So for all you curious little readers, this chapter explains some of the backstory behind the Vantas brothers and Cronus.

WARNING: This may have some slightly triggering material for some of you. I apologize heavily for that, and promise this certain topic will only be mentioned in this chapter and the next, possibly.

Also, don't hate on Cronus. He just has qualities I interpret as good qualities for a bad guy. I still love my lil greaser x3

ERS, you never fail to crack me up, and if you like Karkat or Kankri especially…well, I went ahead and hired that bodyguard, so give me your worst!

Ps everyone with burning stakes...kill me. No gamtav. I'm so, so sorry.

Read on~

As I approached the bathroom, I made a right turn and sank into a chair that was propped up against the wall. In my head, memories of my childhood involving Cronus were starting to replay in my mind.

I was eleven years old when I first met Cronus Ampora. I was sitting on the couch of my house, watching a boring cartoon while munching on popcorn. My brother had just come home from school with his new friend. I looked up to see an attractive male with blonde hair and light lavender eyes enter the room, winking at me.

"You must be Kanny's little brother. I'm Cronus." The boy looked a few years older than me and smiled widely when he talked.

"I'm Karkat." I blushed a little when he responded, "Karkitty, eh? Cute name for a cute kid. I'll see you around."

Kankri walked into the room, frowning asking Cronus why he wasn't outside with him playing. The Ampora chuckled and winked at me again before leaving the room, following my brother.

The next time I saw Cronus was a few weeks later. It was a rainy day and Kankri was at a dentist appointment. He had come over to hang out with Kankri, but ended up watching a movie with me instead.

"So, Karkitty, wvhat's been newv wvith you?" He asked kindly. I liked his accent, even though I could tell he was embarrassed of it.

"Nothing new." I replied as my eyes focused on the movie screen. The room was dark, which was why I didn't see Cronus's arm wrap around me and pull me closer. I felt it though, and my eyes widened as I blushed a bit.

"Wh-what are you—"

"Just wvatching the movie, that's all." He gave a slight grin, his pointy teeth shining in the dim light, and my blush deepened.

From then for months onwards, I became obsessed with Cronus. I would dream of him; I would stare at him whenever Kankri would invite him over, and blush and hide whenever we made eye contact. But it wasn't like I was just stalking him. He returned my actions by hugging me and kissing my cheek every time he saw me or smiling slyly and calling me 'his Karkitty' and saying how cute I looked when I blushed.

One night, he had come over for a sleepover, but Kankri got a high fever and had to be driven to the ER. I stayed home alone with Cronus. We were watching a movie yet again, and I was practically in his lap, my gaze locked on the screen. As the lights dimmed and a softer scene came on, I felt his hand move down to my waist. Blushing, I paid no attention to it until it began to creep downer.

"You're quite a cutie, Karkitty…" He pressed his lips to my neck, and I could feel his warm breath against my smooth skin. His hand slid to the front of my pants, and he squeezed me.

"C-Cronus!" I yelped, my eyes widening as he began to suck on my neck and slip his hands into my pants. My heart rate increased and I squirmed, trying to get away form him.

"Wvat's wrong, kitten?" He chuckled, and fear entered my mind. I turned around and slapped him hard, afraid of what he was going to do to me, before wrenching myself out of his grasp.

"Wvhat the—" He gasped and held his cheek, watching as I raced away and up the stairs, crying. I locked myself in the bathroom, wailing loudly, afraid he was going to come after me.

He didn't though, and even though I told my parents, they thought I was just making up things to get attention. I had been a troublesome child, with my stubborn attitude and my defiant behavior anyway. So I spent the next month hiding from Cronus, with no one believing what he had attempted.

One day, I had to stay late at school for a project, when I got home, I saw Kankri and Cronus all cuddled up on the couch. They had recently become a couple, so I just shrugged off the normal behavior and decided to hide in the kitchen until he was gone. But as I was about to creep up the stairs with my snack, I heard something that made me pause.

"Cronus, please, I'm not comfortable with this."

"Oh, c'mon, doll. You knowv you wvant it."

"Cronus, stop!"

This was all I needed to hear. I grabbed a frying pan from the kitchen and ran into the living room, coming up form behind them. Cronus's hand was up Kankri's shirt and his other hand was creeping down his pants. Kankri had a look of fear on his face and his lip was trembling. I slammed the pan on Cronus's head over and over, screaming at him to get off my brother.

Cronus howled in pain and scrunched up his face, trying to take the pan from me. I screamed as he leapt over the couch, grabbing it from me, his face an expression or fury.

"Get away from him!" Kankri yelled and tackled him, allowing me to take him by surprise and snatch the frying pan back. I banged him in the chest a few times before Kankri got up, grabbed my arm, and pulled me upstairs, locking us in the bedroom. I clung to him, sobbing.

"D-don't let him touch me again!" I cried into his shirt, and he tensed up, petting my hair.

"I won't, Karkat. I swear on my life. He'll never touch either of us again."

…*hides behind bodyguard* Please don't hurt me, I'm sorry. I love the Vantas brothers.

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~samx