Crushes and Apologies

Elvira was a sweetheart. She was one of the kindest people you would ever meet. But kindness could only get you so far in the legion. Elvira wasn't exactly a good soldier, but she made up for it in healing. If only she could heal Brooklyn in time. Now that Brooklyn Mellie was dead and gone, Elvira knew she should at least apologize to everyone for their loss. If her family lived in New Rome, Elvira would give them a fruit basket. But since she was unable to reach Brooklyn's mother, she would give her regards to her boyfriend. Elvira had a small crush on  Emmett, but he probably wouldn't be interested, seeing as he just lost Brooklyn. Elvira knocked on the Virgo's door, hoping Emmett would answer.

Emmett looked like he fell from the moon and was run over by a car 20 times. He had serious case of bedhair. Not that he would care what he looked like. The last days were hell for him.
He heard a knock and was thinking should he answer or no.
Emmett finally stood up and opened the door. He saw a girl standing before him.
"Yes?" he tried to sound like he actually could care.

He looks awful. Elvira thought to herself. She looked at him with a genuinely sad expression. As much as she wished it was her who dated Emmett, she still felt bad for him and was sad for her loss. Elvira ignored the fact that he seemed disinterested. "I just wanted to apologize for your loss. I know she meant a lot to you." Elvira handed him flowers and a fruit basket. "I know these gifts can't come close to making up for what you lost, but you should know the rest of New Rome is here for you."

"Yeah well, I see that news spread like wildfire here." and Emmett hated it. How could anyone even begin to know how much she meant? He tossed that aside and took the basket and flowers. "Thanks, it means a lot to me." he lied and put on a fake smile. Something he had to do awfully lot nowadays.

"I uhh. I didn't quite catch your name." Emmett asked from the girl.

It was obvious he didn't want her here. Perhaps it would be better to leave him alone. But then he asked her what her name was, and her heart leaped, though it probably didn't mean anything. That still didn't keep her ten year old self from screaming inside. "Elvira Sanitatum."

"Sanitatum. Doesn't really ring a bell. You're not from the First Cohort aren't you." he ran his fingers through his hair, trying to remember has he seen this person earlier. "Elvira. Your name means 'all true'. Funny." Emmett usually remembered peoples names like this, remembering their meaning. "I uh. Thanks again for the gift." at this point he was confident that the girl was a child of a love god or something, feeling so easy around her.

"Third," Elvira blushed. It wasn't nearly as good as First Cohort. "I'm not much of a fighter. Healer. My dad is Aesculapius." A small smile crossed her face. Elvira would have laughed, but it would be inappropriate, considering what she was here to do. "Impressive. Most people have never heard of the name 'Elvira,' yet you know the meaning. And I do like to think I am true and honest." The subject turned back to her reason or visiting. Her smile transformed into a grim expression. "Your welcome. I am so sorry for you loss"

"Third. Well congrats you're the first person I know from there." Emmett nodded.
"You sound like a female version of me. Elvira, Emmett, both like healing more than fighting." he cracked a boring joke and quickly reverted back to his shell. One thing they didn't really have in common was that Emmett was more prone to lie and was vaguely aware of that.
"I'm okay by now I think. Aesculapius? I thought you would be a child of Venus when I saw you." Emmett said casually until he realized he subtly called her beautiful. Well it's not like it's not true.. he thought.

"It's an honor," Elvira smiled. She gave a small "chuckle to his observation. "Huh. Everyone's obsessed with the macho fighters," Elvira agreed. "They forget about who keeps the fighters alive." A deep blush rose to her cheeks. Did he mean to compliment her? Did he mean by personality or by beauty? "Well... I'm a legacy of Venus," she said slowly and awkwardly. Her giddiness came across as awkwardness when she tried to hide it.

