And We Danced (Masquerade Overflow!)

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[only_skin_deep]

[Her sharp gaze stayed locked onto him as he spoke, as if looking for even the slightest movement that might give her an excuse to strike, almost like a snake coiled and ready to attack. Yet as he spoke, as he chose to speak rather than yell, Mystique let her muscles relax beyond the point of being loose enough to move quickly, but to that of a more subdued form, no longer on guard. Letting her breath out in a long exhale from her nose, her expression turned to more of one of annoyance mixed with disbelief and she finally broke eye contact to give a shake of her head and a breathy 'ha'.]

No, you don't know, [A note of harshness still there, but not to the level of rage as it had been before, more bitter, more cold.] But I understand what you mean. [Returning her golden eyes back to him, she felt a need to snarl at the topic that had started this all, that Erik, an Erik was here and under her nose the entire time.] And I don't expect you to understand why I hate that man.