Disclaimer: W.I.T.C.H is property of Disney. Crimson Sheyd appears c/o Rokuryu Studios.

Author's Note: I'm amazed at the hits this fic has. Guess there are more Phobos/Cedric fans than I thought. Thanks for the readers who waited for the update. Two years... you guys deserve plushies!

A Series of Misunderstandings
Chapter Seven
Crimson: Prying Eyes

"I saw that."

I couldn't help but smirk when I saw Cedric come out of the throne room. Guy looked so flushed, you coulda lost him in a tomato patch. "You saw nothing., Crimson." Lord Cedric glowered, eyes narrowing as he passed me. You could see he was in denial. There was no way I'd let him go without getting the skinny on what happened. "Oh come ON!" I growled, picking up the pace to keep up.

Nothing.

All I got was the door to the main hall slammed in my face. Nearly hit my nose.

You had to hand it to him.

I mean, if my boss kissed me, I woulda lost my head, too.

Movement from the corner of my eye told me I wasn't alone. With a sigh, I shook hy head, not bothering to turn around. "Whadaya want?" I groaned. Never liked the eternal business ethic here. "Prince Phobos wishes to see you, Crimson." Came the answer. From the way it sounded, must've been a whisperer. Could I say no? Stuffing my hands in my pockets, I turned and went to see what his highness wanted.

"You called, your lordship?" I asked, making sure to keep it all light and polite like I used to in front of these guys. The Prince was watching me, all predatory like from his throne. Couldn't help but feel a bit agitated myself; the guy's Whisperers were all around me. "What do you make of all this, Crimson…?" he asked. With the way he was talking, you'd think he'd have my head chopped off if I said the wrong thing.

"About what?" I asked, faking the innocent look.

"Cedric and all this that has happened."

Took me by surprise there, that question. What the heck was I supposed to say? "Kinda weird because you just snogged yer second in command?" Nah, that woulda gotten me fired for sure.

I knew the guy had an obsessive streak but this was ridiculous.

Seeing that I couldn't answer that, he tried another question. "Do you know why you were called to court?" he asked. Again, he looked like he'd have me thrown to the flesh-eating skarfaxes if I didn't say the right thing. "Erm... to serve the court?" I tried.

Silence so thick, you coulda heard a pin drop.

Ooookaaaay….

He just kinda sat there, fingers interlaced and watching me. Watching me like he was going to kill me. "Keep your eyes on Cedric." He ordered. That woke me up. Again! More stalker work! Again!

"Will do, your highness." I sighed.

"Make sure he doesn't do anything stupid."

"Yes, your highness."

What? Did he think Lord Cedric was gonna jump or something?

"Hey!"

I had to stop myself from laughing. The look on Lord Cedric's face was too much. I mean, you've never seen a guy more stunned. "Crimson, please." He finally managed. I was fit to bursting. Flushed, stunned, yeah, he was a real joke just then. I let myself have my laugh. He was asking for it anyway.

"What do you want?" he asked, turning to me with a sigh.

The guy seemed tired of the world.

"Not what I want. It's what you want." I replied, leaning against the wall. "Yknow, the prince has been asking me to keep an eye on you a lot nowadays." Lord Cedric looked even more stunned when I said that. "H… has he?" he asked. Man, talk about a blush. "Shyeah." I answered. Man, these two were starting to freak me out.

Review Replies!

VampireNaomi – I have to thank you for being so loyal to this fic. After 2 years you think you woulda given up on it. And Crimmy being a good sidekick for Ced? How come? I'd like to hear your thoughts on it. (Crim says he's waaaaaay better than Vathek. But I'll let you guys decide)

Heart of Metamoor – It didn't kill me to update so… here we go. Was that kiss desperate enough or were you thinking something… erm… more NC17ish, if you know what I mean? XD I might have to raise the rating if I write this fic right.

Natalya – It's people like you who gave me the extra oomph I needed to want to finish this.

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