~8~
Neal paced in front of Kel's door, his forehead creased with worry. Where
was Kel? She wasn't in the infirmary and she wasn't answering the knocks
on her door. Is she back to her gloomy hermetic state again? He paced
left to right, right to left, etc. faintly leaving a worn circular path
from his pacing. He heard feet dragging off in the shadows not far from
his right. He faced the darkness, hoping it to be Kel. An answer to his
wishes, Kel appeared from the shadows, her whole entire self reeking with
wine. Her hair was extremely tousled and her eyes carried bags underneath.
"Kel! Where were you? Where did you spend the night? What happened?" Neal asked as he rushed to her aid.
"Just drank a little. Spent the night at Raoul's." she mumbled as she struggled with the doorknob.
His eyes widened. "Did. did anything happen between the two of you? Did. he take advantage of you?"
"Don't be silly Meatball Head. He's a respectable person. He wouldn't take advantage on his friend," and she successfully slammed the door open, proceeding to strip her boots.
Neal sat on her bed and silently sulked at her dismissal.
"Do you mind? I'm trying to take a bath," Kel said, her stripping in a standstill motion.
"Oh it's okay. Just pretend I'm not here."
"NEAL!"
"I'm just kidding. Don't worry, I won't play Player with you anymore. I'll go attend to my followers now. Kel," Neal's tone suddenly got extremely serious, "if there's anything wrong or if you need comforting, I'm here for you. Don't forget that," and he left the room quickly.
"Comforting?" she scoffed while taking off the rest of her clothes and entering the bathroom, "I don't need comforting. I just need something to take away my pain. Love and the rest."
"Kel! Where were you? Where did you spend the night? What happened?" Neal asked as he rushed to her aid.
"Just drank a little. Spent the night at Raoul's." she mumbled as she struggled with the doorknob.
His eyes widened. "Did. did anything happen between the two of you? Did. he take advantage of you?"
"Don't be silly Meatball Head. He's a respectable person. He wouldn't take advantage on his friend," and she successfully slammed the door open, proceeding to strip her boots.
Neal sat on her bed and silently sulked at her dismissal.
"Do you mind? I'm trying to take a bath," Kel said, her stripping in a standstill motion.
"Oh it's okay. Just pretend I'm not here."
"NEAL!"
"I'm just kidding. Don't worry, I won't play Player with you anymore. I'll go attend to my followers now. Kel," Neal's tone suddenly got extremely serious, "if there's anything wrong or if you need comforting, I'm here for you. Don't forget that," and he left the room quickly.
"Comforting?" she scoffed while taking off the rest of her clothes and entering the bathroom, "I don't need comforting. I just need something to take away my pain. Love and the rest."