Seraphim and Minerva

Seraphim's cheesy little grin dropped immediattley as a sweatdropped appeared at the side of her head and she laughed just a little with a nervous chuckle. Minerva's words didn't bother her, but it was a rather amusing realization to Seraphim that she had just been a bit over the top and silly at that moment. "Er... w-well, I was trying to cheer you up." Seraphim said with a hesitant grin, feeling a little embarressed to be called that, but not offended at all.

But that expression faded just a bit when Seraphim heard what Minerva said next, and it even came as a shock to her. She nearly forgot, the girl was probably going to leave once she won her first match, after all, it was all just for completeing that dare, and probably a small sense of pride. Either way, Seraphim wasn't going to question any more why the girl was here, instead she was just hoping to make the girl stay. "I..." Seraphim begun to try and answer her question, a shred of doubt crossing her features before she took a slow step forward to Minerva, and then she went down on one knee, putting herself a bit lower for the girl since she was on the bench. "..I would like you to stay." As she spoke, Seraphim gently reached out to grab a gentle hold of Minerva's hand, resting it lightly with her own on the girl's lap. "Because I think you are better than you think, and here in this league, you'll grow stronger, more confident, and become a better person than you would if you just left."

Minerva giggled at Seraphim's reaction to her teasing. She smiled cheerfully "Silly Sera-San. She is so serious that even trying to be funny is funny." She was not trying to make fun of Seraphim, in fact she was only trying to say that her attempt went above and beyond what it was meant to even if wasn't quite the way Seraphim had expected. Minerva's eyes widened at Seraphim's attempt at an answer. She blushed when her hand was grabbed. Her mouth then opened at the words, she let out an excited gasp at first and then her eyes fell when she finished. "H-hai... arigatou Sera-San." She said in a sullen tone. She looked up into Seraphim's one eye. "Mine-chan had hoped that Sera-San would want Mine-chan to stay because she would want to be her friend." Minerva looked down. Her voice grew quiet as she spoke. "Um... Mine-chan knows that Sera-San has a big heart and is very kind..." She looked back up with curious and hopeful eyes. "Why does she still have to act like she is uncaring?" (tbc)

She reached out her hand and meekly placed it on Seraphimis chest in a non sexual way. "Is Sera-San afraid to open her heart?" She then lowered her head. "Or is Mine-chan just someone who could never be her friend? "

It was funny really, normally Seraphim felt comfortable being on her own, or being around other people who were about as tough as she was, it reminded her of the old days. But Minerva was so fragile and cute, that she had her own little charm Seraphim couldn't ignore. There was just something warm and somewhat comforting about her words, letting Seraphim feel at ease around her, like she could just be herself. And she knew when there was someone she could be around, and just be true to herself with, then that usually meant that this person was a good friend in Seraphim's book.

The only problem though was that Seraphim could never openly admit it. She didn't throw around the word 'friend' often, and Minerva seemed to notice that, suddenly asking a question that hit Seraphim hard, and she immediatley tensed up. That question was... it felt impossible to answer. She couldn't lie, but she didn't have the courage to tell the truth. And pretty soon, Seraphim's head hung low as she felt Minerva's hand upon her chest, and her bangs shadowed her eyes, like she was trying to hide her true feelings right now. Then as she spoke, leaving out all the details, Seraphim's tone fell dark and disheartened, like she was filled with a deep shame. "...I'm afraid to... and I don't really deserve it."

Though Minerva had alot of qualities that made her rather easy to take advantage of, she was the kind of person that refused to believe that someone was truly heartless. She always believed the best in people, usually at her own peril. She lifted her hand and placed it on top of Seraphim's head once more. "Everyone deserves friends." She said nodding with conviction. "A real friend could never hold anything you've done against you, as long as you are true to yourself and sincere in your friendship." She smiled and ruffled Seraphim's hair. "I want to be Sera-San's friend because she looks much better with a smile than a scowl, even if sometimes that smile is a little cheesy." She giggled at the last part. "When you smile, I smile too." She chose her words carefully.

