Eden hesitated as he let out a soft smile "Can I say it's because I liked you?"
He started Elvis. Elvis didn't seem like he was going to take that for an answer.
Eden smiled "You could have died" he said "And if you died or got critically hurt, who could have protected me then"
Elvis hesitated "Was that the reason? Because you didn't want your shield to get hurt because you'd be dead too?"
Eden smiled again as he stared into his eyes this time "Do you want to hear the real reason?" Elvis did nothing but he said nevertheless "It was because you looked pathetic"
"...." Elvis stared.
"You couldn't even stand up for yourself even when you're being wronged. You just looked like a poor fool taking whatever trash was thrown at them. That was the opposite of the you I liked. So I couldn't stand that"
Elvis just stared without saying anything. It was hard to tell what was running through his head.
