|~{ Lyon : korinokotei }~|
He felt his face heating up, his body tensing as she spoke and he felt the need to look away from her, surely she hadn’t meant her words or if she had, they wouldn’t have been directed at him, that was simply impossible. No Juvia, of this world or another, had ever said such a thing to him and while it was free of suggestions or implications, he refused to believe it was directed at him.
It was no surprise that women often fawned over him like he was some form of celebrity but it was not something he welcomed, seven years without Fairy Tail had given Lamia Scale quite the advantage regardless of how much he had actually managed to miss them. The fact of the matter however was that those women wanted him for his strength, for the reputation he had created for himself, they threw themselves at him without having the faintest idea what kind of person he even was and the one woman who he had held an interest in paid him no mind whatsoever.
“– And what exactly would that be? That she is missing out on I mean.”
His face dropped as he spoke, he knew that he should hold more composure, that his insecurities should not be worn so openly as they were currently but the woman beside him looked so much like her counterpart that he felt at ease enough to not care and her statement had his curiosity peaking. She hadn’t said it with expectations based on his reputation and it wasn’t until she had actually spent a small amount of time with him when such a comment had slipped out and he wanted to know just what she meant.
Smoothing out his features, not wanting anyone to see how vulnerable that part of him was, he held out his arm once more for her to take seeing that she had now finished securing his coat around her slender frame. It was at that point however that a gust of wind enveloped them and the coat blew back slightly causing a degenerate to whistle at his new friend and the moment the sound managed to reach his ears his arm was flung out, reverting back to his old technique, and the man’s feet were now frozen in place.
A ‘tch’ sound leaving his lips he tightened his grip on Rayne’s arm that was now resting around his and tugged her forward slightly to indicate that they should be continuing to her home, his ice would dissipate the second that his magic was no longer in range and if she happened to live within the reaches of his magic then the idiot would stay there until he chose to leave.
“– People shouldn't treat others which such little respect.”
She hadn’t meant to let those words slip, to let that softness slide out beneath her usual armor of cool confidence. She had relaxed too much around him. The thought made her frown slightly and promise herself she would close up whatever cracks in her protective shell that had formed.
Oh but that colour coming into his cheeks did cause a flicker of something within herself, and she decided that perhaps her slip up wasn’t such a bad thing after all. It was curious to her that he seemed uncomfortable with her comment, she had heard he was quite well known, wouldn’t he be used to complimentary words?
The way his expression fell and was touched by sadness brought a heaviness to her chest, and that reaction only made her frown a little more. She didn’t usually feel bad for people, especially those she didn’t know well. Perhaps she was just feeling a little something for him because of his good deeds to her so far, not many would have treated her as he had.
Her lips parted slightly as she prepared to answer him, but she then simply closed her mouth again, observing how he seemed to pull himself together. She almost smirked, maybe she was starting to like him because he was similar to herself? He was obviously doing as she had just done, closing up after revealing too much.
Seeing him hold out his arm, she moved to link hers with it, wondering if he still wanted an answer to his question. The chill wind distracted her however and made her instinctively hold onto Lyon’s arm, her narrowed eyes finding the man that had whistled at her. Normally she welcomed the attention of men, but in this moment she was certainly not in the mood for it.
And suddenly the man’s feet were covered in ice. She raised an eyebrow and turned her gaze to the mage beside her, allowing him to tug her into walking with him. His words made her hum a little in agreement but she made no comment herself, instead simply looking around the darkened streets and up at the sparkling sky. The stars were different here, but still beautiful.
She turned her eyes, yet again, to the man beside her, studying his expression and recalling his one from moments earlier. A sigh left her, the sound a mix of amusement and exasperation, along with genuine confusion. Why did Juvia Lockser have no interest in this guy? Shaking her head a little to clear it, she hugged his arm to herself and smirked a little.
“So, do you make a habit of freezing disrespectful people?”
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