Kankri waited for Porrim to return. He didn't know what to expect from Cronus. He felt that he might feel as he did, but at the same time, it may have just been his character. He didn't want him to say no, but he had this sinking feeling that was he had asked Porrim to do was so low and so offensive to his sensibilities that not even Cronus would stay unoffended by it. He should have gone himself. But the last time he'd asked anyone anything like this he... No he'd never done anything like this. The only dates he'd been on in high school were with people that had asked him to go on them. He'd only ever been kissed a handful of times and he couldn't say that he particularly enjoyed it.

But this was different.

He could hardly stand waiting. He wanted to know now. And that made him feel like a spoiled child. He picked at the hem of his sweater and as he did he heard his door open then close softly. Then Porrim came back into the room, frowning.

"What did he say?" Kankri sat up on the couch, anxious to know the answer.

She sighed. "I don't like him."

"I don't care if you do not care for him; I wish to know what he said."

"He said that he feels the same way."

Kankri's heart rose. Suddenly a great weight had been lifted off of his shoulders. "He did? You're not making a joke at my expense are you, Porrim?"

"I've never done that. At least not to your face. And no, I'm not." She sat on the couch next to him and put her arm around him. "Let's get some food and discuss this further. Are you all right with burgers and fries? Because this time of day I should be able to go to the dining hall and get them without much of a fuss."

"That will suffice, I suppose."

"I'll be back in a bit, Kanny." She left again, this time with the promise of food.

Kankri stood up and wrapped his arms tightly around his chest. He was in such a state of disbelief that nothing was being processed in his head properly. He spun around, making little noises. He was so shocked that this had played out the way that it had. Especially since he'd only known Cronus for two days. He stopped for a moment and thought long and hard about what it was he could be missing.

Cronus really could just be playing a game with him. He was the type of person to compliment as well as insult freely. He could easily go from being kind and gentle to angry and rough. But, and Kankri would probably never admit this, he actually kind of liked that he was such a loose cannon. He didn't like how he could get under his skin, though. Or how he somehow managed to make him so flustered that he couldn't formulate his thoughts properly. But then at the same time he loved that too.

He stopped, realizing that he had just thought the Big L and chased it out of his mind. It had only been two days. That's not enough time for that! He shook his head to get the thought out of his head. And then he heard a knock at his door.

He knew that Porrim would have to be let in, so there was no chance that it was her. He opened the door to his room and stared at the door to the hallway. He didn't want to think about who it could be. He almost hoped that it was a resident adviser coming to tell him that it was his turn to do the rounds. But he knew that it wasn't. He heard the knock on his door again. This time he moved to the door and put his hand on the doorknob. He still wasn't entirely sure if he wanted to answer it.

He took a deep breath and opened the door.

Cronus was there. He had his leather jacket on and his hair looked less than perfect. He put his right hand behind his neck and spoke. "Hey."

Kankri crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Hello, Cronus."

"Mind if I come inside?"

"Come in." Cronus entered and shut the door behind him.

"So Por came to my room, Kan."

"I see." He looked towards the window. "And?"

He kicked at the edge of Kankri's rug with his hands in his pockets. "And we had an engagin' conversation."

"I hope that went well for you."

Cronus moved closer to him, backing him into the wall. "I think that it did. She had some pretty interestin' things to say about someone I know."

Kankri blushed. He wasn't used to Cronus being so coy. He wasn't sure if this was a good idea. "Oh, did she? Porrim is usually a good source for gossip." Cronus was in front of him now as he was backed against the wall, looking straight at him. He'd never noticed that his eyes were such a deep blue that they almost looked violet. It was hypnotic. Cronus put his hand against the wall and leaned down a little.

"I don't think this was really gossip, Kan." He smiled at him broadly.

Kankri swallowed hard. "Oh?"

"Yeah I think it might've been a little more than that." He licked his lips and took a deep breath. "Kan?"

"Yes?"

"I'm gonna kiss you now."

"Pardon?"

"I said I'm gonna kiss you now." He leaned in closer, but Kankri put his hands up.

"Why?"

He smiled. "Because I want to." He pulled Kankri's hands down and came within inches of Kankri's face. "Don't you?"

Kankri didn't know what to do. He did want to, but he still felt that he couldn't. This was too much. Too soon. But he nodded anyway.