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[aberranthubris]

 Sounds like what?

 [ Confused now. ]

[notsogroovy]

Like you're suggesting that you and I...

[Are you really going to make her say it, Charles?]

[aberranthubris]

 Raven, what is it? You and I ...?

 [ She's never this hesitant about anything. What's up? ]

[notsogroovy]

[She's going to kill you in your sleep.]

It sounds like you're suggesting we help each other out. In a very non-platonic way.

[aberranthubris]

 Oh. Did It? I'm so sorry, Raven. That must have been disturbing.

 [ So violent. He's just a harmless telepath... ]

[notsogroovy]

[Harmless? Don't make her laugh.]

Upsetting. Sure.

[For some definition of the word.]

Why don't you tell me what you actually meant?

[aberranthubris]

Let's just forget romance and dating and everything related to that for a moment. I don't know about you, but it has never worked for me. And currently I'm more challenged than I ever was on that arena. I merely tried to say that I love you and that you're more important to me than any flimsy romantic relationship could ever be. I hope I never hurt you again, like I did all those years ago. That is what I wanted to say.

[notsogroovy]

First of all, it never worked for you because you were never serious about it. You always had a girl of the night. I was the only one who ever seemed to stick around and that was because you'd adopted me.

And...yes. It did work for me. For a little while. And then he got arrested and it got complicated.

[Erik, of course.]

And you only hurt me because I let you. It's not your fault that you didn't see me the way I wanted you to.

[aberranthubris]

 You were a grown woman and I was treating you like a little girl. That's on me, Raven.

[notsogroovy]

Yes, you were. And I'm not ignoring your part in it. But the point is that I was letting you. Or if not always, at least acting the part when I was trying to get you to stop. I doubt many 'grown women' sprawl across men to get them to see them as adult. ...okay,
maybe they do, but not in the day I did it.

[aberranthubris]

Well, yes. I suppose you're right. You did act quite immature for your age at times. And I don't mean to offend you with this. [ Partying with the kids, demanding at times like a teenager, Charles knows part of it is because he never asked her to join him in things where growing up was happening. But she's right, it's not all his fault either, and it would be presumptions of him to assume so. ] I suppose we could say we have now a chance to start again as adults. What do you say?

[notsogroovy]

[Okay, so maybe him saying it bluntly like that got under her skin a little, but...]

We enabled the worst in each other.
But I suppose we barely know each other now. We've been apart almost as long as we were together. I'm sure we can do better.

[aberranthubris]

[ Right, there she goes. Truths but also breaking his heart. ]

I hope that is a trend that will change. How about we start from getting to know each other again?

[notsogroovy]

Tell me honestly, Charles. Where do you want to start?
My relationship with Erik?

[And maybe she'll throw him the worst of it to see how he'll react. The one she knows will bother him.]

[aberranthubris]

If that is where you want to start. I'm sure it's not an easy topic for you, either.

[ If you could hear him sigh... ]

[notsogroovy]

He made me happy, Charles. And loved for who I was, for what I was. After seeing me for who I was changed from making you awestruck to just tongue-tied.

[aberranthubris]

Yes. I know. He did that. I will be the last person to deny his charm and passion and ideals.

[notsogroovy]

It's not his charm and ideals I'm talking about. I don't think you know how much I needed...

You had your coeds. And I? I was just your little sister. The older we got, the more people thought I was your ward, not someone to date.

[aberranthubris]

I'm sorry about that, Raven. I truly am. I know I must have offended you so many times.

I'm glad he had better eyes on him than I had on me.

[notsogroovy]

Not offended. Just...neglected.

[aberranthubris]

That's probably worse.

[notsogroovy]

You're always going to see me as your sister, Charles. That comes with some lack of attention on your part.

[aberranthubris]

Would you not want me to see you as my sister?

[notsogroovy]

[And isn't that just a minefield?]

Isn't that what caused all the problems in the first place?

[aberranthubris]

I suppose so. I still care about you a great deal, Raven.
I can't just stop. Even if you don't feel the same way.