Is There Something Wrong?

Writers: Suzee, Ames
Date Posted: 2nd March 2011

Characters: Cardella, K'ale
Description: K'ale gives Cardella some support during a difficult time
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 13, day 20 of Turn 5
Notes: Mentioned: J'nev, O'ryn

Follows: Can We Talk

Cardella

K'ale

She was sitting in the corner, off to herself. Truthfully she didn't
want to talk to anyone. In fact, she wished she could have taken O'ryn
up on his offer not too long ago and gone and hidden herself in his
weyr for some privacy. Cardella had been rather unhappy since the
initial fight she'd had with J'nev. Now, after what happened
yesterday, she was even more confused and uncertain than she had been
before. He'd taken care of her when she'd been foolish enough to skip
her meals, albeit, she hadn't _wanted_ to eat because all she could
think about was the unkind words she'd thrown at J'nev in the first
place. But, when she'd needed someone, he'd been there for her. What
was she supposed to think now? Blowing out an exasperated breath of
air, she continued to stare off into the corner, hoping no one would
bother her.

K'ale watched from across the room. Every line of her body said she
didn't want to talk but he was also concerned so finally he got off
his chair and crossed the room. "Cardella?"

She looked up, then frowned. She wasn't sure she wanted to talk to
K'ale of all people. Why would he have talked to J'nev about her in
the first place? She almost felt betrayed by one of her closest
friends. She sighed, "Did you need something?"

"No," he said with a small sigh of his own. "But you look like you do."

She frowned. She wasn't sure she _wanted_ to talk to K'ale. Not after
what J'nev had said the day before. Finally, she looked at him and
shrugged. "I don't know what I want or need anymore."

"All of us feel that way. Shards Cardella," he said. "Sometimes I wish
I could just go find a hide to tell me what to do or what to say."

"That might not be such a bad idea," she grumbled, "for you surely
wouldn't want to _say_ something to someone that might make them
upset, would you?"

"That wouldn't be my plan... no." He said wondering what was eating
her now. "Is there something wrong?"

She _actually_ glared at him. He should have known she'd be upset, but
perhaps he hadn't cared. "I can't believe you _told_ J'nev about how
upset I was."

He was genuinely puzzled. "What? Was it a secret? He came to me and
asked about you. Did you want me to lie to him and tell him you were
fine when you were a basket case?"

"He came to you?" She asked, feeling her heart drop. "I thought you
had..." she heaved a great sigh and lowered her head to rest on her
arms on the table. She'd made a fine mess of things. Could her day
possibly get any worse?

"I have no idea why he did, I just thought he was worried." He sat
down next to her and rubbed her neck a little with one hand. "Don't
worry little bug." he said softly. "You'll figure it all out."

She lifted her head and looked at him with a heavy sigh. "I just
thought that _you'd_ gone to him, and...I made a mess of things
again."

"I'm sorry if I made a mistake and made you worry." he said then
realized she was talking about something else. "How did you make a
mess?" he asked.

She blew out a frustrated breath, "First I started this whole thing
with J'nev, then yesterday, I thought he wanted to argue about it, but
he actually was nice and kind, but then he mentioned you'd talked
about me, and I felt almost like you'd gone behind my back, but now I
know that's not true, and I promised to meet J'neve again in a few
days time so we can _actually_ discuss things." She was rambling on
and on and couldn't seem to stop. "It's all just such a mess." Her
shoulders actually slumped a bit as she discussed it, realizing just
what a mixed up disaster her life seemed to have become.

He kept rubbing her neck knowing he couldn't possibly fix anything for
her and just wanting to be a friend. "Well I can't pretend to know
what you should do. But I think you'll figure it out. I'll be here to
talk to anytime you want ok?" he gave her shoulder a quick hug. K'ale
cared about Cardella and didn't like to see her so upset. "You can't
make any decisions until you know how you feel but.." he paused a
moment before he added "Is love supposed to make a mess like that?"
Somehow he'd always thought it would be easier.

She looked at him with a rather forlorn expression, for that was a
question she'd been asking herself for days. "I wish I knew. I don't
even think I really know what love is. How _do_ you know what it is?"

"Don't look at me!" he said and laughed. "I don't have a clue. I mean
I've had a couple of female friends who've..." he became a little
embarrassed. "Well," he cleared his throat. "I just never said love,
and neither did they."

She sighed, "I wish I knew myself." Then she shrugged, "Why isn't this
easier? How come I can talk so easily to you, but when I'm around
J'nev all we seem to do anymore is take offense to each other's
words." She sighed again. "I wish someone could just tell me what to
do."

"Because we're friends and I'm not pushing to... well you know." He
looked at her seriously, "It does color your thinking you know."

"Yeah, it does," she mumbled. Cardella sat there for a few minutes
longer, just being with her friend, before she turned to him with a
half-smile. "I guess I won't be figuring out any of the secrets of the
world tonight. Would you care to join me for a bit to eat? I'm
starving."

"Great idea!" he said and got up pulling her up with him. He put an
arm around her and guided her to the food.

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