Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

And now Quiet Boy decided to speak. It was then that Vashti figured it was probably good that they did have a sort of third person who could jump in with a fairly objective view and prevent her and Louisa from killing each other. But at the same time, his "objective" view still annoyed her a bit because he didn't fully believe her side of the story, and he clearly had more reason to trust Louisa's twisted side of the story since he was her friend and not Vashti's.

But did she still want to be friends with Louisa? Maybe. Maybe not. She was far too annoyed with the little fourth year right now to give a very clear-headed response to that question. Getting it off her chest sounded quite nice though.

Shame Louisa had to go first.

And shame it didn't actually make her feel any better hearing all that. Not even her "I still want to be friends" helped considering she followed it up with "you're annoying". Yeah, like that was going to make anything better.

Least it was her turn now.

"Yeah, well I hate how you think you're right about everything and I hate that you thought it was better to come here and prank me - with a friend, no less - instead of facing me yourself. I hate how you don't think about the consequences of your words and actions before it actually happens, and I hate how you try and justify everything you do, no matter how wrong or hurtful it is. I don't care what your 'real purpose' for using the love potion was - it's wrong no matter who you use it on and no matter what your reasoning is. If you want someone to love you and respect you, you have to earn it, Louisa. A bloody love potion is not going to fix all your problems. It's only going to make it worse. So it's time you grew up and fixed your problems yourself instead of blaming it on other people and trying to get magic spells and potions to fix it for you."

Hm. Both Louisa and Quiet Boy were right about something at least - it did feel pretty good to get all that off her chest.

Originally Posted by Wonderstruck

Adam listened to Louisa as she went first, happy that she concluded that she still wanted to be friends but flinching slightly that she called Vashti annoying. Perhaps that was a thought that might have been better kept to herself since it did kind of negate everything that she had just said, but they were getting things off their chests so maybe it was just something that she needed to get out there. When she turned to him and said that felt good with a little smirk Adam smiled and gave a nod of the head.

Then he turned to look at Vashti to indicate that it was her turn to go, and he listened thoughtfully as Vashti spoke. As he was listening to her he realized that perhaps in a way there was some truth to Vashti. Louisa was a think with her emotions kind of person, not that there was anything wrong with that, but sometimes it did put her in situations to get hurt not only herself but to hurt other people. Even Adam wasn't sure how he would have responded to Louisa if he'd known that she used a love potion on him...Was Dallin going to start talking to her again? He couldn't blame the kid if he needed a bit of time. And as Vashti continued it occurred to Adam that Vashti sounded like the kind of friend that was tired of trying to mentor and help Louisa...after all he was pretty sure that Vashti was older than both of them, and her words definitely made it sound like she was tired of trying to do the right thing and being stomped on by Louisa's angry words or silly pranks.

When Vashti had finished speaking Adam gave the girl a warm smile. "Do you feel better now?" he asked, hoping that getting it off her chest had at least helped a little. He was going to ignore the fact that Vashti hadn't answered the question of whether or not she still wanted Louisa and her to be friends...perhaps she needed to do a bit more contemplating before she came to that conclusion.

"So...now that you guys have gotten some things off your chest, where do you want to go from here? What do you guys need to try and get back to the best friend status that I knew you guys used to be," Adam said, giving them both an encouraging smile. Was it just him or was he starting to sound like a therapist more than a friend?

Originally Posted by Wonderstruck

Adam listened to Louisa as she went first, happy that she concluded that she still wanted to be friends but flinching slightly that she called Vashti annoying. Perhaps that was a thought that might have been better kept to herself since it did kind of negate everything that she had just said, but they were getting things off their chests so maybe it was just something that she needed to get out there. When she turned to him and said that felt good with a little smirk Adam smiled and gave a nod of the head.

Then he turned to look at Vashti to indicate that it was her turn to go, and he listened thoughtfully as Vashti spoke. As he was listening to her he realized that perhaps in a way there was some truth to Vashti. Louisa was a think with her emotions kind of person, not that there was anything wrong with that, but sometimes it did put her in situations to get hurt not only herself but to hurt other people. Even Adam wasn't sure how he would have responded to Louisa if he'd known that she used a love potion on him...Was Dallin going to start talking to her again? He couldn't blame the kid if he needed a bit of time. And as Vashti continued it occurred to Adam that Vashti sounded like the kind of friend that was tired of trying to mentor and help Louisa...after all he was pretty sure that Vashti was older than both of them, and her words definitely made it sound like she was tired of trying to do the right thing and being stomped on by Louisa's angry words or silly pranks.

When Vashti had finished speaking Adam gave the girl a warm smile. "Do you feel better now?" he asked, hoping that getting it off her chest had at least helped a little. He was going to ignore the fact that Vashti hadn't answered the question of whether or not she still wanted Louisa and her to be friends...perhaps she needed to do a bit more contemplating before she came to that conclusion.

"So...now that you guys have gotten some things off your chest, where do you want to go from here? What do you guys need to try and get back to the best friend status that I knew you guys used to be," Adam said, giving them both an encouraging smile. Was it just him or was he starting to sound like a therapist more than a friend?

