#◟ ★ ⊰ thread ‹ glogan x terra markov ›

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◟ ★ ⊰ closed starter. garfield logan for terra markov. @mazeheart

◟ ★ ⊰ a look of surprise crossed his features as he looked the other over, a bit uncertain of what to say. " terra, " he said, his shock evident. " what are you doing here ? "

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◟ ★ ⊰ she betrayed him and his closest friends, he knew that they were all impacted in various ways, and they all were still hurting. it wasn't like the titans would let just anyone join them, she was special, she was supposed to be one of them, but she was against them. he still had trouble processing that, because it was just such a harsh blow for him to swallow. " you did, " he agreed. the male was a bit taken aback by her words, head shaking slightly. " i don't think they're going to kill you, " he told her. there were many reasons he was under that impression. no titan would want to draw attention to themselves here, he knew they'd stand out right away if they didn't continue to try to blend into society as seamlessly as possible. plus, nobody knew what was going on in mystic, and he didn't think they'd be foolish enough to take any risks. the risks were not worth revenge, and he believed everyone else would see things the same way. he didn't really know what to say to her, because he was just overwhelmed with emotions. he never thought he'd see her again, but this place brought them right back together, and it was a lot to take in. there were many things he wanted to say, but he couldn't remember any of those things once he first laid eyes on her. he listened to what she had to say, and he knew she was right. he didn't know what she'd been doing, because he'd only just arrived recently and had nothing to go off of other than his own memories. " you're right, i don't know what you've been doing, " he agreed, nodding. " i'm sorry i was a jerk. "

tara didn't know how to gauge his reaction to what she blurted out. his silence ; was it a good sign or a bad sign ? she wasn't sure. while she didn't mean to say it in the moment , the words were true for once. " i betrayed more than just you , " she added. " i know. " she hurt more than just beast boy. she betrayed all the titans , then betrayed slade in the end. there wasn't a single person she stayed loyal to , was there ?? not even herself. wasn't that pathetic in a way ?? no one could hate her as much as herself. with her back turned to him , she fidgeted as she listened to him continue. still , her face felt wet , as if the tears wouldn't stop flowing no matter how much she wiped them away. at the mention of raven , she exhaled a pained laugh. she assumed all the titans hated her , but raven especially. " yeah , let them finish me off when they see me , " she let out. " i won't stop them. " she'd take whatever beating , emotional or physical. maybe she'd instinctually fight back , but she deserved what she had coming to her. she shook her head as she was told to live a good and honest life. wasn't that was she was trying to do ? maybe she wasn't the most truthful , but she was trying to live her best life all things considered. she was trying to get by without hurting anyone anymore. that's why she kept people at a distance ; to keep both parties safe from the potential pain. " i'm trying here , beast boy , " her voice pleaded. " i've been trying , and clearly that's not enough for you. you don't even know what i've been doing here. " she wasn't fighting crime , but she was staying out of too much trouble. " i can't change that i'm a screw - up , but i'm at least keeping people out of my radius ... i'm trying not to hurt anyone anymore , okay ??? it's the only way. "

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◟ ★ ⊰ " you can't change the past, " he told her, shaking his head. even if she forgot who she was, she'd eventually remember and have to relive it all over again. " you can only change the future and try to improve who you are as a person, " he said quietly. " fresh starts don't begin with lies. " surely, she had to be aware of that. she was already off to terrible start, and he'd only come across her mere moments ago. he needed to clear his head and focus on his breathing. he was a wreck at the moment, and composing himself was at the top of his list of priorities. he couldn't have some sort of public outburst. he was leaning against the wall of the establishment, head tilted back, eyes closed as he tried to even out his breathing. he hadn't expected to see tara, so he was seriously under prepared for the encounter. in that moment, all he wanted to do was go back home with the rest of the titans and forget about the town of mystic.

tara did not want to show how much his words stung. did he mourn her death ?? ; but now he regretted even that ?? she blinked back tears. " maybe , " her voice almost cracking. she guessed her betrayal erased anything good between them ; any hopes otherwise crushed. she swallowed back her pride. " i don't want to be that person anymore ... the person who did things she regrets , " she hinted. " a person like that needs a fresh start. " this wasn't jump city. up until now , she thought she escaped her past ; now , it was catching up to her. terra turned out to be a bad person ... but who was she now ? was she really different ? was she better now ? she certainly had much less regrets , but maybe that was due to keeping everyone at an arms length now. she watched as he stepped out. she didn't move , at first. instead , she looked around , eyeing if any other patrons even paid them any attention. after a moment , she exhaled and turned to follow him. tara didn't want this to be over , if she could help it.

