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A/N; Sorry this was so late, I hope you enjoy it!Â
âMaybe Iâm just crazy,â Eileen sighed, stirring her cup of coffee with her spoon as she watched the cream meld with the black liquid, âbut shouldnât children be grateful for their parents bringing them into the world? I could have just as easily gotten rid of the brat, and how does she repay the hell she put me through? Following her heart? What kind of bullshit did that stupid old man fill her head with.â
âI donât know,â Anna sighed. Eileenâs eye twitched at the annoying sound, fighting the urge to throw the steaming coffee on her friendâs face. Ha, friend. She had been spending too much time with the damn ball of sunshine and teddy bares. Both things that Eileen thought were far too overrated and unnecessary, much like the woman she was comparing them too. âI think Wendy knows what she owes me for taking her in. Sheâs always leaving me these adorable presents and sweet notes. Sheâs not my favourite for nothing.â
âAnd when was the last time you saw Wendy?â Eileen asked, voice dripping with sarcastic sweetness.
âHmm,â Anna said, leaning back in her chair as she thought. The afternoon sun made her pale blonde hair glint, tip of her ponytail falling over her shoulder, purple icing smudged on her lip from her half eaten cupcake. âA week or two ago, I think? She made dinner for me the night I had that big presentation due!â
âAnna that was two and a half months ago,â Eileen said flatly, rolling her eyes at Annaâs shocked expression. âAnd didnât she put lemon in the chicken? You know, the only fruit youâre allergic to?â
âOh, she didnât mean to! And the hives went down right away,â Anna smiled. Eileen wished Wendy had shoved an entire lemon down Annaâs throat instead of just spiking the chicken. She had to admit though, the kid could be ruthless when she wanted to be, which was better than her own wasted potential of a child.Â
Regardless, they were spending far too much time not talking about Eileen.Â
âCan you believe that Erza would rather be a teacher than follow my lead as a lawyer? All that genetic material wasted by that damn conscious of hers,â Eileenâs lip curled at the thought. Why would she ever lower herself to help others? If anything, they should be begging to help her. Just like Erza should, seeing as she failed her original purpose of keeping her father under Eileenâs control. While he was a stupid and cruel man, he had been hers, and Eileen would rather see the thing dead than lose control of what belonged to her.Â
âMakarov has always been a strong believer in those things,â Anna admitted. Her nose scrunched like a kitten when she tried to pick all the pink sprinkles off the remaining half of her cupcake. Eileen hated kittens. Ironically, Anna hated pink. Werenât they such a lovely pair. Eileen scoffed at her own thoughts before speaking.Â
âI canât believe she fell into the one fucking orphanage that wonât sell to Alvarez after the incident at the Tower,â Eileen sighed, stirring her coffee more violently as irritation built under her skin. âI told him mixing ages would lead to those vermin getting ideas but noo, Zeref refuses to listen to counsel as always.â
âLegal council,â Anna reminded her, popping the rest of her cupcake into her mouth. Eileen felt her lip curl in a sneer at the emphasis Anna put on the word.
âI have known the man for almost a decade,â Eileen spat.
âAnd I have known him since he was a child.â Anna said, âhelping him search through the orphanages for his lost brother only a few months old when Zeref was already ten or twelve. Or do you think I would take in five children of my own will?â
âSeeing as how you abandoned your actual blood niece I suppose not,â Eileen said dryly, conceding to Annaâs hard glare. Eileen much preferred when the cold steel entered her boring brown eyes than the usual vacant joy. âHow long was it until you dropped Natsu off with Igneel anyway?â
âI had him for a few years, but you know boys, so gross and icky as they grow up.â Anna said. Zeref had been very displeased with Anna at giving away his thirteen year-old brother, which meant Eileen had enjoyed the few months of bliss where Anna wasnât able to do no wrong. Nothing felt better than watching others fail.
âYou finally have an empty nest now,â Eileen hummed. Natsu had gone off with Igneel, Gajeel to Metallicana, Sting and Rogue to those disgusting saps Weisslogia and Skiadrum, and finally Wendy had moved in with Grandine. It was exhausting keeping track on these useless children, but Eileen liked to make sure she knew everything about everyone that interacted with her daughter.Â
âNot quite yet,â Anna said, wagging her finger at Eileen. Eileen wanted to break it, but focused on her breathing instead.
âWendy has moved in with Grandine now that her tours are over in wherever this stupid country is fighting against.â Eileen said sharply.Â
âWhat?â Anna asked, hurt clouding her eyes as she looked at her empty plate.Â
âFor two and a half months,â Eileen said snidely, a pleasant feeling growing in her chest as she watched Anna finally understand what had happened. Served her right for being so damn naive. âAnd now what you see what I mean about children being so fucking ungrateful? Look at all we do for them, and this is how they repay us! Leading their own lives as if they donât owe us those lives.â
Eileen swung her hand out in agitation, spilling the coffee across the table. She sighed standing up and grabbing her case. She was due in court in an hour and half, some stupid reporter putting their nose where it shouldnât be and trying to âexposeâ Alvarez production. As if they were any match for Eileenâs tongue. âCâmon,â she said, not looking at the still pouting Anna, âletâs go see if we can convince that little brat how good you were to her.â
Eileen snarled when Anna beamed up at her, grumbling but not shaking Anna off as she slung her arm around Eileenâs elbow. Satisfaction curled in her chest, easing her need to kick something when she saw the waitress hurry to their table with a rag and step in a puddle of the liquid.