[Keep your heads up everybody, you can do it.]

TAKES PLACE AFTER TOPPAT RECRUITS
+small au... You'll find out once you read on.

Requested by PresumedDead_exe , tysm :>

(The Toppat Clan is heavily distressed over the recent betrayal of a group of Toppats, especially Ellie. Henry goes to comfort her. Angsty with a hint of fluff, 1st POV for Ellie. Hope you enjoy!)

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   All I wanted to take it easy. With Henry. But no. I was cursed with my friends betraying me.

   I knew it... I knew I couldn't trust anyone but myself and Henry...

    The Leprechaun, Carol Cross, Mr. Villain, Peanut, Bloodhound, and a few others turned out to be working with Dave and the government... They were all collecting information to expose where the Toppat Orbital Base could be, and what all of their weakspots were. The most impactful betrayal had to be Carol's... She was one of the strongest Toppat members and knew just about everything. She was also like my older sister...

   When I confronted her, all she did was shake her head and tell me; ''It was all for the good of the world...''

   Damn her, damn all of them! I trusted them, I trusted all of them, we trusted them, and this is what I- no We, get in return?!

   When she told me that, I punched her as hard as I could at the time and yelled more swears at her before retreating to my dorm in front of everybody... For some reason, I started crying once I got to my dorm.

   And I couldn't stop... I tried telling myself to, but I just couldn't. It was pitiful of me, so very pitiful...

  "Why...?" I cried like a heartbroken teenager into a pillow, digging my nails into it with anger and sadness. "I thought... we were friends... those bastards...!" I threw the pillow at the opposite wall, along with my piled up frustration and anguishing melancholia. My mind felt like it was at constant war with itself.

    I stayed in my dorm for... I don't even know how long. But after those long tortuous hours of me cursing to the bastards who betrayed me, cursing at myself for crying, and intense moments of silence, I heard a knock on my door.

   I knew that knock anywhere. Henry...

  "I want to be alone," I said, slowly getting up from hugging my knees. "Leave. I know you'll just betray me as well."

  "Ellie, I know you're sad as well, but please... You've been in there for more than an hour. I'm... very worried."

  ...No matter what, he'll persist. So I decided to let him in. "Fine..." I said, walking over to the door, grabbing the doorknob. "Promise you won't betray me."

   Once I opened the door and let him in, I stared him in the eyes. I wanted to know if he was disgusted by how I looked after my meltdown, or if there was any hint of betrayal. I couldn't trust anyone anymore.

   But his eyes were only cloaked with concern and worry... And his pupils increased. What could he have possibly seen to make his pupils dilate? My pain? The obvious ruined mascara?

  "I'm happy you're okay..." He suddenly hugged me, but he hugged me with relief, and loving happiness... Why would be so happy to see me? "I'm troubled by the sudden betrayals as well... I felt as if they were true family members..."

  "...I don't think I can trust anybody anymore..." I hugged him back weakly... I was so winded from my meltdown that I could barely move my arms. "I'm just... so..."

  "I understand, I feel the same way..." Henry tightened his grip on me. For some reason... I felt like I was safe in his arms. 

   Despite him being a former legendary thief with ultimate luck that could trump any strategy, he was unusually caring... I've never seen him be this kind to anyone besides me... What could that mean...?

  "But I believe that we can still trust everyone who has not deceived us. It may take time to heal our wounds of betrayal, but I'm willing to wait, especially for you Ellie..." I felt some calm with him, that I felt as if I were to fall asleep out of exhaustion right then and there...

  "Ellie... I love y-"

    And before I knew it, I was asleep.

   I was scarred by my former friends deceiving us, but... I'm also happy.

   Not for being deceived, but... Knowing that Henry was there for me. And everybody in the clan was as well.

   I'm also happy... that he felt the same way.

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777 words, hope you enjoyed, sorry if it's rushed!