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◟ ★ ⊰ he was a bit taken aback by those words, and found himself stunned into a shocked silence. of all the answers she could've given him, he hadn't been anticipating that. he didn't know what to make of it at all, and that terrified him just a little bit, but he'd never admit it. " you did betray me, " he agreed. however, he didn't know if it was before or after they became friends. he knew he couldn't carry that resentment forever, because that just wasn't the type of person he wanted to be. he couldn't walk through life angry and hateful for all time, and he could acknowledge that. at one point or another, he'd have to let go of the past. he just still found himself struggling to process the grief and denial he'd experienced upon her betrayal. it just didn't make any sense to him that she was capable of doing that. he thought he knew her better, he thought that she liked him. maybe she truly did, but it didn't change her actions either. still, he also couldn't eternally pretend as though he didn't still have feelings for her. it was a confusing process for him. " i can't pretend to know what it was like to be in your position, " he told her, not agreeing nor disagreeing with her actions. " all i know, is that what you did hurt all of us. you don't have to worry about me wanting revenge. i can't speak for raven or anyone else, " he told her, shaking his head. there was no telling what the other titans would do if they ran into her, and he wouldn't make false promises about agreeing to talk to them. she made her own choices, even if she'd been brainwashed. he couldn't tell other people how to feel or react. " you can't change the past, or the fact that you're back, terra. all you can do is try to live a good and honest life here, " he told her. " i'm not going to put you out of your misery. you're going to be just fine. " at least, as fine as a person with her experiences could be. " it's only a temporary solution. you would've had to deal with things eventually. whether you want to admit it or not. "

" it's means i was more worried about you ! " the words busted out. tara covered her mouth , holding herself back. it should have been obvious , but both their perspectives were blurred. she let her hand drop after a moment , now pulling at her clothes. " i fear i betrayed you before i knew we were friends , " she half - admitted. when she first met the titans , she trusted beast boy and only beast boy with her secret regarding lack of control ; then she thought he betrayed her trust by telling the rest of the team. by the time she realized her secret was merely discovered , she'd already made the deal with slade. it was too late to turn back. what she thought was one betrayal for another ... turned out to be a one - sided fight. " yeah , well , i was blinded ... " she crossed her arms across her chest , trying to maintain her composure. " slade got me a very low point , okay ... he was very persuasive ... " she mumbled as her posture fell slightly. " yes , beast boy , " she finally called him by his code name. " i did think how it would make you all feel ; and at that point , my head was so clouded by hate by a certain someone that i wanted you all to hurt , okay ? " she couldn't speak his name. not aloud. " but in the end , the only person i killed was myself and him , okay ??? and clearly that didn't work ... cause i'm here , so what does that mean , huh ??? that even my lame ass excuse of a sacrifice was for nothing ??? put me out of my misery , beast boy , because i fucking couldn't. " she spat out the words as tears stung her eyes. she rubbed at her face as she turned away from him. " someone doesn't easily move forward from that. " who was he to even talk ? he didn't know what deeds she'd done here. sure , she'd been a bit mischievous in her time in mystic ; but she wasn't some evil villian anymore. she had to force herself to think beast boy didn't know who he was talking about anymore. tears flowed down her cheeks now , but she tried to keep them hidden from him. " bottling them up worked just fine before you got here. "

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◟ ★ ⊰ " observation, " he replied dryly. he eavesdropped, lurked around corners and just listened to what people had to say. " it doesn't matter anyways. i shouldn't have done it, " he said, shaking his head. he just couldn't accept it at first. so, he went and tried to process things on his own. then, one day, she was gone from there. he still wasn't convinced that the girl who he'd met wasn't her, but he didn't have proof. he wasn't going to mention that. " how is it better? " he just didn't understand. he tried to, but he couldn't. even if he was actively miserable in that moment, he wouldn't want to be anyone other than himself. he was still feeling emotional, his desire for pizza flying out of the window. he couldn't think about eating now, not after seeing her. everything was overwhelming to him, and he couldn't even begin to process it. " i need some air, " he said, shaking his head as he headed towards the door of the pizza shop, afraid he'd end up doing something stupid if he stayed in there.

