Wednesday Evening, Room 217

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After practice was over, Savannah had gone and taken a long shower.

A very long shower. One of those showers that you're in for so long that the water turns cold. Yeah, one of those long showers.

Once she got back to the room, she changed into a long t-shirt and leggings and then crawled up onto the bed to curl up with Destiny. She was worn out and her body felt drained of all energy.

No, she didn't care that her hair was wet. She cared that she was miserable and had upset Johnny -- and now Hannibal was probably even more upset with her.

"Maybe I should never leave the room again, hey, Destiny? Or maybe I should just hide in the closet for a long time?"

The little white dog nuzzled her cheek and whimpered at her.

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Johnny came in only to grab some extra cash. He planned on heading to Caritas.

Stepping over to his dresser, her pulled open the top drawer and began shuffling through his stuff. He was not a very organized person.

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She watched him for a moment.

"Johnny?" she sat up. "Please, talk to me."

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He didn't look at her, just continued shoving stuff around in his drawer.

"I don't have anything to say."

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She reached out to touch his arm.

"Will you at least look at me? I didn't want you to get in trouble."

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His eyes flashed from her hand on his arm, to her eyes. "I'm not a child, Savannah. I don't need threats and warnings to make me behave."

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Oh wow, that hurt and she drew her hand back, her eyes full of emotion.

"That wasn't what I was doing at all, damn it. You were going to hit him for upsetting me and then you were going to get detention for fighting and as much I appreciate the gesture, my feelings aren't worth you getting detention over."

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"I was going to hit him for being a smartass." He chuckled, humorlessly. "Do you honestly think I care about detention? What I care about is the fact that you were hurt last night and expected me to do nothing about it."

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"Johnny," she said softly, reaching for his hand and attempting to tug him down to sit with her so she could talk to him. "It's not like that at all. Yes, I was hurt and upset... but don't you realize that you made me feel better last night simply for being there? You can't beat up everyone who upsets me -- any more than I can throw everyone who pisses you off through a wall." She looked at him. "I care if you get detention when it's because of me."

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He sat, but reluctantly. He was still pissed he didn't get to punch that dick in the face.

"I can beat up everyone who insults me."

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Savannah could tell he was still upset with her, so she didn't try to crawl into his lap like she might have if it wasn't her he was mad at. She just sat next to him, glad he had done that much.

"I have no doubt that you could wipe the floor with anyone you decided to, love," she said quietly. "I know how strong you are and how great of a fighter you are. However, you're so close to graduation." Yes, she fought not to stumble over the word. So sue her. "You're too awesome to let someone cause you to get detention now because they're being an ass."

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"Savannah," he said, looking at her. "Don't try to pretty me up. I was pissed earlier, let me get over it, all right?"

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She looked at him. "You wouldn't let me go off if I was pissed at you," she said biting her lip. "And I'm not trying to pretty you up, whatever that means. I'm being honest and trying to use logic instead of my emotions." She looked down to where she was holding his hand still.

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"I'm strong, awesome..." he said, giving her a look.

He sighed, glanced down at her small hand holding his.

"I'm a guy, sweetheart. I'm gonna get pissed when someone hurts you. You need to accept that because I can't see it ever changing."

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"Just because I know it's the truth doesn't mean I'm trying to pretty anything up." She was still looking down at their hands. "I don't expect it to change, Johnny. I accept that and okay, I even find it really sexy. But you have to also accept that I'm going to always try to look out for you in my own way." She was talking slowly as she tried to put her emotions into words. "Because I don't see that changing, either."

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His lips twitched at the sexy.

But... "I am my own man, sweetheart. Sue used to get between me and others and I just... don't like it, you know?"

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"But I'm not Sue," she reminded him gently. "I'm the woman who loves you more than anything. I'm your girl. I know you're your own man. I won't say that I'll never try to get inbetween you and others again, because we both know I won't make a promise that I might break. What I will promise is that I won't do it all of the time. But Johnny, sometimes my heart will overrule my head if I see someone threatening you or getting in your face. I can't turn my love and desire to protect you off -- anymore than you can."

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"I know that," he said, squeezing her hand a little. "But be honest, you were more worried about him than you were me, weren't you?"

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Savannah braved a look at him for the first time since he'd sat down. "Of course. I knew he was no match for you. I just didn't want him in the clinic and you in trouble."

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"I wouldn't have put him in the clinic," he said. Not for long anyway. "I'm a hot head. I'll always be a hot head."

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"You're my hot head," she said gently. "And I wouldn't want you any other way. But Johnny, you can't sit here and tell me that if I had been the one ready to be in a fight with someone for upsetting you that you wouldn't have tried to stop me?"

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"Totally different, Savannah."

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She chewed on her lip and then looked at him. She didn't say anything, but her eyes were clearly asking him to explain that to her.

Never let it be said that Savannah didn't know when to keep her mouth shut and let her eyes do the talking.

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"You are a girl." And then he shrugged.

Johnny might have totally put himself in the doghouse with that remark.

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She stared at him for a long moment and then she did something she had never done before whenever he had said that.

She giggled.

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Both brows shot upwards. "Why are you giggling?"

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"Because no matter how many times you use that as your reason, knowing that I'm going to get annoyed about it, you never deviate from it." She looked at him again. "And... well, you're already upset with me and I figured giggling was better than fighting... and sometimes, I kind of like that you see me as a girl before anything else." She looked down, running her thumb along his hand. "Sometimes." She repeated quietly.

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He smirked. "Well, above anything else, that is what you are." And he would never deviate from it.

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She tried to explain what she meant and why it was important -- well, in her mind.

"You see me as a girl first, and everything else after that. You've never seen me first as dangerous weapon or powerful witch-sorcerer and then the girl." She swallowed. "I'm always Savannah first with you."

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"I love you, Savannah," he said, the only thing he could think of to say to that.

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She turned her head to look at him. "I know, and I love you."