Chapter Three- Patched Up

It was fairly late in the afternoon. Purple stood on the bridge, loosely carrying out the day's demands. He could carry a day's work by himself easily, but running a planet was a two person job. So he began to wonder where Red had run off to and why he was taking so long.

Suddenly, Red floated in, a smile on his face. He glided up next to Purple, his hands placed casually behind his back.

Purple raised an eyebrow. "Feel better," he asked.

"Indubitably," Red said on a content sigh.

Purple gave him one more questioning glance. "Okay… good. Listen, I wanted to talk to you about the Denorpthian Peace Treaty," Purple said, returning to business, "Now, I know you hate Tak, but this peace treaty will really help…"

"Hate Tak? How could you say that," Red responded, "I don't hate Tak. We just disagree on a few things."

Purple squinted suspiciously. It was obvious something was up.

"Did you two patch things up?"

"Yes. We had a little chat," Red said, "She's actually quite nice once you get to know her."

Purple smiled in delighted surprise. "Well that's great, Red. I'm glad you too found some common ground," he stated happily.

"Yeah… common ground," Red said.

The door to the bridge opened and Tak entered, dressed in her purple invader outfit. Every now and then, she liked wearing it. She walked up to Purple, watching Red as she walked by. Red nodded to her respectfully.

After their sack session, they did in fact have a long conversation. While she dressed his wounds with the first aid kit off the wall, they talked about life, love, and liberty. But most importantly, they came to an agreement to not tell Purple of their adultery. Both felt pretty bad for cheating, even though it seemed to solve their rivalry.

"Hello my Tallest," Tak said, mostly towards Purple.

"Hello Lady Tak," Purple responded with a smile, "I heard you and Red had a nice conversation and patched things up."

"Conversation? Uh, yes. We worked everything out," Tak said glancing at Red with a not-too-pleased expression. "So are you ready for dinner tonight," she said, returning her attention to Purple.

"Oh yes, I look forward to it," Purple said.

Red smiled. "I hope both of you have fun," he said, to show his good sport.

"Would you like to join us," Purple asked, being in his extra good mood.

Red gave him a startled look. "Oh, me? No, really, I couldn't…"

Tak raised an eyebrow. "Actually, that sounds like a good idea," she stated.

Purple was delighted at Tak's agreement. "Then that settles it, you will join us! I must go get ready," he said rushing off to his room.

"Take your time," Tak called after him.

Red waited till Purple was out of sight. "What was that all about," he asked Tak.

"You and I are going to sit down with him and explain a few things," she said sincerely.

"You don't mean…," he began.

"Yes, I do mean," Tak retorted.

"Tak, do you realize what that will do to him," Red asked.

"Yes, but I'm tired of keeping secrets from him. So tonight, everything gets laid out on the table, and we will see what happens," she stated.

Red couldn't resist. "Laid out on the table? Sounds kinky," he said with a mischievous smile.

Tak glared at him, annoyed by his misplaced humor. "Knock it off," she snapped, "I'm serious."

"I know you are," he sighed. He glanced in the direction Purple had left, frowning sadly. He had to agree that the weight of the secret was already crushing him, even though it happened only a couple hours ago. He exhaled loudly and returned his gaze to Tak.

"Fine," he said, "But in the mean time, I'd like to talk to you about that Denorpthian Treaty," he finished, smiling snidely.

"You want the long or the short version," Tak retorted with an equally sarcastic smile.

"Whatever works," Red said, putting a hand on her back and leading her in the direction of the food court.

I think I'll end it here. I originally had it end with Red and Tak exchanging evil smiles while talking to an oblivious Purple and Tak invites Red to dinner to show the change in their relationship. But then I realized that didn't make sense since she felt so terrible for raping Dib and cheating on Purple in Prisoners of Lust. So I knew she had to do the "honest" thing and confess. Oh goodie. Point is, this story was my excuse to write about "hate sex" and had little to do with actual plot.