#rapara

Rapunzel had spent the whole morning and afternoon in the kitchen baking. She baked everything that she possibly could to get her mind off everything. She hadn't heard from Sheldon, and she /had/ heard about Sulley and Balto. She felt horrible for Meg, Sulley's girlfriend, she didn't know how she would be able to function if Sheldon had died, even the thought put her in pause. She hoped she heard from him soon. Shaking that thought off though, she packed some of the various sweets into a container, scribbled a neat note on a piece of paper, and taped that to the top of it. She carried the thing with her out of the kitchen and towards Sulley's dorm room, which she had figured out from the front office, and figured Meg would be hiding in there. She lifted her hand and knocked lightly on the door. "Meg?" She cooed through the door. "I brought you a gift, if you want me to just leave it out here let me know."

Meg had been released from the hospital this morning, they needed the bed more than she did. Jenna had helped her get back to Elias and she told her she'd be fine on her own for a little while in her room. The only thing was, was that once left to herself, she felt alone, secluded from everything that made her feel...stuck where she was that night with the bottle of tequila when he came to her rescue. She didn't want a drink. She wanted to feel again. Feel like she had before the wing came down, and looking at her room that she had barely stayed in when she was with Sulley she just felt empty. So, she grabbed a couple things and headed out to the Delta house, walking through no one questioned her and no one stopped her. She just walked into Sulley's room and shut the door and was surrounded by everything that made her love the giant teddy bear she called a boyfriend. She gave a small sad smile looking at the bed and scooted herself in, surrounding herself with memories and his smell as she finally got some much needed rest through the afternoon. That was until she head a knock and a familiar voice. She sat up and wrapped the covers around herself, feeling safe and sighed, " 'Punzel, come on in. I was just napping. Let's see what you've brought me..."

Rapunzel waited patiently outside the door for Meg to reply, chewing on her bottom lip gently. When she heard Meg tell her to come in, she inching the door open a bit before sliding herself in and shutting it behind her. "Hey lovely." She breathed, she'd met the brunette girl a few times when she'd been talking with Sulley, they seemed nearly attached at the hip when he wasn't hiding away in his room. Though Rapunzel assumed that Meg was usually with him when he hide away. She moved over a little closer to her, offering a soft smile. "I made you some sweets." She offered out the container. "I felt bad, and I bake when I'm upset or something, and usually I just give them away or something, but this time I thought they could be put to good use as emotion binging."

Meg smiled at the younger girl, Meg always thought she was so cute around Sulley. She was practically his little sister and Meg knew she was hurting from this too. She took the container with a chuckle, "Who told you sweets were my weakness...well that and tequila, but shhh we won't talk about that." She patted the bed gently, "You can sit if you like, just another memory to add to this place." She sighed a bit, opening the container to look inside, didn't really matter what was in it, just that Rapunzel had done this for her, for Sulley too.

Rapunzel laughed a bit at Meg's words before sitting down on the bed beside her and watching as she opened the container, a mix of aromas coming out of the container as she did so. "I am really sorry Meg. If you ever need anyone to talk to, or just need someone to just listen, or a shoulder to cry on, don't hesitate to seek me out. And if you want more sweets." She tagged onto the end with a gentle nudge to her. She wanted to make Meg feel better, Sulley had been like a brother to her, and it felt only right to try and help make her feel better after it all.

Meg smiled a bit at the fresh baked smell coming from the container as Rapunzel spoke, she turned to the younger girl, "Thanks Punz." She nudged the girl back, "But you don't have to take care of me completely...I know you two were close too and that this must be hard on you...Plus you were friends with Balto...and I've been trying to help Jenna through that too." She wrapped an arm gently around the girl pulling her to her side with a small hug. Meg normally wasn't much of a hugger, but Sulley had changed that. He was her teddy bear and she just got used to hugging him. She'd do this for him, look out for Rapunzel, it was the least she could do. "Um...do you know what exactly happened?...If you don't, I can tell you...I mean, I was there...and feel like I caused it most of the time. Kind of the hardest part about the whole thing..."

