11. Rejection

Kyd Wykkyd stomped through his portal half-heartedly and slumped down dejectedly against the side of Raven's bed. He was pouting; that was clear when he took off his cowl and tossed it on the floor. Raven hadn't even looked up from where she was reading when she asked, "what's with you?"

Elliot sighed heavily and turned around to sign his worries (he didn't feel like establishing a mind link).

Angel dumped me... again.

Raven pursed her lips but still didn't show any other emotion. "Why do you even keep going back to her?"

He blinked. I... I don't know.

The two sat in silence for a while. Elliot was stumped; why did he keep going back to Angel? Obviously she was pretty, but that couldn't matter less to Elliot in a relationship. Maybe they were just really compatible? They fought kind of often... Maybe they just knew each other for a long time. Yeah, that must have been it.

"You're lonely."

He looked up abruptly at her. Ewhat?

"You're a lonely guy."

Kyd looked down at his hands that were in his lap. Was he lonely? ...No, he had the HIVE 5; they were all his best friends. And he had...

...

Who else did he have? No family, no outside friends; no one.

He slowly came to the realization that he, Elliot Knight, was lonely.

He frowned at a wall across from him.

What do you suppose I do about it? he signed to Raven. Her eyes widened, and after a moment placed a marker in her book and set it down next to her. With an upturned eyebrow, she asked sarcastically, "What, are you calling me lonely?"

Elliot shrugged wistfully. I don't know. You are hanging out with a villain on your bed on a Friday night.

Raven glared at him with the slightest blush. Only then did Elliot realize that he once again said something that sounded like a dirty joke. What I meant was-

"Yeah; I know."

They sat in silence once again. Kyd remembered his earlier question and held himself up on his elbows to sit on her bed. Raven raised an eyebrow when he scooted to sit next to her. So what do you suppose I do about it? He repeated.

Again Raven set down her book and closed her eyes, her eyebrows set in the slightest frown. "I don't know. Find someone you can relate to; someone that gets you and that you can trust."

He nodded. Okay... So do you ever feel lonely?

Raven's eyes darkened and she shrugged. "Sometimes." Yeah, more like all the time.

"What do you see in Angel?"

He frowned. Honestly I don't know.

They sat quietly for a while.

"Sooo... You're looking for a romantic relationship?"

Um... Sure?

"`Cause I know this guy Jericho..."

His eyes widened. RAVEN! You know I'm not like that!

She grinned devilishly. "Yeah, just kidding."