Monster || among us

t w e n t y n i n e ;

t w e n t y n i n e ;

She held him tightly, sobbing into his chest, while Seville and Scarlet looked on with sympathy. Cedar could only glare at the dark haired boy but neither said nor did anything to stop them. But Raven seemed very uncomfortable. Still, he gave her the benefit of the doubt and let her hug him. He stood there motionless, not moving a single muscle to hug her in return. Roseanne stood by right next to them, annoyance bubbling in her heart at both of them. At her for seeking comfort for someone other than her own boyfriend, and at him for letting it happen. She knew he was like that though. Sometimes he found it really difficult to speak up and stand up to others. But as the leader of their mission she knew he would have to step up to the challenge eventually. He couldn't just let the other crew members, and by association Ivory, just do what they wanted with him.

Roseanne crossed her arms over her chest as she stood by as well. That was when Scarlet went over to her side and whispered to her with hints of amusement that she was clearly trying to hide and disguise as sympathy. But she knew it was all an act, and she knew that it bothered Roseanne. That was why she in turn found it all so amusing. "Ivy has anxiety." She said to her, and of course it was something they had all heard before when they went on their camping trip that previous week. Roseanne remembered perfectly the way Ivory made herself out to be the victim when the boys played a prank on the girls on the way back down from the mountain. Scarlet continued. "I think its sweet that Raven's here to offer her some support. Maybe you should give her a hug too."

The pink haired girl refused with a small shake of her head. "No thanks. Plus, I don't think she'd like a hug from me. She got what she wanted." Roseanne said as she looked towards Ivory crying into Raven's chest. Her current room mate and crush at the moment shot her an apologetic look, but she looked away from him when they locked eyed, nose in the air with a bit of disdain. Whenever he was the one feeling jealous that she was talking to one of the other boys, she'd try to keep her distance a bit, without hurting the friendship she had with them. And she did it for Raven's sake because it bothered him. It didn't matter to her that they weren't exactly in a relationship. They had a special bond, as Seville once put it jokingly, only it was an actual bond. They were so close and she always respected his feelings whenever he talked to her about the other boys.

When he asked her about Indy and the fact that they had grown close in a friendship, she tried to separate herself a bit from him. Not entirely though because she knew there was nothing wrong with them talking. He was like a younger brother to her and he always seemed to come to her first whenever he had any sort of problem. She didn't want to just abandon him because Raven was feeling a little jealous. Though she never said it aloud, she thought that she would like Raven to do the same and put his foot down when it came to Ivory. Perhaps if he was stern with her she would finally understand that he did not want her advances. 

They waited around by the exit of the ride, sitting down and having some snacks while Ivory calmed down. When she finally let him go, Cedar grabbed her by the hand and led her to the far side of a set of boulders that the group had claimed to get some rest. Roseanne was sat by the other end, and she looked up as she heard footsteps. She saw Raven walk over and sit next to her, an awkward little smile on his lips. He had a particular way of smiling whenever he thought something was awkward. It was entirely different than the way he smiled at her. It seemed almost fake, or forced. Roseanne said nothing as he sat down and he instantly felt that she was a bit upset with him.

"That was really awkward." He said to her, talking about that whole incident with Ivory hugging him and refuding to let him go. "She said she got an anxiety attack on the ride, and she couldn't breathe." He explained to her. Then an observation that he didn't dare say aloud to Ivory slipped his mouth. But with Roseanne it was different. He could be sincere and he knew she would never judge him for it. "My thing is though...why is she getting on any rides if she knows there's a risk of having an anxiety attack? It just doesn't make any sense to me."