" and how do you know how this place works ? " tara retorted. she'd been here two whole years , and not even she grasped the whole extent of this place. then again , maybe she took it at face value. she wasn't sure what beast boy meant when he said he visited her. she wasn't sure how there was anything to visit after her destruction. " i don't know , " she simply replied , unsure how else to respond. maybe it was to spit on her grave , or cause he had some ounce of pity for her. she was pathetic , after all. she didn't deserve his pity , never mind forgiveness. " maybe that's true , " she tried not to agree fully. ignorance is bliss , after all. " but maybe it's better than the alternative. " she didn't suggest what the alternative was. she couldn't admit to it ; but he was right. maybe she was in denial , lying to even herself ... but it was the only way she could let herself have an ounce of joy in this new world. it was the only way for her to have her new start. if she couldn't actually forget , she could at least pretend to. " i wish it wasn't a lie. "

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◟ ★ ⊰ her words made him tense up even more, he didn't want to have this conversation before. he didn't even want to listen to tara. he exhaled slowly, refusing to turn around and face her again. he couldn't look at her, not right now. his emotions were unstable, and he hadn't felt this way in years. he was usually pretty relaxed, but something about her pulled out the darker emotions every person had that beast boy preferred to repress. he was surprised to hear her admit to her lies so easily, but he still didn't turn around. " well, that's just not the way this place works. " he didn't want to be in mystic, either. he didn't want to be away from home. " i visited you, you know, " he said. he didn't ever want to admit it, but the words slipped out when she mentioned she should've been dead. he didn't want to see her dead. " you're not living in a fantasy ... you're living a lie while you sit there in denial. "

" strangers seems simpler than whatever we are , " tara said in a volume barely audible. she continued to rub at her face , until it was fully dry. she allowed a single sniffle before she composed herself. she was still on edge , but much better than moments before. " i thought i was here for a new start , not to relive the past , " she admitted. the charade was up , yet she remained cryptic ; like she couldn't admit to everything just yet. she wasn't ready. he could come in , guns or powers blazing , and she'd still be stubborn to an extent. she needed time. " i should be dead , if i'm being honest. not sure you'd agree , but ... instead i'm here ; so maybe you can see why i think this is all a little fucked up , " she exhaled. " and maybe i'm living in my own little fantasy , but it's what's keeping me sane. " her appetite , for once , was gone. she debated if leaving would make her the bigger person , or just the coward she always was. however , she knew better than to beg for a new beginning with beast boy ; something that was apparent he wasn't willing to give.

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◟ ★ ⊰ he needed to take his attention off of her, because he could feel his own hands beginning to shake. the urge to shift and run off to decompress strong. he couldn't do that in a pizza shop without attention turning to him, though. he didn't need that. at least turned away he could focus on his breathing and center himself. he didn't want to cause a scene. he was trying to steady his breathing and his own heart rate, needing to center himself as best as possible. he clenched his jaw, hands balling into fists before relaxing back by his sides. she was cutting into him, and he was certain she had to know that by now. " is that what you want, tara ? " he questioned. " you want to be strangers? " he wasn't sure if he could fully deliver, but he'd be damned if he sat around and let her mock him. " i assure you, it's reality. "

beast boy was probably the only person who could read what was happening to her. the tingling remained , but lessened as he backed off. as he turned his back to her , she allowed her facade to drop. staring at his back , she felt tears welling in her eyes. she unclenched her fists and wiped at her face ; desperately hoping he wouldn't turn around as she let herself silently cry. " i don't blame you , " she replied , voice steady as it could be. she debated if the charade was up yet ; he clearly wasn't buying it. she just didn't know what was worse : having to confront what she did outright or continue hurting him with more lies. " my word means nothing to you , " she stated the obvious. " as a stranger or as a liar or whatever you see me as ... " she swallowed hard. " but i shouldn't even be here ; i'll agree with that. " she should be dead in a volcano , far from here. " i just think this is some warped sense of reality or purgatory. " or hell , where she most deserve to be.

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◟ ★ ⊰ " what's that supposed to mean? " he asked, slightly offended. of course they could hold their own, but he knew that the titans were better with him. they worked well as a team, despite occasional differences. he cared about the team, and he would always be willing to fight beside them, no matter what. since joining, his loyalty had been to the titans, and he wouldn't change that. he didn't understand how tara could swear loyalty to the likes of slade. " you had friends until you betrayed them, " beast boy countered. " we all cared. that just wasn't good enough for you. " he scoffed at her words, shaking his head. " you're right, that doesn't excuse anything. any one of them could've been killed. did you ever stop to think about how that'd make me or the rest of them feel ? did it ever matter to you ? " for a moment, he found himself wishing he could forget everything he knew. he pictured it'd be a much easier life to live not knowing who he was. he then thought that perhaps it was selfish to feel that way. he could still do good things for people while knowing who he was, and it put an end to those thoughts. " you can't change your past, tara. you can only move forward, " he told her. " you can try and do good deeds and go from there. " he didn't want to fight, yet, here he was. he completely forgot about the injury that was still left untreated. " i don't know what those things feel like, and i'm sorry you experienced them, i don't think anyone deserves to feel that way or go through all of that. " except maybe slade. beast boy wished he could get his hands on that guy. " you can't avoid it forever. bottling it up will only make things worse. "

