Treated Better (Normal Version)

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Mizuki: And the five sapphires make the total 10,000 Rupees!

Ghirahim: Why'd you only count half of them?

Mizuki: The others I wanna hold onto for now. Oh by the way, do you have a place you've been staying?

Ghirahim: Not since those idiot humans destroyed my castle.

Mizuki: You had a castle you never told me about?!

Ghirahim: Yes, I would have loved to show you it... Why'd you wanna know if I have somewhere to stay?

Mizuki: The land I bought is pretty big, if you need somewhere to stay, I can set you up on the edge of the land. Or I can give you a few gemstones to sell so you can buy your own.

Ghirahim: I'm fine, thanks Doll. Now, would you like to clear things up with your friends?

Mizuki hesitated but nodded. Ghirahim stuck his hand out to her, she took it, and in an instant they arrived at Tarry Town.

Elazar: Mizuki!

Elazar ran to hug Mizuki, hoping she wouldn't leave.

Elazar: Please don't leave yet, let us apologize. We're sorry, please don't leave.

Mizuki: I'm sorry for being mean to you all, I shouldn't have stormed off like that.

Naoko: We'll tell you whatever you wanna know, just please forgive us.

Mizuki: It's okay, Ghirahim helped me piece together the stuff I was missing. I'm trying to give him a chance to prove that I can trust him. I'm sorry for being so rude, you really were just trying to protect me.

Kamila: Of course we were, we wouldn't keep your memories from you just for fun.

Naoko: You never told us what happened between you two, we just knew you never wanted to see him again.

Lucia: We were just trying to uphold that.

Tariku: *Yawn* Hey guys I'm home. Oh hi Mizuki, good to have ya back. I see you brought him. Do you want him here, if not I can get him to leave.

Mizuki: Is it okay if I tell them?

Ghirahim: I was under the impression that you already had. Go ahead, they deserve to know what had you so distraught.

Mizuki recalls what had happened that day and the argument. She watched as her friends faces shifted from concern to disgust. It was only now that Ghirahim truly realized how badly she was hurt by what he did. While caught in his thoughts Ghirahim failed to notice Mizuki holding back Kamila and Elazar until they spoke.

Mizuki: Girls, GIRLS! C'mon you're the nicest ones, don't hurt him! It's only been seven years for us, for him it's been many times longer. Anyone can change, especially in thousands of years.

Kamila: You wanna give him another chance after all of that?!

Elazar: Fine, but if he hurts you... He. Is. Dead.

Mizuki: I'm sure he understands that we all aren't going to let him do that again.

Kamila: At least let me smack the shit outta him.

Mizuki: I wanted to do that too, but no... don't hurt him.

Naoko: C'mon girls, why don't you go sit down? I'll make you some tea while you wait for dinner.

Tariku: I'm just gonna go to bed.

Mizuki: Night Tariku. I can help with dinner if you want Naoko.

Naoko: That'd be preferable, Lucia is trying to work, Kamila and Elazar are mad, Vishnu is out, and Tariku went to sleep.