Originally Posted by Magical Soul

Ouch.

Was Louisa really like that? No. She did not believe it. It was Vashti's angry side talking, right? RIGHT?? Right.

Louisa did not respond to her, her eye did twitch throughout the getting-things-off-her-chest talk though, that'd give the older friend what kind of emotions roamed within the younger girl.

...then Adam talked.

Louisa shot him a look, "I don't want to go anywhere from here. If that.." Her thump pointed at Vashti sideways,"..girl thinks that I blame people for my problems instead of fixing them or that I don't earn love of others or that I justify everything I do, as if I'm the next Dark Lord, then she can get the hell out of my life." AND NO, she was not going to look at Vashti as she said this.

Originally Posted by Magical Soul

Ouch.

Was Louisa really like that? No. She did not believe it. It was Vashti's angry side talking, right? RIGHT?? Right.

Louisa did not respond to her, her eye did twitch throughout the getting-things-off-her-chest talk though, that'd give the older friend what kind of emotions roamed within the younger girl.

...then Adam talked.

Louisa shot him a look, "I don't want to go anywhere from here. If that.." Her thump pointed at Vashti sideways,"..girl thinks that I blame people for my problems instead of fixing them or that I don't earn love of others or that I justify everything I do, as if I'm the next Dark Lord, then she can get the hell out of my life." AND NO, she was not going to look at Vashti as she said this.

Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

When Quiet Boy asked whether she felt better after her little monologue, Vashti smirked. "I do." It felt quite good to get out all that built-up emotion she hadn't realized she'd even been holding. Some of it may simply have been the product of her current frustration and angry, but even so, it felt good to let it out.

And perhaps she ought to reconsider her mental name for this boy - maybe she should be calling him Therapist Boy instead. He certainly wasn't quiet now, and he was sounding more and more like a therapist by the minute. It probably wasn't his fault though; she and Louisa especially Louisa clearly needed a therapist right now.

And then Louisa spoke, and once again it really only made things worse. Vashti was silent for a few moments, giving Louisa - who didn't even have the courtesy to look at her - a cold, even look. That was all she got out of that? She wasn't even willing to see her side - she was just going to flippantly dismiss it and claim to be the victim, as if everything Vashti said meant she was accusing Louisa of being the next Lord Voldemort? That was all she heard? "I never said you were the next Dark Lord," she finally said, her tone calm but cold, "but if that's what you want, then fine. I'll stay out of your life as long as you stay out of mine." She turned to make her way back to the castle. That shower was calling her name.

Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

When Quiet Boy asked whether she felt better after her little monologue, Vashti smirked. "I do." It felt quite good to get out all that built-up emotion she hadn't realized she'd even been holding. Some of it may simply have been the product of her current frustration and angry, but even so, it felt good to let it out.

And perhaps she ought to reconsider her mental name for this boy - maybe she should be calling him Therapist Boy instead. He certainly wasn't quiet now, and he was sounding more and more like a therapist by the minute. It probably wasn't his fault though; she and Louisa especially Louisa clearly needed a therapist right now.

And then Louisa spoke, and once again it really only made things worse. Vashti was silent for a few moments, giving Louisa - who didn't even have the courtesy to look at her - a cold, even look. That was all she got out of that? She wasn't even willing to see her side - she was just going to flippantly dismiss it and claim to be the victim, as if everything Vashti said meant she was accusing Louisa of being the next Lord Voldemort? That was all she heard? "I never said you were the next Dark Lord," she finally said, her tone calm but cold, "but if that's what you want, then fine. I'll stay out of your life as long as you stay out of mine." She turned to make her way back to the castle. That shower was calling her name.

Originally Posted by Wonderstruck

Adam had been feeling happy about how things were going, especially when Vashti confirmed that she did feel better now that she had gotten some stuff off her chest. Adam gave her a warm smile and a little nod of the head, just like a therapist would when a patient said something that they had been struggling to say for a while. Who knew he could help their situation so much?

Unfortunately Adam spoke too soon. Way too soon actually.

When Louisa next opened her mouth to speak Louisa was angry, and the words that came streaming out of her mouth negated just about all the little bit of progress the two of them had gained in the past couple of minutes. Adam's mouth fell open slightly as Louisa flicked her thumb angrily at the girl, basically retracting what she had just said about wanting to save their friendship, and continued on to suggest that Vashti was calling her the next Dark Lord.

Wait, what? How did she come to that conclusion.

"Now Louisa, I'm not entirely sure that's what Vashti was trying to..."

But Vashti cut him off before he could finish his sentence, shooting out two cold remarks before turning and walking away. Wait, how had this spiraled down hill so quickly?! Adam took a step towards Vashti, but stopped, realizing he probably didn't know the girl well enough to try and convince her to come back. With a somewhat deflated look that his plan to mend things between Louisa and Vashti had gone so askew, Adam turned back to Louisa and let out a little sigh. Well...now what?