wasn't really one for crowded places. So many people . . . she
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"You and your friends have my thanks for your...meddling," he said, rising back up. "Figures you wouldn't be the party type though."
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"I don't remember you being invited." she said, her voice laced with as much venom as she could muster.
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"I wanted to give my personal thanks," he said. "Besides, you seem a bit lonely now, no?"
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Her face turned a bit red, prompting her to look away and sidle away from him to stand closer to the balcony beyond the glass-paned doors. "It's none of your business. I just hate crowded places."
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"You looked a bit awkward all by yourself out there," he told her. "I thought I'd keep you company."
Of course, the fact she was fairly obviously jealous of the happy couple out there, and he had a long-standing crush on her, didn't need to be said.
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"Oh...sorry." she said, glancing away. "You didn't have to come see me, though. Everyone else is having fun, so...no reason you shouldn't either."
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"It's no big deal. I've been to plenty of military celebrations," he reasoned. "Besides, there's only so much of guests of honor looking at each other like that you can take at a time."
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Fatima turned to Alph fully, and seemed to regard him a moment. "I suppose now your leader has revoked your mission of keeping me under a watchful eye, Alph?"
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Well, if she was going to pass off her magical knowledge to the students of Rev Academy, as Dia very much insisted, she might as well brush up on her social skills. One couldn't teach magic properly without talking to the students, after all. Not to mention it was a good way to learn this young man's name and show she wasn't as rude and callous as everyone thought.
"Don't worry about it. I just hate crowded places...it makes me feel trapped." she explained, shrugging and sitting down on one of the couches in the room.
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He fidgeted a little, stepping fully into the room. "Um, is it okay if I join you here? Just for a bit." Awkward as he felt, he still wanted to make sure she was feeling better- and maybe even cheer her up a little, if he could manage it.
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"You might as well. I can't promise I'll be very entertaining." she said, shrugging her shoulders.
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"Fatima." He sighed, brushing a hand through his hair. "Sorry. I was looking for somewhere to get away from the party; just my luck I found a room that was already occupied, but I suppose I should have noticed you were gone."
He smiled wryly. "I guess you were trying to get away, too, weren't you?"
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"Of course I was. So many people...it's suffocating."
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Once he noticed that little smile, though, he returned it with one of his own and started to come a little closer. "How are you doing, Fatima? Other than being stuck at crowded parties, I mean."
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"Well, I can't complain I guess. I'm still in one piece after battling Elicia, so that's something to be grateful for." she said with a little sigh. "Not looking forward to the aftermath though. I'm not teaching material."
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"So I'm not the only one then." she said with a little sigh. "That's a relief."
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"I don't enjoy being forced to attend these sorts of things." he said. "Personally, I would prefer it if I could avoid it altogether."
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"It's the same for me, I assure you. Being crammed into a crowded place and watching...that...no thank you." she said with a little sigh in her voice.
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