A/N: Yay, chapter 3 is here! :D

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This chapter is about when the boys finally decide to sit down and talk about their feelings… with the girls listening in all the while :D This idea came from LookAgain

I do not own the Lunar Chronicles

It was a particularly boring day on the Rampion. Cinder was absently flipping through the security camera angles, satisfied that everyone else seemed as exhausted as she felt. Cress and Scarlett were playing a computer animated game of checkers next to her, Iko was watching them with half-lidded eyes, and the three guys were practically passed out on the couch, only moving to drop potato chips into their mouths.

Groaning dramatically, Iko plopped herself next to Cinder. "I'm, like, sooo bored," she whined, resting her head in Cinder's lap. "Can we fight some Lunars or blow something up or do anything besides sitting here and watching paint dry?"

Chuckling slightly, Cinder ruffled her hair. "Yeah, I honestly wish we could, but it looks like we're just having a lazy day today."

Iko sighed, closing her eyes. "Alright, but tomorrow we're definitely blowing stuff up."

"Whatever you say."

Not even 10 minutes later Cinder felt her eyelids begin to droop. Iko's body created a calming hum of energy on her lap, which gave off a surprisingly lulling effect. Resting her arms and head on the control board, she let herself drift off to sleep.

~o0o~

Scarlett and Cress weren't having the most riveting time, either. After about 25 games of virtual checkers, the colors began to blur, and Scarlett was getting tired of losing every time. It turns out spending most of your life on a satellite leads to more than a few checker games against "Little Cress."

"Best 26 out of 52?" Scarlett suggested, her voice bordering monotone.

"Dude, you know we have to talk about it at some point."

Scarlett yawned, leaning back in her chair. "Talk about what, Cress?"

"Like, feelings and shit?"

"Um… what?"

"Well, you know I'm basically in love with Cinder."

"WHAT?!" Scarlett was wide awake now. Cress fell out of her chair with a squeak, landing on the floor.

"W-what's wrong?" Cress stuttered, eyes wide. "Are we being attacked?"

"You just said- oh stars, Cress- you know she loves Kai, right?"

"Are we talking about Cinder?"

"Yes, and how you're in love with her!"

Now it was Cress's turn to be shocked. She couldn't even regain enough sense to get off of the floor. "W-what? I d-d-don't… she's… I mean, there's Captain…"

"We can all admit it, man, Cinder is hot. She's like a sister to me, though."

That hadn't come from either Scarlett or Cress. Both girls simultaneously turned to the port screen. It was partially blocked by Cinder's sleeping form, but they got the gist; all three guys were sitting on the couch and discussing them. What Scarlett overheard was bits and pieces of their current conversation.

Iko was already sitting wide-eyed in front of the screen, a gleeful grin lighting up her face. "This day finally just got interesting!" She shook the sleeping cyborg awake. "Cinder, Kai's talking about you!"

"Wha…?" Cinder rubbed her eyes, facing the screen. Cress and Scarlett eagerly pulled their chairs up next to her.

"It's obvious you're crazy for her!" Thorne nudged Kai in the ribs, laughing a little. "Thing is, though, you haven't seen all of her sides."

Cinder was definitely awake now. "What is he doing?" She growled, her wrench in hand.

Kai looked slightly confused. "What do you mean?"

"Well, she's super sweet and all to you, but not so much to us," Thorne chuckled. "Don't get me wrong, I love her to pieces, but you gotta know her true personality."

All eyes were on Kai. Cinder's emotions were flashing between anger towards Thorne and fear towards Kai. "This is so better than any net drama," Cress mumbled. Iko and Scarlett nodded in agreement.

Kai's confused expression was replaced with the kind of smile that made girls across the planet swoon. "Thorne, you got to remember that I've technically known her longer than you. She wasn't all sweetness to me all the time. In fact, she rejected me several times when I tried to make a move on her."

Cress and Scarlett looked at Cinder in shock. "It's true," Iko giggled. Cinder nodded, hiding a grin behind her hand.

"…And believe me, I'd take Cinder even if she beat me senseless with a screwdriver every night. She's… I don't know." He scratched the back of his head, grin widening. " She's special."

"AWWWW!" If Cinder could blush, she would in that moment. Cress, Scarlett, and Iko were clinging to her, goofy grins plastered across their faces.

"EWWWW!" Wolf tossed Thorne a pillow, which he promptly whacked Kai with.

"C'mon man, don't get lovey-dovey on us," Wolf complained.

"Hey, it was Thorne who suggested the idea."

Thorne raised his hands up in his defense. "Chicks do it all the time and they seem to like it!"

"Alright then, hotshot," Wolf smirked, "it's your turn. What's going on between you and Cress?"

Cress, on the other hand, could blush, and she most definitely did in that moment.

"Cress?" Thorne shrugged. "I mean, she's a sweet girl."

"She's cute, too, in an adorable way," Kai added. Thorne and Wolf gave him blank stares. "Hey, you guys called Cinder hot, so can't I make observations as well?"

"Anywaaay," Thorne said, drawing the attention back to himself, "she's sweet and cute and all that, but there's no way I can limit myself to one person. Cress and I kind of had our thing; she liked me, we kissed, and she got over me. Whatever."

