I'm sorry (again) for the slow updating. I'm really just updating this whenever I feel like it. (I'll try to stop being so lazy.)

Kankri was stuck at home for around a month. During that time Meulin and Nepeta would visit to check on him and Meulin would bring him homework. Aranea would bring him science homework as well. His other friends visited too, but they couldn't often because of all the homework.

Meulin and Nepeta got into a habit of coming to their house to do their homework. Since Nepeta and Karkat had classes together that worked out fine for them, and Meulin and Kankri had a few classes together.

Kankri would try to phone Cronus, but he would never answer and Kankri decided not to leave a message. He would try to phone him five times a day. Whenever Meulin or Aranea came over with their homework he wanted to ask about Cronus. But he didn't think he could explain why he wanted to know. Heck, he didn't even know himself. He just wanted to.

One day he was phoning Cronus again. He'd just eaten supper and Meulin and Nepeta had just left. He lay on his bed and waited patiently, listening to the phone ring. And just like every time all he got was an announcement that the number he called was unavailable and to please leave a message. But instead of hanging up, he hesitated. And he decided to leave a message.

"Cronus, I have been attempting to call you for nearly a month now. I do not understand why you aren't answering. If it is because you feel guilty about not stopping them from attacking me, you should know that that is very childish of you and I am quite triggered. But I will not assume that that is the case as that would be very triggering. If you ever actually check your phone, please respond to this. It's rather demoralizing when someone you keep calling won't call you back. I don't even know why I keep calling you. I suppose I just want to know how you're doing? But that wouldn't be like me, so I don't know. Just respond to this. Please. I can't ask my friends how you're doing because they wouldn't know and would ask why I want to know and I don't know why I want to know, I just do! So…please just call back. And…" Kankri hesitated, unsure what to say. "…Just call."

Cronus sat and listened to Kankri's message. When it finished playing he replayed it again. And again. After playing it three times he threw his phone at the ground and covered his face with his hands. I told him not to get invwolvwed! Wvhy does he havwe to keep phoning me?! Cronus covered his ears and closed his eyes, breathing loudly. He said please. Since wvhen does he evwer say please?! Wvhy wvon't he just…ignore me?!

When Kankri got back to school his friends were ecstatic. (Well, Meenah wasn't. She was just…you know, Meenah). They filled him in on what had been going on at school, and Kankri listened politely. But he wasn't really interested. He wanted to know about Cronus. He hadn't seen him in the hallway and he hadn't been at gym class. Where is he?

During his last class of the day Kankri went to get a drink of water. On the way there he passed by the boy's washroom. He would have passed right by it but he heard someone yell and something smash, or get hit. He hesitated, then opened the door and walked in.

Cronus was standing in front of the sinks. He had punched one of the mirrors, which now had a multitude of cracks zig-zagging from the dent Cronus had made in it. Kankri's first reaction was to sigh. Cronus looked up and looked surprised to see him. After they made eye contact for a few awkward seconds Cronus yelled in frustration again and punched the mirror, shattering it.

"Cronus, I would prefer it if you didn't do that, it can prove to be quite triggering. As that mirror is on school premises, it belongs to the school and you will have to pay for the damages. And, while I'm not suggesting I or you do, some people believe that breaking a mirror gives you bad luck. I'm not saying you will get bad luck, that would be triggering, but I thought I should mention-"

Cronus grabbed Kankri's hand and dragged him into the farthest bathroom stall and shut the door. (It was one of those ones that are for people in wheelchairs or something that can fit a few people at once in it). He then let go of his hand and collapsed on the floor, sitting with his knees to his chest and covering his face with his hands.

"I'm so confused. I don't understand." he mumbled. Kankri crouched down in front of him.

"What's wrong?" he asked. Cronus just shook his head. Kankri looked at his hands.

"Cronus, you're bleeding." He pointed to Cronus's right hand, the one that punched the mirror. Cronus glanced at it and shrugged. Kankri got up and turned to get out but Cronus grabbed his arm. "I'm just going to get something to clean the blood off with. I'm not going anywhere." After a few seconds Cronus nodded and let him go.

Kankri grabbed some paper towel and got it wet. Then he walked back into the bathroom stall and shut the door again. He sat down in front of Cronus and took his right hand. He did his best to wipe off all the blood, but one particular cut was still bleeding. So Kankri tossed aside the paper towel and pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket. It was a rather large one his dad had made for him. He tore a strip off and wrapped it around Cronus's hand like a bandage. He let go but Cronus grabbed his left hand and held on. Kankri looked up at him and saw he was covering his eyes with his other hand.

"Cronus, what's wrong?" Kankri asked. Cronus opened his mouth, then closed it. He groaned and banged his head on his knees. "Cronus, tell me what's wrong." Cronus shook his head, but slowly like he didn't want to. "Cronus, what is it?" Cronus took his hand off his eyes and looked up at Kankri and they made eye-contact again. Cronus looked like he was trying to say something but he stayed quiet. "What is it?" Cronus hesitated.

Then he pulled Kankri's head towards him and kissed him.

Ta-daaah! :3