Sulking Skull

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*The one where Skull sulks*

"How long has he been like that?" Fon asked Colonello. The two of them had stumbled upon Skull sitting in the corner, a cloud of doom hanging over his head. Nothing they had tried did anything to snap him out of it. He didn't respond to anything. Just sitting there and staring at the wall blankly. Colonello wasn't even sure he had blinked.

"I don't know kora. At least an hour kora," Colonello answered. They continued to watch Skull silently. The only noise made was the occasional sigh from said cloud.

"Why are you blocking the door?" Reborn asked from behind them. No. They did not jump in surprise. Nor did they flinch. You don't know what you are talking about.

"Ah. Reborn," Fon said looking towards the hitman. "We are trying to figure out what happened to Skull."

"Something happened?" Reborn asked looking into the room. He almost seemed relieved to see Skull simply sulking. Before he could do anything Verde and Viper showed up. Verde holding a basket of plants and Viper's face still hidden behind the hood.

"Muu. Why are you blocking the way?" the mist asked with a hint of irritation.

"We are trying to figure out what's wrong with Skull," Fon explained patiently. The mist and lightning moved to peer around them and saw the sulking cloud as well.

"What do you know about this?" Verde asked them all.
"He's been here for at least an hour kora. That's how long Fon and I have been here kora," Colonello stated.

"We tried everything we could think of, other than attacking him, but he didn't respond to anything," Fon continued. Reborn moved between the rain and storm and into the room. He sat on the floor directly beside Skull, close enough that their shoulders touched, and simply sat there. The remaining Arcobaleno watched patiently to see if anything would change. A few more minutes of silence and Skull sighed again.

"The present I wanted to get Riko won't arrive for months. I ordered it four months ago but it was broken when it got here. I complained about it to the company but I won't be able to get a replacement in time," Skull sighed again, "I don't know what to do. Her birthday is tomorrow and I don't have anything that she would like," he finished, burying his head in his knees.

The onlookers were shocked. Some for different reasons than others. Colonello and Fon were shocked that Reborn was able to get Skull to talk just by sitting next to him. Viper, Verde, and Reborn wanted to know who this 'Riko' girl was and how had Skull been able to avoid mentioning anything about her until now.

"What are things she likes?" Reborn asked. That had the other arcobaleno, with the exception of Skull, shocked even further. Since when did Reborn and Skull get along?!

"She loves anything to do with motorcycles. Hates flowers and fancy jewelry," Skull answered.

"What about sweets?" Reborn suggested.

"She likes them but I don't want to get that since I want to get her something special," Skull replied.

"He must really like this girl kora," Colonello whispered. "I've never seen him like this kora." The others could only nod.

"What about taking her to one of your stunt shows?" Reborn suggested.

"I've already performed for her a couple times already."

"Hmm. What about music?"
"Maybe. She's been mentioning a new band she likes. And she mentioned that she's been looking for a better radio in the shop."
"Then how about you get her some CDs for that band? I can help you find a good radio and speakers," Reborn offered. Skull looked up at him with a hopeful expression.

"Really?" he asked.

"Really," Reborn agreed, ruffling the younger's hair.

"How about something better. I'll make a speaker and radio," Verde offered much to everyone's surprise. "You can focus on the CDs you want to get her," Verde said. Reborn gave the scientist a barely noticeable nod as Skull jumped up. His cloud of doom was gone, replaced by his normal hyperness.

"We will help in any way we can as well," Fon said motioning to Colonello and Viper as well. The answering smile Skull gave them shut down any protests.

"Thank you so much!" Skull exclaimed happy again. Yeah. The Arcobaleno definitely prefer happy Skull compared to sulking Skull.

No Luche or Lal in this chapter, sorry. Let's just say Lal was on a mission and Luche...I don't know. Feel free to use your imaginations for her.

Thanks for the reviews! I've never made it over 50 before! Heck, I think this is the most chapters I've had on a story anyway.