Cress bowed her head at his words, biting her lower lip. Scarlett rubbed her back sympathetically, and the wrench magically ended up in Cinder's fist again.

"…Well that's bullshit."

Thorne glanced up at Wolf. "What do you mean?"

He rolled his eyes. "So you say you don't love her, right? You're a surface level playboy; all you do is take a look at a girl, decide she's hot, hook up, and never see her again."

"That sounds about right," Thorne mused, scratching his chin.

"Alright. Now with Cress, you didn't get to see her. Sure, you caught a quick glimpse when you first entered the satellite, but you didn't really see her. You spent weeks with her, forced to actually get to know her with your sight removed. This is what makes you two so special: you didn't see her, but you saw her, Cress's true personality, and that's what you fell in love with."

Thorne and Kai were silent.

"Wow… that… that was deep," Kai murmured.

Back in the room, the girls were practically swooning. "That's my man!" Scarlett proudly exclaimed. Cress leaned in closer to the screen, eager to see Thorne's reaction.

Thorne sucked in his cheeks, and then released them with a sigh. "She's too good for me," he admitted, the arrogance and snarkiness removed from his tone. "Cress, she does things because they're right, not for personal gain. I think she's great- amazing, really- but I would just hurt her in the end."

By this point Cress's hands here clutching at her heart, her eyes hypnotized by the screen. "Never watching net dramas again," she whispered.

"Well, have you ever thought that by pushing her away you're just hurting her even more?" Kai suggested.

All three were silent for a moment. Well, all six, if you counted the girls.

"ANYWAY!" Thorne clapped his hands loudly, his mischievous grin back on his face. "We talked about me, we talked about Kai, and now it's time to talk about you. How's our favorite redhead doing?"

Cinder, Cress, and Iko smiled at Scarlett knowingly, who rested her chin on her palm. "It's about time they talked about me," she mumbled, smirking slightly.

"What can I say? She's beautiful, she's smart, she can cook, and she loves me. She's my alpha female." Wolf's besotted grin looked on odd his intimidating body, but it was endearing all the same.

"So you guys are good? Even after her time on Luna?"

Wolf's grin disappeared. Scarlett sucked in a sharp breathe.

Kai, the one who asked the question earlier, grimaced slightly. "Hey, I'm sorry; I didn't mean to bring that up."

"No, it's cool." Wolf sighed, rubbing his hands together. "I have been concerned for Scarlett lately. I may not be a feelings person-"

"That beautiful speech begs to differ," Iko noted.

"-But I can tell that what happened there really scared her. I mean, she's already been through hell with what happened with her grandmother and all, and then this…" He was clenching the arm of the couch, knuckles whitening. "It's just not fair. I can't help but feel like I've failed her." His whole body was trembling at this point; whether it was from grief or rage it was hard to tell.

"Wolf," Thorne started, setting a hand on his shoulder, "Don't beat yourself up. Scarlett is one of the toughest people I know. She doesn't blame for anything, you have to know that."

"I really don't, Ze'ev," Scarlett whispered, as if he could hear her through the monitor.

"Even if she doesn't, I do. And I hope she knows that I won't let anyone ever touch her again. If anyone even thinks about hurting Scarlett…" He didn't have to finish his sentence. The expression on his face and the way he cracked his knuckles against his palm was explanation enough.

"Yeah. I know." Scarlett smiled to herself while Cinder pulled her into a half-hug and Cress and Iko had a mini fangirl session behind them.

"…Did we really just do that?"

"I found it refreshing."

"'Course you did, your royal pansiness."

"Hey!"

And so the girls' lovely afternoon of daydreaming and invading privacy ended. That is, until dinner…

~o0o~

"Scarlett, could you pass the potatoes?"

Scarlett smiled, sliding the bowl down to Thorne. "There you go. I made them myself. I am an amazing cook, after all," she remarked, sharing knowing smiles with the other girls.

"I can't disagree," he commented, digging into his meal.

"Some say that she also beautiful and smart," Iko added cheerfully. Kai and Thorne remained oblivious and focused on their food, but Wolf paused mid-bite.

"Uh… what?"

"Why, Ze'ev, do you disagree?" Scarlett smirked, winking cheekily at him.

Kai, confused by the situation, turned to Cinder for answers. Delighted to be part of the running gag and mustering up her courage, Cress said, "Kai, we all know Cinder is hot, but do you have to stare at her?"

The king's jaw dropped open, and, to his embarrassment, a bit of his meal fell out of his mouth in the process.

Thorne laughed out loud at the sight, banging his fist against the table. "That was beautiful Cress! Man, the look on his face is priceless!" Cress raised her eyebrows, surprised that he hadn't caught on yet.

"He doesn't get it," Cinder lamented, shaking her head.

"Whaddaya mean, Cinder?"

"Well, I thought Cress made it obvious what she was referring to… then again she is way better than you."

Thorne dropped his spoon. "Wait… are you saying-"

Iko bolted up in her seat. "Well, the meal was delicious- I know I'm stuffed- but we really better get going, right girls?" With that she dragged the other three out of the room, giggling all the while.

Kai, Thorne, and Wolf were dumbstruck.

"Guys… what have we gotten ourselves into?"