***
Levi sulked heavily; his back slowly sliding down the cold, brick walls until he practically sat on the moist, mud floors of his prison.
He would be executed tomorrow, but he did not seem to care. The only thing that weighed on his mind was his apparent wrong-doing. He had stolen and lied since he was a mere child, yet...the idea of hurting her much like Jule did seemed to be a pain worse than facing death.
His heart was thus unsettled. He did not want to face the gallows until he could speak to her.
Suddenly, his wish came true.
"Cera!?" he cried breathlessly as he watched a figure descend the stone steps that led to the lair.
"How did you know it was me?" she asked awkwardly, walking to his prison door with but only a black cape to conceal her identity.
"...Well, your disguise isn't really that great..."
"I'm breaking you out. Come on!"
"I'm not leaving," he said, feeling determined to atone for his crime.
"So you want to die, is that it?" she asked, sounding a little offended with the idea that her rescue would go in vain.
"No. I just don't want to betray your trust," he said truthfully.
"Betray my trust? Levi...you've already done that. I know everything about you now," she said as his eyes gazed into hers, unwavering. "I should have trusted my instincts, but I gave you a chance because Cecily did. She liked you, Levi. She really did! But you're just like every other guy...you're only in it for the money. Shame on you, for toying with a girl's feelings!"
"But i'm not the only one at fault!" he said hotly, as he began to realize that he might be starting something which he will later regret. "What you did to her because of Jule was wrong! Furthermore, you stole the key--"
"--I did that to protect her" Cera interrupted. "from people like you!"
Levi quickly decided not to argue back. He had lost the will to after seeing the edges of her eyes moisten.
"You don't understand how it feels to be a great matchmaker, but not able to find your best friend a great person to be with," she said before she quickly stated, "of course you wouldn't understand...because you have no feelings!"
"That...isn't true," he said, feeling a very sharp ache in his chest. "I'm different now!"
"I can't say I trust you."
"Then why are you here?"
"Because I--" and Cera paused to reflect on what she would say to him. Why was she here? Why would she go through the trouble of (and the fear of being formally sentenced in court for) abetting a criminal?
"Because I...just can't let the person that saved my life die," she said finally. "It just doesn't feel right..."
Levi stared at her intensely as comprehension slipped into his mind. It wasn't until he remembered the scar on the collar of her neck that he realized what she meant. That scar was apparently longer than he thought it would be.
"That thing that you're protecting," he said. "It's inside of you, isn't it?"
And without so much a word, he watched disappointedly as Cera tearfully rushed out of the prison lair, leaving him to his own thoughts.
***
end Act 2
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