" well , i thought they could handle themselves , " tara answered , annoyed. not that she didn't think beast boy couldn't handle slade's scheme , but she didn't want to risk it. she only mentioned it to prove she was concerned for him. the rest of the titans was a different question all together. she did worry for them , but what she felt for beast boy was different ; she wanted to protect him more than the rest. that's why his words that night caused her to completely abandon any hope she could remain a titan. " you said so yourself ... i don't have any friends , " she reminded , fighting back any emotions from showing in her voice. she keenly avoided his question directly. " and they turned out fine. not that excuses it but ... but everyone turned out fine in the end. " everyone but her. she made sure she went down with slade. it wasn't that she deserved to be the hero ; rather she deserved to go down with the villian. " i don't , " she simply replied. " a false hope , maybe. " she fidgeted. " i told you ... a fresh start ... i don't wanna be who i was. wish i could forget. yadda yadda. " she wanted a second chance , with beast boy especially. he was the closest thing she had to a best friend ... " more or less like a volcano collapsing around you , " she mumbled. it took all her power and control to do that final act ; even remembering stung. " or maybe thinking your only friend revealed your secret. or being told by your closest friend that you don't have friends after all. or , i don't know , literally not having control of your own body. " though she deserve it all , but she had to argue back. " cause it hurts. a lot. all of it ; but it's the price i had to pay. it's what i'm trying to avoid feeling here, okay ?! " feeling herself getting pent up , she exhaled. she was just trying to help , and now they were having another useless fight.

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◟ ★ ⊰ he knew what was happening, and knew he needed to back off. the cardinal rule of these gifts was to not expose them unless absolutely necessary. a broken heart did not justify putting the both of them at risk of becoming spectacles. there'd be questions and the chance of people trying to poke and prod at them. he was not so keen on becoming some sort of weird government experiment. she was losing control, he knew it. and if she lost control, he was bound to lose it, too. " i know, " he replied dryly. he didn't need her to state the obvious. he was capable of knowing the difference between certain things. " i don't believe liars, " beast boy told her, shaking his head before turning his back to her, needing to catch his breath and get himself under control.

tara couldn't breath. she could feel her powers pulsating. she didn't want him to hate her ; really she didn't , but he had every reason to. she betrayed the entire team , but it was clear beast boy was betrayed the most. she knew it too. she shook her hands at her side , trying to get rid of the tingling feeling. she couldn't keep up her facade for much longer. either her powers were going to reveal her , or she'd have to do it herself. " there's a difference between lying to lie and lying to save yourself , " she retorted. her whole life , she lied. she was never one to let people close , as it backfired as evident most by the boy in front of her. she wasn't trying to excuse her actions ; but she was between a rock and a hard place. " the last part isn't a lie , " she insisted as her fingers balled into fists. " but if you don't wanna believe me , i can't make you. why should you believe me , anyways ... ?? "

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◟ ★ ⊰ he wasn't too certain if he believed her, and even if she had been telling the truth, it didn't make things okay. he had his team to worry about. " that doesn't matter. the titans are my friends, " he countered. " do you honestly believe i'd have ever forgiven you if something happened to one of them? " he asked, arching a brow. he cared about the titans, they were important to him, and she had to have known that. just because it would've been easier, didn't mean he actually wanted it to happen that way. if she genuinely didn't know who she was, it'd be a different story. he couldn't hold past actions against someone who couldn't recall them. " what makes you think it's even possible for me to trust you again? " he questioned. what she had done wasn't something he could easily get over. " why are you so concerned with trying to change things now? " he didn't understand. he had so many questions, and wasn't getting the answers he really wanted. he shook his head, taking a small step away from her. " you betrayed me, and my friends. and then you lied to me. do you have any idea how much that hurts? "

