Her words bit as harsh as the winter’s here and carried about as much venom as a scorpion.
But she wasn’t wrong. Not entirely anyways.
“ Firstly, I’m NOT stupid… and I know- I KNOW I just…
I feel like we’ve been running in circles for the past month. And… I think we’ve been going after the wrong person. ”
Neo had been going at it for days on end, half the time never saying a word to Cerise and it always left her stomach in knots wondering if she’d ever return. They weren’t FRIENDS by any means but again- Cerise had no other person to consider an ALLY- even if Neo believed this was all Cinder’s doing. Which- Cerise believed to be partly true.
“ I think she was certainly a catalyst for what happened… but Ruby was the last one to be with Roman, I was just inside the ship and all I remember was being slammed into while the ship was sent downwards… this was directly Ruby’s doing… ”
She was just ridiculous at this point. Neopolitan was a cold hearted criminal and she rarely was opening herself to others. No, not with her origin and not with how she was living before. A living weapon, trained to kill others and serve. Roman helped her, he taught her how to be a person and not be used by others as a weapon. He helped her understand the world as a human being. And now that he was gone --- yes, she could only avenge him. And yet, Neopolitan was still here. Was she feeling conflicted? No. She was analyzing. Analyzing every possibility that could’ve happened.
When Cerise was speaking, Neo listened to her carefully. Her emotions, her feelings, her shattered soul --- how pitiful, truly. If she was thinking like that, then everything was getting all too miraculous. Ruby Rose’s doing? Ha, that kid couldn’t even injure a person without feeling scared that they might die. She was good in killing grimm, but not real people. And that was her weakness.
❝ Directly Ruby’s doing, ❞ she repeated, her face didn’t change as she was looking up at the girl before her. ❝ So, you think that the Little Red who cannot hurt even a little dog will actually kill a person? Think about it again. And again. And again. And again. ❞
Words of pure mocking, Neo was not such a kind hearted person. She was cold, cold as ice cream, cold as ice --- cold as iron. Her heart was damaged, her soul was shattered before she understood it.
❝ If you wish to find Little Red, then we can go to Mistral. From what I got, she’s going there to meet the headmaster of the Academy. I wish to speak to her as well, but--- ❞ Neo smiled and picked up her umbrella, showing the blade. ❝ If you will do something reckless and attack her before I will speak to her, I will hurt you. Deal? If you wish to be smart and learn the truth, then I will happily take you with me to Mistral. If it was her doing just how you say, I will let you beat her, but killing goes to me. ❞