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WHO: Greed & Zoe
WHEN: Thursday evening
WHERE: Zoe's apartment
WHAT: Zoe went away for three days and has just got home
WARNING: Sure, why not.
NOTE: We're impatient brats okay.


Zoe had to get out of the city because it was too much. She was hugely depressed over losing her grandmother's locket and she hated the fact that she let Greed's callousness hurt her. She knew from the start he was trouble, he was a player, and he was interested in just one thing. She was an idiot for letting it go as far as it did and she'd take the blame on herself. Why not, it wasn't Greed's job to care and actually back off and not break her heart. He had to go after what he wanted. It was human nature.

So Zoe ran to get some space and distance while she still had control over her emotions. Except her phone wasn't letting her forget him. She wanted to call Gabe but knew he was unavailable and she was starting to hate her phone. Greed was going to be the death of her. One minute hot, one minute cold... AUGH. She'd gone for a few days by the water which always settled her nerves except every time she got a message, she wanted to chuck the phone in the ocean. She'd tried turning the phone off but when she turned it back on, she'd have a slew of new messages from him. And though she didn't respond to any of them, she read every single one. And she hated that she missed him.

On the ride home she didn't even look at her phone, just miserably out the window of the bus. The person next to her said, "I think you have a message." Zoe didn't even look at them just said dully, "I know." a few minutes later, the phone buzzed again and the man said, "Could be important.." Zoe said in the same flat voice, "It's not." she closed her eyes and let her head thunk against the glass lightly as the phone buzzed again.

When she reached her apartment building, she pulled out her phone to scroll through the texts Greed had sent her today. She sighed and put the phone in her duffel along with her shoes so she could start the long climb up the stairs to her apartment. She'd cried already on her little trip away but all she wanted to do now was crawl into her nice bed and cry some more. If she really wanted to forget and move on she might have to change her number.

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Zoe was baffled at how lightly he could take this. She frowned and cupped his face in her hands, "You looked like you were gonna die, of course I'm worried." this guy really not so good with the concept of 'I care about you'.

She nodded, "Let me see what we have.." she disappeared into the kitchen and when she came back she had a bag of frozen peas and a bowl of ice cubes with a dish towel. "This should work, they've been in there since I've lived here." and she handed him the frozen bag. She sat on the table in front of the sofa and put some of the cubes in the dish towel, pausing only to look at him, still unsure, "You sure you don't need anything else?" he still looked a mess.

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She grabbed him like Lust would. It kind of took him by surprise. His blue eyes scanned back and forth as she looked at him. He debated telling her, really telling her as he'd only ever done it before breaking someone. "I'll be okay," he said a bit startled. He was not used to this at all.

He stood up albeit wobbly. "I could stand under a cold shower and you just throw it on me." He kicked off his shoes. It would be cold but it might do the trick. He fiddled with his belt but she might just pass out. "Kidding. But seriously, cold water and you can throw the whole ice tray at me."

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Zoe immediately sprang to her feet when he stood up, a hand to his side in case he was going to fall.. just instinct. In reality, he'd take her down with him if he did fall. "You don't believe in rest do you.."

Her mouth opened and closed and she looked away when he fiddled with his belt. She was worried about him but she wasn't blind. "Um.. I don't know if standing is really a good option for you right now but an ice bath isn't a bad idea. I used to get bad fevers when I was a kid, they aren't the most fun thing but it'll cool you down and then you can sleep it off."

She looked down the hall, "You already know where the bathroom is. The water is normally freezing anyways but I can see how much more ice we have." and she looked at him as if asking if he was willing to do this plan.

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"You can rest when your dead." He kind of did the opposite of what people thought, it was part of being a Sin. They never quit. He turned his head to the side. "As little as you are and you're trying to hold me up. Aww. It's kinda cute." He was joking around with her but she fretted even more.

"What you're just going to leave me in there?" He wanted her to stay. He wobbled to the bathroom, tripping over his own feet a few times, but she was still hanging on. He let her go to check for ice, filling the tub up with ice cold water while he took a seat on the edge.

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Zoe gave him a look as he poked fun, "Well you seem to be close." but was glad she was with him to prevent him from eating floor when he tripped on the way to the bathroom. She was relieved he was going to be sitting in the tub and not standing up where he was liable to fall over and crack his head open.

She just said, "Yes, you're not five." and when she came back she avoided looking at him, not wanting to know if he was decent or not. She had a mixing bowl full of ice, probably all the ice they had and she dumped it in the tub and her other arm had a towel on it that she handed to him, "Yell if you need anything."

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He pouted when she walked off, stripping himself of his jeans and going into the ice cold water without a second thought. He still kept his boxers on, making a gasp as that pins and needles hit his skin. "Holy fucking Jesus Christ!" It was Sharp, and he gripped the sides of the tub for leverage.

"Zoe!" He called out just before holding himself under water. What she didn't realize was he was practically five. He wanted company. He was still under water when she came in, coming back out like a rabid sea monster. "Shit that's cold." His teeth were chattering under his lips.

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Zoe was getting her bed ready for him when she heard him yell, the worst things going through her mind as she got to the bathroom. She was going to full on panic when she saw.. well him not in the tub. She quickly went over to it and jumped when he popped back up like a moronic wet jack in the box.

"Ohmygod.." she said in a rush and covered her face with her hands and tilted her head back. She let her hands slowly slide back and through her hair as she tried to keep her heart from bursting out of her chest. "Chance!" she smacked him hard on the shoulder, "You almost gave me a heart attack!"

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He laughed through his shivers. The ice was enough to cool down his skin. He grabbed her arms at the wrist, still laughing. "Want me to do it again?" He liked making her jump, it gave him amusement. He kept her there whether she wanted to stay. While she was rattled he still felt better.

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Zoe let out an involuntary squeal when Greed grabbed her, his hands were freezing! She shook her head, twisting her wrists and trying to get him to let go, "No!" she tried to tug free, wrinkling her nose, "I think I liked it better when you were sick."