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"Never said he was," Edric replied when Ella reminded him that her beloved Alec was here to stay.
At the girl's following words, he raised an eyebrow and grinned. "Who said I was doing it for you? Don't flatter yourself, Ells. I'm doing this for myself," said Edric. "I'm doing it because I don't want to get pranked anymore, not because my rebellious little sister is threatening me with her expressive eyebrows." Part of this statement was true. He really didn't want to receive another owl like the one she'd sent him that morning. Ever. Again.
The following silence was probably more uncomfortable for Ella than it was for Edric; it was no secret the boy preferred silence over talking. Also, he wasn't the one having boyfriend-and-older-ogre-brother problems.
"I don't think getting along with people is part of an ogre's job description," said the boy as Ella asked him to just get along with her boyfriend. He smiled to reveal he was just teasing. "Anyway, I already told you - I'll make an effort from now on. Promise." He raised his right hand as he made his promise. "C'mon. I appreciate your concern for my opinion, but you're still just a kid in school, Ells. Have fun. Don't worry so much. I know I may not act like it, but I do trust you. I just…" he looked away for a moment, searching for words. "I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you. I can't be in the castle anymore, so there isn't much I can do to help you anymore. So I worry… not because I think you're not trustworthy, but because if something happens… well, if something happened to you, it would be completely out of my hands."
And Merlin knows that Eddy would never be able to deal with having a heartbroken little sister that was going through a break-up or something. So, for his sake, the girl better make good decisions, stop panicking, and be happy.
Expressive eyebrows, eh? Ella squinted at him and wiggled them playfully, just as a test.
"Y'mean these expressive eyebrows?" Heh. As for the pranking, the blonde bit her lip.
"I won't do it again. It's too stressful." As good as she was at imitating an ogre, she was all conflicted inside about it still. He really didn't have to worry.
"And yet you're able to get along with me most times." Ella smiled back a tiny bit too because yeah, she figured he'd been joking around. Her smile grew when he promised and she nodded her head, expecting that he'd keep it. She trusted him too.
What was this? Ogre was exposing his ooey-gooey soft side? Ella rested her chin on her palm and listened intently, a smile playing on her lips. She knew how tough it was for him to talk about this sort of stuff but maybe he'd changed since Eve had been in his life?
N'aww, was the Ogre growing up? The thought made her smile even bigger but she refrained from humming
Here Comes the Bride.
"You like me lots, huh?" GRIN. He totally did.
"But seriously, I'll try not to worry so much." And she held up her right hand as proof.
"Y'know, you're not such a terrible brother after all."