Sollux paid the driver the amount owed then hopped off the bus. He watched as the giant vehicle drove away to its next destination in annoyance. He hated that thing. Full of loud humans and bothersome trolls. Not to mention the mixture of smells that invade his nose at different angles.

But he shrugged it off as always and walked to his communal hive. One there he was too lazy to walk, he levitated himself up the stairway. When he got to his own hive, he unlocked the door and smiled at what he saw.

"Say that you'll stay a little, don't say bye bye tonight." Eridan bobbed his head to the music and spun around, still not noticing Sollux, and put another takeout box in a trash bag he was holding. "Say you'll be mine, just a little bit of lovve, is wworth a moment of your time."

"Knockin on your door, just a little, so cold outside, tonight." He moves to another box and placed it in the trash bag. "Let's get a fire burnin oh I knoww, I'll keep it burnin bright, if you stay, wwon't you stay stay~."

"Savve room for my lovve. Savve room for the moment to be wwith me. Savve room for my lovve, savve a little. Savve a little for me~ wwon't you savve a little, savve a little for me, oh~."

"Having fun E.D?" Sollux smirked against the doorway. Eridan whipped his head around, an obvious violet blush covering his face.

"Sol! Y-you're back!" He exclaimed.

"Yea, but don't thtop thinging cauthe I'm here, keep going."

"No I'm good." Sollux walked over and kissed his forehead.

"You have a nice voice though Bee."

"Thanks Sol." Eridan moved away and held out a trash bag. "But can you help me clean up? It's beginin to become a mess in here."

At first the yellow blood was reluctant to help but eventually gave in and helped. After they cleaned up most of the living block, the couple plopped onto the couch to watch some tv.

"I'll be back," Eridan said getting up and walking away. A couple minutes later there was a knock on the door causing Sollux to groan.

"Can't I jutht have one day where the world jutht shutth up?" He grumbled. He swung the door open.

"What?!"

"Hello Sollux. Is um...Eridan here?" Sollux crossed his arms over his chest and stared the girl down.

"Why do you athk?" Kanaya held up a package.

"I have something for him."

"Sol? Wwhos at the door?" The psion waited a few moments before allowing her inside.

"It'th K.N. She'th got thomething for you."

"Hello Eridan." She waved.

"Hi Kan." Kanaya held out the package.

"Here. This is for you." The seadweller sheepishly took it and began to open it.

Immediately his eyes widened.

"What ith it E.D?" Sollux asked. Eridan placed the wrapping next to him on the couch, allowing his present to show.

"It's a neww cape." He said softly. He let the cloth unfold itself to reveal a flowing violet cape with a gold Aquarius symbol on the side with a gold chain.

"Well, put it on and see it it's a good fit." Kanaya smiled. Sollux moved over to help the boy get his new cape latched on. Once on, Eridan carefully looked at himself.

"Lookth good to me." He heard Sollux comment.

"Wwhy'd you do this Kan?"

"I began to feel guilty about what had happened between us and well, everyone else. I can't speak for anyone but myself, so I'm sorry for how I treated you. I promise I will never repeat my horrid actions every again." Eridan wrapped the jade blooded troll in his arms.

"N-No Kan, you don't havve to apologize. It's my fault that all that happened, so I should be apologizin to you-"

"Gog dammit E.D can't you jutht accept her apology?" Sollux huffed behind him. Kanaya giggled.

"It's quite alright Sollux."

So

"So Eridan, do you forgive me?"

"Yeah but only if you forgivve me as wwell."

"Deal." She smiled.

Kanaya spent that afternoon with Eridan having tea and casually talking with Sollux popping in every once and a while to check on him. She left late that night. Eridan smiled as he closed the door. He was so happy! He made a friend and he even got a new cape.

He ran into the respite block, his violet cape flowing behind him and jumped on top of a sleeping Sollux.

"C'mon Bee, you thee me thleeping." The pile groaned. Eridan tugged the blankets off his pissed matesprit and covered both of them with his cape.

"Love you Sol." He kissed the gemini's nose. Sollux pushed away from him with a faint smile.

((Author's note/: Lorelei Tatsuye Marivaine thought of the singing thing. Totally feel like an asshole for not saying that but I do now so thank you Lorelei!))