[Everything after that was a rush of surprise, and Minako found herself struggling to process it all in time. The backdrop of chaos being caused by the party crashers was making it even worse, but there was something really important going on here and she knew it was relevant to her.
She whirled in time with Minato to face an obviously struggling Seito. He looked like he did when she has first evoked in front of him. Narcissus faded fast, and she took one step toward him before Minato spoke. There was an obvious harshness there that made no sense to her. Why would Minato have any reason to treat Seito that way? If he was anything like her...
And then she saw it. For once those sad, empty eyes were full of passionate emotion. Anger. That stopped her dead in her tracks, looking back and forth between the boys in fear. She didn't know what to do at all, and that was a new and terrifying feeling.
Finally his eyes turn back to her, and soften. She can feel a small sigh of relief in her chest, but her face doesn't have time to react to it, leaving her looking frightened and concerned and confused as the fire attack beat into her, knocking her to the ground with force and leaving her bruised.]
Erg.
[She's not down for the count yet, but she's smarting.]
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She whirled in time with Minato to face an obviously struggling Seito. He looked like he did when she has first evoked in front of him. Narcissus faded fast, and she took one step toward him before Minato spoke. There was an obvious harshness there that made no sense to her. Why would Minato have any reason to treat Seito that way? If he was anything like her...
And then she saw it. For once those sad, empty eyes were full of passionate emotion. Anger. That stopped her dead in her tracks, looking back and forth between the boys in fear. She didn't know what to do at all, and that was a new and terrifying feeling.
Finally his eyes turn back to her, and soften. She can feel a small sigh of relief in her chest, but her face doesn't have time to react to it, leaving her looking frightened and concerned and confused as the fire attack beat into her, knocking her to the ground with force and leaving her bruised.]
Erg.
[She's not down for the count yet, but she's smarting.]