His voice brought her back, taking a step away from the water. The couple still trying to pull themselves out of the water as a crowd seemed to gather. Quickly turning to face the man. Did he hear anything they said? Did he see that she was the one who pushed them?
“I-” Her words seemed frozen, unsure f how to respond. “They were- I couldn’t just-” Each sentence becoming a jumbled mess.
Behind her the two sputtered as they made it back onto dry land. Chancing a glance at the two of them before looking back up into the man’s eye. Her feet becoming planted to the ground as she could hear the murmurs of the citizens grow louder. All with concern for the people who had fell in.
She wanted to run but felt rooted to the spot. Her head hung low, not wanting to explain what they were saying. “I overreacted to something they said about a Fairy Tail member. And pushed them in.” The last words a mumble, keeping her eyes on her feet. It was better than having to tell him those same words she had heard them say. Even if he pushed her, she couldn’t make those words leave her lips. Those words leaving a sour taste in her mouth at just the thought.
This was all she could do. In this case, Mavis was helpless when trying to defend anyone. She couldn’t argue with them, prove them wrong and show them just how wonderful he truly was.
Hands knitting together in front of her, doing her best to keep from wringing them as she grew silent. Lips pursing as the crowd grew more dense around them. At moments like these she wished she could fade away. Hating that she would do something as nasty as to push a person into the water but unable to rid herself of the anger that still lingered behind.