TFLN Continuations

[notsogroovy]

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[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.

[notsogroovy]

You think I don't care? Not caring about you has never been the problem.

[aberranthubris]

But you said... something.
What is the problem, then?

[notsogroovy]

I said that it caused our problems. You took me for granted and I...

[aberranthubris]

...Yes?

[notsogroovy]

Nothing. It's nothing. Not important.

[aberranthubris]

Raven....

[notsogroovy]

If you don't know why I left in the first place, there's no point dredging up ancient history. We should just move on.

[aberranthubris]

I promised you I wouldn't read your mind. You make it sound like there is more to it.

Did I do something? Something more? Were you hurt? I'm...

I love you and I wish you would trust me. But I suppose I have not given you much of a reason to do that.

[notsogroovy]

No? You intimated that you had when you told me to leave. You made it seem like you knew exactly what'd been keeping me with you all those years and what was driving me away. You gave me your blessing, like you were agreeing with the conclusions I'd drawn.