"There is no remedy for love but to love more"

Henry David Thoreau

Love makes us vulnerable, that's the reason why we hide it, and we live afraid of being discovered and ending hurt about it.

Even if they kissed, lived together and wanted to let their feelings be known. They didn't say them. They hide them, trying to not spoil what they had done, they wanted each other, needed each other but they were too stubborn and afraid of their own feelings that they even tried to take it as a crush, it was not a crush it was something more, it was love.

Eridan woke up, it was Sunday; he had no work to do on Sundays neither Sollux, he get up of his bed and headed to the kitchen to take a bowl of cereal as breakfast, late breakfast.

After he finished his cereal, he noticed that his bowl was the only dish on the kitchen's sink.

"Maybe today he is going to sleep until past noon" – Eridan thought while he scratched the back of his head and headed to the living room, were the TV was.

He was about to grab the remote control, when he noticed a post-it besides it.

Eridan started reading the note carefully, it said:

Went with AA to have breakfast and spend some time with her,

Coming back late.

-Sollux

Eridan frowned from when he read about an "AA" and that "AA" was a she.

"I don't know who is this AA or what is she planning to do with Sol" – said Eridan out loud while he took his glasses off and covered his eyes with his forearm and then grunted.

Meanwhile, with Sollux and AA.

Sollux was sitting on a restaurant's table, watching waiters and waitress come and go from the kitchen to the tables. A girl approached to Sollux's table.

He looked up and smiled.

"Hey how's it going AA?" – Sollux asked as he stood up and hugged the girl.

"Pretty well Sollux" – answered the girl hugging him back.

The girl had long and curly hair, a little messy, her hair was black and she had tanned skin, light brown eyes that were outlined with a dark red liner, and painted lips of the same color.

"What have you've done lately?" – asked the girl.

"Not much…" – answered Sollux blushing slightly remembering what happened on the building's roof – "And you miss paleontology?"

The girl laughed at the joke, she loved paleontology so it was accurate.

"Just discovering some dinosaurs here and there, and what has happened on that aspect?" – answered the girl, while she was asking in a teasing tone.

"What aspect?" – asked Sollux nervous of what kind of thing was going on through his friend's mind.

"Y'know, love, dates, that kind of stuff you silly!" – answered the girl laughing at the expression he made.

"I…if you tell me how it is going for you, I'll tell you how it is going with me" – answered Sollux avoiding the question.

The girl pouted at this answer while Sollux only laughed at her.

"Well, I'll tell ya. I'm dating this guy, his name is Equius, he's really strong and stuff but he's so sweet, he is like "I'm though" but then with me he's sweet as sugar!" – answered Aradia excited while she blushed and 'mimicked' the guy she was talking about.

Sollux laughed at how cheerful his friend was talking about this Equius.

"Now, ¡your turn!" – Declared Aradia while pointing at Sollux.

"Oh god, oh fuck no, oh no oh fuck oh I'm so screwed!" – Thought Sollux when his friend pointed at him.

"Why don't we order first?" – asked Sollux avoiding Aradia's judging eyes.

"Food can wait, I can't, and I need to know who you are dating, seeing, kissing, EVERYTHING!" – said Aradia, Sollux panicked what now.

"Ok… I'll tell you, I'm seeing this…" "Don't fucking say guy, don't fucking say guy" "this person, until now, everything is going good, even though I'm not so sure if this person likes me back…" answered Sollux.

"It's obvious you are seeing a person Sollux! But I want to know, did you two kissed at least once?" – asked Aradia waiting for a solid question and not just mumbling around.

"Yeah, well, in fact this person once kissed me while I was sleeping and um, we kissed other time but that doesn't matter" – answered Sollux while he was blushing and playing with whatever was at the reach of his hand.

"Oh my god, the second kiss was romantic! Tell me Sollux tell me~" – answered Aradia, poor Sollux, he has known this girl for his entire life and she can read him like a book, luckily she still hasn't discovered that this person is actually a guy.

"Oh god AA, you're killing me!" – answered Sollux blushing even more.

"IT WAS ROMANTIC! You must tell me" – said Aradia between her giggles and teases she made to Sollux.

"No, I won't tell you" – answered Sollux with an emotionless face but blushed as hell.

"You are going to, honey bee, you don't like it when I get mad, right?" – answered Aradia in the creepiest tones ever heard.

"I-I'll tell ya." – answered Sollux scared of his friend's psycho mode.

Aradia smiled from ear to ear; glad to hear that answer, Sollux sighed and looked at his friend.

"Well, the second time we kiss, I was the one to start it and then h-, it was in the roof at night."– Sollux answered her friend while stopping himself from saying "he". -"Oh fuck I almost said it"

"¡Oh that sounds so romantic!" – Aradia squealed at the answer. – "is he handsome?"

"Oh fuck, she totally knows me. Oh fuck"

"I've never said it was a he, AA" – answered Sollux nervous.

"Sollux, it's written all over your face" – answered Aradia smiling softly.

There was an awkward silence, not sure of how his friend discovered him.

"Yes he is" – answered Sollux blushing even more while he looked to other side.

"And are you two dating?" – asked Aradia excited.

Sollux looked at her with a perplexed look in his eyes, no they weren't, and they just kissed, without saying or confessing something about: like, date, love, something.

"Oh" – was the only thing Aradia could say at seen Sollux's reaction. – "I think we need to order now"

They ordered their food, eaten and talked about everything.

After a few hours of been in the restaurant, finally they decided it was time to head back home.

When they were about to part ways Aradia turned towards to Sollux and whispered.

"Hurry up, or someone else will catch the one you want"

Sollux looked at his friend, amused, unsure of what to say, she waved at him as he did too.

She was right, if he didn't say it, he would lose him.

Sollux arrived to the apartment; Eridan wasn't in the living room or the kitchen.

"I'm home" – announced Sollux as he placed his keys in a crystal bowl.

"Welcome" – said Eridan while he was against the wall besides the hallway's entry.

"Oh, hey ED" – answered Sollux.

Eridan frowned, how can he be so refreshed and he so worried about everything.

"Hey, what's the matter?" – asked Sollux after seeing Eridan's reaction.

Eridan started moving forwards to Sollux, until he has able to corner him against the wall.

"This is happening" – answered Eridan as he kissed Sollux, and then parting the kiss, still cornering Sollux.

Sollux was speechless, what was that, what happened, he didn't understood at all, but he had no problem with it apparently.

He hugged Eridan and then said – "Thanks".


Review please? Reviewing this things is always helpful for the artist °u°

asjhdasjkda, I was going to make two chapters but this one turned reaaaally long so, today no e_e.

plus I think it seems flat Q_Q', I hope you like it.