" the night we went to the carnival , " tara remarked , referencing her memories directly for the first time. she needed to give him a glimpse of her truth , at least. " i took you out of the tower for a reason. i didn't want you caught in the crossfire. " that entire evening was burned into her soul ; for both good reasons and bad. she was going to tell him the truth that night ; what she had done. fate had other plans. " see , " she said , as if he was helping to prove her point ; justifying her feigned ignorance. nothing was allowed to be easy with them , it seemed. " tell me how i prove you can trust me then. " tara didn't expect a real answer. how could beast boy or any of the other titans trust her again ?? she sold them out to slade , after all. she couldn't have committed a worse act of treason. " then what do you want ? what will change this ? " she asked , begging. in this instant , she just wanted to help. if he were not injured in this moment , she'd sorrowfully allow they go their separate ways. as much as she wanted him in her life , was it worth it ? the pain on either side ? " nothing i say or do is gonna get you to accept my help then , huh ? absolutely nothing ... ?? "

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◟ ★ ⊰ " no i don't, i'm fine, " he insisted, annoyed. he was too stubborn to admit that she was right, because he was still upset with her for lying to him. hadn't she lied enough before they both got there ? beast boy just didn't understand. he never lied to her, not about anything. " you were never concerned before, " he reminded her. it was the only way that it'd explain the fact that she betrayed him and the rest of the titans for slade. if he showed up there, beast boy knew he'd snap. he never wanted to see him again. " why don't you just go back to lying and pretending like you don't have your memories ? " he questioned. he furrowed his brows, head shaking slightly. " a good samaritan, " he corrected her.

" well , you need someone's help ," tara retorted. she crossed her arms over her chest as she stood her ground. she was trying to not let him affect her ; but that was easier said than done. no matter where they currently stood , she cared for beast boy. she wished she didn't. she wished the titans did hold a special part of her ; she wish she didn't owe them so much. she hoped she paid them back a life debt ; but apparently that wasn't enough for the cruel world they lived in. " excuse me for being concerned for you ," she shot back. " in a perfect world , i could walk away without blinking an eye ; but i can't do that , " she admitted , begrudgingly. " would you not let a kind stranger offer you their help ? a good samantha or whatever ?? "

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◟ ★ ⊰ he chose to ignore that comment, because it felt like a personal jab. hadn't one rejection and betrayal been enough? he knew she knew who he was, he couldn't explain how, but he just did. it was a feeling he got. he didn't care how much she insisted otherwise. he was wise enough to not cause a scene in a public setting, though. that wouldn't be good for two people with powers in an emotional state. especially her. he at least had better control of himself in certain situations, but not all of them. " everyone has to lie at one point or another, " he countered. he never felt good about lying, though. he didn't know if she did. he was feeling rather resentful in that moment, and with no other titans around to get him to walk away, he was struggling with dealing with his emotions. he knew she was lying, but he couldn't confront her in a serious manner publicly. " you really wanna start off on a lie here too? "

" you're giving ... scorned ex - lover , " tara said , trying to play it off as a joke best she could in her current state. in reality , she felt like she was back in the volcano , everything crashing around her. she felt like she had a boulder on her chest , preventing even a single breath. this was her worse fear : having to be confronted by beast boy like this. her head fell down , just enough to cause her hair to partially block her eyes. she couldn't tell if they were watering up or she was on the verge of something else entirely. " maybe you've never had to lie to live , " she said in a half - mumble. she threw her head back , pushing the hair out of her face. she wasn't sure how much longer she could keep up the charade. " i fear the name isn't ringing a bell , " her tone flat as she lied. she hoped he was dead , long gone ; that her sacrificed and psuedo - death was worth something. " no one sent me here. no one said i even wanted to be here. " how she longed she was dead in this moment.

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◟ ★ ⊰ he didn't believe her, but he supposed she wasn't surprised by that. she didn't give him much of a reason to believe her anyways. she'd lied, and they both knew that. " what are you talking about ? it is true, " he argued. he had no idea why she was saying it wasn't, but he didn't think he'd get a clear answer out of her if he asked. he didn't know what he wanted, really. the male wished he did, but he just couldn't think about the answer to that question. " it'd probably be a lot easier, " he said with a shrug. he clenched his jaw, wishing he had walked away as soon as she let go of his arm. " i'd like you better if i knew i could trust you, " he told her. after all, he'd been head over heels for her once. he went out on a limb and asked her out, and she turned out to be siding with the enemy. he hadn't really gone looking for love since then. he was too afraid to open up like that again. " that wouldn't change anything, " he told her. he didn't know if anything would. he shook his head, swallowing thickly. " no. i can fix it myself. "

