Hey guys! Lunar Chronicles seems to be really popular here on Fanfiction so I've decided to a set of stories altogether instead of separate. My couple fanfictions have had great reviews (Scarlet x Wolf; Cinder x Kai) so I decided to give special look in on Cresswell. This collection won't have just them in it – I plan on using the other characters as well – but since I haven't used them before, they'll be the main focus.

I haven't had the chance to read Fairest or Winter (If that one's even out yet!) so please don't get frustrated if I don't have the correct details about some of the characters or plot etc.

Anyways! Thank you, all support is appreciated and please check out my page to see what I've been writing lately! Stay strong!

~InfernoAlive

"Is that all hair?"

TPOV

"What are you doing Cinder?" I asked, leaning over her soldier to look.

"Sending a direct communication link request…" she answered, distracted, as she peered at the linking system through her creepy, computer eye. Just the way it glowed sometimes, the little digits and images just visible in her pupil was enough for me to start freaking out. But I had to admit… it was pretty awesome!

"A what?" I asked baffled, leaning even further, until my breath was tickling her ear. She pushed me away, irritated, the impact of her metal hand sending an ache through my skin.

"Ow!" I moaned dramatically, cradling my arm, "Practically tore my arm off!"

Cinder scoffed, her eyes still on the screen and she typed in two words: The Mechanic. "Oh dear, Cadet. Is it fatal?"

I smirked. "Yes. It is. I fear the Captain," I stressed on the word, "Won't actually make it and die, leaving all you helpless misfits to fend for yourselves. It's a harsh future, I know."

"Sounds like Heaven," Scarlet joined in, smirking as she entered the room with Wolf. Jesus, that guy gave me the creeps, assessing everything like it was a meal. Ugh, and those scars… what kind of roughing up did that guy go through? "When are you planning your departure Thorne? This week fits my schedule just fine… tomorrow's looking pretty attractive right now… today would be fantastic!"

I rolled my eyes as Scarlet and Cinder burst out laughing, and a few seconds later Wolf joined in, his canine teeth glinting. Iko butted in from the ship's sound system, "Stop being mean to Captain Carswell!"

Oh Jesus… I wanted to leave the room right then and leave them alone with their laughter when a beep sounded from the computer.

Cinder jumped then announced, "Great! The D-COMM chip came through!"

"The D-thing what?" I came behind her again, peering at the screen. I saw a myriad of linking systems and communication savings: it looked like a maze of coding to me but Cinder's eyes lit up with understanding.

"Is it some kind of video chat?" Scarlet asked and I realised she and Wolf were behind Cinder as well.

"Something like that," Cinder muttered, pressing buttons at a rapid pace as her eye glowed, probably scanning in all the information, "There was this girl who helped with…"

"Girl?" I asked, interrupting her speech and I saw her roll her eyes though she didn't break her gaze from the screen, "You're video chatting a girl?"

Cinder sighed, looking impatient, "First it's not video chatting, it's communicating from a D-COMM chip and second, it doesn't matter what sex the person is…"

"It kind of does. To me anyway… I mean I don't know about the rest of you but the last time I checked I was interested in girls. Not boys. No offence intended Wolfy."

Wolf scowled and Scarlet placed a hand on his chest, steadying him. Whoa, looks like I'd struck a nerve. You've still got it, I thought to myself proudly.

"Look, this person helped me before the prince's ball. She told me about the Lunars plan and in a way saved my life. I think she could help us now, you know, save us from patrolling space for all eternity."

"Ok… I guess." I really didn't see the problem there. My ship was pretty darn amazing, especially if you're planning to 'patrol space for all eternity' as Cinder had put it. Again, my ship. Just sounded even better, "But if you're video… I mean D-COMMING this girl, shouldn't she get to see something so dashingly handsome it um… puts her at ease?"

"Oh?" Cinder wondered aloud innocently, "You'll get your chance to make a girl swoon in a second Mr Dashingly Handsome. First I need to see if she'll accept my request."

Cinder typed. Accept?

The screen flickered for a second then a message flashed: Request Accepted. Linking in 5…4…

"Move out the way!" I jumped into the seat as soon as Cinder got up, and propped my feet up, turning on a dazzling smile.

3… 2…

Excitement flooded through my veins. As soon as I made this girl start drooling, these guys would learn to respect my judgement. Maybe then then they'd start calling me Captain!

1.

The screen went black. And then-

There she was.

The girl.

She was quite pretty, I noticed, as I studied her. Quite petite, with pale skin and delicate features, her soft oval face framed by lustrous, blonde…

"Aces," I murmured, dropping down my feet and peering closer, checking to make sure that what I was seeing was real, "Is that all hair?" Incredible, having hair that long and thick, and not being wrapped up like a blonde mummy. Then I heard a squeak and realised I wasn't looking at the Human Haired Wonder, but an empty bedroom.

"Wha- where'd she go?" I exclaimed incredulously.

"Honestly Thorne. Do you ever think before you speak?" Cinder scolded, swatting me lightly on the back of my head. Ouch. Mean, old cyborg.

"What?" I retorted, rubbing the back of my head, "What did I say?"

Cinder rolled her eyes, then screwed up her face in a very poor impression of me and mimicked, "Is that all hair?"

"Did you see it?" I continued passionately, "It was like a cross between a magpie nest and a ball of yarn after it's been mauled by a cheetah!" The idea was actually rather fascinating.

Cinder paused, disbelief on her face then confusion, "A cheetah?"

I shrugged. Clearly I was the only one on this ship that had vision. "It was the first big cat that came to mind."

We were all still for a second, subdued, then remembered what we were actually doing. Cinder asked, "Here, let me speak to her." Then, without waiting for an answer, she rudely shoved me aside and sat down in my chair.

"Hello?" Cinder called out, addressing the girl, "I know you can hear me. I'm sorry my friend is such a wing nut. You can just ignore him." I sighed. Wing nut, my arse. If anything, a delicious cranberry!

"That's usually what we do." Scarlet chimed in, and I scowled at her. She smirked right back. There's your wing nut!

"We need to talk to you. I'm… This is Cinder. The mechanic that fixed the android?" Cinder explained, searching the screen carefully, "Um, hello? Is this a good time?"

We all waited, probably a few whole minutes, ears pricked for any sound of life coming from the computer. Cinder tried again, "Are you there?"

I snorted. "This is going really well." Clearly the girl had either left, or just didn't want to talk directly a cyborg. A little judgemental, but if it was the second one, I really couldn't blame her.

Then a voice, "Little Cress, pause fitness programming."

Then the girl crawled out from somewhere and was filling up the screen again. She looked at me and her gaze stayed there. I smiled uncertainly, and her cheeks glowed red, her mouth forming a sort of helpless beam.

I felt great all at once then. Mr Dashingly Handsome had swooned yet another maiden!

But something niggled at the back of mind that this one was different.

This one would matter.