Rapunzel smiled, wrapping her arm around Meg too to return the sort of sideways hug. "I know I don't have to, but I want to. Like, baking is how I make myself feel better, you know? I can just, get out of my head when I do that. So it helps." She nodded, though she had to admit that it was sweet of Meg to offer, and never in a million years would expect Meg to take care of her after everything. When she asked if she knew how it happened, Rapunzel looked over at the girl and kind of shook her head a bit. "No, I don't know how it happened. But you don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I wouldn't want to make it harder on you." She felt a pang of pain go through her as Meg admitted to thinking she caused it. "It wasn't your fault." She breathed.

Meg shrugged, "I have to get used to telling it somehow..." She sighed, running a hand through her hair which she noted could use a wash. "I just...it's complicated on how I feel about it. Sometimes it is, and sometimes I'm just mad at him for doing what he did..." She took at breath before starting, gently rubbing Rapunzel's arm in the process, "We had both made it out alive...he found me after I had hit my head...and the hero that he always was to me wanted to go and help people out. Because despite his build..." She smiled a bit, biting her lip, "...he was always my teddy bear...it was why I called him Ted in front of people rather than embarrassing him...anyways, we were gonna come back here and just be together hide out after all of it was over...but we never got the chance. He left for a moment and the plane wing came down before I could do anything I was shoved aside and...t-there he was...James P. Sullivan..." Her eyes watered a little and she sniffed, "Stupid hero of a teddy bear, killed saving me..."

Rapunzel listened as Meg explained what happened, she nodded gently, feeling a pang go through her. It sounded like him, always putting everyone else first. "I'm sorry Meg. That you had to see that happen. He loved you a lot..." She sighed, looking over at Meg with apologetic eyes. She wished there was more she could do for the broken girl to help her feel better, but she didn't know what to say, so she just sat there, arm wrapped around the girl. She gave her a gentle squeeze. "You're going to get through this. You hear me. You've got me, and Jenna here for you."

Meg sniffed a bit, wiping her eyes before the tears had a chance to fall, "Yeah...I loved him a lot too...I would've done the same thing for him..." She leaned into the other girl a bit, looking down and listening, "Yeah...I have a couple others too...just he made loving him so easy...and now I don't think I have it in me to love someone else...I just, I can't. You know I came to this school, cut off. I didn't want a boyfriend. I didn't want love. I didn't want friends...but the damn people here opened me up to it and it happened...and now I don't think I can survive something else, Punz...Its just so hard. I try and joke and be Meg but...Meg doesn't know who she is anymore...not without that teddy bear..."

Rapunzel held her close as she leaned into her a bit. She nodded at her words. They were so different and yet she felt like she could understand exactly what Meg was saying down to a t. "I know Meg. No one expects you to heal right up, or be willing to let them in. And if they do then they're insensitive jerks and don't deserve you anyways. I know how you feel, not knowing who Meg is anymore. Believe me, I do. But you'll find her, it may take awhile, but she'll come back to you, I promise. The mind and heart have this way of basically moving into auto-pilot after you lose someone you love and need in your life, and you just have to find your way back to manual."

Meg looked down and sighed, "Yeah I know...just everything hurts...And he was just so perfect...he didn't deserve to go like that..." She pressed a kiss to Rapunzel's head. "You sound like you've got some experience there, blondie. Need to talk about it? I'm old and wise and know my way around a Hades or two." She winked at the other girl, with a small smile. Pulling herself out of the topic of her late boyfriend and into the recent stuff on the dash. "Dated him for a month...trust me, honey, stick to Sheldon." She was playing a little with her, giving her a nudge.

Rapunzel laughed a bit, and looked down at her hands. "I just, am recently starting to feel like myself again after Hades ruining my Christmas. Just after the crash I pretty much locked myself in my room and didn't want to come out, surprisingly enough Hades talked me into feeling a little better." She smiled a bit at Meg when she told her to stick with Sheldon. "I wouldn't trade Sheldon for the world." She breathed. "He's good to me, which is refreshing but more than that I'm more in love with than I ever thought I could be..."

Meg ran her hand through the blonde girl's hair gently, nodding and listening. "Yeah, well, that's better than Hades had ever made me feel so you've got him wrapped around your finger, Punz. I mean look...Jenna tells him Sulley's gone...you'd think I'd at least get a that sucks message...but no. Just an Oh and let's change the subject. I'm just done with him and his shit..." She shrugged and then looked down at Rapunzel, "If that asshole comes between the two of you, remind me to break his face, or his lower parts..." She winked at her with a small smile. "...Sounds like me with Sulley...don't let him go, and don't ever take a moment for granted...that's what I've learned from this..." She pressed a kiss to the other girls cheek, "Sorry about your parents, Punz...I saw...that must've been awful plus all of this. But you've got me, and you've got Sheldon, and even that puppy of a kid, Dug wanted to hug you so. I think you'll be just fine."