tara knew he wasn't fine ; he was being stubborn , and rightfully so. she probably wouldn't want her help either if she was in beast boy's shoes. " that's not true , " she pushed back. she took him out of titan tower for a reason that night. she didn't want him caught in the crossfire. she was about to admit what she'd done , if slade didn't show up. to this day , she didn't know how that night could've gone otherwise. in her head , it always ended with beast boy hating her ; but maybe there was a sliver of hope that he wouldn't. " oh , so now you want me to lie ? " she arched a brow. still , she wasn't quite admitting to the lying about her memories ; but it was obvious the charade was over. " wouldn't you like me better if i was little nobody ?? " she asked with some genuine curiosity. " wouldn't it be easier ? a fresh slate ? " she was still trying to justify her actions. " if i was only someone who happened to look like ... her ... " she tried to stay composed. " let me help you , and i'll be whatever you want me to be. a ghost , a stranger , whatever , " she practically begged. " i just can't stand here while you're bleeding like this. "

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◟ ★ ⊰ " why don't you tell me? " he shot back, arching a brow. how could beast boy possibly know where they stood? he wasn't even sure if she was remorseful for betraying him and the rest of the titans. " i guess you would know a thing or two about lying, " he agreed, nodding. she'd deceived him so successfully before, and he hadn't forgotten about that. he struggled a lot when it came to what he felt for her, and he was still trying to piece it all together. " i'm not much of a liar, " he countered. he'd been vulnerable with her, and it wound up backfiring immensely. yet, he couldn't hate her. he didn't want to play games. " how's slade? did he send you here? "

" if we aren't strangers , then what are we ? " the question was genuine. tara didn't know what they were. friends ? enemies ? something else entirely ? in a way , she didn't know what she wanted to be to him. she just thought strangers may be simplest. " i think i can lie to you , yes ; because everyone is capable of lying , " she pointed out , trying to stay steady. " you can be lying to me too. maybe you don't know me , and this is some weird pick - up line or game your playing. " she shrugged. he was stubborn , but so was she. she smirked for a brief moment. " so what weird game are you playing here ?? do you do this to everyone or am i just special ? "

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◟ ★ ⊰ " then i don't want or need your help, " he told her coldly. if she wanted to pretend like she didn't know him, then he could pretend like it didn't sting. he would keep her at a distance, because he refused to allow himself to get hurt all over again. he knew he could've walked away when she released his arm, but she was the one who stopped him, so he stayed put. " i didn't say you would. " he pointed out. he gave her an annoyed look, a sigh passing through his lips. " i was on my way home to take care of it until you stopped me, " he pointed out. he tensed up slightly, wondering why she was even expressing concern. " don't worry about it. " he might've gone looking for a fight, but that wasn't her business. " i think agreeing to let someone perform medical care does require a level of trust, " he argued.

" want and need are two different things , " tara mumbled. finally , she let go of him as he stated he didn't trust her. she didn't think he did ; not after everything. maybe ... maybe she hoped one day he would ; but today wasn't that day. still , it stung. " i'm not going to rub dirt in it or anything ... " at the snide remark , she fully retreated her hands to her sides. she hated everything about this. " can you ??? " she asked in response. " cause you're just walking around covered in blood right now , " she pointed out. as he called it a battle scar , she only got more concerned. " like ... actual battle ?? is everything okay ?? " she didn't know why she asked ; she already anticipated his response or lack there of. " you don't have to trust me to let me wash you off and wrap that for you. "

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◟ ★ ⊰ she might've been able to fool other people, but he wasn't going to let her fool him. not this time. the male wasn't giving up, not until he got her to admit that she was lying ... again. he'd struggled a lot with that betrayal, and part of him still did. logan shook his head at her words, resolute in his assumption that she knew exactly who she was, and knew who he was. " we aren't strangers, " he insisted, refusing to budge. she could try to pretend, but he wasn't going to be convinced. " do you really think you can lie to me ? you can't convince me that you don't know me. " @mazehearts

tara exhaled loudly through her nose. she should have known he was going to be stubborn. she didn't want to break so easily , however. " why would i be messing with you , dude ? " she asked with a slight tilt of her head. " you're just a stranger. i don't even know your name. " it tasted sour to say. she feared if she slipped , he'd be angry ; not for this lying , per se , but for their entire past relationship. the betrayal. everything. she didn't like what she was doing right now , not one bit , but it felt like what she had to do. another charade in hopes of a second chance , at best , or to save herself some pain , at least.