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[She knows he's always been very business oriented, but as usual she's never actually stopped and thought about what that really means. It's sinking in, now, that for him business may actually outweigh other important things.

Things like lovers and family.]

You say I'm like a sister to you, but you don't treat me like family is supposed to be treated. You expect me to go along with your whims, make me take a back seat to your business, and expect me to just roll over and accept when you decide to contradict beliefs I thought you stood for.

[She takes a deep breath, trying to keep herself calm.]

I'm sick of being treated like a pushover. Family doesn't do that to each other.

[When Genesis hears those words, he feels puzzled and it shows clearly on his face. It had always been this way with his family. He was brought up to realize that at the end of the day, ambition was first and other people second. That was how his family prospered, after all. They weren't rich for nothing.]

... I think our thoughts on family are wildly different.

[He takes a deep breath.]

I was brought up this way. Business was always first for my family. Business, ambition, lofty goals... people were always second.

Well, that's wrong! [It might be blunt, but she can't see how raising anyone that way could be considered right. It's actually frightening to her. If Witches back home considered business more important than family, Euri isn't sure she'd even be here right now. All of her extended family hates her because of what she is, but her mother always cared about her.

Her mother, who gave up working in the huge city of Mactech to raise her on a tiny farm out in the boonies of Fuggum. If she had cared about business more than her daughter....]

People should always be first! If they aren't they'll leave you. Everyone wants to feel needed, and if you don't give that to them you'll wind up completely alone!

Edited 2014-11-21 03:34 (UTC)

[Genesis blinks when he hears Euri tell him that it's wrong. He knew that there were many ways to raise a family. But he had never been told that the way his father led his family was wrong. But Euri seems incredibly passionate about this.]

...

[And suddenly, it seems as if he had been silenced. The thing about winding up completely alone hits him in the chest like a hard punch. There are echoes of last night's conversation there, too. Zexion had suggested the same, but didn't drive the point of why he should do it the way Euri did. He watches Euri. And for the first time, it feels as if she knew much better than him about these things.]

['Passionate' is a good way of putting it. Family is important for any Witch - they're the only ones you're supposed to be able to really trust, aside from your spouse - and it's double so for Euri. If it wasn't for her mother she wouldn't be here.

She huffs and folds her arms, glancing away from him. Her tone gets quieter, though it's no less furious.]

No one likes to waste energy on someone who puts them behind their own selfish desires.

[Genesis nods, though Euri can't see that. He takes a deep breath, then decides that yes-- Zexion was certainly right last night. He needs to learn to put the people that matter to him first. After all, what good was a home when at the end, everyone you loved had left you?]

Euri, I'm sorry about what I had done to you.

[His tone is sincere, but not weak at all. He still has the firmness of a leader about him.]

Is there anything can I do to make it up to you?

[He's listening. That's progress, and her expression softens a little. It's hard to be mad at him when she's been so fond of him, practically ever since they first met. She can't just throw those feelings away on a whim.]

I want to know if you're still someone I can depend on. I want to know what it is you're going to put first from now on.

[Genesis takes a breath. It was easier said than done. But he had to do this. He had to make this change. After all, that was what Zexion said-- what good was a second chance if all he was going to do was throw those he cared about away again?]

I want to do my hardest to put you and everyone else I care for first.

[She'll give him a little nod, holding back the desire to just jump to her feet and hug him. Come on Euri, be serious. Be an adult!]

I want to believe you.

[Genesis gives her an apologetic, tired smile. He's sorry, he really is.]

I will do my hardest. And if I ever slip up, you have all the right to smack sense into me.

Oh don't worry, I will.

[She's completely and utterly serious, too. And she gives him a little, encouraging smile back.]

Thank you, Euri.

[He's sincere about it, too. And he gets up from his desk to stand before her face to face.]

And I'm sorry for what I did earlier.

I forgive you.

[She's answering quickly, before she pauses, chewing on her lower lip.]

I was really worried, you know. About how you were acting.

[Which side he happens to be on is far less important to her.]

Euri...

[Genesis sighs and he feels his heart warm a lot. He didn't expect people to worry over him. Impulsively, he scoops up the small witch in a firm embrace.]

It means a lot to me that you did.

[She blinks at that, then just giggles. Well, this is surprisingly affectionate of him. She quickly returns the hug, latching tightly.]

Don't make me worry like that again.

I'll do my best.

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