Rapunzel sighed a bit. "He keeps saying that. He should have said something to you though at least, I'm sorry it was a jerk to you about it. I don't doubt you for being done with him, here I thought I was done with him. " She shrugged a bit laughing at her offer. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind definitely. Because I can assure you, if he gets between Sheldon and I, I will definitely want someone to punch him or something." She nodded. "I won't." She breathed, feeling a bit bad for musing about how much she loved Sheldon after the whole Sulley thing. "It's okay. I miss them, and I wish I had had more time with them. But I've decided that I can't dwell on it and miss out on my own life." She nodded, sighing a bit. "Thanks Meg. It's nice to know that I have people around." She offered a soft smile to the other girl.

Meg smiled and shrugged, "Took me a couple times too, Punz. Hell we broke up twice...and fought quite a bit until I decided I was done...but what helped me deicide, was Sulley. Because there was a guy that treated better than I ever deserved, blondie and Hades was no longer important nor did he measure up." Chuckled a bit, "And I don't think people really want to mess with you from now on...I sure as hell don't want Eris coming after me." She nudged the other girl a bit, "I can pack a punch, but that doesn't mean I want to...although I might ask Pheeb when all this has died down a bit to be a sparring partner...now that Sulley's gone I don't want him alone in that gym...Plus it'll do me some good to interact and get some stuff out..."

Rapunzel nodded a bit. "I'm glad you found Sulley. From what I heard and saw he treated you the way you deserve to be treated, and I'm glad that you got that." She smiled softly before laughing at the comment about Eris. "Yeah, she can pretty much get anyone to do what she wants them too. I'm glad I'm on her good side. To be honest she and Pheeb are like the siblings I never had, Sulley too." She sighed a bit, seemed like everything she said now lead to Sulley which made her feel a bit bad. "I'm sure Pheeb will appreciate having the company. Not sure if he'd actually be willing to throw a punch at you, but in any degree the thought will be nice I'm sure." She nodded.

Meg chuckled, "Yeah, yeah...guy spoiled me rotten...our Christmas date was adorable and so amazing. He never gave himself enough credit ya know? When he was.../everything/ to me.." She smiled sadly, hand gently playing with the necklace Sulley gave her before she poked the other girl on the cheek, "Well, who wouldn't want you as a sister huh?" She nudged her again. "Eh, if he protests I'll give him the ole, one-two." She threw out two mini punches with a chuckle.

Rapunzel rolled her eyes playfully. "That's because he didn't know how else to prove to you that you deserved the world." She smiled a bit, her eyes dropping to the necklace that Meg fidgeted with a bit, but she decided it better not to say anything about it. She laughed a bit, scrunching up her face playfully at Meg's comment. "I'm pretty sure Sheldon doesn't want me as a sister." She joked in reply. "You show him who's boss!" She nodded firmly as Meg said she would give Pheeb a few punches.

Meg chuckled, "Yeah? How do you know? You two talk about me a lot?" She tickled her a bit with a smile. She was glad she could talk about Sulley like this and not get too upset. Rapunzel just knew. And she knew Sulley really well, and that's all Meg really needed. A friend who could have old stories and remembrances with. She rolled her eyes, "Dork." She bumped against the girl lightly. "Oh I will. With a left and a right and then a hug. You know, the usual, trickery."

Rapunzel shrugged, a playful smile on her lips. "Just a little bit." She admitted, glad that this talking about Sulley didn't seem to be upsetting Meg too much. She laughed as Meg bumped into her a bit, and bumped back. "I know I am. Embrace it!" She mused, nodding a bit at her tactics. "That sounds like it'll definitely get him to give in. You got this."

Meg poked her side a bit, "I kneeww it." She chuckled a bit before rolling her eyes again, "Alrrighttt, I'll embrace you." She wrapped her arms around Rapunzel giving her a squeeze of a hug. "Yeah, definitely. Theses hugs are weapons of mass destruction."

Rapunzel laughed a bit. "Can you blame him?" She mused, feigning as if Meg was crushing her when she squeezed her. "Obviously so." She teased at the comment about her hugs.