"Well that's funny. I don't really dislike macho fighters. I kind of wish that I would be the one caught up in the action." he said quickly and coughed in the end. "I knew it. There's something Venus-ish in you. I can sense it from afar!" Emmett said happily. He leaned on the door frame and studied her. "You look really red, you sure you don't want to come inside? Ooor you want to stand in there awkwardly on the stairs." he laughed and pointed at the direction of their hallway with his index finger.

Elvira laughed. "Great observation." Her blush got even redder as when he noticed it. "Just the heat," she lied, though she wasn't a great liar. Elvira loved his laugh and smile, and was filled with butterflies when he invited her inside. "I guess I'll come in," Elvira tried to be reluctant and cool, when she really wanted to scream yes. She stepped through the doorway. "So this is what the famed Virgo house looks like on the inside," she said with a smile. "Any embarassig baby pictures you want to cover up? Because I'll close my eyes so you can hide them."

"Just the heat." he mimicked her and laughed a bit by himself. Emmett let her through the door and stepped a bit back. The rooms were fairly big to be honest, and almost everything they said echoed in the whole house. Since there wasn't anyone beside them (which is weird that anyone would let Emmett be alone in the house), he finally didn't have to watch what he said or where he moved.
"Famous Virgo house? Is that what they call it?" he laughed.
"Baby pictures? My parents don't do that stuff. And if they would, I doubt any of them would be of me." the boy thought about it for a bit, listening to his echoing voice.

Elvira flushed with embarrassment. He had caught on to her lie. "Don't be such a butthead," Elvira said with a joking smile. She wasn't one for name calling, and would say anything meaner that "dumb." "Of course. After all, you have such a legacy," Her voice was full of admiration. She had absolutely nothing to live up to, and no importance. "Really? No baby pictures?" Elvira was shocked. "Why, I have tons of baby pictures. Unfortunately. I was a funny looking baby. I was long and skinny with chubby cheeks. And I was born with an inch of hair sticking straight up. My hair was dark brown with caramel tips. And I looked like I was Asian." She laughed.

"Yeah, I guess I see where you are coming from. I don't think much of it though." Emmett shrugged and put his hands in his pockets. "None, zip, nada. My parents could not give a slightest frick." he laughed and stepped a little deeper inside the house. "Well, I guess it all turned out just fine in the end. I also have troubles to believe you were ugly. Is it possible for any baby to be ugly?" Emmett looked at the roof.

He doesn't think I'm ugly! Elvira thought with excitement. "I suppose not. Not ugly, just funny looking," she agreed. "All babies are cute because human consider things that resemble human babies cute." Elvira remembered reading that somewhere. "So is anyone else home?" Elvira asked. It was extremely quiet.

"You seem to be informed about...stuff?" Emmett cracked his right ring finger and smiled. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly. He stopped to listen for an answer or some kind of nagging. "No one shouted back. No one is here, don't worry. Well, not that were doing something stupid." the boy said.

"I can remember anything, as long as it's not useful," Elvira shrugged. "I'm the kind of person that is good at Trivial Pursuit. I know a lot of useless facts." She stepped back in fake shock. "Really? They trust you alone!" The girl smiled. "Besides being a soldier, what do you do for fun?" she asked. "Or do you just sit around all day?"

"What do you mean not useful? I think it's cool." Emmett rubbed his eyes that showed the whole world that he obviously hadn't slept for days. "Trivial pursuit is cool I guess." his speech and thoughts were slowing down, not to mention the intonation was completely off from what he said. "Don't be one of those people who don't trust me. By the way, do you want water?" he asked the girl, noticing that she wasn't as red as before.
"Besides being a soldier.." Emmett repeated and frowned a bit. "I eat, I sleep, I prank people, I whine, and I like to speak to sea creatures." he said happily and clapped his hands together.

Elvira shrugged. "It can be... sometimes." He was not in good shape. "When was the last time you slept?" She understood he had been through a lot, but it wouldn't be any better if he died. He was so unsteady it made Elvira nervous. "Don't worry. I trust you." She noticed him frown. "Do you dislike being a soldier? I mean, we have no choice." Elvira laughed. "Whining? What a noble hobby!"