And now for the juicy secrets mwahahaha.

You couldn't help but just stare at him, puzzling together why Cronus had been acting so strange. It all seemed to make much more sense now. But all you could manage was an ."Oh." You felt very flattered, you felt your face heat up and so you hid it behind the neck of your sweater.

Cronus looked like he was guilty or something, like he'd done something wrong and he released your hand as he moved away from you. "Yeah." He said, seeming as nervous as you now, if not more.

You swallowed hard. Regaining your composure before moving your sweater down again. "...Though, I am very flattered by your words, Cronus... I am forced to say that I don't feel the same." You tilted your eyes up to his. "..I can not llow myself to participate in such romantic quadrants."

"I understand." Was the last thing you expected him to say, but he said it. He seemed to be taking this rejection quite well. Though you couldn't help but feel he was covering up his pain.

You swallowed again, calming your nerves a bit. "I hope that this turn of events does not change our friendship in anyway." You say.

"Nah, man, it's cool." Cronus said, brushing you off like you were nothing. His face still a beautiful shade of violet.

You gave a short nod, feeling rejected yourself at his cold shoulder. "Right, well..." You paused to gather up your thoughts. Having a hard time grasping at the proper ones to use in this situation. "Would you perhapes like to watch a movie?"

You're glad his answer was "sure" and not. 'nah' or 'maybe some other time'. He still wanted to be your friend at least, it seemed.

You gave him a nod as you turned off the sink you had almost forgotten about and headed back to the living room. You put a random movie in that you had collected from the past sweeps before curling up onto the couch comfortably.

Cronus sitting on the other end of the couch. Not glancing at you at all, you noticed, as he just stared blankly at the tv screen.

You pulled your feet up under yourself. Lower part of your face nuzzled into the neck of your sweater. You could almost fall asleep... Oh man... By the time the movie was half way through you were out like a light.

What you woke up to was the credits of the movie and a couch empty of Cronus. You couldn't imagine him just leaving.. But then again you'd never imagined him spilling his flushed feelings for you.

For some reason... Something felt... Wrong. Very, very wrong. You gathered yourself to your feet and decided that Cronus had to be in the hive somewhere.

You found him in the last place you wanted him.

He was snooping through your dresser. He had the top drawer open. Paper bag open. Eyes wide as he stared at the pronographic pictures that you had put away in the bag.

When Cronus noticed you, he lifted his gaze to you and said in the calmest, most casual voice you could ever dream of him saying in a time like this. "Hey Kankri, what's up?"

You sucked in his calmness. Used it yourself. Calmly and collectively walking over to Cronus. You took the pictures from him, put them back in the paper bag and tucked it back into your dresser drawer. Not a word coming from you. No words needed. No words even coming to your mind at that very second.

"Kankri..." There was a pause. "What is this?" Cronus asked, he was holding up the phone that had been in the bag. Replaying a video of a very.. oh god you couldn't say it. It was so very triggering to see it. Your face flushed but you refused to look away and instead took the phone from Cronus and threw it into the dresser as well.

You'd findally found your words. "Cronus, It is very triggering to find you have been snooping around my house after I kindly invited you inside and trusted you to be just as kind in return. I would also very much appreciate it if you never spoke about this to anyone... Ever." You added, blush only darkening at the mention of what was in the paper bag...

"Kankri.. I won't." Cronus was blushing as well now.

You straightened yourself and turned away from him. "Good. Now, I believe it's time for you to take your leave, Cronus." You tried to sound as cool, as casual, as possible. But you couldn't find the words very quickly and it didn't come out quite as planned.

Cronus hesitated, everything about him screamed he was sorry, he didn't mean to. He didn't know.

He was walking out the door when you just had to stop him. "Cronus, wait." You stared up at the taller, face still flushed red. "...If you could be as kind as to, um, stay here, with me. I do not wish to be alone tonight."

"Sure Kankri." He responded, not even thinking about it. Not sure if you were disappointed he didn't put more thought into his answer or impressed he knew what he wanted so well.

You set him up with blankets and everything he'd need including a glass of water before you left him on the couch to sleep. You on the other hand were returning to your respiteblock to slip into your recuperacoon and get some very nice and required sleep..

My Cronus is sick, so I don't know how long it will take for this to be updated... If ever. Sorry folks :o/