Aquamarine's anger dwindled down a bit when Bloodstone spoke of her never needing him but hoping that she wanted him. Had he really thought she never wanted him? She wanted to speak up but she would be lying if she said she wasn't a bit stunned that he couldn't see how much she had wanted him by her side. She was going to ask him to leave with her, stay by her side because she had wanted to be with him even though she knew the chances were slim to impossible but he never gave her that chance. All it took was saying that she was planning to join Rose and the reasons she wanted too but he had thrown her away before she even got to ask if he would come with because his answer to her leaving had been clear. She didn't think about the fact he didn't want her by his side. Now that he had said the words contrary to what she had thought even in some fashion she wasn't quite sure how to respond.

She knew he was stronger in powers as she was stronger in weapons but she wasn't completely weak in the other either. Aqua couldn't let her feelings for Blood cloud her judgement. Yes, he could greatly make the younger gems stronger but when you train another you learn things about them. Where they lack and where their weak points are...

Blood stepped forward, pulling her out of her thoughts quickly as her protective instincts started kicking in and her determination had her stepping forward to meet him. Showing no fear as she got right back in his face. Thick walls of ice blocked the young gems in the room, fearing for their safety since Blood's sparks were already flying and she was braced for what Bloodstone might do where the others would not be. The ice curled around her feet, helping her brace as she slid a bit from the thundering. She had thought they were going to fight for a moment, a battle being the last thing she could handle right now...at least not a battle with him.
She sighed in relief that they would not be fighting before looking over at Spinel as she spoke before looking back at Blood. [color=7bcdc8]"I want the young gems to be stronger. You more than me have a great handle on your powers and have had more time to strengthen yourself...however, do you still plan to be our enemy? When you fight someone, when you teach someone, you find out where they are lacking and what weak points can make them foolish or what weak points to hit. If you plan to stand up and fight against all of us in the future than I have to decline your offer...no matter how much I want..." [/color]Aqua stopped herself from speaking the rest of her sentence, not feeling she had no right to state her emotions to him.
[i]No matter how much I want the feeling of having you by my side again...[/i]