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#####Pulling away from her mother's touch, Princess turned her face away, taking a moment to compose herself. Nothing good ever came from sex, according to her mother; she was a product of sex. Therefore, she was not good enough for her mother, because she came from something terrible and gross. One of the unfortunate side affects of being so dramatic and having such a dramatic daughter for Tokyo was that the damage was already done, and nothing could be said to change the younger girl's mind. Princess had already been looking for a reason to leave Dahlia and her mother, so this discussion now turned fight would give her a decent backbone for leaving. It was what she wanted now, but she was too much of a coward to do it on her own. Instead, she needed a hard push in the right direction, and her mother was giving her this push unknowingly. If Tokyo knew of the reason she was being so sensitive about the subject, Princess did not doubt she would be very angry. As far as she knew, her mother was completely unaware of her son's presence in Crimson Dreams.
#####She almost corrected her mother without thinking. "His name is Ares now" almost slipped out of her mouth, but she held her tongue. If she were to say that, then her mother would likely be suspicious, and her grayscale brother's secret - now her secret, as well - would be blown out of the water completely. They would never be safe if Tokyo was tipped off about her son's presence. Princess did not want her mother to know where she would be soon, or where her brother was, because she did not want her mother to try and follow her there in anger. All she wanted now was to have a new life, away from her mother where she could be happy and try to forget everything that had happened to her and her brother when they were younger. Savina was willing to give her a chance at having a better and happier life, and Princess wanted to take advantage of that. She could not jeoprodize that future by accidentally telling her mother that the awful, terrible Buttface was in the area.
#####Facing her mother squarely, Princess stood and backed away slowly. She had stayed there long enough, and though the conversation could have been a good one if she had not already been upset, she did not want to be there any longer. "No. Don't call me sweetie. Just leave me alone, because I'm obviously not good enough for you," she muttered angrily. The fur around her slender neck bristled with the building frustrations within her, and as she turned and began to stalk away, she growled loudly for effect. With another look over her shoulder, however, Princess decided to add one more thing to her mother, her tone low and still; obviously upset. "I'll see you in the den later." Princess did not want her mother to follow her, but she did not want to leave her exit open-ended. To do so was practically an invitation to continue the conversation, and she also did not want to let her mother know that something was going on. Until she could find Cercelee and ask for help, she needed her mother to believe that they would be okay again later on. Nothing was wrong, of course. That would be crazy.
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