For a girl who didn't know much about fighting or had much confidence in herself, Minerva really knew the right kind of things to say, and it made Seraphim feel better about herself. It was kinda of strange, to actually learn a lesson from someone who she never would have expected to even be around, especially since Minerva wasn't normally the kind of person she even looked at, nevermind spoke to. And yet, here she was, staying at this girl's side right now as they were both offering kind words of wisdom and giving such care for one another, it felt calming, especially after all the punishment Seraphim had been putting herself through over the past few weeks.

"..You're right, I just suppose it's hard for me to accept these kinds of things." Seraphim answered back with a sot sigh. She couldn't hold that meloncholy for long though when she felt Minerva's hand upon her head, running her fingers through and ruffling those white locks as she smiled. "I suppose that doesn't matter then, because you know.. I do consider you a friend, Mine-chan. I know it's strange and sudden, but-" As Seraphim spoke, she got back up to her feet and sat herself on the bench, seated right beside Minerva as she kept speaking and placed her hand softly upon Minerva's lap, just below her skirt. "-I'm glad I met you. And I want you to stay.

Though Seraphim didn't say much, Minerva was glad to hear every bit of it. She was beaming proudly. Though often the fruits did not match her labour but she was very good at being friendly and making people feel good about themselves. She put her hand over the hand of Serpaphim's that was on her leg. Though she couldn't contain herself and turned and hugged Seraphim, almost tackling her. "Sera-San." She said happily. "Thank yoooou ~<3" She nuzzled Seraphim's cheek.

"Mine-chan will try her hardest to become stronger under her own poer...." She then pulled back and looked into Seraphim tries." She spoke with seriousness and nodded while she spoke. "But Sera-San needs to work on opening up her heart. Mine-chan wants to know what makes Sera-San the way she is. She wants to know why Sera-San decided that she could only be hard and rough and why she hides all that joy that she has only let Mine-chan see a glimpse of."

"Sera-san needs to work harder on wanting to smile and beliving she deserves to smile. Because Mine-chan knows she does!"

It was just hard to refuse to this girl, every thing this girl stood for made Seraphim feel a bit more cheerful about everything, and more honest to herself. She found it difficult to adjust to at first, but when Minerva got close and once again gave her such a deep and meaningful hug, Seraphim as convinced, and she just couldn't refuse from this girl.

"Alright.. I'll try, just as long as you do to. I know you can be something great Mine-chan, but so long as I'm out there upholding my promise, then you need to do yours too, okay?" And with that said, while Seraphim had the girl's arms tightly around her, Seraphim leaned a little closer and gently kissed her on the forehead to show her affection for this girl. It wasn't love, nor any sort of lust, but Seraphim really did have some feelings for her, almost like you would for a family member you were close to.

Minerva beamed at Seraphim's words. "I will do my best!" She squeaked. "For Sera-San and for Mine-chan!" In return for the kiss, Minerva leaned in and kissed Seraphim on the cheek and nuzzled her with her nose. It was the same kind of affection that Seraphim had shown. She pulled away and giggled. She then looked down and nervously tugged at Seraphim's shirt. "Um... Sera-San..." She looked back up. "H-how did you l-loose your eye?" She winced not knowing how sensitive Seraphim was about it.

It was too early to ask, but Seraphim really wanted Minerva to be a part of her new Organization she was making; White Gale. Both because they would help protect her, and because it would allow her to have Minerva around more. There was just something about her innocence that made her more lovable and enjoyable to be with, it made Seraphim forget all the pain sometimes, and such a thing was more valuable than all the money in the world to her.

After Minerva returned the little kiss by doing so on the cheek, Seraphim laughed softly, keeping her arm around Minervaâ€s shoulder and just desiring to have her close as their shoulders touched, and Seraphim felt like she was watching over Minerva. Pretty soon, she would have to leave the girl for now, but that didnâ€t mean she wouldnâ€t see her again.

Before Seraphim had a chance to make a few arrangements and depart, Minerva had something else to say though, and it certainly caught Seraphim by surprise; so much that she was stunned silent, breaking the contact between them as she went rigid. “My… eye..?” She said back slowly, questioning it like she was in disbelieve, then slowly shaking her head. “That... thatâ€s not important. It makes me feel uncomfortable to even think about.” There was a hint of anger in her tone, but not towards Minerva. The person who deserved it was long since gone, but it still didnâ€t feel like what was done had been thorough enough...