She turned and ran. "Maya!" Ritsuko sprinted after her. The younger woman was quick and agile but the heels of her shoes added to her drunken staggering were no small handicap. Ritsuko's legs were longer and her footwear slightly easier to run in. "Maya!" The brunette tried to pay no attention to her pursuer and maintained her pace as best she could. "No.no...no, please, this isn't happening." Ritsuko had almost caught up to her when a crack in the pavement sent Maya sprawling to the floor with a minimum of dignity. She ignored the hot pain exploding in her left wrist and tried to pull herself to her feet, about to set off again but it was too late, Ritsuko had drawn level with her. "Maya!" "Leave me alone!" She was sobbing harder than ever before. She stared down at the floor, panting heavily. "Get the hell away from me!" "Maya, look at me." "Fuck off!" Tears beginning to fall down her own face, Ritsuko lost more than a little of her control and grabbed Maya by the shoulders, holding her firmly against a wall. "Would you just listen to me for five seconds!" "No! No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean those things I said, let me go, please, oh God I'm sorry, please, I'm so pathetic, I'm sorry, I don't mean it, please, I-" She was cut off in mid speech by Ritsuko's lips pressing tenderly against hers. They stayed there for a few seconds, before Ritsuko pulled away. It didn't calm her completely but the gesture managed to restore at least some of her coherence. However, it seemed to have angered Maya more than anything. "What the hell did you do that for?" Ritsuko tried to place her hands on Maya's waist but was pushed away. "Don't you dare, your girlfriend might see." "Maya, don't you get it? Misato and I aren't together, and everything you just said." Her voice was cracking as she tried to speak to her, desperate to hold her close. "I understand, Maya." Maya finally looked her in the face, her brown eyes wide and apologetic. She reached out her right hand and took one of Ritsuko's, interlacing her fingers with those of her sempai. Ritsuko took a step closer to her. "I love you."
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